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About a week ago an MS Charity Poker Tournament took place at the Golden Nugget Casino in Las Vegas. This tournament was hosted by Montel Williams this year. This event was for the benefit of the Montel Williams MS Foundation. It took place at the pavilion of the Golden Nugget and it was the first event of a long series. The series of tournaments for the charity are called "The Grand".
The 2008 World Series of Poker had taken place on the 9th of June this year. Duncan "Pumper" Bell was the first one to be celebrated. He arrived at the final table of Event number 13, $ 2,500 No-Limit Hold'em. That’s how he got also to the bracelet ceremony. Duncan won several times at the final table and he has beaten also Steve Merrifield.
The original Seminole casino has a rival across the street. The old one is still a formidable 25 poker tables, room that has many tournaments each week. The new Seminole Hard Rock has an extremely flashy style and a youthful casino hotel.
Four years ago a $ ½ no-limit came on the casino poker scene and it was often spread with $100 cap to the buy-in.
Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, New Jersey, has new plans. There will be a new poker room in the casino. This room should have twelve PokerPro tables, but first it has to be approved by the New Jersey State Casino Control Commission.
It seems that the owner of PartyPoker increased 10% on speculations that the online company settled with the (DOJ), the Department of Justice, but no charges were filed against the company. In June 2007 the PartyGaming said to be in talks with the U.S. government.