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2010 November Nine: John Dolan


The 24-year-old Floridian will enter the final table second in chips only to French-Canadian Jonathan Duhamel who has 65 million. After making the final table Dolan was humble about his accomplishments in poker. "I think there are a lot of kids just like me," he said. Born and raised in Bonita Springs, Florida, Dolan's story is indeed similar to many other players. He started by playing $5 and $10 home games ...


Legends Looms at The Bike


Thousands of players are expected to battle for a total prize pool of more than $6 million over the next 34 days. The series begins Jul. 28 with a $400,000 guaranteed No Limit Hold'em $335 re-entry event, allowing players who get knocked out to re-enter each day. This year's Legends will also feature a variety of tournaments including H.O.R.S.E., Omaha 8, 2-7 Triple Draw and Stud. Players will also have a chance to ...


Retired Fisherman Wins Commerce Casino's Million Dollar Guaranteed


Rick Bakovic won the title and $173,500 first-place prize defeating a healthy 3,300-player field in the $335 buy-in event in the Los Angeles area Tuesday. "It's the thrill of a lifetime," said Bakovic, who has been playing five tournaments a week for the past five years, but never cashed for more than $22,000. "It just goes to show that if I can do it, anyone can." A unique feature at Commerce ...


2010 November Nine: Soi Nguyen


The 37-year-old is the only amateur of the 2010 November Nine and will have to outlast established pros like Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi and John Racener if he hopes to win the $8.9 million first place prize. "This being my first WSOP I didn't expect to get this far," he said. "I just wanted to come for the experience. It's been one hell of a ride." Nguyen currently resides in Santa Ana, California ...


UB Main Event Players Showed Up, Got Paid


UB's Show Up, Get Paid promotion asked their <a target="_self" href="http://www.pokerlistings.com/free-rolls">online qualifiers</a> to come to Las Vegas, take their seat in the Main Event and wear the UB logo. Those who did would claim a share of a progressive prize pool that swelled to an impressive $265,000 - whether they cashed or not. "This promotion is amazing and even if you bust out on the ...


Matusow Takes DeepStacks to So-Cal


Set for Aug. 14-22 at the Pala Casino Spa &amp; Resort in Southern California, the Pala Poker Open includes a full schedule of tournaments and an advanced tournament training course taught by Matusow. Matusow's DeepStacks Live advanced tournament course will go off from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 20, one day before the Pala Poker Open main event begins. The $295 entry fee covers one-on-one instruction, table analysis, advanced ...


2010 November Nine: Filippo Candio


"Now that I'm a part of the November Nine, I feel it's my great opportunity," he said. "I'm the first Italian that has even made the final table of the WSOP Main Event. It's amazing." The 26-year-old of Cagliari, Sardinia, has already secured $811,823 but in November he will try to parlay his 16 million chips into $8.9 million. In many ways Candio is the biggest darkhorse at the final table. Despite ...


The Sunday Scoop: Fully Flushed


Being the last Sunday of July, <a target="_self" href="http://www.pokerlistings.com/poker-stars">PokerStars</a> did its best to draw the masses by offering up a guaranteed $1.5 million prize pool for The Sunday Million. And with 8,319 entrants creating a $1,663,800 prize pool, no overlay was necessary. Most of the biggest names in the <a ...


Cohen Collects ANZPT Queenstown Title


Coming off a runner-up finish in the Red Dragon main event at the Macau Poker Cup, Team <a target="_self" href="http://www.pokerlistings.com/poker-stars">PokerStars</a> Asia Pro Bryan Huang found himself at the final table joined by the likes of ANZPT Canberra champ Jason Gray and the man he beat heads-up there, John Maklouf, making his third-consecutive ANZPT final table. But despite their impressive resumes, none could match ...


Poker News in Brief: July 19-25, 2010


There was a hearing for Barney Frank's new online poker bill, two big live tournaments began, tons of online action and of course everyone got to know the 2010 WSOP November Nine a bit better. There are always lesser-known stories that threaten to fall through the cracks, however. Fortunately PokerListings has compiled a list of them in our ongoing Poker News in Brief feature. This week we'll take a look at Tony G winning the ...


Weekly Freerolls: Dog Days of Summer


The following freerolls are open to all PokerListings.com players. Qualify in the specified qualification period, then take your seat to potentially win baskets of free cash. If you're not a PL.com registered player on any of the following sites, click on the site's name in the list to sign up. <a href="http://www.pokerlistings.com/titan-poker">Titan Poker</a> Titan Poker is running a $2,500 ...


Mizrachi Wins Ante Up POY


Ante Up Magazine has named officially named Mizrachi as their Poker Player of the Year. The magazine's editor Chris Cosenza explained there were a number of factors that went into choosing Mizrachi for the award but the magazine's staff was particularly impressed by how he bounced back from tax problems earlier in the year. "To not only succeed but to thrive during a time when he easily could've tossed in the towel and gone ...


PokerStars to Launch Balkan Festival


The Inaugural PokerStars Balkan Poker Festival is scheduled for Sept. 2-5, 2010, at the Grand Hotel &amp; Casino International at Golden Sands resort in Bulgaria, near Varna. The &euro;990 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em tournament is expected to draw a total of 200 players from across Europe. The winner will also receive a &euro;5,300 buy-in to EPT Prague. The five-star Golden Sands Resort is located 17 kilometers north of Varna and ...


All In Energy Introduces New Pro Team


The aforementioned players, along with company co-owner Johnny Chan, will form the energy drink company's new Team All In. "This is a positive step for poker as there are not a lot of endorsement deals for players beyond the poker playing websites", said Johnny Chan, "This relationship is extremely beneficial for both groups and it is an honor to be in the company of such a prestigious group of poker players." Chan ...


2010 November Nine: Michael Mizrachi


If Mizrachi wins the Main Event he will become the only player in WSOP history to win the prestigious $50k Players Championship and the Main Event in the same year. Not only that but Mizrachi would become the all-time tournament earnings leader with over $17 million, passing stars Phil Ivey and Daniel Negreanu. "It's an unbelievable achievement," he said. "It will probably never happen again in poker history. It's just ...


ANZPT Queenstown Gets Rolling


Team <a nofollow="false" target="_blank" href="http://www.pokerlistings.com/poker-stars">PokerStars</a> Pro Lee "Final Table" Nelson, APPT Sydney winner Aaron Benton and ANZPT Gold Coast champion Scott Kerr all came to play in Day 1a of the tournament, which is the only New Zealand-based event on the ANZPT. A modest 38 players paid the NZD $2,500 entrance fee to play but after five levels of play the field had ...


Internet Poker Bill Sees Committee Hearing


The bill, which is officially titled H.R. 2267, the Internet Gambling, Consumer Protection and Enforcement Act, would see <a nofollow="false" target="_blank" href="http://www.pokerlistings.com/poker-room-reviews">online poker</a> officially licensed and regulated by the U.S. government. "This Committee and this Congress should not tolerate laws that seek to prevent responsible adults from playing a game we ...


2010 November Nine: Matthew Jarvis


The 25-year-old from Surrey, British Columbia, Canada will enter the 2010 WSOP Main Event final table in November as one of the middle-stacks with 16 million chips. "I'm so excited to be a part of it," said Jarvis. "It's pretty amazing." Jarvis did not take the easiest road in securing his final-table seat and after building up a huge stack of 30 million he saw more than 50% disappear over the arduous ...


RandALLin Dominates Super Tuesday


It was a particularly busy Tuesday on PokerStars as 384 players paid the $1,030 buy-in, easily smashing the $300k guarantee. There were numerous pros in the field with Jon "PearlJammer" Turner, David "dpeters17" Peters, Chad Brown, Vanessa Rousso and JP Kelly all taking a crack at the nearly $400k prizepool. All the aforementioned players hit the rail well before the money leaving Pat Pezzin and Tae Joon Noh as the only ...


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