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$10,000 Championship Event - 2006 Borgata Poker Open IV - Final Table Chip Counts 

The 2006 Borgata Poker Open IV Championship Event is scheduled to finish today. Going into the final table, there are six player remaining. With the WPT film crew on hand, play began with Mark Newhouse in the chip lead. Newhouse began the final table with 7,025,000 in chips. He begins with more than a 2-1 chip lead over Anthony Argila, who started the day in second place with 3,000,000 chips. The other players remaining are Chris Bell with 1,200,000 in chips, David Sklansky with 840,000 chips, Blaise Ingoglia with 700,000 in chips, and Chris McCormack has 665,000 in chips.

Play was scheduled to begin at 5 PM today at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa.

On a side note, the Professional Poker Tour has postponed the events that were to be held at Borgata. These events will be scheduled for a future date.

To an article on the final table for the Championship Event of the 2006 Borgata Poker Open IV, click on the link below:

2006 Borgata Poker Open Final Table Chip Counts

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2006 Borgata Poker Open IV - World Poker Tour Season 5 - Event #11 and Event #12 

Results for Event #11 and Event #12 of the 2006 Borgata Poker Open IV is n ow available. Event #11 was a $1,000 Buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament which had a total of 333 players entered. The prize pool amounted to $333,000. Kiran Mahal beat Brett Kimes heads up to take down the first place prize worth $101,565. Kimes finished in second place and received $55,945 for his runner up finish.

Event #12 was a $750 Buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament. This event featured 250 entrants with a prize pool which was worth $187,500. Kenneth Garrido beat Andrew Weinstein heads up to win the first place prize worth $58,125. Andrew Weinstein finished in second place and won $32,812.

To view the complete listing of results for Event #11 and Event #12 of the 2006 Borgata Poker Open IV, click on the links provided below:

2006 Borgata Poker Open Event #11 Results

2006 Borgata Poker Open Event #12 Results

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World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit Events - 2006 Harveys Lake Tahoe Poker Tournament - No Limit Hold'em Championship Event 

Chip Counts for the End of Day 1 for the 2006 Harveys Lake Tahoe WSOP Circuit Event have been posted. This tournament, Event #8, is the $5,000 Buy-in No Limit Hold'em Championship Event. This year, there has been some changes for the World Series of Poker Circuit Events. First, the buy-in for the Championship Events has been changed from $10,000 to $5,000. In addition, any player who wins a WSOP Circuit Championship Event will also receive a $10,000 Seat into the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event.

At the end of day 1, the chip leader is Darrell Steed of Sacramento, California with 96,100 in chips. In second place is Randy Gil of Morgan Hill, California with a total of 92,500 in chips.

For a complete listing of chip counts through the end of day 1, click on the link below:

2006 Harveys Lake Tahoe Championship Event - End of Day 1 Chip Counts

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2006 Borgata Poker Open IV Results - Event #9 - $5,000 NL Hold'em 

Results are now available for Event #9 of the 2006 Borgata Poker Open. Event #9 was a $5,000 Buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament. This event had a total of 173 players entered which created a prize pool worth $865,000.

Vanessa Rousso won Event #9 and received $285,450 for finishing in first place. Rousso also received a $25,000 Entry into the Season 5 WPT Championship Event. Vanessa Rousso beat Doron Malinasky heads up. Malinasky received $151,375 for finishing in second place.

To view the complete results for Event #9 of the 2006 Borgata Poker Open, click on the link below:

2006 Borgata Poker Open Results - Event #9

A tournament report is also available for Event #9, click on the link below to read this report:

2006 Borgata Poker Open Tournament Report - Event #9

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2006 Harveys Lake Tahoe WSOP Circuit - Event #7 Tournament Results

Results are now available for Event #7 of the 2006 Harveys Lake Tahoe WSOP Circuit Event. Event #7 was a $1,000 + $60 Buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament. This event attracted a total of 102 players and the prize pool was worth $98,940.

Chris Braun of S. Lake Tahoe, California took down the first place prize which was worth $32,058. Braun outfinished Champion Douglas of Las Vegas, Nevada. Douglas received $16,820 for his runner up finish.

For complete results of Event #7 of the 2006 Harveys Lake Tahoe WSOP Circuit Event, click on the link below:

2006 Harveys Lake Tahoe Results - Event #7

For a detailed tournament report of Event #7 of the 2006 HArveys Lake Tahoe Event, click on the link below:

2006 Harveys Lake Tahoe Tournament Report - Event #7

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2006 Borgata Poker Open  - A World Poker Tour (WPT) Season 5 Tournament - Event #8 Results 

Results for Event #8 of the 2006 Borgata Poker Open - a WPT Event - is now available. Event #8 was a $2,500 + $150 Buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament. This event attracted a total of 317 entries which created a prize pool worth $792,500.

Joseph Brooks beat out Lars Bonding heads up to take down the first place prize of $241,713. Lars Bonding received $133,140 for finishing in second place.

To view the complete results for Event #8 of the 2006 Borgata Poker Open IV, click on the link below:

2006 Borgata Poker Open IV Results - Event #8

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2006 Harvey's Lake Tahoe Poker Tournament Results - A World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit Event - Event #6

Results are now available for Event #6 of the 2006 Harvey's Lake Tahoe Poker Tournament - a WSOP Circuit Event. Event #6 was a $500 + $50 Buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament with a total of 156 players entered. The prize pool was worth $75,600.

Edmund Liu of Davis, California took down the first place prize which was worth $24,513. Rafael Perez of Sacramento, California came in second place and received $12,862 for finishing in second place.

For a complete listing of results for Event #6 of the 2006 Harvey's Lake Tahoe Poker Tournament, click on the link below:

2006 Harvey's Lake Tahoe Results - Event #6

To read a complete Tournament Report for Event #6 of the 2006 Harvey's Lake Tahoe tournament, click on the link below:

2006 Harvey's Lake Tahoe Tournament Report - Event #6

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2006 Borgata Poker Open IV  Results - A World Poker Tour Event - Event #7 - $500 Seven Card Stud

Results for Event #7 of the 2006 Borgata Poker Open IV are now available. Event #7 was a $500 + $50 Buy-in Seven Card Stud tournament. A total of 157 players entered into this event which created a prize pool worth $78,500. Soo Sin won the $500 Seven Card Stud event and received $26,690 for his first place finish. Yuebin Guo placed in second and received $14,130 for his runner up finish.

To view the complete listing of results for Event #7 of the 2006 Borgata Poker Open IV, click on the link below;

2006 Borgata Poker Open IV Results - Event #7

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World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit Event Coverage - 2006 Harrah's Lake Tahoe Event #5 Results 

Results for Event #5 of the 2006 Harrah's Lake Tahoe Poker Tournament, a WSOP Circuit Event, are now available. Event #5 was a $300 + $40 Mined Game tournament, featuring half No-Limit Hold'em and half No-Limit Seven Card Stud. This was the first time ever that this event was held during a World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit Event. Event #5 had a small field of 47 players entered. The prize pool was worth $13,677. Michael Yoshihara of Reno, Nevada won his first WSOP Circuit Event and took home the first place prize of $6,154. Second place went to David Wong of Sunnyvale, California. Wong won a total of $3,419 for his runner up finish.

To view the complete results for Event #5 of the 2006 Harrah's Lake Tahoe WSOP Circuit Event, click on the link below:

2006 Harrah's Lake Tahoe Event #5 Results

For a report on Event #5 of the Harrah's Lake Tahoe Poker Tournament, click on the link provided below:

2006 Harrah's Lake Tahoe Tournament Report - Event #5

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2006 Harrah's Lake Tahoe Poker Tournament Results - A WSOP Circuit Event - Event #4

Results for Event #4 of the 2006 Harrah's Lake Tahoe WSOP Circuit Event have now been posted. Event #4 was a $500 Buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament. This event had a total of 109 players entered which created a prize pool that amounted to $52,865. Glen R. Chileski of Grass Valley, California won the $500 NL Hold'em event and took home a total of $17,129. He beat out Hany Sukkary of Carmichael, California heads up. Sukkary took home the second place prize which was worth #8,987.

To view a complete listing of results for Event #4 of the 2006 Harrah's Lake Tahoe WSOP Circuit Event, click on the link below:

2006 Harrah's Lake Tahoe Results - Event #4

A complete tournament report for Event #4 is also available, click on the link below to view the report:

2006 Harrah's Lake Tahoe WSOP Circuit Report - Event #4

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2006 Borgata Poker Open IV Tournament Coverage - A World Poker Tour Event - Event #5 and Event #6 Results 

Results have been posted for Events #5 and #6 of the 2006 Borgata Poker Open IV. Event #5 was a $1,500 Buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament. There were a total of 425 players entered in the $1,500 NL event which created a prize pool worth $637,500. Jeremy Shor beat James English heads up to take home the first place prize of $187,616. Second place payed $98,812.

Event #6 was the Ladies No Limit Hold'em Championship event. The Buy-in for the Ladies Championship was $260 + $40. There were a total of 343 women entered into this event. The prize pool amounted to $89,180. Jessica DeSantis took down the first place prize for the Ladies Championship event, which payed $27,200. Second place went to Amy Atkins who received $14,982 for her runner up finish.

To view the complete results for Event #5 and Event #6 of the 2006 Borgata Poker Open, click on the links provided below:

2006 Borgata Poker Open IV - Event #5

2006 Borgata Poker Open IV- Event #6

Check out the Ladies Championship tournament report by clicking on the link below:

2006 Borgata Poker Open Ladies Championship Report

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PPA Phone March on Capitol Hill Scheduled for Sept. 12

Your urgent action is needed!  On September 12th the Poker Players Alliance with the support of leading poker blogs and forums, PocketFives.com, Wicked Chops Poker and others are organizing a “Phone March” on Capitol Hill.  From 9:00 AM Eastern Time, until 5:30 PM Eastern Time on Tuesday, September 12th, we are asking all PPA members and anyone interested in defending poker to call this toll free number, (800)-289-1136 and be patched through to one of your two U.S. Senators in Washington D.C.  When you call the 800 number you will hear a recording from fellow PPA member Greg “Fossilman” Raymer and then you will be prompted to enter your five digit zip code so you can be directed, free of charge, to your Senator’s office.

Note: The 800 number will only be active between 9:00 AM EST and 5:30 PM EST on Tuesday September 12.

Key points you should make:

• I am a voter in your state.
• I strongly oppose any legislation that would prohibit online poker, and urge the Senator to vote against such legislation.
• Poker is a skill game enjoyed by 70 Million Americans. 
• The Senator should seek to regulate online poker much like the government regulates other forms of gaming, like lotteries.
• Prohibitions don’t work.  Any legislation that tries to ban online poker will only drive those players underground.
• Again, I urge the Senator to oppose any attempts to prohibit me from playing the great American game of poker on the Internet.

The threat to poker is real. Please forward this information to everyone you know who cares about poker and an American’s freedom to use the Internet. We need everyone possible to make their voice heard on September 12th!

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Results for Event #2 and #3 for the 2006 Harrah's Lake Tahoe Circuit Event are now available. Event #2 was a $1,000 Buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament. The $1,000 NL Hold'em event had 112 players entered and the prize pool amounted to $108,640. Evan Schwartz of Oakland, California beat Kevin Higgins of S. Lake Tahoe, California heads up to take down the first place prize. Schwartz received a total of $35,199 for his first place finish. Kevin Higgins, the second place runner up, took home a total of $18,469.

Event #3 was the Ladies No Limit Hold'em Championship event. The Buy-in for the Ladies Championship was $200 + $30. This tournament had a total of 106 women entered and the prize pool was worth $20,564. Traci Dougherty of Colfax, California took down the Ladies Championship and received $6,662 for her first place finish. Dougherty beat out Fan Armstrong of Sunnyvale, California. Armstrong took home $3,496 for finishing in second place.

For complete results for Event #2 and Event #3, click on the links provided below:

2006 Harrah's Lake Tahoe WSOP Circuit - Event #2

2006 Harrah's Lake Tahoe WSOP Circuit - Event #3

To view a tournament report for Event #2 and Event #3, click on the links below:

2006 Harrah's Lake Tahoe - Event #2 Tournament Report

2006 Harrah's Lake Tahoe - Event #3 Tournament Report

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World Poker Tour (WPT) Season 5 Results - 2006 Borgata Poker Open IV

Results for Event #3 and #4 of the 2006 Borgata Poker Open are now available. Event #3 was a $500 + $60 Buy-in Limit Hold'em tournament. This event had a total of 291 entrants and a prize pool which amounted to $145,500. Arthur Bressler beat Paul McCaffrey heads up to take home the first place prize which was worth $45,105. McCaffrey won $25,462 for his runner up finish.

Event #4 was a $1,000 + $80 Buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament. Event #4 attracted 576 players to enter into this NL Hold'em event. The prize pool was worth $576,000. Emmanuel Syragakis won a total of $167,040 for finishing in first place. Jason Comis came in second place and received $88,301 for his runner up placing.

To view the complete results for Event #3 and #4 of the 2006 Borgata Poker Open IV, click on the links below:

2006 Borgata Poker Open - Event #3 Results

2006 Borgata Poker Open - Event #4 Results

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Season Three of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit Event kicks of at Harrah's Lake Tahoe 

Results for Event #1 of the 2006 Harrah's Lake Tahoe Poker Tournament are available. Event #1 was a $300 + $40 Buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament. This event featured a total of 262 entrants which created a prize pool worth $76,242. Bill Hans of Wenatchee, Washington beat out "Tony E" of Stockton, California for the first place prize of $24,401. Hans battled "Tony E" heads up and took down first place while "Tony E" received #13,419 for finishing in second place.

For a complete listing of results for Event #1 of the 2006 Harrah's Lake Tahoe WSOP Circuit Event, click on the link below:

2006 Harrah's Lake Tahoe Circuit Event #1 Results

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2006 Borgata Poker Open IV Results - World Poker Tour (WPT) Season 5

Results for Event #1 and Event #2 of the 2006 Borgata Poker Open IV are now available. Event #1 was a $500 + $60 Buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament. This event attracted 1,033 total entries and a prize pool worth $516,500. Alberto Orellana of Tampa, Florida took down the first place prize which was worth $115,334. Orellana beat out Mohamed Elkerdawy of Brigantine, New Jersey heads up to take first place. Elkerdawy won a total of $72,310 for finishing in second place.

Event #2 was a $750 + $60 No Limit Hold'em tournament. The $750 NL Hold'em event had a total of 517 players entered with a prize pool of $387,750. Fritz Stoner won the first place prize of $112,448. Stoner battled William Hill heads up to take down the $750 Buy-in NL Hold'em event. William Hill won $59,442 for his runner up finish.

To view the complete results for Event #1 and Event #2, click on the links provided below:

2006 Borgata Poker Open Event #1 Results

2006 Borgata Poker Open Event #2 Results

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Final Results for the Main Event of the 2006 Legends of Poker Tournament are now available. This event had a buy-in of $9,700 + $300. There were a total of 460 players entered which created a prize pool worth $4,436,500. Joe Pelton took down the first place prize of $1,577,170. Second place went to Frankie O'Dell. O'Dell received $776,385 for his runner up finish.

To view complete results for the Main Event of the 2006 Legends of Poker tournament click on the link below:

2006 Legends of Poker Main Event Results 

For results of each event of the 2006 Legends of Poker, click on the link provided below:

2006 Legends of Poker Complete Results

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