From Friday, July 30 to Tuesday, August 3, Go Casino is running the $60,000 Guaranteed Weekend Madness tournament. The slot tournament is played on the Cherry Blossoms game, which is a Vegas Technology online slot with a Japanese theme. The slot tournament has an entry fee of $14.99, which earns you 325 coins with which to play. If you run out and want more, you can re-buy for the same amount. Eac

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To date, Paul the Octopus has only made predictions on major football matches.  His World Cup picks were perfect including a selection of Spain to win outright in Sunday’s final.  So will Paul make his picks for the 2010 Open Championship this week?

Paul did veer off course a bit with a pick on a game that did not feature Germany.  All other picks prior to Sunday were games that featured the German side.

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While it still may be early, the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) main event featured two ladies among the top 10 chip leaders.  Aside from the 2007 World Series of Poker Europe main event, no woman has ever made the final table of the WSOP main event.  One of the more exciting features of the main event in recent years has been anticipation surrounding the "last woman standing". 

Sasha Rosewood and Vanessa Selbst were the two women holding the number 7 and number 8 chip count spots, respectively, heading into Sunday’s play.

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The 2008 World Series of Poker champion Peter Eastgate is retiring from the world of poker according to the Associated Press.

"I was bored of the game, lacking motivation, did not need the money any more so saw no point in continuing," Peter Eastgate told The Associated Press in a Facebook message on Wednesday. "In case I return, it will be because I need an income again or because I am bored doing nothing."

Eastgate told the AP he has no immediate plans and isn’t sure what he will do next.

A 24-year-old Danish poker player who won $9.15 million at the 2008 World Series of Poker main event. 

"When I started playing poker for a living, it was never my goal to spend the rest of my life as a professional poker player," Eastgate said.

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One of the most famous female players, Jennifer Tilly, found herself out of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) main event quite early in Day 2.

Tilly is also one of the most notable celebrity poker players who has appeared in such classic films as Bride of Chucky, Pigs Next Store, Bound and Seed of Chucky.

Her total live tournament career winnings to date are just under $500,000.  She has one WSOP bracelet from 2005 when Tilly won Event #26 – WSOP Ladies – No Limit Hold’em. 

Other notable exits on Tuesday included Erick Lindgren, who has over $6.7 million in live tournament career winnings and one WSOP bracelet. <

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Doyle Brunson, The Brunson 10 and the industry’s top pros will let loose at the Wynn before WSOP Main Event

Blush Boutique Nightclub at the Wynn better get ready for a full house on Saturday night. Blush is hosting Doyle Brunson’s Official 2010 WSOP Party and with poker’s biggest living legend in attendance along with the who’s who of the poker world, the night promises to be nothing short of legendary. Doyle Brunson’s Official 2010 WSOP Party will take place on Saturday, July 3rd at Blush Boutique Nightclub inside the Wynn. Doors open at 9pm and online poker players are invited to join Doyle and celebrate DoylesRoom.com’s long list of 2010 WSOP successes.

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Top European multi-channel online gaming site Jetbull.com has joined the Cake Network to provide poker service to their players.

Jetbull are noted for their spokesperson – former Formula 1 star, David Couthard, a winner of 13 Grand Prix races and a resident of Monaco, famous for its race track and Casino. With a cool head, steady nerves, and a willingness to take calculated risks with the chance of high rewards Couthard is a perfect brand ambassador.

In addition to signing up Couthard, Jetbull has also undergone a redesign and recently upgraded their gaming offerings with Oddsmatrix’ sportsbook, NetEnt’s casino, and now Cake Network’s poker.

Sandra Barton, COO at Jetbull.com notes, "Thanks to our new partnerships Jetbull now has one of the best platforms in Europe.

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The advertisement was published at the request of the company, which is the wholesale agent for the websites.

The plaintiff claims he paid RM150,000 into the company’s nominated bank account and obtained an access code.

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A Peruvian judge has ruled that the initial confession of murder suspect Joran van der Sloot will stand up in a court of law

The 21-year-old Dutchman accused of killing a Peruvian university student while attending the Latin American Poker Tour in Lima, Peru, is to be judged by his initial confession.

Joran van der Sloot admitted to killing Stephany Flores in his hotel room a few weeks ago but has since recanted and claimed that his confession should not hold since there was not an interpreter in the room.  That said, van der Sloot went into full gory detail of the events, suggesting he understood the questions being asked of him. 

A Peruvian judge on Friday denied a defense motion to void the confession because the attorney representing him at the time was state-appointed.

Superior Court Judge Wilder Casique rejected the habeus corpus motion on behalf of Van der Sloot, who is jailed pending trial on charges of first-degree murder and robbery in the May 30 death in his hotel room of Flores, whom he met playing poker in a casino.

Van der Sloot also remains the sole suspect in the unresolved 2005 disappearance of U.S. t

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With the 19th edition of the World Cup football tournament taking place in Africa for the very first time, there is a chance that a team from that continent could finally win soccer’s ultimate prize.

No team from Africa has ever won the World Cup with only Cameroon and Senegal making it further than the second round, which came in 1990 and 2002 respectively. (Read the full post about ‘World Cup hope for African teams – Online Casino News’…)