Harrah's Announces WSOP Schedule for 2008

Date: Sat, Dec 15, 2007 Live Tournament Women

LAS VEGAS, PRNewswire -- Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. said today the 2008 World Series of Poker Presented by Milwaukee's Best Light and televised exclusively on ESPN will -- for the first time ever -- begin and end with $10,000 buy-in World Championship events and feature a total of eight $10,000 championships.

In addition, the 55-event schedule for 2008 includes a total of eight $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em tournaments, which traditionally draw the largest fields except for the Main Event. The WSOP has also added a second start day for the first of the $1,500 no-limit competitions to accommodate the expected number of entrants.

"This is our most exciting schedule yet," said Jeffrey Pollack, commissioner of the WSOP. "Both amateur and professional poker players will have new opportunities to compete for a WSOP bracelet and can choose from the widest variety of games and buy-ins ever offered in one poker tournament and certainly at the WSOP.

"We're holding steady at 55 events this year," said Pollack. "But, we've mixed it up a bit to keep it interesting for our players and fans."

The 2008 WSOP starts May 30 with the $10,000 buy-in World Championship of Pot-Limit Hold'Em and ends July 16 with the Final Table of the $10,000 buy-in World Championship of No Limit Texas Hold 'Em -- best known as the WSOP Main Event.

The six other $10,000 buy-in events -- all World Championship competitions -- include: Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'Em; Seven-Card Stud; Limit Hold'Em; Omaha Hi-Low Split Eight or Better; Pot-Limit Omaha; and a new Mixed Event. The Mixed Event will feature eight variations of poker: Limit and No-Limit Hold'Em; Omaha Hi-Low and Pot-Limit Omaha; Seven Card Stud; Razz; Seven Card Hi-Low Split; and 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball.

The second event of the 2008 WSOP is a $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em tournament with two starting days -- May 31 and June 1.

Pre-registration for the 2008 WSOP can be made beginning in February on-site at the Main Cage of the Rio(R) All-Suite Hotel&Casino in Las Vegas or at http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/.

In addition to the largest cash prizes in poker, winners of each of the 55 events will receive an exclusive World Series of Poker gold bracelet crafted by the luxury Swiss watchmaker CORUM. Last year, 54,288 entrants who ranged in age from 21 (bracelet winner Steve Billirakis) to 94 (Main Event contestant Jack Ury) competed for the poker world's largest total prize pool of nearly $160 million.

The 2008 WSOP will be staged inside the Rio Convention Center from May 30 through July 16. WSOP officials plan a "soft opening" of the tournament room on May 28 and 29 for players to register early and play in satellite tournaments and cash games.

"The poker tent is gone," said Pollack. "We heard folks loud and clear last year, and there will be no tents used for tournament play at the 2008 WSOP."

On July 2, and in conjunction with the WSOP, Oscar nominee Don Cheadle and poker professional Annie Duke will host the second annual Ante Up For Africa charity tournament at the Rio.

Last year's AUFA event featured dozens of Hollywood celebrities and poker professionals and raised more than $700,000 for charity. Ante Up For Africa is a non-profit organization founded in 2006 by Cheadle, Duke and Norman Epstein and is dedicated to raising money and awareness for Africans in need.

July 3 is the first of four start days for the 2008 Main Event. Last year, a total of 6,358 entrants competed for a Main Event prize pool of $59.8 million. Players may choose their Main Event start dates as long as seats are available on the selected dates.

More information about the World Series of Poker is available at the Web site http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/.

World Series of Poker events follows:

Date Day Time Event # 2008 Buy-In

May 28, 2008 Wednesday 9 AM Registration Opens,

Live Action & Satellites Begin

May 29, 2008 Thursday Registration, Live Action & Satellites

May 30, 2008 Friday noon 1 World Championship Pot-Limit

Hold'em (3-day event) $10,000

May 31, 2008 Saturday noon 2A No-Limit Hold'em (4-day event)

Day 1A $1,500

June 1, 2008 Sunday noon 2B No-Limit Hold'em

Day 1B

June 2, 2008 Monday noon 3 Pot-Limit Hold'em (3-day event) $1,500

June 2, 2008 Monday 5 PM 4 Mixed Hold'em (Limit/No-Limit) (3-Day event) $5,000

June 3, 2008 Tuesday noon 5 No-Limit Hold'em w/Re-Buys (3-day event) $1,000

June 3, 2008 Tuesday 5 PM 6 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better (3-day event) $1,500

June 4, 2008 Wednesday noon 7 No-Limit Hold'em (3 day event) $2,000

June 4, 2008 Wednesday 5 PM 8 World Championship Mixed Event (3-day event) Limit Holdem, Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better, Seven Card Razz, Seven Card Stud, Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better, No-Limit Holdem, Pot-Limit Omaha, 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball $10,000

June 5, 2008 Thursday noon 9 No-Limit Hold'em/Six-Handed (3-day event) $1,500

June 5, 2008 Thursday 5 PM 10 Omaha/Seven Card Stud

Hi-Low-8 or Better (3-day event) $2,500

June 6, 2008 Friday noon 11 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout (3-day event) $5,000

June 6, 2008 Friday 5 PM 12 Limit Hold'em (3-day event) $1,500

June 7, 2008 Saturday noon 13 No-Limit Hold'em (3-day event) $2,500

June 7, 2008 Saturday 5 PM 14 World Championship Seven Card Stud (3-day event) $10,000

June 8, 2008 Sunday noon 15 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em World Championship (3-day event) $1,000

June 8, 2008 Sunday 5 PM 16 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better (3-day event) $2,000

June 9, 2008 Monday noon 17 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout (3-day event) $1,500

June 9, 2008 Monday 5 PM 18 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball w/Re-Buys (3-day event) $5,000

June 10, 2008 Tuesday noon 19 Pot-Limit Omaha (3-day event) $1,500

June 10, 2008 Tuesday 5 PM 20 Limit Hold'em (3-day event) $2,000

June 11, 2008 Wednesday noon 21 No-Limit Hold'em (3-day event) $5,000

June 11, 2008 Wednesday 5 PM 22 H.O.R.S.E. (3-day event) Limit Holdem, Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better, Seven Card Razz, Seven Card Stud, Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better $3,000

June 12, 2008 Thursday noon 23 No-Limit Hold'em (3-day event) $2,000

June 12, 2008 Thursday 5 PM 24 Pot-Limit Holdem/Omaha (3 day event) $2,500

June 13, 2008 Friday noon 25 World Championship Heads Up

No-Limit Hold'em (256 player max) (3-day event) $10,000

June 13, 2008 Friday 5 PM 26 Seven Card Razz (3-day event) $1,500

June 14, 2008 Saturday noon 27 No-Limit Hold'em (3 day event) $1,500

June 14, 2008 Saturday 5PM 28 Pot-Limit Omaha W/Rebuys (3 day event) $5,000

June 15, 2008 Sunday noon 29 No-Limit Hold'em (3 day event) $3,000

June 15, 2008 Sunday 5 PM 30 World Championship

Limit Hold'em (3 day event) $10,000

June 16, 2008 Monday noon 31 No-Limit Hold'em/Six Handed (3 day event) $2,500

June 17, 2008 Tuesday noon 32 No-Limit Hold'em (3 day event) $1,500

June 17, 2008 Tuesday 5 PM 33 World Championship Seven Card Stud

Hi-Low Split-8 or Better (3 day event) $5,000

June 18, 2008 Wednesday noon 34 Pot-Limit Omaha W/Re-Buys (3 day event) $1,500

June 18, 2008 Wednesday 5 PM 35 Seven Card Stud (3 day event) $1,500

June 19, 2008 Thursday noon 36 No-Limit Hold'em (3 day event) $1,500

June 19, 2008 Thursday 5 PM 37 World Championship Omaha

Hi-Low Split-8 or Better (3 day event) $10,000

June 20, 2008 Friday noon 38 Pot-Limit Hold'em (3 day event) $2,000

June 21, 2008 Saturday noon 39 No-Limit Hold'em (3 day event) $1,500

June 22, 2008 Sunday noon 40 World Championship H.O.R.S.E. (5 day event)

Limit Holdem, Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better, Seven Card Razz, Seven Card Stud, Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better $50,000

June 22, 2008 Sunday 5 PM 41 Mixed Hold'em (limit/no-limit) (3 Day event) $1,500

June 23, 2008 Monday noon 42 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em World Championship (3 day event) $1,000

June 24, 2008 Tuesday noon 43 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better (3 day event) $1,500

June 25, 2008 Wednesday noon 44 No-Limit Hold'em w/Re-Buys (3 day event) $1,000

June 25, 2008 Wednesday 5 PM 45 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball (Limit) (3 day event) $2,500

June 26, 2008 Thursday noon 46 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed (3 day event) $5,000

June 26, 2008 Thursday 5 PM 47 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better (3 day event) $1,500

June 27, 2008 Friday noon 48 No-Limit Hold'em (3 day event) $2,000

June 28, 2008 Saturday noon 49 No-Limit Hold'em (3 day event) $1,500

June 29, 2008 Sunday noon 50 World Championship Pot Limit Omaha (3 day event) $10,000

June 29, 2008 Sunday 5 PM 51 H.O.R.S.E. (3 day event)

Limit Holdem, Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better, Seven Card Razz, Seven Card Stud, Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better $1,500

June 30, 2008 Monday noon 52 No-Limit Hold'em (3 day event) $1,500

July 1, 2008 Tuesday noon 53 Limit Hold'em Shootout (2 day event) $1,500

July 2, 2008 Wednesday 10 AM Media Event

July 2, 2008 Wednesday Satellite Day

July 2, 2008 Wednesday 2 PM Ante Up For Africa Charity Event (1 day event) $5,000

July 3, 2008 Thursday noon 54A World Championship No-Limit Texas Hold'em

Day 1A 2,500 Players $10,000

July 4, 2008 Friday noon 54B Day 1B 2,500 Players

July 5, 2008 Saturday noon 54C Day 1C 2,500 Players

July 6, 2008 Sunday noon 54D Day 1D 2,500 Players

July 7, 2008 Monday OFF

July 7, 2008 Monday noon 55 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em (2 day event) $500

July 8, 2008 Tuesday noon Day 2A

July 9, 2008 Wednesday noon Day 2B

July 10, 2008 Thursday noon Day 3

July 11, 2008 Friday noon Day 4

July 12, 2008 Saturday noon Day 5

July 13, 2008 Sunday noon Day 6

July 14, 2008 Monday noon Day 7

July 15, 2008 Tuesday OFF

July 16, 2008 Wednesday noon Final Table

General Information:

For events 2&54, you may request your first day of play based on seating availability.

For vendor information please call 702-777-2310

Single Table Satellites, Mega Satellites and Live Action begin on May 28, 2008

Mega Satellite Schedule:
$330 Mega Satellites Monday - Thursday at 3 PM.
$550 Mega Satellites Friday - Sunday at 3 PM.
$1060 Mega Satellites Daily at 9 PM.

Mega Satellite Days July 2 - 5:
$330 Mega Satellites at 6 PM.
$550 Buy-In Mega Satellites at 10 AM and 4 PM.
$1060 Buy-In Mega Satellites at 1 PM and 9 PM.

Turbo Mega Satellite July 6:
$1060 Turbo Mega Satellite at 8AM $50k H.O.R.S.E.

Mega Satellite Days May 31, June 1, 16, 20, and 21:
$2250 Mega Satellites at 5 PM.

Nightly Tournaments From May 29 - July 15:
$340 Buy-In No-Limit Hold'em tournaments nightly at 7 PM.

For Tournament Info: Visit our web site at http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/ or call us at 1-877-FOR-WSOP (1-877-367-9767) For Room Reservation Info: 1-877-746-8342

The Following Take-Out Percentages Will Be Withheld From the Buy-In for House Fees and Dealer/Staff Tokes

Buy-In Take-Out

$500.00 10%
$1,000.00 9%
$1,500.00 9%
$2,000.00 9%
$2,500.00 8%
$3,000.00 8%
$5,000.00 6%
$10,000.00 6%
$50,000.00 4%

All winners will be required to provide a valid picture ID.

Tax forms will be completed for those with winnings in excess of $5,000 net of event buy-in.

Players without a Tax Identification Number and Foreign Players from Non-Tax Treaty Countries are subject to up to 30% tax withholding.

Harrah's reserves the right to cancel, change or modify the Tournament or any Tournament Event, in part or in whole, without notice.

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Trop Denied License

Date: Wed, Dec 12, 2007 Live Tournament Women

This was on the Press of Atlantic City website.

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Borgata Surveys

Date: Wed, Dec 12, 2007 Live Tournament Women

According to a post over at the 2+2 forums, the Borgata is doing phone surveys with its customers to see how they like the bad beat jackpot.

I guess the month of Dec., might be more than just a month-long promotion. The casino is checking player interest in a bad beat jackpot. There are five other casinos in town that have the BBJ. Only Caesars seems to really thrive off of it and the only time the other casinos do is when the BBJ is up to a high amount (we're talking six figures).

I think many low limit players prefer a BBJ, while many higher stakes players do not. It's true that the BBJ brings in a different crowd. It sometimes effects the way a person plays.

One night at the Showboat, I had pocket aces and raise. I get raised and then re-raised and when it gets to me I make about $150 to go. One guy calls me, the flop comes and I move all in. He mucks his hand showing pocket 10's and says "I only called because I was hoping to hit the bad beat."

While I made money off the hand, it just shows that people aren't playing with their heads. These are the types of players that come in just for the BBJ.

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Chip Reese Obit (New York Times)

Date: Wed, Dec 12, 2007 Live Tournament Women

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Gifts for the Poker Player (cactus i.v.)

Date: Wed, Dec 12, 2007 Live Tournament Women

It's that time of year where everyone is looking for the perfect gift. So, why should it be any different for the poker player in your life? Maybe you think they are easy to buy for -- a nice set of cards, a personalized chip or even a few books. Trust me, don't do it.

Most want to play cards in a casino or online. A nice pack of cards are only going to get used up at the local poker night without anyone really noticing how nice the cards are. A personalized chip is cool, but doesn't add much to his game. And books, well the odds are your poker player already has what he or she needs.

And, I know you are looking for something extra special, something that your poker playing pal never would have thought of. Well, for those with a couple of extra bucks to spend after hitting it big at the Taj Mahal, check out www.jewelry4aces.com. The jewelry store focuses strictly on those interested in playing cards with items for men and women.

Browsing the site, I noticed many items I could see my boyfriend -- or even myself -- wearing. However, I haven't hit it big yet. If the Queen of Clubs ring ($1,220) isn't in your budget (it's not in mine either), there are other great gifts for poker fans out there.

There is an assortment of poker video games on the market with the best being World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions or High Stakes on the Vegas Strip: Poker Edition, which is only available for Playstation 3 for a $9.99 download.

If you are going to buy a chip set, make sure the chips are clay and not plastic.

Still unsure? You could always get these boxers for $2.99.

YOU CAN CHECK OUT ALL MY cactus i.v. POKER COLUMNS HERE.

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Harrah's WSOP Day 2 Results (Dec. 9)

Date: Tue, Dec 11, 2007 Live Tournament Women

No-Limit Hold 'Em $300+$40 Event 2 (Dec. 9)
701 entries

1. Bruce Bartfield (Churchville, Md.) $56,781
2. Edward Sabat (Los Angeles, Calif.) $29,757
3. Aaron Kidder (Lexington Park, Md.) $16,824
4. Jeffrey Perzan (New York, NY) $14,721
5. Glenn Davis (Creedmoor, NC) $12,618
6. Derek Dempsey (Pittsburgh, Pa.) $10,515
7. Trevor Savage (Deptford, NJ) $8,412
8. Mar Hoke (Dover, Pa.) $6,309
9. Henry Olszewski (New York, NY) $4,206
10. Walter Hartung (New York, NY) $2,313
11. Daniel Saldana (Staten Island, NY) $2,313
12. Casey Jarzabek (St. Catherine's, Ontario) $2,313
13. Charlie Townsend (Dagsboro, Del.) $1,893
14. Mark Mariano (East Hanover, NJ) $1,893
15. Jeffrey Gray (San Antonio, Tex.) $1,893
16. Michael Wisnesk (Parlin, NJ) $1,472
17. Domenico Barretta (Lincoln University, Pa.) $1,472
18. Gerald Zipp (Orlando, Fl.) $1,472
19. Michael Diaco (Staten Island, NY) $1,052
20. Anthony Trimarche (Staten Island, NY) $1,052
21. George Carter (Sparrows Point, Md.) $1,052
22. Charles Rocco (East Hanover, NJ) $1,052
23. Daniel Johnson (Mechanicsville, Pa.) $1,052
24. Scott Weidner (Genoa, Oh.) $1,052
25. Jeanette Baudouy (Center Valley, Pa.) $1,052
26. Anthony Reo ( Linwood, NJ) $1,052
27. Keith Brooks (Riverdale, NJ) $1,052
28. Russell Cornwell (Harrisonburg, Va.) $736
29. William LaBounty (Valatie, NY) $736
30. Brian Cardone (Galloway, NJ) $736
31. Ken Waldrop (Ashland, Va.) $736
32. Kenneth Stinger (North Wildwood, NJ) $736
33. Roslyn Quarto (Edison, NJ) $736
34. Jon White (Allentown, Pa.) $736
35. Jay Mensh (Ocean City, Md.) $736
36. Christopher MacLauchlan (Lothian, Va.) $736
37. Allen Chou (Metuchen, NJ) $736
38. Michael Southerton (Hawley, Pa.) $610
39. Ramzi Musleh (Clifton, NJ) $610
40. Frank Pergola (Cranford, NJ) $610
41. Ardie Ervin (Stauton, Va.) $610
42. Mark Hernandez (Newark, NJ)$610
43. Michael Masone (New York, NY) $610
44. George Walrod (Reston, Va.) $610
45. Stanley Annis (Bloxom, Va.) $610
46. Anthony Casanova (NJ) $494
47. Michael Stallings (Kenilworth, NJ) $494
48. Geovanny Cruz (East Elmshurt, NJ) $494
49. Gregory Spurdis (Staten Island, NY) $494
50. Scott Tallisnik (Elmont, NY) $494
51. James Vaughan (Bowie, Md.) $494
52. Jeffrey Adams (Cape May, NJ) $494
53. Jeffrey Argondizzo (west Columbia, SC) $494
54. Lauren Dillard (Washington DC) $494
55. Ilbazeta Augusto (Alexandria, Va.) $421
56. John Dubose (Durham, NC) $421
57. Arthur Bressler (Manalapan, NJ) $421
58. Anthony Murdalo (Freehold, NJ) $421
59. Craig Seltzer (Hummelstown, Pa.) $421
60. Andrew Goldberger (Queens, NY) $421
61. John Franco (Edison, NJ) $421
62. Michael Caputo (Livingston, Del.) $421
63. Neil Tran (Brooklyn, NY) $421
64. William Oliver (Charlotte, NC) $368
65. James Myers (Franklinville, NJ) $368
66. Emerson Wong (Dartmouth, Mass.) $368
67. Stuart Nelson (Atlantic, NC) $368
68. Richard Gervasi (Phoenixville, Pa.) $368
69. Jason Goldberg (Philadelphia, Pa.) $368
70. Felix Mok (Brooklyn, NY) $368
71. Jason Pfeiffer (Mt. Airy, Md.) $368
72. Jennifer Gamber (Harrisburg, Pa.) $368

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WSOP Circuit Results Day 1

Date: Mon, Dec 10, 2007 Live Tournament Women

No-Limit Hold 'Em $300+$50
901 Entries

1. Mircea Ionescu (Brooklyn, NY) $67,575
2. Kevin Crumlish (Wall, NJ) $36,720
3. Sazan "Sonny" Lusha (Staten Island) $21,624
4. Howard Wolper (New York, NY) $18,921
5. Eliano Mesquita (Long Branch, NJ) $16,218
6. Carlos Chavez (Elmhurst, NY) $13,515
7. Ashley Shuey (Shartlesville, Pa) $10,812
8. James Zinkand (Washington D.C.) $8,109
9. Daniel Hayden (Springville, NY) $5,406
10. Robert Stanley (Avenel, NJ) $2,973
11. Frank Stollmack (Brigantine, NJ)$2,973
12. Dean Schultz (Lewis Center, OH) $2,973
13. Augustin Mendez (Bronx, NY) $2,433
14. Anthony Derose (Williamstown, Ma.) $2,473
15. Glenn Englebert (Erial, NJ) $2,473
16. Eugene Bilicki (Hicksville, NY) $1,892
17. Sahilesh Patel (Allegany, PA) $1,892
18. Christopher Phillips (Boise, Id.) $1,892
19. David Adduce (Lititz, Pa) $1,351
20. Wenpen Lin (Absecon, NJ) $1,351
21. Bradley Custsing (Haymarket, NJ) $1,351
22. Paul Tarulli (Jasmeburg, NJ) $1,351
23. Robert Delisa (Iselin, NJ) $1,351
24. William Vorhees (Pennington, NJ) $1,351
25. Mark Overton (Malvern, Pa.) $1,351
26. Garon Henderson (Saganore Hills, Oh.) $1,351
27. Christopher Duresky (Richmond, Va.) $1,351
28. Eric Strang (Philadelphia, Pa.) $946
29. Ivan Felipe (Vineland, NJ) $946
30. Robert Bretzger (Flanders, NJ) $946
31. Edgar Hurdle (Pine Tops, N.C.) $946
32. James Nelson (Rock Tavern, NY) $946
33. Charles Stokes (Windsor Mill, Md.) $946
34. Ildebraundo Molina (Westbury, NY) $946
35. Bruce Smith (Lancaster, Pa.) $946
36. Joseph Campanella (Coal Township, Pa.) $946
37. Russell Silber (Staten Island, NY) $784
38. Philip Danico (Helmeta, NJ) $784
39. David Helpard (Bristow, Va.) $784
40. John MacNeill (Gloucester, Oh.) $784
41. DeeAngelo Seng (Blackwood, NJ) $784
41. Angel Soto (West Orange, NJ) $784
43. Jerry Humphery (Gibsonia, Pa.) $784
44. Andrew Williams (Alexandria, Va.) $784
45. Nicoleta Tozziliphert (Brooklyn, NY) $784
46. Thomas Tally (Transfer, Pa.) $635
47. Raymond Dooley (Aston, Pa.) $635
48. Alton Hughes (Emmitsburg, Md.) $635
49. Jeffrey Gray (San Antonio, Tx.) $635
50. Thomas Joyce (Scranton, Pa.) $635
51. James Andreano (Chesapeake, Va.) $635
52. Brian Morton (Brigantine, NJ) $635
53. Charlotte-Anne Nelson (Great Britain)$635
54. Greg Morgan (Hi Nella, NJ) $635
55. Evan Wallack (Bristow, Va.) $541
56. Karl Kammler (Maywood, NJ) $541
57. Reggie Franklin (Park Forest, Il.) $541
58. Eric Daru (Poolesville, Md.) $541
59. Eric Miller (Seaford, NY) $541
60. Eric Cleaveland (Morrisville, Pa.) $541
61. Stephen Freola (Cape May Court House, NJ) $541
62. Vinod Ramnani (Syosset, NY) $541
63. Meir Yedid (Fair Lawn, NJ) $541
64. Gene Estep (Chester Va.) $473
65. Louis Ferrara (Westville, NJ) $473
66. Michael Tancredi (Wanaque, NJ) $473
67. Raymar Dizon (Arnold, Md.) $473
68. Renaud Daniel (Sainte-Foy, Quebec) $473
69. Mark Matthews (Bellmawr, NJ) $473
70. David Clelland (Waretown, NJ) $473
71. Zachariah Kates (Pikesville, Md.) $473
72. Bruno Fiorenza (Philadelphia, Pa.) $473
73. James Focareta (Galloway, NJ). $405
74. Herman Birnbrauer (Bensalem, Pa.) $405
75. Robert Santilli (Jackson, NJ) $405
76. Edward Seaman (Herkimer, NY) $405
77. David Robinson (Levittown, Pa.) $405
78. Tim Lunsford (Concord, NC) $405
79. David Hickman (Haymarket, Pa.) $405
80. Mark Uchenkel (Rochelle Park, NJ) $405
81. Robert Tims (Bangor, Pa.) $405
82. JJ Hurley (Wayne, Pa.) $365
83. Adriana Fratila (Maspeth, NY) $365
84. Charles Kline (Maryland) $365
85. John Zoldak (Staten Island, NY) $365
86. Robert Barr (Sacramento, Pa.) $365
87. Kenneth Stupski (New Albany, Oh.) $365
88. John Whiteford (Oak Hill, NY) $365
89. Eric Nicholas (Clementon, NJ) $395
90. Don Johnson (Mechanicsville, Pa.) $365

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A.C. Casino Revenues Down Again

Date: Mon, Dec 10, 2007 Live Tournament Women

Profits are down again for the 11 casinos in Atlantic City.

Casinos reported 374.7 million in casino win in Nov., a 7.7 percent decrease over the same month a year ago, according the The Press of Atlantic City.

Slot revenue decreased by 12.2 percent while table revenue increased by 4.4 percent. For people who don't think the slot parlors in Eastern PA., and Southern N.Y., are taking away from the A.C. casinos, the proof is right there.

Slots are casinos bread and butter. Casinos don't need many people to handle slot machines. Mindless drones put money into a machine and push away at a button. You don't even know how to win, you just need a steady trigger finger.

There are a number of reasons revenue is down, including the smoking ban, but I feel this is the biggest correlation as to why the casinos are losing money.

For the first 11 months of the year, casinos won $4.5 billion, which is down 5.3 percent from last year in the same period.

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Morning Tourneys Back at the Trop

Date: Sun, Dec 9, 2007 Live Tournament Women

The Tropicana has been in a tailspin ever since the new ownership group took over, which goes far beyond poker. It's gotten so bad over at the Trop that the casino only got its license renewed for one year, which isn't the norm.

Every part of the casino has suffered including the poker room. The room doesn't have as many tables going and the clientele isn't that great either. The Trop got rid of its monthly free roll and the morning tournaments.

However, the Trop has recently brought back those morning tournaments. Weekday tourney's starts 11:15 a.m. ($50+$15) and weekend tournaments start at 10:15 a.m ($100+$25).

Slowly, the Trop is bringing things back and will eventually have a bad beat jackpot. Perhaps it will compete with the Borgata and the Taj as the premier poker rooms in Atlantic City.

Or maybe not.

Check out the Trop's complete poker schedule here.

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Chip Reese Tribute

Date: Sun, Dec 9, 2007 Live Tournament Women

This is a link to Card Player Magazine's tribute to Chip Reese.

http://www.cardplayer.com/tv/29602

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The Poker Tournament II

Date: Sun, Dec 9, 2007 Live Tournament Women

The Showboat is having another $225+$25 poker tournament in January. It’s during the Mike & Mike in the Morning celebrity roast. But that’s not what we care about here, we only care about the tournament.

It’s a two-day event that will conclude with a tournament benefiting The V Foundation for Cancer Research (which I am strongly support) on Saturday Jan. 12 at 11 a.m. at the Showboat hosted by Mike & Mike.

The last tournament they had was extremely successful and got rave reviews. I expect this tournament to be a success as well.

For those interested in the roast, ESPN’s Trey Wingo and Mark Schlereth will host the event. Comedian Jeffery Ross will MC it while Frank Caliendo from those annoying Frank TV commercials, Dennis Leary and Dick Vitale have agreed to participate.

A limited number of tickets to the roast are available between 100 - $150 and Roast only tickets beginning at $25. All tickets will be available at the House of Blues box office (801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J.), by calling Ticketmaster at 800-736-1420 or online at www.ticketmaster.com.

This is straight from ESPN’s press release, "that Friday's Mike & Mike in the Morning show (6-10 a.m. ET) will be open to the public and originate from "The Pool at Harrah's" entertainment complex described as an "indoor oasis" and a "lush tropical paradise," with more than 80,000 gallons of sparkling blue water housed under a 90-foot glass dome. The broadcast is simulcast on ESPN2 and streamed on ESPNRadio.com."

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Getting to know the people

Date: Sat, Dec 8, 2007 Live Tournament Women

I love playing stud, which is no secret. I have found a pure joy in the game, but last night I found a better reason to enjoy the game -- the people.

When you play poker these days, you know you are on a table with a bunch of douche bags, and that's just me being nice. There are a million people who want to tell you how to play, what to play, even what to dress. But last night I was playing $1-$5 stud with a few interesting people. Granted, I was the youngest person there by at least 40 years, but that doesn't change the way I feel about them.

Many of these players come out because they have no one. It's sad but it's true. Many of them are so old that they are last of their family. However, some of them have sad stories as well about how close young relatives have passed away. The people at the stud table become their new family.

It's probably not much different from when you gave money to your kids anyway.

These men and women find comfort in each other knowing that others have gone through the same thing. Last night, as I talked to them I learned they just wanted someone to talk to.

I haven't had a hard life. I haven't gone through nearly the amount of heartache they have gone through. But I love playing with them.

It's not a serious game with them. They have been through serious with everything else in life. Stud is a time for fun and a time for mingling.

Maybe playing with them isn't going to improve my game, but I don't care. When I am sitting there, it's never about the game.

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