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PLEASE NOTE the following schedule changes for Saturday, July 4th.  There will be NO games at Famous Sam's (43rd & Glendale) NO games at Clicks Billiards and NO games at Pappy's.
MVP Sports Bar will host SPECIAL 4th of July sessions at 2 & 5PM!  MVP will have FREE FOOD all day along with GREAT DRINK SPECIALS!  Come out to MVP and celebrate Independence Day with The Poker Pub of West Phoeinx!
We hope you all have a safe and HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!

PLEASE NOTE: The Sunday session at Crazy Earl's is moving to 5pm starting this Sunday, July 5th.  The Wednesday sessions will be changing to one round only at 7pm starting on Wednesday, July 15th.  See related story below to find out about the GREAT PRIZES that you can WIN at Crazy Earl's!  Come out to Crazy Earl's and try some of the GREAT FOOD and enjoy your favorite beverages while you play "NO ENTRY FEE ~ NO LIMIT TEXAS HOLD'EM" with The Poker Pub of West Phoenix!

We are pleased to announce that Crazy Earl's Restaurant & Lounge has joined The Poker Pub of West Phoenix!  Crazy Earl's is located just west of the loop 101 on Peoria.  Crazy Earl's will be hosting sessions EVERY SUNDAY (one round) at 6pm and EVERY WEDNESDAY at 6 & 8PM starting on Sunday, June 28th!  Come out and try "a twist of Greek and a hint of Italian" or some of the GREAT Mexican American food!  Crazy Earl's also has GREAT DRINK SPECIALS including $1.99 margaritas EVERY DAY! 

The TOP 4 players at EVERY SESSION for the first 8 weeks will receive an entry into a special tournament at Crazy Earl's (time & date TBA) where the WINNER will receive a trip to Vegas along with a seat in The Poker Pub 2010 National Tournament of Champions where they will compete for a seat in the Main Event of the World Series of Poker!  If you finish in the TOP 4 more than once during this timeframe, you will receive extra starting chips for the finals!
We will also be awarding the WINNER of each session with *up to $50 off of the total bill! 

Join us for some of the GREAT FOOD, your favorite beverages and of course "NO ENTRY FEE ~ NO LIMIT TEXAS HOLD'EM" at Crazy Earl's!

*Amount of tab to be paid will be determined by the number of players.  Some restrictions apply.  Minimum 18% gratuity not included.  Offer not valid in conjunction with any other offers.  Management reserves all rights.

The Poker Pub of West Phoenix reserves the right to alter or cancel promotions at any time.

CONGRATULATIONS to Bob Francis of Tucson Arizona, the WINNER of the AZ Regional World Series of Poker Main Event Buy In FINALS!  Bob played his way through 272 players over 2 days on his way to the WIN!  Bob opted for the $5000.00 instead of the Main Event Seat.  We witnessed some truly amazing poker being played for over 19 hours in 2 days!  The FINAL 40 squared off at 1pm on Sunday, June 14th and the last hand was dealt after 7:30pm!  When they reached heads up and after Bob had taken down a huge pot, leaving 2nd place finisher Shylo Gossman with just over 100,000 in chips (Bob had over 3 million in chips) he graciously offered Shylo a fair chop - $4000 to $1000.  True to his word, Shylo said he was in it to win it and turned down the offer.  Shylo said he wanted to play in the main event and no amount of money would change his mind!  The next hand all the chips went into the middle and Bob caught his trip sixes on the turn to eliminate Shylo and take home the WIN! 

We would like to congratulate everyone that qualified and participated in this amazing event!  We would also like to thank all of you for being such GREAT CUSTOMERS and valued supporters of The Poker Pub of Tucson and The Poker Pub of West Phoenix!  We would like to thank all of our venues for hosting our games and all of our players for continuing to support these venues while helping make The Poker Pub the premiere free poker leaue in Arizona!  Special thanks to Clicks Billiards, Famous Sam's (43rd & Glendale) Famous Sam's (57th Ave & Bell) Fox & Hound (Tucson) and Taco Bron for hosting the qualifier tournaments!  Thanks to Executive Inn & Suites of Tucson for hosting the qualifiers and the FINALS!

2009 Main Event Buy In Series Finals - FINAL TABLE:

WINNER - Bob Francis
2nd place - Shylo Gossman
3rd place - Danielle Estrada
4th place - Dewayne Loftis
5th place - Justin Eastman
6th place - Skip Geroux
7th place - Ernest Dagnino
8th place - Richard Cook
9th place - Beverly Calk
10th place - Patrick Doyle
Final Table Bubble Dereck "Bubba" Gardner

Congratulations to these 40 players that made it to day two: 
Jake Schaeffer, Shylo Gossman, Dewayne Loftis, Danielle Estrada, Rick Transue, John Moreno, Mike Frazee, Dave Drolet, Justin Eastman, Bob Francis, Bubba Gardner, Bob Tims, Mark Branaman, Richard Cook, Simon Cain, Patrick Doyle, Brenda Baggett, Travis Smith, Cesle Bustillos, Matt Leach, Chad Riesgo, Todd Mazur, Bev Calk, Pete Alvey, Ernest Dagnino, Rick McDonald, Charles Nicolai, Skip Geroux, Eddie Gonzales, Scott Mendelson, Linda Witte, Linda Vossler, Rich Nicholas, Kerry Hays, Jack Kinnaman, Michael Altsheyn, Bernie LeBrun, Dilan Zespy, Larry Lane, Paul Gaeta, Brenda Perry.

We look forward to doing this again next year, so keep accumulating those WSOP Points and keep an eye on the website for the next round of qualifier tournaments!  Until then, GOOD LUCK to you all and ... "May all your cards be live!"

The Poker Pub of Tucson and The Poker Pub of West Phoenix reserve the right to alter or cancel promotions at any time.

Starting on Tuesday, June 16th we will be running a special "Bring a Friend" promotion for at least 8 weeks!  Here is how it works: For every *New Player that you bring to any game, you will receive 1000 extra starting chips!  The NEW player will also receive 1000 extra starting chips! 

*This promotion is for NEW PLAYERS ONLY.  New players must fill out registration form.  If you bring the new player to the first session and you both play in the second session, you will receive the 1000 extra starting chips for each session!  There is no limit to the number of players that you can bring in.  If you bring in 10 new members you will start with a HUGE CHIP STACK! (If you don't win the tournament, you will just need to practice a little more!  

If it is discovered that the "new player" is already a member, you will have bad karma for the rest of your poker playing days and you will get cold decked at least twice a week for life!  You will also not be invited to any of our special tournaments since we will consider this to be cheating and everyone knows that we don't tolerate cheating in any form!  GOOD LUCK at the tables and ..."May all your cards be live!"

The Poker Pub of West Phoenix reserves the right to alter or cancel promotions at any time.

Play at Marc's Sports Grill & Nightlife EVERY WEDNESDAY at 7 & 10PM and WIN GIFT CERTIFICATES!  If there are 2 tables for the session Marc's will be awarding $10 Gift Certificate to 1st place and $5 Gift Certificate for 2nd place!  If there are 3 or more tables for the session Marc's will be awarding $20 Gift Certificate for 1st place and $10 Gift Certificate for 2nd place!  Make sure you check out the Marctini Lounge while you are there and say hi to the NEW Manager Steve!

The Poker Pub of West Phoenix reserves the right to alter or cancel promotions at any time.

You have one more chance to qualify (or get your extra starting chips) for the Main Event Buy In Finals!  This qualifier will be for Flight #2.  Please see related story below for more info on this special tournament.  The last chance qualifier will be held on Friday, June 12th at Famous Sam's (43rd Ave & Glendale) at 5:30PM.  We will be awarding seats (or extra starting chips) to at least 50% of the field!  Come out to Famous Sam's (43rd Ave & Glendale) tomorrow and WIN your seat in the Main Event Buy In finals where we will be awarding at least one seat in the Main Event of the World Series of Poker!

The Poker Pub of West Phoenix reserves the right to alter or cancel promotions at any time.

Here is the tournament structure for our exclusive Arizona Regional World Series of Poker Main Event Buy In Finals.  There will be two flights on Saturday, June 13th.  Flight #1 begins at 11am.  Registration begins at 9am.  Flight #2 begins at 5pm.  Registration begins at 3pm. 
Please check the related story below to see if you are qualified for this event.  If you are not on the list, you will not be able to participate.  If you believe you should be on the list, contact us via email no later than Thursday, June 11th so that we can research the situation. 
Due to the large turnout expected, the TOP 40 players - (FINAL 4 TABLES - 20 players from flight #1 and 20 players from flight #2) will be held on Sunday, June 14th.  The Finals will begin at 1pm.  Registration will begin at noon.  If you are qualified for both flights and you make it to the final 2 tables you will start the finals with ALL of the chips that you have accumulated from BOTH flights!  If a player or players qualifies at both flights for the finals, the seat that becomes available will be awarded by a single table playoff.  Here is how that works:  The players that finish 21st  - 25th (10 players total) at both sessions will play a single table playoff starting at noon on Sunday.  The player or players with the most chips at 12:55pm will receive the available seat or seats.

BLIND STRUCTURE for Main Event Buy In Tournament:

LEVEL 1 25 -50
LEVEL 2 50 - 100
LEVEL 3 100 - 200
LEVEL 4 200 - 400
LEVEL 5 400 - 800
LEVEL 6 500 - 1000
LEVEL 7 1000 - 2000
LEVEL 8 2000 - 4000
LEVEL 9 4000 - 8000
LEVEL 10 5000 - 10000
LEVEL 11 10000 - 20000
LEVEL 12 15000 - 30000
LEVEL 13 20000 - 40000
LEVEL 14 25000 - 50000
LEVEL 15 30000 - 60000
LEVEL 16 35000 - 70000
LEVEL 17 40000 - 80000

Blinds will raise every 15 - 25 minutes depending on the number of entries.  The starting blinds on Sunday may be adjusted down depending on the number of starting chips at the tables. 

We hope you are all as excited as we are about this special event!  One lucky WINNER from Arizona will WIN A SEAT IN THE MAIN EVENT OF THE WORLD SERIES OF POKER!

The Executive Inn & Suites of Tucson is offering special room rates on Friday and Saturday night of $39.99 + applicable taxes & fees for those of you that want to get to Tucson early or spend the night on Saturday!  Reservations are not required.  Tell the front desk that you want The Poker Pub special rate.

GOOD LUCK to you ALL and.... "May all your cards be live!"

The Poker Pub of West Phoenix reserves the right to alter or cancel promotions at any time.

Carlos Mendoza played in Event #7 ($1500.00 Bracelet event) courtesy of The Poker Pub of West Phoenix!  Carlos WON his seat at one of our exclusive WSOP Bracelet Event Buy In satellites!  Unfortunately Carlos didn't make it into the money.  He and his dad did have a great time in Vegas and had the chance to meet a lot of poker pros at the World Series of Poker! Congratulations Carlos!  Hopefully we will see you in next year's WSOP! Until then, GOOD LUCK and may all your cards be live!