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NAPT Mohegan Sun Main Event Day 4 notebook

UNCASVILLE, Connecticut -- As the field continued to wind its way down to the final eight, only two tables were being used, and players at both tables began to show interest at the goings on at the opposing table. Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy was was often seen checking out the action when he was out of a hand. Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy took keen interest on the goings on of the other table...read more

Final table set at NAPT Mohegan Sun

UNCASVILLE, Connecticut -- In the home state of the undefeated and virtually unchallenged University of Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, it's only fitting that a woman is dominating the PokerStars.net North American Poker Tour Mohegan Sun Main Event...read more

NAPT Mohegan Sun Day 3 notebook

UNCASVILLE, Connecticut -- The most lively table Friday might have been table one, which stayed remarkably intact, even as players from other tables busted out left and right. Much of the liveliness came from Alex Keating, who seemed to be talking a mile a minute, pontificating on topics ranging from poker to the Mighty Ducks movies. He asked if anyone at the table liked South Park, and when Alan Sternberg said he did, Keating remarked that he "looked like a South Park fan." Keating and David Teppenberg were especially talkative with each other...read more

Selbst in control after NAPT Mohegan Sun Day 3

UNCASVILLE, Connecticut -- Two Vanessas and a Scott dominated Day 3 of the PokerStars.net North American Poker Tour Mohegan Sun Main Event on Friday. Scott Seiver and Vanessa Selbst are your two chip leaders following Day 3. (photo by Vin Narayanan) Vanessa Selbst, who began the day third in chips with 542,600, continued to dominate the field...read more

Epic beat spoils media tournament

UNCASVILLE, Connecticut -- I now know the feeling of an epic bad beat. I now know the feeling of being sucked out on runner-runner cards. I now know the feeling of having a tournament in your grasps only for it to be snatched away at the last possible moment. I now know what it feels like to be a professional poker player. Of course, my epic bad beat didn't occur in the PokerStars.net North American Poker Tour Mohegan Sun Main Event, which finished its Day Two on Thursday...read more

Day 2 of NAPT Mohegan Sun a rollercoaster

UNCASVILLE, Connecticut -- Carnage. Upsetting. Grinding. They're three completely different words. Yet, depending on your vantage point, all three could describe Day 2 of the PokerStars.Net North American Poker Tour Mohegan Sun Main Event. Thursday's action began at noon with 443 players remaining from a strong opening field of 716...read more

Deal Me In: Winner winner

Dear Mark: I was wondering, do you have any idea where the phrase "Winner Winner Chicken Dinner" originated from? Why do people shout it out when playing? Johnson T. "Winner Winner Chicken Dinner" is occasionally yelled out on the casino floor to suggest a positive gambling result...read more

NAPT Mohegan Sun a hit on Day One

As far as tournament names go, the PokerStars.net North American Poker Tour Mohegan Sun Main Event is quite a mouthful. But as far as actual tournaments go, this NAPT Main Event is a hit in the making. A strong field of 716 players comfortably filled the tournament floor -- and a few spillover tables -- at Mohegan Sun, creating a prize pool of $3.2 million for the $5,000 event...read more

Virgin Atlantic to begin Las Vegas-UK flights in 2011

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- British air carrier Virgin Atlantic announced this morning it will launch twice-weekly service between McCarran International Airport and Manchester in the United Kingdom. The flights will begin in April 2011. The additional flights will give Virgin Atlantic nine direct flights a week between Las Vegas and England...read more

Full Tilt subject of federal probe

Full Tilt, the world's second largest poker site, is being investigated by a federal grand jury in Manhattan on money laundering charges, according to a report Monday in the Financial Times. Howard Lederer and Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, two players closely associated with Full Tilt Poker, are also being investigated, according to the report...read more

Full Tilt subject of federal probe

Full Tilt, the world's second largest poker site, is being investigated by a federal grand jury in Manhattan on money laundering charges, according to a report Monday in the Financial Times. Howard Lederer and Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, two players closely associated with Full Tilt Poker, are also being investigated, according to the report...read more