2011 May 29 Poker News, Events and Happenings

Online poker room Full Tilt Poker may soon start their promised refunds. US players who have been blocked from the online poker site have been waiting to get their money out. The accounts that the poker site stores their money in have been frozen by the US Government, but at least one of the accounts was recently unfrozen. The US Government locked down the site on April 15th as part of their crackdown on illegal online poker activities, as well as other online poker sites like Poker Stars, UB.com and Absolute Poker.

42nd Annual WSOP Starts This Week

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The 42nd Annual World Series of Poker will start this week in Las Vegas. The WSOP is the longest running pro poker tournament in the word. Poker players from around the world will gather at the Rio Hotel and Casino to compete for millions of dollars in prize money. All together there will be 58 events with each offering a bracelet in addition to prize money. While the current online poker atmosphere threatened to dampen the attendance at the WSOP, officials are convinced they will have a good turn out.

The Weekly Turbo: Bodog Changes URL, WSOP Grudge Matches, and More

Find out more on Bodog’s URL change, who won the WSOP Grudge Match fan vote, and more in this edition of the Weekly Turbo.

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WSOP Circuit National Championship Day 2: Poche Leads Final Table

A recap of Day 2 of the World Series of Poker Circuit National Championship where the final table is set and Jonathan Poche leads the way.

Jonathan Poche Leads WSOP-C National Championship Final Table

Louisiana’s Jonathan Poche is having quite a month on the Circuit. Barely a week after winning the World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event in New Orleans for $121,000, Poche is the overwhelming chip leader at the WSOP-C National Championship final table at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

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