Poker Pro Justin Bonomo Joins Team Bodog; Josh Arieh Out

Bodog Poker will announce Monday the signing of Justin “ZeeJustin” Bonomo to their roster of Team Bodog pros that represent the online poker company at poker tournaments and in marketing campaigns.

Bonomo joins David Williams, Evelyn Ng and Jean-Robert Bellande on Team Bodog. Meanwhile two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Josh Arieh is no longer a member of Team Bodog having been informed last week that the company wished to go in a different direction. That direction appears to be younger.

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Everest Poker ‘Hugely Supportive’ of New WSOP Final Table Scheduling

Everest Poker, who recently signed a multi year deal to brand all table felts and the inner rung of the final table at the World Series of Poker, is delighted with the new November 2008 schedule for the final table.

“This move is a masterstroke for the WSOP’s global profile and will undoutedly make the build up to the final table the most dramatic yet,” said Jennifer Joyce, Chief Marketing Officer, Everest Poker. “From both a commercial and personal point of view I am hugely supportive of the scheduling and from a European perspective it gives everybody a much better chance to see the biggest event in world poker.”

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Canada’s Coast to Coast Poker Championship Starts Today

The Coast to Coast Poker Championship kicks off today at the River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond, British Columbia, pitting East versus West and featuring 7 events over 9 days, with an estimated 2,650 players and $2.4 million prize pool. The main event offers a top prize of $377,300 based on a sell-out.

The Coast to Coast Poker Championships will be the first stop for WPT Canada and the tournament will be filmed to produce four one-hour episodes, which will air nationally in Canada. The style of broadcast will reflect the WPT.

“We are proud to host the first-ever Coast to Coast Poker Championships, which brings some of the best poker players in Canada while adding an East versus West rivalry to the classic game,” said Darryl Schiewe, BCLC’s vice president of casino gaming. “We have such good poker in Canada and with great poker rooms, tournaments and players there is no reason to leave Canada to play.”

For more information, visit www.riverrockcasino.com.

Day 2 Latin American Poker Tour Ends- Final Table Now Set

The first stop of the Latin American Poker Tour began May 3rd with 314 players, then 113 players started Day 2, and after a long grueling day of play the final nine players have emerged (listed below). They will return Monday May 5 at 2pm to determine who goes home with the LAPT Champion title and the $222,940 top prize money.

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Highlights for All Africa Poker Channel: May 5 -May 11

The All Africa Poker Tournament

Watch legendary poker moments as formidable poker pro’s and celebrities from across the globe, throw down the gauntlet, to be crowned the next poker king or queen, at the leading poker tournament in Africa- the All Africa Poker Tournament.

This phenomenal tournament has not only made more than a dozen millionaires, but has been the platform from which many local poker players have been elevated into international poker stardom. Experience all the poker thrills first hand.

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Duplicate Poker launches World’s Biggest Online Poker Glossary

Ever since poker’s best kept secret was revealed in September 2007, it is now well known in the gaming world of poker that Duplicate Poker Online is the only site to visit for unlimited fun and a variety of chances to win real cash.

But for those who are yet to know, Duplicate Poker is the innovative game that works with more of a player’s skills than it’s got to do with luck.

Duplicate Poker now pokes more fun to its teeming members and online visitors by giving them access to its large glossary of poker terminologies which also doubles as the world’s biggest online poker database.

“This is where poker players all over the world would turn to, as the one-stop resource for them to have a good idea of what a poker word means,” says Pinhas Romik, the CEO of Duplicate Poker.

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Online Poker: billytk01 Wins Full Tilt Poker $750,000 Guaranteed

The Full Tilt Poker $750,000 Guaranteed had an overlay this week of $40,800 with a field of 3,546. Coming out on top this week was billytk01 who earned a cool $132,787.50 for coming in first place. When final table play began he was the only player to have above 2 million in chips and was one of only three players above 1 million. Here is how the final table played out:

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Poker and money go hand in hand at casinos only

Editor’s Note: The Evening Guide presents the second of a two-part series on the growing popularity of Texas Hold ‘Em poker and the legalities involved.

The only place any poker game involving money is legally allowed is in a casino, says a spokesperson for the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario.

The commission does not license any charitable organization in licensed establishments to hold poker games particularly if “it’s going to be for money,” Ab Campion said in an recent interview.

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Poker Table Materials Launches E-Commerce Website

Poker Table Materials provides products for the poker table building industry at both the wholesale and retail levels.

Poker Table Materials is a new full service, consumer friendly e-commerce website with a shopping cart and resource pages containing industry information. The company is built around the fundamentals of great customer service, high quality products and competitive pricing. The product line includes fabrics, vinyl, foam padding and accessories for gaming tables. These products are sold at both the wholesale and retail levels. All of the products are available for purchase directly from the website and will normally ship out to the customer on the same day the order is placed.

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DonkeyGear.net Re-Brands and Introduces a New Poker Mascot

The uprising of the hottest poker fashion and apparel website, DonkeyGear.net, seems to have surprised even its founders. Launched only a few months ago, DonkeyGear.net caters to a variety of poker needs, although it’s their poker t-shirts and apparel specialties that have separated them from their competition and have gotten people in casino poker rooms to take notice.

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Titan Poker Plan To Fill Annual Lull

Each yeah, there is a lull of activity in the online poker world; occurring in the immediate run-up to the World Series of Poker.

As well as running several promotions throughout the next month, they will be hosting the second annual European Championship of Online Poker.

Titan will also host two super-satellites for the Asian Poker Tour Manila, with a chance to win a $2,500 seat at the event for just $258. The events will take place on May 5 and May 12.

These satellites will pay out prize packages of $6,000 in total value, covering all accommodation and travel costs. Four of these prizes can be won.

The ECOOPII tournament will feature ten days of poker action and prize pools of $3.6m. Satellites to the events are running now.

Poker Players Opt For Jury Trial

In America, five defendants in a case brought against players participating in home poker games have requested a trial by jury after growing angry with laws that ban any form of entertainment using cards or dice.

The defendants in South Carolina were charged under a state law passed in 1802 following raids early last month. The affair was the culmination of a ten-month investigation by police where four houses were watched. Officials stated that high-stakes games were taking place and arrested 27 people and seized $62,000.

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