Gunnlaugson of Winnipeg, who makes his living playing online poker, figures his curling team has already been dealt a winning hand before the start of the Tim Hortons Olympic trials. Gunnlaugson's first opponent is two-time Brier defending champion Kevin Martin of Edmonton. ''It's a no-lose (situation) for us, and a great opportunity,'' said Gunnlaugson. EDMONTON As far as Jason Gunnlaugson's concerned, he's already been dealt the winning hand heading into his opening game at the Tim Hortons Olympic Trials.

12/2/09 - Are you ready to jet set around the world and take part in some of the world's biggest live poker tournaments? Well here's your chance! 2009 is going out in style with the return of PokerStars Passport - the biggest Tournament Leader Board (TLB) promotion anywhere online. All players that finish in the top 2,000 on the December Monthly TLB (qualifying period December 1-31, 2009) will have the chance to take home a PokerStars Passport and cash, while the top 200 will battle it out for the biggest prize of all, a 5-stamp PokerStars Passport!

CityCenter's half-dozen glass-and-steel towers - including two condo high-rises that lean 5 degrees instead of standing upright - add a futuristic look to this desert destination. Inside, it resembles a modern art gallery and mind-boggling design showcase more than themed Vegas resorts. Pieces include an 84-foot silver serpentine sculpture depicting the course of the Colorado River Vietnam Veterans Memorial fame.

Iedereen maakt kans op fantastische prijzen, waaronder een laptop, PS3, Sony Camcorder* of tickets en geld. De buy-in van het toernooi bedraagt slechts $5,50! Anders dan bij de gebruikelijke PokerNews Giveaway, mag de winnaar van de RedKings Poker Monthly Giveaway zelf kiezen met welke prijs hij naar huis gaat: Dell Inspiron Mini 10v Laptop of een PlayStation 3 Slim De runner-up van het toernooi ontvangt de prijs die niet gekozen wordt door de winnaar van het toernooi.

WPT hostess will not join the cast of "High Stakes Poker." Hiatt has been taking care of her one year-old child and traveling the world with her husband, Todd Garner. Hiatt was one of the original voices of the game for much of today's poker playing population, joining Mike Sexton and Vince Van Patten on Travel Channel broadcasts.

Shelby Township's Joe Cada will be fifth in chips when the final table begins Saturday in Las Vegas. Joe Cada is a millionaire. And a college dropout. Such is reality a professional poker player, and the 21-year-old Shelby Township native will be competing for the game's biggest prize when the World Series of Poker main event final table begins Saturday at the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

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Canadian members of PokerSource.com have been clamoring to sign up for Bodog, which now accepts customers from the North American nation and poker hotspot. San Jose, Costa Rica, September 22, 2009 -- O, Canada! PokerSource.com customers from Canada are flocking in droves to Bodog, one of the world's largest online poker sites.

Having turned gambling, which once was treated as a sin, into a social policy, writes columnist George F. Will, government looks unusually silly criminalizing online forms of it - especial poker. By George Will WASHINGTON - Howard Lederer, aka "the Professor," is a professional poker player, not a gambler.

Press Release - Mt. Pleasant, MI - Three years ago, poker pro Dash Dudley lost his entire bankroll, and not at a poker table. Five masked robbers broke into his family home, pistol-whipped him, tied up his parents and younger sisters, and robbed the Dudley's in an armed attack. Just as the family began to recover, their Lansing, Michigan home was devastated by fire.

Chicken and Beer Dance -- 5 p.m. Saturday, Edwardsville Moose Lodge, 7371 Marine Road, Edwardsville. Benefits Blake Sprinkle, infant son of Tami and Jarrod Sprinkle who was diagnosed with Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome. Silent auction from 5 to 8 p.m., DJ Ryan Hentz from 6 to 11 p.m. $25 per person. Donations to Blake Sprinkle Benefit, c/o Bank of America, 248 Harvard Drive, Edwardsville, IL 62025.

Players from all over the world -nations as diverse and distant as Honduras, Costa Rica, Brazil, Canada and England - poured into the facilities. This year's Disney Cup attracted a true cross-section of soccer players who surely have different perspectives of the game. Scattered across the complex were different styles and colors of uniforms.

WSOP Main Event as 407 players remain. Matt Affleck became the new chip leader with a 1,819,000 stack, followed by Ludovic Lacay.Pro presence in the tournament dwindled severely, with the likes of Phil Hellmuth, Mike Sexton, Chris Ferguson and Paul Wasicka hitting the rails. 11 times bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth's exit came in an intriguing 3 way pot.

ESPN will air 32 hours of the 40th World Series of Poker. Most of that (26 hours) will be devoted to the Main Event, the richest, largest, longest and final event of the 57-event World Series. The taped coverage will air every Tuesday from July 28 through Nov. 10. The Nov. 10 finale will air the same day the tournament ends.

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.

Play in one of the coolest land based poker tours in the UK - for free! Includes your buy-in (worth approximately $2,000). More information about the tour is here. Please be sure to purchase your ticket at least ten days before the event. Glorious custom made, casino-size PKR branded poker table with plenty of room for you and nine of your coolest friends!

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.