Archive for June, 2009
06 30th, 2009
From tomorrow until September 30, players at can compete for their share of €1.7m in the world’s biggest rake race. The promotion is free for existing players – you must e-mail your username to rakechase@devilfishpoker.com to be eligible.
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06 30th, 2009
Carsten Joh has won the gold bracelet and $664,426 in the 2009 World Series of Poker Event #51…
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06 30th, 2009
Our plane to Dublin was delayed by four hours due to ice on the runway and this meant that we arrived two hours late for the start of the Green Joker Poker European Deepstack tournament. The game began quite well for me, however, in that I managed to take down a decent pot by check-raising with an inside straight draw against a player who, as Mick McCool informed me shortly after I took my seat, had been extremely active.
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06 30th, 2009
It’s been an exciting year thus far at the 2009 WSOP, and with the Main Event around the corner Bluff Europe are on hand to bing you a quick breakdown of the action.
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06 30th, 2009
The 95-runner field that entered the $50K HORSE event has been whittled down to a final table of eight. Heading the chip count is Swedish online pro Erik Sagstrom with over 3.65m in chips. Joining him at the final table will be Vitaliy Lunkin, David Bach, John Hanson, Huck Seed, Chau Giang, Erik Seidel and Ville Wahlbeck.
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06 30th, 2009
Another massive field sat down for the latest $1,500 No Limit Hold’em Event at this year’s WSOP. In the end it was Germany’s Carsten Joh who outlasted the 2,781 runners to claim the title.
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One of the most popular of all summer Vegas poker events not connected with the playing of poker itself is the annual World Series of Barbecue…
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06 30th, 2009
A Wichita, KS establishment’s effort to create a new ‘full skill’ version of poker has run afoul of that state’s officials…
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06 29th, 2009
The popular multimedia site continues to reinvent the way poker tournaments are covered with its innovative .
Taking inspiration from mainstream media and print sources, the blog seeks to provide a photo essay showcasing the highlights of each tournament day at the World Series of Poker.
It’s the brainchild of PokerRoad president Joe Sebok, veteran tournament reporter BJ Nemeth and PokerRoad Nation maestro Jeff Holsey.
“We wanted to take the lead of Sports Illustrated and the Boston Globe’s Big Picture,” Sebok told PokerListings.com.
“It’s basically us trying to tell the story of what goes on at the WSOP through these big high-resolution photos.”
Nemeth takes the bulk of the pictures, which range from standard tournament fare to human-interest and lifestyle shots.
A recent album focused on pro Daniel Negreanu’s charity golf tournament, featuring pros like Scotty Nguyen and Erick Lindgren.
“We’re trying to catch the excitement of what goes on at these tournaments as well as outside of them,” Sebok said.
According to Sebok, the genesis of the project sprang from Nemeth and Holsey’s background in traditional tournament reporting.
“I think the inspiration came from them doing tournament coverage and wanting to do something different and wanting to push the envelope,” he said.
Nemeth is understandably proud of his work.
“It takes a long time to shoot, sort, process, upload and caption the best possible photos to tell the story of each day at the World Series of Poker,” he recently wrote on . “But it only takes five minutes to check them out each day.”
As with many of PokerRoad’s innovations, reactions to the blog have been positive.
“People love it. People absolutely love it,” Sebok said. “I think everyone from [WSOP commissioner] Jeffrey Pollack to all of these different players have all told us they love it.
“It’s something you can check out to see what’s going on day after day.”
Check out the PokerRoad Nation Photo Blog and hear PokerListings.com on PokerRoad Radio at .
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06 29th, 2009
The petition organized by the (PPA) calling for the legalization of the great American pastime is at nearly 200,000 signatures. Overnight on Sunday, an additional 6,000 players lent their names.
The has been the talk of the town in Las Vegas, where players from the United States and around the world have turned out in droves for the 2009 (), which is emanating from the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino. At Sunday night’s gathering at the Palms, Poker Room Manager Lee Jones told Poker News Daily that his site was one of several urging players to sign the PPA’s petition: “We’re very happy to be a part of this. We’re offering weekly $3,500 freerolls and are excited to see that the petition is doing so well.”
On , the world’s largest online poker site, weekly freerolls began on June 27th and run through July 25th. The petition is scheduled to be delivered to U.S. President Barack Obama on July 22nd, the conclusion of the PPA’s National Poker Week. Signing the petition qualifies a person to take part in a $3,500 freeroll on one of several major online poker sites, including Cake Poker and PokerStars. On the latter site, freerolls are capped at 20,000 players each and run at 2:30pm ET every Saturday. The four-figure prize pool events have helped fuel the growth of the petition.
The petition asks for the following: “Please: 1) exempt poker from the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act () and 2) license and regulate internet poker in the US. 3) Respect the rights of law-abiding Americans who love to play this great game of skill.” It also cites the Citizens’ Briefing Book, which was hosted by Change.gov and asked American citizens to identify their top national concerns. When the smoke cleared, the legalization of online poker emerged as the top technology issue after a coordinated effort by the PPA.
As of midday on Monday, 194,795 poker players and other concerned citizens have virtually signed the petition. A person’s first name, last name, e-mail address, mailing address, city, state, and zip code are required. In addition, petitioners are asked to input a special authentication code that consists of a five-digit number. Jones told Poker News Daily that Cake Poker receives a list of new petitioners each week and cross-checks them against account information in order to determine who is eligible to participate in the special $3,500 freerolls.
Last week, 2004 WSOP Main Event Champion Greg Raymer, who made the final table of the $40,000 buy-in No Limit Hold’em tournament commemorating the 40th running of the WSOP this year, authored an e-mail to PokerStars members urging their involvement. It begins, “President Obama – Poker is Not a Crime. I am a voter and a fellow poker player asking for your support of my right to play games of skill like poker on the Internet.”
The first ever National Poker Week runs from July 19th to 25th and includes a fly-in of the PPA’s 30 State Directors to meet with lawmakers. In addition to its own regional heads, the PPA is also bringing in professional poker players , , , Jan Fisher, Linda Johnson, and 2008 WSOP November Nine member . For more information, visit the PPA’s official website of .
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