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Las Vegas poker pro nabs $2.3 million (Detroit News)
Las Vegas poker pro Freddy Deeb won $2.3 million Friday morning, beating out a field of 148 players in the World Series of Poker.
Publ.Date : Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:13:22 GMT

World Series of Poker learns a lesson from NASCAR (Las Vegas Business Press)
Sponsor banners, advertisements and corporate signage abound at this year's World Series of Poker. Even the poker tables are sponsored, tagged with the logos of Milwaukee's Best Light beer, PartyPoker.net and Planters nuts.
Publ.Date : Sat, 30 Jun 2007 07:04:26 GMT

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Bata Reyes adds spice to RPN-9 Poker Pool tourney (INQ7.net)
MANILA, Philippines — The entry of pool maestro Efren “Bata” Reyes is expected to give more excitement and thrill when the Poker Pool event gets under way at the Bugsy’s Lair Billiards Hall on Sgt. Esguerra Street in Quezon City.
Publ.Date : Fri, 29 Jun 2007 01:02:14 GMT

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Football club hosts poker run, motorcycle raffle (Northwest Herald)
MARENGO – The Marengo-Union Junior Tackle Football Club is hosting its first Poker Run and Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Raffle on Saturday.
Publ.Date : Thu, 28 Jun 2007 05:40:31 GMT

The World Poker Store Announces Its Advisory Board of World Class Poker Pros (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
The World Poker Store, a Nevada corporation with corporate offices in St. Paul, MN, formally announces appointment of its advisory board members Phil Hellmuth, Johnny Chan, Marcel Luske, Hoyt Corkins, Patrik Antonius and Liz Lieu.
Publ.Date : Wed, 27 Jun 2007 16:23:00 GMT

Jeff Haney on how professional poker player Outhred found out the real money is on television game shows (Las Vegas Sun)
One night this spring, Greg Raymer saw Alex Outhred, a fellow professional poker player, on TV playing for high stakes in a competitive event requiring brainpower and strategic decision-making.
Publ.Date : Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:48:47 GMT

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Football club hosts poker run, motorcycle raffle (Northwest Herald)
MARENGO – The Marengo-Union Junior Tackle Football Club is hosting its first Poker Run and Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Raffle on Saturday.
Publ.Date : Wed, 27 Jun 2007 08:10:00 GMT

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Southwest Airlines Named Official Airline of the World Poker Tour(R) (FinanzNachrichten)
WPT Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ:WPTE) today announced that it has signed a sponsorship deal with Southwest Airlines Co. ( Nachrichten ) (NYSE:LUV) for Season VI. The Southwest Airlines brand will be prominently featured on the World Poker Tour ® (WPT) “ runway “ and is now “ the official airline of the WPT.
Publ.Date : Mon, 25 Jun 2007 20:21:04 GMT

Greatest All-Around Poker Player To Be Named At World Series of Poker(R) (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
LAS VEGAS—-A record 148 high-stakes poker professionals took to the felt Sunday at the 38th Annual World Series of Poker presented by Milwaukee's Best Light to compete for a multi-million-dollar payday and determine who is the game's best all-around player.
Publ.Date : Mon, 25 Jun 2007 19:26:00 GMT

Titan Poker offers summer promotion (Casino City Times)
(PRESS RELEASE) — Many poker players are making Titan Poker their poker room of choice. Titan Poker is one of the online industry's leading fully supported poker card rooms. They have launched a completely redesigned web site to reflect their new commitment to being the best poker room online.
Publ.Date : Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:36:01 GMT

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Many pros view H.O.R.S.E. as real poker championship (USA Today)
On the basketball court, the popular game HORSE determines the best shooter. On felt, H.O.R.S.E. determines the best poker player. "It should be the championship event," poker legend and 10-time bracelet winner Doyle "Texas Dolly" Brunson says of the $50,000, five-day H.O.R.S.E. event beginning Sunday at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. The tournament alternates play among pot-limit and …
Publ.Date : Sat, 23 Jun 2007 14:35:06 GMT

Local man takes 2nd in poker tourney (The Iowa City Press-Citizen)
Iowa City resident Dustin Dirksen came in second Saturday night in the World Series of Poker No Limit Hold ’em competition.
Publ.Date : Sun, 24 Jun 2007 08:36:29 GMT

Celebrities Going Poker for Charity Benefits (Online Casino Reports)
The Africa Poker Charity Tournament takes place on July 5th, and this year's benefit will see a long line up of celebrities putting on their poker faces to compete.
Publ.Date : Mon, 25 Jun 2007 07:40:12 GMT

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Poker run raises money for wishes (Quad-City Times)
Matt Sharpe of Fond du Lac, Wis., drove nearly five hours to participate in the sixth annual Wakeen’s Poker Run for Make-A-Wish in Moline.
Publ.Date : Sun, 24 Jun 2007 09:10:11 GMT

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Rescue Squad Ready for 4th Annual Poker Run (Shelbyville Daily Union)
The Shelby County Rescue Squad is hosting their Fourth Annual Rescue Ride Poker Run this Saturday, June 23 featuring a live band, auction and dinner.
Publ.Date : Fri, 22 Jun 2007 21:13:26 GMT

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Borgata Summer Poker Open Steams Ahead Into Second Week of Action (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Three hundred and seventy- eight players marched into the Poker Room at Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa yesterday for the start of Event #9. Players took to the felt like fish to water for the $500 buy-in event, which offered a total prize-pool of $189,000 — one of the largest to date in the 2007 Summer Poker Open.
Publ.Date : Thu, 21 Jun 2007 20:53:00 GMT

Football club hosts poker run, motorcycle raffle (Northwest Herald)
MARENGO – The Marengo-Union Junior Tackle Football Club is hosting its first Poker Run and Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Raffle on Saturday.
Publ.Date : Fri, 22 Jun 2007 06:26:09 GMT

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Senate panel OKs bill that would allow poker tournaments (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
BATON ROUGE — A Senate committee Tuesday kept alive a bill that would legalize "promotional Texas hold 'em poker tournaments" in bars, lounges and restaurants that are licensed to sell alcohol, sending the measure to the full Senate for debate.
Publ.Date : Wed, 20 Jun 2007 06:04:20 GMT

Poker Ride postponed (The Journal Times)
CALEDONIA - The Caledonia Conservancy's sixth annual Poker Ride scheduled for June 24 has been postponed to July 28. The fundraising ride pits teams of two to six horseback riders against other teams in a game of Poker to raise money for the conservancy's operating fund.
Publ.Date : Thu, 21 Jun 2007 07:19:02 GMT

Football club hosts poker run, motorcycle raffle (Northwest Herald)
MARENGO – The Marengo-Union Junior Tackle Football Club is hosting its first Poker Run and Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Raffle on Saturday.
Publ.Date : Thu, 21 Jun 2007 09:56:10 GMT

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