2011 February 16 Poker News, Events and Happenings
The Facebook game maker Zynga is worth billions according to a recent report. Zynga makes the super popular poker game for Facebook. The game is so popular that poker players flock to it in areas where online poker may be illegal, which is one reason why the parent company of Facebook Texas Holdem is worth more than eight billion dollars US. Many are pointing to the recent revelation of the poker game company’s worth as a reason why poker should be legalized, pointing out the popularity and potential revenue that would come as a result.
The Facebook game maker Zynga is worth billions according to a recent report. Zynga makes the super popular poker game for Facebook. The game is so popular that poker players flock to it in areas where online poker may be illegal, which is one reason
In tonight’s Nightly Turbo, we’ve got the results of the World Poker Tour National Series in Paris, the details of the Team PokerStars Challengers, and more.
This week, “Poker After Dark: The Cash Game” continued on NBC. The “$150,000 Cash Game” began last week and began on Monday night with Full Tilt Poker pro Eli Elezra up $182,000. The big loser after the first week of play was Olivier Busquet, who was down $81,000 after five sessions. The action continues all this week at 2:05am ET on NBC and has blinds of $300/$600.
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In 2011, the annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe festivities will emanate from Cannes, France after a four-year run in London. A seven-stop tournament series will also be held around the European nation and qualifiers can be found on BarrierePoker.fr. To break down the move, Poker News Daily sat down with WSOP Vice President Ty Stewart.
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Professional poker player and media personality Bernard Lee has teamed up with Cabot Cheese to create the Full House Charity Program, which will donate a minimum of $20,000 to children’s organizations around New England each year.
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Seeing an online poker room’s Bad Beat Jackpot hit once every couple of weeks is normal, but the Microgaming Poker Network’s bounty was recently hit twice within a 24-hour period.
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At the 10th Annual European Poker Awards Jake Cody has been named Rookie of the Year. Cody’s record includes a WPT and an EPT victory. The poker player scored both victories within seven months. The poker games where he secured first were European Poker Tour Deauville and World Poker Tour London. His total winnings at these poker tournaments were over $1.6 million. The 10th Annual European Poker Awards ceremony took place at the Queenie Club, just down the street from the Aviation Club where it was held before.
At the 10th Annual European Poker Awards Jake Cody has been named Rookie of the Year. Cody’s record includes a WPT and an EPT victory. The poker player scored both victories within seven months. The poker games where he secured first were Europ
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