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ChanPoker Announces Closure
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:12:00 -0700 - Chan Poker (chanpoker.com), the splashly online poker site fronted by 10-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Johnny Chan, has announced its closure effective August 21st. Chan Poker was most recently a member of the Ongame Network...

WPTE Notified of Possible NASDAQ Delisting
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:16:00 -0700 - On July 8, 2005, over ten million shares of World Poker Tour Enterprise, Inc. (WPTE) stock traded at a high of $29.50 as news circulated that Doyle Brunson had made a $700 million unsolicited bid for the company. Exactly three years...

Kravchenko Latest Addition to Team PokerStars Pro
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:47:00 -0700 - PokerStars has officially announced the latest addition to its vaunted Team PokerStars Pro lineup in prominent Russian star Alex Kravchenko. The signing solidifies a relationship between the two that had been growing for some time...

CryptoLogic Grinds Out Second Quarter
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:12:00 -0700 - The fourth quarter of 2006 was a tough one for the online gaming software provider CryptoLogic. With the passage of the UIGEA and the loss of one its key poker licensees, Betfair, Cryptologic has worked hard to better position...

Sexton's Corner, Vol.58, Johnny Chan, Legend of Legends: Part 3, 'Poker's Greatest Streak'
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:57:00 -0700 - As highlighted last week, Johnny Chan came to Las Vegas to pursue his poker dream in 1978, and experienced ups and downs before winning his first WSOP gold bracelet in 1985, in limit hold'em, for $171,000. From that win to his tenth...

FTOPS IX Main Event: 'dubbeemin' Seals Victory
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:02:00 -0700 - Full Tilt's FTOPS Main Event saw 4,880 people enter the $500+35 buy-in, $2,500,000 guaranteed finale, all chasing a first-place payday of $432,400. Several notables made it close to the final table, among them Daniel 'B_O_K_E' Bokesch...

Online Poker Weekend: 'Gunslinger3' Draws Sunday Million Win
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:27:00 -0700 - A great Sunday night for online poker continued with two major events at PokerStars, the weekly Sunday Million and Sunday Warm-Up tourneys. In a rarity, the Warm-Up failed to reach its guarantee and thereby offered a small bonus overlay...

Poker Battle Warriors to Appear at WSOPE, Partouche Tour; New Vegas Poker Event Announced
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:43:00 -0700 - New online poker social networking site Poker Battle (www.pokerbattle.com) has announced an event-based premiere of its high-end poker community at upcoming events in Cannes, France and London. Poker Battle, which also features...

FTOPS IX, Event #22 $2,500 NLHE: 'hAAydon' Tops in Three-way Chop
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:09:00 -0700 - The tournament with the largest entry fee of FTOPS IX at Full Tilt was the two-day, deep-stacked NLHE Event #22, which attracted 942 players who each put up the $2,500+$120 buy-in. Notable finishers here included Tom 'SBRounder' West...

First-ever European Poker Tour Awards Announced
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:03:00 -0700 - The first-ever awards for the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour have been announced, with the purpose of honoring the most exceptional people and performances during the EPT's outstanding fourth season. Over the next month...

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