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We are pleased to announce that MVP Sports Bar at 43rd Ave & Bethany Home Rd has joined The Poker Pub of West Phoenix! MVP will host sessions EVERY THURSDAY at 7 & 10PM starting on Thursday, December 4th! We will be awarding DOUBLE POINTS at MVP for the first 4 weeks! Come out to MVP, say hello to Wendy, try some of the GREAT PIZZA, enjoy the GREAT DRINK SPECIALS and earn your DOUBLE POINTS!  ...."May all your cards be live!"

CONGRATULATIONS to Bill Hecker and Brandy Cramer the WINNERS of the November West Phoenix Regional World Series of Poker $1500 Buy In Qualifiers! Bill won the 12pm session and Brandy won the 3pm session. They both won seats in our exclusive Arizona Regional $10,000 Main Event Buy In Finals where they will compete for a seat in the Main Event of the 2009 World Series of Poker! They also won seats (along with the TOP 32 players) in our West Phoenix Regional Quarterly $1500 WSOP Buy In Finals where they will be competing for a $1500 Buy In to the 2009 World Series of Poker or travel and lodging for 2 along with a buy in to a *World Series of Poker circuit event!
The TOP 5 players at each of these special tournaments also received seats in our exclusive Arizona Regional $10,000 Main Event Buy In tournament series!

  
CONGRATULATIONS also to Jason Severn the WINNER of the $100 buy in to Phil Helmuth's Hold'em for Heroes Charity event (to benefit the TASER foundation) at Ft. McDowell Casino on November 21st! Click here for more information on the Hold'em for Heroes event.

Justin Pinnt also won a 300 piece chip set! We would like to thank everyone that participated in the raffle for their generous support of the Ramada!   
We would like to congratulate everyone that qualified and participated in these special tournaments! Unfortunately we did have to turn a few players away that did not qualify for these tournaments. We did run some second chance tournaments to try to allow more players into the late session.
We would like to thank Matchbox and Ramada Inn for hosting these special events! We would also like to thank ALL of our venues for hosting our games and ALL of our players for continuing to support these venues! A special thank you to Tushar Kanabar for buying so many people shots and supporting the Ramada Inn!! Your support is appreciated!

November 16th WSOP Buy In Qualifier Tournament Final Table Results:

12pm session
WINNER Bill Hecker
2nd place Buford Warren
3rd place Cindy Garate
4th place Ron Philpott
5th place Andy Hoyt
6th place Juan Caldera
7th place Michelle Tarin
8th place Jose Leal
9th place Brandee Huigens
10th place Jon Sigl
The Bubble Dale Murphy

3pm session
WINNER Brandy Cramer
2nd place Ray Nuenke
3rd place Bill Huigens
4th place Kyle Sautter
5th place Richard Yochem
6th place Ron Philpott
7th place Buford Warren
8th place Kory Gibson
9th place Jesse Hernandez
10th place Juan Caldera
The Bubble Dennis Rodgers

We witnessed some great poker being played at both final tables! Once again thank you all for helping make The Poker Pub the premiere free poker league in the nation! Until the next time, GOOD LUCK to you all and "May all your cards be live!"

*Buy Ins and payouts at World Series of Poker circuit events vary. Some restrictions apply.

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

The World Series of Poker reserves all rights.

PLEASE NOTE: The November West Phoenix Regional World Series of Poker Buy In Qualifiers will be held at Matchbox Sports Lounge (Ramada Inn) on Sunday, November 16th at 12pm and 3pm. Registration for the noon session will begin at 11am. Don't forget to bring your qualifier cards with you along with ID. You will receive 100 extra starting chips for each additional card up to 2000 extra starting chips! 
The WINNER of each session will receive a seat in our exclusive Arizona Regional Main Event Finals, where they will be competing for a seat in the main event of the 2009 World Series of Poker! The TOP 5 players from each session will also receive a seat in our exclusive WSOP Main Event Buy In Tournament Series!  The TOP 32 players at each of the sessions will be invited to the WSOP Buy In Finals where they will compete for a $1500 Buy In to the 2009 World Series of Poker!!

We will also be awarding at least one $100 buy in to Phil Helmuth's Hold'em for Heroes charity event (to benefit the TASER foundation) at Ft. McDowell Casino on November 21st where they will have a chance to play for a seat at the final table on Saturday, November 22nd with 8 other players and "The Poker Brat" himself for a seat in the Main Event of the 2009 World Series of Poker!
We would like to congraulate everyone that qualified for these special tournaments! We would not be able to offer all of these GREAT PRIZES without the help of our venues and our players support of these venues! THANK YOU!!

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.

The World Series of Poker reserves all rights.

Ft. McDowell Casino reserves the right to alter or cancel promotions at any time.

CONGRATULATIONS to Ronald Philpott and Scott Mendelsohn, the WINNERS of the November 8th TOC Qualifier tournaments! Both of them earned their seats in The Poker Pub 2009 National TOC where they will be competing with players from around the nation for a seat in the main event of the 2009 World Series of Poker! The TOP 5 players at each session also received invitations to our exclusive Arizona Main Event Buy In tournament series where they will also have a chance to earn a seat in the main event of the 2009 World Series of Poker! The TOP 32 players advanced to the TOC Finals in February! The WINNER of the TOC Finals will receive a trip for 2 to Las Vegas along with a seat in The Poker Pub National TOC! Prizes will also be awarded to everyone that makes the final table at the TOC Finals!

Nov. 8th 12pm TOC Qualifier Final Table Results:

WINNER - Ronald Philpott
2nd place Ray Neunke
3rd place Karen Sue Wieboldt
4th place Barbara Zumpf
5th place Bill Hecker
6th place Jon Sigl
7th place Jeremy Crivello
8th place Cesle Bustillos
9th place Woody Fields
10 place Keith Mangrum
The Bubble - Bob Decamp

Nov. 8th 4pm TOC Qualifier Final Table Results:

WINNER - Scott Mendelsohn
2nd place Louis Perez
3rd place Tori Henderson
4th place Michael Hein
5th place Ernesto D'Agnino
6th place Tushar Kanabar
7th place Steven Bakunowski
8th place Larry White
9th place Daniel Homan
10 place Brandee Huigens
The Bubble - Edna Howell

We would like to thank the Matchbox and Ramada Inn for hosting this special event! We would like to congratulate everyone that qualified and participated in this special event. We would also like to thank all of our venues for hosting our games and our players for continuing to support these venues. Until the next time, good luck to you all and may all your cards be live!

PLEASE NOTE: We will not be hosting the 2 & 5PM sessions at Famous Sam's 43rd & Glendale on Saturday, November 8th due to the *TOC Qualifiers. We will have the regular sessions at Famous Sam's 7th St. & Union Hills at 7 & 10PM. *For more information on the TOC Qualifiers, please see related story below.

PLEASE NOTE: The November TOC Qualifers will be held at Matchbox Sports Lounge (Inside Ramada Inn) on Saturday, November 8th. Don't forget to bring your yellow and blue cards to the Qualifiers. The tournaments are at 12 noon & 4PM. The yellow cards are for the noon session and the  blue cards are for the 4PM session. Each additional card will get you 100 in extra starting chips! Please keep in mind that the cards are non transferrable. You must show ID upon entry into the tournaments in order to receive your chips.
The TOP 32 players at each session will advance to the TOC Finals on Sunday, February 8th 2009 at Fox & Hound where the WINNER will receive travel & lodging for 2 along with a seat in the 2009 National TOC! The WINNER of each session on November 8th will receive a seat in The Poker Pub 2009 National TOC where they will be competing for a seat in the Main Event of the 2009 World Series of Poker! The TOP 5 players at each session will receive a seat in our exclusive WSOP Main Event Buy In tournament series that will be held in Tucson (Time, Date & Location TBA) where we will be awarding at least one seat in the Main Event of the 2009 World Series of Poker!

We would like to thank ALL of our venues for hosting our games and ALL of our loyal players for continuing to support these venues while helping make The Poker Pub the premiere free poker league in the nation!

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.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to a scheduling conflict, the date for the November TOC Qualifiers has been changed. The new date is Saturday, November 8th. The Sessions will still be at 12 noon and 4PM. If you have a qualifier card that is dated for Nov. 2nd, it will get you into the Nov. 8th tournament. Remember that you must have your card in order to get into the tournament. The cards are non transferrable. Each additional card that you have will get you 100 extra starting chips for the TOC Qualifier. The TOC Qualifiers will still be held at Matchbox inside the Ramada Inn. We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause.

The WSOP Buy In Qualifiers have not changed and will be held at 12 noon and 3PM on Sunday, November 16th at Matchbox inside the Ramada Inn (Just east of the west 101 loop on Grand Ave.)

We would like to thank all of our players that have been participating in our games and supporting our venues! GOOD LUCK to you all on earning your entry and extra chips for these special events! May all your cards be live!

Marc's Sports Grill & Nightlife is now awarding a $20 gas card to the 10PM session WINNER on Wednesday nights! This is in addition to our other new prizes! Come out to Marc's, try some of the GREAT FOOD, enjoy your favorite beverages and WIN extra prizes EVERY WEDNESDAY at 7 & 10PM!

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

We are pleased to announce that Jennifer Owens and Shana Plauman will be awarding over $1750 in prizes at the Fundraiser to help fight breast cancer on Saturday, October 11th at Fox & Hound! The tournament starts at 2PM. Registration begins at 1PM. For more infomation please check related story below.
Here is a list of the current prizes:

1st Prize (Total Value $325 - $350) Royal Palm Resort – 1 Night Stay   *   Gordon Biersch - Gift Card/Basket
2nd Prize (Total Value $289) Daniela Jay Boutique - Bath Robe * Signatures - Breast Cancer Charm Bracelet * Elements - 55 Minute Massage * Shiny Nails - Spa Pedicure * LA Fitness - 1 Month Membership * One Stop Nutrition - 5 Smoothies
3rd Prize (Total Value $254) Planet Beach Tanning – 1 Month Elite Spa Membership * LA Fitness – 1 Month Membership   *   One Stop Nutrition – 5 Smoothies
4th Prize (Total Value $235) Roka – Women’s Slippers & Breast Cancer Necklace  *  Shiny Nails – Spa Pedicure   *   Tiffany & Co Bracelet
5th Prize (Total Value $190) White House Black Market – Jewelry Set   *   Face and Body Place – Facial
6th Prize (Total Value $145) Arbonne Men’s Gift Basket  *  LA Fitness – 1 Month Membership   *   One Stop Nutrition – 10 Smoothies
7th Prize (Total Value $135) Creative Memories – Scrapbooking Supplies   *   Starbuck’s Gift Basket
8th Prize (Total Value $50) Hammerhead’s – Gift Card
9th Prize (Total Value $30) Dunkin Donuts – Gift Basket
10th Prize (Total Value $25) Babbo Italian Bistro Gift Card
11th Prize (Total Value $25) Babbo Italian Bistro Gift Card
12th Prize (Total Value $25) Native New Yorker Gift Card
13th Prize (Total Value $25) Native New Yorker Gift Card

Come out to Fox & Hound on Saturday, October 11th, support this great cause and WIN some great prizes!