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Can Phil Ivey win the 2009 WSOP?

July 16th, 2009

With the final table set in the 2009 WSOP, we are now left asking which if the final nine can win this thing. We have had a curious eye on online poker heavy-weight player Phil Ivey and he is now poised to show the world what he can do.

One thing is that Ivey is on the lower end of the chip stack as he has 9,765,000 chips while the leader, Darvin Moon has 58,930,000 chips. Now that is quite a difference, but we have all seen what Ivey can do and there is no doubt that he will be well prepared and give it his all. Many know him as the face of Full Tilt Poker. He started playing at a very young age and entered the big time in 2000 in his first WSOP tournament. He finished 5th in the $2,000 No-Limit Texas Hold’em tourney and then sat down with some poker big wigs, among them was Phil Hellmuth, for the $2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha contest. While many would be very intimidated, Ivey walked away with his first Bracelet and thus started the legend that is Ivey. From that point on, he has been kicking ass and taking names. With total winnings of around $7 million, hs is always someone to be feared at the table.

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MLB Home Run Derby finals set with Cruz and Fielder

July 13th, 2009

What a great night with some of the best sluggers in baseball going at it tonight in the 2009 Home Run Derby. Round 1 must have seemed to last forever for Nelson Cruz and Prince Fielder who both belted out 11 homers in the opening round. That’s because there was a three way hit off with Albert Pujols, Carlos Pena and Joe Mauer who all hit 5 homers in the first round. With nothing too exciting happening, Albert Pujols, the hometown favorite was able to get a little help from a fan who leaned over and helped one of his hits over the fence. Not that he was not awesome, but we don’t think he would have made it out of the round without that help.

With the second round just ending, it’s between Fielder and Cruz who are both looking strong. We are putting our money on Prince Fielder as he seemed to come alive in round two and we think it will continue into the finals.

There’s still time to get in at one of the online sportsbooks and the lines are pretty even at this point.

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2009 WSOP Main Event

July 8th, 2009

The first day of the 2009 WSOP Main Event got off to a rocky start when 500 players were shut out of the tournament and did not get to play.  The final number of players for this 2009 Main Event totaled 6,494 players, which means that the last player standing will collect over 8.5 million dollars as the winner of the 2009 WSOP. This is several million less than Jamie Gold’s record 12 million dollar win a couple of years ago.  It is also the second year that the final table will be delayed a couple of months before it is played.  The players who make the final table will be winners of at least one million dollars. Many stated they will probably stay fresh with some of the best online poker rooms.

Without a doubt the high interest in this tournament is still there and the shut out of 500 players who wanted to play is a sign that this tournament needs to be organized better and the rules for getting to play stiffened so that this is not repeated in future years.  A cut off date for registration would be the simplest way to begin to correct this problem in the future.

The players who did get to play are gambling in shifts again as there is not one facility that can hold all of the players at one time.  It will be interesting to see if the eventual winner is determined by skill or by an amazing rush of super hands that just defies all odds of a rush ending after one day.   In Gold’s big win, his rush was non-stop as the good hands just kept coming for the entire tournament.

Repeat winners of the WSOP are also a long shot bet at best, as the number of players makes this less likely each year.  WSOP’s attraction is still a force in the poker world, as the popularity of poker is not subsiding since Chris Moneymaker won the tournament when completely unknown.

For those players that got into the tournament via a satellite tournament and can now parlay that rather small investment into potential millions, hope is rampant.  The only factor that needs to break their way is a run of winning the race hands

The big name pros have one advantage in this tournament; they know how to build a stack for latter days in the tournament.   Over sized stacks are a huge advantage when a player is seated at a table with a group of small stacks that can be bullied and eliminated if a mistake is made.  The realization for many is it takes only one serious mistake or bad beat to end the dreams of making and then winning at the final table.  As always luck or skill or both will decide the last player standing.

If your looking to get into the action next year, check out the best online casino bonuses so you can practice your skills and get a jump on the competition for the 2010 Main Event.

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World Series of Poker (WSOP) Beginnings

July 6th, 2009

World Series of Poker (WSOP) is undoubtedly the king of events in the world-gambling domain. Among the oldest, most awaited and most exalted annual event in the history of poker, WSOP has an ardent fan following. Players from all over the globe endeavor for a spot to compete against the champions of poker; even the staggeringly high buy-ins does not discourage the poker fanatics to procure a seat in one of the most esteemed events. Online poker websites offer to pay for the proficient players unable to buy a seat in event owing to high fees. They are known as poker satellites. Poker rooms are packed to their strength when championship events are underway in the most extravagant and munificent style. The WSOP is truly the most stimulating event of the year. Online poker rooms hold the key to many your wanna bees.

WSOP AT THE START

Nick Dandolos and Benny Binion, two of the most outstanding and prodigious players decided to have a game of marathon poker. Thus, in the late 1940’s the match was set up with Nick challenging the then unrivaled king of poker Johnny Moss. It was not before 1949 that the play got underway with both oppositions agreeing to a detailed contract. One of the clauses of the contract was that play was to be held in full public view. After grueling set of hands and tiring game of play, finally, there was a winner. As predicted, Moss won and took home a bounty close to 2 million. Thus, a new era of poker known as World Series of poker had begun.

Nick lost the first endurance match, but Binion again challenged Moss after 21 years of Nick losing in the first marathon poker. He invited six of the most well known poker players to The Horseshoe Casino, Nevada to play a game of marathon poker. Again, as awaited, Moss dominated and came forth as the undisputed champion of champions. Players decided the winner on basis of secret ballot as it was a set time event. This was the invitational event and from this event onwards, the championship was laurelled as The World Series of Poker.

WSOP IN ITS PRESENT STAGE

WSOP has come a long way since the first time it was played with limited players and single event. The 2007 edition saw a total of 55 different events and more than 5000 registered poker players vying for the top spots. The World Series of Poker bracelet is the most coveted prize an online poker bonuses player can aspire to win and since 1976, each winner has been awarded with the WSOP bracelet in recognition of his feat.

The year 2009 WSOP began with a bang and a special $40,000 no limit holdem (event 2) was introduced to mark the 40th anniversary of World Series of Poker. The total number of events went up from 55 to 57 with debut of two more events. However, all eyes in the poker room were set on the main event, which boasted of a humungous $50,000 buy-in, The H.O.R.S.E. tournament. The event sent eyeballs rolling by bettering the previous record of most hands in an event. David Bach won the event taking the Chip Reese Memorial trophy and the gold bracelet along with nearly $1.3 million as prize money.

Get the best online poker bonuses and the best online casino bonuses at the worlds best gambling sites and get ready for WSOP 2010.

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New Live Blackjack Tournament at Cherry Red Casino

June 17th, 2009

Cherry Red Casino is running a multi-level live Blackjack tournament that will span the next 14 weeks. Known as the 7’s Summer Series, this exciting tournament will have a total prize pool of over $20,000 in all. Kicking off the first round will be satellite tournaments offered 3 days a week that will run each Monday, Thursday and Saturday. Entry fees start at $7 and go to $22. Each winner of a satellite tourney will get a free seat to the next level of the tournament which will be held each Sunday. To get to the Sunday tournaments, you can either win one of the many weekly satellites or buy in with a $44 entry fee. The top three finishers each week will get a seat in the finals. Make it to the finals held in September and you can compete for the $7,777 prize pool.

Cherry red is one of the best RTG Casinos and are a top rated online casino. With welcome bonuses for slots of 400% up to $2400, or Blackjack bonuses of up to $1000, you can see why so many players are calling Cherry Red their casino of choice.

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Golden Casino offers free slots tournaments in June

June 6th, 2009

We wanted to let our visitor’s know about a great new free tournament event happening now. Golden Casino is offering free Slots Tournaments with Guaranteed prizes that start at $500 and go all the way up to $75,000 during the month of June. With 49 free Slots Tournaments being help for players, the prize pool is over $260,000 and is there waiting for you

The tournaments will run each day from 3:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. eastern time Monday through Friday with the lowest guaranteed prize being $500. Go check them out and try your luck for free.

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2009 WSOP final 9 set for $1,000 buy-in, No-Limit Hold’em event

June 5th, 2009

The 2009 WSOP tournament is now to the point where the final nine players have emerged to form the final table for this year’s $1,000 buy-in, No-Limit Hold’em tourney. With a starting player base of over 6,000, it has all come down to the last nine.

The chip leader, Dan Heimiller, is bringing 4,155,000 chips while the number 9 player is bringing a little less than one million chips. The winner will get $771,106 this year and earn a great prize. The player that survives and wins the tournament will be well on their way to breaking the $1 million mark at this year’s WSOP.

Many players played in satellite tournaments from some of the best online poker rooms around.

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Lakers take it to the Magic in game 1 of the NBA Finals

June 5th, 2009

Orlando Magic go down in a disturbing 100-75 loss to the Los Angels Lakers on Thursday night in game 1 of the NBA Finals. Although the Lakers are favored, there was still some huge expectations for Dwight Howard to do his “magic” and keep game 1 close.

Kobe put up 40 points in another great game by him. But how will the Magic respond to such a crushing defeat to start the series? Guess we will see. The online sportsbooks are shuffling the odds now as it looks as if the Lakers are going to give Kobe his first championship without his old buddy Shaq.

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Player wins first tournament of the ECOOP IV

June 1st, 2009

In the first tournament of the 14-day, $4.55 Million Guaranteed Prize series, a 21-year-old TitanPoker.com veteran from Canada displayed his considerable poker skills.

A 21-year-old student from Canada pocketed $52,500 and first prize at the opening event of the fourth European Championship of Online Poker (ECOOP IV) (http://www.titanpoker.com/ecoop_may_2009.html), which kicked off on May 25 at popular online poker room Titan Poker.

Player “ch0ppy”, a two-year veteran at Titan Poker, outlasted 1,125 other avid online poker players in the $250,000 Guaranteed Prize No Limit Texas Hold’em tournament. The ECOOP IV event was the first of 14-nights of online poker action, which culminate with a $1,500,000 Guaranteed Prize Main Event on June 7. A total of $4.55 Million in prizes is guaranteed to winning players over the two weeks of online poker tournaments at Titan Poker .

As winner of the first event of the series, “ch0ppy” will receive a prestigious, jewel-encrusted bracelet. “ch0ppy” is already registered to play in the $1,500,000 Guaranteed Prize tournament, and could be the first player in ECOOP IV history to win two bracelets in a single series.

Qualifying satellite tournaments for the ECOOP IV events are being staged daily at Titan Poker. The ECOOP IV tournaments (ECOOP IV) offer a wide variety of poker games, including Texas No Limit Hold’em, Limit Hold’em, 7 Card Stud, Pot Limit Omaha and Omaha Hi/Lo. Poker buy-in amounts vary to meet every player’s budget.

Titan Poker’s first ECOOP series was staged in December 2007 and players competed over ten days for their share of $2,500,000 in cash prizes. In May 2008, ECOOP II was staged with a grand total of $3,600,000 in guaranteed prizes at the ten nights of tournaments. Staged over fourteen days between November and December 2008, the third ECOOP tournament series distributed more than $4,150,000 in prizes to winning online tournament players.

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Try your luck at the new Lucky Red Casino

June 1st, 2009

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