What was slated as one of the most exciting WPT Final Tables certainly did not dissapoint. With both Phil Ivey and Phil Hellmuth making a run at their first WPT titles, it could only be one of the Phil’s who was able to make history. Phil Hellmuth got off to a bad start, dropping a significant amount of chips before the first break, and it was only a matter of time before he would either have to double up or go home. Hellmuth moved all-in on the short stack with A-9 only to be called by Charles Moore, whose A-Q held up and sent Hellmuth home in 6th place.

Coming into the Final 18, poker fans were thrilled at the thought of a monumental final table. Who wouldnt want the chance to see Phil Ivey and Phil Hellmuth battle at a WPT final table, both looking for their first WPT title. Well, all of our wishes came true. The final table is stacked at this years LA Poker Classic. Phil Ivey leads the was with over $4 Million in chips. He was able to obtain a large chunk of them when he and Phil Hellmuth got all their chips in the center, Ivey holding two Aces and Hellmuth A-K suited. The hand put Hellmuth in danger, but he was able to hang on and when he eliminated Wei Kai Chang in 7th place, Hellmuth is sitting comfortably in third place with over $2 Million in chips. The table also features Nam Le, the short stack, who is the only WPT Champion of the elite group.

Bodog Launches Bodog Poker Open Main Event Satellites, Guaranteeing 20 Main Event Seats Nightly

BPO Main Event Satellites are running now, Monday through Friday at 8:35 pm EST, each awarding 20 seats guaranteed to the $500 Buy-In BPO Main Event on March 9

http://www.bodoglife.com/poker/tournaments/bodog-poker-open.html

BodogLife.net - With the biggest online poker tournament in Bodog history, the Bodog Poker Open, quickly approaching, Bodog is giving its online players even more ways to qualify for the series’ championship event, the $500 buy-in Bodog Poker Open Main Event, scheduled for Sunday, March 9 at 4:00 PM ET .

Starting today, Bodog is hosting a BPO Main Event Satellite every weekday night (Monday through Friday) at 8:35 PM EST, with 20 seats to the BPO Main Event guaranteed in each tournament, regardless of how many players are registered. A total of 200 seats will be awarded through the the BPO Main Event Satellites between now and Friday, March 7.

BPO Main Event Semifinal Schedule is as follows:

Feb 25 - BPO Main Event Satellite - $40+4 buy-in

Feb 26 - BPO Main Event Satellite - $50+5 buy-in

Feb 27 - BPO Main Event Satellite - $69+6 buy-in

Feb 28 - BPO Main Event Satellite - $40+4 buy-in

Feb 29 - BPO Main Event Satellite - $50+5 buy-in

Mar 3 - BPO Main Event Satellite - $40+4 buy-in

Mar 4 - BPO Main Event Satellite - $50+5 buy-in

Mar 5 - BPO Main Event Satellite - $69+6 buy-in

Mar 6 - BPO Main Event Satellite - $40+4 buy-in

Mar 7 - BPO Main Event Satellite - $50+5 buy-in

About the Bodog Poker Open

Starting on Monday, March 3, the BPO will feature five preliminary events, all leading up to the series’ championship, the $500 buy-in BPO Main Event, held on Sunday, March 9 at 4:00 PM ET . There, the inaugural Bodog Poker Champion will be crowned and walk away with the top cash prize and an engraved Omega Speedmaster watch.

Always eager to sweeten the pot for its online poker players, Bodog Poker will add a total of $75,000 in additional money to the BPO’s prize pools, creating a larger prize pool to each tournament and giving players an exceptional value for their buy-ins.

Each of the BPO’s preliminary events will feature a different buy-in amount and format of Texas Holdem, including No Limit, Pot Limit, Limit, No Limit with rebuysand Six-Handed No Limit. Players can buy directly into any of the events with cash or Bodog Tournament Credits or win their way in through any number of low-cost satellites starting on Monday, Feb. 11. Winners of the preliminary events will win entry to the BPO Main Event in addition to their tournament winnings.

http://www.bodoglife.com/poker/tournaments/bodog-poker-open.html

This week, PlayersOnlyVIP.com players are winning their way to Saturday’s monthly final in the site’s richest poker tournament ever, the Million Dollar Free Roll series. A player that came close to taking it all last month hopes to win the $75,000 first prize this weekend.

“Just get this over with” moaned one of the other players at last month’s Final Table as the tournament’s eventual winner was dealt a pair of Queens. The hand began a series of winning hands that won “TylerC” the monthly championship and $75,000. But PlayersOnlyVIP.com player “Swancott21″, a college student from New York, didn’t give it up easy and held his own until the bitter end.

“I’d win a hand,” said the second place player who was happy with his $10,000 second place, “Then he’d win five hands. Then I’d win a nice pot - and he’d win the next three.”

The rookie player surprised some when he went all in on a 10-7. “What can I say,” he said later, “10-7 anything is my favourite hand.”

“Fastest final table I’ve ever seen” said another player when “Swanscott21″ was dealt 4h8s and forced to fold moments into the final hand.

As part of the fastest growing poker network, PlayersOnlyVIP attracts a healthy mix of new and inexperienced poker players.

“Some of the guys on the network are pretty hard core poker players. I’m just a little fish from PlayersOnlyVIP that got lucky and almost won last month,” said the surprised near-winner. “I’ve won my way to the final table again this month but let’s be realistic - let’s just say if I don’t get eliminated too quick I’ll be happy!”

“Free roll tournaments bring out all kinds of recreational players,” said David Anderson, manager of PlayersOnlyVIP.com. “All you’ve ever got to lose is your tournament entry fee so the pressure’s off. If you win your seat in a qualifier during the week, well, then you have nothing at all to lose!”

The first place player on Saturday will walk away with $75,000 but 29 others will also win cash prizes from $100 - $10,000 for a total of $100,000 this month and every month. The ten-month series will award a total of $1,000,000.

PlayersOnlyVIP.com Million Dollar Free Roll Tournament

Monthly Final #6: Saturday, March 1st at 4:00 pm ET

Daily Qualifiers: All this week

Full tournament details and schedules are available at www.playersonlyvip.com/1million.

The Oscars may have ended, but the real accolades have just begun. Now that the red carpets are rolled up and the Hollywood spotlights have dimmed for another year, Bluff Magazine is handing out its own honors with the release of the coveted 2008 Poker Power 20.

Compiled by the esteemed Bluff staff, along with the help of online poker community experts, this year’s rendition of the Power Poker 20 includes not only the game’s most illustrious players among its ranks, but also two television networks, authoritative websites, renowned columnists, leading live tournaments, and paramount executives whose impact on the world of poker cannot be overlooked. Nevertheless, only one player could take top honors and be celebrated as the most influential player in the game today: Doyle Brunson.

“Doyle is, bar none, the most recognizable name in all of poker,” proclaims Bluff Magazine in their February issue. “The ‘Godfather of Poker’ has been there from day one of the World Series of Poker and, from the looks of it, he is not going anywhere soon.”

Having previously collected top honors in the 2006 edition of the Poker Power 20, Doyle Brunson continues to be a leading force, even as the world of online poker evolves rapidly. Disputing Brunson’s supremacy is impossible, especially since Doyle’s Room, the only online poker destination to proudly bear his name, recently returned to the American market.

On Wednesday, February 27th at 9:30 pm ET, poker buffs from the US and across the globe will have the chance to battle head-on against poker’s biggest giant in the DoylesRoom.com Celebrity Bounty Poker Tournament.

For a $27.50 buy-in, online poker players can compete in this fast action multi-table Texas Hold’em elimination tournament featuring not only the legendary Doyle Brunson, but also an all-star cast of A-listHollywood celebrities and top ranked online players. Poker enthusiasts can earn a princely $25,000 for eliminating three key bounties, as well as sizable $5,000 and $500 consolation prizes, while battling Jamie-Lynn Sigler (best known as Tony Soprano’s captivating daughter, Meadow), the enchanting Nicky Hilton, “The Mad Genius of Poker” Mike Caro, Jim “P0KERPR033″ Campbell, Alex “AJKHoosier1″ Kamberis, and Doyle Brunson himself.

First-time Bounty Tournament players can reap rewards without the risk with a generous 100% rebate of their buy-in and fees. With the chance to win major cash while playing for free against poker andHollywood superstars, the DoylesRoom.com Celebrity Bounty Poker Tournament will sell out.

Registration for the online Texas Hold’em poker event of season is winding up athttp://www.doylesroom.com/bounty

About DoylesRoom.com:

Doyle’s Room (www.DoylesRoom.com) is the only online poker site endorsed by poker legend Doyle Brunson. Poker players from North America and around the world can compete for the biggest stakes on the web or sharpen their poker skills while playing Texas Hold’em and other popular games for free. With free poker software, lessons, tournaments, a slew of sit and gos, and all games available at all limits, Doyle’s Room is the preeminent poker destination for real live game play-online or anywhere.

The World Series of Poker Academy, poker’s premier series of instructional camps where participants learn first-hand from the world’s greatest poker players, returns to Elizabeth, IN on March 29 and 30 for a 2-day poker camp at Caesars Indiana. This comprehensive poker experience will feature world class instruction by 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event Runner-Up and Winner of the 2007 NBC National Heads Up Champion Paul Wasicka, Poker Pro Mark Seif, Poker Tells Expert Joe Navarro, Poker Pro Alex Outhred and Many More.

“Like all of our poker camps, our event held at Caesars Indiana will give players the confidence and skills they need to be a threat at the table, whether they’re playing in a home game with friends or at the World Series of Poker against the best in the game,” said Jeff Goldenberg of Post Oak Productions, the company that produces the WSOP Academy.

The WSOP Academy at Caesars Indiana will provide participants with in-depth seminars, live hand demonstrations, interactive workshops and customized handbooks, while covering all aspects of No-Limit Texas Hold ‘em strategy, from playing position and calculating pot odds to the importance of aggression and changing gears.

Beyond just delivering the best in poker instruction, the WSOP Academy will also offer a total-immersion poker experience that gives participants the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hang out and play poker with many of the biggest names in the game. Among the highlights include a private poker tournament held at the end of the first day in which participants battle it out for a $5,000 seat to the Main Event of the 2008 WSOP Circuit held at Caesars Indiana.

The cost of the WSOP Academy at Caesars Indiana event is $1,699. Space is limited to 100 participants, and the event is expected sell out well in advance.

Additional details for this event and all other Academy events are available at www.wsopacademy.com or by calling 1-800-989-WSOP.

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Leisure; Tunes & Flick; and Grab Bag.

Emceeing the event is celebrity tournament director and TDA founder Matt Savage.

Triumph Sports will host the silent auction. There will also be a live auction featuring poker memorabilia, an NFL jersey autographed by Joe Montana, and limited edition Life’s A Bluff original artwork.

When: Saturday, March 8, 2:00PM

Where: CMT Office Building - 590 Laurelwood Road, Santa Clara, CA 95054 (2.4 miles north of Bay 101)

The no-limit Texas hold’em poker tournament is open to the public. (Must be 21 to enter)

Recommended Donation: $300, Rebuys and Add-Ons: $100. Reserve your tournament seat now! All proceeds will benefit Camp Okizu, a retreat for children with cancer.

Review the “who’s-who” list of participants. Click here to see Evite.

Get an autographed photo from Todd, along with your sponsored gift at the door. (While supplies last.)

Saturday, March 8 is shaping up to be a jam-packed day of fun. And there are more ways than one to score Karma before heading into the $10,000 WPT main event at Bay 101. At 9AM, Matt Savage will host the second annual Udayakumar Nguyen Charity Golf Match at Coyote Creek Golf Course in San Jose. Proceeds will go to the Cancer Foundation. Following a light lunch at the golf club, Matt and the gang will pack up their irons and head to Santa Clara for the Leo Brien Foundation Charity Poker Tournament hosted by Todd Brunson.

Poker players and fans are invited to participate in both activities on Saturday. Play golf with Matt and his posse that morning, and then compete against Todd and his friends in the $300 no-limit hold’em tournament directed by Matt Savage that afternoon. An opportunity like this doesn’t come around often, and Todd and Matt are leaving Las Vegas to visit the Bay Area for a limited engagement. This is your chance to play with the pros the way the pros like to play.

Wrapping up the weekend’s events, the Bay 101 is hosting the Shooting Star World Poker Tour $10,000 Championship on Monday, March 10, at 10:30AM. So pack up the clubs, put on your best poker face, and head out to Silicon Valley for all the action.

Leo Brien Foundation sponsors and supporters include Kurt Klein of GoCMT.com, Camp Okizu, EMC.com, EDS.com., Triumph Sports, Monster, Terpin Communications, Life’s A Bluff, Royal Casino Parties, and Savage Tournaments.

The Leo Brien Foundation Charity Poker Tournament Benefiting Camp Okizu is a GreasieWheels production. For more information, contact event organizer Lisa Wheeler at info@greasiewheels.com, (702) 327-7250 or William Parry at scg@greasiewheels.com. To schedule interviews with Todd Brunson and Matt Savage contact Lara Miller at lara@greasiewheels.com, (702) 379-1825.

About the Leo Brien Foundation

Leo Brien was a family man, a successful Maritime Operations executive for the Port of Oakland, and a community servant who lost his battle with cancer in June of 1997. In one of the most selfless acts, Brien donated his own bone marrow to a young mother of three who he had never met. Since his death, a non-profit organization in his name continues his spirit of charity work, including financial support for Camp Okizu. The Leo Brien Foundation is a member of the National Heritage Foundation, and is a public charity exempt from federal taxation under Sections 501(c)(3) and 509 (a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code. As such, contributions to the Foundation receive maximum deductibility permitted under federal law. (Tax I.D.#58-2085326). For more information on the Leo Brien Foundation, visit their website at www.leobrienfoundation.com.

About Camp Okizu

Okizu is committed to the continuing support of the Oncology and Siblings camping programs. These programs are the result of a collaborative effort of the foundation and the pediatric oncology treatment programs in northern California. The specific purpose of this corporation is to operate a recreational therapy program for children whose families are affected by childhood cancer. For more information on Camp Okizu visit www.okizu.org.

About GreasieWheels

Founded in 2007, GreasieWheels, LLC is dedicated to answering production, talent, and coordination needs in the poker industry. With more than 40 years of combined sales, public relations, photographic, editorial, and special event coordination experience, we guarantee you’ll get the right answers and the best possible resources. People in the poker industry know, trust and depend on our services. Our team of professionals has been providing optimal products and services for nearly a decade. Visitwww.greasiewheels.com and see what we can do for you.

About Terpin Communications

Terpin Communications, Inc. is a full-service public relations and marketing strategy firm, with an international client base and strong domain expertise in high technology, entertainment/gaming, medical/consumer health and consumer products. The Firm is headquartered in Marina del Rey, CA, with satellite offices in San Francisco, Las Vegas and New York. In addition, the Firm’s social media marketing division, SocialRadius (www.socialradi.us), develops social media outreach and thought leadership programs across blogs, podcasts, viral video and social networks.

St. John’s, Antigua - Recent reports indicate that Scott Lewis and 1st Technology, LLC (”1st Tech”) have increased their use of scare tactics in their case against a domain management company which, at one time, provided their services to Bodog, by targeting advertisers that work in conjunction with Bodog with subpoenas.  Unfortunately for Scott Lewis and 1st Tech, as previously established on several occasions, Bodog and its former domain management service provider (now known as “Data Entry and Domain Management, S.A.”) are entirely separate companies, one simply having provided services to the other. At no time did Data Entry and Domain Management, S.A. have a corporate relationship with Bodog. As such, no amount of subpoenas sought from companies that work in conjunction with Bodog will be of any use in 1st Tech’s frivolous patent dispute.

The Bodoglife.com domain was established shortly after the original Bodog domain was lost and has never received redirects from Bodog.com. The Bodoglife.com domain is no way connected with 1st Tech’s case and it stretches credulity for 1st Tech to claim that relationships between Bodog and its suppliers in relation to this domain could be in any way relevant to 1st Tech’s effort to collect its questionable default judgment from an independent, defunct, and essentially insolvent ex-service provider. No subpoena that is targeted at anything to do with Bodog.com should affect Bodoglife.com or .net advertising relationships.

Bodog’s former domain management service provider is and has always been based in Costa Rica (not Antigua) and has only ever provided Bodog with domain management and data entry services. Bodog did at one time allow the domain management service to use the Bodog name to make their domain management work for Bodog easier, but that is no longer and will never again be the case.

“The company targeted by Scott Lewis and 1st Tech in the patent dispute is not and has never been Bodog,” says Bodog Founder Calvin Ayre. “The company itself has been asset-less since long before litigation even began. No amount of subpoenas issued on the part of Scott Lewis and 1st Tech will make the wrong company the right company or put assets into an asset-less company. At this point they’re just chasing shadows.”

For the latest Patent Troll coverage from Calvin Ayre’s blog, please see www.calvinayrelife.com/digital-entertainment/patent-dispute-setting-the-record-straight-again.html. For ongoing coverage of the patent dispute with Scott Lewis and 1st Tech, visit www.calvinayrelife.com.

About Bodog
Bodog has its head office, and is licensed in, the Caribbean nation of Antigua. Bodog founder Calvin Ayre (www.calvinayrelife.com), recognized as a world authority on branding in digital entertainment, was featured on the cover of Forbes magazine’s best-selling 2006 “Billionaires” issue. The Bodog  group of companies (www.bodoglife.com) offers a host of entertainment services, including: online gaming, which includes Poker, Casino and a host of other gaming products; an international record label, Bodog Music; a million-dollar band search competition and accompanying TV series, Bodog Battle; a publishing division (with an online magazine, Bodog Nation, and blog, Bodog Beat); and an international television division, Bodog TV which produces reality series, such as Bodog Fight and Calvin Ayre Wild Card Poker. Bodog does not offer ‘for money’ gaming services within North America. The Morris Mohawk Gaming Group has licensed certain elements of the Bodog brand for use in North America in furtherance of the marketing of MMGG’s gaming services. For more information, contact Media Relations at pr@bodoglife.net.

Bodog is a registered trademark. All Rights Reserved.

CardRunners, the world’s leading poker instructional

Web site, is proud to announce a partnership with the fast-growing Heartland Poker Tour

(HPT). CardRunners is HPT’s “Official Poker Training Web-site”.

The partnership is a natural fit. CardRunners continues its aggressive expansion into new

markets, and HPT gives its eager players the best resource to learn about advanced poker

strategies.

CardRunners co-founder Taylor Caby, “CardRunners is extremely selective about whom we

choose to associate our name with. We have been extremely impressed with the minds

behind the Heartland Poker Tour, the management of its tournaments, and the community it

has developed for its players. I have no doubt that the strategic resources we have to offer

will be immensely beneficial for HPT players.”

The CardRunners-HPT partnership is the most prominent partnership in the history of online

video training. The cross marketing partnership, will provide poker players the best online

video training and opportunities for players to use their skills on the Heartland Poker Tour

during Season IV. CardRunners will display videos and testimonials at a featured kiosk

during the 16 live events in HPT’s 2008 tour schedule. CardRunners will also be featured in

HPT’s weekly TV show.

Heartland Poker Tour co-founder Todd Anderson added, “The Heartland Poker Tour is very

excited to have CardRunners as a primary sponsor for Season IV. We’re looking forward to

our partnership with a company that can bring us both the premier online training site and a

vibrant poker community. They are bringing one-of-a-kind credentials to the HPT, and I

think they will be a great asset to the tour and to our poker-playing community.”

CardRunners will present branded items to HPT main event player and the final table

finishers will receive a complimentary CardRunners membership. HPT players will also be

eligible for special promotional offers at live events and through television promotions.

About CardRunners

CardRunners.com is the premier online learning community for poker education.

Catering to players ranging from beginner to expert and casual to serious, CardRunners

provides a wide variety and depth of exclusive educational resources, all with the single-

minded focus of becoming a winning poker player. CardRunners produces dynamic,

interactive content in the form of downloadable strategy videos, coming from some of

the world’s top young poker minds — self-made poker millionaires in their early-mid

twenties. CardRunners is the largest training service of its kind boasting 10,000

monthly subscribers and 600 instructional videos.

About Heartland Poker Tour

Founded by Todd Anderson and Greg Lang in 2005, Heartland Poker Tour is built on a

grass roots strategy, “Real People, Unreal Money”. HPT provides poker enthusiasts a

televised Texas No Limit Hold’em poker tour with affordable buy-ins. HPT owns and

operates the Heartland Poker League where poker players can build their skills through local

weekly tournaments. HPT is currently in Season IV and is viewed in over 70 million homes

throughout the United States. For more information and a complete schedule of upcoming

events, visit www.HeartlandPokerTour.com.

After two long days of poker at the LA Poker Classic, the leader board is freckled with big names. Phil Ivey, who would be considered a favorite in just about any field is sitting pretty with $279,000 in chips, third only to Kyle Burnside, who has about $700 more chips than Ivey and Danny Fuhs, who has a staggering $397,100.

By: Dennis Oehring

The

the longest heads-up battle in the show’s history. Representing his homeland Finland, Antonius returns to

Negreanu (Canada), Gus Hansen (Denmark), and John Juanda (Indonesia). Each player will put up $20,000 and

compete for the $120,000 winner-take-all first prize.

Antonius

short-handed, and is extremely popular among fans. But to defend his title, he’ll have to defeat 4 other previous

history to have ever won both a WPT title and an EPT title.

Chan

were in matches that featured only World Champions. He will look to become the first 3-time winner in the show’s

history. Negreanu (1-5) won his

in his last five attempts, so he will be eager to turn things around.

Hansen

also won his first match, but now sports a 1-4 record. He also holds the unenviable record for

hand of Match 12, the previous International Week won by Antonius. Juanda has a first and a second place

winner, as will Negreanu, Hansen, and Antonius.

Brief

profiles of all six players follow.

The match will begin airing on NBC late night Monday at 2:05 a.m.,

slot. A special program called the

after Saturday Night Live. This

highlights and insightful player interviews. Viewers can also watch the match on www.nbcsports.com/poker, which has recently undergone an upgrade

that visitors are sure to enjoy.

This

match makes for must-see television.

There are a number of situations that occur this week that have not

previously been witnessed. To find

out what they are, be sure to tune in.

Antonius,

Patrik: (Seat 1)

Native

of Helsinki, Finland and now lives in Monte Carlo, as does Gus Hansen

• Nicknamed “The

  Terminator”

• Lifetime tournament

  winnings in excess of $2.68 million

• Former male model

  and tennis player, and a proud new father of a baby girl

• Considered one of

  the best short-handed cash game players in the world, and has a huge

  following in the Internet community

Chan,

Johnny: (Seat 2)

Known

as the “Orient Express”

• Back-to-back World

  Series of Poker Champion in 1987 and 1988

• Lifetime tournament

  winnings in excess of $6.34 million, and

  ranks 17th on the all-time money list

• Owns ten WSOP bracelets,

  tied for 2nd with Doyle Brunson

• Portrayed himself

  in the 1998 popular poker movie Rounders

de

Wolfe, Roland: (Seat 3)

Nicknamed

“The Sheep” and lives in London, England

One

Inside Edge

Career

tournament winnings in excess of $3.83 million, and

ranks 50th on the all-time money list

First

Poker Tour

Enjoys

grueling workouts at the gym when not playing poker

Negreanu,

Daniel: (Seat 4)

Dubbed

“Kid Poker” and one of poker’s most likeable and recognizable personalities

• Owns three WSOP

  bracelets and two WPT titles

• Lifetime tournament

  winnings in excess of $9.88 million, and ranks 3rd on the

  all-time money list, 1st on the WPT all-time money list

• 2004 Card Player

  magazine

  Player of the Year

• His passion away

  from poker is participating in a fantasy hockey league

Hansen,

Gus: (Seat 5)

Known

as “The Great Dane” and “Gambling Gus”

• Has won three WPT

  open titles and was inducted into the inaugural WPT Hall of Fame in 2004

• Lifetime tournament

  winnings in excess of $5.33 million, and

  ranks 28th on the all-time money

  list

• Difficult players

  to read because of his loose aggressive style of play

• Winner of the 2007

  Aussie Millions, and is coming out with a book detailing his play in that

  event entitled Every Hand Revealed, due out in early 2008

Juanda,

John: (Seat 6)

Is

a native of Indonesia, where his mother and brother still live

• Owns three WSOP

  bracelets

• Career tournament

  winnings in excess of $6.96 million, and ranks 15th on the

  all-time money list

• Holds an MBA degree

  from Seattle University

• Does not see

  himself playing poker for the rest of his life, but envisions helping

  others less fortunate in some capacity, especially in underdeveloped

  countries

Dennis

Relations Coordinator for the firm POKER-PROductions. Statistical information courtesy of The Hendon Mob

player database.

After 3 grueling days of poker, in beautiful Copenhagen, a final table is now set. Eight players remain from the starting field of 460 entrants. The final eight will compete for the iver $1.2 Million Dollar first prize.

WalkerPoker is the

latest and most promising edition to the Merge Gaming network. Walker Poker is

a U.S friendly poker room, which

offers action to players from all limits around the clock. The site peaks

around 6,000 online players and the average is around 3,500 online players.

WalkerPoker offers a wide variety of poker promotions. One of

the most interesting offers is their rakeback offer. 30% rakeback, paid daily

directly to the player’s account. Not many poker rooms offer poker rakeback for U.S

players and 30% is definitely one of the best. The thing that makes it even

better, is the fact they you get a huge deposit bonus (poker bonus), which is

not being deducted when you receive your rakeback. It actually means that you

get more than 30% of your rake back.

Some of the other promotions include, refer a friend

program, royal flush bonus, a redeposit bonus and a very luxury VIP club.

WalkerPoker tournaments are definitely one of the things

that make it appealing. Tournaments are around the clock and offer 24/7

freerolls, special new player’s freerolls, daily new depositor’s freeroll and

of course daily guaranteed tournaments.

The bigger tournaments include a $10,000 weekly freeroll and

a $20,000 weekly guaranteed. The biggest tournament is a $50,000 monthly

freeroll.

Important to say that all freeroll are free for all players

who accumulate a certain number of Walker Points within the time frame -

information can be found in the Poker Tournaments

section.

WalkerPoker support is available 24/7 via email. Live

support is available for all real money players. Answers are fast and highly

professional.

WalkerPoker cashouts are very fast and will hit your account

in no time.

WalkerPoker is licensed in Kahnawake and all transactions

are protected by 128 SSL encryption.

WalkerPoker payments can be done via Credit cards (US Also),

Neteller, Money Bookers, Epassporte, Ewallet Express, Money Gram and bank wire.

Montel Williams is serious when it comes to poker and he proves it by calling in the pros from Las Vegas to run The Montel Williams MS Foundation Gala & Pro-Celebrity Poker Challenge in New York next month. The roaring 20’s Speakeasy themed benefit gala will take place on Thursday, March 13th, 2008 at Cipriani 42nd Street. Actress Robin Givens and model Emme Aronson will be on hand as celebrity emcees.

Preparations for The Montel Williams MS Foundation Gala & Pre-Celebrity Challenge have reached across the country to Las Vegas. Tournament directors, coordinators and staff will be traveling to New York City’s Cipriani Restaurant for the largest charity poker tournament to hit the east coast. The event will host poker professionals Annie Duke, Russ Hamilton, Ken Eininger, Freddie Deeb, Barbara Enright, Scott Fischman, Jamie Gold, Susie Isaacs, Karina Jett, Chip Jett, Mary Jones, Marsha Waggoner, Robert Williamson III, and World Champion of Blackjack Ken Eininger.

The following poker luminaries will volunteer their time & talents to run the charity poker event:

Dianna Donofrio will serve as Head Tournament Coordinator. An historical part of the poker industry since 1985, Dianna worked as Satellite Director for the 2005 World Series of Poker and as Pay Out Manager for the 2006 WSOP. She also organized the first Legends of Poker Tournament at the Bicycle Casino, which is still one of the biggest poker tournaments in California and served as their Promotions Manager for 2 years. Dianna is currently Director of Public Relations for DG Holdings, Ltd. She donates her free time, talent and poker knowledge to organize Charity Poker Events. Tina Bergstrom will serve as Tournament Coordinator. Tina entered the poker industry as an entrepreneur in 2004 as Proprietor/Poker Room Manager for SlySharkeysPoker.com. Her writing talents lead to a career with the Bet On Sports publication and online web site. An advocate and supporter of women’s poker, she also wrote pro bono for the LipsTour to help launch their reporting web site. Tina then launched LadyPokerSharks.com, her own site geared towards serious women poker players. Tina’s present position at PokerNews.com keeps her busy writing her own poker column, Women’s Poker Spotlight. Besides pursuing poker related projects, she has recently taken on a position at ClubUBT.com as a Master Affiliate.

Janis Sexton will serve as Tournament Director. Janis made World Series of Poker history when she was appointed to the prestigious position of World Series of Poker Tournament Director Circuit Events, concurrently the first woman to hold the title of Tournament Director in the 38 years of the WSOP. She also retained her position of Assistant Tournament Director of the 2007 WSOP. She began her career in the 1990’s as a poker dealer and has held nearly every position in the tournament world throughout her years in the business. Janis resides in Las Vegas.

Kosta Trigazi will serve as Asst. Tournament Director. Kosta began his poker career in Athens,Greece as a player. His love of poker brought him to Las Vegas where he pursued his passion for poker. Kosta then decided to enter the professional field of gaming where he became one of the best known poker dealers in Las Vegas. His professional persona quickly got the attention of 2006 WSOP Tournament Director Robert Daily, who appointed Trigatzi as an Assistant Floor Supervisor at the biggest WSOP in its’ history.

Kyle Morris will serve as Tournament Advisor. Kyle is known in the gaming world as the “go to” media creation consultant. Kyle’s expertise has led to advisory roles on television and movie projects worldwide, including “Ocean’s 13″ and the upcoming blackjack story “21.” Outside of the studio Kyle spends his time in the poker world, running tournaments, training staff and playing around the globe. “Charity events are a way for those of us in the industry to give a little back,” says Morris, who donates his time for fund raising poker tournaments throughout the year.

Billy Tauzin, President and CEO of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) will join the event as a distinguished Honoree. Co-chairs for the evening are Ken Johnson, Senior Vice President of PhRMA and Michael J. DeStefano, partner at Ernst & Young and founder of Comics Care. Benefit Committee includes Mark Arzoomanian, Joel & Karen Berman, Dr. Ewart Brown (the Premier of Bermuda), John Ferriter, Bill Haggett, Phil Halpern, Esq., Reginald and Chrisette Hudlin, Nancy Hunt, Goumba Johnny, Tony Kerry, Ken Kerry, Bob Levin, Susan Lucci, Melanie and Keith McLaughlin, Cathy Moriarty, Denise Rich, Nile Rodgers, Herman and Joan Rush, Nina Shaw, Esq., Norby Walters, Karen Williamson, and Shelli Wright.

Tickets start at $1,000 and may be purchased by emailing montelms@hgnyc.com or calling 212-843-1745. Tickets for the tournament start at $2,500.