The European Poker Awards were held in Paris, France last weekend, and Jake Cody of the UK took home the awards for both Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year. This marks the 10th annual hosting of the European Poker Awards.
Cody established himself as one of the hottest new names in competitive poker in 2010, a year that saw him win the Main Events at both the European Poker Tour Deauville in January and the World Poker Tour London in August. Cody also received a nomination in the category of Outstanding Tournament Performance, though that award ultimately went to James Bord, also of the UK.
In the category of Player of the Year, Cody beat out nominees Sam Trickett of England, Theo Jorgensen of Denmark and Vladimir Schemelev of Russia.
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Online Slots Winners at Bodog Casino
This last week at Bodog it was all about online slots players and card players as Blackjack, Let’em Ride and a variety of casino slots games all paid out big time. Two Let’em ride players walked away with over $60k whilst online slots player Juston G from North Carolina had a massive slots win of a shade under that $60k mark.
Here are the details of the big winners this last week at Bodog Casino:
Sara W won $63,270 and Eliot W $60k whilst playing Let’em Ride.
Justin G. of NC scored $59,014 playing Crystal Waters online slots. Bryce R. of SL won $40,625 playing Tri Card Poker. Johnny C. of FL
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One of the leading Connecticut casinos is making a major move in the comps stakes as it looks to reward players for their time spend on machines at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods. The new compensation scheme will feature special software and hardware that will allow them to print promotional materials for players that are tailored to their individual gambling habits.
The high-tech system, developed by TransAct Technologies of Hamden, consists of a device that attaches to TransAct printers previously installed in some 3,000 slots at Foxwoods. It links to software that tracks players’ gaming preferences and buying habits – information collected on the magnetic strips of player’s club cards.
Foxwoods, the first casino to feature the system, has been testing it on 300 machines since late last year. The c
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There are two big online roulette winners this week with both in the five figure territory and up near the $50k mark. If you play roulette then you know the feeling of seeing your bet come in and for two players this week that feeling happened over and over. It is not every week that we see two roulette players in the winners list and at Mr Roulette we are delighted with Mr Roulette himself enjoying rubbing it in to Mr Blackjack.
Gregory G. of NJ showed the king of the jungle who’s the boss after winning a total of $50,856 playing Lions Lair online slot machine at Bodog Casino. It w
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