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Phil Ivey Wins LA Poker Classic
February 29, 2008 - No Comments Phil Ivey has won the Los Angeles Poker Classic on the World Poker Tour, beating one of the toughest fields in poker and re-affirming that he is indeed the best in the game. Ivey earned $1,596,100 for his win, besting Quinn Do heads up after wading through a tough final table. Phil Hellmuth made an early exit in 6th place after a series of beats proved too much to recover from. He earned $229,480 for his efforts. Finishing in 5th place was Scott.... Read More
Two Senators Criticize UIGEA in Letter
February 27, 2008 - No Comments Two United States senators, John Sununu (R-NH) and Pete Domenici (R-NM), recently addressed a letter to the Treasury Department and Federal Reserve System criticizing the UIGEA. The letter, which reads below, was addressed to Henry Paulson and Ben Bernanke, respectively the US Treasury Secretary, and the Chairman of the Board of Governors on the Federal Reserve. Here is the letter: <i>Dear Secretary Paulson and Chairman Bernanke, The.... Read More
WSOP-C Council Bluffs Final Table Set
February 27, 2008 - No Comments The final table is set at the World Series of Poker Circuit Event in Council Bluffs, Iowa, with Michael Martin holding the chip lead and Bernard Lee slightly behind him. This WSOP-C field could be considered one of the softest fields in WSOP circuit history, with most of the big name players in attendance at the World Poker Tour’s Los Angeles Poker Classic. Here are the chip counts and seating assignments going into the final table: Seat 1:.... Read More
Day Four at LAPC In the Books
February 27, 2008 - No Comments Day four is in the books at the Los Angeles Poker Classic main event, and Phil Ivey is still our chip leader, with Blair Hinkle and none other than Phil Hellmuth nipping at his heels. It appears we may have a star studded final table this year as Phil Ivey, Phil Hellmuth, Nam Le, WeiKai Chang, Quinn Do, Jennifer Tilly, Theo Tran and David Singer are all in contention with just 18 players remaining. Here are the chip counts going into day five. The.... Read More
Dusty Hamers Wins at Heartland Poker Tour
February 27, 2008 - No Comments The Heartland Poker Tour’s fourth season got under way last week as players traveled from the four corners of the U.S. to play in the real people poker tour. Grand Casino Mille Lacs, a regular HPT tour stop and located 90 miles north of Minneapolis, was the host of 2008’s first HPT event. In all, there were five no-limit events and over a 1400 entries for the week’s tournaments. The main event got under way Sunday morning with.... Read More
Everest Poker Avalanche On The Move
February 27, 2008 - No Comments Everest Poker has announced that the 2008 Avalanche event final will see 10 finalists battle it out for a share of $1,000,000 while on board a luxury cruise ship in the Mediterranean Sea. As they compete for their share of the prize pool, the finalists will be on board Royal Caribbean Cruises’ Navigator of the Seas. The cruise (29th May - 2nd June) will launch from Barcelona via Nice and Ibiza with the live final played out on board. While on.... Read More
Carnival Cruise Lines Hosts PokerPro Challenge
February 27, 2008 - No Comments MIAMI, Florida — Carnival Cruise Lines, the world’s largest cruise operator, is hosting its 2008 Carnival PokerPro Challenge, a series of No Limit Texas Hold’em poker satellite tournaments taking place on dozens of "Fun Ship" voyages. The tournaments will occur on select cruises now through June 30, 2008 with winners of the preliminary tournaments facing off for a cash prize of $45,000 in the "Grand Final.... Read More
Microsoft Fined Record $1,300,000,000
February 27, 2008 - No Comments BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Union is fining Microsoft Corp. $1.3 billion for charging rivals too much for software information. EU regulators say the company charged "unreasonable prices" to software developers who wanted to make products compatible with the Windows operating system. The fine is the largest ever for a single company and the first time the EU has penalized a business for failing to obey an antitrust order. Source:.... Read More
