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Professional Poker Tour Debuts at 9PM

Tune in to the Travel Channel tonight to catch the debut episode of the Professional Poker Tour. Brought to you by the creators of the World Poker Tour, the 24-week series showcases poker legends and promising new faces, playing in a series of invitation-only 'free rolls.'

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Four quarters of tournament play lead up to a single championship round, with players competing for a $2.5 million total prize purse furnished by the PPT. Doyle Brunson, Johnny Chan, Phil Ivey, Daniel Negreanu and Carlos Mortenson are just a handful of the star players in the stellar 250-person field. World Poker Tour finalist Mark Seif and actor Matt Corboy share host duties. The PPT airs Wednesdays at 9PM on the Travel Channel.

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Foxwoods Names New Director of Poker Operations

Foxwoods Resort Casino has announced the appointment of Terry Chiaradio as new Director of Poker Operations. Chiaradio has played an integral role in the massive growth of the game at Foxwoods since the property’s poker room first opened in 1992.

“We’re thrilled to have Terry take the reigns of our poker operations,” said Ken Davie, Foxwoods VP of Table Games. “She brings knowledge, savvy and experience to this important part of our business and is one of the most respected people in the poker world.” Chiaradio is a native of Stonington, Connecticut and holds a degree in business accounting from Mitchell College in New London.

Australian poker pro Mark Vos wins $803,274 at WSOP Event #6

At the tender age of 23, Mark Vos made a personal decision. He will spend the next five years of his life “working” and the five years immediately after that “relaxing.” Vos’ plan is to play poker (which he defines as “work”) and then take the second-half of a decade off. It’s an unconventional career path to say the least.

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If “work” means coming to Las Vegas to play in the World Series of Poker, overwhelming a near-record field of 1,919 players, and earning $803,274 in just three days, then – then, there are certainly worse jobs. Indeed, Vos won the $2,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em championship and earned his very first WSOP gold bracelet. Vos, a college student-turned-poker player from Brisbane became only the third Australian national ever to win an event at the World Series of Poker.

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