Poker Satellite Blog

Jeff Shulman, the president of CardPlayer Magazine is a hot topic in the poker world. Jeff is not only the president of a popular “poker” limelight magazine, but he has managed to win a spot at this years final table at the World Series of Poker Main Event. This is not his first time in being among the Nine clan, as he also played in the 2000 Main Event. Falling short in the 2000 event, many feel that this time he will be a big threat at the table. We will soon find out, since November 7th is now here.

That’s right, once again November has rolled back around and for many November represents more than Thanksgiving. To poker enthusiasts this month marks the event they have waited for all year, the World Series of Poker Main Event final table. Nine players from all around the globe have won their way to the Main Event Final Table by out playing over 1,400 other entrants. The event starts on Nov. 7th and will likely end sometime in the early morning hours on Nov. 10th. There are lots of fresh faces this year among the veterans. Wishing them all luck at this exciting chance to win millions and the prestigious WSOP Bracelet.

Clay poker chips have been manufactured since the 1800’s and are still in great demand today. Many people who frequent casino table games are familiar with these magnificent poker chips. These chips are so popular because of their unique look, feel, and sound. Clay poker chips are made by an extremely time consuming process which can lead to a more expensive chip. The cost of clay chips is definitely worth it when you realize that they can last for a poker player’s lifetime.

According to a recent issue of Bluff magazine Joe Cada has recently been sponsored by the mega online site PokerStars.  Joe is one of the players known as the November Nine.  These are the nine finalists of the main event at the World Series of Poker.  This make the third person from the November Nine to sign with PokerStars.

A winner has been declared; Canadian Erik Cajelais won £104,677 and his first WSOP bracelet at the WSOP Europe Tour 2009 Final Table event. This was a tremendous victory for Cajelais, after coming in second in the 2007 World Series of Poker event where he was defeated by Burt Boutin. After the win Cajelais was all smiles “I had to do everything to win and today I played well and the cards came out my way.” I am sure we will be seeing more from this poker pro at future events.

Unfortunately, the all time poker legend and on-line poker entrepreneur, Howard Lederer finished in 9th place. Well, Howard has had his time with many wins and has two WSOP bracelets of his own to show for it. Congratulations to all the Final Table players that is quite an accomplishment.

Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta or better known by her stage name, Lady Gaga is an up and coming pop sensation. To date her most popular hit is a song called “Poker Face”, which was released in late 2008. The hit topped the charts in several countries and the video for the song has been nominated for the 2009 MTV video awards.

The video is very provocative and illustrates a connection between gambling and sexuality. Many scenes in the video show a strip poker game being played, while the players are flashing cool cards and unique poker chips . The lyrics of the song are of course about how men cannot read Gaga’s poker face. It is a little surprising that a song about poker has become such a huge success, but the music charts don’t lie.

Today is the start of the 13th tournament for the Full Tilt Online Poker Series which lasts until August 16. The prize pool for this series is over $16 million. This is a rather substantial leap from the prize pool in 2006 which was a mere $1 million. There will be 25 events in this series with a $2.5 million main event prize. Each tournament will be hosted by on of the Full Tilt Poker pros. So, if you enjoy online poker this is definitely worth checking out.

Looking for something fun and inexpensive to do this weekend? Well, why not get a group of your buddies together and have a gaming night. Get a couple decks of Copag plastic playing cards and you’ll be ready to roll. Poker is always entertaining; the most popular of course is Texas Hold’em. Some other varieties are 3 Card Poker, Let It Ride and Caribbean stud. All of these are easy to learn and lots of fun to play. Then of course there is always the #1 favorite of all times, Blackjack, also known as 21. You could also play craps or roulette, but you would need to get the appropriate accessories to do so. Personally I would stick with Hold’em and Blackjack.

Some of you may not know this, but July 19-25 is National Poker Week. The organization Poker Players Alliance has been continuing its ongoing efforts in Washington D.C this week lobbying for legislation promoting legalized gambling in various playing arenas. Howard Lederer, Andy Bloch, Annie Duke and many other famous poker players have also gathered in Washington this week to go head-to-head with members of Congress. Approximately 100 Congressmen agreed to meet this week to discuss pending legislation regarding gambling in the USA. Maybe the attends should offer the members some Copag playing cards as a “peace” offering. As with many situations only time will tell if those who gathered for this weeks events were successful in their efforts, I wish them luck.

The 21st Century has been a new era for Poker, not only has the regular every day Joe caught poker fever, but many celebrities have as well. Obviously, most of the celeb’s aren’t playing for the money, but instead for the love of the game, or maybe they just enjoy using the really cool plastic playing cards .

 Ben Affleck actually won the $10,000 No Limit California State  Championship in 2004 which amounted to a grand prize of over $300,000, probably petty cash for him; maybe he donated the winnings to his favorite charity. Toby Mcguire, or better known as “Spiderman” has been in several tournaments since 2004 and has had a consistently high ranking. He even placed 1st in 2004 in the Phil Hellmuth Invitaional-No limit hold’em tournament. I bet that one of your favorite celeb’s is a poker pro too.