2009 October 04 Poker News, Events and Happenings
- Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) Returns on November 4th - Satellites are Running Now FTOPS XIV begins on Wednesday, November 4th, offering over US$16 million in guaranteed prize mon
Sunday night marked the second installment of the CBS reality series “Amazing Race,” which is in its 15th season. After starting the leg in seventh place, professional poker players Tiffany Michelle and Maria Ho finished in sixth. Nine teams remain.
The legal woes keep piling up for Full Tilt Poker, as the site now has a third lawsuit on its hands to go along with pending legal action from former pro Clonie Gowen and former employee Jason “JDN” Newitt. Unlike the previous two cases, this suit comes from a customer rather than someone with inside knowledge of how the company works.
Starting on October 4th, satellites will be available for the Absolute Poker College Challenge, which makes its return to the popular Tokwiro-owned online poker site. $30,000 in prizes can be won, including a $10,000 grand prize tuition for the Player of the Year.
We’re nearly at the halfway point in the Tom “durrrr” Dwan Million Dollar Challenge. Tom Dwan and Patrik Antonius have logged 23,597 hands, almost half of the 50,000 required for the challenge to be completed, and Dwan leads by $235,000.
Day 1b saw 426 runners cough up their £5,000 and sit down at the tables in the Hilton Metropole, meaning that, with 730 runners between the two start days, the 2009 PokerStars.com European Poker Tour London Main Event is the biggest tournament ever…
Three armed men robbed a group of poker players Sunday night, striking two players with the butt of a shotgun before firing a blast into the wall and escaping with an undisclosed amount of cash.
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