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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Gwyneth Paltrow helps hand out world sports awards

March 10, 2010 - Happening now: Gwyneth Paltrow - who wast spotted singingKilling Me Softly at a karaoke bar in Nashville last weekend - is now in Abu Dhabi for the annual Laureus Sports Awards event.

Kevin Spacey hosted the show, and stars including Hugh Grant, Clive Owen, Kyle MacLachlan and Michelle Rodriguez were on hand to see Serena Williams named Sportswoman of the Year and Sprinter Usain Bolt was named Laureus World Sportsman of the Year.

We'll see Gwyneth next in Iron Man 2, out May 7.

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Saturday, March 6, 2010

Win One of 13 VIP Freeroll Seats to the European Masters of Poker Lisbon in March

March 6th, 2010 ~ Thirteen Guaranteed Seats Worth €26,000 to EMOP Lisbon Up for Grabs Through VIP Freerolls This March


The European Masters of Poker is gearing up for its third stop, Casino Estoril, Lisbon, Portugal, from March. 25 to 28, 2010 with €26,000 worth of VIP point freeroll qualifiers throughout March.

Online qualification is now underway on the Entraction network, including premium partners’ 24hPoker.com, C4A.com, NoIQPoker.com, Pokerihuone.com, Pokerdassi.com, and Potraiser.com, and a number of special routes to this event have now been opened to online poker players*.

Starting March 1 Entraction network players who have earned 50 VIP points can play a freeroll every second day (March 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, and 15) at 20:15 CET for a €2,000 package to EMOP Lisbon. Players must earn the VIP points 24 hours prior to the freeroll they wish to play for one of the eight VIP freeroll packages.

March 15 sees a special VIP tournament at 21:15 CET with a further five packages to EMOP Lisbon guaranteed. Players wishing to play this event must have earned 2,000 VIP points between March 1 and the start of the tournament.

Additionally the final EMOP Lisbon Iron Man freeroll will be held this Sunday Feb. 28. This freeroll has one €1,450 package to EMOP Lisbon for the winner - €1,100 buy-in + €350 expenses. To be eligible to play this freeroll players must have earned the required number of VIP Points from midnight on February 1 up until the start time of the freeroll.
Qualification for the €1,000+€100 buy-in main event in Lisbon through regularly scheduled satellites and feeders is also now underway on all poker sites on the Entraction network for as little as €2 or 200 VIP points. There are 32 daily satellites feeding into the main weekly qualifiers which take place each:

Tuesday 20:40 (CET) - €100 buy in with five €2,000 packages guaranteed
Thursday 20:40 (CET) - €100 buy in with five €2,000 packages guaranteed
Sunday 20:40 (CET) - €200 buy in with eight €2,000 packages guaranteed

EMOP Lisbon will also host a variety of side events to suit all pockets including a €220 no-limit hold’em shootout (Wed. Mar. 24), a €330 no-limit hold’em freezeout (Fri. Mar. 26), and a €165 no-limit hold’em freezeout (Sun. Mar. 28).

At the end of January 2010 Maciej Lipny won the European Masters of Poker Gran Canaria topping the sold out field of 288 players to take down €66,240 at the Casino Las Palmas in the Canary Islands.

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Friday, March 5, 2010

2010 National Heads-Up Poker Championship Bracket Set

The field of 64 is set in the National Heads-Up Poker Championship, which will air on NBC. One of the highlights of the opening round is a titanic showdown between PokerStars pros Jason Mercier and Daniel Negreanu, who have both been on a hot streak.

Mercier and Negreanu made the final table of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe Main Event last year. Mercier finished fourth in the £10,000 buy-in poker tournament, while Negreanu fell heads-up to CardPlayer Magazine owner Barry Shulman after entering as the short stack. Mercier and Negreanu collected £267,000 and £495,000 for their efforts, respectively. Both are bracelet winners and members of Team PokerStars Pro.

Mercier enters the National Heads-Up Poker Championship, which is emanating from Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, on a high note. Last week, the Florida native took third in the L.A. Poker Classic’s High-Roller event for $141,000. In December, Mercier won a $5,000 HORSE event during the Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic for $100,000. Negreanu made waves during the recent PartyPoker Premier League, finishing fourth at the final table. Heading into Thursday’s draw party, Negreanu Tweeted his desired first round opponent: “Headed down to Pure for the NBC HU draw party and I'm hoping to NOT draw one of the 7 qualifiers or a woman. Record going into #6 is 7-5.”

Meanwhile, two titans of the online poker industry will tangle, as 13 bracelets will meet when Full Tilt Poker front man Howard Lederer takes on UB.com bad boy Phil Hellmuth. Lederer was fourth on Bluff Magazine’s Power 20 list, while Hellmuth leads the all-time bracelet count with 11. Both have crafty nicknames, as “The Professor” will take on “The Poker Brat” in a high-stakes first round encounter.

In an all-female first round showdown, Full Tilt Poker’s Jennifer Harman is paired up with actress Jennifer Tilly. A total of seven women will make their way to Caesars Palace in Las Vegas today for first round action. Joining Harman and Tilly to add estrogen to the field are Annie Duke, Annette Dworski, Annette “Annette_15” Obrestad, Vanessa Rousso, and Kara Scott. Six women took to the field in 2009, including Rousso, who finished as the runner-up to Huck Seed.

Those in the hunt for the title range between 21 (Obrestad) and 76 years-old (Doyle Brunson). The tournament hits television airwaves on NBC beginning on April 18th and will run for six consecutive Sundays. The ultimate survivor of the single elimination heads-up tournament pockets $500,000, while its runner-up takes home a cool $250,000. Here’s a look at the first round match-ups in the 2010 National Heads-Up Poker Championship.

Clubs Bracket – Top Half
Patrik Antonius vs Chris Moneymaker
Leo Wolpert vs Eric “basebaldy” Baldwin
David Williams vs Joe Cada
Erik Seidel vs Huck Seed

Clubs Bracket – Bottom Half
Dan Ramirez vs Erick Lindgren
Peter Eastgate vs Bertrand “Elky” Grospellier
Stephen Quinn vs Ted Forrest
Dario Minieri vs Jamie Gold

Spades Bracket – Top Half
Gavin Smith vs Phil Ivey
Richard Edwards vs Scotty Nguyen
Shawn “westtexasman” Rice vs Joe Hachem
Gabe Kaplan vs Johnny Chan

Spades Bracket – Bottom Half
Daniel Negreanu vs Jason Mercier
Pieter de Korver vs Mike Sexton
Phil Gordon vs Tom “durrrr” Dwan
Phil Laak vs John Juanda

Hearts Bracket – Top Half
Jesper Hougaard vs Allen Cunningham
Eli Elezra vs Greg “FBT” Mueller
Annette Dworski vs Chris Ferguson
Kara Scott vs Dennis Phillips

Hearts Bracket – Bottom Half
Brock “t soprano” Parker vs Doyle Brunson
J.P. Kelly vs Don Cheadle
Howard Lederer vs Phil Hellmuth
Annette “Annette_15” Obrestad vs Orel Hershiser

Diamonds Bracket – Top Half
Barry Greenstein vs Vanessa Rousso
Sammy Farha vs Antonio Esfandiari
Jennifer Harman vs Jennifer Tilly
Jerry Yang vs Mike Matusow

Diamonds Bracket - Bottom Half
Darvin Moon vs Bill Huntress
Andy Bloch vs Annie Duke
Andrew Wilson vs Paul Wasicka
Gus Hansen vs Greg Raymer

Rice and Huntress both qualified for the National Heads-Up Poker Championship at the host casino, while Dworski, Edwards, Quinn, Ramirez, and Wilson all won online satellites. The tournament’s first round will play out today, while the second round will take place on Saturday. The quarterfinals, semifinals, and championship match will all pan out on Sunday.

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Wednesday, March 3, 2010

March Madness Schedule 2010


March Madness Schedule 2010 DIV I

2008: 70th ANNUAL DIVISION I MENS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Selection Sunday: March 16, 2008
Opening Round: Tuesday, March 18, 2008
UD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Host: University of Dayton

First and Second Rounds: Thursday and Saturday, March 20 and 22, 2008
Honda Center
Anaheim, California
Host: Big West Conference

Pepsi Center
Denver, Colorado
Hosts: Mountain West Conference and Colorado State University

Qwest Center Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska
Hosts: Creighton University and Missouri Valley Conference

Verizon Center
Washington, D.C.
Host: Georgetown University

First and Second Rounds: Friday and Sunday, March 21 and 23, 2008
BJCC Arena
Birmingham, Alabama
Host: Southeastern Conference

Alltel Arena
Little Rock, Arkansas
Host: University of Arkansas-Little Rock

RBC Center
Raleigh, North Carolina
Host: North Carolina State University

St. Pete Times Forum
Tampa, Florida
Host: University of South Florida

Regionals: Thursday and Saturday, March 27 and 29, 2008
East Regional
Charlotte Bobcats Arena
Charlotte, North Carolina
Host: University of North Carolina, Charlotte

West Regional
US Airways Center
Phoenix, Arizona
Host: Arizona State University

Regionals: Friday and Sunday, March 28 and 30, 2008
Midwest Regional
Ford Field
Detroit, Michigan
Host: University of Detroit Mercy

South Regional
Reliant Stadium
Houston, Texas
Host: University of Houston and Rice University

Final Four: April 5 and 7, 2008
Alamodome
San Antonio, Texas
Host: University of Texas-San Antonio

2009: FUTURE SITES
Opening Round: Tuesday, March 17, 2009
UD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Host: University of Dayton

First and Second Rounds: Thursday and Saturday, March 19 and 21, 2009
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, North Carolina
Host: Atlantic Coast Conference

Sprint Center
Kansas City, Missouri
Host: Big 12 Conference

Wachovia Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Host: St. Joseph's University

Rose Garden
Portland, Oregon
Host: University of Oregon

First and Second Rounds: Friday and Sunday, March 20 and 22, 2009
Taco Bell Arena
Boise, Idaho
Host: Boise State University

UD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Host: University of Dayton

American Airlines Arena
Miami, Florida
Host: Florida International University

HHH Metrodome
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Host: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Regionals: Thursday and Saturday, March 26 and 28, 2009
East Regional
TD Banknorth
Boston, Massachusetts
Host: Boston College

West Regional
Cardinal Stadium
Glendale, Arizona
Host: Arizona State University

Regionals: Friday and Sunday, March 27 and 29, 2009
Midwest Regional
Lucas Oil Stadium
Indianapolis, Indiana
Host: Butler University/Horizon League

South Regional
FedExForum
Memphis, Tennessee
Host: University of Memphis

Final Four: Saturday and Monday, April 4 and 6, 2009
Ford Field
Detroit, Michigan
Host: University of Detroit-Mercy

2010: FUTURE SITES
Opening Round: Tuesday, March 16, 2010
UD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Host: University of Dayton
First and Second Rounds: Thursday and Saturday, March 18 and 20, 2010
New Orleans Arena
New Orleans, Louisiana
Host: Tulane University

Dunkin Donuts Center
Providence, Rhode Island
Host: Big East Conference/Providence College

HP Pavilion
San Jose, California
Host: San Jose State University

Spokane Memorial Arena
Spokane, Washington
Host: Washington State University

First and Second Rounds: Friday and Sunday, March 19 and 21, 2010
HSBC Arena
Buffalo, New York
Host: MAAC/Canisius/Niagara

Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Jacksonville, Florida
Host: Jacksonville University

Bradley Center
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Host: Marquette University

Ford Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Host: Big 12 Conference

Regionals: Thursday and Saturday, March 25 and 27, 2010
East Regional
Carrier Dome
Syracuse, New York
Host: Syracuse University

West Regional
Energy Solutions Arena
Salt Lake City, Utah
Host: University of Utah

Regionals: Friday and Sunday, March 26 and 28, 2010
Midwest Regional
Edward Jones Dome
St. Louis, Missouri
Host: Missouri Valley Conference

South Regional
Reliant Stadium
Houston, Texas
Host: University of Houston

Final Four: April 3 and 5, 2010
Lucas Oil Stadium
Indianapolis, Indiana
Host: Butler University/Horizon League

2011: FUTURE SITES
Opening Round March 15, 2011
To be determined
First and Second Rounds March 17-20, 2011
To be determined
Regionals March 24-27, 2011
To be determined
Final Four April 2 and 4, 2011
Reliant Stadium
Houston, Texas
Host: University of Houston

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