2011 February 26 Poker News, Events and Happenings
A brand new online poker site has been introduced in Canada. Poker players can log on to play poker courtesy of the British Columbia Lottery Commission. The site is PlayNow.com, which offers eight game types for online poker. Players can find a five card stud variant called Canadian Stud, which has four card flushes and four card straights. Also available is the ubiquitous Texas Holdem. The Canadian Poker Network hosts both PlayNow.com in BC and Espace.Jeux.com in Quebec. This way players from both sties will be able to play one another.
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A brand new online poker site has been introduced in Canada. Poker players can log on to play poker courtesy of the British Columbia Lottery Commission. The site is PlayNow.com, which offers eight game types for online poker. Players can find a five
The final table of the 2011 PokerStars.net European Poker Tour Copenhagen Main Event concluded on Saturday with Michael Tureniec taking the title, the trophy and DKK 3,700,000 for first place.
After 666 players turned up for Day 1 of the 2011 WPT LA Poker Classic Main Event, 507 will be moving on to Day 2. Mike Baxter leads them all with over 125,000 in chips while Jason Mercier sits fifth overall.
The final table has been set for the main event at the EPT Copenhagen. The EPT event is sponsored by online poker room PokerStars. There will be a live action video feed from the EPT. Poker pros from Scandinavia are in the poker game, such as Juha Helppi. The final talbe players, in addition to Helppi, include:Andrea Dalle Molle, Per Linde, Nikolas Liakos, Mudassar Khan, Kevin Iacofano, and PokerStars qualifier John Eames as well as Michael Tureniec. The winner will take home DKK 3,700,000, or €496,271.
The final table has been set for the main event at the EPT Copenhagen. The EPT event is sponsored by online poker room PokerStars. There will be a live action video feed from the EPT. Poker pros from Scandinavia are in the poker game, such as Juha He
FTOPS XIX has ended, but not before producing many stunning statistics and standout performances.
The seventh annual National Heads-Up Poker Championship will return to Caesars Palace in Las Vegas next month and the excitement began building this week with the announcement of the 64-player field. Defending champion Annie Duke will join the world’s top pros and a handful of celebrities to compete for a record payday when the event kicks off on March 3.
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