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Have you ever had a bad beat and lost a stack of chips? PartyPoker wants to make sure if you lose with a big hand, it won't cost you a bunch of money! That is why PartyPoker is one of the few poker sites to offer Bad Beat Jackpot tables. read more in pokerworks.com

To the best in the game, it's the true "player's championship." Only in its third year, the $50k H.O.R.S.E. World Championship has become one of the most prestigious titles in all of tournament poker, and PokerListings.com's live 2008 World Series of Poker* coverage now turns its full attention to the most daunting field of poker pros ever assembled battling it out for the revered bracelet and a share of the $7 million prize pool. (PRWeb Jun 28, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/wsop/updates/prweb1059454.htm

PokerNews has added its corporate name to the growing list of entities supporting the Budding Ivey Foundation, the Las Vegas organization designed to bring educational opportunities to underprivileged students. The special occasion...

Absolute poker offers to experience and enjoy best online poker games 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The site have built an overall high-quality and well-organized poker room. It is a medium sized poker room with the main traffic on Texas Hold' em.

(Gaming And Casinos News and Information) Wednesday was a dark day for online poker as HR 5767 which would have eliminated the regulations of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act was defeated in the House Financial Services Committee After an amendment proposed by Republican Congressman Peter King ended in a 3232 tie vote which means its defeated largely along party lines an oral vote on HR 5767 was unsuccessful One of the men pushing for HR 5767 was poker Players Alliance Executive Director John Pappas who joined this weeks installment of the PocketFives Podcast httpwwwpocketfivescomPodcastThe argument from the Republican side focused on protecting children and teenagers from exposure to gambling Pappas explains As our opponents continued to debate this issue in the Committee they never really spoke about the merits of the UIGEA or enforcing it Instead it was all about the perceived societal ills associated with gambling The debate moved squarely away from the UIGEA regula

The largest senior's event in poker history took place on June 23rd -25th attracting 2,218 entries. The huge turnout smashed last year's record of 1,882 participants, reflecting an 18 percent increase over 2007. read more in pokerworks.com

The $1,000 NLHE tournament, at first glance, seems like the best deal of the 2008 WSOP. The only other buy-ins as low are the ladies' and seniors' events.but then the other two words appear after NLHE - with rebuys. read more in pokerworks.com

Chad is ranked the #1 online tournament player on pocketfives.com with multiple wins in major events on PokerStars, PartyPoker, and Full Tilt. He has cashed for almost $3,000,000 online and is trying to bring that same winning game to the live tables. Chad joins The Round Table to share a little about his 2008 World Series experiences. read more in pokerworks.com

The ESPN main stage was set on June 25th-27th for Event #44, the $1,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em Championship. Being one of the most popular offerings on the WSOP schedule, the event attracted 879 players, of which 81 would end up with a share the $3,240,174 prize pool. The prize pool of $3.2 million was a milestone, being the largest in WSOP history for this event. The event played out over three days, with Bluff Media on hand to broadcast the five hour and thirty minute final table live on ESPN360. read more in pokerworks.com

Playing in the much hyped $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event at this year's World Series of poker is Freddy Deeb, the winner of the same event last year. Deeb will not repeat his win this year as he was eliminated on Day Two of the event along with many fellow pros, such as Chris Ferguson, Howard Lederer and Mike Sexton...