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The first day of the WSOP Championship is always a double-edged sword. For as many players that walk through the doors of the Amazon Room, about half as many leave before the day is done. But at the end of Day 1A, Mark Garner didn't...

When Phil Hellmuth is hanging around near the top of the chip count, any player with a healthy sense of self preservation should probably start thinking of the best way to sneaking a large dose of NyQuil into Phil's water bottle. This is of course a joke, but as it turned out some backhanded chemical warfare was not necessary to take the 11 time World Series of Poker bracelet winner out of event #51.

Marty Smyth has cashed just about everywhere in the world. His bank has accepted checks from 2007 Irish Open, 2008 PartyPoker World Open, along with dozens of other tournaments. Rumor has it he even took some cookies off a girl scout by beating her pocket Kings with a set of Aces; of course there are also rumors that the moon landing was faked, and Tom Cruise prefers the company of male hair dressers, so we can't really rely on a rumor mill for good information.

The final table of event #44 was unusual in one particular respect: none of the players seated around the piece of felt covered furniture had ever won a World Series of Poker bracelet before. Something just looks odd when you see nine players competing for one of the sport's most prestigious prizes and none of them has been to the promised land before. It's sort of like watching nine guys who have never had a date chasing after Heidi Klum.

The World Series of Poker for 2008 is currently running in Las Vegas and players that couldn't make it from Europe are in for some good news - the schedule for the 2008 World Series of Poker Europe has been announced. Taking place in September, the WSOPE will be nine days of poker with four events, including the GBP 10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem event won by Annette Obrestad last year, the first woman and youngest player ever to win a WSOP main event. The other events include a cheaper NLHE, a Pot Limit Omaha and a H.O.R.S.E...

The 17° festival musicale del Mediterraneo is taking place in Genoa (Genova), Italy, from 1st to 6th July. This year's edition is called “Play Listen Look” (“Suoni Senti Vedi”). The six day event is a celebration of different cultures and artistic expressions coming from all over the world, with particular attention to the relationship between traditional and contemporary sounds. The current edition of the festival looks at music and images: artists play while videos and pictures are displayed in the background. An innovative project which explores visual art, technology and filmed languages. It’s a travel through foreign countries, observing populations, habits and cultural changes: meetings, concerts and films give birth to an artistic melting pot with performers coming from Euro...

Front Page: Star Wars event to offer clips of film, TV series -- Japanese fans will see clips from Lucasfilm Animation's 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars' at Star Wars Celebration Japan, a three-day event in Tokyo starting July 19.

International News: Ingrid Betancourt invited to festival -- Ingrid Betancourt has been officially invited by the venice film Festival to be the event's guest of honor.

Film Festivals: Ingrid Betancourt to be guest of honor -- Ingrid Betancourt has been officially invited by the venice film Festival to be the event's guest of honor.

Tanzanian musician Ras Nas aka Nasibu is ready to make this year’s summer in Oslo one of the hottest. Ras Nas with band plays at MS Innvik 18th July 2008. This will be a night of live roots reggae, African music and poetry. In short a night to remember. Put a cross on this date in your calendar and do not miss the show! Also appearing at this summer event dubbed “Mantra” by the organizers, are Papa Lion aka Mankind (USA) and dancer Adjei (Ghana). Dj Dominic is the night’s scratcher from the control tower. The show at MS Innvik is one of the rare live Ras Nas' shows in Oslo. The night is also your chance to buy Ras Nas’ CD “Dar-Es-Salaam” at a concert price. The CD contains a mix of reggae and afro (soukous). Last November Ras Nas was one of the headliners at Oslo World...