2009 July 03 Poker News, Events and Happenings - Page 2
In a day at the 2009 World Series of Poker largely reserved for charity and good works, Alex Bolotin captured the ‘Ante Up For Africa’ poker fundraiser…
I walked into the Amazon Room at the Rio Hotel and Casino at 11:59am to play in the $1,500 buy-in Omaha/8 event at the 40th Annual World Series of Poker (WSOP). I’ve participated in 28 out of the 40 years that the WSOP has been in existence, and, as usual, I was filled with excitement at the prospect of winning another gold bracelet.
The 2009 installment of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Ante Up for Africa charity tournament brought out Hollywood’s elite and poker’s biggest names. In the end, Alex “Diesel” Boloton emerged victorious, winning $176,000 and donating half of his earnings to the ENOUGH Project and International Rescue Committee.
Day 3 of Event #56, $5,000 Six-handed No-Limit Hold’em, started with 16 players looking to make the final table and win the final preliminary…
Amid the fanfare of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event in Las Vegas, Costigan Media, the parent company of Gambling911, has filed suit to open warrants in the case involving the seizure of $30 million in online poker player funds by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District. It is the first legal action brought after the Southern District acted in June.
An evening full of festive entertainment at the Golden Nugget in downtown Las Vegas marked the inaugural Howard and Suzie Lederer Celebrity Charity Tourney…
The poker craze that has taken the world by storm is the subject of a new documentary, “All In: The Poker Movie,” that premiered in Las Vegas earlier in June.
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