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Farber, Reiss Will Battle For 2013 WSOP Main Event Title
The pro and the amateur will fight heads up tonight for WSOP glory—and over $8 million.
- Both Farber, the VIP nightlife host with a star studded rail and Reiss, the confident 23-year old rising star will return to the table tonight at 6pm PST to play down to a winner.
WSOP.com Crowns First Online Champion
Matthew Wilson takes down the first ever “Online Nine.”
- Matthew Wilson from North Richmond Hills, Texas, captured the title of Online Nine Champion and the $50,000 first prize.
- To reach the live event, Wilson first won a money-added championship event online at WSOP.com, which then fed into a live SNG.
- He defeated Matthew Schultz from Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
PartyPoker Commits to Open Communication Policy with Players
“Run silent, run deep” policy officially scrapped.
- “Just so it’s clear: we are truly sorry for our silence, and will do much better in the future,” a PartyPoker representative told the 2+2 poker community.
- Players had planned to protest over abuse of its “protected tables system;” Party responded by removing the tables, and giving a thorough account of the system and reasons for its introduction.
- “Unfortunately this resulted in misunderstanding about our intent, leading to ill will in the poker community and ultimately harm to our business.”.
Golden Nugget Prepares For Real-Money Client Launch in New Jersey
Free-play site moved to dot-net in preparation for real money dot-com debut.
- The online gambling site will utilize the dot-com domain for its new real money client in New JErsey.
- Residents of New Jersey, as well as non-residents, will be able to download the new real-money client and make deposits on the site.
- The play money site has been migrated to dot-net.
Tom McEvoy, Scotty Nguyen Inducted into Poker Hall of Fame
At an invitation-only awards ceremony at the Rio Hotel and Casino Monday night, poker legends Tom McEvoy and Scotty Nguyen were inducted into the prestigious WSOP Hall of Fame.
- The event was attended by friends and family of the new inductees along with some of the most prestigious names in poker.
- McEvoy and Nguyen became the 41st and 42nd inductees, and the 19th and 20th living members.
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Ten takeaways from ESPN’s WSOP final table broadcast pokernewsboy.com
Steve Ruddock at PokerNewsBoy give his top 10 “Hot Takes!” on what was revealed at the WSOP Main Event Final Table. He dishes his opinion on what the marathon broadcast reveals about the state of poker from the current fashion trends to why the next WSOP Main Event Champ is exactly what the world doesn’t need right now.
Podcast: The Poker Edge: 11/5/13 ESPN: The Poker Edge
Andrew Feldman and Lance Bradley recap the first day of the final table, talking to those eliminated and the final two.
Podcast: The Bernard Lee Poker Show 11-05-13 WSOP Main Event Special with Guest Greg Merson Bernard Lee Poker Show
Tonight the final two players will go heads up for the 2013 WSOP Main Event Championship! Bernard has the details on how each player reached the brink of a World Championship, sets up tonight’s showdown and chats with reigning champ, Greg Merson.
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