Archives for: May 2006

Beware the Min Raise


30th May 2006
Say you're playing in a low-stakes ring game. The blinds are $.50 and $1, and it's folded to you in middle position. You find a nice hand - pocket Tens - and bring it in for a standard raise of three times the big blind. It's folded around to a player in… more »

Peter Feldman Wins 1st Place


29th May 2006
Peter "Nordberg" Feldman finished in 1st place, earning $532,950, the gold and diamond WSOP Circuit Championship ring, and the entry to the WSOP Tournament of Champions. The Winning Hand Hand 296: They got all in pre-flop. Gavin's KQ of spades was trail… more »
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Phil Gordon Trying To Raise $1 Million For Charity


29th May 2006
Professional poker player and philanthropist extraordinaire Phil Gordon has issued a challenge - to raise $1 million dollars for the Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation. The money will go towards cancer prevention research, as well as education pro… more »
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WSOP Satellites Running Now!


24th May 2006
World Series of Poker satellites are going on now. This year Pokerstars are giving away more than $5 Million in free WSOP prize packages and running more cash satellites than ever before. Join the 3rd annual PokerStars Millionaire Quest and you could b… more »

$10 Million Dollar Buy In Poker Tournament


23rd May 2006
There was going to be a $10 million dollar buy in poker tournament. The first question that came to mind was 'what is the juice on that tournament?' The second question was 'who would pay $10,000,000 to enter a poker tournament?' It appears we will hav… more »

Biggest Online Poker Tournament in History


23rd May 2006
Canbet Poker brings you the Ongame Network Poker Classic $5 Million Online Poker Tournament, the biggest and richest online poker tournament in history! In partnership with the Ongame Network Canbet Poker is giving it's players a chance to win the larg… more »

Bill O'Reilly Teaches You How to Play Poker


19th May 2006
If you want to get Poker Lessons from Bill O'Reilly, take a look at this piece on Bullshit Blog - click here more »
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Brian Malczewski Wins Paradise Poker In The Bahamas


19th May 2006
Brian Malczewski has come in 1st place in 'The Conquest of Paradise Island' at the Atlantis Hotel in Nassau, Bahamas. Brian receives a check for $500,000 for finishing first place. Brain had A 7 'v' A 4 and the flop was 3, 7, 6 then the turn was a 10 a… more »

John Spadavecchia wins Event #12 - WSOP Circuit Main Event - No Limit Hold'em


16th May 2006
John Spadavecchia wins Event #12 - WSOP Circuit Main Event - No Limit Hold'em Caesars Las Vegas. Buy-In $10,000 Prize Pool $2,090,000 Entries 209 1 John Spadavecchia (Lighthouse Pt., FL, USA) $648,320 2 Sean McCabe (Sunny Isles Beach, FL, USA)… more »

Pokerstars Five Billionth Celebration.


12th May 2006
PokerStars is closing in on our 5 billionth hand! As a special thank you for making this milestone possible, we're offering a 100% First-Time Deposit Bonus and the chance to win more than $1,000,000 along with free World Series of Poker (WSOP) and World… more »
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Play At Pokerstars Now To Win A WSOP Seat


10th May 2006
The World Series of Poker is more than just a yearly event for PokerStars. The WSOP has become a PokerStars legacy. From Chris Moneymaker in 2003, to Greg Raymer in 2004, to Joe Hachem in 2005, the past three World Series of Poker champions have come s… more »

World Poker Tour Season 5 Ready To Begin


09th May 2006
World Poker Tour Season Five is scheduled to begin next week at the Mirage Poker Showdown in Las Vegas, Nevada. Full 2006/2007 schedule (of televised, main events) is as follows: 05/14/06 - 05/17/06 Mirage Poker Showdown in Las Vegas 06/04/06 - 06/… more »
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2006 World Series of Poker Schedule


08th May 2006
2006 World Series of Poker Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino June 25 – August 10 2006 25-Jun-06   Sunday 9:00 AM Satellites/Live Action begins 26-Jun-06 Monday 12 noon 1 Casino Employee No-Limit Event (2 day event) $500.00 27-Jun-06 Tuesda… more »

2006 WSOP June 25-August 10


08th May 2006
Dates Changed for $50,000 Buy-In 'HORSE' Event – The dates for the new, $50,000 buy-in HORSE contest at the 2006 World Series of Poker have been changed to provide enhanced television coverage of the largest buy-in event in World Series of Poker history.… more »

Chris MoneyMaker Releses A New Book


04th May 2006
Chris Moneymaker, the 2003 World Champion of Poker, has joined the poker author bandwagon with the release of his book: Moneymaker: How an Amateur Poker Player Turned $40 into $2.5 Million at the World Series of Poker. About Chris MoneyMaker A high-st… more »
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'Poker' by Ishkur


03rd May 2006
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Top 20 Player Earnings 2006


01st May 2006
1st Joe Bartholdi Jr. $ 3,822,749 2nd Alan Goehring $ 2,391,550 3rd Michael 'The Grinder' Mizrachi $ 1,907,577 4th David Matthew $ 1,903,950 5th Annand Ramdin $ 1,578,349 6th Steve Paul-Ambrose $ 1,432,… more »