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Full Tilt Backs Legalization of Poker in U.S.
Jul 12th
One of the big online poker rooms is throwing its weight behind the push to legalize and regulate online poker in the United States, as Full Tilt Poker is asking its players to get involved.
WSOP Hits New Milestones with Close of Main Event Registration
Jul 9th
The World Series of Poker has officially set records for total entrants and prize pool after registration ended for the main event. The WSOP actually surpassed its own record for attendance before the main event even started, but the final numbers are now in. A total of 72,966 entries were made in the 57 events of this year’s WSOP at the Rio in Vegas, easily beating the previous record of 60,875 set last year. It was also the largest cumulative prize pool in WSOP history, with a total of $187,109,850 that was, and will be, awarded this year
Temporary Forum Outage
Jun 27th
The forum is temporarily down while we deal with a server issue. Sorry for the trouble and the lack of notice. Right now we do not have a concrete time line for when the forum will be back online. We’re working on the matter is quickly as we can
Gavin Smith Wins First WSOP Bracelet
Jun 27th
The second happiest moment in Gavin Smith's life. Ever since racking up a title along with 3 final tables and Player of the Year honors back in season 4 of the World Poker Tour , Gavin Smith has been one of the players most people put on their short list of Best Without a Bracelet TM at the World Series of Poker . Since then, though, he has only come close once when he runner up’d at the 2007 WSOP in a $1500 PLH event. So yesterday when Smith, who’s undoubtedly one of the most liked guys on the circuit, entered the final table of Event No. 44 ($2,500 Mixed Hold’em – Limit/No Limit) as one of the chipleaders, players and fans alike were hoping this would finally be it, that he’d finally pull through. But would he pull through?
Miss USA Rima Fakih Is The Friday Night Parting Shot
Jun 26th
We wouldn't mind rima fakih Rima Fakih. Our Friday Night Parting Shot Girl this week is the pole-dancing , reigning Miss USA Rima Fakih , who was in Las Vegas yesterday promoting the Miss Universe Pageant by showing up at the Mandalay Bay pool in a bikini.
PTP Hit and Run: June 23rd, 2010
Jun 23rd
Good news for poker in NZ, and Ivey skipping the TOC? Those acronyms and more into today’s jaunt through the pokerverse. A New Zealand judge’s ruling marked a too-rare legal win for online poker
TWIPoker, WSOP Seniors, Various Big Games, and More Instapoker
Jun 19th
A few random click-worthy links, with or without context, that may somehow play in to what is sure to become your overall world poker view … lotsa videos up top, fyi: The new This Week in Poker is here. Not quite ready for an Emmy yet, or even a Webby. But eventually likely to be a show that matters at the convergence of TV and the internet. [Wicked Chops] I love caption contests — have won many of them
WSOP What to Watch For: Wednesday, June 16th
Jun 16th
Negreanu is making some noise, and could someone win the player of the year race without a bracelet? Catch up with the stories to watch at the World Series of Poker. Negreanu, on and off the felt Daniel Negreanu usually makes news on the felt when he’s at the World Series of Poker. But this year, he’s been creating more of it away from the tables. The four-time bracelet winner has been blogging regularly when he’s not playing in Vegas, and he’s stirring up the poker world when he does.
Reminder: This Week In Poker Debuts Today at 4pm ET/1pm PT
Jun 15th
FOWCP Jennifer Tilly joins Phil Hellmuth and Dr. Pauly as the first guests on This Week in Poker… A reminder that This Week in Poker , a joint venture launched with the ThisWeekIn.com network (owned by Jason Calacanis & Kevin Pollak ), debuts today at 4pm ET/1pm PT
