December 5, 2008
If your looking for a custom poker table, this would be the place. Here's the details from their site:
When BBO Poker Tables says something, you can take it to the bank. So when we dubbed our new design "The Ultimate Poker Table", you know there has to be something special about our new table that warrants the title.
The Ultimate Poker Table is the only table of its kind priced for everyday consumers. Every Ultimate Poker Table is a fully serviceable, customizable gaming unit that rivals custom-built pieces that start at over $1,000.
Specializing in poker tables, one of the suggestions we heard over and over from customers was that they would like the ability to service, change and customize their playing surface. But before the arrival of the UPT, the only players who had that luxury were the ones who shelled out big bucks for custom built units. Big Blind Online has finally broken the mold by offering the market the first ever, fully-serviceable custom poker table at the consumer price level!
The UPT poker table features our unique 92" length, which is the perfect size for 10 player games while still maintaining the ability to transport the table in a SUV (Ever try to move a 96" poker table? Forget about it.)
The rails feature the BBO Poker Table's signature mid-firm memory foam, overstuffed and wrapped with heavy duty armrest vinyl. Our casino grade playing surface is hands down the plushest surface on the market. Heavy duty steel folding legs ensure stability while retaining mobility, and ten stainless steel, 3in tall, 2 1/2in deep cup holders ensure that your drink stays put.
It takes a lot for us to name this table "The Ultimate Poker Table", but compared to other tables in its price range, it reigns supreme.
Features:
– 92in x 44in x 30in Re-designed to be the definitive 10 player table size (SUV friendly!)
– Removable and fully customizable playing surface-exclusive design!
– Professional playing surface foam, casino quality firmness with responsive give-thickest playing surface foam on the market
– 5in cherry wood veneer racetrack
– 10 Stainless steel 3in x 2 ? in cupholders-fits cans and bottles
– 1/6in Heavy duty steel fold-in legs
– Big Blind Online exclusive wood frame support system eliminates warping
– Premium play surface felt, will never fuzz
-The Ultimate Poker Table available in Black , Red, Green and Blue
You can check out their site HERE.
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November 25, 2008
The poker magazine Bluff is holding their 2008 Reader's Choice Awards, which means you get to do the voting.
Here's all about it from their site:
The end of the year is here and it's time to let the poker world know what you think. We have put together a ballot covering online poker play, live poker play, and professional poker. Please take a moment to be part of the poker boom and give your input on what is best in poker.
Filling out a full ballot will enter you into a drawing for one of five WSOP Academy Seats or a one year subscription to thepokerdb. Each person is only eligible to vote once, any more than that and you will be disqualified.
You can start your voting HERE.
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November 12, 2008
Peter Eastgate is the winner of the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event. The 22-year-old Danish poker pro won the most coveted bracelet in poker and a cool $9,152,416. On top of that, at 22 he also broke the record held by Phil Hellmuth for youngest Main Event champion ever.
You can see a video interview with the champion over at the WSOP site HERE.
You can also read about the final hands during heads-up at the site HERE.
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November 11, 2008
I won't ruin for those of you that might be in somewhat of a blackout about news on the WSOP Championship final table. Only a reminder for everyone that ESPN will be showing their coverage of the final table tonight (Nov. 11th) between 9:00 and 11:00 PM ET.
The November 9 started playing this past Sunday at 10AM, and then the final two players started their heads up battle at 10PM Monday night. The winner will walk away with the biggest prize in poker, The Championship bracelet, and $9,152,416 in cash.
If you're not going to watch it tonight, and just want to know who won, you can head on over to the WSOP site HERE, or ESPN's poker area HERE.
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October 24, 2008
I haven't listened to any of them yet, so I actually can't vouch for how good they are. However, I've always been a fan of Phil Gordon, and I'm pretty sure he's doing a good job.
Over at ESPN's poker area, they have The Poker Edge podcasts that you can download or listen to online. Here's the details from the site:
Poker Pro Phil Gordon, often heralded as one of the top teachers in the game, brings you the latest news in the Poker world plus provides "Expert Insight" on the game itself. Special guests have included: Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Howard Lederer, and Chris Ferguson.
As of this writing, there's around thirty different shows that you can listen to. The last few seem to be interviews with members of the "November 9", which seems to be the new nickname for the nine players that will be playing for the WSOP Championship this November 9th.
As a side note, the final nine players will play over the course of two days for their share of more than $32 million dollars. The winner will walk away with $9.1 million in cash and poker's greatest prize, the WSOP Championship Bracelet. For those that don't win, six of the final nine players will become instant millionaires, with the first player that gets knocked out winning around $900,000.
You can listen and download The Poker Edge podcasts over at ESPN HERE.
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October 8, 2008
Bluff Magazine is having a sweepstakes where the winner will be sent to a WSOP tournament. They're doing this as a token of their appreciation for all of their readers, so there's nothing you need to do other than enter.
The winner will be chosen on January 12th, 2009, and you can hit the site HERE to enter.
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September 25, 2008
Bluff magazine is holding a poll for their Reader's Choice awards, and you could win a prize just for letting them know what you think. Here's what they say about it:
The end of the year is here and it's time to let the poker world know what you think. We have put together a ballot covering online poker play, live poker play, and professional poker. Please take a moment to be part of the poker boom and give your input on what is best in poker.
Filling out a full ballot will enter you into a drawing for one of five WSOP Academy Seats or a one year subscription to thepokerdb.
You can go to the Bluff Magazine site HERE to enter and take the poll.
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September 19, 2008
I guess it was bound to happen sooner or later.
I was over at the Bluff Magazine site, when I noticed what looked to be an add for a new poker room. I clicked on the link, and what I found was a poker site, but with a lot of something extra. I don't want to offend any corporate content filters, so I'll say that the site has a lot of women without any of their clothes on.
The site, called Swank Poker, has gone all out though, using the girls as your avatars at the table, having a whole area of the site dedicated to just the girls, and even unique prizes for collecting points while playing. Most sites have a point system, where the more you play, the more points you get. You can then use those points for free tournaments, merchandise, and things like that. Swank has taken it that extra step with prizes like a condom for each day of the year, getting to join in a "scene"with one of the girls, to even providing an escort for 24-hours in some major cities of the world.
I guess they figured the women would be a great marketing ploy to get men to their site.
The site is completely unsafe for work, so I won't post any links here, but it's easy to find by it's name.
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August 28, 2008
Well, the Excalibur has installed some of the new electronic poker tables. VegasRex and a freind of his went over and checked them out. There was some interesting things that you could do at the table, such as paying $0.50 to rabbit hunt and see what the next few cards would be after you fold. I try never to do that, but sometimes you just want to know. Of course, it's always entertaining to read VegasRex talk about his time running around Vegas. Though, if you're German, you might want to skip it, or just please remember to send him the hate mail.
You can read his take on the new poker tables over at the VegasRex site HERE.
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July 21, 2008
The field this year was 6,844 people, and now it's down to just nine players. I didn't recognize any of the names here, so it looks like we're going to have another non-pro player take home the top prize in poker.
In a twist to things this year, the final table won't play until November 9th, 2008. Which means the players will have to wait 117 days before they play again.
"The innovative change — offering fans an enhanced way of following the excitement and drama of high-stakes tournament play — was made in collaboration between the WSOP, ESPN and the WSOP Players Advisory Council," tournament organizers announced in a news release.
"This adjustment will add a new element to a very successful and popular event. We look forward to documenting all of the exciting stories that make the main event the seminal competition in all of poker." said Jamie Horowitz, senior producer, ESPN content development.
It looks like they are waiting until all the other tournaments are shown on TV first, and then will have a big semi-live thing at the end with the Championship final table play. I'm guessing this is so non one knows who will win the money, and so it'll boost ratings. I find it all pretty stupid making them wait that long.
Anyway, here are the names of the final nine, and their chip counts:
Dennis Phillips – 26,295,000
Craig Marquis – 10,210,000
Ylon Schwartz – 12,525,000
Scott Montgomery – 19,690,000
Darus Suharto – 12,520,000
David 'Chino' Rheem – 10,230,000
Ivan Demidov – 24,400,000
Kelly Kim – 2,620,000
Peter Eastgate – 18,375,000
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