This has been a good World Series of Poker for people named Daniel and Brock. Daniel Negreanu reached his second final table of the Series this week beforet bowing out in fourth place in Event 18, the $10,000 Omaha 8 World Championship. Daniel Alaei won his second bracelet by winning the Omaha 8 world championship (and beating Negreanu).

Bwin Poker Tournaments, Tuesday 16th JuneBwin Poker may not be functioning fully, as the new software update has triggered complaints of broken tables and random disconnections, but there are still tournaments on offer for those not experiencing such problems. The $2.20 '$100 added FishTank' tournament, along with the '$5.50 Cannonball Tournament', which gives a 1500 starting stack and combines 3 minute and 12 minute blind levels, continue throughout the day.

Watching this year's French Open tennis tournament reminded me of a phone call I received a couple of years ago from an excited Andy Roddick, the highly ranked American tennis pro. Andy told me that he had just made it to the final table of his own Andy Roddick Foundation annual charity poker tournament.

I was somewhere on the Oregon coast and in bed with my wife. It was a fifth anniversary vacation up the Pacific coast and, I'll be honest, at that particular moment, the last thing on my mind was the World Series of Poker. "I think you should come back to Vegas." That's what my then boss Dan Goldman was saying at the very moment I was thinking about whether a Pacific squall was going to keep my wife and me inside for the day and if that was really a bad thing at all.

So, we have all seen the big shots and high rollers on the final tables of major tournaments, and online, there is an abundance of tournaments with big cash prizes for the winners. Tournament poker on TV is one of the main causes of the poker boom of recent years. A tournament win in a bigger event has been the start of many a successful poker career.

Soup Husband Curt and his hockey team, the Men of Steel, are in Toronto this weekend at the Hockey North America tournament. He's been looking forward to the getaway - and the chance to play hockey in the Motherland. What hockey nut wouldn't be thrilled to play in the same city as the Hockey Hall of Fame?

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Pasta dinner will benefit NJ CAP The NJ CAP (Child Assault Prevention) of Cumberland County will hold its first pasta dinner and silent auction event from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday at the North Italy Hall, East Avenue and Virano Lane, Vineland. Viewing and bidding for auction items will begin at 11 a.m.

Way back in the day, er um actually January of this year, Electronic Arts announced what would be it's 1st (and probably last) entry into the PlayStation Home space. For all of you PS3 users who are actually still active on Home, and can find time between harassing the members of the scarce female population (both real, and the guys pretending to be females) and doing the running-man dance in random locations, you might want to give this new Home space a good peek.

I heard just last month. Most recently, though I've heard that it might be a little lower: $40 million, around half of which comes from its Facebook apps and half from apps on other social networks. I've also heard that at least as of a month or two ago, around 75 percent of the San Francisco company's revenue was coming from the sale of virtual poker chips for its popular Texas Hold'em poker application on Facebook, Myspace and other sites.

Devin Maguire sits deep in concentration, staring at the cards on the screen. He analyzes each play, debating how much to bet and carefully charting his next move. He clicks back and forth between games, making educated guesses about his opponents' strategies. He ends the tournament more than 12 hours later - and $9,000 wealthier.

Jason Alexander, forever linked to the George character from sit-com sensation Seinfeld, will host a Texas hold 'em poker tournament on May 9 at the Hollywood Park Casino, with a lot at stake, but with charity in mind. Other celebrities who will join Alexander are poker pros Greg Raymer, Jamie Gold and Chip Jett, as well as state director of the Poker Players Alliance Dianna Donofrio-Trigatzi.

It's the fight for 7th place among online poker networks, and so far Cereus seems to have the upper hand over Microgaming. Ever since PokerSiteScout began breaking down Microgaming into its various skins, that company has pushed its way into the Top 10, from the lower Top 15. Cake Poker and Boss Media are now trailing Microgaming.

Google Ricky Jay and you'll find fistfuls of video clips: Jay delivering a tutorial on dealing from the bottom of the deck, Jay beheading plastic ducks with flying playing cards, Jay performing his version of the shell game. That last clip is a seven-minute history lesson disguised as sleight of hand, and it offers a glimpse of what Jay isn't - a garden-variety magician.

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While in generally I enjoy writing up these posts, sometimes my obligations to this blog/PokerNews can be a bit painful. That's because a week of poker can often be a bit painful, and this past week was no exception. PokerStars' SCOOP series began this past Thursday, and of course I was there to see it get underway.

During this game, our host prints out two pieces of paper and tapes them to his walls so everyone can remember what chips are worth (cheap chipsets with no denominations are used), hands out a stack of chips that barely makes any sense, and uses his oven to time the blinds. Does this make any sense for a regular game?

Poker legend TJ Cloutier shares tales from the poker trail. From 1981 until 1992, I played no-limit hold'em in Dallas from noon until 5:00 p.m. every Monday through Friday, and from 7:00 p.m. to midnight or later five days a week. On Sundays, I drove to Shreveport to play pot-limit hold'em.

With only 5 of the 17 WSOP Harrah Rincon events now complete, more than 2,300 entries have taken part in the tournaments, with more than half a million dollars in prize money has been paid out.

If you choose your spots right, you can get away with very little physical activity (Punta Arenas, Bariloche, El Calafate), and there are some spots that in addition to strenuous hikes have options for beautiful, easy hikes (Cerro Torre at El Chalten, to name one).

Also eating crow: me, for suggesting maybe the Big East wasn't all that. You have to assume that with a healthy Dominic James, Marquette has an excellent chance of getting one or two more baskets and winning that second-round game, giving the BE six teams in the Sweet 16.

Lederer is a proud owner of two WSOP bracelets, which came in 2000 and 2001. Bloch is a former member of the MIT Blackjack Team and made the final tables of the $10,000 buy-in World Championship of Limit Hold'em and World Championship of Pot Limit Hold'em during last year's WSOP.

Each week a different activity is arranged and has its own theme. This past week was "Environmental Week.

Absolute Poker and UltimateBet transitioned to the CEREUS Poker Network in December 2008, instantly delivering the added benefits that come with an expanded player base to players at both sites.

Writing on his blog, Mizzi said that the two will square off in seventeen different events, including a nine-round kickboxing match.

Themes include ''Amaze Me With Light,'' regardless of the subject, the light makes this image; ''Amuse Me With Life,'' edgy documentation of situations, events, streets; ''Attract Me to This Person,'' portraits of people who tell a story or ask a question; and ''Awe Me With Nature,'' capturing the beauty and power of the natural world.

If you have a light calvary, they can move up to five inches per turn," he said of the miniature historical game DBA.

I am really excited about my Home Game on UB," said Scott Ian, currently in the studio mixing the new Anthrax album "Worship Music," due out this summer.

The more points a player earns, the more bonuses received. Bonuses are redeemed from 2,000 points onwards.

But you know," says Maurer, "it wouldn't really be a man room if there wasn't something left to do to it.