http://www.bluffmagazine.com/pokernews/newsrssschema.aspBluff Magazine NewsDay 1a is in the books at the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event and Mark Garner leads the way with 205,000. http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/WSOP%2DMain%2DEvent%3A%2DMark%2DGarner%2DLeads%2DAfter%2DDay%2D1a-1481.htmFri, 4 Jul 2008 15:32:52 EST UltimateBet has announced that it has signed James “POKERPRO33” Campbell to its newly created Star Players team. http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/UltimateBet%2DSign%2DJames%2D%22POKERPRO33%22%2DCampbell-1480.htmFri, 4 Jul 2008 05:06:11 EST Matt "mattg1983" Graham won his third and final table in the early hours of Thursday morning to claim his first World Series of Poker bracelet and $278,180 in Event #53 ($1,500 Limit Hold ''em Shootout). Graham, a poker pro from New Orleans, beat poker pro and "Survivor: China" contestant Jean-Robert Bellande heads-up for the bracelet after a marathon final day which lasted more than 17 hours. The tournament was scheduled to be a two day event and after playing a long Day 1, the 72 remaining players were sent home to rest for the 2 p.m. http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/WSOP%3A%2DMatt%2DGraham%2DWins%2DBracelet%2Din%2D%241%2C500%2DLimit%2DHold%26amp%3Bapos%3Bem%2DShootout%2D-1479.htmThu, 3 Jul 2008 14:32:00 EST The second annual World Series of Poker Europe presented by Betfair.com has announced that it will feature four bracelet tournaments, including a new £1,500 No-Limit Hold’em event. It has also been announced that ESPN is scheduled to air eight original hours of coverage of the WSOP Europe in the United States and ESPN360.com, ESPN’s broadband sports network, will provide live coverage in the U.S., Europe, Mexico and Brazil. The WSOP Europe runs from September 19th to October 2nd, 2008, and will again be hosted by London Clubs International (LCI) at their locations in London, England. http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/World%2DSeries%2Dof%2DPoker%2DEurope%2DSchedule%2DAnnounced-1477.htmThu, 3 Jul 2008 06:24:36 EST Dave Daneshgar is the champion of Event #52 ($1,500 No Limit Hold 'em) at the World Series of Poker, taking home his first bracelet and $625,443 in the last No Limit Hold 'em event before the Main Event kicks off on Thursday. The 27-year-old, who describes himself as a part-time poker player, part-time commercial real-estate capital venturer, is a familiar face on the poker circuit as he's racked up more than $1.5 million in tournament earnings in the past four years, including almost $150,000 at the WSOP. Daneshgar said he's played many events at the 2008 WSOP, but despite having a good sized stack in several of them, he's only recorded two small cashes.   Daneshgar was up against several tough opponents at the final table, including 2008 WSOP bracelet winner Farzad Rouhani, bracelet holder Dan Heimiller, and poker pros Corwin Cole and Matt Matros. Daneshgar said he normally plays an aggressive game, but his seat draw at the table meant that Cole, Rouhani, Matros and Heimiller all had position on him, causing him to play a more conservatively. Daneshgar arrived the table with almost 1.2 million chips, good for 4th place on the leaderboard, but he immediately ran pocket kings into Heimiller''s aces and was suddenly the short stack at the table. "I think the greatest part was that I stayed composed, I didn't give up," Daneshgar said about the early blow to his chip stack. Daneshgar doubled up in a race a few hands later, and after picking up a few more pots pre-flop he was no longer desperate to keep up with the blinds. Daneshgar said the defining moment of the tournament came when play was eight handed. http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/WSOP%3A%2DDave%2DDaneshgar%2DWins%2DEvent%2D%2352%2D%28%241%2C500%2DNo%2DLimit%2DHold%2D%26amp%3Bapos%3Bem%29-1478.htmThu, 3 Jul 2008 06:23:32 EST James Schaaf has a day job in Torrance, California that seems him working on databases and computer code to build navigational software. http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/WSOP%3A%2DJames%2DSchaaf%2DWins%2DEvent%2D%2351%2D%28%241%2C500%2DH%2EO%2ER%2ES%2EE%2E%29-1475.htmWed, 2 Jul 2008 07:46:20 EST Bluff Magazine is throwing the hottest World Series of Poker party ever and we’d like to invite you, our reader, to join us. Join all the Bluff staff, poker legend Doyle Brunson as well as top poker pros and celebrities at the Sapphire Club on Wednesday, July 2. http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/Party%2Dwith%2DBluff%2DMagazine%2Dand%2DDoyle%2DBrunson%2Dat%2DWorld%2DSeries%2Dof%2DPoker-1474.htmWed, 2 Jul 2008 05:03:01 EST When Marty Smyth was a child his father would beat him out of his pocket money in poker, then give it back in the hopes of teaching him a lesson. http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/WSOP%3A%2DMarty%2DSmyth%2DWins%2DWorld%2DChampionship%2Din%2DPot%2DLimit%2DOmaha-1476.htmWed, 2 Jul 2008 00:34:17 EST J.C. http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/WSOP%3A%2DJ%2EC%2E%2DTran%2DWins%2DFirst%2DBracelet%2Din%2DEvent%2D%2349-1473.htmTue, 1 Jul 2008 01:55:34 EST Sunday's $750,000 Guarantee tournament on FullTiltPoker.com attracted a field of 3,566 and generated a prize pool of $713,200. http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/Online%2DPoker%3A%2D%22phatchoy888%22%2DWins%2DFull%2DTilt%26amp%3Bapos%3Bs%2D%24750%2C000%2DGuaranteed-1470.htmMon, 30 Jun 2008 18:39:24 EST When the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/WSOP%3A%2DScotty%2DNguyen%2DCaptures%2D%2450%2C000%2DH%2EO%2ER%2ES%2EE%2E%2DChampionship-1471.htmMon, 30 Jun 2008 03:02:25 EST Alexandre Gomes became the first Brazilian to win a World Series of Poker bracelet on Sunday when he finished off the final table in dramatic fashion to close the book on Event #48 ($2,000 No Limit Hold ''em). Gomes, 25, from Curitiba, the largest city in Southern Brazil, was a practicing attorney until six months ago when he quit to concentrate on poker full time. "I started in just friendly games, started playing online, and I loved the game," Gomes said. http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/WSOP%3A%2DAlexandre%2DGomes%2DBecomes%2DFirst%2DBrazilian%2DBracelet%2DWinner-1469.htmMon, 30 Jun 2008 02:31:26 EST Joe Commisso had one helluva Saturday. http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/WSOP%3A%2DJoe%2DCommisso%2DTakes%2DHome%2DHuge%2DPrize%2Din%2DEvent%2D%2346-1468.htmSun, 29 Jun 2008 07:29:11 EST Ryan Hughes has made World Series of Poker history, becoming the only player in 39 years to capture two bracelets in Seven Card Stud Eight-or-better. Last year Hughes won a bracelet in the $2,000 Seven Card Stud Eight-or-better event and on Saturday claimed his second bracelet and $182,997 in Event #47 ($1,500 Seven Card Stud Eight-or-better). Hughes, a 27-year-old poker pro from Phoenix, won the bracelet in convincing fashion, beginning the final table with the chip lead and going wire-to-wire to claim the title and the cash. The final table featured several experienced players, including Botswana-born Thomas Hunt III at his third WSOP final table, Alessio Isaia at his second Seven Stud Eight-or-better final table of the 2008 WSOP, poker pro and author David Sklansky looking for third WSOP bracelet and Ron Long, who won a bracelet in Seven Stud Eight-or-Better in 1999. Sklansky was knocked out early in 8th place and Isaia and Hunt III found the rail in 4th and 3rd, respectively, leaving Hughes and Long to play heads-up for the bracelet. http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/WSOP%3A%2DRyan%2DHughes%2DMakes%2DWSOP%2DHistory%2Din%2DEvent%2D%2347-1467.htmSun, 29 Jun 2008 05:32:24 EST John Bonetti, a three-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner, has died. http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/John%2DBonetti%2C%2DThree%2Dtime%2DBracelet%2DWinner%2C%2DDead%2Dat%2D80-1466.htmSat, 28 Jun 2008 21:59:09 EST Max Greenwood, a 23-year-old recent university graduate from Toronto, won Event #44 ($1,000 No Limit Hold 'em w/rebuys) on Friday to claim a World Series of Poker bracelet and $693,444 after one of the loudest, rowdiest and most entertaining heads-up matches of the 2008 WSOP. The final table got off to a lightning fast start as five players were eliminated in just 22 hands, most at the hands of Denmark's Rene Mouritsen. http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/WSOP%3A%2DMax%2DGreenwood%2DGrabs%2D4th%2DBracelet%2Dfor%2DCanada-1465.htmSat, 28 Jun 2008 16:43:15 EST Poker pros, celebrities and athletes will be returning to the Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino on July 2nd for the 2nd annual Ante Up For Africa tournament, created by Oscar nominee Don Cheadle and poker pro Annie Duke.Proceeds from the tournament  will go to two charities: ENOUGH, which works to end crimes against humanity in Sudan, Chad, eastern Congo, northern Uganda, and Somalia and Not On Our Watch, founded by actors Cheadle, George Clooney, Matt Damon, and Brad Pitt, which focuses global attention and resources toward putting an end to mass atrocities around the world.Among those expected to participate are Hollywood stars Cheadle, Damon, Ben Affleck, Adam Sandler, Ray Romano, Charles Barkley, Jason Kidd, Kevin Pollack, Cheryl Hines, George Lopez, and Joe Trohman (Fall Out Boy), with many more expressing their interest to play. http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/Ante%2DUp%2DFor%2DAfrica%2DReturns%2Dto%2Dthe%2DRio-1464.htmFri, 27 Jun 2008 00:57:12 EST Musical creator Tim Molyneux has teamed up with Phil Hellmuth and the World Series of Poker to create "All In: The Poker Musical", scheduled to run July 4th and 5th at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino during the beginning of the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event.The story revolves around the final nine players at the WSOP Main Event and songs are reportedly interlaced with poker analogies and quotes. http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/Poker%2DThemed%2DMusical%2DComing%2Dto%2Dthe%2DRio-1463.htmThu, 26 Jun 2008 02:54:33 EST Dan Lacourse outlasted a field of 2,217 other players including some of the most legendary poker players to ever hit the felt to claim the title in Event 42 ($1,000 No Limit Hold ‘em Seniors World Championship)  to capture his first World Series of Poker bracelet. Lacourse spent 27 years as a member of the Lucas County Deputy Sherrif ‘s Department in Toledo, OH. http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/WSOP%3A%2DDan%2DLacourse%2DWins%2DSeniors%2DWorld%2DChampionship%2DEvent-1462.htmThu, 26 Jun 2008 00:10:23 EST Frank Gary, a former software engineer from Ft. http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/WSOP%3A%2DFrank%2DGary%2DWins%2DEvent%2D%2341%2D%28%241%2C500%2DMixed%2DHold%26amp%3Bapos%3Bem%29-1461.htmWed, 25 Jun 2008 05:57:37 EST This time last year John Phan had the reputation of being a guy who couldn’t close a tournament down. http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/WSOP%3A%2D%2DJohn%2DPhan%2DBecomes%2DFirst%2DDouble%2DBracelet%2DWinner%2Dof%2D2008-1460.htmWed, 25 Jun 2008 04:10:17 EST Just shy of the one year anniversary of the record setting bad beat jackpot at Absolute Poker, the online poker room shattered their own record for the largest jackpot ever awarded. http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/Absolute%2DPoker%2DBad%2DBeat%2DJackpot%2DGoes%2DOff%2DJust%2DShort%2Dof%2D%241%2DMillion-1459.htmWed, 25 Jun 2008 01:03:32 EST The 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event is only nine days but online poker room Bodog is offering players three more chances to win their way into poker’s biggest event. The first $270 semifinal goes Tuesday night at 9:15 pm ET, with another this Thursday at 9:15 pm ET. http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/World%2DSeries%2Dof%2DPoker%2DVIP%2DPackages%2DStill%2DUp%2Dfor%2DGrabs%2Dat%2DBodog-1458.htmTue, 24 Jun 2008 19:17:02 EST David Woo won a World Series of Poker bracelet on Monday after finishing off the final table of a huge 2,720 player field in Event #39 ($1,500 No Limit Hold 'em). The final table began with everyone chasing Thom Werthmann, a 38-year-old poker pro from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/WSOP%3A%2DDavid%2DWoo%2DWins%2DEvent%2D%2339-1457.htmTue, 24 Jun 2008 01:28:51 EST Davidi Kitai became the first Belgian bracelet winner in World Series of Poker history on Sunday after defeating Chris Bell in a marathon five hour heads-up match to win Event #38 ($2,000 Pot Limit Hold 'em). Kitai, 28, is an economic analyst from Brussels attending his third WSOP. http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/WSOP%3A%2DDavidi%2DKitai%2DWins%2DBelgium%2Dits%2DFirst%2DBracelet-1456.htmMon, 23 Jun 2008 04:15:17 EST The PokerStars Sunday Million attracted a field of $6,382 and generated a prize pool of $1,276,400 with first place scheduled to pay $158,656.52.  There was a three way chop that took place.  Here is how the three way chop was done; Bolikk received $112,000, jlost88 received 104,090.78, and tEh_R3aLde4L recieved $91,688.14.  The players left $30,000 on the table to play for.  Here’s how each final table elimination went down.  For full details on the final table payouts check out the Sunday Report. http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/Online%2DPoker%3A%2D%22tEh%5FR3aLde4L%2D%22%2DWins%2Dthe%2DSunday%2DMillion-1455.htmMon, 23 Jun 2008 03:39:15 EST David Benyamine has a reputation as one of the best poker players in the world. http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/WSOP%3A%2DDavid%2DBenyamine%2DWins%2DOmaha%2DEight%2Dor%2Dbetter%2DWorld%2DChampionship-1454.htmSun, 22 Jun 2008 09:50:30 EST Jesper Hougaard won Event #36 ($1,500 No Limit Hold ''em) on Saturday after dominating the final table to bag $610,304 and a World Series of Poker bracelet. Hougaard, 24, is a former professional table tennis player and coach from Copenhagen, Denmark. http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/WSOP%3A%2DJesper%2DHougaard%2DWins%2DEvent%2D%2336-1453.htmSun, 22 Jun 2008 05:34:09 EST Michael Rocco has been coming to the World Series of Poker to play Seven Card Stud for more than a decade without much success, but on Friday night that changed when the 48-year-old poker pro won his first gold bracelet and $135,753. Rocco came into the final day of Event #35 ($1,500 Seven Card Stud) with the chip lead, followed very closely by Al "Sugar Bear" Barbieri, professional poker player and protégé of three time WSOP bracelet winner John Bonetti. The two pros were considerably ahead of the rest of the field and made short work of all their opponents but one, 27-year-old banker/loan officer Leo Torosyan. http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/WSOP%3A%2DMike%2DRocco%2DWins%2DEvent%2D%2335%2C%2DSeven%2DCard%2DStud-1452.htmSat, 21 Jun 2008 05:47:51 EST Layne Flack won his sixth World Series of Poker bracelet on Friday, joining an elite group of six time bracelet winners and becoming one of the top 10 bracelet winners in WSOP history. http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/WSOP%3A%2DLayne%2DFlack%2DBags%2DSixth%2DBracelet-1451.htmSat, 21 Jun 2008 03:58:25 EST Monday, June 24, could be a big day for the future of online gaming in the United States if Barney Frank and Ron Paul have anything to say about it. http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/House%2DCommittee%2Dto%2DWork%2Don%2DSuspending%2DUIGEA-1450.htmFri, 20 Jun 2008 23:01:22 EST If you’re finding your poker bankroll taking a bit of a hit from the rising gas prices than maybe you should make the Commerce Casino your poker home. http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/Commerce%2DCasino%2Dto%2DGive%2DAway%2DFree%2DGas%2DCards-1449.htmFri, 20 Jun 2008 22:47:11 EST This weekend online poker room UltimateBet will donate the fees from their No Limit Hold’em tournaments to the Ante Up for Africa charity and will be auctioning off items with proceeds also going to the charity. Players can use their frequent player points to bid on poker lessons from Annie Duke, CDs autographed by Ian Scott as well as other exclusive items. http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/UltimateBet%2DAntes%2DUp%2DFor%2DAfrica-1448.htmFri, 20 Jun 2008 21:52:35 EST Sebastian Ruthenberg won the 2008 World Series of Poker Seven Card Stud Eight-or-better World Championship early Friday morning after winning an epic heads-up match against five time bracelet winner Chris "Jesus" Ferguson. Ruthenberg came into the final table of Event #33 ($5,000 World Championship of Seven Card Stud Eight-or-better) with the chip lead but the 24-year-old German poker pro was up against a tough field that included Marcel Luske, Annie Duke, Steve Sung and the aforementioned Chris Ferguson. Former professional football player Bob Beveridge was first to be eliminated at the final table, followed by Sung, Italian poker pro Alessio Isaia and Duke, whose brother Howard Lederer missed the final table by one spot when he was eliminated in 9th place. Ferguson made the most progress in the early stages of the final table, building his stack from 434,000 to more than 1.3 million while Ruthenberg sat stagnant around 600,000. http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/WSOP%3A%2DSebastian%2DRuthenberg%2DWins%2DEvent%2D%2333-1445.htmFri, 20 Jun 2008 11:33:27 EST Friday was Luis Velador's day at the 2008 World Series of Poker. http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/WSOP%3A%2DLuis%2DVelador%2DWins%2DEvent%2D%2332-1444.htmFri, 20 Jun 2008 11:27:14 EST Miami, FL (PRWeb) June 20th 2008 – Where can you find the happiest Texas Hold’em players? Absolute Poker is the likely answer as today they announced that their Bad Beat Jackpot has broken its own record of $821,670.69 set in August 2007.  This jackpot shattered all industry records, including the largest Bad Beat Jackpot record of $739,621 previously held by Party Poker. http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/Absolute%2DPoker%26apos%3Bs%2DBad%2DBeat%2DJackpot%2DApproaches%2Dthe%2DMillion%2DDollar%2DMark-1447.htmFri, 20 Jun 2008 10:24:26 EST On Saturday 21st June 5.30PM ET, UltimateBet will run the last chance for online poker players to win their Main Event Seat – 50 seats guaranteed at UltimateBet Miami, FL (PRWeb) June 20, 2008 – Online Poker room UltimateBet is giving online players their last shot to win their Main Event Seat to the biggest game in Poker.  This Saturday 21st June at 5.30PM ET UltimateBet will be hosting a one-off Main Event Giveaway tournament, where poker players can win an exclusive $12,000 prize package that lets them live the life of a high roller.  "UltimateBet is so excited to be the last place for online poker players around the world to qualify to play in the Main Event," said a spokesman for the online poker room.  "Everyone wants to go to Vegas – and this Saturday gives players the best value and opportunity to get there." 50 seats will be awarded to players in Saturday's Main Event Giveaway promotion at UltimateBet – each lucky winner receives a prize package worth $12,000 – their Main Event entry worth $10,000 and $2,000 for travel and accommodations in Sin City.  The total prize pool for Saturday’s event is a whopping $600,000. In addition to the $12,000 Main Event prize package, each winner also receives membership in the UB Army, where players have the chance to win an extra $20 million in final table bonuses and an additional $1,000,000 in secret mission payouts. http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/Fifty%2DMain%2DEvent%2DSeats%2DUp%2Dfor%2DGrabs%2Dat%2DUltimateBet%2DThis%2DWeekend-1446.htmFri, 20 Jun 2008 09:27:28 EST The Commerce Casino is undergoing preparation for its 25th Anniversary celebrations, beginning August 1st.The Commerce Casino opened in 1983 as the largest casino in Southern California with 80,000 square feet of floor space and 500 employees. http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/Commerce%2DCasino%2DPrepares%2Dfor%2D25th%2DAnniversary-1443.htmThu, 19 Jun 2008 19:36:35 EST Dario Minieri won his first World Series of Poker bracelet and $528,418 on Wednesday after his pocket queens held up to eliminate his final opponent in one of the wildest final tables of the 2008 WSOP. The 23-year-old Italian pro, known as much for his aggression at the table as he is for the maroon and yellow AS Roma scarf that often hangs from his neck, now has over $1 million in tournament earnings in his young career. Minieri began the final table of Event #31 ($2,500 No Limit Hold 'em/Six Handed) with the big stack and, true to his reputation, controlled the table by winning 21 of the first 50 pots, in which time Stuart Marshak, John O'Shea and WSOP bracelet owner Kevin Song were all eliminated. http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/WSOP%3A%2DDario%2DMinieri%2DWins%2DEvent%2D%2331-1442.htmThu, 19 Jun 2008 07:46:50 EST In an effort to continuously improve their online poker product offering, Bodog has invited the playing public to be a part of the beta-testing process for their latest poker client. http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/Online%2DPoker%3A%2DBodog%2DLaunches%2DPublic%2DBeta%2DTest%2Dof%2DNew%2DSoftware-1441.htmWed, 18 Jun 2008 21:41:41 EST Rob Hollink may not be familiar to poker enthusiasts state-side, but in his home country of the Netherlands the 46-year-old poker pro is one of the most celebrated players. http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/WSOP%3A%2DRob%2DHollink%2DWins%2DLimit%2DHold%2D%26amp%3Bapos%3Bem%2DWorld%2DChampionship-1440.htmWed, 18 Jun 2008 07:30:51 EST After three years of making a final table only to be unable to come out on top, John Phan can now call himself a bracelet winner – even if he doesn’t want to. http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/WSOP%3A%2DJohn%2DPhan%2DWins%2DFirst%2DBracelet%2Din%2DEvent%2D%2329-1439.htmWed, 18 Jun 2008 07:25:36 EST Chris Moneymaker. http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/Main%2DEvent%2DPrimer%2DNext%2DUp%2Dfor%2DWSOP%2DAcademy-1438.htmTue, 17 Jun 2008 19:12:16 EST It was supposed to be historic. http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/WSOP%3A%2DPhil%2D%22OMGCayAiken%22%2DGalfond%2DWins%2DEvent%2D%2328-1437.htmTue, 17 Jun 2008 18:51:20 EST Vitaly Lunkin, won Event #27 ($1,500 No Limit Hold 'em) early Tuesday morning, picking up a huge $628,417 paycheck and his first World Series of Poker bracelet. The 37-year-old Muscovite is a former World Champion in Renju, a complex Japanese board game, and has been coming to the WSOP for seven years, though Event #27 was his first crack at a final table.    Due to the overwhelming size of the field, 2,706 players, the final table was still undecided coming into the third and final day. http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/WSOP%3A%2DVitaly%2DLunkin%2DTakes%2DHome%2DBracelet%2Dfrom%2DEvent%2D%2327-1436.htmTue, 17 Jun 2008 18:38:26 EST Two players at a ten-handed Texas Hold 'em game have claimed what casino operators are claiming is the largest live action Bad Beat Jackpot in the United States. http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/Largest%2DBad%2DBeat%2DJackpot%2DGoes%2DOff%2Dat%2DSeminole%2DHard%2DRock-1435.htmMon, 16 Jun 2008 23:03:46 EST While the 2008 World Series of Poker is dominating the headlines out of Las Vegas, there’s also some noise being made on the East Coast. http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/Borgata%2DSummer%2DPoker%2DOpen%2DDrawing%2DStrong%2DCrowds-1434.htmMon, 16 Jun 2008 20:29:29 EST First it was Nenad Medic; then David Singer, Erick Lindgren, Mike Matusow and Daniel Negreanu. http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/WSOP%3A%2DGreenstein%2DContinues%2Dthe%2DYear%2Dof%2Dthe%2DPro%2Dwith%2DRazz%2DWin-1433.htmMon, 16 Jun 2008 17:43:26 EST Kenny Tran is the 2008 World Series of Poker Heads-up World Champion after defeating eight consecutive opponents on his way to a gold bracelet and $539,040. Tran''s Sunday night victory in Event #25 ($10,000 Heads-up No Limit Hold ''em) earned him his first WSOP bracelet to add to a career that already includes a final table finish in the 2007 WSOP $50,000 H.O.R.S.E event as well as deep finishes in both the 2007 Main Event and the 2007 WSOP Europe Main Event. Tran is considered by many to be one of the best live cash game players in the world and he can often be found at the highest stakes tables in California. http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/WSOP%3A%2DKenny%2DTran%2DWins%2DHeads%2Dup%2DWorld%2DChampionship-1432.htmMon, 16 Jun 2008 17:34:20 EST Max Pescatori is on the verge of being kicked out of the Pirates Union. http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/WSOP%3A%2DMax%2DPescatori%2DWins%2DPot%2DLimit%2DHold%26amp%3Bapos%3Bem%2FOmaha%2DMixed%2DEvent-1430.htmSun, 15 Jun 2008 18:45:58 EST