Wednesday, 3 June 2009
There may have been no entry fee and no million dollar pay day but the competition was as fierce as you would expect from a line up which featured 20 former winners of the WSOP Main Event.
The first ever Champions Invitational has been won by 1983 Main Event winner Tom McEvoy who picked up the winner takes all prize of a shiny red 1970 Corvette Stingray convertible, not to mention substantial bragging rights. McEvoy, a four time WSOP bracelet winner beat a final table which included Dan Harrington, Carlos Mortensen and Phil Hellmuth before beating Robert Varkonyi heads up to become the first winner of the Binion Cup.The trophy, named in honour of Benny Binion, the founder of the WSOP and Binion's Casino was presented by son Jack.
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.
Recharge your batteries -- play the $500 GTD Weekend Bounce on Saturday!
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