2011 December 05 Poker News, Events and Happenings

LAS VEGAS — World Series of Poker officials said Monday that 22 players have committed to putting up $1 million each to buy into the most expensive card tournament ever — enough to make it an official bracelet tournament that counts toward series earnings and title records.WSOP spokesman Seth Palansky told The Associated Press on Monday that seven more players would make the tournament’s top …

The “Jungleman Challenge” was cancelled in Prague, and PokerStars set another Guinness World Record.

GIBRALTER — (PRESS RELEASE) — 888 was awarded Poker Operator of the Year at the seventh annual eGaming Review Operator Awards ceremony, which took place in London on November 30th.

The 2011 PokerStars.com EPT Prague kicked off on Monday. After Day 1a, Vedzizhev Beslan leads the way with 132,200 in chips.

World Series of Poker officials said Monday that 22 players have committed to putting up $1 million each to buy into the most expensive card tournament ever — enough to make it an official bracelet tournament that counts toward series earnings and title records.

The huge cash game at the StarWorld’s Poker King Club in Macau continued this week with Sam Trickett winning $1.8 Million.

Caesars Interactive Entertainment announced that 22 players have committed to the Big One for One Drop, the $1 million buy-in tournament taking place during the 2012 World Series of Poker.