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WSOP H.O.R.S.E. Final Table Format a Disgrace

Later this week, nine outstanding poker players will face off in arguably the most prestigious final table in poker history. Too bad the final day will be a sham. After some top professional players got tired of playing in an escalating number of No Limit Hold'em tournaments at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) while watching other "less popular" games disappear, some of them asked tournament officials to add a prestigious, mixed-game event. Their response was Event # 20, a $50,000 H.O.R.S.E...read more

Regulators Move to Drop Anti-Money Laundering Law

NEVADA –- Nevada gaming authorities took initial steps Wednesday toward repealing the state's anti-money laundering regulation, saying they will turn that aspect over to the federal government. After more than a year of discussion, Gaming Control Board members said they expect to remove Regulation 6A from the books by next July. The three-member board plans to vote on repealing the regulation during its meeting next month in Carson City...read more

Golden Gaming to Run Hard Rock's Casino

LAS VEGAS -- Hard Rock Hotel purchaser Morgans Hotel Group announced Wednesday it will contract with a small Las Vegas-based gaming company to manage the iconic casino. Golden Gaming, best recognized as the operator of the PT's taverns and restaurants in Las Vegas, will operate the Hard Rock's 30,000-square-foot casino once Morgans' $770 million purchase of the rock 'n' roll themed property closes. According to a statement by New York-based Morgans, Golden Gaming will have the opportunity to make an equity investment of up to $100 million in the Hard Rock. A letter of understanding between Morgans and Golden Gaming said the casino operator would provide general management services for the gaming side of the Hard Rock for up to two years. Nevada Gaming Control Board Chairman Dennis Neilander said he was unfamiliar with the terms of the deal...read more

WSOP - Day 17 Update

Two relatively unknown players claimed their first World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet on Wednesday while the world's top players were slugging it out in the first day of the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. tournament. The Seniors No Limit Championship event also got underway, with a crafty veteran in contention for his seventh WSOP bracelet. Event #17 – $1,000 No Limit Hold'emJon Friedberg of Las Vegas won the second largest poker tournament not called the WSOP Main Event on Wednesday night, claiming $526,185 in prize money...read more

WSOP H.O.R.S.E. Notes

The $50,000 World Series of Poker (WSOP) H.O.R.S.E. tournament generated a great deal of fan interest on Wednesday, and early on there was plenty for observers to talk about. After noticing that several cards were marked, Andy Bloch bent the cards and asked the dealer to take the deck out of play, and action which resulted in a 10-minute penalty...read more

WSOP H.O.R.S.E. Tournament is an "All-Star" Event

On Wednesday afternoon, a new era began at the World Series of Poker (WSOP). Event # 20 at the 37th annual competition, a $50,000 buy-in H.O.R.S.E. tournament, is perhaps the most star-studded poker tournament in the history of the game...read more

WSOP Update - Day 16

Lee Watkinson won his first bracelet, Carlos Mortensen finished just short of making his third final table of the 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP), and Joe Hachem has made it to the final 22 after navigating a field of 590 in the $2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em Event. Event # 16 – $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Lee Watkinson shed his "always-the-bridesmaid, never-the-bride" reputation with his first major tournament win on Tuesday night, claiming Event # 16 to win his first WSOP bracelet and $655,746...read more

Watkinson Claims First Major Win with WSOP Pot Limit Omaha Title

Lee Watkinson will finally be remembered, at least for reasons he wants others to recall. Watkinson claimed the 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Event #16 $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha title late Tuesday night, earning his first WSOP bracelet and his first major tournament victory...read more

US House Passes Goodlatte/Leach Bil

The House of Representatives debated HR 4411, the Internet Gambling Prohibition and Enforcement Act, for over three and a half hours today before approving it by a vote of 317-93. It will now be referred to the Senate for further consideration, where efforts to pass it are likely to be spearheaded by Sen...read more

Mixed Games Provide a Welcome Challenge

Jas, who drives 45 minutes from Plymouth to Boston to play in our weekly poker game, invited us to come down to his place to play outdoors last Saturday afternoon. Since he offered to feed us hamburgers and keep our beer cold, we jumped at the opportunity to get out of the city for a day and play cards under the blue sky. After we had been playing cash games for a few hours, we decided to shift gears and play a tournament...read more