Archive for July, 2008
Celebrity Poker Tournament to Raise Money for One Step Closer Foundation
Hollywood celebrities and poker pros will be joining forces for a good cause at the first annual ‘All in for CP,’ a celebrity charity no-limit hold’em poker tournament to be held August 3rd at the Hollywood Park Casino in Inglewood…
Four Republican Congressman Call for UIGEA ‘Unlawful Internet Gambling’ Clarification
An open letter written by four Republican Congressman to the heads of the Federal Reserve Board and U.S. Treasury calls for a more ‘deliberative’ approach for crafting regulations for the implementation of the UIGEA…
Four Republican Congressman call for UIGEA ‘Unlawful Internet Gambling’ Clarification
An open letter written by four Republican Congressman to the heads of the Federal Reserve Board and U.S. Treasury calls for a more ‘deliberative’ approach for crafting regulations for the implementation of the UIGEA…
PokerStars pumps up guaranteed tournaments
PokerStars has upped the guarantees on most of its guaranteed tournaments. Overall, the site is now hosting 483 guaranteed prize pool tournaments per week, up from 199 just last week. The overall guaranteed prize pool? That’s going up by quite a bit as well, from approximately $7.5 million to more than $13 million.
Starting this Sunday, the PokerStars Sunday Million will now have a $1.5 million guaranteed prize pool. That’s not just a one-week promotion. That’s the way it’s going to be all the time.
The Sunday Million is not the only big tournament getting a boost. Also starting this Sunday, the PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up will see its $500,000 guarantee increased to $750,000. The Super Tuesday, held each Tuesday night at 19:55 ET, is changing from a $250,000 guarantee to a $300,000 guarantee.
Finally, if you missed the news, there is now a weekly $530 No-Limit Hold’em tournament on Sundays with a $250,000 guarantee. At the end of each month, this tournament will have a $1,050 buy-in.
So, there you have it. It’s not the kind of news you see very often, but when it happens, it’s big. The guarantee increases have already started, so go forth and get your share.
Banks Are Holding Up MGM’s CityCenter Project Funding
Almost a year ago, Dubai World entered into an agreement to become a part owner in MGM’s megacasino project, CityCenter. The $5.1 billion deal was hailed by Wall Street…
PokerStars Macau: Macau Cup II Results
PokerStars Macau has wrapped up another Macau Cup and the results are in.
If you’re not aware, PokerStars Macau opened a few months back as the first-ever live poker room in Macau. Since then, it’s been home to the biggest poker play going on in China. It will also serve as host to September’s Asia Pacific Poker Tour event in Macau (more about that event at the end of this post.
In the meantime, here are the results from the second Macau Cup event (all prizes HKD).
Macau Poker Cup Charity Event
1. Kim Lee from Hong Kong – Prize: APPT Macau Entry to Main Event
2. Sae Hon Lee from Korea – Prize: APPT Macau Entry to Main Event
59 participants each paid a $500 entry fee and made a $1,500 donation to Caritas de Macau. In total, $88,500 was raised for the Caritas De Macau
Deep Stack Event
1. L Devadason – Prize: $20,520
2. Manuel Chu – Prize: $14,108
3. Barry Chang – Prize: $7695
4. Philip Prause – Prize: $5130
5. Alex Low – Prize: $3847
Red Dragon Event
1. “Denny” Dengfeng Yu from China – Prize: $119,040
2. Celina Lin from Australia – Prize: $81,840
3. Ivan Tan from Singapore – Prize: $44,640
4. Jean-Philippe Buanton from USA – Prize: $29,760
5. Luke Wei – Prize: $22,320
$500 Challenge
1. Ted Fu – Prize: $6120
2. Gang Wang – Prize: $4208
3. Stephen McDonagh – Prize: $2295
4. Kin Man So – Prize: $1530
5. Dak Bong Daniel Poon – Prize: $1147
If you find yourself in Macau in the next month or so, take some time to visit the room for these events.
Asia Pacific Poker Tour Macau
September 1-6, 2008
Entry Fee: HKD 25,000
Guaranteed Prize Pool: HKD 10,000,000
Qualify at PokerStars Macau, or online at PokerStars
Saturday 100K Guarantees
Entry Fee: HKD 2500
Guaranteed Prize Pool: HKD 100,000
Every Saturday at 8:00 PM beginning August 9, 2008 at PokerStars Macau
Inside The Poker Tour, Volume 95 - Here Come the Women
So many women taking the stage these days! Some say that it happens because of the internet where one doesn’t directly confront other players. That might be true, but on the other hand it can only happen…
Poker News Bytes, July 29, 2008
A poker player who took his winnings to a brothel, only to get robbed, West Virgina fireman taking heat over charity poker tournaments, and PokerTek secures new financing - all today in this issue of Poker News Bytes…
Online Poker Weekend: PokerStars Tops $1 Million Twice; Erica Schoenberg Final Tables at Full Tilt
Sunday was a really big day for PokerStars, as the online poker site made its million dollar guarantee for its Sunday Tournament – Twice, actually. The Sunday Million had its usual massive field, with over 8,000 players…
Tokwiro Releases Statement on UltimateBet Unfair Play
Tokwiro Enterprises ENRG, described as the proprietors of UltimateBet, issued a summary statement on Friday as it turned over to the Kahnawake Gaming Commission the results of its internal investigation…