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So
Says Brooklyn’s Dwyte Pilgrim, the Latest WSOP
Circuit Event Winner. The fourth of
11 scheduled events at the World Series of Poker
Circuit concluded today at Caesars Atlantic City.
By any definition, this was the most interesting
final table played so far of any of the preliminary
events. The finale had great drama, interesting personalities,
and lots of exciting poker action. The
winner was Dwyte Pilgrim from Brooklyn, NY. He is
a 26-year-old former loan officer who has since become
a bona fide professional poker player. “I have
probably spent the 150 days of the last year playing
at the casino,” Pilgrim said matter-of-factly,
immediately following his biggest tournament payday
yet ...
Anyone
who doubts that poker has become an international
game would be advised to examine the last names of
the top six finishers at the most recent World Series
of Poker Circuit tournament, which just completed.
Sheleheda, Nenezic, Nepomnyaschiy, Shawish, Ramkhalawan,
and Bueti. It was a tournament announcer’s
worst nightmare. One might have expected an alphabet
soup of letters atop the winners’ list at a
poker tournament somewhere in Eastern Europe. But
this was at Caesars Atlantic City. The final table
consisted of players either born in, or with family
roots in -- the Ukraine, Montenegro (former Yugoslavia),
Russia, Palestine, Trinidad and Tobago, Italy, and
China (for the announcer’s sake, “Chan” was
the easiest to pronounce). Left standing after a
four-hour battle was the Ukrainian-American, Bill
Sheleheda who collected a $57,195 prize ...
With
the crowning of Danish poker pro Peter Eastgate as
the World Series of Poker champion in November 2008,
and a first place cash prize of over $9 million,
the excitement surrounding high-stakes poker events
has never been more evident. In an effort to meet
the public demand for more tournaments open to players
at all levels, the World Series of Poker is returning
to Caesars Atlantic City for the highly anticipated
Circuit Event which will be held from March 4 through
March 14, 2009. The World Series of Poker is the
world’s richest sporting event. Last year,
the WSOP competition in Las Vegas alone awarded nearly
$170 million in prize money to winners – more
than Wimbledon, the Masters, and the Kentucky Derby
combined ...
The
world’s largest and most prestigious poker
tournament series is returning again to the Crescent
City. For the sixth consecutive year Harrah’s
New Orleans, the south’s premier gaming and
resort destination, will be hosting a World Series
of Poker Circuit stop which is the 2009 Bayou Poker
Challenge. This year’s 13-day tournament series
takes place from May 8-20, 2009.
The World Series of Poker is the world’s richest
sporting event. Last year, the WSOP competition in
Las Vegas alone awarded nearly $170 million in prize
money to winners – more than Wimbledon, the
Masters, and the Kentucky Derby combined. Five years
ago, the WSOP hit the road for the first time in
history. Poker tournaments were offered at multiple
Harrah’s properties spread throughout the United
States. Harrah’s New Orleans was one of the
first casinos ever to host a WSOP-related event held
outside of Las Vegas ...
The
largest turnout in the five-year history of the World
Series of Poker Circuit at Harvey's Lake Tahoe generated
$1,418,132 in prize money spread over 13 tournaments.
The annual attraction which is held on the south
shore of beautiful Lake Tahoe right at the Nevada-California
border attracted 2,163 entries. This surpassed last
year's record of 2,128 entries. The ten-day tournament
series concluded with the $5,000 buy-in championship
event. The winner was Michael Binger, from Las Vegas,
NV. The 31-year-old professional poker player overcame
a severe chip disadvantage while heads up at the
final table and won his first major poker tournament
victory. He collected first place prize money totaling
$181,379. Following his victory, Binger was presented
with a gold ring, the coveted token of achievement
for all WSOP Circuit championship tournaments. Binger
also received a buy-in to the 2009 World Series of
Poker Main Event, plus $1,000 in spending money ...
The
2008 H.O.R.S.E. World Champion is Scotty Nguyen.
He is from Henderson, NV. Nguyen won the WSOP Main
Event in 1998. This was his fifth WSOP gold bracelet.
Despite his extraordinary success in tournament poker
for more than a decade, Nguyen suffered through one
of his lowest points following last year’s
meltdown, which resulted in an 11th place finish
in the 2007 Main Event. At one point, Nguyen seemed
primed to go much deeper in last year’s championship
and many say he should have won. But Nguyen went
through a horrific two-hour phase late on the preceding
day to the final table and was eliminated. So distraught
with disappointment, Nguyen reportedly did not eat
regularly for months afterward. He was physically
ill. He lost 15 pounds and refused to leave the house
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