All no-limit events begin at noon. The ladies event, the pot-limit Omaha events, and the HORSE tournament all have 3 p.m. start times. Players begin with $10,000 in chips in the $345 – $555 no-limit events, and in the HORSE event. Blinds are increased on 45 minute intervals. Players commences with $10,000 in chips in the $1,100 no-limit event and $20,000 in the $2,125 no-limit event, with blinds raised hourly.

Players will receive $30,000 in starting chips in the $5,200 championship event and will play 75 minute levels. The $235 buy-in ladies no-limit event is scheduled for Sunday, October 18 at 3 p.m. The ladies will receive $10,000 in chips with 45 minute levels. The $235 pot-limit Omaha with re-buys offers 45 minute levels with $2,000 in starting chips and $2,000 in chips for a $100 re-buy.

There are 2 super satellites and 3 mega satellites that are scheduled. The buy-in for the super satellite is $235 and offers $100 re-buys. Players receive $2,000 in starting chips and $2,000 in chips for the re-buy with 30 minute levels. Players can re-buy anytime they have $2,000 or less in chips. An add-on of $2,000 in chips can be purchased at the end the second level.

The mega satellites and the second chance events have a $555 buy-in and players receive $5,000 in starting chips with 30 minute levels. Second chance tournaments are scheduled nightly at 7 p.m. except for October 22 and 25. Single table satellites will begin October 12 and run daily until October 25.

The winner will receive a World Series Of Poker Circuit champion ring. The winner of the ladies event will take home a WSOPC champion’s pendant and a seat to the ladies event at the 2010 WSOP in Las Vegas.

Single-day event winners will receive a WSOPC champion’s ring. The winner of the three-day championship event wins a WSOPC champion’s ring and a seat in the main event at the 2010 WSOP in Las Vegas. For more information, contact the Horseshoe Hammond’s poker room or see their ad in this issue of Poker Player Newspaper.
Poker on the Colorado River. The Blue Water resort is located on the beautiful Colorado River in Parker, Arizona, and has something for the whole family, togethwe with water park with 3 pools, water slide and Jacuzzi, a 164 boat slip marina with a double-wide boat launch and a marina shop.

The poker room opens at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Thursday–Saturday and at noon on Sunday. Daily tournaments are offered on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday at 7 p.m. Tuesday’s event is no-limit hold ’em with a $30 buy-in and unlimited $10 re-buys.
Players will pay up $5 each prior to the event and the player with the high hand of the night takes home the cash. Thursday’s event is the same but players receive a $5 bounty for each player they eliminate. Friday’s event is no-limit with a $50 buy-in and no re-buys.

The IMG Sports and Entertainment, associated with the WSOP since 2005, has been instrumental in bringing sponsors not normally involved in gaming.

Within a press release distributed by Harrahs Interactive Entertainment, the company also placed emphasis on its efforts to grow the WSOP brand internationally into something larger than just an annual series of poker tournaments.

“We are looking to emphasize the world in World Series of Poker as our vision of the brand extends beyond the annual events in Las Vegas and London, by tapping the global reach and expertise of IMG, we are confident that together we can take the brand to new levels on the international stage through new international bracelet events and other WSOP licensed poker events.” said Mitch Gaber, Harrah’s Interactive Entertainment Chief Exexcutive Officer.

The IMG Sports and Entertainment has long been a power player in the representation game and has a client roster that includes Hollywood celebrities, Olympic and professional athletes, and several major athletic brands like Major League Baseball, the Ryder Cup, and the PGA.

The IMG’s plan is to extend the World Series of Poker into a more broad set of geographic locations, while still allowing players, regardless of nationality or ethnicity, to join the game. With offices in over 30 different companies, HIE is hoping IMG’s global presence will serve them well in the next five years.

Another blessing that comes to the WSOP, when ESPN has also renewed a contract with the WSOP promising coverage of the event through to the year 2017.

A new seven-year deal extension is supposed to be announced by ESPN and Harrah’s today. This can really only be seen as a good sign that ESPN and Harrah’s see future growth in poker.

Amazingly, ESPN’s large-scale commitment to televised poker comes in the middle of declining ratings. While ratings have drop down for WSOP broadcasts by 8% this year compared to 2008 when ratings rose up to 15%, some of that could be ascribed to the decisive worst-case-scenario at the final tables that they have aired.

The contract will go into effect after the expiration of their current deal, which pulled off with the 2011 WSOP, and will keep new episodes of the world’s largest poker tournament airing on the sports cable network through 2017.

The ESPN start the ball rolling of the new episodes of the 2009 World Series of Poker on July 28th featuring the $40,000 No-Limit Hold’em event, the Champions Invitational, and the Ante Up for Africa Celebrity/Charity event. While the WSOP tournament was held in July in Las Vegas, and is expected to finish in November.

Pokerstars

The world’s biggest poker site has a presence around the world. With more online casino games, more traffic and a better VIP loyalty scheme than any other site online – it is no wonder that Pokerstars is the number one choice for so many people.

Red Kings Poker

This site are part of the acclaimed OnGame network, a group of sites which pool together their players. With fantastic software which works on Mac, Windows, Linux and Mobile devices – Red Kings are considered to be one of the premier online poker tournament sites.

Titan Poker

Considered to host some of the easiest poker games anywhere online, Titan are the largest site in a group of rooms who pool their players known as the “iPoker Network”. With the famous ECOOP, Jackpot SNGs and a great tournament schedule for all buy-in levels it is easy to see why this site are so popular around the world.

Carbon Poker

Carbon Poker is doing everything in its power to attract players with some very nice promotions, very playable software and nice graphics.

At any time, several hundred players are logged in and playing, with the most players active at European peak hours. Because a lot of the players are beginners, the skill level is pretty low at most games, making them profitable for skilled players.

Pacific Poker

One of the first quality poker sites in the industry Pacific Poker has seen a drop in traffic but remains an excellent site for Hold’em games. In May 2007, the poker room also upgraded its software, adding numerous functions and improving their graphics to top-of-the-line quality.

Pacific Poker is also known for hosting really good tournaments, including many exclusive freerolls .

Full Tilt Poker

Full Tilt Poker is one of the most famous poker sites in the business, offering big promotions, super high-stakes games and a world-class pro team including Howard Lederer, Chris Ferguson, Phil Ivey, John Juanda, Mike Matusow and Erik Seidel.

Besides the nice sign-up bonus, there are always a number of other excellent promotions, like WPT and WSOP qualifiers and freerolls.

When online poker was invented, poker tournaments became easily accessible. Today, you’re only a few clicks away from online poker tournaments of all kinds.

Poker comes in a variety of forms and has been climbing up steadily in popularity for many years now. There are many kinds of poker games being played around the world, from the really serious gambling ones, to the ones that are being played just simply for fun.

Texas Hold’em

Texas Hold’em is by far the most renowned form of poker, both online and at land-based poker rooms. Because players share the board cards, as many as 10 can play. Each player is dealt 2 hole cards, then a round of betting ensues. 3 more cards are dealt face-up, known as the flop, the beginning of the community cards. Another round of betting, and then a single card is dealt up, known as the turn. Another betting round, and the final card, known as the river, is dealt. After a round of betting for the showdown, the player remaining with the best 5-card hand wins.

*Limit Texas Hold’em – Betting amounts are pre-determined and limited to a fixed sum.
*No Limit Texas Hold’em – Made famous by the poker legend Doyle Brunson and Amarillo Slim Preston with no maximum bet restriction.

OMAHA

Omaha is a slightly more complicated version of Hold’em. The difference is that players are dealt with 4 hole cards, instead of 2. When composing an Omaha hand, players must use 2 of their hole cards to combine with 3 of the the board cards for best hand. The betting rounds remain the same as in Hold’em.

Omaha also has its own variation, known as Omaha High-Low. This gives players the chance to make the lowest hand, under the same conditions, as well as the highest hand.

*Omaha Hi – Only the high hand wins the pot.
*Omaha 8 / Omaha Hi-Lo – The pot is split between the best high hand and the best qualified low hand which are 5 cards under 8 with no pair. If there is no qualified low, the high hand wins the pot.

SEVEN CARD STUD

Seven-Card Stud is played between 2 and 8 players. It consists of an initial ante, followed by 5 betting rounds. Each player in a game of stud gets 3 cards face down, and 4 cards that must be exposed for all players to see. The goal of Seven-Card Stud is to make the best 5-card poker hand with the given seven cards.

*Seven Card Stud Hi – The most straight-forward stud variation, as the straight-up high hand wins the whole pot.
*Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo – The pot is split between the best high hand and the best qualified low hand with 5 cards under 8 with no pair. If there is no qualified low, the high hand wins the whole pot.
*Razz – It is the Seven Card Stud in reverse. The only difference is that you’re trying to get the lowest possible hand. Straights and flushed usually don’t count against you. The lowest possible poker hand is A-2-3-4-5. Ace counts as a low card in Razz and is usually played with fixed betting limits.

CARIBBEAN STUD POKER

Caribbean Stud is different. In this game, everyone plays against the casino or house, which acts as a dealer. The house pays out all winning bets. To win a round of Caribbean Stud, a player must beat only the dealer’s hand and the players in the game do not contend between each other.

H.O.R.S.E

HORSE is the combination of Texas Holdem, Omaha, Razz and Stud. Play alternates between the 4 different types of online poker games and it’s thought to be the test of a truly good poker player to be able to play all 4 card games.

FIVE CARD DRAW

Five Card Draw can be played with between two and five players. Each player in a game of Draw receives 5 cards face down, and may discard or draw up to 5 cards after the first betting round. The player with the highest five-card poker hand at showdown wins the pot.

Poker is perhaps the most recognized card game around. Its popularity cuts across cultures and national borders and it is played by millions of people around the world.