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Special K seen playing in the 2006 Blogger’s Tournament at Caesars Palace
Poker bloggers, Falstaff and Special K, have taken to the Internet airways with the all new Gambling Tales Podcast. They already have their first installment in the can and available for listening. Listen to the premier edition of the show at http://www.gtpodcast.com. It’s 40 minutes of easy listening with an interesting analysis of the 2009 WSOP Main Event final table followed by an interview with “A-list” poker blogger and math whiz, Bad Blood. The show concludes with a bit of early gambling history.
Upcoming shows will feature Dr. Pauly, Lee Jones, and internationally acclaimed gambling expert Dr. David Schwartz, author of the definitive history of gambling tome, Roll the Bones. New shows will be broadcast every two weeks.
RSS Feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/GamblingTalesPodcast
Available on iTunes at: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=339814710.
November 18, 2009 | Posted in
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Huckleberry Seed is the 2009 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship winner
It’s Sunday. Today is the final installment of the 2009 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship. You’ll be treated to three hours of poker beginning with the round of four. In the first two hours Sammy Farha battles Huck Seed while Vanessa Rousso takes on Bertrand Grospellier for one of the two seats at the final table.
During the third hour it will be the best of three matches for the championship trophy, the jewelry and the cash, $500,000.
It all begins at 10 AM ET on NBC TV. Check TV listings for air times in your area. This is a great show for players wanting to see inside the mind of a former WSOP Main Event Champion (1996), professional poker player Huck Seed. Watch Huck Seed overpower former law student Vanessa Rousso, as they vie for the year’s worth of bragging rights to one of poker’s most prestigious events.
Enjoy today’s show and take notes for later, less than two weeks later, when we will hear the “Shuffle Up and Deal” command reverberate throughout the Pavilion signaling the start of the 2009 World Series of Poker at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino Las Vegas.
A mini-gallery of Flipchip Heads-Up photos after the jump.
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Huckleberry Seed, 2009 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Champion
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Jennifer Harman
Jennifer Harman, the most feared woman in the world when seated at a poker table, is holding her Third Annual Jennifer Harmon Charity Poker Tournament at the Venetian Poker Room April 17 at 5 PM. Matt Savage will be co-hosting and calling the event. A great opportunity for poker players to rub shoulders with some of poker’s most colorful names while vying for a $10K seat in the 2009 WSOP Main Event plus random seat prizes, rake in pot sweetners and all players will leave with a very nice gift bag.
Jennifer Harman’s tournament is open to all players 21 years of age and up. Bring along a $330 buy-in and a stack of Franklins for the rebuys. Be prepared to have a great time while doing a really good thing for our furry companions. The event is coordinated by Greasie Wheels so expect to play with celebrities and some of poker’s best known names and faces. Registration begins Thursday, April 16, at Noon and closes Friday, April 17, at 6 PM.
The true winners of this charity tournament are the thousands of homeless animals that will receive vet care, freedom from hunger, and comfort as a result of your participation and generosity to support the Nevada SPCA with donations of money and your time. Proceeds from the Jennifer Harmon Charity Poker Tournament go to Nevada SPCA, a nonprofit organization operating a no-kill sanctuary for stray animals in Las Vegas. The Nevada SPCA Organization needs volunteers to accomplish their humane mission so volunteers are welcome. Contact Doug Duke at (702) 873-7722 or email the NevadaSPCA@aol.com and learn about other ways you can help.
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Mesa was abandoned on the east mesa and close to death before being rescued, scars on his nose are graphic evidence of the dangers faced by abandoned pets
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Caesars Palace for the World Series of Poker Circuit April 11 – 29
Caesars Palace is setting up to host the World Series of Poker Circuit makes it annual stop in Las Vegas at the luxurious strip resort. This year tournament players will enjoy affordable buy-ins and a variety of games during the run of the WSOPC Caesars Palace meet. With buy-in’s ranging from a low of $340 up to the $5,150 for a seat in the final Championship event and satellite buy-in’s much lower provides all players an opportunity to compete.
Most events are no-limit hold’em; but, 6-Handed No Limit Hold’em, Pot Limit Omaha, Double Stack Turbo No Limit Hold’em, Omaha 8 or Better, Heads up NL Hold’em, and a Ladies No Limit Hold’em event are also on the play list. For the complete schedule with conditions and details of all 22 events use this link.
A daily 7 PM $200 NLHE tournament and a 11 PM $120 NLHE is offered April 20 – May 01. Both are mega-stack style tournaments with more starting chips and longer blind levels. Single table satellites for all events run daily from 9 AM – 3 AM. Registration for all events begins April 10. The winner of the championship event will also receive a seat in the 2009 WSOP Main Event.
Make your plans now to play in the last WSOP Circuit Tournament before the start of the 2009 World Series of Poker at the Rio Las Vegas. Take advantage of this opportunity to rack up some WSOP play time while honing your game to a razor edge.
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NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship at Caesars Palace Las Vegas
Day 2 of the 2009 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship is now history. The field of 64 of poker’s elite has been reduced to just 8 players that will return on Sunday at 11 AM PDST for the 4 matches that will determine the bracket winners that will advance to the semi-final and championship rounds.
The Bracket contenders and times of today’s quarterfinal matches are listed along with a photo of each player after the jump.
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LeAnn Tweeden is the NBC Heads-Up Host
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The Venetian Las Vegas is Poker
A post for those poker players in a quandary about how to spend Monday afternoon in Las Vegas. I said it before and I’ll say it again, If you play poker and are blessed with a presence in Las Vegas then you should be at the Venetian’s posh poker room sitting in a seat for the first Deep Stack Extravaganza tournament of 2009. Cards are in the air at High Noon.
For a low, low price of $330 you will be playing No-Limit Hold’em for thousands in cash while enjoying the luxurious ambiance that is the Venetian Poker Room. The Deep Stack Extravaganza is the affordable buy-in series of poker tournaments that play like one of the really big money events. Start with more chips and play longer blind levels just like any other major poker tournament.
Stop by the Venetian’s poker room anytime during the February 2 – 25 run of the Deep Stack Extravaganza I and take part in the future of casino tournament poker. It’s happening today at the Venetian Resort in Las Vegas.
February 1, 2009 | Posted in
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Wendeen H. Eolis at play during the WSOP Main Event
High-powered consultant and poker player, Wendeen H. Eolis, defines the state of efforts to repeal UIGEA in her latest article, “Our Washington Insider: Aftermath of Sixty Minutes Expose” headlining PokerPlayerNewspaper.com. Eolis shares her insiders’ look at the reaction of incoming political powers to the 60 Minutes episiode “Cheaters” episode broadcast November 30th on CBS TV.
This is a must read for every poker player and Internet gambler. Click this link for the latest information on the probability of online legalization and repeal of UIGEA. Until UIGEA is repealed American citizens are missing some important personal freedoms. Click the above link to read the article and stay informed. Make legalization a good bet.
December 11, 2008 | Posted in
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