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PokerStars has upped the ante for their renowned Sunday Million . Players will now be offered a chance to become part of the colossal PokerStars Sunday $1.5 Million.  The Sunday $1.5 Million has a buy-in of $215 and begins at 4:30pm (EST) every week.  You can play their satellites for 3 bucks 24/7!

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This coming September, India television viewers will be introduced to the WPT.

As the world’s love of poker grows, so does the World Poker Tour’s presence.  World Poker Tour Enterprises has signed a contract with ZEE Entertainment Enterprises Limited.  ZEE Sports, India’s first private sports channel will air nineteen two hour WPT Season IV episodes in India.  ZEE Network will air the episodes alongside their current sports lineup and will be massively promoting the WPT on television as well as through www.zeesports.co.in.  Though the coverage of the poker tour will be from three years ago, there is no doubt that Indian poker lovers abound will still be delighted Read more…

Celebrity filled Charity Poker Tournament at Hollywood Park Casino Sunday, August 3rd.

In the fight against cerebral palsy, famed Hollywood Park Casino in Inglewood, California will host along with The One Step Closer Foundation (OSCF), a charity poker event August 3^rd .  The tournament will feature No-Limit Hold Em with a $500 buy-in with $100 re-buys for the first ninety minutes. Each player will begin with $2,500 in chips and will receive $1,000 in chips for any re-buys. The prize pool will comprise of 50% of the take to the winning players with the other half being donated to OSCF.

Celebrities, Jennifer Tilly, Ben Affleck, Montel Williams, Read more…

Poker Podcast Talks Up Women’s Poker

Dianna Donofrio, well known in the poker industry as a talented tournament organizer and public relations aficionado has launched a new podcast focusing on women poker players.  It is now available on www.womenpokeryak.net, a channel on Yakivate.com.

Listeners will be treated to a wealth of poker information as Donofrio brings her interviewing flair to the scene as she speaks with the world’s prominent women poker players.  Her first interviewees will include Evelyn Ng, Jan Fisher and Linda Johnson (most notably the first lady of poker).  The podcast will also serve as a vehicle for women not only interested in becoming poker pros, but those who are striving to become executives in the ever-growing poker and gaming industry.   There are many successful women in what is becoming passe’ - a man’s world; Read more…

The Bicycle Casino to Host the Next WSOP Academy

The World Series of Poker Academy will soon be setting up shop at The Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles. Poker players from sunny SoCal will be able to take the poker course September 6^th through 7^th.

2008 WSOP Bracelet winner Kenny Tran who hails from LA will be among the list of poker pro instructors which include Alex Outhred and Annie Duke and Ali Nejad. They will be sharing their extensive knowledge and teaching strategies of No Limit Hold Em.  Poker-tells expert and retired FBI Special Agent, Joe Navarro will provide his expertise.  Navarro has written more than fifteen journal articles and three books on the subject of deciphering the “hidden tells” of poker.

The cost of the course is $1,499 and in addition to No Limit Hold Em strategies being taught, the course will also include workshops, handbooks and hand demonstrations.  At the end of the seminar, players will play in a tournament for the chance to win a $5K Seat to a World Series of Poker Circuit Event of their choice.

Former WSOP Academy Grad, Patty Till made it to the final table of the 2008 World Series of Poker Ladies No Limit Hold Em World Championship Read more…

Extreme Makeover: Poker Room Edition?

In an effort some think is meant to clean up their act and get back into everyone’s good graces, Absolute Poker and UltimateBet have merged to form the Cereus Poker Network.  With the combination of both of the online poker room’s players and gaming platforms, this will make them the third largest online poker network in the world behind PokerStars and FullTiltPoker respectively.  The new network is anticipated to be up and running Read more…

Kelly Kim To Compete in WSOP 2008

Congratulations to fellow Southern Californian Kelly Kim of Whittier, who will be competing in the World Series of Poker, 2008 as part of the “November Nine” in November.  6,844 poker players competed for the chance to be one of the coveted nine players for the chance at the elusive title of the next WSOP poker champ.

This year’s televised 2008 WSOP in November will undoubtedly create television’s nine newest stars; especially with all the hype and media attention that will be given to the main event.

Kelly Kim began playing Read more…