The 2009 BC Poker Championships were held in British Columbia, Canada just a few days ago and it was Sophon Sek bested the close to 800 player field to take down the $364,000 first place prize. In a surprising turn of events Sek was arrested just twenty four hours after winning the tournament for his part in a six person murder.
The World Series of Poker circuit stopped at Harvey’s Lake Tahoe hotel and casino in Nevada to host poker tournaments and one in particular was the Ladies Poker Championship. The tournament was for ladies to compete in but twenty two year old student Greg Sessler entered the tournament and took down the win with a pair of Queens.
This past Friday the 13th Jeffrey Pollack the Commissioner of the WSOP announced on his Twitter account that it was his last day. just a few short days after the 40th World Series of Poker ended Pollack left his position.
Since all but two players were eliminated over the weekend, Joe Cada and Darvin Moon will be returning shortly to the Penn & Teller theatre in Vegas to begin heads up play. Both will be competing for the coveted WSOP Main Event bracelet and this time Cada is holding the chip lead.
Two men from Missouri have been charged with conspiring to defraud an Oklahoma casino by using fake poker chips. William Reece Lancaster age 49 and Mark Vernon Edmiston age 45 were charged by a Tulsa federal grand jury for using the counterfeit poker chips at the Seneca Cayuga Grand Lake Casino.
The U.S. Poker Championship began just yesterday and will continue until the 24th of November. Fans and players alike will be excited to hear that this year they will be able to view the Main Event without having to be on site as the Spike Network is planning to air footage of the event. So for those who cannot make the event it will be televised for their enjoyment.
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