Thursday, 30 October 2008
It's been a while, but Clonie Gowen is once again making poker headlines having won the World Poker Open Main Event.
Gowen had a solid WSOP this year, cashing four times during the series, as well as a winning the Bellagio Cup back in July. Clonie came into the second day at the WPO well chipped-up, but struggled in the early going. A huge hand with 12 left saw Gowen flop two pair to take down a monster pot, big enough to see her to the final table with a comfortable chip lead.The final table itself wasn't simple for Gowen though, and she eventually found herself in midtable, fifth in chips with eight remaining. Once again though, she hit a key hand when her pocket queens held up against the AT of Brandon Jarrett. Brandon would later lose another big pot to Gowen when his flush draw couldn't chase down the flopped top pair of Gowen, eliminating Jarrett in third.The heads-up battle between Gowen and BJ McBrayer was one way traffic, with her experience allowing her to play a more aggressive game. She eventually wrapped up the title to add another title to what is proving to be a very fruitful year for the pro.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off a second three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Fans of the Oh Hell trick-taking game will soon be able to enjoy real-money competitions online after Hell Club announced that it will be launching its new Oh Hell Stackpot innovation from Sunday.
Tuesday is the deadline for all working Americans to have submitted their income tax returns to the federal government and Juicy Stakes and Intertops Poker are set to mark this annual occasion by holding a special freeroll competition featuring a $1,000 top prize.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes cASINO are giving online poker players another chance to win their way to the Caribbean.
Win your way to the Caribbean in online satellites at Intertops and Juicy Stakes.
“We run a lot of higher stakes tournaments for our more hard-core players,” said Intertops’ poker manager. “But since our network is generally pretty soft, we created this series to give less competitive players a shot at winning.”
$200 GTD ‘East of Eden’ Poker Tournament Monday night at Intertops Poker will be a freezeout tournament with no re-buys or add-ons.
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