Still hoping to get to Las Vegas and take a seat in the WSOP Main Event next month – without spending over $10,000? Then you need to check out the satellites that Mansion Poker still has running to get you to the Rio starting at just a few dollars! The World Series of Poker is in full swing at the renowned Harrah’s Rio Casino in Las Vegas and the granddaddy of all live tournaments – Event #57 AKA the No Limit Holdem Main Event World Championship starts July 5th! And if you are still dreaming of being there in person [ Read More ]
Nothing against limit holdem, but the game sure knows how to slow things down in a tournament setting. Most welcomed the slower pace, though, as thirteen days in to the 2010 World Series of Poker finds many in the poker media already showing signs of fatigue. Many players are always looking for action, but even they like to rest up and take advantage of slower days sometimes. Event 18 was limit hold’em with a $2K buy-in, and the slower pace than no-limit or PLO presents the opportunity for LHE enthusiasts and others to work through the field, employ a different [ Read More ]
With the 2010 World Series of Poker just around the corner, the spotlight is already on some of the more exciting events on the schedule. The Rio in Las Vegas will be buzzing each day with poker tournaments, but only one will raise money for some very worthy charity, and that one is the fourth annual Ante Up for Africa Celebrity Charity Poker Tournament. Saturday, July 3 will be the day of the event, and the lineup of celebrities and poker pros confirmed to play is consistently growing. All will be playing the $5,000 buy-in Ante Up for Africa no-limit [ Read More ]
Crown Casino released the schedule for the 2010 Aussie Millions Championship on September 17th, 2009. The schedule include a total of twenty poker events running on January 14th, 2010-January 31st, 2010 at the Crown Casino facility in Melbourne, Australia with the $10,500 Main Event taking place on January 24th, 2009-January 30th, 2010. In releasing the Aussie Millions Poker Championship schedule, tournament officials took the effort to set some high goals in terms of cash pool and player attendance. Crown Chief Executive David Courtney said that Crown Casino is also announcing an expected 1st place prize of $2.5 million for the [ Read More ]
On August 18th the game of Texas Holdem poker as we know it is in for a big change. While there has been a rash of new games introduced recently into the online poker rooms like Badugi and Deuce to 7, there has been nothing like this new game. Absolute Poker and Ultimate bet Poker have come up with a new twist on our old favorite Hold’em. And with this new version, players will no longer complain about getting the worst hand, the ‘hammer’ also known as seven deuce (7-2) because very soon, the worst hand will be the best [ Read More ]
