(PRWEB) October 17, 2005 -- The World Series of Poker, World Poker Tour, Ultimate Poker Challenge, everywhere you turn these days, people are watching and playing poker. The popularity of poker has exploded since unknown at the time player Chris Moneymaker turned a $40 buy-in online into a World Series of Poker Championship, and 2.5 million dollars. In the Phoenix community, poker is huge.The vast number of people looking for live or online poker tournaments and home games in Phoenix has created an opportunity for local website PhxPoker.com. PhxPoker.com provides an online community where local poker players can come to find organized tournaments and games. PhxPoker.com also provides poker news, and lots of poker-related content for poker enthusiasts."We have partnered with several of the top online poker rooms, and are currently sponsoring several poker tournaments for our members," said PhxPoker.com CEO Chad Mattox.
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A poker player from Bermuda gave some of the top names in the high stakes poker game a run for their chips when he made it to the final table of the US Poker Championships .
Chris Furbert finished in sixth place in the No Limit Texas Hold'em event held in Atlantic City - winning a whopping $76,387.
He was one of nine poker players to survive from the starting field of 225 who were all playing for a first prize of $831,532.
Lady Luck seemed to be on Mr. Furbert's side as he took seat number three at the final table on October 9 with a starting chip count of 443,000.
But despite some spirited poker play , he was knocked out by the eventual tournament winner, James Caporuscio.
Both Mr. Furbert and the eventual winner went "all in" before the flop while each holding Ace-King.
Mr. Furbert and Mr. Caporuscio looked set to split the pot until the final card, "the river", was turned and Caporuscio hit a flush.
Before heading to the final table, Mr. Furbert told ESPN correspondent Steve Rosenbloom he had won a $225 satellite poker event at the Trump Taj hotel to get into the event.
Mr. Furbert also told ESPN it was the first time in five tries that he had got into a $10,000 buy-in poker event .
Mr. Furbert shared the final table with several well known poker pros including Men "The Master" Nguyen, who finished in the fifth spot, and John Juanda, who finished eighth. The poker tournament will eventually be broadcast on ESPN TV.
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Poker players, celebrity hounds and hard rock music fans will all be delighted if they happen to show up at the Hard Rock Casino on Friday, November 11. Motley Crue front man and reality-TV show veteran Vince Neil will be hosting the "Off the Strip" poker event will feature No limit Texas Hold'em, the game that seems to be slated to be featured in any and all high profile poker events. Of course, concentrating on the poker game might be tough as distractions come from the all star group of dancers from the top Vegas clubs who will be on hand to watch. The T.J. Martell Foundation will be the ultimate source to benefit from the charity poker event, with the proceeds being collected and passed on by the Skylar Neil Foundation, a charity that was named after Neil's daughter, a victim of stomach cancer.
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