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John Juanda Crosses Finish Line First at Record-Setting WSOPE Final-Table Marathon

October 3, 2008 - No Comments It took a record 22 hours for John Juanda to methodically slice through the final table at the World Series of Poker Europe £10,000 no-limit Hold’em event. Juanda topped Stanislav Alekhin heads-up to win the first-place prize of £868,800 and his fourth WSOP bracelet. The final-table of this tournament followed a pattern that we have seen as of late — a mix of seasoned pros and unknown up-and-comers battling it out for a place in the....

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Day 6 of Main Event Proves Tough on Pros

July 14, 2008 - No Comments Day 6 of the 2008 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas proved a tough one for the biggest names remaining in the field.  The action began at noon yesterday (July 13) and 79 players were cut to 27 as the field preps to be cut to the illustrious final table.  As of yesterday, all but a few of the big names have been bounced from the field, including Phil Hellmuth (45th place–$154,401), Kido Pham (41st place–$154,400), and Mike Matusow (30th....

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Rapper Jay-Z Allegedly Loses 500k in Poker Game

January 11, 2008 - No Comments Shawn Carter, better known as Jay-Z, allegedly lost $500,000 in a poker game in Las Vegas, according to MediaTakeout.com. The website’s source said, "It was supposed to be a friendly game with everyone betting only [a few hundred dollars] a hand Jay-Z was down only about a [a thousand dollars] when he raised [another player] $500,000." The source goes on to say that Jay-Z had a lone pair of queens and his opponent had the....

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Orleans Adds Player of the Year Promotion

January 3, 2008 - No Comments The Orleans Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada has added a point system to their daily no-limit texas holdem tournaments in order to determine the player of the year (OPOY). Top finishers will share a $100,000 prize pool at the end of the year for their consistent tournament finishes. Each day, the Orleans holds two no-limit Texas Hold’em tournaments: at noon and 7 p.m. (except for tournaments on Monday at noon and Thursday at 7 p.m., which are Omaha....

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