2011 February 20 Poker News, Events and Happenings
An English poker pro was recently taken to stand trial for murder. Marcus Bebb-Jones, 46, is accused of murdering his wife in 1997. The poker player reportedly then went on a poker and online poker playing spree with his wife’s credit cards, leading what some have called a “playboy lifestyle” in Sin City, the United States gambling Mecca Las Vegas. He faces felony charges of first-degree murder, concealing death and domestic violence. After his wife went missing the couple’s three year old son was found alone in a Las Vegas motel room, and shortly after Bebb-Jones failed in a suicide attempt.
An English poker pro was recently taken to stand trial for murder. Marcus Bebb-Jones, 46, is accused of murdering his wife in 1997. The poker player reportedly then went on a poker and online poker playing spree with his wife’s credit cards, le
Several brand name players serve as the front men for the Poker Pros Network, which launched on the Cake Poker Network over the weekend. The site offers a $500 first-time deposit bonus and is headquartered in Costa Rica.
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Poker News Daily Guest Columnist Linda Johnson is the pacesetter after Day 1 of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Celebrity Invitational. The tournament, which began with a massive field of nearly 500 players on Saturday and is being housed at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles, now stands at 115 runners. Johnson built a stack of 198,100 in chips after Day 1 and has nearly double the total of Phil Laak’s second place stack of 115,300.
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Poker players from all over the world are gearing up for what could be a record-setting day on the virtual felts. The 19th Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) Main Event kicks off at 5:00pm ET on Sunday and is expected to at least double its $3 million guaranteed prize pool. The $640 buy-in tournament, hosted by Full Tilt pro Erick Lindgren, is a Multi-Entry event that allows players to register as many as six times.
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The Weekly Turbo is bringing you the week’s top poker news stories including the schedule for the new poker league, rumors of PartyPoker aligning itself with Las Vegas casinos, and more.
For the first time, one of the major players in the Ultimate Bet Superuser Scandal has spoken out about the case on a poker radio broadcast.
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Leandro Csome waited until the end of the day to find himself in the top spot once again, but he did it and will be the chip leader going into Sunday’s 2011 LAPT Sao Paulo Main Event final table. Sitting in second place in Alex Manzano from Chile…
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