Archive for July 9th, 2010

Lots of gamblers going for the big prize

Lots of gamblers going for the big prize

LAS VEGAS – Recession? What recession?
Apparently not in the poker world.
Unemployment remains high, and the fragile stock market seesaws unpredictably, but at the World Series of Poker going on here, the clock has been turned back to the go-go days of free-flowing cash.
There were 7,319 entrants in this year’s WSOP Main Event, the No-limit Hold [...]

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Full Tilt Poker – FTOPS XVII $19 Million Guaranteed

Full Tilt Poker – FTOPS XVII $19 Million Guaranteed

The latest FTOPS from Full Tilt Poker has been announced with an early August start date and $19 Million on guarantee
Full Tilt Poker has announced the launch of their seventeenth edition of FTOPS, which will get rolling on August 4th and play right through August 15th.
FTOPS XVII will boast 34 events, including six events dedicated [...]

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Emmitt Smith stopped short at World Series of Poker

Emmitt Smith stopped short at World Series of Poker

Former Dallas Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith was not only the honorary starter Thursday at the World Series of Poker.
After announcing, “Shuffle up and deal,” he was a first-time participant.
Smith was eliminated in just over three hours.
“Good hand … enjoyed it,” he said with a smile as he shook hands with the player who ousted [...]

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