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WPT Legends Of Poker Tournament Underway

August 25, 2008 - No Comments Day 1A of the Legends of Poker Tournament at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles started slowly on Saturday, as the Olympic games dominated the table talk and players took several breaks to check out the action. One-hundred sixty-one entrants registered on Saturday, combined with 212 that signed up on Sunday for day 1B. The combined 373 players will be vying for a prize pool of $1,091,428 for the first place finisher. Unfortunately, these numbers....

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Men The Master Living Up To His Name

August 18, 2008 - No Comments Men Nguyen is not the most recognized poker player in the world — that title certainly belongs to Doyle Brunson, “the Poker Brat” Phil Hellmuth, or even Gus Hansen. In fact, Nguyen is likely not even the most notable of his namesake, with that title beholden to the always entertaining Scotty Nguyen. Still, Nguyen’s name is tantamount with success, and his nickname, “The Master”, is completely appropriate. At this....

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Brett Faustman Wins World Poker Open

January 26, 2008 - No Comments Brett Faustman threaded his way through a star studded final table to win $892,413, toppling Hoyt Corkins heads up to win the title. Freddy Deeb, who came in with the chiplead, was a huge favorite to win the tournament. Faustman, a relatively unknown poker player, managed to parlay his position from 2nd in chips into a big win. Hoyt Corkins came in as the second short stack, but managed to make some moves and end up with a second place finish for....

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Star Studded Final Table Set at World Poker Open

January 25, 2008 - No Comments The World Poker Open is featuring some of poker’s royalty, with Freddy Deeb, Men "The Master" Nguyen, John Spadavecchia, and Hoyt Corkins battling it out for the top prize in Tunica. Freddy Deeb comes into the final table as the chip leader with $1,345,000 in chips. Seated in immediate position on him is newcomer Brett Faustman, who has 1,282,000 chips. Directly to his left in seat 3 is Nguyen, who has a shade over 700,000....

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