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2008 WSOP $10,000 NLHE Championship Day 1C: Granstad Breaks 200,000 07/06/2008 07:14 PM

Day 1C of the WSOP Championship event saw 1,928 players take the field, making it the largest Day 1 flight thus far. Amazon Room players were treated to the world-debut performance of 'It's All About the Money' by country recording...

PokerStars.tv Officially Launched 07/06/2008 07:28 AM

Near the end of a continuing beta-test period which saw increasing levels of content added to the site, PokerStars interactive video portal, PokerStars.tv, officially launched this week. The site's features, which center on...

2008 WSOP $10,000 NLHE Main Event Day 1B: Ben Sarnoff Tops Busy Session 07/05/2008 05:43 PM

While most Americans were firing up their grills and gazing skyward at Independence Day fireworks, 1,158 players filtered into the Amazon Room for Day 1B of the WSOP Championship event. In honor of the occasion, country singer Andy...

NBC's 'Poker After Dark' Season IV Begins July 14 07/05/2008 11:00 AM

NBC's popular 'Poker After Dark' series returns with its fourth season of episodes beginning July 14th. Season IV of "PAD" promises to break the tradition established by the highly popular late-night series in its first three seasons...

Johnny 'World' Hennigan Wins 'Ante Up For Africa' Fundraiser 07/05/2008 07:38 AM

The final standings for the 'Ante Up for Africa' poker fundraiser, held on July 2nd as part of the WSOP, have now been released. The funder, co-hosted by actor Don Cheadle and poker pro Annie Duke, drew a sizeable field of professional...

2008 WSOP, $10,000 NLHE Main Event Day 1A: Mark Garner Early Leader 07/04/2008 06:00 PM

The first day of the WSOP Championship is always a double-edged sword. For as many players that walk through the doors of the Amazon Room, about half as many leave before the day is done. But at the end of Day 1A, Mark Garner didn't...

Full Tilt's FTOPS IX Slated for August 07/04/2008 03:00 PM

Major online poker site Full Tilt has announced the dates for its next Full Tilt Online Poker Series, or FTOPS. The latest edition of the highly popular tri-annual series, FTOPS IX, will run August 6-17, 2008. FTOPS IX jumps forward...

PokerStars Announces Seventh Annual WCOOP 07/04/2008 10:01 AM

PokerStars has announced its seventh annual World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP), annually the online poker world's largest championship series. The 2008 edition, scheduled to begin on September 5th, 2008, represents...

Dr. Pauly at the 2008 WSOP: Almost Famous 07/04/2008 04:59 AM

Over 50 poker players will go down in history as bracelet winners at the 2008 WSOP. No matter what happens to them in life, the fact that they won a bracelet is a major accomplishment. In fact, winning a WSOP event might be one of the many...

2008 WSOP Event #53, $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout: Graham Overtakes Bellande for Bracelet 07/03/2008 09:00 PM

The final preliminary preceding the WSOP Main Event, Event #53, $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em, began its second day with 72 players still vying for the $278,180 first prize. At the start of the day, Matt Graham had already secured his third...