What do Absolute Poker’s Matt Vengrin and Miss Teen California Have in Common?
Miss California Teen USA Title in the Hands of Professional Poker Player Matt Vengrin
Professional poker player Matt Vengrin was taking a break from holding Kings and Queens to help crown the next Miss California Teen USA. The Absolute Poker pro had been a celebrity judge in the recent Miss California Teen USA Pageant 2009. Some guys have all the luck!
As a poker player, I know how fierce competition can be. Just like playing in the World Series of Poker, these girls are in for a grueling but fun weekend and I’m excited to be an integral part of the experience.
Poker Pro Matt Vengrin
Matt Vengrin is one of online poker’s most successful young poker players. In a little over two years, the 24-year-old has won nearly $2 million playing poker at Absolute Poker, a number of other sites and at land-based casinos. In 2009 alone, the online poker pro has amassed six top 10 finishes in several popular online poker tournaments, including a 1st place finish in a recent No Limit Hold’em event for $61,600 in February and a 2nd place finish in a $100k tournament for $21,327 in January.
Most recently, Vengrin finished strong in the Main Event of the 2009 Aruba Poker Classic, a $5,500 No Limit Hold’em tournament held at the Radisson Aruba Resort & Casino. Vengrin collected $13,820 for his 27th place finish.
Being surrounded by beautiful women is anything but foreign to Vengrin. The poker professional sits alongside Lacey Jones, one of the hottest women in poker, on Absolute Poker’s team of pros. Most recently, Reality TV bombshell Trishelle signed on as Absolute Poker’s celebrity endorser, making the team even more attractive. Online poker players at AbsolutePoker.com can employ the online poker site’s free Absolute Buddy software to discover where Matt Vengrin is seated. He will be featured in red text while playing at Absolute Poker’s tables under the name vengmoney.
About Absolute Poker
AbsolutePoker is part of the CEREUS poker network and is dedicated to providing players from around the world with an online poker game experience that is second to none.
Players worldwide can access Absolute Poker online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from any PC or Mac and experience the best multi-player game online poker has to offer. Absolute Poker is committed to remaining the most trusted and best online poker experience, created by poker players for poker players.
UltimateBet.com UB.com and Poker2Nite TV
Poker2Nite, a Weekly Poker News Show on Fox Sports Net
UB.net celebrates the all-new magazine-style line-up fronted by Joe Sebok and Scott Huff, and there’s over half a million dollars in tournament entries to be won in the Poker2Nite Freerolls
Newest addition to Team UB.com, Joe Sebok and longtime poker journalist Scott Huff debut tonight at the helm of Poker2Nite, Fox Sports Net’s (“FSN”) hottest new weekly poker news program. Pull up a chair every Wednesday at 11pm EST to share all the behind-the-scenes fun and action of the poker world as you’ve never seen it before. Miss it the first time, and you can catch it again on Thursdays at 4pm and Fridays at 11am and 6pm ET, or visit UB.com for full viewing of the show.
Poker2Nite is a ‘fly on the wall’ perspective set to deliver the week’s breaking poker headlines, so expect it to be relevant, and above all, always highly entertaining. Enjoy the same high-level energy and hi-jinx from the co-hosts that built them a loyal following as radio’s foremost poker authorities.
Poker2Nite’s mission is to create something that hasn’t existed in the poker community yet: a unique poker TV show that takes fans into our world, seen through our eyes, and in our voice. Experience poker the way we do – with excitement, wit and a keen sense of humor. We’re creating our own little club, but all you have to do to gain access is love poker along with us. It’s going to be a wild ride so get on board
Poker2Nite linchpin Joe Sebok
The ‘Seebs’ and Huff dynamic is genius casting at its finest, as the co-anchors are renowned for only ever agreeing to disagree. Watch the PokerRoad.com pair make the move to the small screen to debate the latest news stories and events from around the felt, be it live or the virtual kind.
Plus, the on-camera profile gets a glamorous touch up with the addition of popular poker reporters Lacey Jones and Dana Workman. A familiar TV sitcom face, Dana will present a segment titled The Weekly Misdeal, while Lacey will hit the road as roving reporter in a regular spot We’ll Do It Live! , which deals out the scoop on the real men and women in poker’s land based pro circuit.
Other recurring segments include exclusive guest interviews, Talk Soup, Classic Hands v2.0, and Check, Raise, Fold?, tipped to quickly become an audience favorite as the co-hosts in the know banter about what’s hot and what’s not in the fickle world of UB.com.
To celebrate the launch of the poker show, presenting sponsor UB.net is hosting a series of daily, easy and free to enter online Poker2Nite Freerolls, scheduled between 8am and 2am ET and running every two hours. Finish in the top 125 in any of the daily freerolls to qualify for the massive Main Event on Sunday at 4pm ET.
Go on to grab a spot in the top 500 in the weekly Main Event for a share of some fabulous Poker2Nite Freeroll prizes, including tournament entries and Step tickets that lead to major online and live events. Compete for over $20,000 in tournament entries each month and chances to win hundreds of thousands of dollars in prizemoney every week in the UB.net Poker2Nite Freerolls.
Find out more about the UB.com Poker2Nite and watch the latest Poker2Nite videos.
About UB.net
Raise. Stack. Own.
Built for the aspiring poker player, UltimateBet.com offers top poker rewards, optimal poker tournament structures and fast-paced action games in one of the largest online poker communities in the world. Players can download the free poker software, play in free ring games and tournaments, plus meet and chat online with Phil Hellmuth and other Team UB pros to learn and enhance their playing strategy. UB.com provides the best poker games available on the net as part of the CEREUS poker network.
2008 Poker Olympics with Carbon Poker.com
Poker Olympics 2008 with Carbon Poker
With the countdown to the 2008 Olympic Games heating up, soon all of the eye-balls of the World will be focused on Beijing and the spirit of the games. However, at CarbonPoker.com its not just how you play your poker game, but how much FREE cash you stand a chance of winning!
Comp Point Tracker Pointing You to Cash Prises
Throughout August, your poker player administration area will track the comp points you earn and the cash prizes unlocked along the way. There will be comp point increments, starting with the Bronze medal and once you have cleared each comp point requirement you will receive an INSTANT cash prize. Once you have won all 10 Bronze medals, it will unlock the Silver medals and even bigger cash prizes. The best part is every time you win 10 of the same medals, you also receive a bonus cash prize – Up to $700!
Points Equals Cash Payouts!
Each medal will represent a set comp point requirement, and a corresponding cash payout. Every time you reach the next increment, the matching medal will light up to let you know that you’re an INSTANT winner. The more points earned, the more cash won!
Players can win nearly $2,000 in cash prizes plus earn even more free cash with August’s reload code, simply by reaching all of the comp points goals and unlocking all the medals. The best part is they can win up to 33 different cash prizes!
Absolute Poker Pays Out Record ‘Bad Beat’ Jackpot
Absolute Poker ‘Bad Beat’ Breaks Record
Not only was it Bad… as well as BIG… but it was incredibly beautiful, too!.
Last Sunday, history was made in the online poker world when Absolute Poker paid out a record breaking win, the world’s largest Bad Beat Jackpot. The win brought in an eye-popping $996,115.28. Just one monkey-hair away from being a cool million dollar pot!
Monster Jackpot for the Losers
A lucky Absolute Poker player, a “loser” whose moniker is RIVERMAN1969 took home the lion’s share of the prize: $325,212.40.
The Pasadena, California based poker player won the jackpot when his quad 10s were beaten by a royal procession of four Queens. That’s the beauty of a BAD BEAT! Almost 90 other happy poker players also enjoyed a share of this record prize. Maybe next time, you could be one of them. Start playing now!
Congratulations to the losers (in this case, winners!) each of whom had made the wise decision to play at Absolute Poker’s Bad Beat Jackpot tables.
Don’t miss out when the next monster jackpot hits. Get in on it. If you’re lucky, you might just get your butt kicked!
Cake Poker Promotions
Cake Poker Delivers!
Drop by and visit the Cake Poker website. Cake Poker.com has been up-and-coming for a while and they seem to be making all the right choices. They rock!
website. You’ve got nothing to lose by checking out the CakePoker.com web site. If you’re a poker player looking to get into a well-run, excellent online poker facility, you owe it to yourself to have a peek. You just might decide to stay a while.
Act quickly and get in on some of the great promos Cake Poker is currently offering. CakePoker.com intends to stay around for a while, and to do so the managers there know that they need to keep their players happy, winning, and coming back for more. Apparently, they have been making all the right business decisions, because they keep on growing and retaining poker players continuously.
Play Blackjack Online at CarbonPoker.com
Top Notch Blackjack Online
Up and comer CarbonPoker.com offers much more than just poker to their players. One of the games offered is Blackjack. By the looks of it, the management at Carbon Poker mean business! They’ve done a bang-up job at creating a sleek and very user friendly interface. Click on the image below to begin playing Blackjack today!
Blackjack Game Details
- Only available in ‘real money’ mode.
- There are two game versions available – Min $1 to Max $50 and Min $5 to Max $200.
- 8 Decks in shoe, shuffled every hand
- Dealer draws to 16 and stands on 17
- Two splits allowed (3 hands)
- Double after split allowed
- Draw on split aces is not allowed
- Dealer checks for blackjack on Ace through Ten.
- The ‘Insurance’ option is offered to the player if the dealer has an Ace as their up card.
It is possible that the dealer has a Blackjack if the dealer’s up card is a 10, Jack, Queen or King. In this case, the player will lose unless they also have a Blackjack. The dealer will check whether a Blackjack is possible and will collect the losing bet immediately if they have a Blackjack.
Open a Carbon Poker Player Account Today!
It’s fast, secure, safe, and easy. Start playing Poker and Blackjack online now, (not to mention a plethora of other casino games, as well). Carbon Poker is your gateway to gambler’s paradise!
Poker Players Alliance Seeking State Director
Volunteer Position For PPA State Directors
Former New York Senator Alfonse D’Amato has recently put out a request for interested parties to step forward into a leadership role by becoming state directors for the Poker Player’s Alliance (PPA), and building momentum in the United States to bring about fair and beneficial change in how online poker is legally classified. Former senator D’Amato is the chairman of the PPA, and an avid poker player.
A Message from PPA chairman Alfonse D’Amato
Happy New Year! Please read this important email. Poker needs you!
2008 will be a critical year for poker. The success and momentum we built together in 2007 must continue into a more vocal and mobilized grassroots efforts this year. We cannot move forward without broad support and active involvement from our members. With that in mind, I am pleased to extend to you an invitation to become a State Director for the Poker Players Alliance.
I can tell you from my own political experience that there is no more important mission for the PPA than to have a strong, vocal and coordinated grassroots effort. With 2008 being a major election year, it is even more pressing that the PPA become a player in the key battleground states and districts.
We are taking steps to empower our State Directors. Currently we have state directors in 30 states, but this important component of our organization will not be complete until every state in the Union is fully represented. State Directors are volunteer positions. You will not be compensated monetarily for your work; however, neither will you be expected to incur any expenses of your own. We are expanding the program so that there are multiple representatives from each state. And then, with guidance and support from the PPA, State Directors will engage in activities at the local and national level that are aimed at building the organization while promoting and defending the great game of poker.
These activities will include:
- Training from grassroots professionals who will teach you grassroots tactics and share ideas
- Active recruitment of new PPA members
- Direct communications with the thousands of PPA members in your state
- Organizing local events/poker tournaments to promote the PPA and/or raise monies for charity
- Participation in local political events and arranging meetings between poker players and elected officials
- Engaging in PPA national initiatives such as our planned voter registration campaign
PPA State Directors will also receive access to special events planned for the 2008 World Series of Poker and in Washington D.C. You will also be given recognition on the PPA Web site and in leading poker publications. State Directors will be the frontline in the fight for poker. Your fellow poker players will know you are a leader in the fight to protect the great game.
If you are interested in becoming more actively involved in the PPA, please apply today to be a State Director by filling out this simple online application (click here). Current PPA State Directors needn’t apply again. The submission period ends on Monday, January 28th. The PPA will review all applications and selections will be made in early February.
Again, a strong a viable State Directors program will be a major thrust of the PPA’s efforts in 2008. I hope you will consider applying for these important positions.
Proud to Play Poker,
Alfonse D’Amato, Chairman
Poker Players Alliance
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