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Description :The 1999 World Series of Poker will be held at Binion's Horseshoe between April 27 and May 12, 1999.
The 2004 World Series of Poker returns to ESPN on July 6th...
World Series of Poker can take ordinary men and women and turn them into Millionaires overnite...
www.ernstkrenek.org /world_series_of_poker_1.htm   (510 words)

  
 world series of poker finalists 1999
The 40-year-old poker pro from Henderson, Nevada, also took home a traditional 14-karat gold winner's bracelet for his victory in the fourth event of this year's World Series of Poker.
He made two pair on the river but was washed up when Grey showed down a king-high club flush to claim the pot and his first World Series title.
This is the first WSOP title for Grey, a respected high-limit player who also has to his credit two titles from the Hall of Fame Poker Classic and has cashed in several other major competitions.
www.alamopoker.com /blog/world-series-of-poker-finalists-1999.html   (863 words)

  
 1999 World Series of Poker - Event 1
Internet coverage of the 1999 World Series of Poker is brought to you as a service of ConJelCo with the full and active cooperation of Binion's Horseshoe.
Walking into Binion's Horseshoe on the second day of the 30th Annual World Series of Poker, I felt like I'd wandered into a school reunion.
Yes, the Usual Suspects were certainly in evidence, but as the 30th World Series kicked off, it was Everyman who came through, a nice guy who realized five years ago it would be nice to take some time to smell the roses.
www.conjelco.com /wsop99/event1.html   (1937 words)

  
 World Series of Poker
Click here for the 1999 World Series of Poker.
ConJelCo is proud to be your on-line source of information and news of past years of the World Series of Poker.
After many long years Binion's has finally gotten their act together and has their own website for the World Series of Poker.
www.conjelco.com /wsop.html   (120 words)

  
 WSOP: History
ESPN has televised the World Series of Poker seven times, including last year's event, which was won by Chris Moneymaker, an accountant from Spring Hill, Tennessee.
The network has aired poker since 1994 and has included coverage of the U.S. Poker Open (1998 and 1999), the World Poker Open (2000 and 2001) and the U.S. Poker Championship (1996 and 2004).
The series garnered a 1.2 overall rating with an average of more than one million viewing households.
espn.go.com /eoe/wsop/schedule.html   (120 words)

  
 2000 World Series - by TheBaseballGift.com
1999 World Series by Baseball Almanac,...set or tied during the 1999 World Series, but the New York Yankees did cement their title as the Team of the Century.
World Series of Poker 2001, 2000 World Series of Poker Event #25: World Championship No Limit Hold 'em Photo Gallery: 1 2 Results/Report...
With the Mets bullpen depleted in Game 5 of the 2000 World Series against the Yankees, he went 8 2-3...
www.thebaseballgift.com /sitemap/2000-world-series.html   (120 words)

  
 JS Online: Deal 'em up: 2,600 hold and fold in poker's biggest game
He played in the World Series of Poker in 1998 and 1999 back when there were only 600-some players.
After winning the World Series of Poker, "I went back to work and expected everything to be normal," said Moneymaker, who eventually quit his job to cash in on the poker boom.
But the "dead money" competitors know luck is just as much a part of the poker equation as skill, and many figure if the cards just fall their way they could go home millionaires.
www.jsonline.com /news/state/may04/231705.asp   (945 words)

  
 Late Night Poker
Late Night Poker was the world's first made-for-television poker tournament, started on British television in 1999.
The final show of the first series attracted an audience of almost 1.3 million, even though it was aired at 12:30 am, and is considered instrumental in the game's current surge of popularity.
Late Night Poker Series IV Grand final played on 6th December, 2001
www.freepoker.tv /late-night-poker.shtml   (291 words)

  
 World Poker Tour
It was Bigler fifth when Huck was sixth in the 1999 World Series of Poker.
The World Poker Tour, now in its second season, is a weekly televised (USA only) series of thirteen poker tournaments that are united under one banner for television.
Former world champion Dan Harrington is one of the smartest players in poker.
www.thegoodgamblingguide.com /spotlight/wpt/2004dayone.htm   (1704 words)

  
 Fold - ESPN's new poker series: Too much shouting, not enough dumpy Asians. By Seth Stevenson
When I covered the World Series of Poker in 1999 (yes, before it was cool, waaaaaay before; James McManus didn't go until 2000!) all the pro players there agreed that Rounders was the first time a movie got poker right.
The truth is, most poker players are nerds—now more than ever, at a time when many winners build their skills in Internet card rooms.
The poker hands in Tilt are like the songs in a Broadway musical: All else comes to a screeching halt so we can focus on what we've really come here to see.
slate.msn.com /id/2112210   (993 words)

  
 2005 World Series of Poker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2005 World Series of Poker opened play on June 2, continuing through the Main Event No Limit World Championship starting on July 7.
Greg Raymer became the first defending champion to survive into Day 2 of the Main Event since 1999 champion Noel Furlong made it to Day 2 in 2000
World Poker Tour (1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5) --- European Poker Tour (1 - 2) --- Late Night Poker (1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2005_World_Series_of_Poker   (450 words)

  
 2001 World Series of Poker
It’s about people, and a poker tournament, which just so happens to be the biggest poker tournament in the world — the World Series of Poker world championship, starting on May 14 at Binion’s Horseshoe in Las Vegas.
190-1: Mike Matusow — Winner of a World Series bracelet in no-limit hold’em, and a win last year at the Carnivale of Poker; also won the $1,000 no-limit hold’em event at the 2000 USPC.
Most recently, Laing won the main event at the World Poker Challenge; highest WSOP finish was 11th in 1998.
www.cardplayer.com /poker_magazine/archives?a_id=40&m_id=2   (4506 words)

  
 Texas hold 'em - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is the most popular poker variant played in casinos in the western United States, and its no-limit form is used in the main event of the World Series of Poker (abbreviated WSOP), as seen on ESPN, widely recognized as the world championship of the game.
Hold 'em first caught the public eye as a spectator sport in the United Kingdom with the Late Night Poker TV show in 1999.
Texas hold 'em (or simply hold 'em or holdem) is the most popular of the community card poker games as of 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Texas_hold'em   (2549 words)

  
 Poker Road Trip Report Hall of Fame in the GoCee.com Poker Center
World Series of Poker (98) Trip Report by Earl - June 2, 1998
Poker Road Trip Report Hall of Fame in the GoCee.com Poker Center
Fishing and Poker in Manitoba by NewJane - July 1, 1999
gocee.com /poker/trips   (1815 words)

  
 Josh Arieh
Josh Arieh's 1999 poker win in Limit-Hold'em secured his first World Series of Poker bracelet of which are considered the most prestigious and coveted trophy of the poker community.
Josh's 3rd place finish in the 2004 World Series of Poker was repeatedly televised on ESPN and has made him a well known face among poker enthusiasts.
Josh Arieh's poker style embodies the "new breed" of a professional poker player — combining experience and intuition coupled with relentless aggression and subtle gear changes to keep his opponents guessing and in turn, maximizing his profit potential.
www.josharieh.com   (437 words)

  
 Texas hold 'em - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is the most popular poker variant played in casinos in the western United States, and its no-limit form is used in the main event of the World Series of Poker (abbreviated WSOP), widely recognized as the world championship of the game.
Two additional hold 'em series debuted in 2003, the "World Poker Tour" (abbreviated WPT) and "Celebrity Poker Showdown".
Hold 'em first caught the public eye as a spectator sport in the United Kingdom with the Late Night Poker TV show in 1999.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Texas_hold_'em   (2391 words)

  
 Josh Arieh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arieh finished 3rd in the 2004 World Series of Poker (WSOP) main event and has a World Series of Poker title in limit hold 'em in 1999 and a 2nd place finish in the 2000 World Series of Poker Pot Limit Omaha event to Johnny Chan.
Arieh is considered to be an aggressive player who uses subtle gear changes to keep his opponent guessing and to maximize profit potential.
Arieh has played for over 12 years in the Atlanta area and has garnered a reputation as a tough high limit player specializing in all games.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Josh_Arieh   (292 words)

  
 May 1999 - Richard Reed - Insider Viewpoint Magazine Las Vegas
"Nick the Greek" Dandolos conceived in 1949 The World Series of Poker.
The World Series of Poker is just what it sounds like, the Super Bowl of Poker.
He was a gambler that wanted to challenge the best poker players.
www.insidervlv.com /reed/may99.html   (292 words)

  
 Bobby Baldwin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
When Baldwin won the 1978 World Series of Poker main event he became the youngest winner in its history, to be superseded by Stu Ungar in 1980.
Baldwin and his playing style are the subject of a book entitled Bobby Baldwin's Winning Poker Secrets, written by Mike Caro.
In 1999-2000 he was also the Chief Financial Officer of Mirage Resorts under Steve Wynn; in 2000, upon the merger of Mirage Resorts and MGM Grand, he became the Chief Executive Officer of the Mirage Resorts subsidiary of MGM MIRAGE.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bobby_Baldwin   (309 words)

  
 Huck Spaulding -- Recommendations and Resources
Seed won the 1996 World Series of Poker main event, and a $1 million prize.
He made the final table of the 1999 event, but finished 6th.
Huck Seed (born 1969?) is a professional poker player.
www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/76/huck-spaulding.html   (1119 words)

  
 David Pham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
As of 2004, he has won over $2.4 million in tournament play and has one World Series of Poker bracelet.
David "The Dragon" Pham (born in South Vietnam), is a Vietnamese-American professional poker player.
Pham is the cousin of famous poker player Men "The Master" Nguyen.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/David_Pham   (153 words)

  
 Cage By Page : AMARILLO SLIM News & Previews
His many claims to fame include winning the World Series of Poker in 1972 as well as a $2 million bet from Larry Flynt.
Synopsis: Screenwriters Stephen Rivele and Christopher Wilkinson will adapt Preston's memoir "Amarillo Slim in a World Full of Fat People: The Memoirs of the Greatest Gambler Who Ever Lived." Amarillo Slim, who has been described as "the most famous poker player ever," was born in 1928 in Arkansas.
Amarillo Slim, who has been described as "the most famous poker player ever," was born in 1928 in Arkansas.
www.cagebypage.com /abouthismovies/news_previews/amarillo_slim.html   (490 words)

  
 Championship Omaha by T.J. Cloutier and Tom McEvoy
Championship Omaha was first published in 1999 and is the third book of the renown 'Championship Series'.
A very tight playing style is recommended, per usual, and the book provides an entertaining read with sections detailing T.J. Cloutier stories about the old days of poker.
Championship Omaha covers Limit High-Low, Limit High, and Pot-Limit High, and should prove to contain a 'golden nugget' of information for any type of player.
www.pokerlistings.com /championship-omaha-by-tj-cloutier-and-tom-mcevoy   (603 words)

  
 Noel Furlong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Furlong began playing poker in 1984, and in his first trip to the World Series of Poker, he placed 6th in the main event.
Noel Furlong (born in Dublin, Ireland) is a professional poker player.
Ten years later Furlong's biggest win would come in the 1999 WSOP main event, in which he won $1 million.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Noel_Furlong   (603 words)

  
 JSaw - The Constant Limit Poker Grinder: April 2005
Josh recently finished 3rd in the 2004 World Series of Poker on ESPN and has a World Series of Poker title in Limit Holdem in 1999 and a 2nd place finish in the 2000 World Series of Poker Pot Limit Omaha event to Johnny Chan.
Josh has played in over 20 big buy-in poker tournaments ($10,000.00 or higher buy-in) and has earned the respect and friendship of fellow touring poker pros.
Josh has played for over 12 years in the Atlanta area and has garnered a reputation as a tough high limit player specializing in all games (No limit and limit holdem, pot limit omaha, omaha 8 or better and 7 card stud).
jsaw72.blogspot.com /2005_04_01_jsaw72_archive.html   (2058 words)

  
 Oliver Hudson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hudson played in the 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event, where he went broke on the very first hand, losing to 2003 runner-up Sammy Farha.
Oliver Rutledge Hudson (born September 7, 1976 in Los Angeles, California, USA) is an actor known for starring in the TV series' My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star and The Mountain (2004-2005), and supporting roles in the films New Best Friend (2002) and The Out-of-Towners (1999).
Oliver is the brother of fellow actor Kate Hudson, and son of musician Bill Hudson and Goldie Hawn.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oliver_Hudson   (162 words)

  
 Hamid Dastmalchi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dastmalchi's biggest win came in the 1992 World Series of Poker main event, where he won $1 million.
Dastmalchi was involved in a legal dispute in 1999 with Binion's Horseshoe after the new management would not let him cash in over $800,000 in chips he had won prior to a legal battle in which Becky Binion Behnen replaced Jack Binion as the head of the casino.
As of 2004 he has over $1.6 million in winnings from tournament poker as well as 3 WSOP bracelets.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hamid_Dastmalchi   (162 words)

  
 Chris Ferguson Pro Caricature Shirt Black 10-CSCF1B
A year later and only 300 miles away, it was new school meets old school as Chris defeated TJ Cloutier to win the main event in the 2000 World Series of Poker.
A well-rounded player, his next bracelet was in 2001 in Omaha Hi/Lo Split, followed by two more wins in 2003.
In 1999, Chris Ferguson got kicked out of UCLA.
www.5stardeal.com /expand.asp?pid=11021   (201 words)

  
 World Poker Tour - About Us
Robyn Moder has a diverse background in television production and serves as the Supervising Producer of the World Poker Tour.After working in marketing/visual merchandising, Moder joined 20th Television in 1999, quickly rising to become Coordinator of Production Operations and Finance.
She managed all phases of production on such shows as "America's Most Wanted," "Cops," "Divorce Court," and "Power Of Attorney." She has produced projects for Warner Brothers, Paramount and CBS, and Fox, where she worked with CEO Steve Lipscomb while managing a series of television pilots.
Prior to joining the WPT, she managed production on 130 episodes of "Rendez-View" for Paramount and then went on to serve as the Production Manager for the acclaimed CBS series, "American Fighter Pilot."
www.worldpokertour.com /about/index.php?id=194   (201 words)

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