Arena Of Poker

The Venetian Resort is the place to be to take part in the 2007 Las Vegas Open, being hosted by the National Poker League. This inaugural event has a rather large buy in at $15k for the main event, which is putting together a prize pool of over $800k to be paid out to those who wind up “in the money.” Expect to see tons of poker pros in attendance, such as Gavin Smith, Jen Harman, Allen Cunningham, John Juanda, and even former World Series of Poker main event champions like Jamie Gold and Chris Ferguson. The Venetian Card Room is the location where all these stars will align, and a special TV table has been set up where visitors can watch the action live.Related Articles:World Tavern Poker OpenOrlando Holdem Poker League…

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Do you like to be in control? Are you a fan of running your own home game poker tournaments? Do you like online poker? Mansion.com, an online poker room, has a deal for you. Their “Create Your Own Tournament” feature is just the ticket for members to invite anyone they like to come and play in a customized tournament of their own design. Buy ins, game types, payouts and blind structures are all customizable…

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There were 160 people who put up the $5,000 to play in the latest 2007-2008 World Series of Poker Circuit, the Winter Bayou Poker Challenge at Harrah’s New Orleans. The total prize money was over $750k, and everyone wanted to get the lion’s share. That almost went to Atlanta poker pro Josh Arieh, who put the fear of poker into his heads up opponent Andy Philachack from Texas…

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