New Record at WSOP
Online poker pro Steve “MrSmokey1″ Brillirakis has become the youngest player ever to win a World Series of Poker bracelet. Playing in the first event of the 38th annual WSOP, Brillirakis just turned 21 ten days prior to his victory, which earned him the distinction of “youngest ever” as well as a $536,287 paycheck and a WSOP gold bracelet. The event, a $5,000 mixed limit/no limit Holdem game, brought a fairly even mix of live and online poker pros to the table…
Online Poker Room Offers a Grand a Month
Online poker room Sun Poker is going for the reputation of the “sickest online poker site” according to a recent announcement by offering $1,000 a month as a recurring bonus. This follows a big bonus for new players that allows them to compete in a $10,000 freeroll, which means they can compete for the money without having to pay any money to play. Sun Poker has also set up special World Series of Poker prize packages that have the winners flying to stay in a Las Vegas mansion via a private jet.
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LaunchPoker Provides Extensive 2007 WSOP Coverage
Online poker site LaunchPoker provides extensive coverage of the poker industry, and the biggest story in poker at the moment is the 38th annual World Series of Poker. Providing player highlights, forward looking event analysis, detailed examination of daily events and the scoop on who won what, LaunchPoker looks forward to maintain its reputation for quality poker coverage. In addition to exhaustive WSOP news poker fans can find daily poker news coverage, book reviews, poker room reviews, contests, poker humor and a thriving poker community and blog as well as much, much more at LaunchPoker.
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Scotty Nguyen Challenge Poker Event Successful
While the World Series of Poker has just begun, another poker tournament has just ended, the Scotty Nguyen Challenge, which has become a major national poker title. The Oklahoma tournament takes place each year at the Cherokee Casino, where Scotty has set up shop as the resident pro in order to hold his namesake event. The event drew about five thousand players, building prize pools that topped $1.5 million, which made it both the largest and the richest poker event in the Mid West area…