The most legendary poker player in the history of the game is taking a ‘leave of absence’ from the poker table. Doyle Brunson will take a short break from the tables as he is to undergo dental surgery. Brunson will miss the Party Poker Premier Leave IV, because he will not be fully recovered from the surgery. Though this isn’t a major surgery it is still a surgery that requires Brunson to rest up. No poker tournament is the same without Doyle Brunson in the mix, but everyone will be highly anticipating the return of the legendary poker player.

The Ultimate Bet poker room is the midst of a challenge, but this challenge is amongst all the UB pros. Ultimate Bet will host six freerolls throughout the 2010 year and each freeroll will be hosted by a different UB pro. The contest is essentially a popularity contest, so if you have a favorite UB pro then make your voice heard. When your favorite pro is the host of the tournament then register in their freeroll. The winner will receive $2,500 for a night in Las Vegas and the loser will be forced to do whatever the winner asks. The first freeroll will be hosted by Joe Sebok.

It’s every poker players dream to participate in the World Series of Poker at least once in their life. Why not make it this year? Pacific Poker wants to help bring that dream to a reality as they are offering 88 WSOP seats to this years Main Event. Pacific Poker wants to give every player a chance, and that’s why they are giving you more than one way to win a seat. Players can earn their way by doing the usual grind by accumulating the most rake and the most player points. Also players can win by referring the most people to Pacific Poker or by being active on Facebook or Twitter. Visit PacificPoker.com for details.

The final $1K tournament of the week took place on Wednesday as the CEREUS Network (Absolute Poker + UB) held the $150K Guarantee. 200 hungry poker players hit the felt making the prize pool an even $200,000. The player who walked away with title and the top prize of $52,000 goes by the name of Felipe ‘IMPROVED’ Montenegro. Felipe defeated ‘LETSGOOAKLAND’, who apparently is an Oakland fan, in heads up play as LETSGOOAKLAND cashed in second place for $31,000. As always the $150K Guarantee on CEREUS wraps up the $1K week, but check back with us again on Monday for the results of Full Tilt’s $1K Monday.

The Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (a.k.a. ESPN) has already started airing footage from the World Series of Poker Europe. Starting February 7th however, ESPN will begin airing the grand daddy of them all; the World Series of Poker Europe Main Event. Fans of the poker world always look forward to seeing new poker footage being presented on ESPN. WSOPE offers viewers a chance to see how different the atmosphere is as oppose to the American brand of the WSOP. The Main Event is always a treat to watch, so stayed tuned with ESPN as the WSOPE Main Event airs February 7th at 10:00 P.M. EST.