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John Phan

Poker Pro John Phan Wins WPT Legends of Poker

by Ace Rothstein | August 29th, 2008 | Add a comment
The WPT Legends of Poker event wrapped up last night at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles and John “The Razor” Phan proved to everyone (again) that he’s pretty good at this whole poker thing. Phan started the final table … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
John Phan

Amit Makhija Leads WPT Legends of Poker Final Table

by Ace Rothstein | August 28th, 2008 | Add a comment
Look, we apologized for jinxing the WPT Legends of Poker by saying that there were a bunch of big name pros in the field. Apparently, that wasn’t enough as the final table is a head-scratchingly unknown collection of “Who?” Except … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
Poker pro Layne Flack

Three Tables Remain at WPT Legends of Poker Event

by Ace Rothstein | August 27th, 2008 | Add a comment
The WPT Legends of Poker event is getting nearer and nearer its goal of doling out a $1.1 million first-place prize to a new champion as the 79 players who began Day 3 of the tournament are now down to … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
Poker pro Erick Lindgren at the 2008 WSOP

Erick Lindgren Among Leaders at WPT Legends of Poker

by Ace Rothstein | August 26th, 2008 | Add a comment
After two preliminary days of poker at the World Poker Tour Legends of Poker event, the remaining 248 players combined in the ballrooms and hallways of the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles to get one step closer to the $1.6 … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
Team Bodog poker player Maria Ho

WPT Legends of Poker Heads Into Day 2

by Ace Rothstein | August 25th, 2008 | Add a comment
The WPT Legends of Poker event kicked off this weekend at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles and drew many of poker’s biggest names to compete for the $1.09 million first-place prize. Now with Day 1A and 1B in the … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
Poker pro Dan Harrington

WPT Legends of Poker Begins Tomorrow at Bicycle Casino

by Ace Rothstein | August 22nd, 2008 | Add a comment
After a mind-numbingly long period of very slow and boring news in the poker world, things are beginning to pick back up, and the WPT Legends of Poker event this weekend at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles signals that … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
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World Poker Tour Stock Too Low for NASDAQ

by Jake Gosselin | August 20th, 2008 | 1 Comment
World Poker Tour Enterprises recently shared some disheartening news with its investors. Even more disheartening than the fact that their shares are trading at $0.81 each is that they may not be trading at all in the near future. Apparently … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
Phil Ivey after winning the final table of the WPT LAPC

World Poker Tour Announces Broadcast Deal For India

by Ace Rothstein | July 30th, 2008 | Add a comment
The World Poker Tour will now be beamed into the homes of our curry and poker-loving brethren in the Indian subcontinent courtesy of ZEE Entertainment Enterprises Limited, the largest media franchise serving that region and the largest producer of Hindi … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
Phil OMGClayAiken Galfond at the 2008 WSOP

After Booting the WPT, GSN Retains High Stakes Poker

by Ace Rothstein | July 24th, 2008 | Add a comment
It looked for a little while like the Game Show Network (GSN) would become devoid of all poker programming just a year after adding the World Poker Tour to their lineup. GSN opted not to pick up their option to … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
Bellagio hosted the Bellagio Cup IV

Mike Watson Wins WPT Bellagio Cup IV

by Ace Rothstein | July 18th, 2008 | Add a comment
The WPT Bellagio Cup IV has come to a close and fighting his way through a stacked field to take home the $1.6 million first-place prize was 24-year-old online poker pro Mike “SirWatts” Watson. At one point last night during the … Read More Read More