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That swinging city of song and film, London, is the setting for the English Poker Open, which started yesterday at Mayfair's Palm Beach Casino. Last week, the event venue hosted the World Poker Tour London Classic and now the £3,500 buy-in tournament is underway. Pros and amateurs alike are getting down at the tables and Day 1A of the event saw 138 players competing. These includes names like the ever-popular Liv Boeree, UK poker legend and popular poker lecturer Neill Channing, former actress and now aficionado of the bluff Jennifer Tilly and WSOP/WSOPE final table player James Akenhead. Channing and Boeree survived, as did 67 others to return for the second day.

Niall Farrel's the chip leader going into Day 2, who upped his 15,000 starting stack by over 400%, ending the first eight blind levels with 86,500. Special notice should be paid to Liverpool British Masters champ Mark McClusky; he had a minor infection that spread to his heart but that didn't stop him from making an appearance after he won his qualifying seat online.

Day 1B is underway as we speak and even more pros and wannabes are going to work their way up to Day 2's festivities. Last year's winner, David La Ronde, earned nearly a quarter of a million pounds for beating 213 players and while this year's field may be smaller, the action is certainly just as hot.

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The World Series of Poker Europe gets underway today at the Empire Casino in London's Leicester Square. This year's series features five bracelet events and two new game formats that haven't been played at the WSOPE before. The Main Event remains the same as previous years, as does the Pot Limit Omaha and £1,000 No Limit Hold 'Em tournament, but there's also going to be a Six Max No Limit Hold 'Em event and a high-roller heads-up event that's sure to get tongues a-waggin'.

More bracelets likely mean more of the biggest names in the game are going to make their way, despite competing events like the English Poker Open running concurrently. Very little in the poker world matches the prestige of a WSOP bracelet, whether it's earned in Las Vegas or London. The first match is the £2,500 Six-Handed No Limit Hold 'Em tournament that runs from today through Thursday, September 16.

After that, Event #2, the £5,000 Pot Limit Omaha event goes from Thursday through Saturday. Event #3, the £1,000 No Limit Hold 'Em tournament runs from Friday, September 17 through Tuesday, September 21st. High rollers are going to want to seek out the £10,000 Not Limit Hold "em Heads-Up tournament that runs from Tuesday, September 21st through Thursday, September 23rd. Finally, the World Series of Poker Europe Championship Main Event goes down Thursday, September 23rd through Tuesday, September 27th. It's a £10,000 No Limit Hold 'Em tourney that's sure to feature some of the best poker action you can find.

Germany's Fabian Quoss won the English Poker Open yesterday, beating a field of 193 players in the £3,500 buy-in Texas Hold 'Em Poker tournament. He's not a name player like a Hellmuth or Ivey, but the Nuremberg resident has been making money at tournaments for over two years now with cashes at World Poker Tour and WSOP events as well as EPT and large tournaments across Europe and America. The £220,650 he's taking away from his victory is Quoss's second biggest cash win to date; he took second in a $5,000 No Limit Hold 'Em event at the 2009 WSOP and got $427,911.

The total prize pool for the English Poker Open was £675,500 with the top 18 players heating paid. The biggest names in the bubble were Liv Boeree, who finished 12th and Phil Laak, who barely cashed in 18th place. The rest of the final table was as follows:

Sebastian Crul — £129,000
Mathew Frankland — £77,400
Felipe Ramos — £54,300
Andrew Brennan — £40,750
Brent Lehring — £30,550
Mark Norman — £23,750
Salman Behbehani — £17,000
Stephen Chimelski — £13,600

The final hand between Crul and Quoss was fairly sedate, especially for the money in play by that point. They both went all-in pre-flop, Quoss holding A-Q and Crul holding A-5 suited. An ace hit the board, giving both a pair of aces, but Quoss had the critical Queen kicker and the rest of the board left both players exactly where they were when it started.

Phil Laak continued his impressive poker form of late by winning this year's first WSOPE event, beating 242 players and winning over £170,000 en route to capturing his first ever World Series bracelet.



The Top Six Finishers

Phil Laak £170,802

Andrew Pantling £105,506

Chris Bjorin £70,473

David Peters £48,202

Ilan Rouah £33,617

Willie Tann £23.900


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Fantastic Phil Laak Wins a Bracelet.

WSOP Bracelet Winner in event #1.

Maximum cheeze shippage.

Plus some gold! Holla!!


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It seems that while everyone else is keeping up with the WSOP Europe event in London, the World Poker Tour's Borgata Poker Open quietly managed to become the "it" event int he US this weekend, attracting over a thousand players for the $3,5000 event. Day 1a's leader, Jeff Papola, stood strong against a relatively-modest 315 players that competed on Saturday. Sunday, however, was the day to play with 727 pros and amateurs showing up to compete for the first-place prize estimated to be nearly $1,000,000.

While many of the world's biggest players are in London for the WSOPE, there's still quite a few recognizable names in this year's docket: Kathy Lieber, Jonathan Little and Jerry Yang were all seen at the tables on Sunday. A good deal of the Borgata's success this year may stem from the reduced buy-in of $3,500 versus the $10,000 standard that has been the norm for the WPT.

Day 2 of Borgata will see 641 survivors duking it out. Right now, the chip leader is Vincenzo Abate, who is the only player so far to cross the 200,000 chip mark this early in the tournament. Day 2 starts at 11AM Eastern today and will continue for eight levels.

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Congratulations to Bodog Poker player Justin Lenhert! He beat a field of 603 competitors to came in first during this past weekend’s $100,000 guaranteed poker tournament, held on Sunday, September 19. He earned a tidy $23,600 for his efforts. He was followed by The Destroyer taking second place and $13,600 and VAFLZ rounding out the top three finishers and winning $9,100 for their efforts at the tables. Here's the rest of the top nine players in the weekly event:

* 4. skeptix $7,000
* 5. BigPopwell $5,700
* 6. Swordfish123 $4,500
* 7. jason0802 $3,300
* 8. ph33sh1nGT1mE $2,200
* 9. stuman1044 $1,300

Bodog’s $100,000 guaranteed tournaments are held every Sunday at 4:00pm ET and we offer multiple ways of getting into the $150+12 buy-in tournament. Want to get on the action? Check out our $100,000 guaranteed poker tournaments page and see how you can get in for as little as $1

In addition to our $100,000 weekend tournament, Bodog Poker hosts a variety of $10,000 guaranteed tournaments and our most recent winners are listed below:

* September 13 $10k Guaranteed Double-Stack Shawry5
* September 14 $10k Guaranteed Double-Stack fritzritzballs
* September 15 $10k Guaranteed Double-Stack Paldon
* September 16 $10k Guaranteed Double-Stack LimeLight
* September 19 $10k Guaranteed Turbo Double-Stack BROWNDOGMAFIA

Italy
You may think your opponent has the brain of a monkey, but it turns out that capuchins recognize the value of poker chips. A study at Italy's Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies used poker chips as part of a group of items that served as tokens for food. Monkeys were to select a smaller quantity of items (like chips) to receive a larger reward. They soon figured out, though, that big piles of items meant less food and learned to use smaller amounts of the chips and other items strategically.

There's probably a lesson there for many players about small bets building to a bigger bankroll, but I'm too busy looking at pictures of monkeys on the internet to figure it out.

Hogansburg, New York
Tribal police at the Mowhawk reservation in northern New York state arrested Anthony Laughing of Massena for running an illegal poker room. Gambling is legal on the reservation, but only at the Akwesasne Casino. However, let's not think these guys were Serpico or anything: Laughing was running the poker room from a place called the All-In Lounge.

Boston
If you're wanting to play some live poker and benefit a good cause, the Somerville Youth Recreation Foundation is conducting a Charity Texas Hold "em Tournament on Saturday, October 16. It's supported by the Eastern Poker Tour Association, who are providing tables, chips and cards. It's held at the Dante Club in Somerville, MA. Players can buy in directly or win a seat in a $30 satellite. The estimated prize pool is between $7,200 and $14,000, depending on the number of players. There will also be Sit N Go tournaments with proceed from each table going to the top three finishers and the Somerville Youth Recreation Foundation

Monkeys might be able to figure out the value of poker chips, but donkeys sure can't! :1orglaugh

Up until late last night, Dwyte Pilgrim had never won a major live tournament. He'd won over $450,000, three gold rings and cashed in over twenty WSOP circuit events, making him one of its most successful players. However, in the wee small hours on Thursday, Dwyte Pilgrim secured a well-deserved victory at the World Poker Tour's Borgata Poker Open in Atlantic City. This single victory netted him over $730,000, but by all accounts the money was completely secondary for the player.

The World Poker Tour's website described the scene after his victory: "Pilgrim runs off the stage, drops to his knees near Mike Sexton and Vince Van Patten, and then falls to the floor face down – we think he is crying with joy. After about two minutes, Pilgrim slowly stands up and wipes tears from his eyes as the audience gives him a standing ovation." Even Pilgrim's final opponent, Kia Mohajeri joined in on the applause. Here's how the final dollar amounts shook down:

1. Dwyte Pilgrim – $733,802
2. Kia Mohajeri – $440,945
3. Ofir Mor – $266,835
4. Brandon Novena – $223,475
5. Daniel Makowsky – $183,449
6. Ben Klier – $148,427

Some people took exception to Pilgrim's boasting and occasional shots at his opponents. He's been quoted as saying "I don’t care what happens. I showed these guys how to play from beginning to end," and after taking the chip lead, he mocked Mohajeri by saying “Gracie Jujitsu! Think I don’t know where I’m at? Think I don’t understand every facet of this game?” Apparently, MMA has something to do with the fact he spiked a king on the river against a failed flush draw, but we're still puzzling it out.

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It's the biggest annual event Bodog Poker holds, with huge guaranteed tournaments, great competition and a finale that will put the winner's name in the Bodog Poker Open Hall of Fame — the Bodog Poker Open V! This year, Bodog's giving players two ways to compete and win with the Championship Series and Contender Series of tournaments that lead to their respective finales.

The Contender is designed for the "average Joe" that enjoys poker. Buy-ins in the events leading to the finale range from $5 to $25 with guaranteed prize pools of between $1,500 and $7,500. The Contender Finale is held on Sunday, October 3 and 4:30PM. The $46+4 No Limit Hold 'Em tournament with a $15,000 guaranteed prize pool is going to be one of the most popular events Bodog hosts. The first event in the Contender series is a $10+1 No Limit Hold 'Em tournament that starts at 4:35PM today

The real action for many players, however, is going to be the Championship Series. It's designed specifically for pros and high rollers with bigger buy-ins and bigger money up for grabs. The Championship Series starts today at 4:00PM with a $100+9 buy-in on a No Limit Hold ‘Em tournament and leads up to a stunning $460+40 finale where the winner gets their chunk of $300,000 in guaranteed money, a place in the Bodog Poker Open Hall of Fame and a Corum championship watch worth over $5,000.

Want to find out more before you register? Complete details and a schedule of events for both the Championship and Contender Series are available at the Bodog Poker Open V page

Gus Hansen has finally won a World Series bracelet, after fifteen years of disappointment, by being triumphant at this year's WSOPE High Roller Heads-Up event. The first prize of £288,409 was enough to push his total tournament winnings over the $10 million (£6.3m) mark.

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The Bodog Poker Open rushed out of the gate with three tournaments yesterday: two in the Championship Series and the inaugural Contender Series event. The action was fast and furious as players vied for their share of hefty prize pools.

The first event was the Championship Series Event #1, which featured an additional $15,000 from Bodog Poker added into the already-swollen prize pool. Whitey1207 came out on top of this event, earning $13,275 and entry into the Bodog Poker Open V Main Event, a $200,000 guaranteed tournament held on Sunday, October 3. Second place at $8,496 went to billsg702 and crappy player proved their name was a misnomer when they took third place and over $5,300. The rest of the final table went as follows:

* 4. loolu $4,248

* 5. lo2dk $2,973.60

* 6. theycallmetrues $2,239.50

* 7. docbox3 $1,858.50

* 8. MackAttack119 $1,168.20

* 9. MINYANY $902.70

The second Championship Series event was a $20,000 Guaranteed Turbo tournament designed specifically for the more aggressive players on Bodog Poker. First prize and $17,039.20 went to johall111, who also won a seat into the BPOV Main Event. PokerAce733 came in as the runner-up, earning $9,8419.20 for their efforts while The Destroyer walked away in third place with $6,570.20. Here's the rest of the final table from the Turbo tournament:

* 4. BOLORD $5,054.00

* 5. MarCar $4,115.40

* 6. Baldie Beater $3,249

* 7. gottawin1 $2,382.60

* 8. dakota kid $1,588.40

* 9. doyle $938.60

Contender Event #1 was a $7,500 Guaranteed event where the winner won a seat at the Bodog Poker Open V Main Event while the rest of the final table won a spot at the Contender Series Main Event, a $15,000 guaranteed tournament that wraps up the series. KoolP456 won first place and $1,781.80; S O A Up took second and $1,026.80 while Michigander rounded out the top three finishers with $687.05 going into their bankroll. The rest of the final table featured some names that are familiar from our weekly guaranteed events and a few newcomers.

* 4. foxfox $528.50

* 5. SheCantSayNo $430.35

* 6. Pokrpoo $339.75

* 7. Joe_Cool $249.15

* 8. UFPokerStar $166.10

* 9. Antiyaya $98.15

Want to get in on the Bodog Poker Open V action? Visit the Bodog Poker Open page and get details on both the Contender and Championship series and find out more about Bodog's biggest annual event. This year's winner in the Bodog Poker Open V Championship Main Event will get more than just their share of cash: they'll get an engraved Corum Championship Watch worth over $5,000 and a place in the Bodog Poker Open Hall of Fame.

This weekend's guaranteed $100,000 and $10,000 guaranteed Turbo Doublestack tournaments that are usually held on Sunday evening were put on hold so that the Bodog Poker Open V could get underway. If you've not heard, every day this week features events related to the BPO aimed at big-money players with our Championship Series and tournaments that are open to everyone in our Contender Series. You can get more information about on the dedicated Bodog Poker Open V page.

However, Bodog hosted its regular weekly tournaments to players, and here's the winners of last week's events!

* September 20 $10k Guaranteed Double-Stack doctorprettyboy
* September 21 $10k Guaranteed Double-Stack horning12
* September 22 $10k Guaranteed Double-Stack AKA Harold
* September 23 $10k Guaranteed Double-Stack WIZz3285

Bodog's guaranteed tournaments mean that there's always a big cash pool. Play poker online at Bodog Poker and get your share!

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Running now through to Noon EST, Friday, Oct. 1, Bodog Poker is giving away one (1) free ticket to the Bodog Poker Open V Championship Series Main Event ($500 value), and two (2) free tickets to the Bodog Poker Open V Contender Series Main Event ($50 value), all via our Facebook page.

To enter for your chance to win a free Bodog Poker Open V Main Event ticket become a fan of Bodog on Facebook, then navigate to the “Win BPOV Seat!” tab and leave a comment with your valid Bodog account number, username or email address. That’s it! Simply by leaving a comment you’ll be entered into the random draw for free Bodog Poker Open V Main Event tickets. It doesn’t get any easier than that.

Three lucky winners will be drawn, at random, from all those who entered, after Noon EST, Friday, Oct. 1 and will be announced via Bodog’s Facebook Fan Page and Twitter accounts later that day.

To learn more about the Bodog Poker Open V, visit Bodog Poker Open V.

I have only been multi-tabling for a little while now, When I play I cannot keep up with every player individual, so I make my plays very basic, playing according to position, relative hand strength, and bet sizes.

When you guys multi-table 8 and up tables, do you actually have time to keep up with every player, or do you basically just make automated decisions the way that I do. I am doing very well at my current stakes, but i would imagine that when I move up I will be forced to play less tables.

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PokerStars is one of the online poker company's that continues to operate in the US. The Unlawful Internet gambling Enforcement Act has done nothing to clarify the online gambling laws in the US, and many believe that online poker is still legal in the country.

One state where the entertainment activity is absolutely illegal is Washington. A state Supreme Court ruling recently claimed that a law that was enacted in Washington making online gambling a Class C felony, was not unconstitutional. The law had been challenged by the Poker Players Alliance.

PokerStars soon after sent a letter to all of their customers in Washington, explaining that they no longer could continue to allow them to play at the online poker room for real money. It was a blow to thousands of players who enjoy online poker in the state.

With the country's lawmakers divided on the issue of online gambling, the Washington ruling and subsequent PokerStars pull out of the state, could have widespread ramifications. Those seeking to criminalize online gambling could see the Washington ruling as an opening to create such laws in their own states.

Legislators, however, that favor online gambling, such as Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in California, may push to regulate online poker before any restricting laws are enacted. California, Florida, and New Jersey are three states where online gambling regulations have been discussed by lawmakers.

On a national level, online poker players have become impatient with the slow pace with which pro-online gambling legislators have been moving to change the current laws in recent years. A bi-partisan bill that would lay the foundation for regulated Internet gambling industry in the US has made it out of the House Financial Services Committee, but the bill has stalled and will likely not be discussed further before the November mid-term elections.

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The fourth day of the Bodog Poker Open saw two more events go down: Event #4 in the Championship Series and the third Contender Series event. There's no sign of slowdown among dedicated Bodog Poker players with both tournaments featuring returnees determined to get as much as they can out of the blockbuster series.

The first event was the Championship Series Event #5, a $30+3 rebuy tournament which featured an extra $5,000 added to the prize pool by Bodog. Doked continued their habit of cashing at the BPO by taking the top spot. They earned $6,135.25 and a seat in the Bodog Poker Open V main event for their victory. Medesian Alain took second and got $3,904.24 for their play. and The Destroyer rounded out the top three and earned a tidy $2,587.96 The rest of the final table finished as follows:

4. Eye_Tiger20 $1784.8
5. benthrb4 $1338.6
6. JoePo $1003.95
7. No Suck Outs $780.85
8. B Pars $580.06
9. VAFLZ $379.27

Contender Event #4 was a $2,500 Guaranteed rebuy tourney with a $5+1 buy in. In addition to cash, the winner also won a seat at the Bodog Poker Open V Main Event while the rest of the final table got to claim a spot at the Contender Series Main Event, a $15,000 guaranteed tournament that wraps up the series. hebs won first place and $789.25; lion132 took second and $502.25 while landersp rounded out the top three finishers with a tidy $332.92 added into their bankroll. Here's how the rest of the final table went down:

4. UppyTime $229.60
5. supastack5000 $172.20
6. PT Joe $129.15
7. smokeyace $100.45
8. Donkmaster1120 $74.61
9. Mike Van $48.79

Want to get in on the Bodog Poker Open V action? Visit the Bodog Poker Open page and get details on both the Contender and Championship series and find out more about Bodog's biggest annual event. This year's winner in the Bodog Poker Open V Championship Main Event will get more than just their share of cash: they'll get an engraved Corum Championship Watch worth over $5,000 and a place in the Bodog Poker Open Hall of Fame.