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The only two players who have broached the ten million chip mark in the event – Bobby Oboodi and Fred Goldberg – will be in prime position to take down the World Poker Tour stop at the Borgata Poker Open in Atlantic City when the final table plays out this evening.

When play was at two tables during yesterday’s Day 4 action, the two men were coming from different sides of the spectrum. Goldberg was leading the tournament at the time, holding over six million in chips, while Oboodi was on a short stack with only 975K in chips. Both players were able to navigate the troubled waters to surge to the WPT final table this evening.

Oboodi was able to get off on the right foot when he crippled Anthony Rivera. Wielding a K-Q against Rivera’s K-J on a K-7-4 board, Oboodi was able to dodge a Jack or a potential split of the pot, knocking Rivera down to only 57K in chips. Although he was able to quadruple up on the next hand, Anthony Rivera would eventually fall to Wade Woelfel and leave the tournament in eighteenth place.

Oboodi, flush with his newfound chips, worked his way through the final two tables on Thursday with an excellent rush. He eliminated four of the tougher players remaining in the event – Jack Schanbacher (sixteenth), Will Failla (denying him a historic back to back WPT championship in eleventh), Kevin Calenzo (ninth) and final table “bubble boy” Doug Kim – on his way to building a stack of 11.1 million in chips. That effort will put Oboodi in the chip lead when the final table begins tonight.

Goldberg, for his part, kept pace with Oboodi throughout Thursday’s action. His stack rose steadily throughout the day’s play, using the eliminations of “Miami” John Cernuto (fourteenth) and Dan Colman (tenth) to bolster his stack. By the end of play Thursday night, Goldberg had accumulated 11.08 million in chips, slightly behind Oboodi but in prime position to vie for this WPT championship.

When looking at the leaderboard, it will be difficult for any of the players – other than Oboodi or Goldberg – to have a shot at the title:

Bobby Oboodi 11,140,000 Fred Goldberg 11,080,000 Darren Elias 7,360,000 Daniel Buzgon 4,710,000 Ricky Hale 2,320,000 Jim Hwang 2,205,000

Although Oboodi and Goldberg would have to be the prohibitive favorites, Elias and Buzgon – if they can find some well timed fortune – could challenge the two leaders. It would take a huge final table rush for Hale or Hwang to make their way up the leaderboard.

The WPT Borgata Poker Open final table begins this afternoon at 3PM (Eastern time) and, in addition to featuring live coverage on the WPT website, live streaming will also be available. “The Raw Deal” host Tony “Bond_18” Dunst will be the host and a steady stream of popular players will join him in the call of the action. Will the big stacks of Oboodi and Goldberg dominate the final table, setting up a mano y mano showdown for the championship? Stay tuned to Poker News Daily for the results of the latest battle on the WPT felt.

With an impressive £30,913,743/€35,496,317 in the pot for the Euromillions draw tonight it’s no wonder that excitement has been building for this double rollover but did the right numbers get drawn to make you a multi-millionaire. The Euromillions results for Tuesday 27th September 2011 revealed no jackpot winners meaning the lottery operators have just one more draw before the Euromillions Superdraw on 4th October – if the Euromillions results on Friday fails to find a jackpot winner we’ll be nearing the guaranteed jackpot!

Latest EuroMillions Results for 27 September 2011

Whilst the jackpot remained elusive and means a Euromillions triple rollover for Friday’s draw one lucky winner from the UK took the match five and two Lucky Stars prize of an impressive £855,670/€1,207,291. With the estimated jackpot for Friday at £41/€48 million if the jackpot rolls again Friday, it would mean that the operators wouldn’t have to bump up the kitty too much to reach the guaranteed jackpot of £85/€100 million.

A few interesting statistics about tonight’s Euromillions numbers – firstly the Lucky Stars 3 and 5 are actually both the most commonly drawn with 102 appearances for the number three and 99 for the number five as Lucky Stars. This Lucky Star pair are also the fifth most common star pairs to come out in Euromillions draws!

Two of the main numbers that made an appearance, 27 and 28, are two of the least often picked numbers with just 33 appearances for both numbers since the first Euromillions draw.

Are we going to see the fourth consecutive rollover on Friday or will it be your name on the winners cheque?

Fishiest is poker lingo for easiest. We show you which sites have the highest concentration of fish, so you can increase your earnings playing poker. Poker is still one of the most lucrative card games in 2011.

Some sites are easier to fund than others. Quick Deposit is a new deposit solution that does just what the name entails. Via the use of eChecks, you can instantly fund your players account at select sites, for example BetOnline.com in the USA, and 888.com for overseas players.

Although the technology is still new, some view the addition of webcams as a game changer in the online poker space. Few sites offer this at the moment. PokerView.com if youre looking for poker action only, and Bet365.com if youre looking for an all-in-one gambling site with live dealers for every casino game variation.

The plague of US players is having their deposits repeatedly rejected at poker sites, with no viable workaround or solution in place. In this post, we show you which sites have high approval rates on deposit, and the least amount of denials / blocked deposits.

There are two reasons for the current PokerStars player exodus : the recent indictment by the USA Government, and the skill inflation that has taken place on the site in the last couple of years. Others may just be fed up with Stars, and are looking for safer, non-indicted poker sites that offer easier games with weaker competition.

Folks dont often read the fine print in the Bonus Terms Conditions, and are often left dissapointed. The truth is that some bonuses are easier to clear than others, release quicker, and just offer better value. BetOnline.com offers the largest poker bonus at the moment, a whopping $900 on your first deposit.

Bonus whoring is a term that designates players trying to make a quick ROI on their first time deposit at poker sites. They typically look for sites such as BetOnline.com, which offers s great return on their initial investment, after which they cash out and look for similar sites to deposit again.

Poker sites typically offer both real money, and fake money games. If you take your game seriously, youll want to play for real money. The competition at play money sites (such as Zynga) is usually very weak, making it arduous to increase of your skill-set even after playing thousands of hands.

Playing no-download, browser-based poker is a great way to enjoy poker in a public environment where you dont want to leave any traces : for example a work setting, a friends house, or an internet cafe. You can still play for real money, but you wont be downloading any software, or leaving any traces on your computer or laptop.

Sites with slow cash outs are the bane of many online poker players. When you win a tournament for five or six figures, the last thing you want to hear is that withdrawals are capped at 5K a month, or that the fees are outrageous. Always Look for sites with quick payouts so you can collect your earnings in a timely fashion.

With the recent indictments of some US Facing poker sites, it is of critical importance to stick to the most trusted poker sites. We show you which sites are the most legit, with long standing reputations in the online poker world.

Some sites are much tougher than others, and good players will look for those off the beaten path. The difficulty of a site is usually proportional to its player base which can seem counter-intuitive at first. But the larger the player base, the higher the amount of pros settling there to target the fish. BetOnline.com is currently the easiest poker site.

If youre looking to play for fun, then play money poker sites should be your predilection. These sites offer no-risk, fake money gambling, with the possibility to win prizes and real money through free-rolls and other unique incentives where deposits arent needed.

With cases of super-users at poker sites such as Ultimate Bet and Absolute Poker, a lot of folks want absolute certainty that the sites they are playing at can be trusted, and arent rigged. These cases of super users were isolated and due to unscrupulous management. We show you which sites are certified by online gaming governing bodies.

If youre looking for ring game cash games, from heads up to 9-max, then check out our top-list in the linked-to post. Not all sites specialize in ring games, some are far better for tournaments for example.

Ubuntu is the most popular freeware version of the Linux Operation System. As such, thousands of players have questions regarding compatibility, the need to use emulators such as Wine, and whether its possible to bypass emulation entirely using instant-play clients instead. We show you the best Ubuntu compatible poker sites for 2011.

The most important factor when a choosing a poker site is safety. Theres no point in joining a poker site only to find out that its a scam operation that wont let you cash out your earnings. We show you which sites have the best security implemented, the fairest games, and safe deposits / easy cash outs.

One on One is a heads-up format, that can take place in multiple ways: Heads-up Sit and Go, or Ring Game format for both real or play money. Find the best sites to face off against other players in heads up format in 2011.

Playing against friends is easy in 2011. All you need to do is join a free poker site, such as Betonline.com, and invite your buddies to join you at the table. You are not required to play for real money, and can face off for fake chips if you wish.

The iphone offers many poker applications from Zynga To Texas Holdem Poker. However, real money poker sites arent represented in the App store for US players. There are currently only three poker sites that have real-money mobile clients : Switch Poker, Bwin.fr, and Winamax.fr

If youre looking to make large deposits to poker sites, we recommend sticking to those with VIP programs, and to the bank wire deposit option. BetOnline currently allows very large deposits if you are one of their VIP players.

Find the best poker sites to face off in heads up poker format, for real or fake money.