PokerAll about poker including news, tournaments, rules, events, and other happenings in the world of poker.Commerce Casino LA Poker Classic- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Michael Mizrachi is on a roll. Last month he made it to the final table of the World Poker Open Championship tournament. This month, Mizrachi won the Commerce Casino LA Poker Classic Championship tournament outlasting more than 500 players competing for over $5 million in prize money. His first place finish was good for $1.8 million. Mizrachi is peaking at the right time and will be a serious contender in the remaining World Poker Tour tournaments and the WPT Championship in April.http://www.gambling-poker.com/commerce_casino_poker_classic.html Bay 101 Shooting Star Poker Tournament- (Found June 24, 2008 ) The Bay 101 Shooting Star poker tournament begins March 4. There will be poker tournaments Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, with the $10,000 World Poker Tour tournament beginning on Monday. The Shooting Star tournament gets its name from the fact that Bay 101 invites various poker stars to the tournament and places a $5,000 bounty on their head. Any player knocking a star out of the tournament gets the bounty.http://www.gambling-poker.com/bay_101.html World Poker Tour- (Found June 24, 2008 ) 24 year old Michael Gracz is new to tournament poker having played his first tournament in 2004, but he is on a roll. After placing in the money at several major tournaments, including the Taj Classic and the LA Poker Classic, he won the 2005 Party Poker Million IV picking up a $1.5 million prize. In doing so he also helped the World Poker Tour celebrate a milestone. Gracz's $1.5 million prize put the WPT over the $100 million mark in total prize money awarded. The World Poker Tour has...http://www.gambling-poker.com/world_poker_tour.html Mirage Poker Showdown- (Found June 24, 2008 ) May in Las Vegas is always a good time. The temperature is rising and will start averaging 100F in a month or so, but for now it is a comfortable 80F. And the Mirage is such a great place to hang out. This is the spot for poker players in May. The Mirage is holding its annual Mirage Poker Showdown and has expanded the number of poker tournaments and satellite opportunities. The $10,000 Championship poker tournament takes place May 23-26. Players entering the Championship Tournament should.http://www.gambling-poker.com/mirage_poker_showdown.html Free PartyPoker Tournaments- (Found June 24, 2008 ) As most players know, Party Poker is the largest online poker room and they have some exceptional free poker tournaments going on right now. This is probably the best run of freeroll poker tournaments they have ever hosted. Continuing through the rest of December, Party Poker is hosting daily $1,000 freeroll poker tournaments. In addition, Party Poker is hosting two $50,000 freeroll poker tournaments, one in December and one in January, that are intended to be a competition among the top...http://www.gambling-poker.com/partypoker.html Borgata Poker Giveaway- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Poker players in Atlantic City may want to take note of the Borgata poker room's Christmas giveaway. The Borgata Casino Hotel is celebrating the holidays with the "12 Days of Christmas Poker Giveaway." The poker room is giving away free prizes every day from December 6 through December 23, including DVD players, digital cameras, home theater systems, laptop computers, and more...http://www.gambling-poker.com/borgata_poker_free.html Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker Classic- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Enough rest. Time to start thinking about the next major poker tournament and for that we go to the luxury of the Bellagio in Las Vegas, host to the Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker Classic. This is the next stop on the World Poker Tour and December at the Bellagio is a lot of fun with plenty of side action. Satellite tournaments begin on November 29, and the Classic kicks off the next day with a no limit Texas Hold'em tournament. Daily tournaments continue through December 13, and the WPT.http://www.gambling-poker.com/bellagio_poker.html Annie Duke- (Found June 24, 2008 ) If there was any question about women competing directly with men in poker, Annie Duke put that question to rest with her win at the World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions. Read more about Annie Duke...http://www.gambling-poker.com/annie_duke.html Borgata Poker Open- (Found June 24, 2008 ) There seems to be no stopping Daniel Negreanu who prevailed over a tough final table to win the championship World Poker Tour tournament at the Borgata Poker Open in Atlantic City. There were 302 entries and a total prize pool of $3,020,000 (a $1,845,000 increase over the 2003 championship tournament which saw 235 players). Negreanu's first place win was good for $1,117,400. So far this year, Negreanu has been in the money in no less than ten major poker tournaments and has accumulated...http://www.gambling-poker.com/borgata_poker_open.html Ultimate Bet- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Poker players descended on Aruba for the 2004 UltimateBet Poker Classic. The main event was a no limit Texas Hold'em tournament that drew 647 players. The top prize of $1 Million was won by Eric Brenes who faced a competitive final table that included poker pro John Juanda...http://www.gambling-poker.com/ultimate_bet.html |