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| NAPT Season 1 to Air on ESPN2 |
In breaking news from Bristol, ESPN2 will carry the inaugural season of the PokerStars sponsored North American Poker Tour (NAPT). The festivities will kick off on April 19th on the cable station with the Venetian $25,000 High Roller Bounty Shootout. |
| Isildur1 Battles Justin Bonomo (ZeeJustin) on Full Tilt Poker |
On Monday evening, Isildur1 played a rousing $200/$400 No Limit Hold'em match against Justin "ZeeJustin" Bonomo, who has been spending a lot of time at the cash tables of Full Tilt of late. Isildur1 and Bonomo played nearly 2,000 hands, with Isildur1 taking more than $550,000 from the Las Vegas pro. |
| 2010 National Heads-Up Poker Championship Features Joe Cada, Phil Ivey |
2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champion Joe Cada and seventh place finisher Phil Ivey will headline the 2010 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship field. Play gets underway on March 5th at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. |
| Jason Mercier Dominates ESPN WSOP Europe Main Event Coverage |
ESPN2’s coverage of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe Main Event continued on Sunday night, as Team PokerStars Pro member Jason Mercier delivered knockout after knockout. Two more episodes remain and will air on February 28th. |
| Matchroom Sport Receives Poker Innovation Award |
Matchroom Sport, the producer, promoter, and distributor of the PartyPoker.com Premier League IV, which is underway right now at the M Casino in Las Vegas, won the Rob Gardner Award for Innovation at the 2009 European Poker Awards. |
| UIGEA Proponent Jon Kyl Drops Blockage of Obama Treasury Nominees |
Recently, Senator Jon Kyl of Arizona, a Republican who has been a longtime proponent of making online gaming and poker illegal and a staunch supporter of the UIGEA, dropped his opposition to several of President Barack Obama’s nominees to the Treasury Department. |
| L.A. Poker Classic Experience by Linda Johnson |
I just got back from a week at the Commerce Casino playing in the L.A. Poker Classic (LAPC) and its live games. It was the best poker trip I’ve had in a long time. The tournament schedule was awesome! |
| Erick Lindgren Interview with Poker News Daily |
Poker News Daily: You won your first bracelet during the 2008 World Series of Poker, getting that proverbial monkey off your back. Is that your biggest poker accomplishment of your career? Lindgren: It has to be. It was definitely a big deal. It was something that I really wanted and was looking forward to, so accomplishing it felt really good. |
| Foxwoods Officials Discuss Bernard Lee Signing |
Last week, the industry learned that poker author, commentator, radio show host, and professional Bernard Lee had inked an agreement to represent Foxwoods. Now, Terry Chiaradio, Director of Poker for Foxwoods Resort Casino, shares her thoughts. |
| Phil Hellmuth Goes Broke on High Stakes Poker Season 6 Premiere |
Those without a valentine on Sunday were treated to the debut of “High Stakes Poker” Season 6 on GSN, which featured UB.com pro Phil Hellmuth drop $200,000 in a matter of minutes. Kara Scott and Gabe Kaplan hosted. |
