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Toby's Poker Blog June 2009 Archive

By Toby Bochan, About.com Guide to Poker since 2005

World Series Main Event Begins Friday

Tuesday June 30, 2009
I can't believe it's come upon me so quickly, but the biggest tournament of the poker year is just a few days away: The $10,000 buy-in No-limit Hold'em WSOP ... Read More

$50,000 H.O.R.S.E Tournament underway

Sunday June 28, 2009
My favorite tournament of the World Series of Poker, the $50,000 buy-in H.O.R.S.E. tournament, is going on at the Rio. Only 95 people entered this year, and my bet is ... Read More

Jeff Lisandro wins 3rd bracelet of 2009 WSOP

Thursday June 25, 2009
All I can say is wowzers. Jeff "The Iceman" Lisandro just took down his third bracelet in one year at the World Series of Poker in the $2,500 buy-in ... Read More

Top 10 Las Vegas Poker Rooms

Wednesday June 24, 2009
The World Series of Poker is held at the Rio, and that may be where the biggest tournament in poker is going on right now, but it's not the only ... Read More

Seeing double at the WSOP

Sunday June 21, 2009
Amazingly, not one, not two, but now three different men have won two World Series of Poker bracelets at this year's 2009. Joining Brock Parker and Phil Ivey in the ... Read More

World Series of Poker Wrap-Up

Saturday June 20, 2009
They've already given out more than half the bracelets at this year's World Series of Poker, and a lot of exciting things have happened in the last seven days, including: ... Read More

Leonardo DiCaprio Signs on to Poker Movie

Tuesday June 16, 2009
Poker movies can either be total hits or huge flops with me, and this latest venture could go either way. On the plus side for it: The new movie has ... Read More

Brock Parker's Amazing Feat

Friday June 12, 2009
In a rare feat, 27-year-old Brock Parker (pictured) has won not one, but two bracelets at the World Series of Poker this year. He won both the $2,500 buy-in six-handed ... Read More

Daniel Negreanu Defeated at Final Table

Tuesday June 9, 2009
I was rooting for affable poker pro Daniel Negreanu to win the $2,500 buy-in six-handed limit hold'em bracelet at the World Series of Poker. It would this top player ... Read More

Phil Ivey wins 6th WSOP Bracelet

Friday June 5, 2009
Phil Ivey, considered one of the best poker players in the world, added a sixth World Series of Poker bracelet to his collection this week, winning Event #8, the ... Read More

Thang Luu's Amazing World Series Win

Wednesday June 3, 2009
Poker player Thang Luu (pictured) has done something rarely seen in the world of poker tournaments, and especially since the poker boom has sent the number of players soaring. ... Read More

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