2011 WSOP Schedule Released and other poker news
There is never a shortage of news in the poker world. In this news brief, we will tell you about a new poker league on the horizon, a incident with an infamous WSOP Main Event champion, and the schedule for the Granddaddy of them all has been released.
2011 World Series of Poker Schedule Released
The 2011 WSOP schedule was released yesterday by Caesars Entertainment. The WSOP will be held from May 30th to July 10th of this year and this year’s edition will have 58 bracelet events as opposed to 57 last year. Additions to this year’s schedule are a $25,000 Heads-Up NL Event, a $2,500 10-Game Mix that will include Badugi, a $5,000 Six-Handed PL Omaha Event, and the Omaha 8/Stud 8 Event will be returning this year. The $50,000 Poker Players Championship has been moved to Event #55, and the Main Event will kick off on July 7th.
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New Pro Poker League
The big news of the past week in poker has been the announcement of a new professional poker league that will be headed by WSOP bracelet winner and current National Heads-Up Champion Annie Duke. Federated Sports and Gaming is the parent company that will operate the new league and the first season will consist of four regular season events followed by a Championship Event. Former WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack is a part owner of Federated Sports and Gaming and will provide more of a background support role in the new league. One thing that will separate this league from other poker tours is that players must earn their player’s card based on recent performances. Only a handful of lifetime exemptions will be granted for this new tours. Season one events will all be played at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas. More details on this tour will be released in coming months.
Russ Hamilton Melts Down
The mastermind behind the Ultimate Bet cheating scandal was recently spotted playing some $5-$10-$20 NL Holdem. According to a thread at TwoPlusTwo forum, “Slifdog” and “billysharkey” both were in a game with the former WSOP Main Event winner and billysharkey starts to excessively needle him. Eventually, Hamilton melts down and tells the following to the two players:
“You are a f_cking d_ck…. a f_cking dick. If you believe everything you read your are just stupid, just a stupid f_cking d_ck. You do not know what you are talking about, you were not there. You just read about it and think you know…”
The floor man came over and told the players to calm down or leave, and the players chose to leave. Hamilton has been spotted in recent months in live cash games, but this is the first time someone has revealed a major confrontation with the man who stole Millions from online players in the past.
