The Brand New PokerNetwork Aussie Millions Online Poker League

The PokerNetwork Aussie Millions Online Poker League may be quite a mouthful of words, but the organizers of this brand new online poker league are hoping that they will be received with the same enthusiasm that the poker world has shown other organizations of its same kind, and to show that they can be just like the big names, they will kick it off by hosting a series of poker tourneys, and up for grabs are fabulous cash prizes.

The People Behind PokerNetwork Aussie Millions Online Poker League

The PokerNetwork Aussie Millions Online Poker League is a partnership between PokerNetwork and Party Poker, one of the famous online poker rooms in the internet right now.  They are hoping to see a huge number of their players in the Aussie Millions this coming 2010, hence, they will launch the online poker league.  And they will kick it off with their very own poker tournament. [Read][more...]

Bodog’s Flagship Tournament Cancelled Last Sunday

We all know what Bodog is also famous for, right?  It is their Sunday $100,000 Guaranteed Tournament, which the online casino always holds every Sunday at 4 p.m. ET.  The buy-in fee for the said tourney is at $162 with a rake of 8%.  The players are given a starting chip stack of 5,000, and the blinds are going to be increased every quarter of an hour.

But this Sunday's most awaited tourney was cancelled, earning the irritation of the players that have signed up for the said tournament.

A Bad Sunday

It was a bad Sunday indeed for the 400 plus registrants who signed up to participate in Bodog's guaranteed $100,000 tournament as the online casino left the players hanging. [Read][more...]

World Series of Poker at It Again in Horseshoe Casino

The World Series of Poker is at it again in Hammond, Indiana's Horseshoe Casino as they provide a venue where some of the world's best poker players and poker amateurs meet.  Old friends will meet old friends once more, and rivals for the title will battle it out again on the felt table.  And amidst all these, big prizes will be won and the much coveted seat into the WSOP Championship.

The Variety of Reasons

Upon interviewing the poker players who are participating in the Horseshoe Casino's WSOP, they gave a variety of reasons.

John Waugh, a poker player who came from Oklahoma, admitted that he is there for the thrill and excitement that the tournament provides.  [Read][more...]

Poker for a Cause Held by Children’s Institute

If there is another good thing that can be said about poker tournaments is that it can benefit organizations, especially those that aim to help people, and one of the organizations that have greatly benefit from a poker tournament was Los Angeles' Children's Institute.  The proceeds of the said tournament went directly to the organization's fund, which will help traumatized children.

A Quick Look at the Children's Institute

The Children's Institute, Inc. is one of Los Angeles' child services organizations that provides excellent care to traumatized children brought about by violence within their on homes and violence within their own communities. [Read][more...]

Titan Poker’s Big September Million-Dollar Poker Tournament

Do you want to get a chance to bag some money in a tournament?  Then you, as well as other poker enthusiasts in the Internet, will surely be glad of what Titan Poker has in store for you this coming September.  This big poker site has a million-dollar guaranteed prize pool up for grabs to those who are willing to try their hands at this major event.

Million Dollars Up for Grabs

With a buy-in fee of only $535, you can buy a seat in Titan Poker's Million Dollar Online Poker Tournament, which is going to be held next month.  In fact, this is their first in a series of online poker tournaments that award huge prizes, so you can expect to compete against some of the best in the online poker world for the chance to take home a chunk of the million dollars. [Read][more...]

$2M Prize Pool Up for Grabs at the Borgata Poker Open Championship Event

Last year, Atlantic City's Borgata was not included in the World Poker Tour's lineup, but this year is bound to be different.  This year, 2009, WPT will see its players at this prestigious hotel in Atlantic City, The Borgata, for a 16-day tournament series, from September 9, 2009 to September 24, 2009.  With a guaranteed prize pool of two million dollars, this event is sure to see poker players from all over the world battling it out at the felt battleground, the poker tables.

The Borgata Casino's Return

Last 2005, Borgata held a very successful poker tournament that piqued the interest of many poker player worldwide, and because of the huge success it created, Borgata is aiming for the same.  But this time, things are a bit different, especially since this casino/hotel is going to be one of the WPT lineups. [Read][more...]

Swimmer Michael Phelps Gets Invited to APT’s 2009 Tournament for the Second Time

Award-winning Michael Phelps, United States' Olympic Swimmer, gets invited for the second time to play in the Asian Poker Tour 2009 Tournament, which will be held on August 12 to 23 at the Galaxy StarWorld Hotel and Casino in Macau.  This is a 12-day event consisting of 15 preliminary tournaments before the Main Event of No Limit Hold'Em Poker.

Courting Michael Phelps to Play in a Major Poker Tournament

It is a fact that Michael Phelps has an interest in the game of poker.  In fact, he sometimes graces the poker tables of Las Vegas' Caesar's Palace and has even gotten into the final table at the Caesar's Poker Classic last 2008.

When Michael Phelps was interviewed by The Baltimore Sun last August 2008, his hometown newspaper, he was quoted as saying that he wanted to try his hand at the World Series of Poker.  This sparked the interest of Asian Poker Tour, and less than a week later, when he was playing at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, the prestigious tournament invited the man they have coined as the "human dolphin" to come and play at the second leg of the tournament in Macau.  However, Phelps did not take the APT's offer that time.

Aside from APT, other major poker tournaments like WSOP Europe are courting Phelps to grace their events.

Another Open Letter

Despite the fact that Phelps never showed up last year for the APT event in Macau, the poker tournament coordinators are once again extending their invitation for the 'human dolphin' to try his hand at their games.  The letter went on to say that, should Phelps accept the invitation to play at the APT Main Event, it will be an all-expense paid trip.

The letter was wittily written and full of poker puns, and it has even alluded to the Olympic swimmer's current public relations problems when the swimmer was suspended from competitive swimming for three months after a picture was released, showing Phelps with a bong.  The bong was allegedly Carter King's, PokerStars' WCOOP Main Event Champion last 2008, but this did not stop people from giving him a bad press.

Whether Michael Phelps is going to accept the invitation and play in the Macau APT Event, that still remains to be seen.  Whatever decision Phelps makes, to play at the APT or not, avid fans of poker are still sure to see their favorite professional poker players play against other pros for the huge prize money and the title of champion.

Huck Seed the new Half Millionaire

Huck Seed was the victor in the 64 player National Heads Up Championship by beating a pair of Tens with a pair Kings.  Vanessa Rousso, the latest female poker all-star, held the Tens.  Her score was only a cool quarter of a million for finishing in second place.  Huck Seed has been a familiar face in many big tournaments in recent years.  His WSOP main event win and three other bracelets are testimony to his playing skills   A Montana native who gave up being an Electrical Engineer, an a Graduate of Cal Tech, is one large gambler both in bets and his 6 foot 7 inch frame.  Next time you see him in a TV tournament, watch for the laid back, few words, fellow at the table.  That is his natural style of play and is in sharp contrast to a player like Hellmuth.

Math and poker go together and Huck Seed is another example of the natural combination of the two skills.

Mean while Vanessa is having some kind a run playing poker these days.  She is Gods most dangerous creation, a good-looking woman with brains.  She also is a college player and a Law School student. [Read][more...]