LAPT Punta del Este: Final table, level 22

August 20, 2008

5.25pm — Alex Brenes and Jose Miguel Espinar are at it again, with Espinar raising from the button pre-flop (to 55000) and Brenes reraising 220000 from the big blind. Espinar calls. The flop is 8s-Jd-9h and both players check.

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NBC 2009 Poker After Dark at Golden Nugget

August 20, 2008

The hit NBC poker show Poker After Dark will be coming back for another season in 2009, and the network just announced that the season will be filmed at the Golden Nugget Events Center. While the season will air in 2009 the games will

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2008 Legends of Poker at Month's End

August 20, 2008

The next big event on the World Poker Tour calendar will be the 2008 Legends of Poker main event, which will take place at the end of August. The event will run, as it always does, at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles, California,

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Phelps May Play WSOPE

August 20, 2008

Michael Phelps has the attention of the world after winning the eight golds at the Olympics, and the rumor is he may be headed for the World Series of Poker Europe to try his hand at poker. The WSOPE will take place in London this

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PokerStars increases tourney guarantees…again

August 20, 2008

If it’s Tuesday, it must be time for PokerStars to pump up its guaranteed tournament schedule again. To be fair, it’s not every week PokerStars gives its guarantees a shot in the arm, but it does seem like it’s happen more often these

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Windsor Professor Conducting Study On Problem Gambling In Canada

August 20, 2008

A professor from the University of Windsor is beginning a study that will help show the difference between problem gamblers and people who simply gamble as a form of entertainment.

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Indian Casinos Leading The Way In The United States

August 20, 2008

While many casino operators are experiencing difficult times these days, the Indian Gaming Industry Report from Casino City Press indicates that tribal casinos are still going strong.

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World Series Of Slots Coming To All Slots Casino Next Month

August 20, 2008

The poker world has the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, and now the slot industry has their version, The World Series of Slots is coming to All Slots Casino next month.

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UK Study Claims Smoking Bans Not Related To Bingo Gambling

August 20, 2008

The University of Kentucky has released the results of a study that show that surprisingly, smoking laws have had little effect on bingo halls where gambling takes place for charity.

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NFL Gambling Odds: Preseason Week Three, Starters In Control

August 20, 2008

The NFL preseason has one week where anyone gambling on the games could actually predict an accurate outcome, that week is week three and we have arrived at that time of camp.

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