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During International Week players like Daniel Negreanu, Marco Traniello, and Gus Hansen from Canada, Italy, and Holland had all busted out leaving just two players. At the table there were Brad 'Yukon' Booth and Patrik Antonius, both vying for the $120,000 cash prize that goes to the first-place player. Second-place pays nothing.

Once things get down the heads up on the NBC show poker After Dark there is a lot of money in play. After six players have paid $20,000 to play, there's $120,000 on the table and there are only two people left playing for it.

Online poker room ChiliPoker has brought back their popular promotion, the Weekly Summer Cash Dash, with $30,000 being given away every week for each cash game level. When added up, this totals $240,000. This promotion runs for eight weeks and players win based on points accumulated on their raked hands...

When the UIGEA was passed in America not all lawmakers were happy about it. Some, like Rep. Barney Frank took action by sponsoring a bill that would counter the UIGEA...

Professional poker player John Phan had been making a name for himself but had yet to win a coveted World Series of poker gold bracelet. Last week he changed that when he won the $3,000 No Limit Holdem tournament, and this week he put all doubts to rest about his ability by being the first player in this year's World Series of poker to win a second bracelet. He picked up the victory in Event 40, the $2,500 Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw Low Ball event...

It took about five years - and the agony of several near-misses - before poker pro John "Razor" Phan scored his first World Series of Poker* gold bracelet last week. It then took him seven days to pocket his second. Coming off a dominant performance on Day 19 of PokerListings.com's live 2008 Series coverage, Phan was again in rare form on Day 26, running over the final table in Event 40, $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball, and turning himself into the story of the Series so far with a second bracelet. (PRWeb Jun 26, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/wsop/updates/prweb1056224.htm

Dimat Enterprises, Inc.'s latest poker book, Winning poker Tournaments One Hand at a Time, Volume 1, was just released. This poker tournament book is authored by three of the top tournament players in the world: Eric "Rizen" Lynch, Jon 'PearlJammer" Turner, and Jon "Apestyles" Van Fleet. (PRWeb Jun 26, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/06/prweb1046824.htm

Outside of the Main Event, the 50K H.O.R.S.E. event is without exception the biggest tournament at the WSOP. There is more media here... the press rows are filled for the first time the entire time we've been here. There is more security monitoring the tournament area to make sure no stray spectators get in and that nothing goes wrong. There have to be at least 20-30 photographers here ready to take photos. read more in pokerworks.com

The $1000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em World Championship is always a popular one. And this year went a bit further insofar as the number of registered players set an all-time record. With 2,218 people meeting the age requirement of 50 and older in the field, it was set up to be a test of endurance for many of them in their 70's and up. But more than anything, it proved to be a good time for many who brought years of experience and dreams of playing in the WSOP to the table. read more in pokerworks.com

Commenting on his good fortune, Douglas said: 'It's great to know that after playing poker for a short time that I have been able to win 5 Maui 'Sit 'N Go's' in a row to scoop the jackpot.' Douglas thinks anyone can do what he did and says 'the jackpot target is achievable if you put your mind to it and you're in luck with the cards dealt.' According to Douglas, this is his biggest poker win ever. read more in pokerworks.com