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The 2010 NBA Free Agency In Review

Written by Thomas | Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

If you are a basketball fan, then you had to appreciate the free agency process in 2010. It provided a tremendous amount of excitement and was full of surprises. Many of today’s biggest superstars had huge decisions to make, would they stay or would they go? Many decided to go. Going into the ... Read More

PokerStars Giving Away Half A Million Dollars In Additional WCOOP Seats

Written by Thomas | Friday, August 27th, 2010

The mega online poker website, PokerStars is all set to begin a huge promotion for the World Championship of Online Poker. The company will begin their satellite promotion soon. After everything is said and done, an additional $500,000 in World Championship of Online Poker (WCCOP) seats will have ... Read More

2010 US Open Odds and Key Events

Written by Thomas | Thursday, August 26th, 2010

The U.S. Open will begin less then a week from today. The respected tennis tournament will be without last year’s men’s champion, Juan Del Potro. Del Potro will miss this event, the last major of the year, due to injury. The tournament’s women division will be without one of its biggest ... Read More

Nominations For The Poker Hall of Fame 2010

Written by Thomas | Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

It is that time of year, time for the Poker Hall of Fame nominations. This year, nearly 200 players were nominated, 181 to be exact. Officials at Harrah’s casino have reported that the voting trends this year have been very similar to what they were last year.  Speaking about the process of ... Read More

How Good is Phil Hellmuth Really?

Written by Thomas | Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

For those familiar with poker, the name Phil Hellmuth is synonymous with poker greatness. Hellmuth is widely considered to be one of the game’s best Texas Hold’em players. Some even suggest that he is the greatest player to have ever played the game. While the latter may be up for debate, ... Read More

Whose Going To Win The Heisman In 2010?

Written by Thomas | Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

Every year, the big boys from the big schools get all the publicity when its time to talk Heisman. Today, we are going to look at the sleepers, those guys that are undeniably good players but who aren’t often mentioned as contenders for college football’s biggest honors. Three of our five ... Read More

Kevin Stani Last Man Standing AT the EPT Tallinn Main Event

Written by Thomas | Sunday, August 22nd, 2010

Kevin Stani won the initial leg of the European Poker Tour Season 7. His win not only brought him a bit of notoriety but also prevented Arnaud Mattern from Double EPT status. This year, the EPT was played in the Baltic States, the first time it was ever hosted there. The tournament, turned out ... Read More

Favre Has Decided To Return

Written by Thomas | Saturday, August 21st, 2010

“Brett Favre Watch” in 2010 has come to an end. Brett Favre has decided to return. Prior to this announcement, Sports TV viewers were inundated with debates and “insider” stories regarding Favre’s intention for this upcoming football season. Favre’s recent announcement ... Read More

The WPT Legends of Poker Tournament Starts Friday

Written by Thomas | Friday, August 20th, 2010

The WPT Legends of Poker Tournament Begins this Friday, August 20th. It will be held in Los Angeles at the legendary Bicycle Casino. This championship event will be a $5000 ($4800 +$200) No Limit Hold’em Championship and is expected to last until August the 25th. Day one will be split into 2 ... Read More

August Promotions at Titan Poker

Written by Thomas | Sunday, August 15th, 2010

August is well under way and Titan Poker has responded with lots of great promotions. Individuals who already belong to the popular poker room can begin to take advantage of these promos right away. Players who have yet to join will need to sign up before they gain access to the company’s ... Read More

All Systems Ago: Ultimate Bet Online Championships

Written by Thomas | Saturday, August 14th, 2010

Ultimate Bet an online casino will be hosting their fifth UB Online Championship series next Wednesday. It will begin on August 18th and last until August 29th. Twenty of the poker events will be guaranteed ones. The $1000+$50 buy-in $1 million Guaranteed No Limit Hold’em Championship is one of ... Read More

Players Take Home Big Money at Bodog Casino

Written by Thomas | Thursday, August 12th, 2010

The weekend proved to be a very good one for several players at Bodog Casino. Vernon S. from Maryland made out pretty nice, winning an impressive sum of $61,466 playing Big Shot and Paradise Dreams. Both are slots games. Michael S. from Illinois also did pretty well for himself. He won $40,615 ... Read More

No Men Allowed: PokerStars Starts Poker League For Ladies Only

Written by Thomas | Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

PokerStars is a launching a poker league strictly for the fairer sex. Their poker league for women will leave nearly half of the population out. But in today’s game is it really needed? Women are more then able to handle themselves on the felt. In this year’s (2010) World Series of Pokers ... Read More

Alex Rodriguez Hits His 600th Homerun

Written by Thomas | Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

Alex Rodriguez hits his 600th Homerun. After doing so, he received a warm reception from not only New York Yankee fans but also his teammates, who congratulated him once he made his way back to the dugout. Derek Jeter was on first base when Rodriguez came up to bat and knocked his 600th homerun ... Read More

Dempsey Becomes A Full Tilt Poker Pro

Written by Thomas | Thursday, August 5th, 2010

James Dempsey, a poker professional from Britain has joined the Full Tilt Poker pro team, the Full Tilt Red Pros. Dempsey has had an outstanding 2010, racking up $1 million in cashes online. He also won Pocket Five’s Triple Crown. As a Full Tilt Red Pro, Dempsey has become a part of one of ... Read More