no limit holdem

Annette Obrestrad vs Doyle Brunson in a Heads Up Poker Duel

September 25, 2008 - No Comments It’s going to be a match-up of the young and the restless vs. the old and experienced when Scandinavian poker goddess Annette Obrestrad takes on the godfather of poker, Doyle Brunson, in a best-of-three heads-up no-limit Hold’em match on September 26. Organizers of the event, which will take place at the World Series of Poker Europe, are billing the match as the “King” vs “Queen” of poker. The heads-up match will get....

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Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza Announces Dates

August 19, 2008 - No Comments The fourth installment of the Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza is set to take place between November 1st and 25th this year, as it hopes to continue as one of the most popular low-buy-in poker tournaments in the world. Events that will be offered during the festivities will include 25 different No-Limit Hold’em tournaments with buy-ins ranging from $330 up to $2,500 for the three-day championship final.  Players find this series of events....

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Latin American Poker Tour Uruguay Begins Today

August 8, 2008 - No Comments The last leg of the Latin American Poker Tour began today in Punta del Este, Uruguay.  The inaugural event features a three-day, $2,700 buy-in, no-limit hold’em event.  Previously, the tour stopped in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where 314 entrants battled it out to grab the $223,000 first place prize. Julien Nuijten of the Netherlands was the victor in that, the first stop of the LAPT.  Next, the tour stopped in San Jose, Costa Rica, where Valdemar....

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Dave Daneshgar Wins $1500 No Limit Holdem Event

July 3, 2008 - No Comments Tournament fixture Dave Daneshgar booked a long overdue win; he took down the $1500 No Limit Holdem event at the 2008 World Series of Poker, earning $625,443 and a gold bracelet. Daneshgar topped an unusually tough final table in the $1500 event; a table including Scott Sitron, Dan Heimller, Farzad Rouhani, and Matt Matros. There wasn’t a weak player there! The tournament had 2,693 entrants, and the cream rose to the top. Congratulations to....

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Vincent Wan Wins Event 1 at Aussie Millions

January 7, 2008 - No Comments Vincent Wan, a Melbourne native, claimed event 1 at the Aussie Millions for a cool AUD $142,302, besting opponent Michael McDonald heads up. The event had an $1100 buy-in, and the game played was no limit texas holdem (NLHE). Wan went into the final table with the chip lead, and didn’t relinquish it. The official results are: 1- 142,302 AUD - Vincent Wan 2 - 85,920 AUD - Mike "Timex" McDonald 3 - 56,385 AUD - Peter Pratis 4....

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