2006 DAILY ONLINE POKER NEWS

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July 30, 2006. Event 36: Limit Hold'em Shootout. Victor Perches Wins His First WSOP Gold Bracelet. Official Results and Report from the 2006 World Series of Poker. Event 36: Limit Hold'em Shootout with Buy-in of $1,500. Victoriano Perches came to this country as many good people do - to seek a better life. The native of Chihuahua, Mexico arrived in the United States 25 years ago and began working inside a food processing plant..

July 29, 2006. Event 34: No-Limit Hold'em With Rebuys. Phil Hellmuth, Jr. Makes Poker History With Record-Tying Tenth Gold Bracelet. Official Results and Report from the 2006 World Series of Poker. Event 34: No-Limit Hold'em With Rebuys, Buy-in of $5,000. After much anticipation, patience and a knack for knowing when he is on top of his game, Phil Hellmuth has gone on to win his 10th WSOP bracelet, and is now ranked amongst the best of the best! After battling..

July 28, 2006. Event 33: Seven Card Razz World Championship. 15 Years After Making His First WSOP Final Table Appearance, James Richburg Defeats Carlos Mortensen In Heads-up Play. Official Results and Report from the 2006 World Series of Poker. Event 33: Seven-Card Razz with Buy-in of $1,500. Seven-Card Razz has developed a bad reputation. It's the proverbial step-child of poker games. While the rest of the world is playing Texas Hold'em, Razz is the quirky card game that pops up every now and then at a..

July 27, 2006. Event 32: Pot-Limit Hold'em. Jason Lester Finally Wins A WSOP Gold Bracelet And $550K First Prize. Official Results and Report from the 2006 World Series of Poker. Event 32: Pot-Limit Hold'em with Buy-in of $5,000. When Jason Lester walks into any poker room, everyone seems to recognize him. He's been playing in poker tournaments for twenty years. He's cashed 16 times at the World Series of Poker, and made six final table..

July 26, 2006. Event 31: No-Limit Hold 'Em. Detroit Poker Player Justin Scott Wins Gold Bracelet And $842,262. Official Results and Report from the 2006 World Series of Poker. Event 31: No-Limit Hold'em with Buy-in of $2,000. Justin Scott flew into Las Vegas and promptly lost his entire bankroll at a baccarat table. This would not be an unusual story, since millions of visitors arrive in the gambling capital of the world each year and..

July 25, 2006. Event 30: Short-handed No-Limit Hold'em. 21-Year Old Jeff Madsen Wins Gold Bracelet Number Two. Official Results and Report from the 2006 World Series of Poker. Event 30: Short-Handed No-Limit Hold'em with Buy-in of $5,000. The unthinkable happened on July 22, 2006 when 21-year-old Jeff Madsen won his second gold bracelet within a week. Even more remarkable is the fact that Madsen turned "21" just six weeks ago. This was..

July 24, 2006. Event 29: Pot-Limit Hold'em. Gentleman John Gale Wins A WSOP Gold Bracelet. After Losing Pot-Limit Championship In 2005, Gracious Englishman Comes Back And Earns Hard-Fought Victory. Official Results and Report from the 2006 World Series of Poker. Event 29: Pot-Limit Hold'em with Buy-in of $2,500. The real test of character is not watching someone during a time of celebration. Rather, it is watching someone in a time of despair. Anyone can behave politely when things are going good. But what about during the..

July 24, 2006. Harry Demetriou Goes Out From The $2,000 No Limit Hold'em Event At 2006 WSOP. Harry Demetriou, one of the leading World Series of Poker (WSOP) players, was ejected screaming and shouting from an event last Sunday due to an apparent conflict over the rules. Harry was removed from the $2,000 No Limit Hold'em event, for what he claims was confusion over the laws of the competition. Demetriou told PokerNews.com that..

July 23, 2006. Event 28: Seven-Card Stud. Maryland Accountant Benjamin Lin Wins His First-Ever WSOP Gold Bracelet. Official Results and Report from the 2006 World Series of Poker. Event 28: Seven-Card Stud with Buy-in of $5,000. When play at the final table of the $5,000 buy-in Seven-Card Stud championship became three-handed, a few bystanders glanced at the remaining players up on the main stage at the Rio. They had the following..

July 22, 2006. Event 27: No-Limit Hold'em. Swedish Poker Pro Mats Rahmn Wins His First WSOP Gold Bracelet; Three Europeans Dominate No-limit Hold'em Final Table. Official Results and Report from the 2006 World Series of Poker. Event 27: No-Limit Hold'em with Buy-in of $1,5000. Many people might be surprised to learn that Scandinavia is one of poker's hottest new markets. Perhaps it's the cold dark winters. Perhaps it's the relatively high income and education levels. Or, perhaps it's the..

July 21, 2006. Event 26 (A): Pot-Limit Omaha. Ralph Perry Wins His First WSOP Gold Bracelet Four Years After Finishing Third in the 2002 Championship Event. Official Results and Report from the 2006 World Series of Poker. Event 26 (A): Pot-Limit Omaha with Buy-in of $1,500. "The Butterfly Effect" is common expression which explains the unbreakable connection between all earthly things. It was first coined several years ago as a scientific concept. The question posed was, "Does a..

July 21, 2006. Event 26 (B): Pot-Limit Omaha (With Rebuys). 22-year-old Poker Pro Eric Froehlich Becomes The Youngest Two-Time WSOP Winner In History. Official Results and Report from the 2006 World Series of Poker. Event 26 (B): Pot-Limit Omaha with Re-Buys. Move over Phil Ivey. Move over Daniel Negreanu. Move over Allen Cunningham. There's a new kid in town. Eric Froehlich, aged 22-years and four months, became the youngest player to ever win two WSOP gold bracelets. Last..

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July 19, 2006. Event 24: Omaha High-Low Split. Washington State Poker Player Scott Clements Demolishes All-Star Final Table And Wins $301,175. Official Results and Report from the 2006 World Series of Poker. Event 24: Omaha High-Low Split. Scott Clements understands Las Vegas. He knows of the various vices and distractions the gambling Mecca presents to visitors. When Clements boarded his flight from his home in Washington State to come and play in the 37th annual World..

July 19, 2006. Event 23: Limit Hold'em Poker. Turning A Toothpick Into a Lumberyard - Ian Johns Wins Limit Hold’em WSOP Championship. Official Results and Report from the 2006 World Series of Poker Event 23: Limit Hold'em Buy-In: $3,000 Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas One of poker's classic quips came from "Amarillo Slim" Preston back during the 1970s. Slim was asked what made the World Series Poker so special. He answered, "It's where a poker player..

July 19, 2006. Event 25: No-Limit Hold'em Shootout. David "Dragon" Pham Wins His Second WSOP Gold Bracelet. Official Results and Report from the 2006 World Series of Poker Event 25: No-Limit Hold'em Shootout Bui-in: $2,000 If America is the "land of opportunity", then poker is the amphitheater for fast-track success. The green felt provides equal opportunity for just about everyone to become rich and famous. Things which are important to..

July 18, 2006. Event 22: No Limit Hold'em. A Summer Job That Pays $20,000 An Hour; 21 y.o. Jeff Madsen Becomes The Youngest Winner In WSOP History. Official Results and Report from the 2006 World Series of Poker Event 22: No-Limit Hold'em Buy-In: $2,000 Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas For the third consecutive year, the record for youngest World Series of Poker winner has been broken. Back in 2004, Gavin Griffin became the youngest player in history to win a gold..

July 17, 2006. Event 21: Short-Handed World Poker Championship - Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em; Bill Chen Wins Second WSOP Gold Bracelet This Week. Official Results and Report from the 2006 World Series of Poker Event 21: Short-Handed World Poker Championship Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas It's a peculiar thing that our culture gives far greater attention to the peripheral things than those which are genuine. We bestow our highest..

July 16, 2006. Event 20: WSOP 2006 H.O.R.S.E. Event's Results - Poker Legend Chip Reese Outlasts The Competition And Wins $1,784,640. Official Results and Report from the 2006 World Series of Poker Event 20: H.O.R.S.E. World Poker Championship Rotation of Games: Limit Hold'em, Omaha High-Low Split, Razz, Seven-Card Stud, Eight-or-Bettor, No-Limit Hold'em Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas The latest World Series of Poker match was a throwback to an earlier era..

July 15, 2006. H.O.R.S.E. Tournament, Event 20 At The World Series Of Poker 2006. 3 day, $50,000 buy-in, H.O.R.S.E. (Hold'em Omaha Razz Stud Eights or Better) Tournament is new and very prestigious event on WSOP 2006 that will determine the true World Champion of poker. It's one of the most interesting of the poker games played at the World Series of Poker, and the bracelet is almost as coveted as the main event...

July 15, 2006. Event 19: Seniors World Poker Championship - No Limit-Hold'em. 61-Year-Old Clare Miller Wins Seniors World Poker Championship In Las Vegas. Official Results and Report from the 2006 World Series of Poker Event 19: Seniors World Poker Championship, No-Limit Hold'em Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas There was a point very late in the 2006 Seniors World Poker Championship when tournament officials approached the surviving players and offered them the option of..

July 14, 2006. Event 18: Pot-Limit Hold'em. Former Attorney Eric Kesselman Wins WSOP Pot-Limit Hold'em Championship. Official Results and Report from the 2006 World Series of Poker Event 18: Pot-Limit Hold'em Buy-in: $2,000 Life is full of tough decisions. Success depends on the decisions that we make. Those who make wise decisions are typically successful in life. Those who make wrong decisions commonly fail. Of course, "luck" makes some of our..

July 13, 2006. Event 17: No-Limit Hold'em. Jon Friedberg Pulls Off Stunning Upset Victory Winning Over Half-a-Million On 2006 WSOP. Official Results and Report from the 2006 World Series of Poker Event 17: No-Limit Hold'em Buy-in: $1,000 Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas Janis Joplin once sang, "freedom is just another word for - nothing left to lose." What the 1969 song lyric meant was that it's far easier to be daring and take chances when there is..

July 12, 2006. Event 16: Pot-Limit Omaha. Tournament Poker Journeyman Lee Watkinson Wins His First WSOP Gold Bracelet And $655,746. Official Results and Report from the 2006 World Series of Poker. Event 16: Pot-Limit Omaha. Buy-In: $10,000. In spiritual circles, St. Francis of Assisi is best known as the patron saint of all animals. St. Francis was a 13th century friar who rescued, housed, and protected wounded and needy critters who could not care for..

July 12, 2006. New Bonus Structure And New Site For Sun Poker Room. The new bonus effective July 1st, 2006 for Sun Poker players will be $150 eligible: A. Match Bonus - 100% match up to $50 released after 250 MPPs. B. Reload Bonus - $100 reload after 500 MPPs with $100 deposit (must enter bonus code). These two bonuses are independent, so after your first $50 bonus is released, you must deposit another..

July 11, 2006. Event 14: No Limit Hold'em With Re-Buys. Allen Cunningham Wins Fourth WSOP Gold Bracelet, Second in Two Years. Official Results and Report from the 2006 World Series of Poker. Event 14: No-Limit Hold'em with Re-Buys. 2005 WSOP Champion: Maciek Gracz. The loudest poker personalities may get the fame, but the most skilled players get the money. Allen Cunningham is neither loud, nor famous. In fact, he is usually the quietest poker player in..

July 11, 2006. Event 13: No Limit-Hold'em. Max 'The Italian Pirate' Pescatori Wins First-Eve WSOP Gold Bracelet. Official Results and Report from the 2006 World Series of Poker. Event 13: No-Limit Hold'em. 2005 WSOP Champion: Farzad Bonyadi. Gooooooooooooooooal! When Italian soccer star Fabio Grosso smashed the winning kick past French goalkeeper Fabien Barthez in Berlin's Olympiastadion to win the 2006 World Cup for Italy, Max Pescatori..

July 11, 2006. Event 15: Ladies World Poker Championship - No-Limit Hold'em. Mary Jones Meyer Wins 2006 Ladies World Poker Championship And $236,094. Official Results and Report from the 2006 World Series of Poker. Event 15: Ladies World Poker Championship, No-Limit Hold'em. 2005 WSOP Champion: Jennifer Tilly. All good people inevitably come to realize that there is more joy in seeing a loved one accomplish something big than succeeding for oneself. When Bob Meyer proudly..

July 9, 2006. Event 12: Omaha High-Low. High-Stakes Poker Pro Sammy Farha Wins $398,560 And Second Gold Bracelet In Omaha High-Low Championship. Official Results and Report from the 2006 World Series of Poker. Event 12: Omaha High-Low with Buy-in of $5,000. 2005 WSOP Champion: David Chiu. There is no one in the poker world quite like Sammy Farha. Dashing and debonair, Farha is part James Bond, part Humphrey Bogart, part Hugh Hefner - all wrapped up into a five-foot-nine..

July 8, 2006. Event 9: No-Limit Hold'em. The Doors of Perception - Jeff Cabinillas Makes Poker History Beating Phil Helmuth And Winning Gold Bracelet. Official Results and Report from the 2006 World Series of Poker. Event 9: No-Limit Hold'em with Buy-in of $5,000. 2005 WSOP Champion: T.J. Cloutier. When Jeff Cabanillas first strolled through the doors of the mammoth Rio poker tournament room three days ago, few people recognized him. Few appreciated his talent. Fewer still..

July 8, 2006. Event 10: Seven-Card Stud. 2004 Main Event Runner-up David Williams Wins His First WSOP Gold Bracelet. Official Results and Report from the 2006 World Series of Poker. Event 10: Seven-Card Stud with Buy-in of $1,500. 2005 WSOP Champion: Cliff Josephy. Aside from the multi-million dollar financial boon of a second-place finish in the championship event at the World Series of Poker, the runner-up position may very well be poker's..

July 8, 2006. River Belle Online Poker - Another Popular Brand Of Belle Rock Entertainment. River Belle Online Poker is the logical addition to the River Belle brand that now unites River Belle casino, multiplayer casino and the poker room. Complete with Texas Hold'em, Omaha Hi/Low, 5-Card Stud and 7-Card Stud and a wide range of table limits, this online poker room also offers free poker school for learning the skills and..

July 7, 2006. Event 8: Omaha High-Low Split. It's A Golden Night For Jack 'Action' Zwerner Who Won Top Prize Of $341,426. Official Results and Report from the 2006 World Series of Poker. Event 8: Omaha High-Low Split with Buy-in of $2,000. 2005 WSOP Champion: Pat Poels. There aren't many things that Jack "Action" Zwerner hasn't seen and done in the world of gambling. He's the founder of the biggest bingo enterprise in America. He's worked as a..

July 6, 2006. Event 7: Limit Hold'em. Bill Chen + Limit Hold'em = Gold Bracelet. Mathematics Whiz/Game Theorist Barges To Victory. Official Results and Report from the 2006 World Series of Poker. Event 7: Limit Hold'em with Buy-in of $3,000. 2005 WSOP Champion: Todd Witteles. "Mathematics" is properly defined as the study of the measurement, properties, and relationships of quantities and sets, using numbers and symbols. Since the game of poker is..

July 5, 2006. Event 6: No-Limit Hold'em. Aussie, Aussie, Aussie (Redux) - Australian Poker Pro Mark Vos Wins $803,274 Outperforming Two Thousands Players. Official Results and Report from the 2006 World Series of Poker. Event 6: No-Limit Hold'em with Buy-in of $2,000. 2005 WSOP Champion: Erik Seidel. Mark Vos has a plan. And, despite winning over three-quarters of a million dollars tonight, he's sticking to it. You see, Vos - at the tender age of 23 - made a personal decision..

July 4, 2006. Event 5: Short-handed No Limit Hold'em. The Thrill Of Victory And The Agony Of Defeat - Russ Boyd Beats Joseph Hachem And Wins $475,712. Official Results and Report from the 2006 World Series of Poker. Event 5: Short-handed No Limit Hold'em. Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino - Las Vegas. Russ "Dutch" Boyd Shutters WSOP Champ Joe Hachem's Bid for Bracelet Number Two. Official Results: RANKING NAME WINNINGS 1 Russ Boyd $475,712 2 Joseph Hachem $256,800 3 Jeff..

July 3, 2006. Event 4: Limit Hold'em. Kianoush Abolfathi Wins 1st WSOP Gold Bracelet. Official Results and Report from the 2006 World Series of Poker. Event 4: Limit Hold'em with Buy-in of $1,500. Once upon a time there was a poker game called "Limit Hold'em." It was the most popular game in the land. Everywhere you went, in each cardroom and every casino, limit was the game that was played. Then, the earth shook..

July 3, 2006. Full Tilt Poker.Net Championship At Red Rock Casino - FTP Wants To Give You Something Now To Be Thankful For This November. The wedding of poker and TV has been mutually beneficial. Televised poker tournaments capture big audiences for networks, and the game's popularity seems to shoot up after each broadcast. Recently, after Full Tilt Poker.Net Pro Showdown at Red Rock aired on Fox Sports Net, sign-ups at Full Tilt Poker hit record highs for three straight..

July 2, 2006. Bonus Deuces Wild Video Poker And 100 Play Joker Poker In Latest Microgaming Releases. Top online gaming software developer Microgaming added two video poker games to its summer menu for July. Microgaming's Viper software platform adds the very advanced attributes to the major appeal of the games. In addition to autohold, the analyser tables give guidance on current odds and cover permutations to help the player make the..

July 2, 2006. Win Dinner With One Of The Hottest Women In Poker And Chris Ferguson At Full Tilt Poker. Besides claiming a seat at the Main Event, Full Tilt Poker is offering players a chance to win a seat at the most sought after (albeit felt-free) table in Las Vegas. Picture a nice candlelit restaurant in Las Vegas. There's a bottle of wine on the table, soft music in the background, and you're seated at a cozy table with one of the..

July 1, 2006. Event 3: Pot Limit Hold'em. Hight-Tech Wiz Rafe Furst Wins First WSOP Gold Bracelet. Official Results and Report from the 2006 World Series of Poker. Event 3: Pot Limit Hold'em with Buy-in of $1,500. 2005 WSOP Champion: Thomas Werthmann. There are exceptionally rare instances when both the poker tournament and the actual winner jointly possess such astonishing depth of character and convolution that words..

July 1, 2006. Pure Gold: Phil Helmuth First Player In History To Reach 50 'Cashes' At WSOP. Phil Hellmuth, Jr. is the greatest poker player in the world. And if you don't believe it, just ask him. Hellmuth reached a new milestone today when he became the first player in World Series of Poker history to reach "50" in-the-money finishes. With his 67th-place finish in an colossal field of 2,776 entries in the $1,500 buy-in..


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