The 2012 World Series of Poker is just weeks away now and the excitement is in the air. ESPN has finally announced a schedule for the broadcasting of the event which kicks off with the airing of the Big One for One Drop charity tournament on July 3rd.

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 Virgin Poker is offering players a special opportunity to play for a chance to win one of six €3,000 prize packages to the 43^rd World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, Nevada. The winners will receive a seat worth €1,500 to side event #56 and €1,800 for travel and accommodations.

 It’s a great time to play poker at TitanPoker.com because the site is hosting a special event in which you can win your very own $13,500 prize package to the 2012 World Championship of No Limit Hold’em Poker!

Tomorrow and every Tuesday there will be a new cash game for players to participate in at PaddyPowerPoker.com.

The site is launching Eoghan’s Cash Game, where players including you will be able to take on the World Series of Poker November Niner face to face. You’ll be able to compare yourself with a final table pro and even win tournament tokens for busting him out!

Thousands of slippers will be given away during this year’s World Series of Poker (WSOP). Dearfoams, a company that is known for their super comfy slippers, has signed on as the Official Footwear Sponsor of the WSOP for 2011 and 2012. Their logo will be displayed throughout the annual poker tournament and as part of their promotion plan they will be giving away complimentary slippers to all WSOP Main Event participants and during select additional events, including the Ladies Championship on July 1.

The winner of Peter Eastgate's 2008 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event bracelet has finally been revealed to the public. According to Ekstrabladet.dk, well-known Scottish philanthropist and part time poker player William Haughey purchased the bracelet for £94,000 ($147,500) back in November.

Terrence “Unassigned” Chan may never step foot in the United States of America again. The Canadian poker pro was blocked from entering the States twice last week by U.S. Customs and Immigration officials despite having all of the proper paperwork. Fed up with officials he wrote in his blog, “And so, it came to pass, that before my 30th birthday, I am declaring myself done with the United States of America.”

Jenji Kohan and Matthew Salsberg are working on a new series centered around the world of poker according to Deadline.com.

The co-creators of the popular Showtime series Weeds have been trying to put together a new comedy series about a group of twenty-somethings who live together in Las Vegas and try to win the World Series of Poker. According to the site the show will be called Whales and with any luck it could potentially become a part of the Showtime lineup in the near future.

 11-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth will make his grand entrance at this year’s WSOP Europe (WSOPE) later today and the London press and local paparazzi are squirming with anticipation. Every year Hellmuth shows up to the WSOP and the WSOPE dressed in outrageous costumes which both entertain and exasperate everyone around him.