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Once again an online poker player showed he can hold his own and win in a live event, as Sir Watts took down a field of over 400 in the first event of the seventh season of the World Poker Tour. The WPT Bellagio Cup IV boasted a prize pool of over $6 million, and the winner, Mike Watson, took home more than $1.6 million as his prize. He had to survive the dominating chip lead of his heads up opponent, pro player David Benyamine, in order to win...

When a West Virginia resort wanted to hold a poker tournament, there was some concern that the local law enforcement would want to prevent the game from going forward, or that they could expect a raid the day of the event. When Pocahontas County Prosecutor Walt Weiford spoke out about it, however, he said that the Snowshoe Resort event was not going to violate state gambling laws. When West Virginia Lottery Commission general counsel John Melton said he thought the tournament might be illegal because it offered a trip to Las Veagas, Weiford countered with the fact that the players put up no money to participate.Related Articles:Legal poker in California close to happeningPoker comes under fire in Germany...

Poker pro Marcel Luske, 'The Flying Dutchman,' has launched the Federation Internationale de poker association (FIDPA) in an effort to standardize the rules of tournament poker worldwide. Along with fellow pro Michelle Lau, Luske collaborated with Jack McClelland and Doug Dalton of Bellagio, the first place to use the rules, and the Poker Tournament Directors Association (TDA), to come up with the international poker Rules (IP Rules). FIDPA will be seeking rooms and casinos to become officially FIDPA sanctioned poker places, such as the Bellagio, where the WPT season Seven event, the Bellagio Cup IV, recently wrapped up.Related Articles:New WPT live updates hostess announcedNew World Poker Tour victor...

Three years after the events of THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS, the four young women are back. Despite the distance that divides them as they depart for college, the friends from Ann Brashares's teen book series still stay connected. This sequel returns Amber Tamblyn, America Ferrera, Blake Lively, and Alexis Bledel to the roles they originated.

Exec Shuffle: Exec named chief operating officer of group -- MSG Entertainment has promoted Melissa Miller Ormond to chief operating officer and hired a slew of new executives as part of an expansion driven by the commissioning of more concerts and special events.

International News: Director steals spotlight at annual comedy fest -- Montreal's Just for Laughs comedy festival turned into a kind of 'Just for Judd' event Friday, with laughter maven Judd Apatow honored with the 'Comedy Person of the Year' trophy at a late-afternoon just-for-industry roast, then headlining a live midnight show at the Metropolis club in front of a sell-out crowd of 1,075.

TV News: Will focus on eco-friendly sporting events -- Juma Entertainment has launched Juma Green, a business unit devoted to creating eco-friendly televised sporting events.