May 7th, 2002 Vol. 2 Issue 9

Content... PokerSchool Online WSOP Report Poker Dollars Program Crossword Poker Down Under by David Parlor Shopping at PokerPages.com Sponsors Paradise Poker - World's Largest Online Poker Room Real People, Real Poker TruePoker.com Inside PokerPages Directory of Poker Rooms & Casinos Search our worldwide poker directory! Tournaments Search for major tournaments, schedules, results & reports Poker Info Rules, history, world wide poker and & more! Poker Articles Articles, player profiles & archives Interactive Section Quizzes, puzzles, chat room, forum & more! Women's Section Special features for women poker players including forum Poker Store Shop online for poker gifts & accessories Classifieds Looking for a game? Got something to sell? Check here first Site Map A diagram of the PokerPages website Mark's Recommended Reading Read WSOP Fever By Tina Napolitano.

Current Tournament Spotlight: 33rd World Series of Poker Mini World Series of Poker Major Tournaments:   Welcome to the 33rd World Series of Poker brought to you by PokerPages.com You can click on the banner above and it will bring up a new window that will give you streaming video from the last final table. You can also click on the other side of the banner to find out the results/reports/photos, etc. on a daily basis - But don't click on the results if you want to watch the video and be surprised by who wins. The video will be updated on a daily basis. We will also be bringing you photos, results and reports from the latest event as soon as the information is available. Our very own Mark Napolitano is the MC and you will hear his voice along with other celebrities from the poker world on the video streaming. So if you are unable to personally attend the WSOP this year, then sit back and let PokerPages take you to the WSOP from the comfort of your lounge chair. WSOP Report By Tina Napolitano Event 1: Employees Event. No bracelet. Event 2: Mike Majerus (Ottawa, IL) wins $407,120 in event #2 $2,000 buyin Limit Hold'em. Event 3: Perry "The Baiter" Friedman, Pokerpages and Pokerschool online member wins WSOP bracelet and $176,860 in event #3 Omaha Hi/Lo. Event 4: Layne Flack won $303,880 and his second gold bracelet in Limit Hold'em. Event 5: Phil Ivey, a young superstar from Atlantic City, NJ lifted the $1,500 7 card stud title. Event 6: Miami John Cernuto kept his cool to take his 3rd WSOP gold bracelet and $73,320 in Limit Omaha. Event 7: Eskimo Clark, a pro poker player from New Orleans won event #7 In Stud hi/lo. He took home $125,200. Event 8: Jack Duncan overcame some of the best Pot Limit Omaha players in the world to win the event and $192,560. Event 9: Gold Bracelet winners Past and present. Heads Up Play in progress, and will probably take 2 weeks until completion. Here is Amarillo Slim. Event 10: John Hennigan took home $117,320 and his first gold bracelet. H.O.R.S.E. Event 11: Jay Sipelstein from PA beat a star studded field, including Erik Seidel and Johnny Chan, to win the Pot Limit Holdem Event at the WSOP and $150,240. Event 12: Dan Torla made his second final table finish today and won the $2,500 buyin 7 Card Stud event. He takes home $115,600. Event 13: John Hom, from San Rafael, CA won the $3,000 buyin Limit Holdem event and $174,840. Event 14: Billy Baxter from Las Vegas won his 7th Gold Bracelet at the WSOP in the $1,500 buyin Razz event. He took home $64,860. Event 15: Denmark's Jan Hansen lifted the Pot Limit Omaha ($2,500 buyin) event at the WSOP. He takes home his first bracelet and $185,000 Event 16: Phillip Ivey, lifted his second title at the WSOP this year. It was his 3rd bracelet in all. He won the $2,500 buyin Stud Hi-Lo Split event and $118,440. Event 17: Fred Berger, on his first trip to the WSOP won the $3,000 buyin Pot Limit Holdem event and his first bracelet. He also takes home $197,400. Event 18: Thor Hansen, a pro poker player originally from Oslo, Norway won his second WSOP bracelet tonight and $62,600 when he won the Ace to 5 Draw Lowball event. Read Nolan Dalla's 2002 WSOP Opening Odds WSOP Sweepstakes on the PokerPages.com Forum How to enter - Just post the name of the player in this thread that you think will win this year's title of World Champion, in the $10,000 main event at the WSOP. Once the event is over and the new World Champion is crowned, I will give one month free in PokerSchool Online to the first 3 separate posts that name the correct player. The closing time for the posting will be on Monday 20th May at noon, just before the main event will start. This PokerPages sweepstake is open to members of PokerSchool as well as non members. I will try, and I say try to get a list of the players that will participate, but right now it is on a white board and not computerized at the WSOP, so it is a matter of someone writing it down and us typing it in. Get posting...on the Forum. Tina Napolitano (Mrs. PokerPages) Return to Top PokerSchool Online The Big One II Click on banner to read more. Launched May 1 with a new and exciting structure. The first "Big One" was completed on March 30th and school member "DAWG1" (Joe Green from Michigan) will be sponsored by PokerSchool Online to play in the biggest poker event in the world. The $10,000 buy in No Limit Holdem WSOP World Championship. School member "BUSCHMAN" (Marion Busch from Mississippi) finished 2nd and will receive a $3,000 sponsorship for the WSOP $3,000 buy in No Limit Holdem event. 3rd place went to beta test qualifier "JAMIT" (Wayne Adams from British Columbia) who receives a $2,000 sponsorship for the $2,000 buy in No Limit Holdem event at the WSOP. Good luck to all 3 players. What's New at PokerPages/PokerSchool Online New Forum Software for PokerPages (win 3 months in PokerSchool) See who won the Fun Play leagues and free membership See who won the PokerSchool leagues and sponsorship points The Pokerschool Online Tutorial Team Mike Caro "Mad Genius" Nolan Dalla Noted Columnist Lou Krieger Poker for Dummies Promotions PokerSchool Sponsorship Leagues Refer A Friend to PokerSchool and Earn Bankroll, Extend Membership or Earn $$$ Businesses Earn $$$ through the PokerSchool Affiliate Program Return to Top Poker Dollars Program We are still awarding Poker Dollars, but this time it is a slightly different system. You play in the Fun Play area and your play in the tournaments is calculated and included in a ranking system (20 games per month). The top 3 players on the ranking system at the end of the month win, 3 months, 2 months, and 1 month respectively in PokerSchool Online. For more information on the latest Poker Dollars promotion, click here. If you are already a PokerSchool member, then you can also participate in the Fun Play tournaments. If you win then, the time will be added onto your existing membership. Old Poker Dollars Program If you still have Poker Dollars that you have not yet claimed for tournament play in a live casino, don't worry: They are valid for a year from their issue date. These can be claimed at a casino or cardroom of your choice for a tournament buy in or you can use them for membership time in the PokerSchool. Return to Top Crossword Puzzle This section featured crosswords created by some of the best poker minds around. Have fun while developing your poker knowledge and skills by challenging yourself with this month's puzzle, "Tapp Off", constructed by Jack Dawkins. Return to Top Poker Down Under By David Parlor The New Zealand Poker Championships have reached their conclusion after a week of some very entertaining poker. The standout tournament player was Melbourne's own Billy "The Croc" Argyros who won two events and was the overall point's winner. Croc appeared that he could do no wrong as I saw him tear apart a pot limit Holdem game, while adding a suitable handle to one of NZ's great poker characters. This was none other than Jamil "The Real Deal" Dia. Of course, credit must be given to the Main Event winner, Matthew Hilger, from the USA who played very well to collect over $16,000 and a 22-carat bracelet donated by Aces Gaming supplies and pokernetwork.com. The next event on the tournament circuit is The Melbourne Championships, which are again being sponsored by Bruno Distributors Pty Ltd, Australian distributors for San Pellegrino. Tournaments during this week will range from $200 through to the $1,100 teams event that will conclude the Championship. The Teams event is already gaining a lot of momentum as groups from NZ and around Australia have entered and are talking up the interstate rivalry. For those who are unfamiliar with how this teams event will be conducted, each team member plays one game of the following four games (Limit Hold em, Pot Limit Draw, Pot Limit Omaha & No Limit Hold em). Each of these is a separate tournament with points awarded to teams according to respective places of team members. Prize money will then be paid to individual tournament winners and also for winning teams. I am sure that this week will be another great week of Poker and look forward to seeing all of our tournament regulars taking their seats and sharpening their skills as we approach the largest event ever to be held in Australia, The Aussie Millions, to be held at Crown Casino in January. For any questions about Poker in Australia please email me. David Parlor Return to Top Shopping at PokerPages.com Be sure to browse through our Shopping Mall! Our Shopping Mall features a huge catalog of products, with you the poker enthusiast entirely in mind. Products by KEM Playing Cards, Kestall tables and Wilson Software are among the many items available. So be sure to visit the mall for all of your poker needs. Our recommended products for May: World Series of Poker, Binion's Horseshoe Get a tableside seat and watch several exciting hands of the Final Table action for the World Championship event. The 1999 and 2000 videos are the Discovery Channel video. Note: there was no video in 1996. World Series of Poker, Binion's Horseshoe 2001 $24.95 + $5.00 US shipping $24.95 + $11.00 Outside US shipping Please allow 2-3 weeks shipping time. Texas residents add 8.25% sales tax. World Series of Poker, Binion's Horseshoe 2000 $24.95 + $5.00 US shipping $24.95 + $11.00 Outside US shipping Please allow 2-3 weeks shipping time. Texas residents add 8.25% sales tax. World Series of Poker, Binion's Horseshoe 1999 $24.95 + $5.00 US shipping $24.95 + $11.00 Outside US shipping Please allow 2-3 weeks shipping time. Texas residents add 8.25% sales tax. World Series of Poker, Binion's Horseshoe 1998 $14.95 + $5.00 US shipping $14.95 + $11.00 Outside US shipping Please allow 2-3 weeks shipping time. Texas residents add 8.25% sales tax. World Series of Poker, Binion's Horseshoe 1997 $14.95 + $5.00 US shipping $14.95 + $11.00 Outside US shipping Please allow 2-3 weeks shipping time. Texas residents add 8.25% sales tax. World Series of Poker, Binion's Horseshoe 1995 $14.95 + $5.00 US shipping $14.95 + $11.00 Outside US shipping Please allow 2-3 weeks shipping time. Texas residents add 8.25% sales tax. World Series of Poker, Binion's Horseshoe 1994 $14.95 + $5.00 US shipping $14.95 + $11.00 Outside US shipping Please allow 2-3 weeks shipping time. Texas residents add 8.25% sales tax. World Series of Poker, Binion's Horseshoe 1993 $14.95 + $5.00 US shipping $14.95 + $11.00 Outside US shipping Please allow 2-3 weeks shipping time. Texas residents add 8.25% sales tax. Exclusive WSOP Chips Here is your chance to own a piece of World Series of Poker history. $10,000 and $5,000 chips used by the world's finest poker players. These chips were officially used in the World Series of Poker's million dollar championship final event from 1991 thru 1999. Great champions such as Stu Ungar, Huck Seed, Noel Furlong, and Scotty Nguyen scooped these chips in finalization of their victory and insured their place as world champion. These chips are in mint condition as they were only used once a year. There are a limited number of sets available. Less than 400 of each were produced.DON'T MISS OUT. ORDER NOW. First come first served. $5,000 Chip $45.00 + $3.00 US shipping $5,000 Chip $45.00 + $5.00 Outside US shipping $10,000 Chip $50.00 + $3.00 US shipping $10,000 Chip $50.00 + $5.00 Outside US shipping Please allow 10-14 days for the USA and 2-3 weeks for overseas shipping time. Texas residents add 8.25% sales tax. Return to Top Feedback Poker Pages has produced this newsletter for you, the poker enthusiast. We have a worldwide audience of Beginners, Intermediate and Professional players and we try to accommodate all. With this in mind we would really appreciate your feedback and ideas on how we can reach perfection in this newsletter and at www.PokerPages.com. This Newsletter is being distributed to over 70 countries worldwide. I for one would be very interested in hearing about Poker in your part of the world. I would be delighted to hear from players from anywhere in the world that is not currently being covered at PokerPages.com. Please contact me and we can discuss it. 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