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2006 WSOP Event #2 Final Results and Event #3 End of Day 2 Chip Counts

Final results for Event #2, a $1,500 buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament, have been posted. Event #2 of the 2006 WSOP concluded on June 29, 2006. A complete detailed report and results are available by following the links below:

2006 WSOP Event #2 Results

2006 WSOP Event #2 Tournament Report

In addition, Event #3, a $1,500 buy-in Pot Limit Hold'em tournament, end of day 2 chip counts have been posted. Some notable names still remaining include John Juanda, Rafe Furst, Burt Boutin and Can Hua. Complete chip counts for day w of Event #3 can be found by following the link listed below:

2006 WSOP Event #3 End of Day 2 Chip Counts

Event #3 is scheduled to conclude on June 30th. We will post final result for the $1,500 buy-in Pot Limit Hold'em Event as soon as they become available.

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2006 WSOP Event #2 Final Table Chip Counts

We have posted chip counts and in the money finishers for the Event #2 of the 2006 WSOP, a $1,500 buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament. We received the chip counts and updates a bit later than scheduled, but they are up and posted now. Event #2 had a massive amount of entrants and the top 277 finishers were paid out.

A complete rundown of chip counts and paid finishers can be viewed at the link provided below:

2006 WSOP Event #2 Final Table Chip Counts

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With all the record fields and a ton of media and press coverage, this year's World Series of Poker is turning out to be extremely popular. In the process, we have not received results for Event #2 of the 2006 WSOP. The WSOP people are handling everything great and doing all they can amongst a sea of inquiries and requests for chip counts, results and reports, etc. We will provide results for Event #2 as soon as they become available, We apologize for this inconvenience, but these types of situations are understandable given all the hype surrounding this year's WSOP. We will continue to provide chip counts and results for all other events, and will update results for Event #2 as soon as possible.

In the meantime, we have posted a 2006 WSOP Photo Gallery which we will be updating periodically throughout the tournaments. With a record number of entries, huge prize pools, and a brand new $50,000 buy-in HORSE event in the mix, the 2006 World Series of Poker is proving to be an extremely popular stop for poker players worldwide. Visit UltimatePokerForum often and we will keep you up to date and informed on all that is happening at the 2006 WSOP.

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Record Crowds at the 2006 WSOP tournaments

As we previously noted, there are some massive fields for this year's 2006 WSOP tournaments. Event #1, the Casino Employee No Limit Hold'em Championship, attracted 1,232 total entrants. This was an all-time record for the Casino Employee event. Event #2, a $1,500 buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament, has also attracted a record number of entrants. A record 2,776 players entered Event #2 of the 2006 WSOP. The total prize pool is $3,789,240.

A complete update on the record breaking crowds can be viewed at the link below:

2006 WSOP Opens with Second-Biggest Tournament in History

Previous WSOP Articles can be viewed at the link below:

WSOP Articles and News

Results for Event #1, the Casino Employee Championship is available at the link below:

2006 WSOP Event #1 Results

Results for the 2006 WSOP and Tournament of Champions are provided below:

2006 WSOP Tournament of Champions Results

2006 WSOP Results

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Casino Employees World Poker Championship Shatters All-Time Attendance Record - with 1,232 Entries

Event #1 of the World Series of Poker was the "Casino Employee World Championship" which completed on June 27th. The $500 buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament drew a record number of participants, with a total of 1,232 players. This is an all-time record for the Casino Employee event. The total prize pool was $554,850 and first place payed $127,616.

We have posted results for Event #1 of the 2006 World Series of Poker. Complete payouts for the 2006 WSOP Casino Employee event, as well as a detailed tournament re sport may be viewed by following the links provided below.

2006 WSOP Event #1 Results

Casino Employee Event Tournament Report

2006 WSOP Tournament Schedule and Results

2006 WSOP Tournament of Champions Results/Report

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Event #1 kicked off with a huge field of 1,232 total players 

Event #1 of the 2006 World Series of Poker is a $500 buy-in Casino Employee tournament. Action for Day 1 of the Casino Employee event concluded at approximately 4:00 PM PDT. The total number of entrants for Event #1 is 1,232 players.  In response to number of players and length of time Day 1 took, play was pushed back for Day 2 from a 2:00 PM start to a 4:00 PM start.

Day number 1 of the Casino Employee event saw alot of action and the field of 1,232 entrants is all the way down to 18 players remaining as play concluded. Day 2 is scheduled to begin at 4:00 PM PDT June 27th.  First place will pay $127,506 and 101 total places will be paid out.

This year's WSOP looks like it is attracting some massive amounts of poker players. Event #2, a $1,500 buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament, has attracted over 2,200 players. This event has a limit of 2,200 entrants and they have setup an alternate list with a limit of 500 players. Looks like we can expect to see some really big fields for the 2006 World Series of Poker.

We will provide full results and a complete detailed report for the Casino Employee event as soon as they become available.

2006 WSOP Tournament Schedule and Results

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The 2006 WSOP Tournament of Champions

The third annual 2006 WSOP Tournament of Champions concluded today at the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Andrew Black started final table play as the chip leader and Daniel Negreanu was second in chips.

The 2006 WSOP TOC turned out to be a marathon event. Final table play lasted more than 17 hours and play was extended an extra day. The 2006 WSOP Tournament of Champions was scheduled to conclude on June 26th. We have posted the complete final results for the 2006 WSOP Tournament of Champions. A complete detailed tournament report is also available.

Follow the links below:

2006 WSOP Tournament of Champions Final Results

2006 WSOP Tournament of Champions Report

2006 WSOP Tournament of Champions Day 1 Chip Counts

2006 WSOP Tournament Schedule and Results

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The 2006 World Series of Poker kicked off with the WSOP Circuit Tournament of Champions. We have posted the official chip counts for end of day 1. For a complete chip count details and a detailed report, follow the link listed below.

2006 WSOP Tournament of Champions Day 1 Chip Counts/Report

The 2006 Tournament of Champions will continue today beginning at 12 Noon Pacific Standard Time. Visit UltimatePokerForum.com often to stay informed and up to date on all of the events of the 2006 World Series of Poker.

Feel free to post your thoughts on the WSOP in our 2006 World Series of Poker Discussion Forum. A Link to our Forum is provided below:

2006 WSOP Discussion Forum

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The 2006 World Series of Poker Circuit Tournament of Champions began on Sunday, June 25th. The 2006 TOC is a freeroll with a prize pool of $2,000,000. This year's Tournament of Champions features 27 players including the 12 winners from the 2005/2006 WSOP Circuit Championship Events, nine players from the 2005 WSOP Main Event final table, and six players who received exemptions from the sponsor of the event, Harrah's Entertainment. First prize pays $1,000,000.

The players are:

Gus Hansen, Mike O'Malley, Phil Hellmuth, Mike Sexton, Clint Baskin, Doyle Brunson, Sarah Strom, Kido Pham, John Spadavecchia, Peter Feldman, Darrel Dicken, Daniel Bergsdorf, Mike Matusow, Brad Kondracki, Andrew Black, John "Tex" Barch, Scott Lazar, Aaron Kanter, Chris Ferguson, Joe Hachem, Vinnie Vinh, Chris Reslock, Steve Dannenmann, Jeffrey King, Daniel Negreanu, Abraham Korotki, and Gregg Merkow.

End of day 1 chip counts are as follows:

Andrew Black - 94,175; Daniel Negreanu - 44,325; Daniel Bergsdorf - 24,500; Kido Pham - 23,825; Mike Matusow - 21,300; Chris Ferguson - 16,600; Mike Sexton - 16,100; Darrell Dicken - 15,425; Gus Hansen - 7,375; Chris Reslock - 6,375.

The following players were eliminated on day 1:

11th - Aaron Kanter; 12th - Scott Lazar; 13th - Doyle Brunson; 14th - John "Tex" Barch; 15th - Clint Baskin; 16th - Vinnie Vinh; 17th - Mike O'Malley; 18th - John Spadavecchia; 19th - Sarah Strom; 20th - Brad Kondracki; 21st - Jeffrey King; 22nd - Joe Hachem; 23rd - Steve Dannenmann; 24th - Peter Feldman; 26th - Phil Hellmuth; 27th - Abraham Korotki

We will be providing complete results and a full report for the 2006 Tournament of Champions shortly.

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Ultimate Poker Forum is proud to announce that we will be beginning complete coverage of the 2006 World Series of Poker on June 26th. We will provide complete results for each and every one of the 45 scheduled events as soon as they become available.

This year's WSOP looks to be a record breaking tournament. With officials expecting up to 8,000 entrants, the total prize pool for the 2006 World Series of Poker $10,000 Main Event may reach up to $80,000,000! That is quite a bit of money up for grabs. This year's winner looks to bring home up to $10 Million. With a first prize as monstrous as this, I expect many of today's best poker players will be bringing their "A" games to the tables.

Will Joe Hachem make it deep into the tournament this year? Can Greg Raymer repeat his unbelievable performances from 2004 and 2005? Will we ever hear about Chris Moneymaker cashing in another WSOP? These are some of the questions everyone will be asking as the 2006 WSOP approaches.

One thing is for sure. The 2006 World Series of Poker will feature some of today's best players as well as a sea of new faces and personalities.

We love this time of year at UltimatePokerForum.com. So many possibilities and it all culminates with the $10,000 buy-in Main Event. Ahh, to be a poker player in the summer. This is what all poker players wait for all year long.  

Get ready, because Event #1 of the 2006 WSOP will begin on June 25th. Our staff are eagerly awaiting the start of this year's WSOP. So, visit UltimatePokerForum.com, sit back and relax, and get complete coverage and up to date results for the 2006 WSOP.  We're ready to "Shuffle up and deal!".

Here are some useful links:

2006 WSOP Schedule and Results

2006 WSOP Discussion Forum

WSOP Articles

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Final results for the 2006 Harvey's Lake Tahoe WSOP Circuit Event have been posted. The $10,000 buy-in No Limit Hold'em event was won by Clint Baskin of Stockton, California. Clint won a total of $372,240 and will participate in this year's Tournament of Champions at Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Second place went to Brian Fidler of Stamford, Connecticut.

Complete results as well as a detailed final table report is available by clicking the link below:

2006 Harvey's Lake Tahoe Final Results and Report

Complete results for every event of the 2006 Harvey's Lake Tahoe WSOP Circuit Event is available by clicking the link provided below:

2006 Harvey's Lake Tahoe WSOP Circuit Results

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It is estimated that more than 70 million Americans play and enjoy poker and approximately 23 million people play the game online. Poker is considered to be one of America's favorite past-times and is considered by many to be a true game of skill. The likes of former President Harry Truman to departed Chief Justice William Rehnquist have enjoyed playing poker and are attracted to the challenge and skill involved in the game. Poker has tested the intellect of many Americans for more than 100 years.

However, if some members of Congress have their way, a prohibition on playing poker on the internet may soon force you to fold your hand. There is currently Legislation running through Congress right now that will try to stop Americans from playing Internet poker. They plan to to enforce this by deputizing banks and Internet service providers to prevent you from accessing poker websites.

Recently, poker professionals Chris Ferguson, Greg Raymer and Howard Lederer met with lawmakers, staff and war vets at Walter Reed Army Medical Center to help build some support for online gambling. "This is a truly American tradition. Truman played. Departed Chief Justice William Rehnquist had games in chambers," argues Michael Bolcerek of the Poker Player's Alliance. His compromise with the foes of poker: Regulate it, tax it, "but don't treat poker players like al Qaeda."

The staff at UltimatePokerForum.com suggest all poker players who have not done so already, become a member of the Poker Player's Alliance today. With some support from you and other other poker players, they can help to fight the efforts by Congress to ban online poker.

The Poker Player's Alliance is a growing group of more than 27,000 poker players which is fighting this legislation and working to promote and protect the game of poker. The Poker Player's Alliance is urging Congress to regulate the poker environment with a rational and realistic approach to online poker. They support measures much like the regulations and rules that govern traditional casinos. The Poker Player's Alliance supports regulation which enables poker to be safe, fair, and honest.

Unlike some other countries, America is behind the times in terms of regulating poker. The government of the United Kingdom has passed laws permitting and regulating online poker. The Poker Player's Alliance is currently supporting this regulation as a common sense alternative to prohibition. We believe you should too.

If you would like to help support the Poker Player's Alliance and keep current on legislation in regard to online poker, Join the PPA. Send out an email or write a letter to your members of Congress and speak out about how you feel about online poker. Don't let the government ban online poker. Tell Congress that putting the word "online" in front of poker should not tarnish this great American tradition.

Visit the Poker Player's Alliance website.

How does your state view poker and other games of skill? Click here to search for your state.

We will be following this story and will periodically update on this subject. Look for some articles regarding this legislation to be featured on our site shortly at UltimatePokerForum.com.

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Results have been posted for the final event of the 2006 Grand Prix de Paris. The last event was a 1,000 Euro buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament featuring a total of 60 participants. Congratulations to Nikolay Losev of Russia for taking down the 1st place prize of 21,205 Euros. Second place went to Paul Testud of France, who took home a total of 10,600 Euros for his runner up finish. Complete results for the final event can be found here.

For complete results for every event of the 2006 Grand Prix de Paris click here.

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Chip counts have been posted for end of day 2 of the 2006 Harvey's Lake Tahoe Circuit Championship Event. The chip leader going into the Final Table is Brian Fidler of Stamford, Connecticut with 639,000 in chips. Tony Le of Reno, Nevada is second with a total chip count of 341,000. Complete chip counts for the final 9 players can be found here.

Fidler's story of how he came to Harrah's Lake Tahoe is truly remarkable. He won an online tournament which gave the winner poker lessons from poker pro Daniel Negreanu. Fidler has thus become known as "Protégé" for his affiliation with his poker mentor Negreanu. However, since Negreanu busted-out of this tournament on Day One and is standing on the rail, while Fidler currently has a massive chip lead, one must wonder, will Fidler be coaching Negreanu anytime soon?

For up to date chip counts and a bio of each player at the Final Table click here.

We will post results for the Championship Event at Harvey's Lake Tahoe as soon as they become available.

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End of Day 1 chip counts have been posted for the 2006 Harvey's Lake Tahoe WSOP Circuit Championship event. The early chip leader is Robert W. Cheung from Vancouver, BC, Canada with 151,000 in chips. In second, with a chip count of 150,100 is J.C. Tran from Sacramento, California. Complete chip counts are available by clicking here.

This year's main event in Lake Tahoe included two former WSOP Champions, Chris "Jesus" Ferguson and Dan Harrington. Ferguson was knocked out on day one but Harrington is still in the tournament with 25,100 in chips. Some other notables still remaining with 41 players left include Chris Bell, Todd Keikoan, John Juanda, Barry Greenstein, Chau Giang, Shawn Chaconas Bill Edler, and Charles Lineberry.

For complete results of all the tournaments for the 2006 Harvey's Lake Tahoe Poker Tournament click here.

For a complete official report on day 1 of the Championship Event click here.

We will post chip counts for end of day two action as soon as they become available.

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The 2006 Grand Prix de Paris No Limit Hold'em Championship event has concluded. Congratulations to Christian Grundtvig of Hellerup, Denmark who battled Jani Sointula of Finland heads up to win the 10,000 Euro buy-in event. Christian began heads up play with a chip lead of 2,400,000 to Jani's 1,100,000 in chips.

Christian took advantage of the high blinds by putting his opponent under pressure. Capitalizing on his chip lead, Grundtvig had 80% of all the chips in play going into the final half hour of play. The final table consisted of strictly European players, and it was nearly an all Scandinavian table.

On the final hand, Jani Sointula went all-in with an A-5 and Grundtvig called with a pocket pair of sixes. The board came 8-J-8-K, which left an opportunity for Jani to outdraw Grundtvig. The river offered no help to Sointula who finished in second place and received 356,250 Euros for his runner up finish.

Christian Grundtvig collected a lot of chips the day before by cracking pocket Aces with his pair of Kings when a King came on the river. This 700,000 pot ultimately proved to be a a key hand. Christian won 712,500 Euros for finishing in first place and receives an entry into the $25,500 buy-in 2007 WPT Championship at Bellagio.

Complete results for all events of the 2006 Grand Prix de Paris are available here.

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The final table is set for the 2006 Grand Prix de Paris Championship event. The World Poker Tour will begin filming with six players remaining. The chip leader going to the final table is Thomas Wahlroos of Helsinki, Finland with 653,000 in chips.

Phil Hellmuth was eliminated in 16th place. After being shortstacked Phil needed to make a move. Angelo Yu, who had been playing quite aggressively and loose, raised from under the gun and made it 18,000 to call. Hellmuth, with 43,000 in chips, raised all-in with an A-10 offsuit. Yu, committed to the pot by his raise, called and showed an A-6 of diamonds. Angelo Yu flopped the nut flush and knocked Hellmuth out in 16th place.

The biggest pot of the tournament so far was between Kenneth Strandli and Christian Grundtvig. A massive pot ensued when Grundtvig's pocket Kings went up against Strandli's pocket Aces. The flop offered no help to either player, nor did the turn. On the river, much to the dismay of Strandli, Grundtvig spiked a King on the river to take down a 700,000 pot.

Henri Boutbol was eliminated in 7th place when his pocket fives were taken down by Henrik Witt holding an A-8.  Witt flopped an eight and the turn and river offered no help to Boutbol who went out on the TV bubble. Final chip counts for the final six players can be found by click here.

We will post the final results for the 2006 Grand Prix de Paris Championship event as soon as they become available.

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Results have been posted for Event #8 of the 2006 Harvey's Lake Tahoe WSOP Circuit Event. Event #8 was a $1,500 buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament which included a total of 94 participants. Congratulations to James Athanas of Orange, California for finishing in first place and taking home a total of $49,236. The runner up finisher was William Hurwitz of Owings Mills, Maryland, who won $27,354 for his second place finish.

There will be a few satellites running with buy-ins ranging from $200 to $1,000 on June 15th. The No Limit Hold'em Championship Event will begin on June 16th and will conclude on June 19th. We will be posting chip counts for each day of the Harvey's Lake Tahoe Championship Event. Complete results for all events are available by clicking here.

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The latest event of the 2006 Harvey's Lake Tahoe WSOP Circuit Event was a $1,000 buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament. Event #7 featured 108 entrants and was won by Theodore Hallenbeck of Anacortes, Washington. Theodore took home a total of $37,713 for his first place finish. Second place went to Gerald Reed of Palo Alto, California who won a total of $20,952 for his efforts. Another notable final table finisher was Miami John Cernuto who finished in 7th place and won a total of $5,238.

The next event at Harvey's Lake Tahoe will be a $1,500 buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament. We will post results for Event #8 of the 2006 Harvey's Lake Tahoe Poker Tournament as soon as they become available. Complete results for all events at Harvey's Lake Tahoe can be found by clicking here.

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Results have been posted for the 2006 Grand Prix de Paris Championship Event end of day 3 chip counts. The 2006 Grand Prix de Paris will run through June 16th. Some notable names still in the hunt for first place with 27 players left are Phil Hellmuth with 208,000 in chips, Thomas Wahlroos with 268,400 in chips and Surinder Sunar, who is the short stack with 18,100 in chips.

Complete chip counts for the end of day three for the Championship Event are available as well as complete results of all events for the 2006 Grand Prix de Paris.

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Results have been posted for the most recently concluded event of the 2006 Harvey's Lake Tahoe WSOP Circuit Event. Event #6, a $500 + $50 Pot Limit Hold'em tournament, featured 80 total participants. Congratulations to David Anderson of Seward, Nebraska for winning the $500 buy-in Pot Limit Hold'em event. David took home $13,968 for his first place finish. The second place finisher was Daniel Klein of Davis, California who won a total of $7,760.

Complete results for the $500 Pot Limit Hold'em Event are available. Complete results for all  previously concluded events of the 2006 Harvey's Lake Tahoe WSOP Circuit Event are also available.

We will post results for the next event as soon as they become available.

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End of the second day chip counts for the 2006 Grand Prix de Paris Championship Event have been posted. The 10,000 Euro buy-in No Limit Hold'em Championship Event will continue through June 16th. A the end of flights A and B, the chip leader is Kalil Rahal with 85,125 in chips.

Some other notable names to mention include the following: Ram Vaswani of The Hendon Mob with 58,900 in chips. Phil Hellmuth with 46,475 in chips. Farzad Bonyadi with 41,050 in chips. Surinder Sunar with 28,475 in chips. Joe Beevers, a member of The Hendon Mob, with 25,850 in chips. John Gale with 23,575 in chips. Victor Ramdin with 19,675 in chips. Jason Lester with 19,000 in chips. Alan Goehring with 17,800 in chips. Roland De Wolfe with 17,475 in chips.Antanas "Tony G" Guoga with 10,100 in chips.

For a complete listing of all chip counts for the end of day 2 click here. Complete tournament results for the 2006 Grand Prix de Paris are available here.

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Results have been posted for Event #5 of the WSOP Circuit Event at Harvey's Lake Tahoe. Event #5 was a $500 buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament with a field of 192 participants. Akiyoshi Nagatoishi of El Dorado Hills, California took down first place and a total of $30,730. Second place went to Brian Kooyman of Hanford, California who won $16,948 for his runner up finish.

Complete results for all event of the 2006 Harvey's Lake Tahoe Poker Tournament, a WSOP Circuit Event, are available here.

The next event is a $500 buy-in Pot Limit Hold'em event. We will post results for Event #6 of the 2006 Harvey's Lake Tahoe WSOP Circuit Event as soon as they become available.

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The latest results for the 2006 Grand Prix de Paris/Rendezvous A France have been posted. Event #13 was a 2,500 + 100 buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament which included 87 total players. UltimatePokerForum.com would like to congratulate Iversen Torstein from Norway for winning the 2,500 buy-in No Limit tournament and taking home 57,680 Euros for his efforts. The second place finisher was Mark Vos of Australia who won a total of 38,455 Euros for his runner up finish. Complete results for the 2,500 buy-in No Limit tournament as well as all previous events for the 2006 Grand Prix de Paris/Rendezvous A France are available.

Results for the next event will be posted as soon as they become available.

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Results are up for the most recent event at  Harvey's Lake Tahoe WSOP Circuit Events. Event #4 was a $1,000 buy-in No Limit Holde'm tournament which featured a total of 145 participants. Congratulations to Danny Line of Granite Bay, California for winning $50,632 for finishing in first place. Danny also receives a gold and diamond WSOP Circuit ring for his efforts. Second place went to Shannon Shorr of Birmingham, Alabama. Shannon took home $28,130 for finishing in second place. Complete results for Event #4 and all other events a Harvey's Lake Tahoe are available.

We will post results for future events of the 2006 WSOP Circuit Events at Harvey's Lake Tahoe as soon as they become available.

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Results have been posted for the WSOP Circuit Event #3 at Harvey's Lake Tahoe. A total of 243 players participated in this event, a $500 buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament.

Congratulations to Mark Edwards of Kentfield, California for winning the third event at Harvey's Lake Tahoe and taking home $38,891 for his efforts. Jason Younger of Redwood City, California finished in second place and was awarded with a $21,450 payout.

The next event is a $1,000 buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament. We will post results for the WSOP Circuit Events at Harvey's Lake Tahoe as soon as they become available.

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Results have been posted for Event #2 of the WSOP Circuit Event at Harvey's Lake Tahoe. This event was a $500 buy-in Limit Hold'em tournament with a total of 98 participants.

Congratulations to Jason Bond of Maple Valley, Washington for winning the $500 Limit Hold'em event at Harvey's Lake Tahoe. Jason went heads up with Peter Tran from Stockton, California. Jason Bond finished in first place and won a total of $17,111. For coming in second place, Peter Tran received $9,506. Jason Bond also finished in 24th place out of a total 363 entrants in Event #1, a $300 buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament. Way to go Jason, keep playing solid poker!

We will post results for Event #3, a $500 buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament as soon as they become available.

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Results are up for the most recently concluded event at the WPT 2006 Grand Prix de Paris/Rendezvous A France. The June 8th event was a 1,000 Euro buy-in No Limit Hold'em Double Chance Freezeout tournament. Congratulations to Mathieu Gallienne for beating out 104 other opponents and taking home 23,675 Euros for his efforts. Complete results for the 1,000 Euro buy-in event and and all other concluded events are available here.

The next event is a 2,500 Euro buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament which will begin on June 10, 2006. We will post results for the upcoming events as they become available. Visit UltimatePokerForum.com to keep up to date on all the events of the World Poker Tour.

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Results have been posted for the first event of the 2006 WSOP Circuit Event at Harvey's Lake Tahoe. This tournament was a $300 + $40 buy-in No Limit Hold'em event with 363 total entrants. The next event is a Limit Hold'em tournament with a $500 + $50 buy-in. We will be providing complete results for all of the events on this stop of the WSOP Circuit Events.

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UltimatePokerForum.com would like to congratulate Joe Tehan of Utica, New York for winning the Championship Event at the 2006 Mandalay Bay Poker Championship.

Joe started with 1,371,000 in chips when Final Table play began with six players remaining. He managed to build his chip stack to a healthy 3,000,000 with three players left. He was in an aggressive playing mode and was battling with Burt Boutin off and on even before they got down to heads up. 

With three players left and Brad Booth down 1,000,000 in chips, Boutin seemed to be content with Tehan blinding off Booth while aggressively raising preflop. With about 300,000 in chips left, Brad Booth was reraised all-in by Burt Boutin. Booth showed a Kc-5c, Boutin a pocket pair of threes. Booth gets no pair on the flop and no help on the turn and river. Brad Booth of White Horse, Canada finishes in 3rd place and takes home $319,180 in prize money.

Heads up play began with with Joe Tehan holding almost a 2-1 chip lead over Burt Boutin. Tehan had 4,500,000 in chips, Boutin had 2,500,000.

Down to the last hand, Joe Tehan raises to $240,000, Boutin goes all-in with 1,400,00 in chips. Tehan calls. Boutin shows A-10, Tehan shows a 8-9. Tehan flops trip nines and the turn and river offer little help for Boutin. Joe Tehan wins the first Mandalay Bay Poker Championship and takes home $1,033,440. Burt Boutin, of Las Vegas, Nevada finishes in 2nd place and wins $604,765.

Complete results for all the events of the 2006 Mandalay Poker Championship is available here.

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There is less than 3 weeks until the 2006 World Series of Poker begins at Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The first event will be a $500 Buy-in No Limit Hold'em Casino Employee event. Event #1 of the 2006 WSOP will begin on June 26 at 12 PM. We have a complete 2006 WSOP Schedule available.

There is still plenty of time to get your seat into the $10,000 Main Event which will begin on July 28, 2006. Here is a list of some of our favorite online poker rooms and a brief summary of their WSOP promotions:

Full Tilt Poker - You can win your seat into the 2006 Main Event for free at Full Tilt Poker by participating in their WSOP Main Seat Giveaway Tournament. You can also buy-in to a number of satellites for a chance to win a seat into the 2006 WSOP. For a complete listing of World Series of Poker promotions at Full Tilt goto our Full Tilt Review page. Full Tilt also offers a 100% First Time Deposit Bonus up to $600. Free money to try and win your seat into the WSOP.

PokerRoom.com - Play in their Multi-Table Tournament WSOP Qualifiers with a low buy-in of $7 + $1. PokerRoom.com is running WSOP Qualifier Tournaments daily and players start with 1500 in chips with 15 minute blind levels. We offer an exclusive 40% First Time Deposit Bonus up to $200 at PokerRoom.com. That is twice their normal 20% Bonus! For complete details on all of PokerRoom.com's WSOP Promotions goto our PokerRoom.com Review page.

Titan Poker - Offering WSOP Satellites with buy-in starting as low as $3.40 + $0.30. We are offering an exclusive 100% First Time Deposit Bonus up to $500, double the regular 50%! For complete details on Titan Poker's WSOP Promotions visit our Titan Poker Review page.

These online poker rooms are some of our staffs favorites and they are offering a great chance to win your seat into the 2006 World Series of Poker.

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Results are posted for the most recently concluded event of the Grand Prix de Paris/Rendezvous A France. The June 6 event was a 750 Euro Buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament. The winner, Ian McDonald of the United Kingdom, outlasted 92 other opponents to take home 17,335 Euros. Ian also received a 10,000 Euro entry into the June 12th No Limit Hold'em Championship Event. Complete results for the June 6 No Limit Hold'em event are available.

For complete coverage of all the events on the 2006 Grand Prix de Paris/Rendezvous A France click here. We will provide results for the next event on this stop of the World Poker Tour as they become available. Visit UltimatePokerForum.com often and we will keep you up to date and informed on all that is happening with the 2006 World Poker Tour Season 5 events.

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The World Poker Tour kicked off it's 5th season with the 2006 Mirage Poker Showdown. This WPT Season 5 event was held at the Mirage Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada from May 4th to May 17th. The Mirage Poker Showdown featured 11 tournaments including a Ladies No Limit Hold'em event and a Heads Up event. This event concluded on May 17th with the $10,000 Buy-in No Limit Hold'em Championship event. UltimatePokerForum.com would like to congratulate Stan Weiss of Nashville, Tennessee for winning the 2006 Mirage Poker Showdown No Limit Hold'em Championship. Complete tournament coverage of the 2006 Mirage Poker Showdown is available here.

The World Poker Tour is currently holding two events, the 2006 Mandalay Bay Poker Championship and the 2006 Grand Prix de Paris/Rendezvous A France.

The Mandalay Bay Poker Championship began on May 25th and will be running through June 8th. Event #6, a $2,000 Buy-in No Limit Hold'em event, was won by Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi of Hollywood, Florida. Michael has been playing some phenomenal poker recently and UltimatePokerForum.com would like to wish him continued success in his poker career. We recently featured an article on Michael Mizrachi and his family which you can read here. The Mandalay Bay Poker Championship will conclude on June 8th with the $10,000 Buy-in No Limit Hold'em Championship event. For up to date coverage on the Mandalay Bay Poker Championship click here.

The 2006 Grand Prix de Paris/Rendezvous A France is taking place at the Aviation Club de France in Paris, France. This international stop on the World Poker Tour will conclude on June 17th. We are providing complete tournament coverage for the 2006 Grand Prix de Paris/Rendevous A France which can be found here.

The World Poker Tour will be taking a short break in response to the upcoming 37th Annual World Series of Poker beginning on June 25th. This year the world's most prestigious tournament will feature a $50,000 Buy-in HORSE event to be held on July 25th, 2006. Let's not forget about the $10,000 No Limit Hold'em World Championship which has a 8000 player cap this year. Look for a gigantic prize pool with the winner possibly taking home $10,000,000. Check out our previous blog entry on the WSOP.

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It has been a great year so far for the WSOP Circuit Events and they have become some of the most popular poker tournaments in the country. The most recently concluded event was the Harrah's New Orleans Bayou Poker Challenge which ended on May 28, 2006. Ultimate Poker Forum.com would like to congratulate Peter Feldman for winning the 2006 Harrah's New Orleans Championship. A  tournament report as well as the complete list of payouts is available here.

The 2006 World Series of Poker Circuit Tour is currently at Harvey's Lake Tahoe through June 19, 2006. This is the last stop before the 2006 WSOP Circuit Tournament of Champions which will take place from June 28 - 29, 2006 at Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. We will be providing complete results for all of the tournaments on this stop at Harvey's Lake Tahoe, a WSOP Circuit Event.

The 37th Annual 2006 World Series of Poker will begin in less than a month. This year the world's most prestigious poker tournament will feature a $50,000 Buy-in HORSE event which will take place on July 25, 2006. This tournament includes the games of Hold'em, Omaha, Razz, Seven Card Stud and Stud Eight or better. The HORSE event looks to generate a huge prize pool as well as attract some of the best poker players in the world.

Let's not forget about the $10,000 Buy-in WSOP No Limit Hold'em Championship Event. The Main Event will have an 8000 player cap this year and looks to have a gigantic prize pool as well. Look to see some huge payouts for final table finishers and a possible $10,000,000 payout to the winner.

Visit UltimatePokerForum.com often and we will keep you up to date and informed on all that is happening with the World Series of Poker.

Win a seat into the 2006 WSOP Main Event at Full Tilt Poker.

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UltimatePokerForum.com will be holding a Freeroll Tournament (no entry fee) at Poker.com on June 24, 2006 at 8:00 PM EST. This private tournament is exclusively for members of our Poker Forum. 

If you are not a member of our Poker Forum please use the following link to register:

Poker Forum Sign up

Here is the tournament information:

Tournament Name: UltimatePokerForum Freeroll

Game: No Limit Hold'em

Buy-in: Free

Registration Start Time: Immediately

Tournament Start Time: June 24 at 8:00 PM EST

Prize: Winner receives a free entry into Poker.com's Weekly $10K Guaranteed Tournament

Here is how to register:

Join our Poker Forum

Download the Free Poker.com Software

We will send out the password for this tournament in an Invitation via email after you join our Poker Forum. You will find the tournament under the Tournaments > Private > Scheduled tab in the Poker.com software. You will then enter the password we sent to you in your Invitation.

On May 28th, 2006 we held a Freeroll Tournament at Poker.com that was a great success. Over 80 players participated and the winner received a free entry into Poker.com's Weekly $10,000 Guaranteed Tournament held on Sundays.

We will be holding exclusive Freeroll Tournaments every month at Poker.com. We are also in the process of setting up some private buy-in Tournaments, also available exclusively to our Poker Forum members.

Join us for our June 24th Freeroll Tournament and for your chance to take home the winner's share of a $10,000 prize pool at Poker.com.

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