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Boyd strikes it rich at poker tournament

Russ Boyd, a University of Missouri law school graduate, won the World Series of Poker No Limit Hold ’Em Short Handed tournament in Las Vegas, earning $475,000 and his first WSOP bracelet. At the final table, Boyd went head-to-head with Joseph Hachem. Before the decisive hand, Boyd was the chip leader with $1,460,000, while Hachem had $600,000.

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Boyd is the son of Columbia’s Eva Seibert. He graduated from Central Missouri State at age 14 and moved to Columbia with Seibert and his brother Bobby so he could attend law school at MU. He graduated from law school at age 18 in 1999 and became a star in the poker world when he finished 12th at the 2003 World Series of Poker.

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Poker Show donates a $100 000 TV sponsorship package to charity

William Peraza Jr., CEO of "The CEO Poker Show" is a gambling man who believes in putting benefits up front for charity instead of just talking about it. This week his company, which owns and produces the upcoming television show "The CEO Poker Show" is using the eBay auction Web site to sell a $100 000 television sponsorship package to benefit a Florida charity.

"The CEO Poker Show" sponsorship package can be bid on in the Giving Works area of eBay. A percentage of proceeds raised will be donated to Best Buddies Charity, based in Miami, Fla. The television show will be hosted at The Palms in Las Vegas, where top executives from top companies will compete in a No-Limit Hold'em poker tourney for the title of Chairman of Poker and a large cash prize.

World Series of Poker Starts with Record Fields

If anyone is still under the impression that poker is a fad or that the big-money poker tournament is a bubble waiting to burst they should check out the action at the 2006 World Series of Poker. The first open invitation event for this year's WSOP attracted a record-setting 2,776 players.

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The $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em event featured a first prize of $757,839. That's an incredible number for a tournament with a relatively small buy-in. Those early estimates of an 8,000 strong field for the $10,000 main event, which starts on July 28 now look a little conservative to us, if anything.

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