Sexton Appeal...

LAS VEGAS–This World Series began with Mike Sexton winning the Tournament of Champions and $1 million, half of which he promised to give to charity. As the main event got under way, Mike Sexton made the mile-long trek from the Rio poker room to the Voodoo Lounge during dinner break to formally present five different checks for $100,000 each — to the Buoniconti Fund, Children...

Family Pot...

PARTYPOKER.NET SPONSORS FIRST THREE-GENERATIONAL FAMILY EVER IN WORLD SERIES OF POKER The Gouldings of Melbourne FL Range From 22 to 91—and Take Their Poker Seriously! GIBRALTAR (July 29, 2006) – This is one family you don’t want to bluff! Victor Goulding, 91; Rick Goulding, 52, and Brenton Goulding, 22 of Melbourne, Fla., are breaking new ground today—as the first ever...

Sneak Preview...

LAS VEGAS–PartyPoker was all over the place (to say the least) at the premiere of “No Limit” — a documentary about poker — which was followed by a party at the Ghost Bar in the Palms. Many pros were in attendance, including poker’s newest celebrity mom and dad, Karina and Chip Jett. It was quite a scene. Linda Johnson and Jan Fisher have been...

Monster Mash...

The PartyPoker Monster has been unleashed in Las Vegas. The “warning” signs first appeared all over the cabs — like literally, as I saw one cab totally repainted like a Monster race car — and now it’s arrived at the WSOP. Or at least the teasers for this biggest-in-the-history-of-the-universe freeroll have. You can’t miss them. And people are already...

Surfers for Poker...

Not every PartyPoker tournament takes place online. PartyPoker is helping crown the king of No-Limit Hold’em amongst the X-Games elite. Over the past month, athletes from various extreme-sport disciplines — surfing, wakeboarding, skateboarding, snowboarding, BMX, and freestyle motocross — have been competing in a series of qualifying poker tournaments to win their way...

Industry Indicators...

CardPlayer has a story on Party Gaming’s 2nd quarter earnings. In a nutshell, it says growth continues … particularly outside the U.S....

Part-y Party...

We probably all should remember every so often that there’s more going on in this world than just poker … there’s darts, too! Canadian steel chunker John Part, who won the PartyPoker.net Las Vegas Desert Classic three weeks ago is apparently continuing his tear through the dart-tossing world. He advanced earlier today (yesterday, depending on where you’re reading...

NegreanU-Tube...

LAS VEGAS–Daniel Negreanu is pioneering the video poker blog at this year’s WSOP. And check it out … he dug up some old footage of his stand-up comedy routine during the talent show of the 2003 PartyPoker Million....

Just Horsing Around...

LAS VEGAS–The other particularly exciting event this year was the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event — a limit-structured combination of different games … all leading to a super-prestigious No-Limit Hold’em final table. There wasn’t a single table that wasn’t at least half-full of well-known pros. Mike Sexton drew a particularly tough table … one that...

Not Just a Man’s Game...

LAS VEGAS–Here are some pictures of the Queen of Hearts team in action … Katie Porello — from “King of Vegas” to the WSOP … Wendeen Eolis, an accomplished semi-pro and poker writer, attempting to balance her stylish water bottle on a growing stack of chips. Defending champion and team co-captain Jennifer Tilly. Jan Fisher (right). Maureen...