WEEK IN REVIEW FOR 05.08.05

From the Bloggers:

It’s a week of big news for the dedicated poker bloggers. First, congratulations to Pauly whose Poker Player article on the next WSOP champion was picked up as a lead by Fox Sports: Poker. Of course, Boy Genius continues to offer some of the best content to be found on Poker Player. Next, check out G-Rob’s news segment starring Badblood. Otis, the master scribe from UpForPoker, has yet another article in a major poker publication. Finally, Max, Glenn and I cheered on Felicia at the H.O.R.S.E. tournament at the Union Plaza.

From Las Vegas:

The Las Vegas tournament poker scene this past week has been downtown at the Plaza Hotel and Casino. The Plaza World Poker Classic runs through May 17 with various events scheduled everyday. The Plaza Classic will have an ultra-buy-in final event. Have an extra $50K? Then you may want to consider playing in this one.

The Mirage Hotel will be hosting the World Poker Showdown. Satellites begin on Monday, May 9th and a Professional Poker Tour event will start at noon on Tuesday. The PPT tournaments are for qualified professionals only and the event will be a collection of well known professional playing in the Freeroll. This is a great event for fans to attend and watch your favorites do battle. The final table of the PPT event will be on May 27th and will be filmed for later broadcast on television. The first event of the WPT Season IV, The Mirage Poker Showdown, a $10,000 buy-in No Limit Hold’em tournament that is scheduled to begin on May 23rd and runs for four days.

Complete results for the Mirage Poker Showdown and all poker tournaments can be found on Poker Player Newspaper, along with the latest poker news, informative articles from poker’s finest writers and the easiest to navigate tournament schedules on the Internet.