WSOP 2007 Main Event Ep02 Pt02

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STANKO WINS IN IOW

Scott Stanko, the former broker and cowboy is that kind of man who get success in everything he takes responsibility of. He, once again, he proved that during the$ 1620 buy-in Main event in Iwoa in the WSOPC Council Bluffs (World Series of Poker Circuit).

Aged thirty-three years, this poker pro, who is from Nebraska, snatched the league title. Remember that the championship attracted a field of near-about three-hundred participants which includes several talented and internationally recognized poker faces like Scott Clements, Jacob Bazeley, Dennis Phillips and Chris Bell. But still thse players did not stop Stanko to get a victory.

The winner faced against Charles Moore, the owner of 2 WSOPC rings in the final duel. After a long 2 hours fight, Stanko booted out Moore. Moore failed do manage a triple and he was forced to settle with the runner up position along with a premium of $ 62584.
On the other half, Stanko, as winner, finished the poker championship with a gold ring and the 1st prize of $ 101,266.

It must be declared that the reward for the champ of this year is much higher compared to last year that totaled $ 88000, thanks to the fact that the championship has experienced an increase in spectator attendance. In 2011, indeed, the championship was attended by 252 players that mean an increase of sixteen percent in audience. After this Iowa event, WSOPC’s next stop will be St Louis.

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FREE POKER MACHINES

If you are a poker fan and wish to try your luck in the historic Scarborough Hotel, then you are in for a real disappointment. When it will reopen in a few weeks, then it will be one of the only pubs in the region which will be without poker machine. The venue was closed since February after its previous lease ended. It has now been taken over by a company in connections to Hotel Illawarra in Wollongong’s CBD.

Paul Anzani, company spokesperson said that they have decided to get rid of all the poker machines and TAB. Mr Anzani said that the decision to do away with poker machines can surprise many people, but they are confident that Scarborough Hotel can manage without it. He further added that hotels like Scarborough are built for people to enjoy and poker machines have been added only recently.

He also said that now their main aim will be to attract families and locals. Mr Anzani also said that Scarborough Hotel has proved to be quite a viable business from a tourism point of view and that he feels that it can further improve if it reaches out a bit more to other people.

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PLAYING FOR CHARITY

Peter Eastgate auctioned of his 2008 WSOP (World Series of Poker) Main Event bracelet, in November 2010. HE raised more than $ 140000 for charity. For the most part the identity of the buyer was not disclosed at that point of time and that was the last thing anyone has geared listened about it, till now. Recently, William Haughey, the winner of that auction appeared for an interview.

William, from Scotland, is the Chairman and founder of City Refrigeration. The company has a turnover of around £ 400 million.  William’s groovy achiever in that business has granted him to pass substantial time and money on large-hearted efforts, including the establishment of the City Charitable Trust. As per to William’s website, this Trust has granted more than £ 5 million to different charities since its introduction that includes more than £ 1.3 million in the year 2010.

Most charities help local organizations, but William’s supported establishments and people throughout the world. William Haughey had the engineers of his his company, who in reality visited West Africa to construct water-wells for a charity. The water-wells have aided issue around 47,000 people with water.

In a recent interview, he told that the charity scene of Peter Eastgate’s World Series of Poker bracelet sale was the cause he invites. He further added that this was sole cause of buying the bracelet. He paid $ 150000 only for the bracelet, but if the money was not going to charity he would not have even paid $ 50000 for that. Few of the younger players told that the integrity of the bracelet was lost and more than that there was no respect, but the little children in Africa will be chanting Peter Eastgate this day without worrying about what the poker blogs are stating.