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• The Search for the New Poker Idol
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• WPT & Travel Channel in Legal Battle
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Tuesday, September 27, 2005

Paradise Poker Crowns Freeroll Millionaire

The final table, which was played out in a mystery tropical location, was made up of nine amateurs, eight from the U.S. who beat out almost four thousand players at Paradise Poker. In the end, it came down to a showdown between Biddulph and Mike Darweesh, a software engineer who processes images from Mars, and lives in Tempe, Arizona.

After seven hours of play at the final table, Biddulph revealed the tension. "Even my teeth are shaking," he said as he played the final hand.

"Paradise Poker is a great experience at the best of times, but throw $1 million in to the pot and make it a freeroll for amateurs and you discover a whole new crowd able to challenge the best of the pros," said Bruce Stubbs, marketing director for Paradise Poker.

"In the end - the $1 Million Freeroll Tournament has been a historic event, lots of fun and ample opportunity for online poker players who want to try out their skills with the best of amateurs. Our second $1 Million Freeroll Tournament is already in progress," Stubbs added.

All finalists received an all expenses paid weekend to a five star resort in Costa Rica for themselves and a guest, plus and additional $10,000 just for making it to the final table.

Find out how you can be part of the second $1,000,000 Freeroll Tournament, simply visit and play on Paradise Poker.

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Online Poker Site Offers Kentucky Town $100K

Poker Share, an online poker offered $100,000 to have its name stamped on a small Kentucky town.

Officials at Poker Share are offering that sum if the western Kentucky hamlet of Sharer -- which has no city council, no grocery and no post office -- changes its name to PokerShare.com.

The proposition has Butler County Judge-Executive Hugh Evans scratching his head, but he's not keen on the idea.

"I can't speak for everybody, but certainly speaking for myself, this isn't going to happen," Evans said Thursday. "When you talk about poker and gambling, we're not for that in our county. It's very conservative."

First dibs went to Sharer because of the similarity of its name to PokerShare.com, said Darren Shuster, a public relations agent working for the poker site.

He found Sharer by doing a MapQuest search on the Yahoo search engine.

Sharer, established on February 15, 1900, was named for Postmaster Moses J. Sharer or his family, according to the book Kentucky Place Names.

The post office closed in the early 1980s.

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Monday, September 26, 2005

Poker Table Giveaway from Golden Palace

Every Wednesday night in September Golden Palace awards an impressive piece of furniture: a custom-built Poker Table created by Rye Park, Ltd.

Rye Park, Ltd uses only the finest, hand-selected materials for use in the construction of their tables: Mali felt, Baltic Birch, and the finest Italian leather. The table bases and pedestals are unique and constructed of the highest quality materials; finest maples and oaks go into the kiln-dried hardwood construction.

If you don't have a place in your house for the poker table, no need to worry because it also doubles as a dining table. The Poker top can be changed to a dining top in minutes with a simple, secure 4-bolt system.

Here are other features:

• 1/8" foam with a special protective vinyl coating that prevents any liquid from penetrating the other layers in the event of a spill.
• 1/2" foam layer
• 2 x 1/2" layers of 9 ply Baltic Birch

The bumper is constructed of 3/4" Plywood covered with polyfoam then finished with the finest Italian leather.

How would you like to be the only one in the Poker group with a $7000 custom-made table? Don't miss your chance. Play at Golden Palace Poker now!

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Sunday, September 25, 2005

The Search for the New Poker Idol

College Poker Championship (collegepoker.com) is a free online tournament open to registered college and university students worldwide. With weekly Sunday night qualifying events now through May 7, 2006, the third annual event is the largest, fiercest collegiate Texas Hold'em, No Limit competition held to date.

Students from around the world will battle for the coveted title and scholarship funds.

Also for the first time, the tournament will be segmented in 10 conferences: North America (Canada, Northeast, Mid Atlandtic, Midwest, South, Southwest and West), the UK, Scandinavia, and the rest of the world.

Each Sunday at 6:00 p.m. EST, students will play to become part of the top five percent who will advance to their online conference semi-finals, and ultimately, the one person who will go on to represent their conference in the championship tournament where the remaining $135,000 will be on the line.

Another addition include the Win-A-Car Challenge, which will award a brand new car or the cash equivalent to four lucky students every eight weeks throughout the competition.

Last year's champion, Chad Flood, outplayed 25,000 students from 55 countries pocketing $41,000 in scholarship and a $1,000 donation to the American Diabetes Association. He's competing again this year.

"I'm already logged in and ready to play," says Flood.

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Thursday, September 22, 2005

James Woods vs. The Unabomber on Poker Royale

It's an old-fashioned poker showdown between Hollywood star James Woods' team and poker pro Phil Laak's team in The James Woods Gang Vs. The Unabombers in Poker Royale.

The series is premiering on Friday, October 7 and poker enthusiasts will be able to enjoy two hours of the best poker players in action every Friday night on GSN.

In The James Woods Gang Vs. The Unabombers in Poker Royale, actor James Woods and Phil "The Unabomber" Laak (1st in the 2004 World Poker Tour Main Event and host of E!'s Hollywood Hold 'Em) choose their own teams to battle it out over seven episodes.

Filmed at Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, California, the series features a prize-pot topping $75,000 and bragging rights as to who captained the best team.

On Woods' team are Kathy Liebert (ranked in the top 20 players of all time, winner of POKER ROYALE: BATTLE OF THE SEXES), Bob Goen (Entertainment Tonight), Ted Forrest (five World Series of Poker bracelets), Susie Isaacs (two World Series of Poker bracelets) and Nicole Sullivan (Mad TV, The King of Queens).

Playing for the Unabombers are Jennifer Tilly (2005 WSOP and WPT ladies' events winner), Cyndy Violette (1st Place 2004 World Series of Poker Seven Card Stud), Danny Masterson (That 70's Show), Hassan Habib (2nd Place 2004 World Poker Tour Championship) and Gail O'Grady (NYPD Blue, American Dreams).

The team captains decide which players participate in each match at the coveted final table. All players play a minimum of three games, earning points based on where they finish, hoping to bluff, call and check their fearless challengers. First place in each match earns ten points, second place receives eight points, third place is six points, fourth place is four points, fifth place receives two points. The team with the highest points from the qualifying matches has a chip count advantage going into the finale.

The James Woods Gang Vs. The Unabombers in Poker Royale is part of GSN's poker franchise POKER ROYALE airing every Friday.

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Wednesday, September 21, 2005

WPT & Travel Channel in Legal Battle

WPT Enterprises Inc. sued the Travel Channel and its owner, Discovery Communications Inc., for alleged breach of contract and intentional interference. The case, filed Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court, seeks unspecified damages and various court orders, including a declaration that WPT upheld its side of the contract, while the defendants breached their obligations.

Travel Channel spokesman David Leavy said the outlet continues to recognize that WPT is an important franchise.

"We are planning to very vigorously and aggressively defend and protect our rights under the existing contracts," Leavy said.

According to the suit, WPT had the right to develop other poker-related programming, provided it gave the Travel Channel the first opportunity to license the show and the last right to refusal. WPT said it proposed such a show, Professional Poker Tour, in July 2004 but that negotiations with the defendants were not successful in the 60-day exclusive window.

WPT said it then shopped the show to other networks, including ESPN, which proposed to license the show September 12. That triggered a 15-day "last refusal" period for the defendants, who allegedly sent threatening letters to WPT and ESPN.

One such letter allegedly threatened ESPN with legal action because the Travel Channel said it already had licensed the show, something WPT denied. (Poker Gazette)

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Tuesday, September 20, 2005

World Championship of Online Poker: Final Report

Many big names in the poker world entered this event. The top names at Team PokerStars didn't fare as well as they would have liked, as most of their front-runners were out fairly early. Evelyn Ng (evybabee) went out 604th, Chris Moneymaker (money800) fell out in 1,355th, and Greg Raymer (Fossilman) busted in 402nd.

Isabelle Mercier (NoMercy) did manage a very solid performance, finishing in 63rd and winning $1,000,000 freeroll at Paradise Poker $9,337.

Other notables who entered but did not cash were Scott Fischman (emptyseat88), Noah Boeken (Exclusive), Barry Greenstein (crazyplayer), Joe Sebok (fidallio), John D'Agostino (jdags21), Layne Flack (reloadthis), and Brett Jungblut (gank). 135 players were paid money for their efforts, the worst a player who cashed could do was $3,735.

All final table participants were guaranteed at least $56,025—which alone is more than 90% of online tournaments pay out altogether!

In the end, 18-year-old Pandella86 became the fourth WCOOP Main Event champion. (Poker News)

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Monday, September 19, 2005

New Jersey Man Wins Borgata Poker Open

Event six of Borgata's 2005 Poker Open came to a conclusion late Saturday night as Woodside Park, New Jersey's Michael J. Nargi defeated Tamarac, Florida's James M. English for the title. After surviving a field of 323 top players in the $2,500 buy-in event, including several of the biggest names in poker, such as David "the Dragon" Pham, Nargi elevated his game in the final rounds and scored a big victory.

For finishing first, Nargi took home the biggest prize of the 2005 Borgata Poker Open to date with cash that almost doubled the payout of the first-place finishes of several of the previous tournaments. Nargi collected $250,325 and a gold diamond-encrusted Borgata bracelet for winning this grueling 30-hour marathon.

English, who should feel little disappointment with his second-place finish, collected $137,275, and third-place finisher Jason M. Langianse took in almost $70,000 as payouts sky-rocketed for this high buy-in event. Fourth-place finisher, Sal J. Giambrone of Staten Island, NY, collected $56,525 for his efforts.

The 2005 Borgata Poker Open action continues on Sunday with event seven, the Ladies Only, No Limit Hold'em tournament. Over 400 women are registered for the event and are sure to bring their own style and flavor to the male-dominated sport.

Plenty of fireworks will light up the action as the best female players from all over the country try to take home the prestigious title and first-place cash prize.

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Monday, September 12, 2005

WPT Rolls Out Global Expansion Tours

WPT CEO and founder, Steve Lipscomb revealed that the company has concluded agreements with ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp., the largest integrated media and entertainment company in the Philippines, and Aidan Tracey, a respected Canadian marketing, sponsorship, and promotion expert, to offer multi-tournament WPT Tours in card rooms and casinos in the two countries beginning early 2006.

The events will feature WPT-style Texas Hold'em tournaments, which is expected to draw hundreds of players for increasingly growing prize pools at each stop. The WPT has been airing on television networks in Canada and The Philippines for the past two years, drawing a large following and adding to the global popularity of poker.

"We are very pleased to be able to bring the WPT to the fans in other countries who have been itching to try their hand at making a WPT Final Table," said Lipscomb.

ABS-CBN is being granted the right to create four episodes in the first year, five in the second and six in the third -- and to air them exclusively for four years total. The show will air in both English and Tagalish (a mix of Tagalog and English). The winner of the Filipino WPT Tour will also have a seat in the WPT Championship at Bellagio each April.

The company is involved in television and radio broadcasting, as well as the production of television programming for Filipino domestic and international audiences. It operates 35 stations nationwide that reach an estimated 97% of all television-owning households in the Philippines.

In Canada, Aidan Tracey, who has previously assisted the WPT to secure sponsorship tie-ins north of the border, will develop, stage and market a regional tour. Tracey is currently President of Mosaic Sales Solutions Field Marketing, the leading experiential event marketing company in Canada. Tracey has also produced the World Beer Games, which aired on TV in 2002 and 2003 in many markets outside the USA, including Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia.

Meanwhile, the WPT Season 4 will begin with a Sept. 19-22 event at the Borgata in Atlantic City and will conclude in April for the WPT World Championship in Las Vegas.

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Sunday, September 11, 2005

The King of Beers Re-joins WPT

Budweiser, the 'King of Beers', has once again been chosen by the World Poker Tour (WPT) as the primary sponsor for its new fourth season, re-signing the company for the third straight year.

Budwesier also plans to promote both WPT programming and of course, beer, at tournaments in select markets across the country.

"We are pleased to continue our three-year relationship with WPT Enterprises (parent company of WPT) and look forward to toasting another year," vice president of corporate media of Anheuser-Busch, Peter Mcloughlin said in a recent press release, adding that WPT is a perfect fit for its Budweiser brand.

Mcloughlin also cites the WPT's broad audience as one of the key reasons for the decision to re-sign Budweiser as the tour's "Official Beer." "As the WPT repositions poker as a leading sport -not just a pastime - Budweiser is the ideal sponsor. Our long association with sports increases poker's recognition by the sports-loving consumer and television viewer," he said.

The WPT's season 4 on the Travel Channel will feature Budeweiser commercial spots and viewers will see the Budweiser logo on the "table ring" area surrounding the final table and on in-show graphics for the popular "hole card camera" segments. The traditional toast to the victor of each WPT event will continue as the show's closing sequence.

According to CEO and WPT Enterprises, Inc. founder Steve Lipscombm, "The WPT has become the gold standard in poker and the Budweiser brand is the same to beer. It's a great match of two iconic brands."

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Thursday, September 08, 2005

Full Tilt Launches Poker Lesson Show

Team Full Tilt takes another leap into the poker stratosphere when it debuts the team's new collaboration with FSN. FullTiltPoker.Net: Learn From the Pros is set to take its audience straight from the poker table to the classroom with educational programming designed to reach players at all skill levels.

The show will be hosted by Team Full Tilt leader Howard Lederer and by Best Damn Sport Show Period's Chris Rose and will feature insights and tactics from a host of poker all-stars like Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, Erik Seidel, John Juanda, Jennifer Harman, Daniel Negreanu, Annie Duke, and Gus Hansen.

"The time is right for an entertaining show about poker that is also truly educational. I am excited to be working with FSN to make this first-of-its-kind poker show," Lederer said in a recent press release.

The pros will participate in round-table discussions on various poker topics, giving them a rare opportunity to share some of the skills that have made them the best at what they do. In addition, the show also offers an interactive component that gives viewers a chance to email their questions about how to play a hand or what tactics should be used when faced with particular situations, with the pros answering in detail.

The 26-week, half-hour show, premiers on Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 8:30 PM local, with new episodes airing Sunday afternoons at 4:30 and will repeat Tuesday evenings at 8:30 local time.

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Wednesday, September 07, 2005

InterPokerTourney for Katrina Relief Operation

To assist in the disaster relief effort, InterCasino will contribute funds to the American Red Cross. You can help by joining one or (preferably) more of the following this weekend:

InterBingo - InterBingo will match the bingo wager in the 8pm EST tournament on Saturday night and donate that amount to the Katrina Appeal Fund. Prizes in the tournament will be guaranteed at either $125 or $200 per pattern, with strips costing only $1! You can buy up to 32 strips per pattern to increase our donation.

InterCasino - This weekend, InterCasino will be running a Quickfire Blackjack Tournament; th entry fee will be $10. This will last from 11.59pm Friday to 11.59pm EST on Sunday. For every $10 entry fee we receive, we'll match it cent for cent up to a maximum of $10,000.

InterPoker - InterPoker will be holding a Katrina Relief Tournament at 1pm EST this Saturday. The tournament name is Katrina. There will be a $10 + $0 buy-in with 1st, 2nd and 3rd places finishing in the money. 80% of the prize pool will be donated to the American Red Cross - InterPoker will also add the value of the total prize pool to that 80%! If we get 1,000 entrants this could mean another $18,000 towards our total!

Money raised will be pooled together and send them to the American Red Cross.

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100% Bonus at Golden Palace Poker

This week only you will get 100% on any purchase up to $150! This will give you everything you need to start winning in our Freeroll Tournaments and/or Tables.

All you have to do is make a purchase then enter the promo code "september". Your account will automatically be credited with the bonus.An extra 100% in your bankroll could make all the difference in winning any of our tournaments.

Play at your favorite table longer, or use the extra cash on higher limit tables and get more bang for your buck! It's up to you. Act Now - this offer is only good this week!

Please Note: You will be required to accumulate 125 Action Points for every $1 of bonus before the bonus will be credited to your account - to claim your bonus you must complete play by October 31, 2005.

Enjoy the bonus at Golden Palace Poker!

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Tuesday, September 06, 2005

Online Poker Rooms To Aid Katrina Victims

The online poker community is coming to the aid of hurricane Katrina victims.

Royal Vegas Poker is running a tournament to aid survivors of Hurricane Katrina.

The Hold'em No Limit Freezeout tournament will take place on Tuesday September 6th @ 9pm EST on Royal Vegas Poker and 7 Sultans Poker.

The Buy-in is $25+$0 (i.e. our client poker rooms are not taking any fees). 50% of prize pool will be donated to the Red Cross Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund, while the balance will go to the top 20 finishers, based on a percentage prize pool.

This tournament can be found under the Multi Table Tournaments section, under Special.

Other online poker rooms who are sponsoring special poker tournaments inlcude Bodog Poker, which launched the Hurricane Katrina Benefit Tournaments, running daily Sept. 8-12. Bodog will match and donate all of the players' fees from the five poker tournaments to the Red Cross hurricane relief fund.

Party Poker is also extending a helping hand, by hosting a special Hurricane Help Tournament on Wednesday, September 7, 2005, 20:55 p.m. EST. The online cardroom owned by Party Gaming, has allocated 90% of the prize pool for charity, and will donate a sum equal to the prize pool to the relief efforts.

You can find this tournament under the “Special Tournaments” tab in the Party Poker lobby.

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Monday, September 05, 2005

Play at Bodog and Qualify for the WPT Season 4

Bodog Poker is giving out seats to the World Poker Tour Season 4.

You could win a qualifying seat to any of WPT's Season 4 seven tournaments for as little as a buck. Play your way through the qualifiers or buy directly into the semifinal for a shot at the WPT prize package from Bodog.

The buy-in for each tournament can be made with Tournament Credits or Real Money. All WPT events pay out in Tournament Credits.

Bodog Poker WPT Season 4 2005 Event Schedule:

• Borgata Open (Sept. 19-22) - The Borgata, Atlantic City
• Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship (Oct. 23-27) - Las Vegas
• World Poker Finals (Nov. 12-16) - Foxwood Resort Casino
• Bellagio Five Diamond (Dec. 13-17) - Bellagio, Las Vegas
• LA Poker Classic (Feb. 17-21) - Commerce Casino, CA
• Bay 101 Shooting Star (Feb. 27 - Mar. 3) - Bay 101 Casino, CA
• WPT World Championship (Apr. 22-28) - Bellagio, Las Vegas

To find out the tournament schedules where you can play and win the WPT prize package, go to Bodog Poker now. You could be the next poker TV star.

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Sunday, September 04, 2005

Golden Palace's Freeroll Tourneys

Golden Palace Poker has lined-up exciting freerolls for the month of September. Check 'em out:

$3000 First Purchase Freerolls. When you make your first deposit between August 29 and September 25, you will be automatically registered in one of four $3,000.00 First Purchase free roll tournaments. Keep a eye on your inbox. Your registration confirmation will arrive within 48 hours of your first deposit.

$5,000 First Time MyCitadel Freeroll. Deposit funds using MyCitadel for the first time during September and be automatically registered in a $5,000 free roll Tournament to be held 9:00pm Eastern on Monday, October 3rd.

Daily $250 Midnight Freeroll. There will be a $250 freeroll at Midnight Eastern (04:00 GMT) every night in September.

$50 Freeroll MadnessBe ready for 15 SPECIAL $50 free rolls every single day in September. Starting HOURLY from 1:00am Eastern (05:00 GMT) and continuing until 3:00pm Eastern (19:00 GMT) Golden Palace will offer a SPECIAL $50.00 freeroll. What's SPECIAL? - Check the entry fee - only 20 Action Points. This is a terrific way to fatten your bank roll while having fun playing your favorite game.

Great chances of entering Golden Palace's freeroll tournaments. Don't pass up this chance and visit Golden Palace poker now for contest details.

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