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Tom Schneider, 2007 WSOP Player of the Year

The latest installment from ESPN of the 2010 WSOP Main Event tracks the march of eliminations on Day 2 that will finally become the November Nine for one of the nine seats at the most exclusive poker table ion the world, the final table of the Main Event of the World Series of poker.

Flipchip photos from the 2010 WSOP available with this link.  

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Only three weeks remain before the Big Poker Show comes to town. The 2010 World Series of Poker will once again fill the Pavilion Expo Center at Harrah's Rio Resort in Las Vegas with thousands of poker players from around the world, movie stars, sports celebrities, throngs of clamoring fans armed with point-and-shoots, millions and millions of dollars in cash, and a few gold bracelets.

We've prepared some never published images featuring celebrities playing poker at the 2009 WSOP and added them to the Flipchip Photo Gallery. This is also your opportunity to glimpse what happens backstage.

Additional details are available with this link. Don't get shutout of any of the 2010 WSOP events by registering now... http://www.wsop.com/registration/.

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Chau Giang outlasted the field of poker pros and celebrities to claim the 2010 WSOP $10,000 Main Event seat and the Curtis & Co. custom watch. Included in the mix was well known Full Tilters Andy Bloch, Howard Lederer, Jennifer Harman and Eric Seidel joined WSOP champions Doyle Brunson and Tom McElvoy in support of this annual SPCA charity poker tournament.

Flipchip sent some of his favorite photos from the event at The Venetian poker room.

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Full Tilt Poker and Caesars Palace host the Opportunity Village 5th annual Celebrity Poker Tournament.

The tournament takes place tomorrow, April 10, at the Caesars Palace's poker room, and while schmoozing with poker and Vegas celebrities, you can win a seat to the 2010 World Series of Poker main event, along with a free room at the Rio.

Celebrities include Howard Lederer (you can ask about the lawsuit against Full Tilt), Perry Friedman, Karina Jett, Chip Jett, Allen Cunningham, Todd Brunson, Holly Montag ("The Hills"), Carrot Top, The Amazing Johnathan, Rita Rudner, The Jersey Boys, Fantasy Girls, Miss Nevada Christina Keegan, the Chippendales, and many more.

The tournament begins at 1 p.m., with 1000 chips to start (hey, it's charity) and 20-minute blinds.

Buy-in is $300 with unlimited rebuys at $200. Add-on is $200.

With your buy-in, you'll also receive two passes to an 11 a.m. brunch at PURE nightclub (if you're just stopping by to watch, you can purchase a pass for $50).

All proceeds will benefit Opportunity Village, a Las Vegas charity that supports people with intellectual disabilities.

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Register today at The Venetian Las Vegas Poker Room for Thursday's first event of the Deep Stack Extravaganza II poker tournament. All you need is the $340 buy-in into the No-Limit Hold'em High Noon event.

The Deep Stack series of poker tournaments have become a favorite play among the poker crowd. Just like the high buy-in major tournaments, the Deep Stack gives players many more starting chips and longer blind levels. Probably just the edge you need to make a final table and win an event.

Buy-ins range from $340 up to $2,500 for the April 24th Championship event. Complete tournament details are available by calling the Venetian Poker Room at 702.414.7657 or click to visit The Venetian Website

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It's been more than three years since the UIGEA act forced US Internet poker players away from the tables, virtual and real. Before UIGEA the 2006 WSOP Main Event hosted 8,773 players, then the mass exodus after UIGEA, and the paid entrants for the 2007 WSOP Main Event nose dived 28% to 6,358. The numbers for the 2009 WSOP Main Event was 6,494.

If the Nevada Gaming Control Board decides to crack down on the contractual relationships with Nevada casinos and online gaming sites the WSOP and other major poker tournaments will again take a hit, some could disappear altogether. The control board could decide to end all relationships between online gaming sites and Nevada casinos, even the .net website.

Does this mean no more .net gaming website ads on the table covers at the WSOP. Will player's regress to wearing street clothes without logo? Can the online poker rooms come up with another clever way to keep the brand out there without upsetting gaming regulators; and, if not, will the online sponsorships dry-up and further erode the tournament entry numbers?

Remember when there was no UIGEA and every one was happy? Poker had finally slipped out of the smokey back rooms and moved to prime time on the widescreen TV in family homes around the world.

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The iPhone/iTouch app Hold 'em Legend is available in the iTunes App Store for $2.99.

Total Rewards (Harrah's player's club) and the World Series of Poker are running a promotion for those who enter their contest before April 16.

Prizes include:

Grand prize (1): 16g iPad
1st place (2): 8g iTouch (though if we're playing the app, it kinda means we already have an iPhone or iTouch)
2nd place (5): WSOP poker chip sets
Consolation (10): $25 Total Rewards gift cards, for use at any Harrah's property

Not a heck of a lot of prize offerings, but note that you don't actually have to buy the app to enter the contest.

To enter, visit this link and fill out your name, phone, email, and Total Rewards # (you must sign up in person to receive one if you don't already).

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2010 Deep Stack Extravaganza (DSE) series is currently running the first installment through February 24 at the Venetian Poker Room. Stop by on Friday before the High Noon start time with your $340 buy-in and play in the most popular (and copied) Las Vegas poker tournaments especially designed to give the average bankrolled players the same experience as the high dollar events. More starting chips and longer play at limit levels ensure your poker skills will definitely become a factor.

Registration begins at 9 PM the day before for each daily Noon event. Accumulate points that count towards the four Best Overall Player Awards. Satellites, Super Satellites, and 7 pm second chance tournaments run daily. DSE Tournament players are eligible for a special reduced room rate by calling 1-877-444-5777 for reservations with Group Code CP02L1. Complete details are available by calling The Venetian Poker Room direct at 702.414.7657 or visit www.venetian.com.