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Hevad Khan Takes Down Caesars Palace Classic

October 31, 2008 - No Comments The final day of the $10,000 buy-in Caesar’s Palace Classic got underway at 2 p.m. on Thursday, with notorious jokester Hevad “Rain” Khan prevailing and taking home the $1 million first-place prize, along with a Breitling watch and the custom Caesar’s Palace Classic Championship trophy. The day started out with 19 players before Khan beat Michael Kamran in a tough heads-up battle for all of the marbles. The initial field featured....

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Irish Poker Championship Tour Has Commenced

August 4, 2008 - No Comments The opening event of the Party Poker Irish Poker Championship Tour kicked off this Friday, August 1.  The event took place at the Eglinton Card Room and Casino and was the first of eight scheduled to take place across the island.  The tour has attracted 298 partipants so far, this despite a snowstorm that engulfed the island, making it extremely difficult for many to get to Galway. The tournament appears to be on the way up as there are tournaments....

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2008 World Series of Poker Premieres on ESPN

July 24, 2008 - No Comments I’m sure all of you are completely caught up on the outcomes and details of the 2008 World Series of Poker, as Texasholdem.com has made sure you have had your updates–however, if you wish to view the action, the time is now! ESPN premiered this year’s series on Tuesday night, featuring the final table of the $10,000 Pot Limit Hold’em World Championship. The final table featured many of the bigger names in poker including Kathy....

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Lee Watkinson Wins Aussie Millions Event 7

January 12, 2008 - No Comments Lee Watkinson toppled Tom Dwan in a heads up battle in event #7 at the Aussie Millions, winning the $3000 AUD + rebuys Pot Limit Omaha event for $180,600 AUD. The prize pool for the event was $516,000 AUD. You might know Watkinson best from his final table appearance at the 2007 WSOP that Jerry Yang won. He’s one of Full Tilt Poker’s pros, and <a href="http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/?key=MDAwMDJGOTIwMDAwNzE0OTIwM"....

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