Wsop stands up for charity!
The World Series of poker are in full swing right now in Las Vegas. However, players and organizers have not forgotten that outside of casinos, many people are still in the need. While some players, like Barry Greinstein, often give a part of their tournament winnings to charities, the 2010 WSOP edition brings on its fair amount of surprises. Indeed, we have seen Shaun Deeb, the online whiz kid, dressed as a lady and participating to the Ladies Event! Some people has been shocked. « How is this possible?
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CRUSAID comes on board
Crusaid is an international charity that supports poor and marginalised people affected by HIV and AIDS. Crusaid aims to relieve the poverty caused by HIV and AIDS, improve the health and care of people living with HIV and by educate young people about the risks of the illness. In the UK, Crusaid focuses its work on the Crusaid Hardship Fund which provides financial support to people living in poverty with HIV and AIDS. Many people seeking help from the Fund have a weekly income of only £50 ($80).
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A summary of the 2009 WSOP results (part 6)
Let’s have a look at event #26 through #30 today. But as I’m stupidly stuck with my habits, I would recommend that we jump back to year 1980. At that time the WSOP were dominated by experienced Texan players (Doyle Brunson, Amarillo Slim, etc…). A young guy called Stu Ungar could not play his favorite game (gin rummy) anymore as a lot of opponents would not take part in tournaments if they knew he was playing
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A summary of the 2009 WSOP results (part 5)
Hello everyone. Today’s time to have a look at events 20 to 25. But before we do anything important, let’s start with a little tale. Ever year since 2004, the player who has accomplished the best results in the WSOP receives a Player of the Year Award. Here are the winners for the last 5 years: Daniel Negreanu in 2004 (1 bracelet, 5 final tables), Allen Cunningham in 2005 (1 bracelet, 4 final tables), Jeff Madsen in 2006 (2 bracelets, 4 final tables), Tom Schneider in 2007...
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A summary of the 2009 WSOP results (part 4)
Hi everyone, here is event #4 of us telling you about the WSOP results. But as usual let’s look into some WSOP facts! Hop to 6 years ago’s main event. On 24th May 2003, the player who somehow brought poker to its next level received his first Golden Bracelet after playing his first live tournament. Chris Moneymaker managed to turn $39 into $2,500,000 after qualifying from a satellite on PokerStars and playing solid poker all the way to victory of the $10,000 buy-in WSOP Main Event...
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A summary of the 2009 WSOP results (part 3)
Hello, here is the 3rd part of the WSOP results’ summary. But before we get started, here are a few pieces of worthless information about the WSOP. Did you know that you wee no longer obliged to travel to Las Vegas to win WSOP bracelets? Indeed, since 2007 the WSOPE (as in Europe) have been held in London every month of September. Contrary to what you could imagine, it may actually be tougher to get a WSOPE bracelet than to win a bracelet in Vegas as the Casinos in Europe...
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SOS Children's Village in Chipata, Zambia
It is primordial for us that PokerEthical players know how the raised funds are used. SOS Children told us: "We will be glad to donate funds to where the need is greatest; we are currently recruiting funds to build a much-needed SOS Children's Village in Chipata, Zambia, where 10% of children are orphans, mostly due to the high prevalence of HIV/AIDS, and 3 in 4 people live on less than a dollar a day." SOS Children currently has three Children's villages in Zambia...
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ChiliPoker supports and commends PokerEthical
"Here at Chilipoker we are always looking for websites that offer more. Poker Ethical are unique in that they not only offer players a fantasic reward, they offer rewards beyond the gaming world. Giving back to those who most need it while providing entertainment for those who want is more than a great idea, it is a potentially life changing project...
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