These are the elimination hands from the 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP)Main Event Final Table. Casino City reporter Ryan McLane will continueupdate this column as players are eliminated from the largest live pokertournament ever held. 3rd Place – Michael Binger Daniel Negreanu’s “dark horse pick” lasted longer than he should have,surviving several all-in chips […]
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When Antonio Esfandiari first sat down at a PokerPro automated poker table,he was a little unsure about the technology.”I was very hesitant at first,and then I sat down, and I was like ‘Wow!’ because it really feels likepoker,” Esfandiari said. “It’s like a dream come true; it’s so awesome. Ithink it’s so much better for […]
Phil Hellmuth Jr., not one to share the spotlight, almost made good on hisquest to win his 11th bracelet Wednesday by finishing third in $1,500No-Limit Hold’em Event # 45. Earlier in the tournament, Hellmuth informedDoyle Brunson that he’d do just about anything to get number 11, includingfind one. With just three tables left in the […]
As reported by the San Diego Union-Tribune: “Five years after opening one ofthe region’s most remote gambling venues, the Campo Indian band is planninga 150-room hotel in hopes of moving its Golden Acorn Casino beyond aday-trip market. “The proposed three-story hotel, to be built in an arcingsemicircle from the front of the freeway-side East County […]
Although there are two WSOP events running simultaneously today, including the final three tables of the 2006 Main Event, the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino has the feel of a deserted warehouse. There is a throng of spectators surrounding the ESPN televised poker stage, but gone are the lucrative cash game and satellite table players […]
PokerShare.com and Mikey the chimp have not given up on their mission to earn Mikey his retirement money from poker tournament winnings. Despite Jeffrey Pollock, Vice President of Harrah’s Entertainment’s statement to the press Thursday, July 27, 2006 saying Mikey would not be allowed into the World Series of Poker, PokerShare.com will search hard to […]
Hollywood Sportsbook features odds on the MLB game between the Colorado Rockies and the San Francisco Giants on August 4th 2006! It’s never been as difficult to score runs at Coors Field as it has been this season for the Rockies, who after another low-scoring game there, wrap up a three-game series with the Milwaukee […]
Heavyweight boxing champion Lennox Lewis was spotted at the tables of the $10,000 buy-in World Series of Poker. Reports are that the former champ had fun but he failed to make it past day one of the WSOP main event. This years WSOP has drawn almost 9,000 players and Lewis was considered a long shot […]
On Friday August 4, comedy heavyweight Will Ferrell returns to the silver screen in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. Sportsbook.com, the world’s largest online sportsbook and casino, has posted odds on the film’s opening weekend U.S. gross, setting the line at over/under $35.5 million. In Talladega Nights, Ferrell plays a top NASCAR driver, […]
The Penny Megabucks(R) progressive slot jackpot in Nevada casinos has increased by over $500,000 in the last month. With a current MegaJackpot(R) of $15,704,581, the progressive is statistically overdue to hit. The Penny Megabucks(R) progressive can be won for a max (300-coin) bet and when it hits, will easily set a record for the largest […]
The 2006 World Series of Poker’s Main Event is underway this week in Las Vegas, and ABA Entertainment, LLC is capturing the behind-the-scenes footage for an upcoming documentary, “House of Cards” – revealing the roller-coaster-real-life-grind of the professional poker player. Marc Goodwin, the face of USAPoker, is one of seven widely recognized players being followed […]
Despite a faltering lower-end market, MGM Mirage Thursday posted record revenues and earnings for the second quarter. The salvation of the company’s overall performance came from strong demand for its premium products and condo-hotel unit sales in its Signature project. The company reported second-quarter net income of $146.4 million, or 50 cents per diluted share, […]
As part of House Speaker Dennis Hastert’s (R-IL) agenda to force Americans to abide with his moral beliefs, Congress is now trying to outlaw Internet gambling. Hastert listed the prohibition of Internet gambling in his recently announced American Values Agenda. The House of Representatives already passed H.R. 4411, The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of […]
Chase Utley increased his hit streak to 35 games last night. He’s only the fourth player in the last 20 years to get a hit in every game in a month, and sportsbook.com, the world’s largest online sportsbook and casino, has posted odds on how long the streak will last. The Philadelphia Phillies’ second baseman […]