Day 343 ... World Series of Poker Begins & Mike Sexton wins $1m TOC event

• Poker Blog of the Week ... Jeff Pulver Blog
Poker notes, comments & observations from Jeff Pulver.

• Latest Poker News ... Poker commentator Mike Sexton wins $1m Tournament of Champions event as 2006 WSOP begins

The third-annual Tournament of Champions concluded today at the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. TOC competitors included the top World Series of Poker and WSOP Circuit players of the past year. The high-level of competition and intense play makes the TOC one of the most prestigious titles in poker.

The special by-invitation-only tournament offered up a total prize pool of $2 million – including a one-million dollar first-prize. For all 27 players - the special event cost nothing to enter.



• 4kingpoker Losses Update

Holdem Poker ... $79.33

$5+0.50 SnG ... 10th ... - $ 5.50
$5+0.50 SnG ... 4th ... - $ 5.50
$5+0.50 SnG ... 6th ... - $ 5.50
$5+0.50 SnG ... 6th ... - $ 5.50
$5+0.50 SnG ... 6th ... - $ 5.50


Holdem Poker ... $79.33 ... -$27.50 ... total $ 51.83 (+$7.83)

Going backwards fast - nothing more to say than that really.

• 4kingpoker Stuff

4kingpoker Titan Series III starts Saturday 1st July ... 6 Qualifying tournaments - $1+0.10 buy-in with $25 added - The top 5 players from each tournament is qualified to play in the $100 FREEROLL Final. Starts Saturday 1st July 3pm EST and games will be on Saturdays at 3pm EST & Wednesdays at 5pm EST.

4kingpoker Referrer & Posting Freeroll ... Monthly $50 freeroll tournament open to 4kingpoker members who refer 2 new members to the forum or make 10+ posts in the forum in the previous month -

Referrer & Posting Freeroll on the 1st Sunday of every month,
starting Sunday 2nd July at Poker.com.

4kingpoker Buy-in Tour ... Following the sucess of the 4kingpoker Freeroll Tour and the Titan Series we are lauching a series of $3 buy-in tournie at our recommended sites - 12 tournaments each with $50 added to the prize fund + bonus $100 worth of prize money for the top 3 on the leaderboard after 12 events.

4kingpoker Buy-in Tour on the 2nd & 3rd Sunday of each month, starting 9th July at PokerHeaven.

NB. From 1st May you will need at least 5 posts in the forum in order to unlock the passwords section. It updates every 24hrs so don't miss out on the tournies because you haven't made enough posts and allowed 24hrs for it to update.

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• Poker Blog of the Week ... Jeff Pulver Blog
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