Author: Paul Oresteen

The Bay 101 Shooting Stars of 2017

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The second stop in the World Poker Tour’s California Swing is the $7,500 Bay 101 Shooting Star at the Bay 101 Casino in San Jose. The tournament is a favorite for locals and pros alike, often with the rail three people deep, sweating the 54 “Shooting Stars” that come with

Daniel Strelitz Wins WPT LAPC Main Event for $1 Million

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The World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic Main Event returned six players on Thursday to play for a seven-figure score. An accomplished TV Final Table of six players featured three WSOP bracelet winners but Daniel Strelitz picked up the chip lead on Day 3, held it most of the way

Hard Rock International Buys Trump Taj Mahal Atlantic City

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The Hard Rock International company announced they reached an agreement with investor Carl Icahan to buy the shuttered Trump Taj Mahal Casino in Atlantic City. The company plans for a Hard Rock Hotel & Casino capitalizing on the massive success they’ve had in the Florida gaming market. The Boardwalk

Choctaw Casino Hosting Festival of Gaming

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The Choctaw Casino Resort, famous for their huge WSOPC fields, is hosting the Choctaw Festival of Gaming March 3-5, 2017. Versus Gampelay, along with Choctaw, is putting up $22,000 across four tournaments. Players can compete in “Street Fighter” for the PS4, “Smash Brothers” for Wii U, “Battleborn” for PS4

Daniel Strelitz Leads WPT LAPC Final Table

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The 2017 World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic Main Event drew a monster field of 521 entrants for the $10,000 buy-in. After five days of play only six players remain and Daniel Strelitz bagged a monster chip lead over the rest of the table with 6.48 million. WSOP bracelet

Harrah’s Cherokee Tapped for WSOP Global Championship

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The World Series of Poker announced the WSOP Global Casino Championship is set for Harrah’s Cherokee August 8 – 10, 2017. Players on the WSOP Circuit accrue points over the season for chance at a freeroll seat to the $1 million guaranteed bracelet event. “The growth of the World

Daniel Strelitz Leads LAPC Main Event in Penultimate Day

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The World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic Main Event wrapped up Day 4 with 18 players remaining in the field. The day began with 45 players with Daniel Strelitz leading the field and after five levels of action Strelitz still sits on top as the only player with more than

Phil Ivey Headed to UK Supreme Court Against Crockford’s

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Phil Ivey and his legal team finally earned some good news in his case against Crockfords over a £7.8 million baccarat session. Ivey was granted permission by the UK’s Supreme Court to appeal a decision of a lower Court of Appeals in November of 2016. The UK Supreme Court

Daniel Strelitz Tops Day 3 of WPT LAPC Main Event

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The top 68 finishers earned a cash in the World Poker Tour LAPC at the Commerce Casino of the 521 entrants in the $10,000 buy-in field. After three days of action 45 players remain in contention for the TV taping final table on Thursday. Daniel Strelitz leads the field as