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The Borgata Poker Open's biggest event did not disappoint the crowds of fans who left Borgata hungry for more championship poker. The returning field of 248 wasted little time in trimming their numbers. A series of early big name eliminations included David Williams and Antonio Esfandiari. Many of the game's biggest poker names fell victim to challengers who showed no fear of the better-known players or their cards.
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Last year's World Series of Poker shattered all participation and prize money records for a live poker tournament. The 45 events generated 32,341 player entries and more than $106 million in gross prize money. Joseph Hachem of Melbourne, Australia, won the World Series of Poker Championship and an unprecedented $7.5 million.
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LOS ANGELES, July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The cards are dealt, the chips are down and $4 million is on the line as competition has begun in the Third Annual PokerStars' World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP). The event has guaranteed prize pool events daily through August 8. The event is hosted by PokerStars.com which is widely regarded as the top online cardroom for tournaments. PokerStars' WCOOP is the largest online poker tournament in the world, and this year, PokerStars is guaranteeing $4 million in prize money across its 12 events.
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Bihl, a native of Frankfurt, Germany, who started playing poker just four years ago, won 70,875 pounds Sterling and the first-ever WSOP bracelet awarded outside the United States. Bihl outlasted a field of the world's top poker pros in one of the most challenging of all poker games, the 2,500 pounds Sterling HORSE championship that kicked off the inaugural WSOP Europe.
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The $750 buy-in event featured juicy poker action from the aggressive field. Players included Men "The Master" and Joseph Brooks, a winner at the 2006 Borgata Poker Open. The remaining 18 players return to Borgata Event Center on Friday to play for the championship and their piece of the $464,250 prize pool.
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Harrah's is re-opening the legendary Horseshoe on April 1, just in time for the 35th annual World Series of Poker. Thirty-three events will be held between April 22 and the finale of the World Championship event on May 28. This year's tournament, which will continue the rich tradition Benny Binion created with the first event in 1970, promises to be the most thrilling gambling event in history as thousands of poker players from all over the world are expected to descend on the Horseshoe.
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