Nursing student to take on NHUPC
NHUPC kicks off this week.
By Sarah Polson
When the official list of players came out for the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship last week, there was one noticeable spot left open for an "online qualifier." Now NBC can fill in the name Alisha Kunze for the seat.
The 23-year-old nursing student from Greensburg, Ind., won her way into the National Heads-Up Poker Championship through a promotion on PokerStars
Now Alisha Kunze will test the skills she used to win the seat against some of the world's top professional poker players as well as against celebrities who were invited to participate in the NHUPC.
"I have a lot of preparation to do," Kunze said. "Playing heads-up is much different because it moves quicker and you have to play more hands. But I'm very excited and so grateful to PokerStars for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
Some of the celebrity players confirmed to attend the tournament are Jason Alexander, Shannon Elizabeth
World Poker Series Competition (World Series Of Poker short WSOP)
Texas Hold em World Series Competition (World Series Of Poker short WSOP) in each of dozens of games, competitions in the major casinos of Las Vegas held. Champion them to the maximum amount of prize contest, the largest number of entries, the most solemn competitions across North America are the sports television channel broadcast live. The only comparison in 2003, 2004 and 2005 championship matches of the contest, readers can understand Texas Hold em from the prevalence in North America and trends.
According to the forecast, in 2006 WSOP champion of the contest will be more than 10,000 participants, the total prize money will be more than 100 million US dollars. China, you still waiting?
Texas Hold em the World Series Competition (World Series Of Poker short WSOP) specific matters, please refer to the following website http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/
Since the 2002 World Poker Tour created, it has been in the United States to get out of the forefront of television poker tournament. From its debut, the prize money (and players participating scale) in each successive year have increased dramatically. Now WPT is now trying to promote its game to the international arena.
World Poker Tour companies announced on Monday his tour to promote it to Canada and the Philippines, the two countries established the Nationwide Tour. These basically allow these licensing contracts founder of the regional National Tour, and constantly make itself WPT poker games and grew up together. This is very natural to go WPT step in the United States now broadcast on the Travel Channel program has been allowed in 116 countries broadcast, which has been very good for the game in the world within the scope of the development. I believe that it is natural, such as the United Kingdom, France and many other countries will soon become the core.
WPT utility company s CEO and founder Steve Lipscomb shout: We are very pleased to be able to bring the WPT enthusiasts, they are very eager to try WPT final table skill. Lipscomb in the future other regions of the WPT Tour
I am very pleased to see the players participate in the regional qualifying round in poker, like the past few years those who took part in the main WPT Tour player, an international awareness and seen everywhere.
Regional Tour will not be a lack of television. Lipscomb and WPT utility companies have been recruiting ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation, the Philippines largest integrated media and entertainment companies, and hired well-known Canadian market / sponsor / marketing expert Aidan Tracey to the planning area WPT Tour. ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation is the Philippines most prominent television organizations, and that he Tracey looks to build on the experience of Canada received the ball, he had beer in the world competition (2002-2003) into Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia TV .
Has received information from, each district tournament will be in their countries to provide 4-6 Field Championships, in 2006 the number is expected to break free of this competition. WPT Championship will be used usually in the form of the United States Championship, unrestricted Texas Hold Em game. Hope to have hundreds of thousands of players on tables and tried to become the country s champion, and champions will be sent to the Bellagio casino in Las Vegas to participate in WPT Championship.
For those who trouble to the United States to participate in the competition for players in these areas may Championship Poker is that they continue to raise the level of excellent method. At the same time for those who do not have sufficient funds immediately to participate in the WPT competitions people see WPT breakthrough in the United States to enter such areas and departments in the same way the operation is a good thing. In order to obtain more from the new international perspective on the World Poker Tour information, landing www.wptonline.com,
Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship (Doyle Brunson North American Championship)
Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship, as the main event in 2004 founded as a way to the legendary Doyle Brunson and his in the past 50 years to pay tribute to the contribution of poker.
$ 10,000 entry fee in the first year of the event attracted 312 players, including some of the most gambling in the top players. The final table is a very dangerous game, Dragon David Pham, John Juanda and Erik Seidel. However, the final is the 2001 World Champion Carlos Mortensen conquer all the players, take away 1 million US dollars in prize money.
Vietnam overseas Minh Ly in November 2005 in Las Vegas Bellagio casino hotel, at the second North American Poker Championship DOYLE BRUNSON, from more than 400 players come to the fore, dethroned Texas beat more than a world-class poker expert, Yong wins Championship, was $ 1060050 US dollars prize money from the hands of Mortensen claimed title.
European Competition poker cycle (European Poker Tour acronym EPT)
European Competition poker cycle (European Poker Tour, acronym EPT) is a European network of hosting poker site www.pokerstars.com
Competition in the international poker ago, the international poker, World Poker Tour for all the ladies provided an opportunity to improve skills. This would like to thank Binion casino hotel, as well as the participants in the competition GamingClubPoker.com, President of the International Poker Tour is the characteristics of 5,000 US dollars prize money can be free to participate in the competitions, and special guests to add to the fun, she is 2 The winner of the WSOP, Susie Issacs.
Located in Las Vegas, Binion casino hotel - WSOP s hometown, and in the June 25 meet this major event.
Hoping for the WSOP largest in the history of the Games, before the free participation of the international President Poker Tour will be for those players to participate in competitions is a very special race format. And to WSOP1000 dollars to the different contest, the former 250 novice only pay the application fee of 20 US dollars.
In addition, it will be 5,000 US dollars reward to the champion, then the day will be in the prize money between the players beating. Each player will be an international poker tournament, and there was a poker club specially designed shirts and a commemorative card. Also presented to Tour players five US dollars broken chips.
And also to take this opportunity to be a world-class poker genius - guests Susie Issacs close contact. She won the series in 1996 and 1997, the International Poker Championship, and in 1998 she completed the 10th WSOP major events to become the second of President accomplish this feat.
Issacs brought to the game of poker is not only her skills, her wisdom and insight has been described in Casino Player, Strictly Slots, Poker Digest, and Card Player Magazine article in the media. At the same time, she has published one called MsPoker: Up Close and Personal book, the book documented her story, as well as strategies and tactics played poker in the world of poker anecdote. She is now busy with the book, in the second version will have her autograph and 9-10 inch photos.
Those interested can first landing at LIPSTOUR.com online pre-registration, the scene will be in short supply, only 250 seats. Online registration will be conducted during the entire event, or until the evening of June 19. Pre-registered players in the game need to 9:30 pm the day before the verification and registration desk at the (photo ID required). All reserved seats will be made available to other participants.
British Poker Open
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World Poker Exchange will be very convinced that the spirit of international competition, especially in the 2005 London Open this point have been well demonstrated. Recently named to the Olympic host in London, is a worldwide hospitality film and TV stars, music, sports and world-class professional poker players excellent location.
If the star is gathered indicator of the success of any championship, then London Open is a breakthrough. Some of their presence here is star Peter Facinelli (Heziwang, six foot guy), Jennie Garth (what I like you, Beverly hills 90210), Willie Garson (Sex in the City), Nicholas Gonzalez (The OC), Richard Kind (Mad About You, rotating City), Mimi Rogers (cold stone, Austin rights: international figure of mystery) and, most recently received the WSOP bracelet Jenifer Tilly and John McCririck (2005 Masters, the boys) these star Championship forces makes more dazzling.
2005 London Open seems to be Europe s most popular poker tournament one. Special entry fee of $ 10,000, lifestyle / Poker Competition is not only a championship, he has two hundred US dollars in prize money guarantees. From August 3-6, players will be special events hospitality, it will make the event a more commemorative significance.
Players will participate in a private concert, $ 100,000 charitable Championships, will be VIP treatment, and you will see the wind direction and Gelaimei award-winning pop band Dirty Vegas, dance club queen Grace Jones and DJs Guy Preston and Jason Moore of performances. At the same time waiting for the players is one evening to Kensington Palace private travel arrangements for the background of channel programmes, the stage supervision, in a reception in the Millennium round of the use of champagne, Saatchi gallery of a private tourism and Serbia Boat Tours.
The first event is that it features the history and culture of London and associated distribution center, the ancient fish market in London. This market is the completion of the beginning of the 19th century, it established extension of the River Thames, it has ancient traditions and the magnificent Tower Bridge, London Bridge and the southern coast of famous landscape.
According to the World Poker Exchange CEO Haden Ware said, the championship is not just the conventional sense of high entry fees. Championship. The other impressive additional arrangements for the athletes and guests provides a non-poker activities, the World Poker Exchange London Open and created a new era of gambling, the London Open Championship truly become a way of life. We not only in the London Open to become a permanent event and make it a part of the annual professional tour, and it will become like the players and a unique feel for the holidays.
World famous London Open Championship Chairman Matt Savage agreed to the basic concept of defined characteristics, and to recognize the success of the London Open. He said: If the goal of Poker World Championship Poker exchange competition will be the direction of the future development of competition. Europe is a reality competition in the online and interest and participation in the rapid development of Phase I, as World Poker Exchange staff involved is very exciting, On the one hand, because the poker to the center of the mainland, on the other hand reside in the global field of poker players have higher expectations.
