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Ryan McLane Gaming Guru - Page 18  U.S. Poker Championship Down to 27 Players6 October 2006
Just 27 players tables remain at the United States Poker Championship with a good mix of veterans and newcomers still vying for the $878,500 first-place prize.
Jordan Morgan, enjoying his best year of tournament poker in 2006, sits atop the leader board with 567,000. Morgan essentially created his stack with one monster hand. ... (read more)
PPT Still Looking For Television Home6 October 2006
The Professional Poker Tour is still looking for a television partner willing to broadcast its show.
The Travel Channel, home to the popular World Poker Tour and the PPT's first season, announced in August that they did not plan to pick-up the second season.
The PPT was dropped because the Travel ... (read more)
Bankoff Leading the 2006 U.S. Poker Championships5 October 2006
Day Three of the 2006 United States Poker Championships concluded at 10:30 p.m. EST Wednesday night after the field was narrowed to 81 players. The event began with a professional-laden group of 261.
One of the most prestigious non-tour titles in poker and a prize pool totaling more than $2.5 million up for grabs at the Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, N.J. ... (read more)
Elimination Hands from the 2006 WCOOP Main Event2 October 2006
These are the elimination hands from the 2006 WCOOP Main Event. Although this event had the chance to see the first $1 million online tournament winner, the final table players made a deal once play became six-handed. After the deal, play loosened up considerably, changing the dynamic of final table because most of the money was already decided. ... (read more)
JC Tran Wins the 2006 WCOOP Main Event2 October 2006
Accomplished tournament poker professional JC Tran (area23JC) won the 2006 World Championships of Online Poker (WCOOP) No-Limit Hold'em Main Event, earning an online-record $670,194 and the prestigious WCOOP gold bracelet.
Tran, who is coming off a World Series of Poker (WSOP) where he cashed six times and made one final table, is having a career year. ... (read more)
WCOOP Surpasses $10 million Guarantee29 September 2006
The PokerStars.com World Championships of Online Poker (WCOOP) cash prizes exceeded the guaranteed prize of $10 million with four tournaments remaining, putting the online poker room on pace to hand out nearly $20 million.
More than 23,000 players have competed in the series so far, making it the largest online tournament series ever. ... (read more)
Making Poker Fun Again22 September 2006
On vacation in Las Vegas last week, I somehow convinced my girl that playing poker with her boyfriend would make for good quality time together. I taught her the little I know about live tournament play on the plane ride from Boston and when she felt ready, we sought out the Luxor Hotel and Casino Poker Room for her first live tournament. ... (read more)
Poker Players Alliance Teams with Poker Stars22 September 2006
More than 1,200 players have joined the Poker Player's Alliance (PPA) this week thanks to a five-day PokerStars.com promotion that allows players on that site to become members of poker's largest lobbying group by participating in a poker tournament.
For a $1 entry fee, Poker Stars members can play in a ... (read more)
Newhouse Wins 2006 WPT Borgata Open20 September 2006
A 21-year old self-proclaimed Limit Hold'em specialist from Chapel Hill, N.C. bested a 540-person field of the world's toughest No-Limit Hold'em players to claim $1.5 million at the 2006 World Poker Tour (WPT) Borgata Open.
Mark Newhouse, who made the final table of the $3,000 Limit Hold'em event in ... (read more)
Final Table Set for 2006 WPT Borgata Open19 September 2006
The names and faces filling the final six seats at the 2006 World Poker Tour (WPT)Borgata Open is a cast of relatively unknown players, but that doesn't mean this group lacks solid tournament poker experience.
Spearheaded by poker author David Sklansky, the final six competitors have made final tables and cashed in the biggest tournaments in poker over the last few years. ... (read more)
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