World Series of Poker 2009

The World Series of Poker 2009 is underway.....
I will be heading to Las Vegas in the near future to kick off our first WSOP Dream Team Poker event in July....
In the meantime I wanted to list a update of the first five completed events....
Event # 1 "Employess No Limit Hold'em" - What a great way to kick off the WSOP every year....
This year there were 866 entries and the winner was Andrew Cohen taking home $83,833

Event # 2 "40K No Limit Hold'em" - This is a pricy event to play in....
This year there were 201 entries and the winner was "Vitaly Lunkin" taking home $1,891,012....

Event # 3 "Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better" - Another favorite event for poker players....
This year there were 918 entries and the winner was "Thang Luu" taking home $263,190

Event #4 "Ladies Championship No Limit" -
This year there were 184 entries and the winner was "Lisa Wilder" taking home $14,189

Event #5 "Champions Invitational"-
This year there were 167 entries and the winner was "Jean Gaspard" taking home $211,722

All of this information is listed on http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/ website but I think it's nice have in one place as well......

More information on the upcoming Dream Team Poker World Series of Poker July event.....

We'll see what I fetch next time.....
Pack Leader

Dream Team Poker at Caesars in Las Vegas

I just returned from the next biggest thing in poker - Team Poker!

Dream Team Poker had their second event last weekend in Las Vegas at Caesars Palace Casino and Hotel....

The poker room and tournament staff were by far the most professional staff I have ever been around - Jim Pedulla knows how to run a poker room....

The event was kicked off with a cocktail party where players could pick up their team jersey's and rub shoulders with the likes of Phil Hullmuth, Carina and Chip Jett, Marsha Wagner, Kenna James, Jamie Gold, Joe Sebok, Kat Kowal, etc...

This event was not only a blast to work but all of the players had a fantastic time!

I posted a photo of my favorite player above and I can't wait until their next event.

We'll see what I fetch next time.....
Pack Leader

Poker and Marijuana

I found this article on Casino Gambling about how actor Steve Martin told David Letterman in a recent interview about how he one night took an Ambien and played poker for money on the Internet. Steve Martin

admitted that he enjoyed the game of poker, but claimed that he is no longer playing when it became illegal.

This immediately reminded me of Clinton informing everybody that he tried marijuana once but that he did not inhale. I hope that Michael Phelps
doesn't get into any more trouble for admitting that he tried marijuana.

The only problem with Steve's comment is that online poker is not illegal in the US. His perception is shared by many people, even though it is incorrect. The Poker Players Alliance has been fighting for years to have poker exempt from the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. The law prohibits all forms of gambling online in games of chance. Poker is not a game of chance, poker is a game of skill and therefore is not covered by UIGEA rules.

Judges in both Colorado and Pennsylvania have ruled that the game of poker is one of skill. The judges each threw out charges against people who were being tried for illegal gambling involving poker. The judges' rulings have solidified poker players beliefs and have caused an increase in customers sign ups at popular online poker sites.

While Martin said in the interview that he would never again take Ambien, the good news for him is that if wants to take up Internet poker in the future, he can do so without the worry of doing anything illegal.


We'll see what I fetch next time.....
Pack Leader

PokerPadz Sale

As with most companies this time of year, PokerPadz is having a blow out sale of two of their popular products as they must move to a new warehouse.....

So, instead of moving the inventory we are going to have a SALE......

WPT PokerPadz - 1 for $9.95, 2 for $12.95, 3 for $16.95 or 10 for $ 49.95

Original PokerPadz - 1 for $6.95, 2 for $9.95, 3 for $13.95 or 10 for $29.95

This sale is going on ONLY at http://www.pokerpadz.com/.....

We'll see what I fetch next time.....
Pack Leader