PokerAll about poker including news, tournaments, rules, events, and other happenings in the world of poker.Trump Taj Mahal U.S. Poker Championship- (Found June 24, 2008 ) 187 Players competed for a total prize pool of $1,813,900 at the main event of the Trump Taj Mahal U.S. Poker Championship in Atlantic City. The winner of this no limit Texas Hold'em poker tournament was John Aglialoro of Haddonfield, New Jersey. The first place prize was over $691,000. Aglialoro seems to be on a roll as he also prevailed over a field of 169 players to win a limit Hold'em tournament about two weeks ago...http://www.gambling-poker.com/trump_us_poker_championship.html Bellagio Festa al Lago Poker Tournament- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Juan Carlos Mortensen picked up the top prize of $1 million at the main event of the Bellagio Festa al Lago Poker Tournament in Las Vegas. The tournament saw 312 players competing for a total prize pool of $3,026,400...http://www.gambling-poker.com/bellagio_poker_festa.html Foxwoods Casino World Poker Finals- (Found June 24, 2008 ) The next "must go" poker tournament is the World Poker Finals at Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut. This is an official World Poker Tour event, and one of the most enjoyable poker tournaments on the Tour. Foxwoods Casino will host over two weeks of daily poker tournaments, including satellites, from October 25 through November 12, and then a 5 day WPT championship tournament from November 13 through November 17. The poker tournaments are well run and there is plenty of side action in the very...http://www.gambling-poker.com/foxwoods_world_poker_finals.html World Series of Poker Schedule- (Found June 24, 2008 ) The 2005 World Series of Poker schedule is here. World Series of Poker tournaments begin on June 2, 2005, and continue through the middle of July. There are 45 WSOP tournaments for various poker games including Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Seven Card Stud, and Razz. The main event, the $10,000 buy-in No Limit Texas Hold'em World Championship, will take place July 7 - 15, 2005. The tournaments will be held at the Rio in Las Vegas except for the last two days of the Championship tournament which...http://www.gambling-poker.com/world_series_poker_schedule.html Caribbean Poker Classic- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Poker players looking for a warm winter getaway may want to consider the Caribbean. The Caribbean Poker Classic will be held December 5 - 10, 2004, at the Maho Beach Resort on the island of St. Maarten. The Maho Beach Resort is a 600 room luxury resort on 10 acres of beachfront property. The resort has a beautiful white sand beach, immaculate tropical grounds, great dining, and plenty of island activities. And, the average temperature during the winter is 80F (27C)! More info and...http://www.gambling-poker.com/caribbean_poker_classic.html 2004 Foxwoods Casino World Poker Finals- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Foxwoods Casino hosted one of its most exciting poker tournaments ever. The no limit Texas Holdem Championship poker tournament at the 2004 Foxwoods Casino World Poker Finals saw 674 players competing for over $6.7 Million in prize money including a first place prize of $1,549,588. This was more than twice the turnout and prize pool from last year. The winner of the 2004 World Poker Finals Championship poker tournament was 26 year old Tuan Le from Los Angeles, California. This was a World...http://www.gambling-poker.com/2004_foxwoods_world_poker_finals.html World Series of Poker- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Today is the start of the World Series of Poker tournaments taking place at the Rio Las Vegas. The World Series of Poker is the gold standard among poker tournaments and the most popular poker tournament in the world. If you are a poker player, you want to win a gold bracelet at one of these WSOP tournaments sometime in your life. Bragging rights are as important as the money at the World Series of Poker. The 2005 World Series of Poker promises to be the biggest ever with record prize money.http://www.gambling-poker.com/world_series_poker.html |