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Final post, Card Squad retiring
As of tonight, Card Squad will be retiring. I'd like to send out my thanks to everyone who has visited our site over the past few years, and especially to those that we got to know on a personal level while playing the WWdN tournaments, Mondays at the Hoy, The Mookie, and all of the WPBT/blogger events.
M. Barrett Sandler, or Hoyazo as he is probably best known to most of you, has provided us with invaluable insight to the game. He will continue blogging about poker and analyzing hands over at his personal blog.
Wil Wheaton can be found blogging all over the net, including our sister site TV Squad where he gives an insightful (and hilarious) look into the world of Star Trek TNG. He can also be found writing on his personal blog, about geek stuff, news at Netscape, and blogging LA. Wil would like to say "So long, and thanks for all the fish."
It's been a pleasure working with both of them.
As for me, I'm simply moving my desk down the virtual hall. I'm staying with Weblogs Inc., posting for both Slashfood and Blogging Baby. Bet you didn't know I could cook! If you have some time, come visit me there.
Again, thanks to all our readers, it has been a great run! Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
Borgata Winter Poker Open Final
Filed under: Tournaments, World Poker Tour  I was absolutely thrilled to see that the winner of the 2007 Borgata Winter Poker Open was none other than John Hennigan. He's always been one of my favorites (even back in his pool playing days) and it's been far too long since he has placed first in a tournament. The final table had some pretty crazy hands, especially the very last one that resulted in Hennigan taking down the title. If you have time, go read the play-by-play over at Bluff.
The final six players and their prize money were:
1. John Hennigan $1,606,223
2. Chuck Kelley $849,082
3. John Gale $443,096
4. Joe Simmons $387,709
5. Michael Sukonik $332,322
6. John James $276,935Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
WSOP Tournament Circuit: Horseshoe Council Bluffs
Filed under: Tournaments, WSOP Circuit Events  The latest 2007 World Series of Poker tournament circuit event, held at the Horseshoe Casino in Council Bluffs, IA, began yesterday and runs through February 7th, culminating with a $5,000 buy-in Championship Event. They are currently running satellites ranging in price between $60 and $110.
Schedule of events is as follows:
Monday, January 29 - $300 NLHE
Tuesday, January 30 - $500 NLHE
Wednesday, January 31 - $300 NLHE
Thursay, February 1 - $500 NLHE
Friday, February 2 - $1,000 NLHE
Saturday, February 3 - $1500 NLHE
Saturday, February 3 - $300 Limit Hold'em
Mon, Feb. 5 - Wed, Feb. 7
$5000 No-Limit Hold'em Championship EventPermalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
SE7EN Magazine Launched
Filed under: Magazines 
Bluff Media, along with Publications Services of America, launched their newest magazine SE7EN at the Sundance Film Festival. The publication is geared towards men whose interest lay in sports, gaming, and an affluent lifestyle. According to Bluff:
The premier issue of SE7EN magazine boasts Hollywood icon and man's man Ray Liotta on the cover. Inside, he speaks to readers about his much anticipated upcoming film 'Smokin' Aces' due out at the end of January. Other features include exclusive stories with top athletes, such as Michael Strahan and Oscar de la Hoya, as well as SE7EN's selection of the sexiest female athletes, the SE7EN Guide to the Well-Rounded Man, and an entire section on gambling aptly named JUICE.
For more info on the magazine, you can visit their website.Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
Women's Ultimate Poker Challenge
Filed under: Tournaments, Casinos & Card Rooms, Las Vegas  Speaking of Ladies events, Woman Poker Player magazine and The Ultimate Poker Challenge have teamed up to create the Ultimate Women's Poker Challenge.
The event will be held on February 9th at Binions in Las Vegas, Nevada. The final table is scheduled for February 10th and will be televised for a future episode of UPC. Buy-in for the event is $200, though according to their website, Binions will be holding single table satellites beginning on February 8th.
For more details on this event, you can visit the UPC website via the 'read' link below.Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
Lips Tour Grand Championship Scheduled
Filed under: Tournaments, Casinos & Card Rooms  The Lips Tour (Ladies International Poker Series) has announced the details for the upcoming Grand Championship. The event will take place at the Orleans Casino in Las Vegas between July 20-22nd, 2007. In addition to the regularly scheduled games, they will be adding a H.O.S. event this year. If you are interested in participating, the Orleans is offering special room rates for the event.
Also, the Lips Tour will be making their next stop at the Commerce Casino for the World Poker Tour Ladies Event on February 3rd. The buy-in for this event will be $1060, and the first place winner will also receive a $25,000 seat into the WPT Championship at the Bellagio.Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
Winter Poker Open Final Table
Filed under: Tournaments, Casinos & Card Rooms, World Poker Tour, No Limit Texas Hold'em, Atlantic City  Bluff has announced the final six players who will be moving on to the televised World Poker Tour final table tomorrow at the Borgata Winter Poker Open. Players and their chip counts are as follows:
Joe Simmons 5,500,000
John Gale 4,830,000
John Hennigan 3,255,000
Chuck Kelley 1,610,000
Michael Sukonik 1,305,000
John James 535,000
The four players who rounded off the top ten but didn't make the final table were:
7. Joseph Cappello $221,548
8. John Racener $166,161
9. David Redlin $110,774
10. Davidson Matthew $72,003
For a detailed recap of today's play, as well as a look at the final six players, check out Bluff Magazine's coverage.Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
FTOPS Complete Schedule Now Up
Filed under: Tournaments, Online Games  Full Tilt Poker has updated their website with the complete schedule of events for FTOPS (Full Tilt Online Poker Series) which begins on February 9th. If you are planning to play any of the events, satellites are running as we speak so you have an opportunity to get into the tournaments for much less than the buy-in fee. The series wraps with a $1.5 million guaranteed prize pool Main Event.
Updated schedule is as follows:
February 9, 21:00 ET
NLHE $216 buy-in
Hosted by Erik Seidel
Guaranteed prize pool: $200,000
February 10, 18:00 ET
HORSE $216 buy-in
Hosted by Andy Bloch
Guaranteed prize pool: $100,000
February 11, 18:00 ET
NLHE $322 buy-in
Hosted by Erick Lindgren
Guaranteed prize pool: $750,000
February 12, 21:00 ET
PLO Rebuy $109 buy-in
Hosted by Lee Watkinson
Guaranteed prize pool: $50,000
February 13, 21:00 ET
6-handed NLHE $216 buy-in
Hosted by John Juanda
Guaranteed prize pool: $350,000
February 14, 21:00 ET
Omaha Hi/Lo $216 buy-in
Hosted by Mike Matusow
Guaranteed prize pool: $75,000
February 15, 21:00 ET
NLHE w/rebuys, $216 buy-in
Hosted by Allen Cunningham
Guaranteed prize pool: $100,000
February 16, 21:00 ET
Pot-Limit Hold'em $216 buy-in
Hosted by Rafe Furst
Guaranteed prize pool: $125,000
February 17, 18:00 ET
HA (12 minute blinds alternating between Hold'em and Omaha) - $322 buy-in
Hosted by Jennifer Harman
Guaranteed prize pool: $150,000
February 18, 18:00 ET
Main Event - NLHE with T5000 starting stacks - $535 buy-in
Hosted by Chris Ferguson
Guaranteed prize pool: $1,500,000Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
3rd Annual National Heads Up Poker Championship
Filed under: Television, Tournaments, Las Vegas  The third annual National Heads Up Poker Championship is scheduled to run between March 1-4 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, NV. Confirmed to be participating are:
Chris Ferguson (who was the runner-up in both 2005 and 2006), Phil Hellmuth (2005 winner), Ted Forrest (2006 winner), as well as Doyle Brunson, Johnny Chan, Antonio Esfandiari, Sam Farha, Jamie Gold, Joe Hachem, Gus Hansen, Jennifer Harman, Phil Ivey, Howard Lederer, Chris Moneymaker, Daniel Negreanu, and Greg Raymer.
There will be 64 players altogether, including one player who will win their way in via the free online challenge NBC is hosting. I'm not sure if it is too late to qualify, but you can check out their website for more information. The show will be aired on NBC in April, 2007.
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