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Daniel Negreanu Announces Launch of Poker Virtual TrainingThu, May 22nd, 2008 @ 12:00am Las Vegas, Nevada, Wednesday, May 21, 2008 - Daniel Negreanu reveals the secrets that have led to his $10 million in tournament winnings worldwide. He unveils his sought-after "Small Ball" strategy and opens the rest of his Texas Hold'em playbook for the world to see via the interactive virtual training platform at PokerVT.com. "For years, people have been asking me about Small Ball and my various cash game strategies," Negreanu said. "I was just waiting for the perfect place to share with everyone, and at PokerVT.com, I can comfortably say that we have set the bar for training sites at an all time high with our depth of content and cutting edge technology." Poker VT (the "VT" stands for "Virtual Training") is the first poker training platform of its kind. It combines One-on-One virtual lessons with Negreanu and other poker experts; a proprietary virtual training system; and ongoing testing so users can track their progress and improvement over time. Poker VT is powered by LightSpeed VT, a Las Vegas-based company that invented the proprietary technology that makes the training and testing possible. LightSpeed VT has previously worked with global clients such as EBay, Gold's Gym and General Motors, among many others. "There's a natural affinity between our technological capabilities and the immense brand cache of Daniel Negreanu," said LightSpeed VT CEO Brad Lea. "Daniel provides his vast poker knowledge and charismatic personality, and we package his poker genius into an exciting, engaging user experience." The Poker VT user experience also includes a math course by stats guru, Professor Charley Swayne, who has taught seminars on statistics and probability all over the country. And as a nod to the exploding trend of online poker training, we've added to the Poker VT pro team, such stars as Paul Wasicka, Adam Junglen, JC Alvarado, BooostedJ and tournament poker's female phenom, Annette_15. Get inside the minds of the VT Pros as they explain what they're doing and why they're doing it during real action at the tables. "This is the best instructional product I have ever seen," added Negreanu. "Wait until you see how we used headphones to capture the real-time thoughts of pros and amateurs during actual games, and then watch me go back and analyze their plays and thoughts." Two additional features are the interactive games like D's Nuts where users can practice and drill until they are able to quickly identify the first, second and third "nuts", and the N-SPAT (Negreanu-Swayne Poker Aptitude Test), a comprehensive test that measures your understanding of the poker math and Negreanu lessons. All told, Poker VT offers more than 300 interactive training modules at launch and will add new training material regularly; and there's something for all levels of player from beginner to the most advanced. "This is the kind of resource I wish I'd had first starting out," Negreanu said. "It's like we're sitting across the table from each other, and I'm your personal coach." Poker VT will be available on a membership basis, 24-hours a day, seven days a week, on any computer that meets minimum technological requirements and is connected to the Internet. To learn more and watch Negreanu take you on a tour, please visit www.PokerVT.com
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World Series of Poker Main Event- July 3 Review, Preview of July 4 (Day 35) The Main Event of the World Series of Poker is off to an explosive start! Day 1B is sure to be even more packed and star-studded than Day 1A. By the end of the day, the 1,297 entrants had been whittled to 657 surviors. They will join those lucky enough to make it through Day 1B on Tuesday July 8th for Day 2A. Poker pros like Brandon Adams, Mark Vos, and Hasan Habib climbed the leader board on Day 1A. Which famous faces will join them from Day 1B? Be sure to stay right here at PokerPages.com as we bring you all of the live wire-to-wire action from the 2008 WSOP Main Event!
David Daneshgar Wins His First World Series of Poker Bracelet in Final $1,500 NLHE Tournament of 2008 Accomplished poker player David Daneshgar took first place in the last of seven $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em tournaments at the 2008 WSOP. The day before the Main Event, Daneshgar beat Scott Sitron heads up to win the bracelet and $625,443. The tournament was the last of the Series to conclude at the ESPN final table, and it was an appropriately difficult group of nine who made it that far from an initial field of 2,693.
World Series of Poker July 2 Review, Preview of Thursday July 3 (Day 34) The last two events before the Main Event of the World Series of Poker begins were played out overnight Wednesday July 2: in Event 52, David Daneshgar won the last $1,500 NLHE tournament, his first WSOP gold bracelet, and $625,443 in prize money which is his eighth time to cash at the WSOP, all since 2005. In Event 53: Limit Hold'em Shootout $1,500, after play continued well into this morning, Matt Graham finally prevailed over Jean-Robert Bellande, winning $278,180 in prize money for his first place finish.
James "POKERPRO33" Campbell is Newest Star Poker Player at UltimateBet UltimateBet just announced that James "POKERPRO33" Campbell will join Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy on its month-old Star Players team, where he will play online poker under the name POKERPRO33 and will be featured in a variety of future promotions on the site.
Poker Legend Hellmuth Comes up Short in bid for 12th Bracelet Not one, but three poker tables were up and running to start Day Three of Event 51, $1,500 HORSE. Day Two ended in the early morning hours with 20 players remaining, rather than the target of eight. After another full day at the tables, WSOP newbie James Schaaf was the last player standing.
Irish Poker Pro Marty Smyth is World Champion of Pot Limit Omaha A total of 381 players entered the $10K World Championship of Pot Limit Omaha. Tuesday afternoon, the nine still holding on to chips showed up at the Rio to play for more than $850,000 and a gold bracelet. After more than 11 hours on the final table felt, Marty Smyth was able to grab his first bracelet in a heads-up match that nearly required hearing protection.
World Series of Poker Tuesday Review, Preview of Wednesday July 2 (Day 34) At the World Series of Poker Tuesday, Marty Smyth was crowned the new world champion in Event 50: $10,000 buy-in Pot-Limit Omaha, which set the largest Pot-Limit Omaha tournament prize pool in poker history at $3,581,400. Smyth, the 2007 PaddyPower Irish Open winner, can add the title WSOP winner to his resume and $859,549 USD to his bankroll; and Phil Hellmuth lost a chance for bracelet #12 when James Schaaf captured his first bracelet and the $256,412 first-place prize in Event 51: FINAL: H.O.R.S.E $1,500.
World Series of Poker Europe Announces 2008 Schedule + ESPN Broadcast The schedule for the second annual World Series of Poker Europe presented by Betfair.com (WSOPE) for 2008 was just announced by Harrah's Entertainment, and will feature four bracelet tournaments, including a new addition, the GBP 1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event that will open the tournament. Also, for the first time (and subject to the execution of a definitive agreement) ESPN, the exclusive World Series of Poker telecaster, is scheduled to air eight original hours of coverage of the World Series of Poker Europe in the United States and distribute the tournament globally.
Renowned Cricketer Shane Warne to Teach Poker Players How to Bowl a Flipper Today Fellow World Series of Poker participants, the Las Vegas cricket team, and and area poker players will face the world renowned cricketer 'Spin King' Shane Warne, as he bowls a few overs in the Las Vegas desert, 10.00am PDT today (Wednesday July 2) at Sunset Park.
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