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Starting Thursday, November 20 and running through Sunday, November 23, the fourth annual British Columbia Poker Championship which will be televised from the River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond, British Columbia.  Other than the World Poker Tour North American Poker Championship which is hosted in Niagara Falls, Ontario, this is the second largest poker tournament [...]

The Asian Poker Tour (APT) will kick off in January with the first stop being in Manilla. With a guaranteed prize pool of over one million dollars and one of the most exotic locales in the world, it’s a poker players dream. If your bankroll is quite big enough to foot the bill for such [...]

The World Poker Tour has announced its return to Bellagio for its star studded event, the Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic to run from Friday, November 28 through Friday, December 19.  The three week event was created by Bellagio to honor Doyle “Texas Dolly” Brunson and will offer 10 no limit hold’em tournaments, [...]

One of the largest online poker tournaments to be hosted weekly, the PokerStars Sunday Million attracted 7,999 players to create a prize pool of $1.,599,800 this past Sunday. Coming in as the chip leader was Jim “Mr_BigQueso” Collopy with a stack of over 17 million in tournament chips. Following close behind was ultimate winner “kesher79”, [...]

Peter Eastgate and online pro Tom “durrrr” Dwan are now both slated to appear in the upcoming Party Poker Premier League III event in London. The multi-stage arrangement of the Premier League tournament pits the players up in six different rounds. The top four players on the leader board make the final table with the [...]

If you’ve ever logged into Full Tilt Poker, you’ve likely noticed that some player’s names appear in red in the lobby and at certain tables. This red color indicates that they are Full Tilt Poker “Red Pro” players and represent the site both online and in live events. They’re also entitled to other benefits that [...]

In a sea of bad news for nearly every retailer, manufacturer, and even Casinos around the globe, it seems that poker is the one area that appears recession proof. The two year old poker room at The Venetian got off to a slow start but has really gained traction this year, despite the recession.
 
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The Full Tilt Online Poker Series X (FTOPS X) proved to be a star studded attraction during its big two day no limit hold’em tournament.  Event number 22, which offered a $5,000 + $200 buy in attracted the best of the best players and a field of 500 that more closely resembled a World Poker Tour event than an online [...]

In yet another great promotion from the online poker site Absolute Poker, players will have a chance to win one of 5 pairs of tickets to the biggest football game on the planet. The tickets will be awarded to the top 5 finishers at tournament to played at the site on January 18th at 8:00 [...]

Perhaps signaling a slow down, or maybe just a well-deserved break as the seasons change, players have voted with their pockets in regards to the World Series of Poker Circuit event that’s taking place in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Only 132 players gained entry via satellite or paid their way into the $5,150.00 Main Event that [...]