2010 June 15 Poker News, Events and Happenings
In tonight’s Nightly Turbo we have the scoop on the hotly anticipated next stop of the PokerStars North American Poker Tour, ESPN’s Inside Deal is back with weekly shows and more.
WSOP Event 25 recap, David Sesso talks about the ladies event and the Dan Bilzerian twitter controversy on today’s Daily Deal.
In the July issue hitting newsstands this week, Maxim Magazine profiles four of the top young guns in the world of poker: Isaac Haxton, Justin “ZeeJustin” Bonomo, Scott Seiver, and Steve “MrTimCaum” O’Dwyer.
Over the next two weekends, the online poker site UB.com and the free training site UB.net will be giving the opportunity for poker players to earn their way to the Main Event of the World Series of Poker (WSOP), with one participant earning their seat without spending a dime.
After a 20-hour final table and four-hour heads-up marathon, Sammy Farha defeated James “Flushy” Dempsey to take home his third World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet in the $10,000 Omaha High-Low Split Eight or Better Championship (Event #25). All of Farha’s accolades have come in Omaha events. Farha also claimed nearly $500,000 for the win, while Dempsey, a U.K. native and 2010 bracelet winner, walked away with just over $300,000.
When the World Series of Poker is in town, high-stakes poker isn’t about sitting in your hotel room and clicking a mouse. The cast of characters usually found slinging chips back and forth online have all taken their game live and the nosebleed…
On Monday night, the PokerStars “Big Game” debuted on Fox affiliates across the United States and online on PokerStars.tv. Tony G finished the inaugural one-hour episode, which saw 32 hands played, up $95,000, while poker legend Doyle Brunson dropped $110,000.
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