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World Series of Poker Event 46: Derek Raymond WinsFri, Jun 26th, 2009 @ 12:00am Derek Raymond survived a stacked field of 424 to pick up his first WSOP cash and a shiny new bracelet in the $2,500 Omaha Hi/Lo event. After two long days, there were still 23 left to begin Day 3. Mike Matusow was among the first to go, followed a few places later by C.K. Hua. John Monette finished in 10th place, just short of the final table. The last nine standing included some formidable pros. Pat Poels began the final table as the short stack, and the owner of two WSOP bracelets went down in 9th place. Mark Gregorich left his 2nd final table of 2009 in 8th. Michael Keiner, who picked up a bracelet in 2007, busted in 7th. Sirous Jamshidi, best known for his deep run in the 2006 Main Event, finished in 6th. After Jamshidi's exit, the rail began to fill with online notables, every Italian poker player in 30-mile radius, and even WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack. The mix made for a very entertaining few hours. When Fabio Coppola busted in 4th, taking his contingent of railbirds including Dario Minieri and Max Pescatori with him, the final table got considerably quieter. Action slowed down as the final three battled back and forth. Eventually Scott Bohlman was ground out in 3rd place, picking up his 13th World Series cash. Mark Tenner and Derek Raymond were roughly even in chips when they began playing heads up. Despite huge blinds, they battled each other for more than two hours before Raymond pulled out a victory. He earned $229,192 for his first WSOP paycheck. Tenner, a Henderson resident, had six previous WSOP cashes, including a 4th place finish in Razz last year. He takes home $141,647 for 2nd place. For full final table coverage click here.
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UIGEA Delayed 6 Months in Temporary Victory for Online Poker Days before the December 1 deadline for implementing the UIGEA, the U.S. government announced a six-month postponement of the poorly defined anti-gambling regulations. The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board jointly released a statement moving the deadline for UIGEA compliance to June 1, 2010.
Fabrice Soulier Joins Everest Poker's Pro Roster To further strengthen its support for French poker in anticipation of the opening of that market, Everest Poker has signed renowned French poker pro Fabrice Soulier as its latest ambassador.
HHPT Co-Sponsors Bayou Poker Challenge Ladies Event Dec. 20 The HighHeelsPokerTour (HHPT), the first all women's poker tour launched on the East coast, will wrap up their 2009 schedule at Harrah's New Orleans on December 20th where they will co-sponsor the Ladies Event #14 no-limit Hold'em at 12 pm.
OPPAGA Reports on Florida's Online Poker Options Given that UIGEA permits individual states to regulate online poker, the Florida Legislature's Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (OPPAGA) published a report this week presenting three options available to Florida State lawmakers in order to protect consumers from unlawful internet poker: regulate it, prohibit it, or carry on with the status quo pending federal legislation.
BC Poker Champion Arrested, Charged with Manslaughter Just two days after taking down the BC Poker Championships Main Event, Sophon Sek of Cloverdale, BC, was arrested in connection with one of the most storied crimes in the Province's history.
Local Businessman Bags European Poker Tour Vilamoura Bling The European Poker Tour rolled into the Casino Vilamoura last week, instantly generating the richest poker prize pool in the nation of Portugal's history.
Keikoan Captures Harvey's Lake Tahoe WSOPC Championship This week marked the finale of the biggest annual tournament series in Northern Nevada, the WSOP Circuit championship at Harvey's Lake Tahoe. While the Main Event saw only a modest turnout, it did boast of a tough final table, and a WSOP bracelet owner as the eventual champion.
WSOP Main Event Champ Joe Cada to Appear on Letterman The poker world will receive some late night attention tonight as "The Kid" Joe Cada, the youngest champion in the four decade history of the World Series of Poker Main Event, takes a seat next to embattled talk show host David Letterman.
First Korean Champ of Asia Pacific Poker Tour Crowned in Cebu Another stop on the Asia Pacific Poker Tour is in the books, this time it's the APPT Cebu in the Philippines, and for the very first time a Korean player has come out on top.
Pollack Done as Commish of World Series of Poker Just three days after crowning Joe Cada as the 2009 Main Event champion, officially closing the special 40th anniversary run of the World Series of Poker, Jeffrey Pollack has resigned his post as Commissioner of the WSOP. |
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