Haley Hintze
The middle part of May brings a pause of sorts to the
poker world, with the worldwide blend of poker tournaments
winding down and all eyes turning toward Las Vegas,
where the World Series of Poker begins in barely a
week. The spring edition of the Full Tilt Online
Poker Series, FTOPS VIII, concluded its run, while the
last live event of the pre-WSOP season, the Bayou
Classic WSOP Circuit stop in New Orleans, worked
toward its conclusion. (Results next week.) Beyond
that, it was business as usual in the latest edition
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Haley Hintze
n a week short of major land-based events, and with
the largest of the online FTOPS VIII events still to
be played, attention turned elsewhere in the poker
world. The annual PartyPoker Millions cruise-ship
event crowned a new German winner, a struggling niche
title was purchased by a major industry name, and a
couple of interesting business items popped into view
as well. Here's the latest haul from the Weekly Poker
Net:
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Haley Hintze
This week’s casting of the Weekly Poker Net hauled in
a big catch from Las Vegas, where major changes for
the World Series of Poker have been revealed. Is the
Main Event a test of endurance designed to produce a
lasting and memorable champion for the game, or a
made-for-TV spectacle with corporate interests and
sponsorship run amok? It’s one of many questions now
fair game in the wake of what’s new at the WSOP:
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Another huge poker payday was the feature of the week,
this time in the World Poker Tour’s biggest event, its
$25,000 buy-in World Championship at the Bellagio in
Las Vegas. A power-packed final table and an
unexpected finish will make this one of the most
anticipated WPT broadcasts in recent history when it
eventually airs. Legislative and business happenings
also speckled the poker landscape in the latest
edition of the Weekly Poker Net: Read The Rest
Cantu A Shooting Star At Bay 101 Championship Event While most tournaments remain in the U.S., PokerStars is yet determined to be a poker missionary to the world; carrying big games to Poland. And why not?
