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Noli Francisco
Manuel "Noli" Francisco (November 13, 1941 – February 23, 2017) was a Filipino American poker player. He had worked as an importer, architect, and real estate entrepreneur. He had been a successful recreational poker player for over 25 years. At the 1992 World Series of Poker, Francisco finished 2nd in the $2,500 pot limit hold'em event. At the 1993 World Series of Poker, Francisco finished 2nd in the $2,500 no limit hold'em event when he lost to Phil Hellmuth. Francisco had 14 recorded cashes at the World Series of Poker for over $380,000. His last recorded WSOP in-the-money finish was in 1997. In September 2003, Noli won the World Poker Tour (WPT) second season Borgata Poker Open, winning $470,000. The final table included top professional players Carlos Mortensen Juan Carlos Mortensen (born April 13, 1972, in Ambato, Ecuador) is an Ecuadorian professional poker player of Danish descent and the first South American Main Event winner of the World Series of Poke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manila, Philippines
Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), is the capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city. It is highly urbanized and, as of 2019, was the world's most densely populated city proper. Manila is considered to be a global city and rated as an Alpha – City by Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC). It was the first chartered city in the country, designated as such by the Philippine Commission Act 183 of July 31, 1901. It became autonomous with the passage of Republic Act No. 409, "The Revised Charter of the City of Manila", on June 18, 1949. Manila is considered to be part of the world's original set of global cities because its commercial networks were the first to extend across the Pacific Ocean and connect Asia with the Spanish Americas through the galleon trade; when this was accomplished, it marked the first time in world history that an uninterrupted chain of trade routes circling the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Poker Tour
The World Poker Tour (WPT) is an internationally televised gaming and entertainment brand. Since 2002, the World Poker Tour has operated a series of international poker tournaments and associated television series broadcasting playdown and the final table of each tournament. The most prominent of World Poker Tour events belong to the WPT Main Tour. The WPT Main Tour focuses on the buy-in range of $3,500-$25,000, and winners of official WPT Main Tour events are awarded a membership to the WPT Champions Club. The WPT Champions Cup is the trophy awarded to all winners of WPT Main Tour events, and champions have their names engraved on the Cup. Business The World Poker Tour was started in 2002 in the United States by attorney/television producer Steven Lipscomb, who served as CEO of WPT Enterprises, Inc. (WPTE). In November 2009, PartyGaming announced its acquisition of the World Poker Tour for $12.3 million. In 2011, PartyGaming merged with bwin to form bwin.Party Digital Entert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Poker Tour Winners
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American Poker Players
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2017 Deaths
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1941 Births
Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January–August – 10,072 men, women and children with mental and physical disabilities are asphyxiated with carbon monoxide in a gas chamber, at Hadamar Euthanasia Centre in Germany, in the first phase of mass killings under the Action T4 program here. * January 1 – Thailand's Prime Minister Plaek Phibunsongkhram decrees January 1 as the official start of the Thai solar calendar new year (thus the previous year that began April 1 had only 9 months). * January 3 – A decree (''Normalschrifterlass'') promulgated in Germany by Martin Bormann, on behalf of Adolf Hitler, requires replacement of blackletter typefaces by Antiqua. * January 4 – The short subject ''Elmer's Pet Rabbit'' is released, marking the second appearance of Bugs Bunny, and also the first to have his name on a title card. * January 5 – WWII: Battle of Bardia in Libya: Australian and British troops def ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bambi Francisco
Bambi Francisco is a Filipino-American journalist, author, and businesswoman. She is the founder and CEO of Vator, a news website and social network dedicated to high-tech entrepreneurs and investors. Career Francisco is a former syndicated columnist and correspondent for Dow Jones MarketWatch. She covered Internet trends and investments across the public and private sectors. Her newsletter reached more than 400,000 subscribers. She started her career at MarketWatch in 1999 as Internet editor and morning business anchor for KPIX, a CBS affiliate - at the time, MarketWatch was owned by CBS. In 2001, Bambi was named to the "blue-chip" financial reporting all-star team by The Journal of Financial Reporters, the leading organization for the business news industry. Adweek named her one of the top ten most influential journalists on the Web. When Spike TV launched in 2003 as the "first network for men", Bambi Francisco anchored daily business news reports on the current state of wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Poker Tour Season 4 Results
Below are the results of season 4 of the World Poker Tour television series (2005–2006). Results Mirage Poker Showdown * Casino: The Mirage, Paradise, Nevada * Buy-in: $10,000 * 4-Day Event: May 23, 2005 to May 26, 2005 * Number of Entries: 317 * Total Prize Pool: $3,074,900 * Number of Payouts: 27 * Winning Hand: Q-Q Grand Prix de Paris * Casino: Aviation Club de France, Paris * Buy-in: €10,000 * 5-Day Event: July 25, 2005 to July 29, 2005 * Number of Entries: 160 * Total Prize Pool: €1,520,000 * Number of Payouts: 18 Legends of Poker * Casino: Bicycle Casino, Los Angeles * Buy-in: $5,000 * 5-Day Event: August 27, 2005 to August 31, 2005 * Number of Entries: 839 * Total Prize Pool: $4,195,000 * Number of Payouts: 72 * Winning Hand: Borgata Poker Open * Casino: Borgata, Atlantic City * Buy-in: $10,000 * 4-Day Event: September 19, 2005 to September 22, 2005 * Number of Entries: 515 * Total Prize Pool: $4,995,500 * Number of Payouts: 45 * Winning Hand: Ult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Oppenheim (poker Player)
David Oppenheim (born March 7, 1973) is an American professional poker player. Oppenheim is from Calabasas, California. He started playing live cash games at 16, underaged, at the Bicycle Card Club (now known as the famous Bicycle Casino). He dropped college (Cal State Northridge) to start his poker career around the age of 19. He became known as one of the greatest cash games players of all time, and also became a representative of Full Tilt Poker. In 2019, David Oppenheim got inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame. As of 2021, his winnings in live poker tournaments are close to $2,000,000. Poker career During the second season of the World Poker Tour, he placed third in the No-Limit Hold 'em Championship at the Borgata Poker Open in Atlantic City, earning $117,500 and third at the 2010 World Series of Poker in the $50,000 The Players Championship Event, earning $603,348. In 2011 he finished first in the Australian poker series, 'Aussie Millions' with a cash prize of $250,00 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Mortensen
Juan Carlos Mortensen (born April 13, 1972, in Ambato, Ecuador) is an Ecuadorian professional poker player of Danish descent and the first South American Main Event winner of the World Series of Poker. Mortensen is known for his loose play, bluffing tactics, and interesting chip-stacking style. Poker career World Series of Poker Mortensen moved from Spain to the United States in the late 1990s to play poker. He won $1,500,000 at the 2001 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. He defeated a then-record field of 613 players, including a very tough final table that included professional players Mike Matusow (6th), 1989 WSOP Main Event champion Phil Hellmuth (5th), Phil Gordon (4th), and Dewey Tomko (2nd). In the final hand, Mortensen's out-drew and defeated Tomko's , when Mortensen's hand improved to make a straight. Mortensen won his second career bracelet at the 2003 World Series of Poker in the $5,000 Limit Hold'em event, earning $251,680. He defeated professional pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Poker Tour Season 2 Results
Below are the results of season two of the World Poker Tour television series (2003–2004). Results Grand Prix de Paris * Casino: Aviation Club de France, Paris * Buy-in: €10,000 * 4-Day Event: July 10, 2003 to July 13, 2003 * Number of Entries: 96 * Total Prize Pool: €894,400 (US$1,028,826) * Number of Payouts: 9 Legends of Poker * Casino: Bicycle Casino, Los Angeles * Buy-in: $5,000 * 3-Day Event: September 1, 2003 to September 3, 2003 * Number of Entries: 309 * Total Prize Pool: $1,545,000 * Number of Payouts: 27 * Winning Hand: 9-7 Borgata Poker Open * Casino: Borgata, Atlantic City * Buy-in: $5,000 * 3-Day Event: September 20, 2003 to September 22, 2003 * Number of Entries: 235 * Total Prize Pool: $1,175,000 * Number of Payouts: 18 Ultimate Poker Classic * Casino: Radisson Aruba Resort & Casino, Palm Beach, Aruba * Buy-in: $4,000 * 1-Day Event: October 18, 2003 * Number of Entries: 436 * Total Prize Pool: $1,697,460 * Number of Payouts: 20 World Poker Fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Hellmuth
Phillip Jerome Hellmuth Jr. (born July 16, 1964) is an American professional poker player who has won a record sixteen World Series of Poker bracelets. He is the winner of the Main Event of the 1989 World Series of Poker (WSOP) and the Main Event of the 2012 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE), and he is a 2007 inductee of the WSOP's Poker Hall of Fame. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest tournament players of all time. Personal life Hellmuth was born in Madison, Wisconsin, and attended Madison West High School. He had trouble with grades and friends during school and said at the time he was the "ugly duckling" of his family. He then moved on to the University of Wisconsin–Madison for three years, where he dropped out to become a full-time poker player. Since 1992, he has lived in Palo Alto, California, with his wife, Katherine Sanborn, who is a psychiatrist at Stanford University, and their two sons, Phillip III and Nicholas. Poker career He is ranked 19th on the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
