Mike Sexton is the Winner of the 2006 Tournament of Champions and collects $1,000,000


Mike Sexton limps in and Daniel Negreanu raises to to 64k. Sexton then raises up to 180k and gets a call. The flop comes 10d 8d 4s and Negreanu pushes all in.
Sexton immediately calls and shows Ah Ac. Negreanu shows his cards Qh Jh and knows he need to improve.

The turn brings the Ad, giving Sexton trips but also giving Negreanu a double gutted straight draw. The river is no help to Daniel - 8c. Mike Sexton wins the 2006 Tournament of Champions and $1,000,000.


Daniel Negreanu finishes second and wins $325,000.

This high-tech device still serves the same purpose as the standard white disc that accompany your poker chip set, except it has a handy display on the top side to keep track of pertinent information, like the size of the big blind, small blind, and ante. Perhaps best of all, you no longer have to keep track of the time, because the Ultimate Dealer Button does that on your behalf, presumably letting you know when it's time to raise the blinds.

Pokerstars Wold Blogger Championship.
Date: June 18th, 2006 – 4:00pm EST / 1:00pm PST


In 2005, PokerStars held its first Online Poker Blogger Championship. Now, their ready to do it again. Only this year, their changing things up a little bit. Instead of sending you to the Bahamas, the winner of this event will be going to Las Vegas to play in the main event of the 2006 World Series of Poker.


PokerStars is proud to announce the 2nd Annual World Blogger Championship of Online Poker (WBCOOP) . This is an exclusive FREE poker tournament open ONLY to Internet bloggers. PokerStars was the first online poker site to launch a fulltime Official PokerStars blog for its players. PokerStars was the first online poker site to offer bloggers an exclusive freeroll tournament. Now, PokerStars will be the first online poker site to send at least nine bloggers to the World Series of Poker for free.


To prove our continued commitment to the bloggers of the world, pokerstars is giving away a $12,000 package to the 2006 World Series of Poker. This package includes a $10,000 buy-in to the main event, hotel accomodations, and additional spending money. Imagine blogging your WSOP experience live from Las Vegas! You'll have endless blogging material, a shot at being on TV, and a chance to win millions of dollars.


World Blogger Championship of Online Poker Information


1. Download the PokerStars software (here)and follow the setup and installation instructions if you do not already have PokerStars on your computer. After you will need to create an account. This will take just a few minutes and you are under no obligation to spend money at any time. Again, you do not need to deposit money in your PokerStars account or provide any financial information in order to play in the World Blogger Championship of Online Poker event. Yes, it's absolutely free!


2. Visit the registration page, fill it out completely, and follow the related instructions.


3. After we verify the above steps have been followed, we will register you in the Online Poker Blogger Tournament. You can verify your registration by clicking on "Events" --> "Special" --> "World Blogger Championship of Online Poker" in the PokerStars software. You are not automatically registered after you submit your information. We will first manually check the blogs for the verification code and then register you for the event. Please allows 2-3 days for your registration to take place. You will only hear from us if your blog does not fit the criteria.


Prizes

(1st place) World Series of Poker Main Event package (valued at $12,000).


This package includes a free $10,000 buy-in to the World Series of Poker (WSOP) main event, a free hotel stay during the WSOP main event, and $1,000 additional spending money. Visit the PokerStars World Series of Poker page for more information.


Note: This package is reserved for players who agree to wear PokerStars clothing for the duration of their tournament play. You must be 21 to play in the World Series of Poker. If you are under the age of 21 before the WSOP starts, your package will be reserved for the first year you are eligible to play in the WSOP.





(2nd-9th place) $1,500 World Series of Poker entry



There's more to the World Series of Poker than the main event and we know you want to play. Second through ninth places will receive a $1,500 entry to the World Series of Poker event of their choice.


Note: This package is reserved for players who agree to wear PokerStars clothing for the duration of their tournament play. You must be 21 to play in the World Series of Poker. If you are under the age of 21 before the WSOP starts, your $1,500 entry will be reserved for the first year you are eligible to play in the WSOP.




(10th place) $1,000 online heads-up match with Team PokerStars' Wil Wheaton


Tenth place will play Team PokerStars' Wil Wheaton in a $1,000 heads-up match online at PokerStars.com. If you win, you win $1000. If Wil wins, you will receive a consolation prize of an entry into the July 16th (4:30pm ET) World Series of Poker 150 seat guaranteed tournament. Date of the heads-up match will be determined after the Blogger Tournament



(11th-20th place) $370 seat in the PokerStars WSOP 150-Seat Guaranteed tournament


Just because you missed getting a WSOP seat, we don't want you to miss out on the opportunity to play in the biggest poker event in the world. Eleventh through twentieth place will receive a $370 entry into the July 16th (4:30pm ET) 150 seat guaranteed WSOP qualifier. That means you still have a great shot at getting into the big one.





(21st-40th) 4GB iPod Nano


Need some tunes while you're playing? How about the iPod Nano. It's small in size but holds a whopping 1000 songs and can play for up to 14 hours on a single charge. The color screen makes browsing easy and can even display the cover art of the song you're playing. It's also not bad for protecting yourself against tilt at the tables.





(41st-50th) $215 Seat in Sunday Million


The WSOP is a big event, but it only comes around once a year. Every Sunday, PokerStars guarantees a $1 million prize pool. If you place 41st-50th, you'll get a free $215 seat in the Sunday Million. First prize is routinely over $100,000 and that kind of money could buy you into a lot of WSOP events.





(51st-54th) PokerStars Letterman's Jacket


This jacket is the best item of clothing we have in the FPP store. If you place 51st-54th, we'll give you a jacket and embroider your name on it.




If you want to win the chance to play in the WSOP click HERE

PokerStars just dealt its 5 Billionth Hand ! Everybody dealt into the hand won at least $10,000 and an entry into PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker main event. The winner of the hand won at least $50,000!


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Win a $12,000 PokerStars Package to the 2006 WSOP.


Want to win a seat in the WSOP Championship Event? Absolutely free? Between April 1 and July 16, we are giving away ten $12,000 Packages. The only way to qualify for a chance to win one of those packages is to be a top TLB player during that period.


For details of how you can qualify, visit the WSOP TLB web page.


Details of the PokerStars $12,000 package can be found on the Millionaire Quest web page