entertainment - "international poker"

Titan poker has announced a tournament event like never before, a huge guaranteed Two and a Half Million-dollar prize pool event, coming in September! read more in pokerworks.com

When talking about the $50,000 buy-in H.O.R.S.E. (hold'em, Omaha/8, razz, stud, stud/8) tournament at the World Series of poker, words that reflect the highest caliber and most successful of players come to mind. It is the most celebrated tournament of the poker season, and as the WSOP gears up to host it for the third year, the thrill of it all is just around the corner. read more in pokerworks.com

A diverse schedule of poker offerings on Monday saw a relatively unknown player win a big-field bracelet, two more events work their way down to final tables with several stars in the mix, and an attendance record smashed...

After a grueling Day 2, the final nine players in Event #39, $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em, returned to the Amazon Room at the Rio for their shot at glory in the 2008 World Series of poker. Only chip leader Thom Werthmann started the day...

This was a day dominated by the senior members of the poker playing world. The $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em World Championship was the only event starting on Day 25 of the 2008 WSOP, and it was a packed house with players seated in the Amazon Room, the excess area of the Brasilia Room, and even a few extra tables near Buzio's restaurant down the hall at the casino entrance. Nothing was going to stop this bunch from playing. read more in pokerworks.com

Until 1992, Pot-Limit Hold'em was not an event offered on the WSOP schedule, but this year there were three. This shows how popular Pot-Limit Hold'em events have become over the last 16 years. This is evident by the line-up of famous faces in the poker world that enter this event like past winners: John Bonetti, T.J. Cloutier, Jay Heimowitz, Phil Hellmuth, David 'Devilfish' Ulliott, Daniel Negreanu, Layne Flack, Steve Zolotow, Mickey Appleman, and Johnny Chan. Despite the big guns that play this event every year, no player has ever won two gold bracelets in read more in pokerworks.com

It's no well-kept secret that there are some poker rooms out there just wanting to get as many players aspossible at their tables so they can cash in on them. And this should come as no surprise to people as the goal of online poker rooms is to make a profit. However, very few rooms out there actually take the time (and money) to set up any sort of learning area for their newer players. read more in pokerworks.com

Today is Day 26 of the 39th annual World Series of poker, cranking down the days to the Main Event in a couple of weeks, and there is only one event kicking off today: Event 43 Pot Limit Omaha High-Low Split 8 or Better. Wait, didn't David Benyamine just win this event? Close, but no. Benyamine won the World Championship event with the $10k buy in just a day or so ago - and it was Omaha High Low Split 8 or Better, but this is a different event. The fact they have this event along with the other tells us something about the state of poker in general, and the WSOP in particular.

The last Pot Limit Omaha event held at the 39th World Series of poker goes to Davidi Kitai, just narrowly avoiding yet another pro player taking down a bracelet. More than 30 events have been won by pros like Chris Bell, who came in second. More than 600 players paid their $2k to play in the event, which built a prize pool of over a million dollars...

The Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Okalahoma held a poker event at their southern New Mexico casino, but the goal of the tournament was more than just offering poker players a chance to do what they love best. The event was held as a way to force a decision on the legality of gambling in the area, according to reports. The invitation only tournament offered up a $10,000 prize, and the casino says they will continue to hold tournaments every week, actually hoping the National Indian Gambling Commission will use this as a reason to shut them down...