Archive for April, 2011
This article is part of a series covering the most important tournaments in the 2011 WSOP.
May 31 Event #2: Heads Up NL Hold'em Championship - (256 Max) $25,000 buyin
Poker has captured the hearts of entertainment lovers and card gamers in casinos all over the world. Poker tournaments have greatly evolved as more variations are introduced every year; and
one of which is Heads-Up NL Hold’em poker tournament. The No Limit Hold’em poker event has been very popular and is the main event of any
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Poker is everywhere and has become more popular as proven by a number of prestigious poker tournaments annually. On the top of these prestigious events is the long-running World Series of Poker, or WSOP, which dated back to 1970. Since 2005, WSOP Circuit Event was organized and held yearly in different casinos. The culminating stretch of this circuit event, the regional championship, is usually played with No Limit Texas Hold’em poker tournament. But before going further with the WSOP event in
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Over the years, Poker has grown into a profitable and thrilling casino game. In fact, prestigious poker events, like the WPT World championship also known as the Five-Star World Poker Classic Main Event, have become more popular and have recently been televised, allowing thousands of poker enthusiasts to watch the event from across the globe. These series of poker events conclude in the World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship Tournament held in the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Venue
Bellagio
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The much anticipated annual California State Poker Championship Main Event schedule has just been released. For the year 2011, the tournament will start on May 4, with the Main event commencing on May 20 and will end on May 22, when the 2011 California State Poker Champion will be declared.
The California State Poker Championship Main Event will, of course, be held at the Commerce Casino located in the greater Los Angeles area.
California State Poker Championship: the annual event
Ever since
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The huge success of Casinos Austria Poker Tour (CAPT) for the past three years has been a great factor that Casinos Austria continually offers this series of poker tournaments throughout the Austrian Casinos. The CAPT 2011 will take center stage on the gorgeous Austrian Casinos starting January and culminates in the 22nd European Poker Championship in October. CAPT Innsbruck is the fourth stop of this prestigious Austrian Poker tournament.
The CAPT tournaments have consistently established itself
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For the first time throughout EPT history, the EPT Grand Final will culminate in Madrid, Spain. European Poker Tour (EPT) has been a much-anticipated tournament for poker enthusiasts not just in Europe but throughout the world. Poker, in general, has been a very popular casino game all over the world due to its fast-paced game and simplicity and it has won the hearts of gaming lovers. The much awaited season finale is surely a big hit among poker enthusiasts.
Venue
The EPT Grand Final will
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Italy has long been ranked as one of the top vacation destinations across the globe. However, Italy is not just for vacationers, it has been the place for prestigious poker tournaments. European Poker Tour or EPT San Remo will kick off this coming April 28th to May 3rd at Casino San Remo in San Remo, Italy. What made this poker tournament remarkable?
Venue
EPT itself is a prestigious poker tournament throughout the European continent and played in Europe’s lavish and gorgeous casinos. EPT
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Here's a summary of the events leading to the FBI seizing Pokerstars, Full Tilt and Absolute poker, which in effect has caused the sites to shut down all access for US players and freeze their accounts until further notice.
On April 15th 2011 the American authorities led by the FBI unsealed a collection of serious indictments against the largest poker sites in the World, namely Pokerstars, Full Tilt and Absolute poker. The indictments were revealed by Janice Fedarcyk who is the Assistant Director
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In this article series we plan to make a top 10 list of casinos for poker in the USA
Located right in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, the MGM Grand is a majestic sight and the second largest hotel resort complex in the world. The current building opened in 1993, replacing the Marina Hotel which had stood since 1975. As a whole, the casino has gone through some interesting changes over the years. It initially featured a Wizard of Oz theme and a family-friendly amusement park on site before switching
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The prestigious World Poker Tour Session IX is heading to Florida. It will take place on April 27 to May 3, 2011 at Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida. At last, the much anticipated tie up between WPT and Seminole Gaming happens, making it a perfect poker event for poker enthusiasts. Really then, just what makes this tie up so remarkable especially in the world of poker? How did it come to be?
Seminole Hard Rock is loaded with great and exciting facilities for a vacation holiday. Entertainment
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