Schwartz Wins WPT, Harman on TV

Noah Schwartz Wins WPT

As reported yesterday, the World Poker Tour final table neared on Day 3 of the tournament and headed late into the night to determine the final six players. The tournament that began on November 9 and attracted 477 entries had the majority of its $1.5 million prize pool to award, and some who collected cash but didn’t make the final table included Mohsin Charania in 11^th place and John Racener in tenth. The final table was then set with Noah Schwartz holding the vast majority of chips at the table.

The last day of play saw Lee Markholt exit on the first hand, and others followed in a short final table that finally pitted Byron Kaverman against Schwartz. Kaverman had a slight lead going into heads-up play, but Schwartz stormed through to the lead and ended up claiming victory, which came with $402,970 in cash. This was the first WPT title for Noah Schwartz. (The WPT provided live updates for the tournament.)

Sin City Rules with Jen Harman

Jennifer Harman has been working on a television show for American network TLC, and the trailer for “Sin City Rules” has been released. The premise of the show is to examine the lives of high-powered women in Las Vegas, including champion poker player Harman. “Follow these women as they do whatever it takes to make it in one of the most vibrant, compelling and notorious cities in the world,” reads the website.

The series of one-hour episodes will premiere in the United States on Sunday, December 9.

PPA Meets With Department of Justice

The Poker Players Alliance, a United States lobbying organization, met today with the US Department of Justice to discuss the repayment of Full Tilt Poker players in America. However, the organization’s influence spurred no results, as the DoJ acknowledged that it has yet to hire a claims administrator to oversee the repayment process, one that has yet to be determined.

The PPA offered assistance in various steps that can be taken to facilitate the player repayment process, but the meeting revealed that there is a long way to go before money will exchange hands. The PPA will continue to pursue answers for players, but the DoJ seems far from making any repayments a priority for its governmental offices.