Borgata Poker Open Championship Event Kicks Off With $5 Million Guarantee
September 17, 2008
Record breaking tournament begins events to crown a WPT Poker Open champion.
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - The 2008 Borgata Poker Open - World Poker Tour Championship event began on Sunday, drawing a field of 516 players with the guarantee of a $5 million prize pool, the largest guarantee by a casino in poker history.
A number of poker’s elite players came out to try and become the 2008 champion, including Player-of-the-Year candidates John Phan and Eric Seidel. Big name poker pros such as David “The Dragon” Pham, Jamie Gold, Gavin Smith, Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi, Roy Winston, Chad Brown, Kathy Liebert, Jon Juanda, Carlos Mortenson and Nam Le all showed up to play in the Borgata Poker Open Main Event on Sunday. Also participating were Dennis Phillips, Ylon Schwartz, and Chino Rheem, all three “final nine” participants for this year’s WSOP event in November.
Professional live players were not the only group represented, as top online pros including Jarde “The WacoKidd” Hamby, Cliff “JohnnyBax” Josephy, Eric “E-Fro” Froelich, Robert “Action Bob” Hwang, Jimmy “Gobboboy” Fricke and Joey “JoeytheB” Brooks took time away from their computers to shoot for the grand prize.
According to Brooks, he has been waiting for this tournament all year. “You always want to do well in the preliminary tournaments, but this is the one that really counts. This kind of first-place money can really help change your life.”
According to WPT lead reporter BJ Nemeth, Borgata’s guarantee once again sets Borgata apart from other stops on the tour. “Despite competing against major tournaments both online and in Europe, Borgata guaranteed a full $5 million prize pool with the WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship Event. That’s the largest guarantee in history, and a lot of critics didn’t think they would get nearly enough players to reach it. When registration closed for the event, the field was only five short of reaching the guarantee. In the end, Borgata added $46,400 to the prize pool and this gives players the advantage of extra equity in the tournament. It’s a win-win situation,” Nemeth said.
Although only one player can take home the title, 54 spots will make the money. Make sure to go to www.theborgata.com to keep up with all of the action on the Poker Blog as Borgata’s team of reporters bring you the action from the Event Center floor. Check out videos of all the poker action at www.borgatatv.com.
Borgata Poker Open Events 7-9 FINAL RESULTS
September 12, 2008
Event 7 - $400 + $50 Limit Hold’em (No Ante)
(September 8-9, 2008) — 483 entries / $193,200 Prize Pool
1. JOHN GALE (BUSHEY HEATH, ENGLAND): $55293
2. PHILIP VITALE (FREEHOLD, NJ): $29946
3. DAVID PEAY (HARRISBURG, NC): $15456
4. LONN HUSTON (KING OF PRUSSIA, PA): $13524
5. DOMENICO BARRETTA (LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, PA): $11592
6. RICHARD WALSH (WARRINGTON, PA): $9660
7. LOUIS DOLLINGER (SAG HARBOR, NY): $7728
8. EVAN MANDERY (GREAT NECK, NY): $5796
9. BRADLEY UTZ (BURLINGTON, NC): $3864
10. MITCHELL ROLNICK (NEW HYDE PARK, NY): $2512
11. MATTHEW CHANG (ROCKVILLE, MD): $2512
12. FRANKLIN PIERCE (RED BANK, NJ): $2512
13. RUSSELL GREEN (SYOSSET, NY): $1835
14. BARRY BELSKY (MARLTON, NJ): $1835
15. GREGG KOLASKI (BLACKWOOD, NJ): $1835
16. PATRICIA BARSANTI-CHOU (METUCHEN, NJ): $1333
17. RICHARD LOWE (OWASSO, OK): $1333
18. DMITRI SOKOLOV (OCEAN, NJ): $1333
19. JOSEPH LEAHY (NORRISTOWN, PA): $1063
20. STEVE PROSAK (ARLINGTON, VA): $1063
21. GREGORY DONATELLI (GLENSIDE, PA): $1063
22. JORGE RIVERA CARRERO (TOAALTA, PR): $1063
23. DAVID CLARKE (BASKING RIDGE, NJ): $1063
24. ALLISON SCHULTZ (NEW YORK, NY): $1063
25. JOSEPH SCHMIDT (BRONX, NY): $1063
26. GREGG LEVA (LITLE MACK, NY): $1063
27. JONATHAN DRISCOLL (WHITESTONE, NY): $1063
28. MARC AUBIN (TEEREBONNE, 51): $811
29. STEVEN MONACO (BAY SHORE, NY): $811
30. JOSEPH FORTUNA (PHILADELPHIA, PA): $811
31. GUY LOUIS CICCONI (LAS VEGAS, NV): $811
32. TAMMY BRINDISE (RUMSON, NJ): $811
33. PAUL MCCAFFREY (S BOSTON, MA): $811
34. JOE MCCRACKEN (VINELAND, NJ): $811
35. CHRISTINE FANELLI (ROEBLING, NJ): $811
36. SIMANTOV LEVY (WETHERSFIELD, CT): $811
37. MIKE LEAH (LAS VEGAS, NV): $715
38. TIMOTHY ROSA (EASTON, PA): $715
39. STEVE WALLACE (WILMINGTON, DE): $715
40. MATTHEW BERKEY (ERIE, PA): $715
41. FRANK BELLINO (MANALAPAN, NJ): $715
42. KEVIN MASON (WEST NEW YORK, NJ): $715
43. THEODOROS KARIDIS (NORWALK, CT): $715
44. MIKHAIL VOLOSHEN (HUNTINGDON VALLEY, PA): $715
45. TIMOTHY DAVIS (LINTHICUM, MD): $715
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Event 8 - $300 + $50 Seven Card Stud
(September 8-9, 2008) — 169 entries / $50,700 Prize Pool
1. FRANCIS PINCHOT (ATLANTIC CITY, NJ): $17238
2. JOHN COYLE (NEW CITY, NY): $9126
3. ANTHONY DEANGELO (SEWELL, NJ): $5070
4. MANUEL PIHAKIS (CANNONSBURG, PA): $3549
5. JIM KAISER (ELWOOD, NJ): $3042
6. NICHOLAS RAIO (POUGHKEEPSIE, NY): $2535
7. TRUNG LE (ATLANTIC CITY, NJ): $2028
8. WAYNE MASCIARELLA (ATLANTIC CITY, NJ): $1521
9. BRUCE BARRY (BRONX, NY): $1166
10. JOSEPH ROTONDO (HOWELL, NJ): $963
11. JOSEPH CUTRI (SOUTHAMPTON, PA): $912
12. FRANK GAGLIANO (BROOKLYN, NY): $862
13. JOHN WOMACK (LAUDERHILL, FL): $761
14. LANCE MESLER (LINDEN, NJ): $710
15. GILBERT RODEN (BALTIMORE, MD): $659
16. RICARDO FESTEJO (EGG HARBOR TWP, NJ): $55
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Event 9 - $500 + $60 Limit Hold’em
(September 9-10, 2008) — 471 entries / $235,500 Prize Pool
1. HOWARD WOLPER (ATLANTIC CITY, NJ): $67400
2. ANDRE BOYER (ACTON VALE, CANADA): $36503
3. DENNIS LEVI (JERSEY CITY, NJ): $18840
4. JONAS WEXLER (SOUTHAMPTON, PA): $16485
5. NIKOLAOS FRANGOS (MAYS LANDING, NJ): $14130
6. ROSS STECHSHULTE (FORT JENNINGS, OH): $11775
7. SOHEIL SHAMASEDDIN (HOUSTON, TX): $9420
8. DANIEL KADAR (E BRUNSWICK, NJ): $7066
9. EUGENE CASTRO (NEW YORK, NY): $4711
10. CHRISTOPH LYON (BRICK, NJ): $3062
11. PETER SMYTH (LIVER POOL, ENGLAND): $3062
12. STEPHEN GILL (GREENVILLE, SC): $3062
13. WILLIAM VARGA (PARIS, KY): $2238
14. MICHAEL PETERS (TOLEDO, OH): $2238
15. SHEREE BYKOFSKY (ATLANTIC CITY, NJ): $2238
16. ROBERT BURNS (E GREENVILLE, PA): $1625
17. JOHN WOMACK (LAUDERHILL, FL): $1625
18. THEODORE ELY (BROOKLYN, NY): $1625
19. ANDREW KLOC (NAUGATUCK, CT): $1295
20. ALESSANDRO RAZZANO (WESTBURY, NY): $1295
21. DOUGLAS CARLI (ALLIANCE, OH): $1295
22. HENRI BERBERIAN (AIX EN PROVENCE, FRANCE): $1295
23. DEAN SCHULTZ (STOW, OH): $1295
24. BRENT KELLER (HORSHAM, PA): $1295
25. MICHAEL SCOTTI (BROAD CHANNEL, NY): $1295
26. GORDON ENG (CLIFFSIDE PARK, NJ): $1295
27. DAVID RUBINSTEIN (BROOKLYN, NY): $1295
28. JEFFREY WICKER (BRISTOL, PA): $989
29. MARION BUSCH (GREENVILLE, MS): $989
30. WADE WOELFEL (MANKATO, MN): $989
31. JASON BRICE (SUGARLAND, TX): $989
32. SHIMON SUISSA (WAYNE, NJ): $989
33. TIMOTHY MCDONALD (FAIRLESS HILLS, PA): $989
34. JAMES SPORTIELLO (BROOKLYN, NY): $989
35. RICHARD CONKLIN (MONTICELLO, NY): $989
36. SARA STOHLER (WASHINGTON, DC): $989
37. GARY SCHOENGOLD (OLNEY, MD): $871
38. JAMES HOLLAND (FAYETTEVILLE, NC): $871
39. MARK REYNOLDS (ELDERSBURG, MD): $871
40. TIMOTHY FINNE (FANWOOD, NJ): $871
41. MICHAEL NEUFELD (BROOKLYN, NY): $871
42. VITO VENTURA (BROOKLYN, NY): $871
43. WASYL STEPHEN ZALIWICIW (PHILADELPHIA, PA): $871
44. MICHAEL RATCLIFF (MONTREAL, CAN): $871
45. FRANCO DIPIETRO (MONTREAL, CAN): $871
2008 Borgata Poker Open Events 1-6 FINAL RESULTS
September 9, 2008
Event 1 - $300 + $50 No Limit Hold’em
(September 3-4, 2008) – 1,192 entries / $357,600 Prize Pool
1. DANIEL APICELLA (HIGHTSTOWN, NJ): $77170
2. RONALD COOPERMAN (VOORHEES, NJ): $50958
3. BEN STEIN (BABYLON, NY): $27714
4. JASON ROTH (BALTIMORE, MD): $24138
5. EVELYN ANKERS (KING OF PRUSSIA, PA): $20562
6. EZRA MANN (BROOKLYN, NY): $16986
7. NORMAN CONTRERAS (CLEARWATER, FL): $13410
8. JOHN WHITEMARSH (WAYNE, PA): $9835
9. RAUL TOTANES (BROOKLYN, NY): $7153
10. TIMMY BYRD (HAMDEN, CT): $4648
11. ALEX GIL (CORONA, NY): $4648
12. KEVIN BROWN (MECHANICSBURG, PA): $4648
13. VATTHANA SOURYACHAK (WOODBRIDGE, VA): $3398
14. PAUL MULE (OCEANSIDE, NY): $3398
15. ALAN DEFUSCO (CRUNSTON, RI): $3398
16. RAYMOND TETSOSHVILI (WEST HARTFORD, CT): $2146
17. SCOTT EICKHOFF (THREE RIVERS, MI): $2146
18. WERNER CROCKER (LAUREL HO, MD): $2146
19. JOSEPH GARTNER (BRIGHT WATERS, NY): $1609
20. DENNIS WEINER (NEW CITY, NY): $1609
21. WESLEY GRIFFIN (VALHALLA, NY): $1609
22. JAMES KEATING (FREDERICK, MD): $1609
23. CHRISTOPHER DEQUATRO (WEST HEMPSTEAD, NY): $1609
24. BRIAN EARDLEY (TOWSON, MD): $1609
25. JAMES NELSON JR (ROCK TAVERN, NY): $1609
26. CHRISTIAN CURRY (LEWISTOWN, PA): $1609
27. WILLIAM BRADEN (TOMS RIVER, NJ): $1609
28. PINKAL DARJI (LAWRENCEVILLE, GA): $1358
29. WILLIAM LEFCHUCK (DUNELLEN, NJ): $1358
30. BARRY WENGER (MONSEY, NY): $1358
31. MICHAEL SICA JR (N BRUNSWICK, NJ): $1358
32. JOHNNY KIM (FLUSHING, NY): $1358
33. JUSTIN KADET (WOODMERE, NY): $1358
34. KIM EISLER (BETHESDA, MD): $1358
35. JOHN REISS (OMAHA, NE): $1358
36. SHAWN SCOTT (WENONAH, NJ): $1358
37. DAVID LINDO (NEW YORK, NY): $1144
38. ALAN NOSONCHUK (BROOKLYN, NY): $1144
39. DEREK LAPAN (VIRGINIA BEACH, VA): $1144
40. DEAN BUI (SEATTLE, WA): $1144
41. RUSLAN SHAMAL (CHICAGO, IL): $1144
42. PAUL GOMBERG (PHILADELPHIA, PA): $1144
43. CARL WHITE (JACKSON, OH): $1144
44. NEIL KELLEHER (PHILADELPHIA, PA): $1144
45. IAN PALOMO (SAN ANTONIO, TX): $1144
46. RYAN ARNOLD (ASTORIA, NY): $1001
47. RAYMOND J BARTH (MEDFORD, NY): $1001
48. JOSHUA GREEN (ASTORIA, OR): $1001
49. PANAGIOTIS THEOFANOPOULOS (BRONX, NY): $1001
50. VINCENZO PAPANDREA (BROOKLYN, NY): $1001
51. JONATHAN BLINN (HAVERSTRAW, NY): $1001
52. KENNETH MORRIS (LANGHORNE, PA): $1001
53. MICHAEL MAIMAN (SILVER SPRING, MD): $1001
54. GERALD DULACA (SWEDESBORO, NJ): $1001
55. BRADLEY JONES (CHARLESTON, SC): $894
56. JOSEPH GALLINARO (BROOKLYN, NY): $894
57. TIMOTHY MILWAY (FLEMINGTON, NJ): $894
58. WAYNE BUNTING (ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC): $894
59. FRANCIS GOTTRON (LAGRANGEVILLE, NY): $894
60. SHARIF WAHBA (PARMA, OH): $894
61. JOSEPH MONTERVINO (YARDVILLE, NJ): $894
62. GERARD KANE (SEA CLIFF, NY): $894
63. DEONARINE ITWARU (S OZONE PARK, NY): $894
64. RICHARD DANTON (FLUSHING, NY): $786
65. PHILLIP WITHEE (FALL RIVER, MA): $786
66. JEFFREY PELAGALLI (WESTERLY, RI): $786
67. RODNEY ZIEGLER (LINDEN, VA): $786
68. JOSE MATIAS (BROOKLYN, NY): $786
69. BENJAMIN LAVES (SOMERSET, NJ): $786
70. ANTHONY FORLINO (RIDGEWOOD, NJ): $786
71. ERIC DOERR (NEWARK, DE): $786
72. RICHARD ZERR (HAMBURG, PA): $786
73. SALVATORE BELLUARDO (LITTLE EGG HARBOR, NJ): $716
74. CHRIS TOWERS (N MASSAPEQUA, NY): $716
75. BRET NAZAROK (HADDONFIELD, NJ): $716
76. COLLINS PHILP (COLUMBIA, SC): $716
77. KAYID S SHAWISH (MCLEAN, VA): $716
78. SCOTT MARINO (CEDAR GROVE, NJ): $716
79. DONALD BROWNE (BLACKWOOD, NJ): $716
80. MARK BONANNI (BOONTON, NJ): $716
81. HARRY BINDA (JAMAICA, NY): $716
82. JOE MALEJKI (RED BANK, NJ): $644
83. RICHARD PASIUK (STATEN ISLAND, NY): $644
84. GREGG KOLASKI (BLACKWOOD, NJ): $644
85. THOMAS KIM (BROOKLYN, NY): $644
86. TODD ANTEN (NEW YORK, NY): $644
87. ANTONIO WALKER (WILLINGBORO, NJ): $644
88. DANIEL FINK (MANALAPAN, NJ): $644
89. PATRICK PETTY (PURCELLVILLE, VA): $644
90. JOHN CIOFALO (MORGANVILLE, NJ): $644
91. ALEXANDER KAVOURAKIS (TOWSON, MD): $573
92. STEPHEN FALCHETTA (BELLMAWR, NJ): $573
93. BOB MATTINGLY (BURTONSVILLE, MD): $573
94. KASHAWN JOHNSON (GWYNN OAK, MD): $573
95. BRENDAN BUCKLEY (LONG BEACH, NY): $573
96. JEFFERY ONEILL (HARRISBURG, PA): $573
97. ANTHONY MARABLE (RICHMOND, VA): $573
98. JOHN D MYERS (CARMEL, NY): $573
99. MICHAEL BERMAN (PHILADELPHIA, PA): $573
100. KIAN KIARASH (NEW YORK, NY): $573
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Event 2 - $500 + $60 No Limit Hold’em
(September 4-5, 2008) – 706 entries / $353,000 Prize Pool
1. MICHAEL DOLAN (OLD BETHPAGE, NY): $89980
2. STEVEN FRANKEL (HOLLYWOOD, FL): $52950
3. THOMAS MCARDLE (BARDONIA, NY): $27358
4. ROBERT VARKONYI (GREAT NECK, NY): $23828
5. CARLOS DANIELS (PORT CHESTER, NY): $20298
6. WILLIAM HILL (SILVER SPRING, MD): $16768
7. TODD MICHAEL (LANCASTER, PA): $13238
8. SAMNEANG SAMNANG (HAGERSTOWN, MD): $9708
9. KARIM VEGAS (BROOKLINE, MA): $7060
10. JOON LEE (ROCKY MOUNT, NC): $4589
11. PAUL SCHAECHTER (GAITHERSBURG, MD): $4589
12. MIKE LEAH (INNISFIL, CAN): $4589
13. KATHERINE HARTNEY (PEABODY, MA): $3353
14. JOHN CHO (LAUREL, MD): $3353
15. LUKE SERAFIN (NO BRUNSWICK, NJ): $3353
16. MARCUS MIZZI (VICTORIAVILLE, CA): $2118
17. JOSEPH PERFETTI (COLUMBIA, MD): $2118
18. JAMES KAPLAN (BOCA RATON, FL): $2118
19. JEFFREY WICKER (BRISTOL, PA): $1588
20. STEVEN RUSSELL (COOLVILLE, OH): $1588
21. KAMIL BLASZCZAK (BROOKLYN, NY): $1588
22. STEVEN LERNER (BROOKLYN, NY): $1588
23. DAVID SEMLESS (VOORHEES, NJ): $1588
24. RAJENDRA PATEL (ROCKHILL, CT): $1588
25. MICHAEL SOMMA (MIDDLE VILLAGE E, NY): $1588
26. BRIAN COHEN (NEW YORK, NY): $1588
27. DANIEL FISCHER (GLASSBORO, NJ): $1588
28. MICHAEL GALLI (PHOENIXVILLE, PA): $1341
29. ANTONIO PACHECO (AUSTIN, TX): $1341
30. MICHAEL PETRAK (WAYNE, NJ): $1341
31. WILLIAM MOHR (PARSIPPANY, NJ): $1341
32. TIMOTHY SCHOENBERGER (MILLVILLE, NJ): $1341
33. IAIN BOWDEN (SWINDON WILTS, UK): $1341
34. ROBERT WEISSMAN (NEW YORK, NY): $1341
35. MORAN MICHILOVICH (FLUSHING, NY): $1341
36. SERGEY ZIMODRO (BROOKLYN, NY): $1341
37. KIAN KIARASH (NEW YORK, NY): $1130
38. MICHAEL BERNSTEIN (CHICAGO, IL): $1130
39. EDWARD LANG (SOMERS POINT, NJ): $1130
40. KEIKO LIM (BRONX, NY): $1130
41. DENNIS LEVI (JERSEY CITY, NJ): $1130
42. SAZAN LUSHA (STATEN ISLAND, NY): $1130
43. JOSEPH FLEMING (FAIRFAX, VA): $1130
44. DENNIS BLINDERMAN (WARWICK, NY): $1130
45. MICHAEL PROVINZANO (BRICK, NJ): $1130
46. KWANG JUNG (ODENTON, MD): $988
47. THOMAS KIM (BROOKLYN, NY): $988
48. TONY ARMAND (PORT ORANGE, FL): $988
49. BRIAN MCDANIEL (ANNAPOLIS, MD): $988
50. WALTERE JONES (BEAR AR, DE): $988
51. JANET BURAK (CEDAR GROVE, NJ): $988
52. ILYA FISHER (BROOKLYN, NY): $988
53. SALVATORE SANTORA (STATEN ISLAND, NY): $988
54. LARRY BASS (TAMARAC, FL): $988
55. KENNETH PISARCIK (PHILADELPHIA, PA): $918
56. ALAN NOSONCHUK (BROOKLYN, NY): $918
57. ROBERT MANLEY (POINT PLEASANT BORO, NJ): $918
58. HOWARD WOLPER (ATLANTIC CITY, NJ): $918
59. SHELDON GROSS (HILLSBORO BEACH, FL): $918
60. DAVID FILIPPI (NEW YORK, NY): $918
61. BRANDON GARRITY (ERIE, PA): $918
62. DANIEL YANOFSKI (W ORANGE, NJ): $918
63. THOMAS DALY (STONE RIDGE, NY): $918
64. ALLEN BARI (WEST ORANGE, NJ): $883
65. EMIL LEBOVICH (FAIR LAWN, NJ): $883
66. MARCELLO CALABRESE (CHALFONT, PA): $883
67. GENTI BUZI (SAN DIEGO, CA): $883
68. PETER KONOLIGE (DEVON, PA): $883
69. MILLER MATTHEW (ATLANTA, GA): $883
70. ROLAND ISRAELASHVILI (FOREST HILLS, NY): $883
71. RAY MONTFORD III (MANASSAS, VA): $883
72. BOBBY ANDERSON JR (WASHINGTON, DC): $883
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Event 3 - $1000 + $90 No Limit Hold’em
(September 5-6, 2008) – 529 entries / $529,000 Prize Pool
1. GEFFREY KLEIN (HOUSTON, TX): $150712
2. JONATHAN DRISCOLL (QUEBEC, CAN): $79350
3. STEVE RYAN (LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY): $40997
4. JASON PASTER (MORGANVILLE, NJ): $35707
5. CAMERAN BAHRAMI (POTOMAC, MD): $30417
6. KEITH MOLINARO (GLASSBORO, NJ): $25127
7. JOSEPH FLEMING (FAIRFAX, VA): $19837
8. ROBERT SANTILLI (JACKSON, NJ): $14548
9. ROBERT ROBBINS (CAMBRIDGE, CAN): $10580
10. STEVEN RASH (ST GEORGE ISLAND, FL): $6877
11. JASON TURNER (DALEVILLE, VA): $6877
12. DANIEL OBRIEN (MT SINAI, NY): $6877
13. JOHN SUGLIA (BALDWIN, NY): $5026
14. BENJAMIN BENZEL (HIGHLAND PARK, NJ): $5026
15. ALAN COLON (OCEANSIDE, NY): $5026
16. PASQUALE DESTEFANO (BROOKLYN, NY): $3439
17. THEODORE ELY (BROOKLYN, NY): $3439
18. MATHIAS POLHEMUS (WEST CHESTER, PA): $3439
19. PHILLIP REED (DARIEN, CT): $2750
20. LOUIS PRISCO (OCEANSIDE, NY): $2750
21. DONALD STRAUSS (GLEN BURNIE, MD): $2750
22. JOSEPH GRODOWSKI (STATEN ISLAND, NY): $2750
23. WILLIAM MCLAREN (GREENVILLE, SC): $2750
24. JOHN SLADEK (MOUNT PROSPECT, IL): $2750
25. MICHAEL SIWEK (NORTH HAVEN, CT): $2750
26. ADAM GREEN (NEW YORK, NY): $2750
27. WAYNE LEWIS (BRIGANTINE, NJ): $2750
28. MATTHEW LOMBARDI (EDISON, NJ): $2222
29. NATALE KUEY (BRONX, NY): $2222
30. JERRY ATKINS (NEW YORK CITY, NY): $2222
31. HELEN SPOONER (INDIAN HEAD, MD): $2222
32. CHAD BAILEY (JACKSON, NJ): $2222
33. THEODORE FORBES JR (WEST HAVEN, CT): $2222
34. CHARLES TOWNSEND (DAGBORO, DE): $2222
35. ERIC SIEGEL (MELVILLE, NY): $2222
36. DINO FAZLIBEGU (MANALAPAN, NJ): $2222
37. SHARIF WAHBA (PARMA, OH): $1852
38. GLENN COLE (CENTREVILLE, MD): $1852
39. CHRISTOPHER LIM (BRONX, NY): $1852
40. PATRICK WHITE (W NYACK, NY): $1852
41. JOSEPH PASKO (WALDORF, MD): $1852
42. FRANK ATHEY (MINERAL WELLS, WV): $1852
43. DMITRY SHEKHTER (BALTIMORE, MD): $1852
44. AVINASH KATARIA (KENDALL PARK, NJ): $1852
45. JAY MEYEROWITZ (CLIFFSIDE PARK, NJ): $1852
46. NICHOLAS TREPPIEDI 3RD (BROOKLYN, NY): $1587
47. GERMAN BUENO (BRONX, NY): $1587
48. BORIS KRAVETS (FLANDERS, NJ): $1587
49. BRETT RHODE (HORSHAM, PA): $1587
50. CARLOS DELAFUENTE (PLAINVIEW, NY): $1587
51. NIKOLAOS FRANGOS (MAYS LANDING, NJ): $1587
52. CARLOS OCHOA (MARLTON, NJ): $1587
53. JOSEPH CUTLER (BAY SHORE, NY): $1587
54. VILLARREAL ANSELMO (GREENFIELD, WI): $1587
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Event 4 - $1500 + $100 No Limit Hold’em
(September 6-7, 2008) — 416 entries / $624,000 Prize Pool
1. AVDO DJOKOVIC (STATEN ISLAND, NY): $178588
2. MAURO SANTILLO (FREDERICKSBURGS, VA): $96720
3. MICHAEL DENTALE (BROOKLYN, NY): $49920
4. ARTHUR PETERS (BRICK, NJ): $43680
5. JOSEPH CUTLER (BAY SHORE, NY): $37440
6. JOSEPH CHAPLIN (ORANGEBURG, NY): $31200
7. LUKE SERAFIN (NO BRUNSWICK, NJ): $24960
8. CHRISTOPHER TRYBA (NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV): $18720
9. EUGENE TODD (BROOKLYN, NY): $12480
10. ROBERT WISIAK (RIDGEWOOD, NY): $8112
11. GARY SCHOENGOLD (OLNEY, MD): $8112
12. A.J. PALEATSOS (FLUSHING, NY): $8112
13. TA WEY (HACKENSACK, NJ): $5928
14. JOSEPH CERVERA (BROOKLYN, NY): $5928
15. ABRAHAM KOROTKI (LAS VEGAS, NV): $5928
16. JAMES MALTZ (ISLAND PARK, NY): $4305
17. HOVIG DEKERMENJIAN (SOUTHAMPTON, PA): $4305
18. JOSHUA GOLDSTEIN (NEW YORK, NY): $4305
19. STEVEN COHEN (NEW YORK, NY): $3432
20. WILLIAM BURDICK (PALMETTO, FL): $3432
21. ANTONIO CAVEZZA (HUNTINGTON STATION, NY): $3432
22. CHARLES NORRIS (FAYETTEVILLE, NC): $3432
23. SUKHEE LEE (GREENSBORO, NC): $3432
24. ANDRE BOYER (QUEBEC, 51): $3432
25. VINEET PAHUJA (NEW YORK, NY): $3432
26. WILLIAM GALLER (N BABYLON, NY): $3432
27. ELI JOHN ADLER (NEW YORK, NY): $3432
28. AHMET KOSE (N BRUNSWICK, NJ): $2621
29. KEVIN FARRY (PEARL RIVER, NY): $2621
30. DEONARINE ITWARU (S OZONE PARK, NY): $2621
31. NANCY BIRNBAUM (SARASOTA, FL): $2621
32. THOMAS LIEB (COLONIAL BEACH, VA): $2621
33. MICHAEL SCOTTI (BROAD CHANNEL, NY): $2621
34. DENNIS LEVI (JERSEY CITY, NJ): $2621
35. AKASH SETH (LK RONKONKOMA, NY): $2621
36. EDWARD RAPPA (ARLINGTON, VA): $2620
37. MICHAEL VELA (NEWBURGH, NY): $2309
38. WILLIAM HILL (SILVER SPRING, MD): $2309
39. BARRY LEVENTHAL (BROOKLYN, NY): $2309
40. JASON YOUNG (SUFFERN, NY): $2309
41. EUGENE CASTRO (NEW YORK, NY): $2309
42. DAVID GRANIK (BROOKLYN, NY): $2309
43. CLINT SCHAFER (BATON ROUGE, LA): $2309
44. HUGH WHEELER (NEW YORK, NY): $2309
45. MICHAEL FOSTER (FARGO, ND): $2309
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Event 5 - $300 + $50 LADIES No Limit Hold’em
(September 7, 2008) – 283 entries / $84,900 Prize Pool
1. ESTHER FEDORKEVICH (BRENTWOOD, TN): $25470
2. YVONNE BENSON (ARRON, NY): $14433
3. FLORENCE WILEY (BROOKLYN, NY): $7938
4. SOPHIA LIS (OLEY, PA): $5943
5. DAO BUI (STERLING, VA): $5094
6. BETH RUSSO (PARLIN, NJ): $4245
7. ANNA ANTIMONY (RIVER VALE, NJ): $3396
8. DARLENE HARMON (BEL AIR, MD): $2547
9. ANNA YAMSHCHIKOVA (PARTIZANC, RUSSIA): $1698
10. CHI YOON (WOODBRIDGE, VA): $1103
11. SHERYL VALENTINI (OLYPHANT, PA): $1103
12. ANGELA MIRANDA (BETHPAGE, NY): $1103
13. JILL DWYER (LAKE ARIEL, PA): $934
14. MARY DALE (VALHALLA, NY): $934
15. DENISE RONCA (BRIGANTINE, NJ): $934
16. DOROTHY GARBUTT (SAN FRANCISCO, CA): $764
17. CHRISTINE FAMILETTI (BROOMALL, PA): $764
18. LEANNE ROSENBLATT (BRIDGEWATER, NJ): $764
19. YORIKO HAMA (LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ): $637
20. KIM PERRETTA (RINGWOOD, NJ): $637
21. ALICIA LANE (VIENNA, VA): $637
22. LINDA CONOLLY (SCHWENKSVILLE, PA): $637
23. SARAH WASCH (PHILADELPHIA, PA): $637
24. JUANITA MARKELL (MIDLOTHIAN, VA): $637
25. LINDA REINERT (GLENDALE, NY): $637
26. LYNNE MITCHNICK (NORTH BERGEN, NJ): $637
27. MARGOT REVERA (OCEAN, NJ): $637
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Event 6 - $300 + $50 Limit Hold’em
(September 7-8, 2008) — 291 entries / $87,300 Prize Pool
1. HOWARD WOLPER (ATLANTIC CITY, NJ): $26190
2. EDWARD MALLON (MAHOPAC, NY): $14841
3. WASYL STEPHEN ZALIWICIW (PHILADELPHIA, PA): $8163
4. AMZA SULEJMAN (BRONX, NY): $6111
5. DENNIS CAPRIGLIONE (BELLEVILLE, NJ): $5238
6. HIEU NGUYEN (FAIRFAX, VA): $4365
7. SUKHEE LEE (GREENSBORO, NC): $3492
8. JEFFERY TIMS (CONROE, TX): $2619
9. ALFRED OHARRA (FRANKLIN HILLS, NJ): $1746
10. RANSON NELSON (FREDERICKSBURG, VA): $1134
11. MONTY DENNIS (TUCKER, GA): $1134
12. CHANG LEE (ELLICOTT CITY, MD): $1134
13. GLENN COLE (CENTREVILLE, MD): $960
14. FRANK MARTINI (TRENTON, NJ): $960
15. RUDOLF GEORGE (EMMAUS, PA): $960
16. JEREMY MORTON (ST PETE BEACH, FL): $786
17. LAWRENCE MARTINEZ (NEWBURGH, NY): $786
18. JOHN ANTHONY CERNUTO (LAS VEGAS, NV): $786
19. BRIAN KRUYD (BOONTON, NJ): $655
20. ERNEST MANNA 3RD (BROOKHAVEN, PA): $655
21. BRIAN MITCHELL ANGSTADT (HAMBURG, PA): $655
22. HUGH MEMBRINO (WATERBURY, CT): $655
23. GEORGE CONTINO (HOWARD BCH, NY): $655
24. RODERICK MESINA (TOMS RIVER, NJ): $655
25. ROBERT ERNEST (DANVILLE, PA): $655
26. DEBORAH GLANTZ (LAFAYETTE HILL, PA): $655
27. GLEN BOBROW (NUTLEY, NJ): $655
Jack Binion and Doyle Brunson To Shuffle Up And Deal At Asian Poker Tour
August 26, 2008
The excitement is building ahead of the second leg of the 2008 Asian Poker Tour in Macau. The event is being held at the bustling Galaxy StarWorld Hotel and Casino, running from August 27 to 31, 2008. The first card of the Main Event will be dealt at 2.30pm on Thursday 28th after a welcome reception and satellites tournaments tomorrow. The latest development sees a surprise visit by the legendary Jack Binion, host of the first World Series of Poker® at the Horseshoe in 1970. Binion and ‘Godfather of Poker’ Doyle Brunson are going to join tournament director Matt Savage to call ‘Shuffle Up and Deal” to open the prestigious event.
This afternoon Doyle Brunson took part in a book signing, and, after lines and lines of people queued around the block to meet the legend, he was in no doubt about the significance of his visit.
Brunson said: “I have been to so many tournaments and so many places in the world but I have to say I am so impressed with The Asian Poker Tour and Macau. This is the first time I have been here.”
“I thought Las Vegas was the gambling capital of the world but I was wrong, it feels like coming home.”
Member of the “November Nine” on the final table of the 2008 WSOP®, Michael ‘Chino’ Rheem, is playing the APT Macau and he joins a formidable line-up of champions and legends taking part. Chinese-born 10 time WSOP® bracelet winner and ‘Rounders’ film legend Johnny Chan will be in a field that also includes Todd Brunson, Liz Lieu, J.C Tran, Kenny Tran, John Juanda, Nam Le, Quinn Do, Steve Sung, Huck Seed, Mel Judah, Mansour Matloubi and APT Philippines champion David Saab. All have their eyes on glory and history at Asia’s richest tournament. The buy-in for the main event is USD $5300 ($5000+$300). The event organizers have also extended an open invitation to Olympic megastar and poker nut Michael Phelps. Experts believe that the Vietnamese contingent will be strong and are the ones to watch out for with JC Tran, Kenny Tran, Le, Do and Lieu leading the charge.
The APT Macau is making history by offering US$1.5 million, the largest guaranteed prize pool ever to be offered in Asia, with the first prize also guaranteed at $500,000. Many of the big names are also expected to take part in an exciting HK$1,000,000 high stakes cash game on Friday at the StarWorld, more details of which will be announced in the near future.
Chris Parker, CEO of the Asian Poker Tour said: “ We’re delighted that so many world class names want to be part of the Asian Poker Tour. To have Vegas legends Jack Binion and Doyle Brunson in Macau to kick-off off the tournament is truly significant. Both are pioneers and were around at the start in Vegas and it really says something that they want to mark what we think will herald the start of a poker explosion in Macau. With the presence of online qualifiers from around the world too, the Asian Poker Tour has a very bright future. We’re proud to make history by holding Asia’s biggest guaranteed tournament.”
Joining the stars are players from all over the world who have won seats to the event by qualifying through online satellites at PartyPoker.com, DafaPoker (http://www.dafapoker.com), PKR, Titan Poker (www.titanpoker.com), Bodog (http://www.bodoglife.co.uk), JBet Poker (http://www.jbet.com), Virgin Poker (http://www.virgingames.com/poker), and Poker Trillion (http://www.pokertrillion.com).
David Saab of Australia won the top prize of US$280,000 at the first leg of the Asian Poker Tour in Manila on June 1st. He recently finished 46th in the WSOP® Main Event, winning US$135,100, and hopes to add a second APT championship to his poker accomplishments. The APT has also created a special leaderboard that rewards players who take part in every leg of the tour.
Further details about the APT Macau, including the schedule of events are available on the official website at www.asianpt.com (http://www.asianpt.com).
PIC-Club Monday Night Bounty Tournament
August 23, 2008
PIC-Club is teamed this week with PokerHost.com to bring you the Monday Night Bounty Tournament.
Place: PokerHost.com
Date: August 25, 2008
Time:9:00pm ET
This is a $10 + 1 with unlimited rebuys the 1st hour and 1 add-on with $1500.00 added.
LOOK FOR A SPECIAL GUEST BOUNTY AND A MAJOR PICCLUB ANNOUNCEMENT
There are 10 Bounties of $20 each on the PIC PRO TEAM and the PIC STAR TEAM players.
The tournament will be broadcast live on the official voice of PIC-Club…..HoldemRadio.com starting at 8:00pm. ET with the PIC-Club Monday Night Broadcast.
UltimateBet Guarantees Another 50 Aruba Poker Classic Seats this Saturday
August 15, 2008
Online poker site puts another 50 Aruba Poker Classic packages on the line this weekend with the goal of sending a record number of players to UltimateBet’s signature event.
For the second time in less than a month, UltimateBet is going all out to share the all-in excitement of the world’s most exciting island poker tournament with as many Texas Hold’em fans as possible. This Saturday, UltimateBet will award at least 50 online poker players with Aruba Poker Classic prize packages valued at $8,500 apiece through its Aruba 50-seat Guarantee.
The $500+30 online Texas Hold’em event begins on Saturday, August 16th at 5:30pm ET at UltimateBet.com. Each package includes a $5,000+500 buy-in to the 2008 Aruba Poker Classic and an additional $3,000 for travel and accommodations.
With several satellites running daily, Texas Hold’em players can still win their way to Saturday’s 50-Seat Aruba Satellite for as little as $10.
The 2008 Aruba Poker Classic takes place from September 27th through October 4th at the Radisson Aruba Resort & Casino. This year’s island tournament has already attracted some of the biggest celebrities from the film, music and poker worlds including Don Cheadle, Scott Ian and Phil Hellmuth.
With more than 750 players expected to play in the Aruba Poker Classic Main Event, UltimateBet is estimating a prize pool of over $4 million and the online poker site is guaranteeing a first place prize of $1 million.
UltimateBet to Host Star-Studded Charity Poker Event This Weekend
August 14, 2008
Don Cheadle, Phil Hellmuth and several other celebrities get set to stack their chips at UltimateBet this weekend in support of Ante Up For Africa
UltimateBet today revealed details of this weekend’s star-studded online poker charity event. The online poker site is partnering with Ante Up For Africa this Friday, Saturday and Sunday with the sole goal of making a dramatic difference in the lives of those affected by the crisis in Darfur, Sudan.
Beginning Friday, August 15th, UltimateBet will host six poker tournaments with all tournament fees being donated to Ante Up For Africa. Slated to play in the tournaments are Don Cheadle, Phil Hellmuth, Annie Duke, Mark “P0ker H0” Kroon, Gary “Debo34” DeBernardi, Shawn Rice, Tiffany Michelle, Cliff “JohnnyBax” Josephy and James “P0KERPR033” Campbell.
If playing with the biggest stars of Hollywood and poker isn’t enough of an attraction, UltimateBet is making each tournament even more enticing by throwing several additional prizes into the mix including: Aruba 100-seat entries for September 13th; UB gear; iAmplify Phil Hellmuth White belt to Black belt courses; AUFA Christian Audigier autographed T-shirts; magazine subscriptions; gas cards; and tournament entries.
The Ultimate Famous Charity Weekend builds upon the solid partnership between UltimateBet and Ante Up For Africa, an organization created to raise public awareness and funds for Sudan-related charities. In July, UltimateBet introduced several innovative ways for players to make a contribution to the cause using their UltimatePoints.
WPT Bay 101 Schedule Change
August 13, 2008
Bay 101 decided to tack on an extra day to this season’s Shooting Star tournament, a World Poker Tour event. The dates are now March 16-21, 2009.
FINAL RESULTS for Borgata $500K Deep Stack Poker Tournament
August 13, 2008
The final results for Borgata’s $500,000 Guaranteed Deep Stack Poker Tournament (August 9 – 12, 2008)
956 entries / $1,921,000 Prize Pool
1. ANTHONY BELLINO (YONKERS, NY) $443201
2. MICHAEL CROSBY (GAINESVILLE, VA) $272460
3. ROBERT MCLAUGHLIN (WASHINGTON, DC) $148180
4. PETER MALKOUN (BROOKHAVEN, PA) $129060
5. GEHRIG WHITE (CHARLOTTER, NC) $109940
6. BRIAN ODONOGHUE (BAYSIDE, NY) $90820
7. IRVING MCKENZIE (SALISBURY, MD) $71700
8. SUN CHA (ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) $52580
9. MICAH RASKIN (OLD WESTBURY, NY) $38240
10. ANTHONY CAMPAGNA (MANORVILLE, NY) $24856
11. ROBERT SUCHOCKI (NUTLEY, NJ) $24856
12. ROBERT WISIAK (RIDGEWOOD, NY) $24856
13. MICHAEL KITREL (VIRGINIA BCH, VA) $18164
14. VILAILAK SOUVANNARATVONGSEUK (WEST COLUMBIA, SC) $18164
15. STEVE RYAN (LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY) $18164
16. PATRICK GELINAS (ODENTON, MD) $11472
17. RANDY PFEIFER (EAST AMHERST, NY) $11472
18. GUY LOUIS CICCONI (CHADDS FORD, PA) $11472
19. EMANUEL FAILLA (COMMACK, NY) $8604
20. MIRZA OTOVIC (NEW YORK, NY) $8604
21. ERIC MORRIS (MARIETTA, GA) $8604
22. RONNIE BARDAH (BROCKTON, MA) $8604
23. AVDO DJOKOVIC (STATEN ISLAND, NY) $8604
24. JAMES CALDERARO (VENICE, FL) $8604
25. MICHAEL SICA JR (N BRUNSWICK, NJ) $8604
26. DAVID ZEITLIN (NEW YORK, NY) $8604
27. JOSHUA GOLDSTEIN (NEW YORK, NY) $8604
28. PHILIP NEIMAN (FLUSHING, NY) $7266
29. KEVIN LANG (RALEIGH, NC) $7266
30. JOHN FRANTZ (MENDHAM, NJ) $7266
31. FARID EBRAHIM (FREDERICKSBURG, VA) $7266
32. THOMAS SAVITSKY (RANDOLPH, NJ) $7266
33. ANTHONY BERTUZZI (STATEN ISLAND, NY) $7266
34. VINCENT VILLAMOR (MAYS LANDING, NJ) $7265
35. MORAN DAVID (NEW YORK, NY) $7265
36. CHRIS RAGAVANIS (OLD SAYBROOK, CT ) $7265
37. RUSLAN DYKSHTEYN (STATEN ISLAND, NY) $6118
38. ARTHUR PETERS (BRICK, NJ) $6118
39. VIRGIL PAGE (BAYONNE, NJ) $6118
40. WILLIAM DOLLAR (RALEIGH, NC) $6118
41. CHARLES MARIANIK (LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ) $6118
42. PASQUALE DIGIULIO (PHILADELPHIA, PA) $6118
43. THOMAS DITROLIO (HAVERTOWN, PA) $6118
44. MICHAEL NYE (EAST BRIDGEWATER, MA) $6118
45. CLINT SCHAFER (BATON ROUGE, LA) $6118
46. ANDREW KNEE (MOUNT SINAI, NY) $5354
47. TONY SOUTHON (MILLVILLE, NJ) $5354
48. GERALD ROGERS (YEADON, PA) $5354
49. MARK SYKES (MIDDLETOWN, CT) $5354
50. BRIAN HOLLYWOOD (PASADENA, MD) $5354
51. RYAN JULIUS (NAPERVILLE, IL) $5354
52. BRYAN BUONOCORE (CANTON, OH) $5354
53. MITESH SHERE (BROOKLYN, NY) $5354
54. ANTHONY ABRUZZO (FLORHAM PARK, NJ) $5354
55. CHARLES HOOK (PHILADELPHIA, PA) $4780
56. MARK DIKKER (MORGANVILLE, NJ) $4780
57. MICHAEL STRAUSS (NEW YORK, NY) $4780
58. SADRIJA VUCETA (NEW YORK, NY) $4780
59. D HATZIDIMITRIS (WHITESTONE, NY) $4780
60. JASON EMERSON (WHITE RIVER, VT) $4780
61. MONTE HOOVER JR (STEUBENVILLE, OH) $4780
62. ROBERT DEPASQUALE (RANDOLPH, NJ) $4780
63. WAYNE LEWIS (BRIGANTINE, NJ) $4780
64. ALEXANDER SHTEYMAN (EDISON, NJ) $4206
65. DAVID FARAH (FAIRFIELD, NJ) $4206
66. SCOTT GREENHOLTZ (WESTMINSTER, MD) $4206
67. STEVEN LEVY (PEABODY, MA) $4206
68. CHIN NGUYEN (SILVER SPRING, MD) $4206
69. JOHN LECATO JR (BELLE HAVEN, VA) $4206
70. ALBERT RICCOBONO (OSSINING, NY) $4206
71. RICHARD COHEN (HUNTINGDON VALLEY, PA) $4206
72. DEBORAH RAY (BLACK LICK, PA) $4206
73. MARTY WONG (NAPA, CA) $3824
74. JERRY HUMPHREY (GIBSONIA, PA) $3824
75. ROBERT DICHIARA (BLUE BELL, PA) $3824
76. JAMES WATKINS (LANDOVER, MD) $3824
77. JASON FRAZEE (FORKED RIVER, NJ) $3824
78. MARCUS HOUED (SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ) $3824
79. TANIOS ABI-YAGHI (TOMS RIVER, NJ) $3824
80. SERGUEI MITROCHINE (BROOKLYN, NY) $3824
81. LAWRENCE RAO (FALLSTON, MD) $3824
82. JOE WAGNER (ZEBULON, NC) $3442
83. DAVID MERLINO (SMYRNA, GA) $3442
84. WASYL STEPHEN ZALIWICIW (PHILADELPHIA, PA) $3442
85. JESSE CHINNI (ELLICOTT CITY, MD) $3442
86. CRAIG STEIN (MACEDONIA, OH) $3442
87. ARMAN LATIF (RICHMOND, VA) $3442
88. RICHARD CHANG (MISSION VIEJO, CA) $3442
89. WILLIAM BLANDA (GALVESTON, TX) $3442
90. PATRICK CARNEY (SCRANTON, PA) $3442
Peru To Hold First International Poker Tournament
August 11, 2008
Pro Poker Challenge of America and LIPS Tour Team Up in Lima Peru
Ladies International Poker Series (www.LIPSTour.com), the world’s largest poker tour for women has teamed up with Pro Poker Challenge of America to launch the first ever international poker series in the upscale city of Miraflores, adjacent to Lima, Peru August 23rd to September 1st, 2008.
The luxurious Casino Atlantic City (http://acity.com.pe/portada/) will host the event, with action kicking off Saturday, August 23rd with a Mega Satellite that will give winners their entire week’s entry to all events including the $1,080 Main Event buy in. The series will bring together a first class field of players including poker greats Linda Johnson and Jan Fisher as featured guests. They will offer a poker strategy seminar for all those in attendance as well.
The series offers daily tournaments ranging from $225 to $550 including a bounty tournament, a ladies tournament and the main event at $1080. Satellites are held daily and English and Spanish speaking staff is available at all times.
Since this is an exotic location, there will be plenty of time for a wide range of tourism experiences. Poker is only allowed to be played from 6PM to 6AM in Peru and Casino Atlantic City is only blocks from the beach. Lima is an inexhaustible source of culture, demonstrated by the existence of numerous and varied museums, some of which guard priceless Incan and pre-Incan treasures. Or visit one of the new “Seven Wonders of the World” Machu Picchu, located near Cusco, Peru. With the wealth of attractions including aquatic sports, enjoying the sun, or simply gazing at the mesmerizing beauty of the Pacific Ocean, there is something for everyone!
“We are absolutely thrilled to be expanding into Latin America,” said Lupe Soto, founder of the LIPS Tour. “This is only the beginning of the new type of poker tourism we’ll be able to offer players. Our goal is to create great poker opportunities and amazing venues in which to play the game as well.”
Players wishing information on travel, please contact Luis at Pipo’s Travel. Phone: 305-858-6162 - email: pipostravel@hotmail.com
$250K Up For Grabs In DoylesRoom Super Saturday
August 8, 2008
While Saturday nights are usually reserved for partying, mayhem, and general debauchery, poker fans will be too busy for even casual daytime shuteye, as DoylesRoom.com starts the party early with the hottest Hollywood stars and monumental poker legends in what is shaping up to be the biggest Saturday poker event anywhere.
Doylesroom.com today announced their biggest tournament since returning to the U.S. market earlier this year. DoylesRoom’s Super Saturday $250,000 Guaranteed Tournament not only lets poker buffs join their buddies and an all-star cast to compete for a share of $250K in cold hard cash in an affordable and lucrative event, but also tosses in a particularly rewarding bounty-twist.
The Super Saturday $250,000 Guaranteed Tournament elevates the excitement experienced each week in DoylesRoom’s bounty tournaments—where, every Wednesday at 9:30 pm EST, challengers compete against renowned poker pros and take home massive cash rewards when they eliminate key players from the tournament.
On Saturday, September 27th at 4:00 p.m. ET pokers players will want to fire up their PCs, log on, and battle poker icon Doyle Brunson and several of his closest friends, including Shannon Elizabeth, Mike Caro, Hoyt Corkins, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, TJ Cloutier, and Nikki Hilton, in the epic Texas Hold’em battle of the season.
For a rock-bottom buy-in of only $150+15 entrants can not only take a shot at the $50,000 top prize, but they can also experience the excitement of mingling and competing against the stars for added cash. While competing sites are content to refund buy-ins when players strike out key players in a bounty contest, DoylesRoom is placing a towering $1,000 bounty on each of their ten celebrity heads.
The rewards are massive and nearly without risk, since players can even satellite their way to the explosive main event for as little as $1.65.
Registration for the biggest Saturday tournament in poker is already underway at http://www.doylesroom.com/promotions/super.saturday/
UltimateBet to sponsor Eva Longoria’s Charity Event
August 7, 2008
Online poker site UltimateBet on board as sponsor of casino night to benefit Eva Longoria’s charity organization
UltimateBet today announced the sponsorship of the first annual Tony and Eva Parker Celebrity Casino Night benefiting Eva’s Heroes. Founded by Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria, Eva’s Heroes is dedicated to enriching the lives of those with developmental challenges and helping children and young adults with special needs to integrate and flourish in society.
“I’m incredibly excited that the popularity of poker is able to help such an important cause and I’m unbelievably honored to be associated with this charity,” stated UltimateBet pro Phil Hellmuth who is on board to emcee the event.
The celebrity poker tournament gets underway on August 9th at Pedrotti’s North Wind Ranch in San Antonio, Texas. The $300 buy-in tournament includes a buffet dinner, $10,000 in chips for the Texas Hold’em tournament and an additional $2,000 in chips for all other casino games. The winner of the poker tournament will leave with a seat in the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event in Vegas, donated to Eva’s Heroes by UltimateBet.
To help raise additional money for Eva’s Heroes, UltimateBet has also donated an Aruba Poker Classic prize package to the casino night’s live auction. The prize package includes a seat in this year’s Main Event plus a head-to-head poker game and a lesson with Phil Hellmuth in his personal suite in Aruba. The 2008 Aruba Poker Classic gets underway on September 27th and several celebrities have already confirmed their attendance including actor Don Cheadle and Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian.
With some of the biggest stars of television and sports slated to attend the charity poker tournament, Access Hollywood, Extra and Entertainment Tonight are expected to cover the event. Already confirmed are Eva Longoria, Tony Parker, Ricardo Antonio Chavira, Katie Chonacas, Tim Duncan, Sean Elliott, Willie Garson, Jennifer Morrison, Adam Rodriguez, Leeann Tweeden and David Zayas.
More information on UltimateBet’s sponsorship is available at http://www.evasheroes.org/casinonight.html.
Poker Legend Doyle Brunson To Attend APT Macau
August 6, 2008
The Asian Poker Tour (APT) is proud to announce that the Godfather of Poker, Doyle Brunson, will be attending the APT’s Macau tournament.
Brunson, the biggest name in the history of poker, has confirmed he will be playing at the APT Macau Main Event at the Galaxy StarWorld Hotel and Casino starting on the 27th of August. He will be joined by his son, Todd Brunson, who is also a big-name player in the poker world.
The participation of the Brunsons further raises the standing of the Asian Poker Tour which also features other top professionals such as J.C. Tran, Nam Le, Quinn Do, APT Philippines champion David Saab and hundreds of other poker players from around the world.
Aside from playing in the main event at APT Macau, Doyle will also be on hand for a special event of his own – a book signing which is anticipated to attract huge interest. His books, especially Super System and Super System II, are considered the most authoritative sources on playing and winning at poker. Fans and players will be able to meet him and get their copies personally signed at APT Macau.
Doyle Brunson is a legendary American poker player who has played professionally for over fifty years. Nicknamed “Texas Dolly”, he has seen it all – from the early beginnings of poker in the United States to the sudden surge of the game’s popularity during the last decade. He is currently in a tie for second place on the all-time winners list with ten World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets – just one behind first-placer Phil Hellmuth. His live tournament winnings at present exceed USD $5,300,000.
Like Doyle, his son Todd is also a professional poker player. Todd, who did not learn the game until he was in law school, has been playing in both cash games and tournaments for the last two decades. Nicknamed “Darkhorse”, he also has a WSOP bracelet of his own, making the Brunsons the only father-son combination in history to have won WSOP bracelets. His live tournament winnings presently exceed USD $3,200,000.
APT Macau, the second leg of the 2008 Asian Poker Tour, will be held at the Galaxy StarWorld Hotel and Casino in Asia’s gambling mecca from August 27 to 31, 2008. The APT is home to Asia’s largest guaranteed prize pool with USD $1,500,000 in cash. The winner of APT Macau is guaranteed at least USD $500,000, which is sure to attract the top poker players from all over the world.
The buy-in for the Macau leg of this year’s APT is set at USD $5300 ($5000+$300). Players can also win seats to the event by qualifying through various online satellites being held all over the world on top poker rooms such as DafaPoker, Titan Poker, PartyPoker, and PKR.
Poker In The Park 2008 Tournament Schedule Announced
August 5, 2008
Poker players in London on 15th & 16th August will have their chance to win tournaments - for free!
Europe’s biggest poker festival, Poker in the Park, will be in London’s Leicester Square on August 15th-16th, from 4pm - 9pm on Friday 15th and, 10:30am – 6:30pm on the 16th. Those who visit the event will be given a taste of live tournament poker, with a chance to play for glory in one of several free poker tournaments.
Poker in the Park’s PKR-sponsored Poker Dome will host free hourly Texas Hold’em tournaments.
Free to attendees, players will find out what it’s like to be a pro-circuit player with professional dealers, tournament director and massages by Ibiza Angels, as well as coverage on the big screen, Poker in the Park’s Jumbotron!
A total of eleven events are schedule allowing players to pit their skills against other players. The Nuts Poker League, Poker Project, the England Poker League, London Pub Poker, SubTV Student Poker, and the Royal Surrey have all pledged their support by sponsoring a tournament.
Timetable of Tournaments at Poker in the Park:
Friday 15th August
Event 1: 16:30
Event 2: 17:30
Event 3: 18:30 ‘The SubTV Student Poker League Cup’
Event 4: 19:30 ‘The LondonPubPoker.co.uk Trophy’
Saturday 16th August
Event 5: 11:00 ‘The Royal Surrey Tournament’
Event 6: 12:00
Event 7: 13:00 ‘The Poker Project Trophy’
Event 8: 14:00 ‘The Nuts Poker League Challenge’
Event 9: 15:00
Event 10: 16:00 ‘The England Poker League Cup’
Event 11: 17:00 ‘The Championship’
Two of the leagues’ heads are looking forward to the event and the opportunity it opens up to new poker players. Steve Bellis of The Nuts Poker League believes it will be ‘definitely the biggest poker event for beginners and enthusiasts alike’, while Steve Hedger, founder of London Pub Poker, sees this as a major opportunity for the capital’s poker community. “London is one of the most vibrant poker cities in the world, and the game is as popular as ever. Our leagues have seen waves of new players coming through our doors and learning the game, and Poker in the Park will be the perfect chance for those who haven’t been bitten by the bug to finally see why we love the game so much.”
A full line up of the tournaments, as well as a summary of the lecturers and companies who will be in attendance can be found at www.pokerinthepark.com.
PokerStars Hosting Macau Poker Cup
July 25, 2008
Today in Macau there will be a charity tournament benefiting the Caritas de Macau at the Grand Waldo Casino. It is the first event of several being hosted by PokerStars and collectively the poker weekend is dubbed The Macau Poker Cup.
The charity tournament begins at 8 p.m. (Macau time) and has a $500 HKD buy-in with a mandatory $1,500 HKD charitable donation. 1st & 2nd place pay a $25,000 HKD buy-in to the Asian Pacific Poker Tour Macau Main Event in September. There are also cash & prizes for the rest of the top 20.
The next event will be the Macau Poker Cup Deep Stack tournament, to begin on Saturday at 12:30 p.m.. They buy-in to this event is $100 HKD. There will also be a Phase 1 mega-satellite to the APPT Macau starting at 4 p.m. with a buy-in of $600 HKD. The last event on Saturday will be the 8 p.m. Macau Cup Red Dragon event, costing $10,000 HKD to buy-in.
Sunday is the last day of the Macau Poker Cup with a $500 HKD Challenge starting at 12:30 p.m. as well as a Phase 2 mega-satellite to the APPT Macau.
Top Asian Poker Pros Look Forward to APT Macau
July 24, 2008
David Saab finishes in the money at the WSOP – Macau is next!
The list of renowned poker pros participating in the Macau leg of this year’s Asian Poker Tour (APT) has just gotten longer.
With 2008 APT Philippines champion David Saab already placing 46th at the World Series of Poker and confirming his participation in the main event of APT Macau, four big-name poker pros of Asian lineage have been added to the list of players looking for a chance to win big at the upcoming tournament in late August. They are J.C. Tran, Nam Le, Quinn Do, and Steve Sung – the latter three pros returning for another shot after coming up short in the APT Philippines main event.
Of the four, J.C. Tran may be the most prominent poker player at present. A Vietnamese-American living in Sacramento, J.C. is currently the top-ranked player on the Bluff Magazine/ESPN power rankings. After starting out by playing in local card rooms, he has become well-respected in the poker world. He has topped various poker tournaments and has total winnings of more than $6.7 million to date. His most recent victory was at Event #49 of the 39th World Series of Poker 2008, where he won $631,170 for placing first. He’ll be looking to leave Macau with yet another title under his belt.
At only 25, Vietnamese-American Nam Le is already considered by many to be a major threat at live tournaments. He will be out for redemption after his early exit at the APT Philippines main event. Nam already has a couple of first place finishes under his belt – the 2006 Bay 101 Shooting Star WPT Championship and the 2006 Scotty Nguyen Poker Challenge II, as well top place finishes in several WSOP and WPT events. His most recent finish was at 4th at the 2008 LA Poker Classic WPT Championship where he earned $411,770.00. Le’s total winnings to date exceed $4.3 million.
Quinn Do, on the other hand, fared much better at APT Philippines. He finished 20th overall and won $7,500 in prize money. He will be looking to top that accomplishment by grabbing first place at APT Macau. Quinn decided to play poker full time in 2004 after his time at the University of Washington and after dabbling in the restaurant business. Since turning pro, Do has been a regular at major live poker events and has won a WSOP Gold Bracelet at the 2005 WSOP Limit Hold’em Event. Other notable finishes by the Vietnam-born Do includes a 2nd place finish at the Bellagio Challenge Cup Championship in 2005 and most recently, a 2nd place finish at the 2008 LA Poker Classic WPT Championship where he went home with $909,400.00. Quinn Do’s total poker winnings to date are close to $2 million.
Like Nam Le, Korean-born Steve Sung will be looking to do better than his early finish at APT Philippines. While still lacking a major tournament title, he has been a top placer in several World Poker Tour (WPT) and World Series Of Poker (WSOP) events, his best finish being second place in the recent 2008 Bay 101 Shooting Star WPT Championship. Before playing at live tournaments, Sung has been an avid online poker player under the moniker ‘MuGGyLiCiOuS”. To date, his total poker winnings amount to over $1.4 million.
APT Macau, the second leg of the 2008 Asian Poker Tour, will be held at the Galaxy StarWorld Hotel and Casino in Asia’s gambling mecca from August 27 to 31, 2008. The APT is home to Asia’s largest guaranteed prize pool with $1,500,000 in cash. The winner of APT Macau is guaranteed at least $500,000, which is sure to attract the top poker players from all over the world.
The buy-in for the Macau leg of this year’s APT is set at $5300 ($5000+$300). Players can also win seats to the event by qualifying through various online satellites. After the Macau leg, the Tour moves on to South Korea and Singapore where even more poker action awaits.
WSOP Academy To Make LA Debut September 6-7 At The Bicycle Casino
July 23, 2008
Poker pros Annie Duke, Kenny Tran, Alex Outhred and poker tells expert Joe Navarro to lead two-days of in-depth instruction
One $5,000 seat to WSOP Circuit Event of choice to be awarded in private tournament
The World Series of Poker Academy, poker’s premier series of instructional schools where participants learn first-hand from the world’s greatest poker players, announced today details for its first-ever event in Los Angeles. Scheduled for September 6 and 7 at The Bicycle Casino, the two-day, comprehensive poker school and experience will feature world-class instruction by WSOP bracelet winner Annie Duke, 2008 WSOP Heads-Up World Champion Kenny Tran, acclaimed poker tells expert Joe Navarro, noted poker professional and instructor Alex Outhred and many, many more.
“The WSOP Academy is coming off another amazing summer at the World Series of Poker that saw one of our Academy grads again at a final table just days after attending our camp. And we’re now excited to offer our first academy experience in Los Angeles and welcome 2008 WSOP bracelet winner Kenny Tran, one of LA’s most noted poker professionals, to our family of instructors,” said Brandon Rosen of Post Oak Productions, the company that produces the WSOP Academy.
“Like all of our WSOP Academy events, our Los Angeles event will give players the confidence and skills they need to be a threat at the table, whether they’re playing in a home game with friends or at the World Series of Poker against the best in the game.”
The WSOP Academy Los Angeles event will provide participants with in-depth seminars, live hand demonstrations, interactive workshops and customized handbooks while covering all aspects of No-Limit Texas Hold ‘em strategy, from playing position and calculating pot odds to the importance of aggression and changing gears.
The upcoming WSOP Academy event will also mark the first speaking appearance in Los Angeles for acclaimed poker tells expert Joe Navarro. After 25 years with the FBI, working in the areas of counterintelligence and counterterrorism, Navarro has become one of the foremost authorities on reading the nonverbal communications that people exhibit when they are lying. Applying his expertise to poker, Joe has revolutionized the science of detecting and interpreting tells and is eager to share his knowledge with WSOP Academy participants.
“I look forward to working with WSOP Academy students in Los Angeles to help them see inside their opponents and change the way they view the game,” said Navarro. “I plan on spending time working with players individually and spotting tells that they are giving off at the table. I truly believe that this type of personalized attention can save a player a lot of money in the long run.”
Beyond just delivering the best in poker instruction, the WSOP Academy Los Angeles event will also offer a total-immersion poker experience that gives participants the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hang out and play poker with many of the biggest names in the game. Among the highlights include a private poker tournament held at the end of the first day in which participants battle it out for $5,000 seat to the WSOP Circuit event of their choice and other prizes.
“The Academy’s tournament is an exciting way for our participants to put into action what they’ve learned over the day and test their wits at the table against the world’s best like Annie Duke and Kenny Tran,” said Rosen.
The WSOP Academy Los Angeles event is the latest in the groundbreaking series of poker camp programs presented by the WSOP Academy. From sessions that focus on all aspects of No-Limit Texas Hold ‘em to special editions like the WSOP Academy Main Event Primer and WSOP Academy H.O.R.S.E. Edition, the WSOP Academy offers amateur poker players of all skill levels the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn directly from the champions of the game, and for one recent graduate, to become a champion herself. Sally Boyer, a Utah woman who attended the first ever WSOP Academy Ladies Event in 2007, went from camp participant one day to world champion the next when she beat out the largest field ever assembled for a ladies-only event to win the 2007 World Championship Ladies Event.
The cost of the WSOP Academy Los Angeles event is $1,499. Space is limited to 100 participants, and the event is expected sell out well in advance. Additional details for this event and all other Academy events are available at www.wsopacademy.com or by calling 1-800-989-WSOP.
Celebrity Poker at Highlands Hollywood
July 21, 2008
Clear View is holding their 3rd annual Celebrity Poker tournament at Highlands of Hollywood in Los Angeles, California to help benefit the children of Clear View Treatment Center.
Buy in: $100
Re-Buys: $100
$50 for spectators
Red Carpet starts at 6:30
Cards start at 8pm 7/21/08
Co-Promoters Skinnie Magazine and National Lampoon are reporting the following “celebs” will be there:
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 David Zayas - “Dexter” |
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 Dennis Haysbert - All State actor/ 24-President David Palmer, The Unit |
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 Dennis Haskins -Saved by the Bell |
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 Greg Evigan - My Two Dads |
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 Jamie Gold - 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event Winner |
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 Jay London - Last Comic Standing |
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 Jay Davis - Tourgasm |
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 Jeff Conaway - “Taxi”, Grease |
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 Jessica Custodio - Zombie Strippers |
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 Joey Coco Diaz - The Longest Yard, My Name is Earl |
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 Jose Canseco - EX baseball player |
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 Joseph Reitman - Banditas, American Pie 2 |
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 Joshua Malina - West Wing |
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 Kelly Hu - XMEN2. The scorpion king |
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 Kevin Weisman - Alias |
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 Lukas Rossi - “Rock Star: Supernova” |
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 Matt Willig - EX NFL player/Actor-Dexter |
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 Mo Collins - Mad TV |
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 Pancho Moler - Epic Movie |
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 Phil Varone-Skid Row-drummer |
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 Shawn Stockman - Boys II Men |
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 Tuc Witkins- One life to Live/ Desperate Housewives |
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 Willie Garson - Sex in the city |
Charlene Tilton - DallasVenetian Poker Room Updated Tournament Schedule
July 18, 2008
The Venetian Poker Room Updates Weekly Tournament Schedule
12pm: Sunday – Friday
Entry-fee: $130 + $15 (optional $5 bonus)
Event: No-limit
Starting chip counts: $6,000 starting + $1,500 for bonus
Levels: 30 minutes
12pm: Saturday
Entry-fee: $500 + $40 (optional $10 bonus)
Event: No-limit
Starting chip counts: $7,500 starting + $2,500 for bonus
Levels: 40 minutes
8pm: Sunday – Saturday
Entry-fee: $160 + $15 (optional $5 bonus)
Event: No-limit
Starting chip counts: $3,500 starting + $1,500 for bonus
Levels: 30 minutes
All tournaments at The Venetian require a player’s card. Late registration is allowed for 1st level only on the Sunday-Friday Noon tournaments and all evening tournaments, players receive full chip stacks. Late registration for the Saturday $540 is for the first 3 levels, players will lose 1 round of blinds for every 15 minutes late. No rebuys or re-entry. Registration is open 2 hours prior to every event. For additional details, please contact The Venetian Poker Room at 702.414.7657 or visit www.venetian.com.
Poker Run Benefits MADD
July 14, 2008
A Poker Run, led by The Sober Riders Motorcycle Association was held on Sunday to raise money for the Calgary’s chapter of MADD, Mothers Against Drunk Driving. This was The Sober Riders Motorcycle Association’s 7th annual Poker Run.
When asked why the event was raising money for MADD, the event’s organizer, Keith Williams, said “I’ve been victim of impaired driving being hit by an impaired driver. I’ve lost a couple close friends due them being hit by drunk drivers.”
The group helped raise $10,260 and there were even reports that an additional $2,500 to $3,000 was raised during the trip.
Representatives from another motorcycle group (Pro-Am Motorcycles) were also present to give $500 to MADD.
Multi-Million Dollar Prize Pool Guaranteed For The Borgata 2008 Poker Open Championship
July 12, 2008
Top players to compete for large cash prizes and coveted winners’ bracelets at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, September 3-18th
Championship Event Set To Offer Largest Guaranteed Prize Pool Ever at a Land-based Casino
Continuing its lead as a preeminent poker destination on the East Coast, Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa today announced details of the sixth annual Borgata Poker Open series. The 16-day tournament will begin September 3rd and will conclude with the $10,000 Buy-In five-day World Poker Tour / Borgata Poker Open Championship event, September 14-18.
In an unprecedented move, Borgata will offer the first-ever $5 million guaranteed prize pool for the 2008 WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship event, ensuring that the first-place winner takes home a minimum of $1,424,500 cash, along with a coveted Borgata Poker Open Championship bracelet. The event marks the largest guaranteed prize pool ever offered at a poker tournament by a land-based casino.
“ From the beginning, we have had a commitment to the game of poker,” said Larry Mullin, President and Chief Operating Officer for Borgata. “We’ve strived to up the ante in the market by offering innovative programs and initiatives designed for true poker players. We are excited to once again further stake our claim as a leading poker destination on the East Coast with our 2008 Borgata Poker Open, while continuing to break new ground – attracting more players than ever to our destination resort.”
Offering exciting live action games and some of the best tournament structures, Borgata will continue to raise the bar with the sixth annual Borgata Poker Open series, drawing notable professional and regional poker players to Atlantic City. First place-winners from past Borgata Poker Open Championship events include Noli Francisco, Daniel Negreanu, Al Ardebili, Mark Newhouse, and Roy Winston.
This year’s event will again be held in the Borgata Event Center, in addition to the 85-table Borgata Poker Room, continuing to provide customers with the largest variety of games and limits in Atlantic City.
The tournament will include over 40 events with 16 main events, featuring No Limit Hold’Em, Limit Hold’Em, Seven Card Stud, and a Ladies No Limit Hold’Em event. The buy-in amount for the Championship Event is $9,600 plus a $400 entry. Players are offered the opportunity to reserve a seat in Main Events online from August 18 to 28. On-site registration for all Borgata Poker Open events begins Monday, September 1.
WPT Bellagio Cup IV Begins Friday
July 10, 2008
The Bellagio Cup IV (a World Poker Tour event) will begin Friday July 11th. The prestigious poker tournament, with a $15K buy-in, is slated to have three starting days. This should give all the players who get knocked out of the WSOP Main Event between now and then ample time to get from the Rio to Bellagio.
If you just lost your $10K buy-in at the WSOP and don’t have $15,000 more, don’t fret… There are four Super-Satellites left (each with a $1,590 buy-in) to qualify. The remaining Super-Satellites are scheduled for Thursday July 10th at 1pm & again at 10pm, Friday July 11th at 10pm and Saturday July 12th at 10pm.
There are also single-table sit-&-gos that can qualify players for the event. They run every day and start at 9am. The buy-in for these qualifying sit-&-gos is each $1,800 and there are two winners per sit-&-go.
Single-table satellites will run every day beginning at 9 a.m.
WSOP Announces 2008-2009 Circuit Schedule
July 9, 2008
New Horseshoe Hammond to Host First Circuit Event & Chicago’s Biggest Poker Tournament
The World Series of Poker® (WSOP) today announced its official schedule for the 2008-2009 season of circuit events, played around the United States at Harrah’s owned casinos throughout the year.
The high-stakes poker tournaments provide poker enthusiasts of all levels the opportunity to compete on a regional basis in a variety of events that include the opportunity to win a seat in the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event in Las Vegas.
“Playing World Series of Poker Circuit events is the best way to hone your live tournament poker skills in a friendly and competitive environment,” said Jeffrey Pollack, Commissioner of the World Series of Poker. “We continue to fine tune the World Series of Poker Circuit schedule and structures to deliver poker players the best tournaments throughout the year.”
The 2008-2009 World Series of Poker Circuit begins October 2, 2008 at Caesars Indiana and includes stops at Harrah’s properties in Hammond, Lake Tahoe, Atlantic City, Tunica, Council Bluffs (Iowa), Rincon (Southern California), Las Vegas and New Orleans. The entire schedule is as follows:
October 2 — October 14, 2008 CAESARS INDIANA
October 24 — November 2, 2008 HORSESHOE HAMMOND (Chicago area)
November 6 — November 16, 2008 HARVEYS LAKE TAHOE (Nevada)
December 5 – December 18, 2008 HARRAH’S ATLANTIC CITY
January 20 – February 9, 2009 HARRAH’S TUNICA (Mississippi)
February 12 – February 25, 2009 HORSESHOE COUNCIL BLUFFS (Iowa)
March 4 – March 14, 2009 CAESARS ATLANTIC CITY
March 19 – March 29, 2009 HARRAH’S RINCON (San Diego)
April 12 – April 29, 2009 CAESARS PALACE (Las Vegas)
May 8 – May 20, 2009 HARRAH’S NEW ORLEANS
Circuit schedules are subject to change. For more information on individual circuit events, including event schedules and structure sheets, can be found at each property website or by visiting www.worldseriesofpoker.com
Celeb Poker Tournament To Help Cerebral Palsy
July 1, 2008
Hollywood and poker are an odd couple that work great together sometimes and should be kept apart by all means (Lucky You) at other times. Hopefully this is one of those times that they work well together because a lot of people are counting on both factors to help in the battle against Cerebral Palsy.
The Hollywood Park Casino (in Los Angeles) will be host to a celebrity poker tournament scheduled for Saturday, August 3rd in hopes of benefiting the One Step Closer Foundation. One Step Closer (a non-profit organization) helps to try and ease the lives of people living with Cerebral Palsy.
The buy-in is set at $500 with $100 re-buys for the first 90 minutes and some of the guests slated to attend include: Jennifer Tilly, Jamie Gold, Norm MacDonald, Montel Williams and Ben Affleck.
The event is being dubbed the All In for CP Celebrity Charity Tournament and will also include a silent auction for the charity. Anyone can attend and play, so for more info check out their website: www.allinforcp.org or call 281-740-8604.
Actor Don Cheadle and Poker Pro Annie Duke Host Star Studded Fundraiser, Ante Up For Africa in Las Vegas
June 27, 2008
MORE THAN A DOZEN HOLLYWOOD CELEBRITIES AND SPORTS LEGENDS TO JOIN POKER’S GREATEST PLAYERS TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN DARFUR
WHO: World’s Best Female Poker Player Annie Duke and Academy Award nominee Don Cheadle, Jason Kidd, Charles Barkley, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Adam Sandler, Ray Romano, Scott Ian (Anthrax), Kevin Pollack, Jason Alexander, Cheryl Hines, George Lopez, Joe Trohman (Fall Out Boy); Poker Pros Doyle Brunson, Daniel Negraneu, Howard Lederer, Chris Ferguson, Andy Bloch, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Laak, Erik Seidel, Phil Gordon, Rafe Furst, Barry Greenstein and many more to be confirmed.
WHAT: A special 2nd Annual “Ante Up For Africa” tournament at the 2008 World Series of Poker Presented by Milwaukee’s Best Light. Annie Duke and Don Cheadle will host the celebrity Poker tournament and a fabulous after party at one of Vegas’ hottest new clubs to raise awareness and funds for the Ante Up For Africa project with proceeds going to the Not On Our Watch Project. Last year the Inaugural tournament had more a-list celebrities than any charity poker tournament ever and raised over $700,000 to support their mission and help alert the public about the Darfur crisis.
WHEN: Wednesday, July 2, 2008
– 10:30am – 12:00pm Press Junket with Don Cheadle and Annie Duke
— 1pm – Red Carpet Begins
— 2pm – 7pm Poker Tournament Begins
— 10pm –1:00am VIP After party
WHERE: Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, The WSOP Tournament Area, 3700 W. Flamingo Rd. Las Vegas, NV 89103
WHY: (NOOW), which was founded by actors George Clooney, Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, and Brad Pitt, has embarked to focus global attention and resources towards putting an end to mass atrocities around the world. The group has adopted the crisis in Darfur, Africa, as its inaugural campaign. Drawing on the powerful voices of artists, activists and cultural leaders, (NOOW) generates lifesaving humanitarian assistance and protection for the vulnerable, marginalized and displaced.
For more information about Not on Our Watch, please visit www.notonourwatchbook.com.
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Borgata Summer Poker Open RESULTS for Event 14
June 24, 2008
3rd Annual Borgata Summer Poker Open Results for Event 14 - $5000 + $200 Limit Hold’em (June 22 - 24, 2008)
End of Day 2 chip counts for EIGHTEEN remaining players
345 entries / $1,725,000 Prize Pool
1 VINEET PAHUJA (HICKSVILLE, NY): $1925000
2 KARIM BEVANS (GAITHERSBURG, MD): $1710000
3 MARK HERM (ROYERSFORD, PA): $1640000
4 WILLIAM PHIPPS (UNION CITY, NJ): $1465000
5 ALLEN BARI (WEST ORANGE, NJ): $1415000
6 PAUL KITSOS (MANHASSETT, NY): $1230000
7 ALEX NEPOMNYASCHIY (STATEN ISLAND, NY): $955000
8 MICHAEL GLICK (BALA CYNWYD, PA): $855000
9 BORIS KRAVETS (ELIZABETH, NJ): $825000
10 JEREMY SCHOENBERGER (GLASSBORO, NJ): $810000
12 BARRY LEVENTHAL (BROOKLYN, NY): $780000
11 HOA MINH NGUYEN (FAIRFAX, VA): $780000
13 GUY MAXTONEGRAHAM (NEW YORK, NY): $760000
14 JASON STUKEN (STAMFORD, CT): $615000
15 BRIAN ALLEN (HICKSVILLE, NY): $495000
16 ALAN COLON (OCEANSIDE, NY): $450000
17 JOSEPH HAMMERMAN (BEDMINSTER, NJ): $415000
18 BENEDETTO BIANCO (FRANKLIN SQUARE, NY): $140000
Borgata Summer Poker Open RESULTS for Event 13
June 23, 2008
3rd Annual Borgata Summer Poker Open Results for Event 13
$1000 + $80 Limit Hold’em (June 20, 2008)
399 entries / $399,000 Prize Pool
1 GREGORY FISHBERG (WILLOW GROVE, PA): $115710
2 SHARIF WAHBA (PARMA, OH): $67032
3 MICHAEL OMELCHUK (BELLPORT, NY): $33117
4 JARED BLUESTEIN (CREESKILL, NJ): $27930
5 CARL RESTIFO (WARETOWN, NJ): $23940
6 FRANK BUSICCHIA (LITITZ, PA): $19950
7 VINEET PAHUJA (HICKSVILLE, NY): $15960
8 JOHN CONNOLLY (MIDLOTHIAN, VA): $11970
9 ROBERT WEISSMAN (NEW YORK, NY): $7980
10 PAULA HOLDER (LIGHTHOUSE POINT, FL): $5187
11 GARY SCHOENGOLD (OLNEY, MD): $5187
12 WILLIAM BRINDISE (RUMSON, NJ): $5187
13 PHONG THAN NGUYEN (BRISTOW, VA): $3990
14 JOHN CULLEN (KEYPORT, NJ): $3990
15 PATRICIA HAGGERTY (SCRANTON, PA): $3990
16 GEORGE MEDRANO (REGO PARK, NY): $2793
17 STEVEN FRANKEL (HOLLYWOOD, FL): $2793
18 VLADIMIR BAR (BROOKLYN, NY): $2793
19 ROBERT DEBONA JR (PHILADELPHIA, PA): $2394
20 MATTHEW HONIG (EAST WINDSOR, NJ): $2394
21 KHALED ALWAN (WAYNE, NJ): $2394
22 DAVID LEE (NEW YORK, NY): $2394
23 MICHAEL LERNER (CHURCHVILLE, PA): $2394
24 CHRISTOPHER CLARKE (ALLENTOWN, PA): $2394
25 MARC GEISSEL (HIGHTSTOWN, NJ): $2394
26 JOSEPH GALLINARO (BROOKLYN, NY): $2394
27 RUSSELL MERRILL (AMHERST, VA): $2394
28 MICKEY WOLL (MANAHAWKIN, NJ): $1995
29 SHANE LABOUNTY (WATERFORD, NY): $1995
30 VLADIMIR PECK (GLENVIEW, IL): $1995
31 ADAM CHAVIS (REISTERTOWN, MD): $1995
32 BRENT KELLER (HORSHAM, PA): $1995
33 WENCHENG HUANG (HILLSBOROUGH, NJ): $1995
34 RICKY STOUGH (HARRISONBURG, VA): $1995
35 JESSE YAGINUMA (SILVER SPRING, MD): $1995
36 PATRICK CARNEY (SCRANTON, PA): $1995
Borgata Summer Poker Open RESULTS for Event 12
June 20, 2008
3rd Annual Borgata Summer Poker Open
Event 12 - $300 + $40 Limit Hold’em (June 19, 2008)
405 entries / $121,500 Prize Pool
1 JOHN MPENEHOUTSOS (TORONTO, CAN): $34773
2 CARMEN DIMARIA (WESTFIELD, NJ): $18833
3 JASON SCHULMAN (MECHANICSBURG, PA): $9720
4 ASIM KHAN (POTOMAC M, MD): $8505
5 JEFFREY WICKER (PHILADELPHIA, PA): $7290
6 JOHN COOPER (NORRISTOWN, PA): $6075
7 LEONARD WYCHUNAS (PINE GROVE, PA): $4860
8 HARVEY GLUCKMAN (BASKING RIDGE, NJ): $3645
9 MICHAEL PETRAK (WAYNE, NJ): $2431
10 MIKE RODRIGUEZ (LEDGEWOOD, NJ): $1580
11 TODD MICHAEL (LANCASTER, PA): $1580
12 RICHARD SIPPLE (COATESVILLE, PA): $1580
13 ROBERT CAPANNA (PHILADELPHIA, PA): $1154
14 DAVID RICHARDS (WILLIAMSPORT, PA): $1154
15 SUKHEE LEE (GREENSBORO, NC): $1154
16 ANTHONY MAZZONE (MAYSLANDING, NJ): $838
17 ABRAHAM KOROTKI (LAS VEGAS, NV): $838
18 ROBERT POTTER (MANASSAS, VA): $838
19 STEVEN LANGERT (LAKEWOOD, NJ): $668
20 TIMOTHY RICE (BRIDGEWATER, NJ): $668
21 JASON MIN (EAST MEADOW, NY): $668
22 COURTLAND SMITH (WINCHESTER, VA): $668
23 RAUL TOTANES (BROOKLYN, NY): $668
24 MONTE HOOVER JR (STEUBENVILLE, OH): $668
25 EDWARD KERRIGAN (PARSIPPANY, NJ): $668
26 MICHAEL HYETT (ATLANTIC CITY, NJ): $668
27 JAMES GLEASON: $668
28 MARK BOWIN (JERSEY CITY, NJ): $510
29 GLEN WRONOWSKI (CHERRY HILL, NJ): $510
30 JAMES WOODS (BEVERLY HILLS, CA): $510
31 ROBERTO MATIC (WATERBURY, CT): $510
32 DEONARINE ITWARU (S OZONE PARK, NY): $510
33 RUPERT JONES (MENDHAM, NJ): $510
34 WILLIAM LEFCHUCK (DUNELLEN, NJ): $510
35 TIMOTHY KELLY (THOROLD, CAN): $510
36 JOSEPH LOGUIDICE (ATLANTIC CITY, NJ): $510
37 ANTHONY DONATO (CEDARVILLE, NJ): $450
38 DENNIS BUCK (EAST BRIDGEWATER, MA): $450
39 DIANE CASINO (JACKSONVILLE, FL): $450
40 GARY LUC (SILVER SPRING, MD): $450
41 MICHAEL PADULA (TOTOWA, NJ): $450
42 BORIS KRAVETS (ELIZABETH, NJ): $450
43 DAVID TEPPERBERG (NEW YORK, NY): $450
44 ALAIN DESOUZA (E ORANGE, NJ): $450
45 PETER KLEINWAKS (PERTH AMBOY, NJ): $450
Borgata Summer Poker Open RESULTS for Events 10 and 11
June 19, 2008
3rd Annual Borgata Summer Poker Open Results
Event 10 - $400 + $50 Limit Hold’em (June 17, 2008)
293 entries / $117,200 Prize Pool
1 WILLIAM PARKER (PRINCETON, NJ): $35160
2 RICHARD DANTON (FLUSHING, NY): $19924
3 THOMAS SPELLACY (STATEN ISLAND, NY): $10958
4 CRAIG FELDHERR (MERRICK, NY): $8204
5 BRADFORD STONE (WEXFORD, PA): $7032
6 BRET NAZAROK (HADDONFIELD, NJ): $5860
7 MARK STEINBERG (WOODMERE, NY): $4688
8 SERIGNESE CARMEN (PARLIN, NJ): $3516
9 JONATHAN EAGLETON (ALEXANDRIA, VA): $2344
10 DEONARINE ITWARU (S OZONE PARK, NY): $1524
11 MANUAL CORREA (LODI, NJ): $1524
12 FRITZ STONER (LANCASTER, PA): $1523
13 KIRRON CHAN (YONKERS, NY): $1289
14 RAY HO LIN (NEW YORK, NY): $1289
15 NEIL ROSENSTEIN (LONG BRANCH, NJ): $1289
16 JOSEPH CRAMER (CALRISLE, PA): $1055
17 BRIAN FRANKHOUSER (REEDSVILLE, PA): $1055
18 JOHN RENZI (BOOTHWYN, PA): $1055
19 LUIS NARGENTINO (FLORAL PARK, NY): $879
20 DEAN SCHULTZ (STOW, OH): $879
21 JEFFREY WICKER (PHILADELPHIA, PA): $879
22 JAMES FLOWERS (RENFREW, PANAMA): $879
23 SIDNEY MILLER (WARRINGTON, PA): $879
24 GREGORY WISE JR (ACCOMAC, VA): $879
25 MICHAEL BUTTACAVOLI (VENTNOR CITY, NJ): $879
26 MINHO CHOE (FULTON, MD): $879
27 DANNY SCHECHTER (SAINT AUGUSTINE, FL): $879
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Event 11 - $300 + $40 Limit Hold’em Turbo – No Ante (June 18, 2008)
277 entries / $83,100 Prize Pool
1 FRANKLIN JOHNSON (NAPLES, FL): $24930
2 ANTHONY COSTA (COVENTRY, RI): $14127
3 WALTER HOLLANDER (FT LAUDERDALE, FL): $7770
4 GORDON ENG (CLIFFSIDE PARK, NJ): $5817
5 DAVID RICHARDS (WILLIAMSPORT, PA): $4986
6 JONAS WEXLER (SOUTHAMPTON, PA): $4155
7 LEONARD GREEN (HUNTINGDON VYAL, PA): $3324
8 JAY JAFFE (MORGANVILLE, NJ): $2493
9 TODD ORGEL (FREDERICK, MD): $1662
10 PHETDAVONE PEASEUTH (PHILADELPHIA, PA): $1081
11 ANTHONY SMITH (ADELPHI, MD): $1081
12 SERAFIM ZAHAROPOULOS (CLIFTON, NJ): $1081
13 ROBERT JAFFE (MARLBORO, NJ): $914
14 RICHARD WEISBERG (OLD BRIDGE, NJ): $914
15 ANDREW KLEIN (OCEAN, NJ): $914
16 DEVIN ELIZABETH MURPHY (BERWYN, PA): $748
17 JOHN