Piggs Peak player wins a small fortune just for losing
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2/11/2010 12:05:43 PM
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In poker, nothing can be worse than the cards not flipping in your favour and getting badly beaten right...?? Well... WRONG!! Last night the Bad Beat Jackpot was triggered here at Piggs Peak Poker again and one lucky player won a small fortune for taking that bad beat. Best of all is that everyone else that participated in the same hand, got more than their fair share of the loot too. Here’s how the action went down:
6 players sat down at Burn n Turn, a R1/R2 cash table and Lady Luck dealt them the following cards:
MethodMan: 7c-Kd
electrolx 1: 4h-6h
jcg: 5c-Ac
illuminati: Kc-9c
ELCAMINO: Qd- Qs
johnny 1: Js-Ah
Preflop: jcg had the dealer button and iIluminati posted the small blind (R1.00). ELCAMINO posted the big blind (R2.00) and johnny1 called for R2.00. MethodMan folded. electrolx 1 raised for R10.00 and iIluminati; ELCAMINO and johnny1 called.
Flop: The flop showed a Qh-Jc-10c. iIluminati who now held a straight, bet R50.00. ELCAMINO went all-in for R50.05 with his 3-of-a-Kind. johnny1 and electrolx 1 folded. jcg then also went all-in for R15.48,hoping to hit a nut flush. iIluminati called the R0.05.
Turn and River: The board showed a 6s and another Qc. By now, ELCAMINO had to be very excited that he had a 4-of-a-Kind, Queens, but to his surprise, iIluminati showed down a Straight Flush, winning the pot!!
Fortunately ELCAMINO’s disappointment didn’t last long as the players realised this hand triggered the Bad Beat Jackpot of almost R200k, which was divided amongst all of them. This is how the stash of cash was split:
MethodMan, who had a balance of R190.65, won a Bad Beat Amount of R12,303.52
electrolx 1, who had a balance of R331.68, also won a Bad Beat Amount of R12,303.52
jcg, who had a balance of zero, won a Bad Beat Amount of R12303.52
johnny 1 won a Bad Beat Amount of R12303.52
iIluminati who had a balance of R233.53, won a Bad Beat Amount of R49214.10
And ELCAMINO, who was on the receiving end of that nasty Bad Beat, won the largest portion of R98428.21!!
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Krommes
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3/2/2010 9:13:30 PM
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I think the whole structure of the bad beat should be changed as it is obviously favouring the smaller tables. Its easy to call draws when somebody goes in R50, but when the call is for R300 or R1000 it hardly gets done. Playing bigger tables is currently just a booster for small tables to cash big. My take anyway
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j-Bone
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3/1/2010 3:16:06 PM
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chop, u must be on a whole new level of stupidity, u too tiger, how could this not make sense? and whats wrong with raisin 4-6 suited pre-flop? Or do we only play AA here?
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chop
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2/17/2010 3:41:34 PM
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Obviously it makes no sense cause it never happened! Pre-flop raise with 4 6 - LOL!
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Tiger-zn
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2/17/2010 7:43:01 AM
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Would somebody from Piggs care to give us an explanation as to what happened..nothing makes sense the more i study the hand..good point wyd!!..cos i know you are reading this!!
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wyd
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2/15/2010 7:03:50 AM
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nice one chaps! O, and nice raise pre-flop Electrolx (It's noted!!!)
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chop
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2/12/2010 11:25:54 PM
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Very fishy indeed! Inside job Piggs? At least you get to keep your own cash!
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Tiger-zn
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2/12/2010 11:55:48 AM
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Also it says jcg went all in holding J-Birds...umm..no..That would have been Johnny1 who folded his J..jcg was going for top flush and hit it on the river!!Whats going on here??
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Tiger-zn
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2/12/2010 11:44:11 AM
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@ Mal78, That has been subsequently changed . I even called all the people @ my office to come and see and they all thought something fishy!!
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illuminati
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2/11/2010 7:26:31 PM
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wow what a sick hand - thank you Piggs :)
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Mal78
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2/11/2010 5:06:59 PM
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@ Tiger, Johnny had Jack spades whilst jack clubs was flopped
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betwixt
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2/11/2010 3:59:53 PM
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Nice way to loose the hand
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Tom Jones
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2/11/2010 3:04:45 PM
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Ha Ha inside job this one ...
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Sean
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2/11/2010 2:56:42 PM
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And Johnny, does he get nothing
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Tiger-zn
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2/11/2010 2:46:26 PM
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How could there be 2 Jacks of clubs? Johnny1 had 1 and the flop had 1? something strange here!!
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24-year old Madsen’s poker winning exceeds the $3 million mark
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2/8/2010 10:02:33 AM
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Proving that it doesn’t take years to become a poker millionaire, 24-year old Jeff Madson’s latest victory at the Borgata Winter Poker Open Main Event which concluded last Friday escalated his poker earnings to more than $3 Million!
The prestigious poker event attracted an impressive 766 poker players, including seasoned poker pro’s to the likes of Kathy Liebert; Tom Marchese; Dan Shak; David Williamns; Bill Gazes and Matt Matros, but Madsen featured in the top ranks from early on in the tournament and managed to stay there.
He eventually went heads up with Jamshidi, but took the a 2:1 chip lead an hour after heads-up play commenced already. The final blow came shortly after when Jamshidi went All-In, holding a . Madsen naturally called with his , and sent Jamshidi home as runner-up when the board delivered the pair of Cowboys he needed.
Madsen crashed onto the poker scene at the tender age of 21, but already boasts 2 WSOP Bracelets; more than 35 cashes and as mentioned before, millions in winnings. And there’s clearly no stopping him now!
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Aussie Millions: Champion Defends Title
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2/1/2010 11:45:05 AM
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The Aussie Millions Main Event Championship title has once again gone to dynamic 23 year old Australian Tyron Krost. With a final table that included the likes of Annette Obrestad and Sorel Mizzi and a player field of 746 of the world’s best, Krost proved that luck has nothing to do with his phenomenal performance.
On the final hand, the title could have gone either way. Krost held Ks, 9d and Frederik Jensen held Kd and 9s. Jensen waited for the flop (Ks, 3h, 2d) to push all in. The river would give neither players a chance to improve on their pair of Kings, but the 9 kicker proved to be all that Krost needed to claim the crown.
The top eight spots belong to:
Tyron Krostin first place with $2,000,000
Frederik Jensenin second place with $1,100,000
Sorel Mizzi in third place with $715,000
Kosta Varoxis in fourth place with $450,000
Peter Jetten in fifth place with $350,000
Steve Friedlander in sixth spot with $250,000
Annette Obrestad in seventh place with $175,000
And Stephen Shelly in eighth place with $125,000
Congrats to all players who achieved success and better luck next time to the players who had a tough tournament. Stay tuned for more news on the international poker scene.
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Tilt results in Wilt
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1/28/2010 9:27:16 AM
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It really cuts deep when you don’t take your own advice. Very.
In last night’s Poker Virgin Freeroll Invitational on Pigg’s Peak Poker, ‘Night Shark’ took out my very loose attempt at a straight with two pair (nines and sixes) after just one hour of play. For the first time since I started playing Poker I had to make two re-buys in this tournament and still I did not make it past the bubble. Being the egotistical variety of Virgin, I did not take this well.
In addition to my easily-bruised ego, I also have a bit of a “dissection after failure” thing going on. I need to understand why things don’t pan out the way I had hoped in order to avoid falling into the same trap again. So I took some time after the tourney to look at my play. In this blog I have recommended a few things repeatedly. Firstly, I have suggested that you have fun and ‘play’ while you are playing. I was disorganised and rushed, and if I am honest not in a particularly playful mood. That was my first mistake last night. Then I realised I was not sticking to my strategy. That was my mistake number two. My third and unquestionably my most fatal mistake was playing on tilt.
I started off with what was literally the ‘Luck of the Irish’ and got dealt stupendously good cards. Let’s face it there is a degree of luck involved here. I hit easy street and didn’t take advantage of it by playing a little more aggressively to build my stack early on whilst the blinds were small. On the first table at which I was seated, I managed to get a good read on the other players and started getting a little bit too complacent. Then I got moved a few times during the tourney (table balancing). This threw me out of my comfy little spot and I stupidly hit tilt mode. I was low-stacked and could not play as aggressively as I needed to in order to survive the bubble. ‘Night Shark’ saw my weakness and took me out. Well-played Sir. Clearly he was following all the advice I had been dishing out so confidently in my blog, yet not putting into play myself. A hard lesson. Humbling even. And a little embarrassing too if I am honest.
But never fear, the Poker Virgin doesn’t give up that easily…there will be another Freeroll Invitational soon…I’ll be back I just need to get some practice in first and take a little time to lick those wounds inflicted by ‘Night Shark’.
Congratulations to the final two ‘Psychedelics’ and ‘Einstein1974'. ‘Psychedelics’ was chip leader for a large portion of the tournament (by a substantial amount too); but ‘Einstein1974' came along and took him out in just two hands. Just goes to show, it ain’t over till Einstein bets!
See you next week! I am going to get as much practice as my schedule will allow in the interim. I don’t wear the Loser cap well!
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The definition of play - in Poker Virginese
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1/28/2010 9:26:26 AM
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Over the years I have often been misunderstood. I have come to accept this but recently I have questioned it too. Whilst I am fully aware that there are some things in life which must be taken seriously, there are those which really should not. What I have figured out is that for the most part I tend to “speak” in a language a lot of people simply do not understand. Until now this mysterious language did not have a name. I have now decided to call it Poker Virginese. In the interests of being understood by the vast majority as opposed to the minority, I think a basic explanation may be useful.
This week I shall concentrate on the word “play” in Poker Virginese. According to www.askoxford.com play is defined as: * verb 1 engage in games or other activities for enjoyment rather than for a serious or practical purpose. 2 take part in (a sport or contest). 3 compete against. 4 take a specified position in a sports team. 5 represent (a character) in a play or film. 6 perform on or have the skill to perform on (a musical instrument). 7 produce (notes) from a musical instrument; perform (a piece of music). 8 move (a piece) or display (a playing card) in one’s turn in a game. 9 make (a record player, radio, etc.) produce sounds. be co-operative: he needs financial backing, but the banks won’t play. move lightly and quickly; flicker.
Now I totally agree with all these definitions, just as I believe all of them should be applied when Playing the Game of Poker. You see, Poker is a Game and should as such be enjoyed and bring a sense of well-being to the Players who Play it. Of course I understand that when you play for big money there is a sense of urgency and seriousness; but when you are playing a freeroll/low stakes game surely a little more playfulness is permitted? Surely a little banter and interaction in the chat box is what makes the difference between passing time for the sake of it and passing time in a pleasurable way?
I had the pleasure of playing at such a table on Pigg’s Peak Poker this week. Amazingly enough my fellow Players were among the rare people who are fully conversant in Poker Virginese! No-one was more surprised that me!
“mr_rich” must be credited with opening the banter and ensuring that rather than spending half an hour online I stayed for 3 hours. “Mother of Five” attempted to leave a number of times but after commenting: “I have never been at such a social table!” ended up staying much longer than she intended. “Mulan” and “Dent” were a little shy initially but soon began quipping along with the rest of us.
So my point for this week is: there is a time to be serious and a time to have fun purely because you can. PLAY people, in every sense of the word. I can guarantee your experience will be that much more pleasurable if you do!
That said I’d like to invite you all to Play with me again in a Freeroll Tournament on Thursday, November 26th at 8.30pm (register on Pigg’s Peak Poker – click on the link on my blog page to do that). Oh and please join me on my Facebook page for more Playing too (Poker Virgin). I look forward to playing with you online!
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Poker Virgin finishes in the Top 10 ... is her virtue truly gone?
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1/28/2010 9:25:15 AM
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Last night I lost my Tournament Virginity; and whilst I know I will never get it back, I have to admit I was not sorry to see it go. Why didn’t someone tell me how much fun Online Poker Tournaments are before last night? (Yes, I am intentionally ignoring the retorts of: “Because you think you know everything and wouldn’t have listened anyway!”) I would definitely not have hung on to my Tourney Virginity for so long if I knew then what I know now. Aside from the practical factors – like not having to drive anywhere and being in the comfort of my own living room – I had more fun than should be legal on a couch with your clothes on! It is not an entirely bad thing that no-one could see me jumping about and tearing on my hair.
The only thing I really didn’t enjoy was the less-than-efficient internet connection I had from a service provider who I will be kind enough not to name. I had a number of disconnects and as a result the system checked or folded for me when, I could have bet on what were pretty good hands. But it is a lesson learned, I will ensure that I play on a more secure connection next time (Read: My friend Glenn will have to come round and sort out my connectivity issues - hint hint)! In fact I am toying with the idea of challenging my friends to a Mini Online Poker Tournament in our respective lounges, rather than going for Friday night drinks! Just not sure if that may be perceived as a little too Geeky? Can’t have the Poker Virgin being Geeky now can we?
Of course the fact that I did not bust on the Bubble, was nothing less than miraculous in my book and was justifiable cause to refill my wine vase…again. (To bubble is to finish one place off the prize money in a tournament. For example, to finish sixth where the last prize money place is fifth.) I managed to finish ninth out of 75 players and hung in there for an hour and 26 minutes. Although I did not make the final table, I think after playing Poker for only seven weeks, I really didn’t do too badly at all.
My longest standing bed fellows of the night were a motley crew: “Crow886? (the ultimate winner of last night’s tournament) was an aggressive and far more experienced player, who initially intimidated me a little; but once I got a read on him I managed to hold my own despite the fact that he was chip leader by a ludicrous margin for the majority of the tournament. Then there was “Urine Trouble”, who I have to admit was the player I wanted to win once I had been knocked out, purely because his online name is one of the most creative I have seen in a long time and that alone deserves credit. He was a relatively tight player. And finally the man who beat my Full House Aces over Fives with his Full House Aces over Kings; the very lovely “Uys4Free”. Ironic isn’t it?
So, you can bet on there being another Poker Virgin Tournament very soon…watch this space!
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Can you come and play with me... please?
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1/28/2010 8:37:32 AM
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This city of Johannesburg that I live in is amazing. It is fast-paced, uber exciting and never stagnant. But all these thrills mean that time is a valued commodity and our lives are governed by our diaries. Very often I find that the balance between work and leisure is completely out of whack, with leisure ending up in the muck. This unbalanced state prompted me to start including leisure activities in my diary with the same level of importance of a business meeting. You see, all work and no play makes the Poker Virgin a very grumpy Virgin indeed; and we all know that no-one likes a grumpy Virgin. Grumpiness is best left to one of those seven “longitudinally-challenged” men, don’t you think? So you can consider this a “meeting request” to join me for an online freeroll tournament on Pigg’s Peak Poker on Thusrday, November 12 at 8pm. The tourney will be open to all new account holders on Pigg’s Peak Poker, so get cracking and open your account. If you are not sure how to get yourself started, refer to my previous blog entries for instructions.
I have it on very good authority (from a Non-Virgin) that playing in a poker tourney is akin to an endurance sport and should be prepared for. And being the anally organised Virgin that I am, I have made a list of things I will be working on in preparation for my Virginal debut. Firstly, I will not be burning the candle at both ends the night before, as funny as it would be I don’t think falling asleep during my first online tournament is a part of a winning strat? Large doses of caffeine-rich drinks are also on the list of things to avoid, a Virgin on a caffeine rush may not be as attractive or effective as it sounds. I intend to hold off on the caffeine fixes until I really do need them, assuming of course that I don’t end up getting knocked out in the first round! A gentle jog around the block (the one under my bed) and a refreshing shower to get the endorphins flowing beforehand, are more Virgin-appropriate things to do.
On the mental prep side I will have my notepad (refer to my blog entry on 22nd October) handy to draw my “map”; as well as the notes I have taken during previous games just in case I run into any players I have faced before. A terminology and rank of hands brush up would not go amiss either. And the final, and likely most important part of my prep, I will play as much as my diary allows in the days leading up to this tournament. My strat needs fine-tuning and that Ladies and Gents, can make the difference between having the rags or the nuts!
I know I am a nice person and I like my own company, but it can get lonely sometimes and I subscribe to “the more the merrier” ethos. So please play with me (you need to register as soon as possible). You know you want to!
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Moods and Money: A woman's prerogative
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1/28/2010 8:32:45 AM
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Being a woman, my moods do have a tendency to fluctuate. I want to clarify right now that this is in no way a bad thing. It merely makes me colourful to be around, which I think definitely adds to my charm. But how does this affect my Poker game, if at all? Well, initially I thought it may be a handicap but the more I play, the more I realise that it is something that can be used to my advantage – as long as I pay attention to the mood fluctations. You see, on grey days I stick to getting chip-faced on double chocolate chip cookies and ice-cream; and on rainbow days I play. It’s quite simple really. Playing on tilt is never a good idea. You lose composure, deviate from your strat and for the most part make bad calls. All of which are going to suck the fun out of the game for you. Knowing how to quit while you are ahead is as important as knowing your strat. Each of us will be affected differently by our moods and only you will know how yours affect you.
And then there is the all-important “money” aspect of playing Poker online. I am the first to admit that I misunderstood my bank when they told me I had a “limit” on my credit card. I thought they said “target”; so I diligently hit and often exceeded “target”. Now, having learned that expensive lesson and rectified the “situation”, I make it my business to fully understand what I am doing when it comes to finances. Exploring the “Bank” on Pigg’s Peak Poker was not nearly as intimidating as I expected. It is broken into three tabs: Deposit, Withdrawal and Reverse Withdrawal.
Deposit offers you four options: transfer from your credit card, Standard Bank Autopay, UKash (voucher option) or Setcom Instant Deposit. All are safe and secure online banking options to transfer funds into your Pigg’s Peak account. If I can navigate them without supervision, everyone else can too. The Withdrawal option then allows you to withdraw funds from your Pigg’s Peak account to take into a game with you. Should you change your mind about the amount (as women do), you have the Reverse Withdrawal option. This is not rocket science.
Now clearly we are not the only ones trying to make some money here. Casinos also need to – they are after all not benevolent societies but businesses. This is where Raking comes in. Rake is the scaled commission fee taken by a cardroom operating a Poker game. This is necessary as Poker is a player-versus-player game, and the house does not wager against its players (unlike in blackjack or roulette). This fee is the principal mechanism to generate revenues and it covers the various costs of operation such as support, software and personnel. The Rake can be seen in the bottom left corner of the screen when you are seated at a table on the Pigg’s Peak Poker site and it only applies to non-freeroll games.
Now because today is a rainbow day, I’m off to make a Withdrawal and play! See you there!
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Taking note of the notables
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1/28/2010 8:30:22 AM
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Through this blog you will come to know certain things about me as I share them. Now don’t panic, I am not the over sharing type so I won’t be pouring out my heart to you. But I am going to tell you about certain character traits that I have, such as my bordering-on-OCD love of taking notes and making lists. My nickname at work a few years ago was Anal Annie (my middle name is Anna-Marie). I had post-its and lists about absolutely everything and felt an unhealthy rush each time I could tick something off or refer to my notes for some sort of vital information. Deep down I knew this was not a character flaw and one day it would come in handy. Guess what? Note-taking in Online Poker is a bloody marvellous aid! I’ll explain…
The major difference between playing Online Poker and at a casino is Online Poker moves a lot quicker than a casino game; and it is exceptionally difficult to pick up other players’ tells online (the only obvious tell is the length of time it takes a player to make a decision). This can be tricky when you are trying to size up the other players and crack their strategies and Poker faces. Part of my own strat now is to draw a quick ‘map’ of the table and make notes about the players around the table as the game progresses. This is a distinct advantage to playing online as you would not be able to do this a casino game. Things to include in your notes are:
* What kind of player: tight aggressive, good player, weak player (fish) etc
* What cards would he needs to raise preflop?
* What is his/her betting pattern?
* Is the player easy to bluff?
* What are his starting hand requirements?
* Does he/she go on tilt? How does he/she play when stuck?
I also subscribe to the “keep your friends close but your enemies closer” ethos. Applying this to Poker is vital to winning. If you want to read the other players, get to know them. Use the chat option to strike up conversations (which also make the game a whole lot more fun) but ask strategic questions while you are chatting. You’ll be amazed what you can get out of people. But don’t be alarmed if you get blanked, some players just are not into chatting. But they are giving away a little of their strat anyway with their lack of response!
Now that this week’s lesson is over, I have some exciting news! As you know All Africa Poker Tv can now be found on DSTv Channel 112 from 10.30pm every night. One of the most popular shows (and one of my personal faves) is Ask the Commentators. This week you can e-mail your poker related question to commentators, David Dadic and Ryan Dreyer, and you will be entered into a lucky draw to win R1000. In addition five lucky readers can win the opportunity to be in the studio audience during the filming of this months’ show with special guest Neil Andrews on Friday 30th October 2009. So e-mail your questions and contact number to questions@allafricapoker.com .Please remember to indicate in your mail if you would like to be part of studio audience (the show is filmed in Rivonia, Gauteng). Winners will be drawn and sent all the relevant information on Wednesday 28 October 2009 and. I look forward to meeting you there!
So here’s hoping that this week I will not be the ‘fish’ but the Virgin with the ‘nuts’! See you in cyberspace!
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Losing my virtue and liking it too much
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1/28/2010 8:27:46 AM
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One of my finest qualities, I like to believe, is my tenacity. I have been likened to a pit bull more than once hmmm now that I think about it; this may not have been a reference to my staying power. But that’s a whole other story altogether for another time and place. Let’s get back to my unrivalled tenacity. I had no idea that this trait would be a survival tool in an online poker room. Until I played with ”Stevvy’. When I joined the ‘Learning the Ropes’ table for a quick free roll game I was smartly informed that my virtue could be compromised by playing at that table. I just didn’t realise exactly how quickly my virtue would be slickly removed by Stevvy (whom I think should henceforth be called Slick just for the record).
One of my less-than-fine qualities is my intense distaste for losing unnecessarily. Stevvy did a fine job of not only relieving me of my 2000 credits and my online Poker Virtue, but also made me look like a real fish (poor player) in a spectacularly pathetic six hands. My parting shot of “I’ll be back!” was met with a smug “Look forward to it!” The Poker Virgin was less than pleased.
Then something exceptionally odd and out of character happened. I realised I had actually thoroughly enjoyed the “humiliation” of losing my virtue so unceremoniously. I still do not fully understand this turn of emotions, but I do understand perfectly well that I definitely liked it.
So where to from here? Firstly I realised that I had slipped up and not taken my own advice: my research was clearly not as hot as I liked to think it was and my strategy was pretty much not strategic at all. Back to the drawing board for the Poker Virgin (I warned you that the tenacity would kick in!)
My subsequent re-research (I do like to invent words) brought to light some very interesting facts which I will very kindly share with you.
Being dealt picture cards does not necessarily mean you have a good hand, so you need to understand what you can do with whatever you get dealt. Flushes and perfect hand wins are very rare in Poker; low card wins are more realistic. This is where studying the rank of hands comes in handy (there is a rank of hands under the “Help” tab displayed in the Lobby of the Pigg’s Peak Poker. Select ‘Poker General’ then select ‘Poker Hands’and scroll down to view the 10 ranked hands combinations). In addition whilst you are playing your hand will always be graded for you on the bottom right of the screen. So between the two aids even a Blonde such as me will be able to win at least one hand. Pigg’s Peak Poker is very kind I think to offer such assistance.
The second and probably most important thing to do is devise a proper strategy. Taking a seat and throwing yourself into the game willy nilly will result in a serious whipping. Trust me on this one and learn from my mistakes. (Now I am being very kind by sharing this with you, another of my marvellous traits.) Your strategy needs to be based on your character and level of skill. True skill in Poker is the ability to play even a bad hand of cards, it’s not about the cards it’s what you do with them that makes you a winner. Understanding the lingo will also help you understand other players’ strategies (there is a list of lingo on the Pigg’s Peak website). Plus it just sounds uber sexy to say things like “Two pretty ladies dying to step out” (you have two queens) or “Deuces” (a pair of twos).
My parting shot this week is: Do not play when you are on “tilt” (allowing your emotions to get the better of you). Any decision based purely on emotion is inevitably a bad one, so relax, take a seat and enjoy the ride. As for me I am off to find Stevvy to recover what he took from me!
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Putting on my Poker Face
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1/28/2010 8:26:11 AM
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When I take on a challenge I tend to employ the same approach as method actors. I get into character and my persona begins to morph. This week has been all about putting on my Poker Face and setting myself up for some online action. My first port of call was the Pigg’s Peak Poker website (www.piggspeakpoker.co.sz) to download the software. I am the first to admit that I am technically challenged but this was an absolute doddle. I had created my online identity under the alias Poker Virgin, loaded my avatar (picture for your online identity) and was ready to join a table in just 25 minutes. If I’d known it was this easy and quick, I would have done this ages ago!
I suggest that you do some basic research before you start playing, such as downloading a rank of hands and familiarising yourself with some Poker terminology (look under the ‘New to Poker’ tab on the home page of www.piggspeakpoker.co.sz). There is a wealth of information here which is simple to understand and will make your transition from Virgin to Player almost painless. The only thing you can’t download is luck, but then a good Poker player knows that it is not about the cards you are dealt, it is what you do with them that wins hands. A truly skilled player can win a hand even if they have ‘bad’ cards. Once I had devised my strategy (which I am not going to reveal for obvious reasons) I was on my way to being the female equivalent of Chris Moneymaker, the online player who came out of nowhere to win the World Series of Poker in 2003. But back to reality for now!
Another advantage of playing online is not having to worry about your ‘tells’ (the physical signs which can give a player’s strategy away). But I wore my shades and peak cap anyway as I am determined to earn that seat in the 2010 All Africa Poker Tournament and I am in Poker Virgin character now. What I particularly like about learning to play on the Pigg’s Peak Poker site is the free guest tables for Virgins like me on which there is no cash buy-in. These are listed in blue at the bottom of each page on the table listings and they are a fantastic place to find your feet in the game and develop a strategy, which is vital for a good Poker player. If you are keen on trying a cash game, you get a R50 free cash bonus when you register. I advise you to store this until you have played a few free roll games and found your Poker Face.
I had downloaded my 2000 free guest chips (these are refreshed at midnight every day) and was ready to take my own advice and headed for the free guest tables. There are three options for play: Sit & Go, Cash Games or Tournaments. The Sit & Go tables are unscheduled mini-tournaments and can be joined at any time as long as there is a seat available. Play begins as soon as enough seats are filled, if you don’t have enough players you can advertise for players to join you. And I see that my ‘Learning the Ropes’ table is ready to play, so the Poker Virgin must dash! I hope to see you at a table soon where I will do my Virginal best to relieve you of the burden of your chips! I’ll let you all know next week how I fared!
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Virgin Entry of a Virgin
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1/28/2010 8:24:44 AM
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As a rule when a milestone birthday looms, people have a tendency to take stock and list things they have not experienced in their time on this planet. With three months in hand before entering my Fabulous Forties I realised – with more than a little embarrassment and a touch of excitement – that I am in fact a Virgin! A Poker Virgin that is. This prompted me to take the plunge and lose my virginity to a game which had thus far intimidated me.
Being the proactive lunatic that I am a Ladies’ Poker Night was duly arranged. Lucky for me my friend Wendy happens to have a Poker Table at home. A few snacks, more than a few bottles of wine, Poker Face on and Chip’s your Ante, we were playing Texas Hold ‘Em! Terms such as the flop, the turn and the river had only ever invoked images of dysfunction in the male nether regions, a change in mood and trout fishing in my mind. Until I played my first hand of Poker. One hand and I was hooked (focus now, try not to let your mind wander).
I don’t recall losing my virginity being this much fun or well-attended. We got to talking and as is inevitable when a group of girls get together the subject of “anything Boys can do, Girls can do better” came up. Now, my Achilles Heel has always been my inability to say no to a dare. I try desperately but the word just gets stuck in my throat and instead “Hell yes!” falls out unceremoniously! So, of course when one of the Lady Pokers said: “I bet you wouldn’t play in the All Africa Poker Tournament next year”, you know precisely what happened. But I am also an eternal optimist so this challenge is now my focus, and through this blog I hope you will enjoy the ride as much as I know I am going to. I just hope All Africa Poker is ready for me…..
After copious quantities of wine (purely for creative purposes you understand), I discovered that Texas Hold ‘Em can also be played online. Once this information was on the table, The Girls devised a plan: I shall henceforth be known as the Poker Virgin and shall play Texas Hold ‘Em online in preparation for my AAP 2010 debut!
I am not averse to making a twit of myself in a public forum if it means that there will ultimately be some sort of benefit. The benefit of this blog is two-fold. Firstly, I shall rise up and meet my challenge to play in the All Africa Poker Tournament and show the Boys that the Girls are not just their equal but their superior. Secondly, I would like to encourage all the other Poker Virgins out there to learn along with me. The more the merrier! This game is not as intimidating as it may seem, I mean if a Blonde such as myself can figure it out, then it seriously cannot be that hard! Go on, I dare you!
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Congratulations Sandy!
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1/28/2010 7:14:04 AM
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Piggs Peak Poker’s very own manager and tournament director Sandy Koor, proved that he can do more than just organise a tournament, when he earned himself a high finish at the PokerAce Tournament. Sandy went up against a very tough player field comprising some of the biggest guns on the poker scene, but nevertheless won himself an impressive fourth place finish.
Here’s a look at the top ten cashes:
Richard Vincent R 200,330.00
Peter Taljord R 105,140.00
Daniel Lamberti R 71,040.00
Sandy Koor R 56,830.00
Kenny Morgan R 53,280.00
David Rosenthal R 49,730.00
D Cornelli R 42,630.00 and a R6000 Seat
Eugene du Plessis R 39,070.00 and a R6000 Seat
Francis Moodley R 35,520.00 and a R6000 Seat
Meshern Govendar R 28,420.00 and a R6000 Seat.
The Piggs Peak Poker crew would like to make use of this opportunity to congratulate Sandy on this awesome achievement. Your rock Sandy!!
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The latest Bad Beat would render you speechless!
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1/27/2010 6:19:53 AM
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Early this morning, at 1:24, at table Larry Mullen, ShaddUp suffered a Bad Beat that would most certainly render most poker players speechless. However, this particular hand triggered the Bad Beat Jackpot, and rewarded ShaddUp with a load more than R100k, just for taking that Bad Beat. Best of all is that the other 3 players that participated in the hand, each received a hefty share of the spoils too! This is how the action went down....
ultimoheat had the dealer button, holding 9h-Qh and Monkey_Tiltz posted the small blind of R10.00, holding 2h-6h. Sqeezer posted the big blind of R20.00, holding Qs-2d and ShaddUp raised for R80.00, holding snow men (pocket eights). Ultimoheat called, but both Monkey_Tiltz and Sqeezer folded.
When the board showed 8h-10h-5d-8s, ShaddUp must have surely thought he had the nuts with his quad eights, but still played it cool and simply checked. But by the time the river delivered a Jh, ShaddUp turned up the heat and went all-in for R2,106. To his surprise ultimoheat also went all-in for R895.00 and showed down a straight flush!!
Fortunately for ShaddUp that nasty feeling did not last long as the players soon realised that ShaddUp’s misfortune turned into good fortune for them all, as this hand activated the Progressive Bad Beat Jackpot. This is how the winnings were divided:
ShaddUp, who suffered the Bad Beat got the lion’s share of the loot as he won a cool R107391.06;
ultimoheat, who had a balance of R3979.50 at the time won a Bad Beat Amount of R53695.53;
Monkey_Tiltz, who had a balance of R4237.00 won a Bad Beat Amount of R26847.76; and
Sqeezer, who had a balance of R3374.94 at the time also won Bad Beat amount of R26847.76.
Now what would YOU say if you suffered this kind of Bad Beat?? Click here to find out how you too can trigger the Bad Beat Jackpot at Piggs Peak Poker.
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Obrestad’s Aussie Millions Event 4 triumph
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1/22/2010 11:49:20 AM
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The legendary Norwegian poker prodigy Annette Obrestad made an impressive debut after winning herself a title at the Aussie Millions. She bested the 160 player field of the $1,100 buy-in Pot Limit Omaha Event 4 and bagged a $40,000 AUD in prize cash.
She took the glory from Billy Seri, who busted after making a particularly bad call. Seri walked away second best, with a hefty $31,200 AUD to cheer him up. Obrestad maintains a strong presence in some of the side events.
Stay tuned to track the latest news and to keep updated on her performance during the remainder of the Aussie Millions.
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What’s news Down Under?
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1/19/2010 6:33:02 AM
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One new entry into the history books, two news champions and the third event in its second half... This year’s Aussie Millions is already proving to be an intense tournament. There is allot already happening and with the conclusion of every event, we get closer to this year’s highly anticipated Main Event. Here’s a look at all the latest news Down Under:
Event 1 Results
Event 1 now holds the title of biggest ‘major tournament’ in Australia. 1,143 players flocked to the Crown Casino in hopes of being named the first champion of 2010, the bragging rights of which now belong to Matthew Ephraums.
Seated at the final table was: Anthony Kingston, Jim Mastorakos, Trung Tran, Sam Vakili, Glenn Croft, Brendan Edmonds, Aaron Wilt, Brad Rawiller, Brent Thomas, and Matthew Ephraums who got the fattest portion of the $1,143,000 AUD prize pool.
Event 2 Results
What the small player field (consisting of 90 players) lacked in quantity, it made up for in quality. With players like Stewart Scott (2009 Aussie Millions Main Event champ), David Steicke and (2009 Asian Pacific Poker Tour Sydney champ) Aaron Benton –amongst others- competing in the $550 buy in tourney, winning Event 2 is no small accomplishment.
Andrew Hinrichsen emerged victorious, becoming the latest winner to be crowned at this year’s Aussie Millions. He takes home over $12 thousand AUD to reward him for his victory.
Event 3 Update
The $1,100 buy in Limit Hold’Em Event 3 is currently in play and past its second half, with less than 40 players left. Some familiar faces have been spotted around the tables, namely Norwegian prodigy Annette Obrestad and David Steicke who is sitting in top spot. Stay tuned for more news on the Aussie Millions.
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SA rooting for local players at Aussie Millions
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1/15/2010 1:27:54 PM
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The Aussie Millions is officially in progress and local players Ilija Martinovic and Jay Sookoo are waiting in anticipation for the Main Event, to get an opportunity to prove themselves at one of the biggest events on the poker calendar.
The first event, a $1,100 buy-in hold’em tournament, attracted more than 300 players. By the end of Day 1a, only 51 players remained. Day 1b and Day1c offers a last chance for those who didn’t make it to buy back in, after which the re-buy period expires.
Ending the first day in top spot was Australian Xen Xenofontos, who collected a 136,600 sized chip stack. He shares the limelight with Tony Hachem (with 136,600 in chips) , Dan Carter (with 106,900 in chips), Jarred Graham(100,600 in chips) and Vanessa Selbst (with 92,400 in chips).
Watch this space for fresh updates as they come in.
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2009’s International Poker Highlights
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1/5/2010 7:30:28 AM
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2009 was a thrilling year in poker. Records were broken, players were commemorated and fortunes were won. Before we enjoy another eventful year, here’s a look at 2009’s defining moments in the world of international poker:
He’s survived years of high stakes cash games (which to many is the mark of a true professional), he’s thrived in tournaments (having earned over $3.8 Million and a World Series Of Poker bracelet) and he’s done his fair share for the community and of course the poker community. Mike Sexton truly deserves to be remembered in the world of poker, which is why it was only fitting that he be indicted into the Poker Hall of Fame.
To win a single WSOP bracelet, is the mark of a talented poker player. To win multiple WSOP bracelets requires an exceptional poker player... And to take down multiple WSOP bracelets in a single WSOP is an accomplishment reserved for truly phenomenal poker player. This is exactly what Jeffrey Lisandro did at this year’s WSOP. Phil Hellmuth is the only other player to have ever done this.
Well known poker professional Annie Duke, abandoned the felt this year to participate in Donald Trump’s ‘Celebrity Apprentice.’ There she outperformed all the other competitors and went up against Joan Rivers. In spite of the fact that she raised more money in the final challenge and handled all sorts of antagonism from Rivers with outstanding finesse, Duke wasn’t chosen by Trump.
As reported before, eccentric online professional poker player Tom “durrrr” Dwan challenged any player brave enough to play 50,000 hands of high stakes online poker against him for jaw dropping stakes. The games would be played on four online tables consisting of either pot limit Omaha or Texas Hold’em and would cost up to $400 per hand!
Dwan promised to pay out $1.5 Million should his competitor lead him by the end of 50,000 hands, while only expecting $500,000 should he be in the lead. Patrik Antonius has already accepted Dwan’s challenge and they are still 20,236 hands away from completing the competition.
Once again Phil Ivey wowed the world when he made the Final Table of the WSOP’s Main Event. With a diminishing chip stack, and the odds stacked against him, he barely avoided the bubble. He secured his seat into the Final Table though and settled for a satisfying 7th place finish. Ivey is the only player to have made it onto the cover of Time Magazine.
Stay tuned for the latest and the greatest news on the international poker scene.
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The Race for 2009’s Online Poker Player of the Year continues
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12/15/2009 1:29:48 PM
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There are just a few days left to earn points for the Bluff Magazine’s Online Player of the Year 2009 title... And at this stage there seems to be little chance left for major changes in the top ranks. There has been some significant movement around the middle ranks though. Here is the most recently updated list of front runners and favourites for this year’s OPOY title:
“daisyxoxo” a.k.a Jeremy Fitzgerald: 439,000 points
“anfo500” a.k.a Michael Rocco: 375,000 points
“inhidonks:” 349,000 points
“Moorman1” Chris Moorman: 306,000 points
“ICuRaRook” a.k.a Jeff Sluzinski: 282,000 points
“djk123” a.k.a Dan Kelly: 281,000 points
“ryanbluf” a.k.a Ryan Karp: 277,000 points
“late_entry” a.k.a Ryan Gentry: 276,000 points
“ronaldgrauer” a.k.a Ronald Grauer: 269,000 points
“Ericb09” a.k.a Eric Blair: 264,000 points
Online tournaments are still taking place on the international online poker scene. So to determine whether Michael Rocco can close the 118,000 point gap between himself and Jeremy Fitzgerald in time to claim that coveted title...
Watch this space...
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2009’s most promising new players
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12/7/2009 7:17:02 AM
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After a year’s worth of competitive poker play, a few individuals have achieved unexpected international poker stardom. Here’s some of this year’s most inspiring rise to fame stories:
Joseph “Joe” Cada:
21 year old Joe Cada made his first appearance into the poker scene at this year’s World Series of Poker. He achieved moderate success in side events, winning close to $30 Thousand. Then, he has the eyes of the world upon him as he entered and won the WSOP Main Event on his first attempt.
Cada won $8,5 Million the cherished WSOP Main Event bracelet and the title of ‘youngest player to win the WSOP Main Event.’ No doubt Cada the poker scene will be retelling this young man’s amazing story for years to come.
Yevgeniy “Jovial Gent” Timoshenko:
Don’t let his innocent looks and his demure sounding poker name fool you... Yevgeniy “Jovial Gent” Timoshenko is one of poker scene’s formidable newcomers. In the short space of two and a half years Timoshenko has earned an excess of $4 Million in a combination of live and online tournaments and come face to face with some of the world’s best players.
The Ukrainian born 21 year old form Seattle made his debut into the live poker world with the Irish Open, where he bagged a tournament win and over $100 Thousand. Since then he achieved an Asian Poker Tour victory, a third place finish in the World Series of Poker Europe, first place in the World Championship of Online Poker and a first place finish in the World Poker Tour’s World Championship.
He is now of age in the U.S and is now working to further establish himself in the biggest tournaments in the world.
Ville Walhbeck:
Ville Wahlbech is definitively no newbie to poker (having played his first tournament in 2004), but this year he rose from obscurity winning himself a WSOP bracelet and placing high in a variety of WSOP side events.
The 33 year old from Finland travelled to Vegas, with the intention of ending his career as tournament poker, provided he had another bad run. But his luck changed when he placed third in Event #6 pocketing $150 Thousand in cash.
Wahlbech then went on to win WSOP Event #12, a WSOP bracelet and close to $500 Thousand in prize money. Before the WSOP had concluded, he fetched another 3 high finishes, placing 2nd, 6th and 12th in various other side event winning a total of over $400 Thousand respectively.
He might’ve been under the impression he was close to being done with poker, but evidently poker isn’t close to being done with him.
Cornel Cimpan:
2009 has definitively been kind to Cornel Cimpan. To date his success in tournament poker was limited strictly to small tournaments, where he has achieved modest success. This all changed for him when he won the L.A Poker Classic, where he outmanoeuvred close to 700 players for his first tournament title and a respectable $1.6 Million prize.
A few months later he found himself at the final table of the World Poker Finals, where he again emerged victorios and close to$1 Million richer. This boosts his total earnings for 2009 alone close to $3 Million.
Daniel “djk123” Kelly:
Online players around the world, dread running into Daniel Kelly and a quick look at his online winnings explains why. This fierce 20 year old won two World Championship of Online Poker events in the space of three weeks, an effort that rewarded him with just over $300 Thousand.
His streak of success carried him over to the WCOOP Main Event where he managed a fourth place finish, which earned him a further $643 Thousand. Kelly was named Player of the Series and a sponsorship into a major upcoming event.
When looking at the astounding achievements of these poker players, it becomes clear that you never know for sure who will rise... and who will fall.... in the world of poker.
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ACEE is our new Online Poker Millionaire!
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12/2/2009 8:37:04 AM
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The R2 Million Challenge started on Sunday night, 29 November 2009, at 19h00. The tournament paused at midnight and resumed the following evening at 19h00, paused again and completed on Tuesday evening. After many hours of gruelling play, ACEE came up trumps, walking away with R1,014,500!
The final hand played out as follows:
ACEE had A spades and 9 hearts and Tinks had pocket 5's Diamonds and Hearts.
Flop: 10 Hearts Ace Hearts 3 Diamonds.
Turn: 3 Hearts
River: 9 Spades
ACEE won the hand with a two pair! With Tinks licking his wounds, being one card short of a flush.
The players that cashed are:
ACEE - R1,014,500
Tinks - R202,900
OMGAnnette_15 - R177,537.50
DRAGONFISH - R142,030
slick76 - R101,450
WatchOutAces - R71,015
ignobilis - R60,870
Zaraki - R50,725
Wasp777 - R40,580
Sambo - R30,435
2Bluff - R29,420.50
Cousin - R28,406
Piggedout - R27,391.50
djkayer - R26,377
Tyke_ - R25,362.50
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Waxstar
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12/3/2009 2:20:35 AM
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ATTENTION
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Waxstar
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12/3/2009 2:18:02 AM
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donkey101 should get some sort of a bad bubble bonus...or even a rake of the bad beat. One of the worst things i ever saw. Congratulations ACEE, well played!
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joriena
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12/2/2009 3:55:09 PM
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wonderfull let the best player wins! Congragulations!
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Keagan
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12/2/2009 2:21:37 PM
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"Tinks licking his wounds, being one card short of a flush"
but ACEE has the 9 of hearts, so Tinks was drawing to a 2 outer.
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Who will be the online poker player of the year?
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11/27/2009 8:39:43 AM
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27 November 2009. The highly esteemed Bluff Magazine Online Poker Player of the Year Awards is in its home run and the latest rankings have recently been published. The following online poker players are currently amongst the top ten:
1. Jeremy “daisyxoxo” with 430 points;
2. Michael “anfo500” with 370 points;
3. “inhidonks” with 342 points
4. Moorman1 with 297k points
5. djk123 with 279k points
6. ICuRaRook with 278k points
7. late_entry with 275k points
8. ryanbluf with 274k points
9. ronaldgrauer with 267k points
10. Ericb09 with 260k points
At this stage anything is still possible, but daisyxoxo has an impressive track record which will most probably not be easy to beat: 77 first places; 33 runner up finishes and 40 third place finishes. He has been spotted at final tables of major online poker tournaments since the last 3 years, sports total winnings of close to $1,5 Million with a largest recorded cash-in of $79,500. To see who finally claims the title, keep your eye on this spot.
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Are you up for THIS poker challenge?
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11/17/2009 2:12:35 PM
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November 10, 2009. Tom “durrrr” Dwan, one of the most feared high stakes online poker players in the world, has just outdone himself by issuing a poker challenge that has never been seen before. Dwan offered to put up a jaw-dropping $1.5 million dollars to a “mere” $500k of any other opponent brave enough to take him on, by playing heads-up at four tables concurrently, for 50,000 hands.
The challenge stipulates that once the last hand has been played, the player who is in the chip lead at that point in time, will win- even if that player leads by a measly $1. Should “durrrr” triumph, he gets to keep the winnings he accumulated during the challenge as well as his competitor’s $500k. Should the other contender win however, he/she will keep his own spoils as well as that jaw-dropping $1.5 million of Dwan.
Whilst the offer is tempting, most online poker players will think twice about taking on Dwan. However, a few pro’s who have rightfully earned the reputation of being formidable themselves, have already decided to face up to it. They are David Benyamine; Phil Ivey and Patrik Antonius who formerly managed to beat “durrrr” during a high stakes cash game at the 2009 Aussie Millions. Question is... would YOU have been brave enough to take on THIS poker challenge...??
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Moon or Cada? Who will be the 2009 World Poker Champion?
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11/9/2009 8:27:22 AM
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9 November 2009. There are only 2 players standing at the 2009 Word Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, Darvin Moon and Joe Cada, who are both complete newcomers on the poker scene. And although Cada will be going into final heads-up play, anything is possible and the jury is still out as to who will finally be crowned as the World Poker Champion for 2009.
Moon is a normal run of the mill kind of guy who owns a logging business. But he was instantly catapulted into poker stardom this year when he managed to reach the final table of the WSOP Main Event.
Cada’s rise to the top of the poker world is also short of miraculous as his only other significant cash was at one of the side events of the 2009 WSOP itself. Should he manage to win, he will beat Phil Hellmuth’s new record for being the youngest ever poker player to win a World Series of Poker Main Event.
To find out which one of these newbies finally claims the victory, keep your eye on the spot.
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Annette_15 debuts on Poker After Dark
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11/2/2009 7:24:28 AM
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All eyes will be on Norwegian poker prodigy and online poker shark Annette_15, who will soon make her debut on Poker After Dark, playing her first ever live poker tournament in Las Vegas. Obrestad made world news by becoming the youngest WSOP bracelet ever when she won the Word Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) Main Event in 2007. But, Annette has not played the WSOP in Vegas yet, as until recently, she was not of legal age to do so.
In this much anticipated upcoming episode of Poker After Dark, she is featured taking on some of the biggest guns in poker, such as “Poker Brat” Phil Helmuth; Mike “The Mouth Matusow;” Antonio Esfandiari; Erick Lindgren and Phil Laak. But, the outcome of this much talked about event, has not been made public yet. So, to determine whether the legendary poker genius of Annette_15 persisted, keep your eye on this spot.
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22-year old Dan Livingston triumphs at WSOP Circuit Main Event
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10/27/2009 8:12:02 AM
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Another 22-year old player, Dan Livingston, crashed onto the poker scene this past weekend, by winning the 2009/2010 WSOP Circuit $5,200 Buy-In Main Event and collecting a hefty first prize of $291,749! To claim this victory, the young Livingston had to outsmart a playing field of 248, including some of the most seasoned players on the poker scene.
His response?? “I feel really good. What was it? Forty hours of work for nearly $300,000! Not a bad pay day indeed, considering that the most he has won in poker prior to this, was $4,000 online.
Here are the rest of the results of the final table:
2nd: Tom Floros - $180,287
3rd: Chris Gentile - $119,556
4th: Tad Mosele - $84,594
5th: William Schweinebraten - $63,744
6th: William Miner - $50,871
7th: Joshua Goldstein - $42,881
8th: Jacob Bazeley - $38,082
9th: Michael Parisi - $35,533.
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Frenchman Christophe Savary claims latest WPT Bracelet
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10/19/2009 12:21:38 PM
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19 October 2009. 415 contenders, including some of the biggest names in poker, recently threw down the gauntlet for the latest prestigious WPT Bracelet at the 2009 WPT Marrakech €4,500 Championship Main Event. But, the honours were taken by Frenchman Christophe Savary, who has only been spotted at major poker tournaments since 2008.
Savary’s victory was no mean feat, as the playing field of this coveted poker tournament comprised the likes of Bertrand “ElKy” Grospellier; “The Magician” Antonio Esfandiari; David Benyamine; Huck Seed and two of poker’s most formidable ladies: Annette Obrestad and Liz Lieu. But Savary played a brilliant game throughout and most certainly deserved his hefty first prize of €377,262.
Heading into the final stages of play, Ludovic Lacay had a significant chip lead. But, the turning point came when Savary first hit a set on the flop and then rivered a boat, during which was described as “the biggest pot of the tournament.” Lacay could not recuperate from this loss and was shortly after eliminated in 3rd place, leaving Savary to go heads-up with Eoghan O’Dea. Savary’s luck persisted as he finally managed to crack O’Dea’s bullets with a straight.
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Pablo (yo)
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10/22/2009 3:20:10 PM
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Great blog!!!
If you like, come back and visit mine: http://albumdeestampillas.blogspot.com
Thanks,
Pablo from Argentina
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Poker stars strip down for poker
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10/12/2009 1:36:03 PM
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To catch poker stars Jennifer Harman; “Kid Poker” Daniel Negreanu; Scotty Nguyen and “The Poker Brat” in a rather compromising position… be sure to get the latest edition of the ESPN Magazine called “The Body Issue” which hit the shelves last Friday. All four these players have stripped down to appear completely naked, for the sake of showing fans “a different side of the sports and the athletes they love,” as described by editor of the mag, Gary Belsky.
Described as an attempt to give the Sport’s Illustrated Swimwear publication a run for its money, the issue has six different covers, and features close to 80 of top sport luminaries and athletes from around the world. This includes the likes of tennis star Serena Williams; NASCAR driver Carl Edwards; the Olympic runner Lolo Jones; Australian surfer Clair Bevilacqua and many more.
Daniel Negreanu was apparently completely comfortable with baring it all, once he determined who else was joining the ranks. “It’s not like they were going to have Patrik Antonius or Gus Hansen there. I can fit in with this group,” he said.
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2009 World Series of Poker Europe Champion expected to be crowned soon
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9/29/2009 8:29:48 AM
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The action was intense from the word go as Day 2 of the 2009 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) £10,000 Main Event kicked off earlier today, as some of the biggest names on the poker scene showed off their skill.
The 158 players out of 334 that are still remaining, includes the whose who on the poker scene, such as Todd Brunson; Jason Mercier; Barry Schulman; “Kid Poker” Daniel Negreanu; Alex Kravchenko; former WSOPE Champion- Annette Obrestad; Barry Greenstein; James Obst; Dave Ulliott; Leo Margets; Howard Lederer; Eric Seidel; Yevgeniy Timoshenko; the Grandfather of Poker himself, Doyle Brunson; John Juanda; Antonio Esfandiari; Liz Lieu; John Tabatabai; James Akenhead; Mike “The Mouth” Matusow; the “Poker Brat” Phil Hellmuth and many more.
With such a strong playing field and chip stacks that are generally pretty even, most of these players appear to be in top form and anything can still happen. For more updates on news on what’s happening one of the world’s most prestigious live poker events, the 2009 World Series of Poker Europe, keep your eye on this spot
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No need to be loaded to get loaded
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9/28/2009 12:21:49 PM
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7 Fortunate players at Piggs Peak Poker got loaded big time with cash payouts of just over a quarter of a million rand when the Bad Beat Jackpot was triggered at R1.00/R2.00 Table Reloaded on Sunday afternoon, the 27th of September 2009. This is how the action went down...
unicorn47, who held an Ad-Jd had the Dealer Button and galvanize posted the small blind of R1.00, holding a 5c-4s. Reezo posted the big blind of R2.00, holding Jc-6h, but when SMJ raised the stakes to R8.00, (holding pocket tens); martian; OMG Jayswan; PoT_HeaD and spyker folded. Unicorn47 stuck to his guns can called, but galvanize and Reezo also folded, leaving SMJ and unicorn47 to go heads-up.
The flop brought 10d-Qd-3d. SMJ who now had trip tens, raised R18.00 and unicorn47 called. The turn showed a Kd and SMJ, went all in for R17.82 while unicorn47 followed suit. When the river showed a 10c, SMJ must have thought he had the nuts, holding quad tens. But great was his surprise when unicorn47 showed down a straight flush and took the pot!
Fortunately for SMJ that nasty bad beat feeling did not last long, as this hand triggered the Bad Beat Jackpot. And not only did all the players who formed part of the hand receive a handsome cash reward, but SMJ who suffered the Bad Beat- received a jaw-dropping cash prize of R126,057.73!!
This is how the rest of the Bad Beat Jackpot was split:
galvanize,won a Bad Beat Amount of R10504.81
Reezo,won a Bad Beat Amount of R10504.81
martian,won a Bad Beat Amount of R10504.81
OMG_Jayswan,won a Bad Beat Amount of R10504.81
PoT_HeaD,won a Bad Beat Amount of R10504.81
spyker,won a Bad Beat Amount Won of R10504.81
unicorn47,won a Bad Beat Amount of R63028.86
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Phil
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9/29/2009 11:48:02 PM
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There's a special name for an ace-high straight flush, it's called a royal flush ;)
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yeldoom
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9/29/2009 8:39:44 AM
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SMJ was beat on the flop. When the turn card was another diamond, what hands could he beat? But he still went all-in.
Maybe if SMJ pushed all-in on the river it could be considered a bad beat.
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Nicolas Zakhem cashes in at the 2009 Lebanese Poker Championship
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7/27/2009 1:39:28 PM
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It is with great pleasure that the Piggs Peak Poker crew reports that local players are continuing to hold our flag high on international front. Nicholas Zakhem has just finished in a respectable 7th place at the $10,000 Buy-In 2009 Lebanese Poker Championship Main Event, collecting a handsome US$77,000 for his efforts.
This particular event is said to be the largest poker tournament ever held in Lebanon, as it attracted a player field of several hundred, including some of the top dogs such as Joe Hachem and Nenad Medic.
Zakhem sadly went down holding a pair of Cowboys which was busted when Nabil Matta landed Bullets on the turn.
The Piggs Peak crew would like to make use of this opportunity to congratulate Nicolas Zakhem on his brilliant performance. “Go Zakhem! You did us proud!”
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Robert Kay takes home $100,230 at WSOP 2009
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7/3/2009 8:58:47 AM
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Well done Robert Kay!
He took home $100,230 in the $5,000 6 handed NL Holdem event at the WSOP 2009. He finished in 7th position, doing us all very proud!
Here is how he was eliminated:
Matt Hawrilenko raised under the gun to 105,000 chips. Faraz Jaka made the call - Robert then called all-in for 1,333,000 chips! Hawrilenko, who had 1,333,000 left, called Robert. Jaka folded.
Robert showed K hearts Q diamonds, while Hawrilenko showed A hearts and K Clubs.
The board:
2 diamonds, 3 clubs, K spades, 10 hearts and J spades
Robert had the following to say on his way out: "Nothing I could do, I call and see the flop we get it in anyways."
We are all proud of you Robert - well played!
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Robert Kay stuns with his poker brilliance!
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7/2/2009 1:54:31 PM
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Piggs Peak Poker's very own Robert Kay is kicking some serious butt in the WSOP $5,000 Six-handed No Limit Hold'em event. The turning event for Robert was where his set of Queens crushed Rui Cao's two pair, 10's and 9's. Propelling him into the lead with 950,000 chips. From there he continued to build his stack to a very healthy 1,213,000 chips - he is currently lying in fourth place and if he were to exit the tournament now he would leave with a guaranteed $37,379.
Going into day 3 there are only 16 players remaining. Robert is way up there with the best of them and stands a very good chance of taking this bracelet event down, as well as the first prize of $1,003,163!
Go Robert - we are behind you all the way!!!
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More 2009 WSOP news
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6/17/2009 1:29:16 PM
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With the 2009 WSOP in full swing, the action is fierce, an astounding amount of money is changing hands, newcomers are capturing their first WSOP Bracelets and the pro’s are giving it their best to improve on their existing records. Here’s some of the latest 2009 WSOP highlights, since our last update:
Another first WSOP Bracelet captured:
2009 WSOP Event #15 $5,000 No Limit Hold-Em: A very emotional Brian Lemke captured his first ever WSOP Bracelet and a grande $692,658 in cash. He dedicated his winnings to his late cousin, PokerRoad Radio Producer and former PokerNews employee Justin Shronk, who passed away in April this year. Lemke has only featured at major tournaments a few times since 2006.
A record fast final table:
2009 WSOP Event #16 $1,500 7-Card Stud: One of the most successful tournament players Jeffrey Lisandro took the lead from an early stage and finished off his opponents at the final table in less than three and a half hours to capture his 2nd WSOP Bracelet and collect a prize of $127,975. Prior to this, Lisandro boasted 42 cashes at major poker tournaments already.
The new Ladies World Champion:
2009 WSOP Event # 17 $1,500 Ladies World Championship: After 2 marathon days of intense poker, renowned cash games specialist Lisa Hamilton captured the title of the new 2009 Ladies World Champion and received a hefty sum of $195,390. This was her first live poker tournament, as she usually plays cash games.
Young player outlasts the toughest playing field:
2009 WSOP Event #18 $10,000 World Championship Omaha Hi/Lo: 26-year old Daniel Alaei whose most notable winnings are in high-limit cash games, outlasted one of the toughest playing fields to capture his second WSOP Bracelet and a mouth-watering prize of $445,898. To do this, he had to outsmart top poker pro’s including the likes of Daniel Negreanu; Doyle Brunson; Barry Greenstein; Mike “The Mouth” Matusow and Annie Duke.
Online poker whiz captures his 2nd 2009 WSOP Bracelet:
2009 WSOP Event #19 $2,500 6-Handed No Limit Hold’em: Respected online poker player Brock “t soprano” Parker seems to be on the roll as he captured his 2nd 2009 WSOP Bracelet and an astounding cash prize.
The first English WSOP champion in 2 years:
Event #20 $1,500 Pot Limit Hold’em: In what he describes as “… the highlight of my life so far,” the 23-year old British poker player John-Paul Kelly claimed his first 209 WSOP bracelet and a cash prize of $194,045. In the process, he thwarted the attempts of 663 other poker players, including Erik Seidel who was gunning for his 9th WSOP Bracelet. Although still very young, Kelly has made it to a WSOP final table before and already cashed in 3 times at WSOP events.
Newcomer triumphs after marathon final table:
2009 WSOP Event #21 $3,000 HORSE: After what can probably be described as the longest final table to date at the 2009 WSOP, a reasonable newcomer to the poker scene, the Canadian Zac Fellows captured his first WSOP Bracelet, together with a substantial cash prize of $311,899.
WPT Champion claims his first WSOP Bracelet:
2009 WSOP Event #23: World Championship No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Draw: In his relatively short poker career the 24-year old Nick Schulman already boasts 2 WPT Titles and in excess of $3,5 million in poker earnings. And apart from another $279,742, he can now also add a WSOP Bracelet to his already impressive poker résumé.
Phil Ivey captures his 7th WSOP Bracelet:
2009 WSOP Event #25 $2,500 Mixed Omaha/7-Card Stud Hi/Lo: Illustrating why he is regarded as one of the best poker players in the world, Phil Ivey claimed his 7th WSOP Bracelet and another $220,538 in prize money.
De Wolfe becomes the 2nd ever Triple Crown winner:
2009 WSOP Event #27 $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo: Roland de Wolfe not only captured his first WSOP Bracelet, but made poker history by becoming the 2nd player ever to win a WSOP, EPT and WPT event.
Another 2009 WSOP Event that has caught our eye, is Event #29 $10,00 World Championship Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em. Spotted playing his heart out to chase after his 11th WSOP Bracelet, is Johnny Chan. Should he manage to win, he will tie Phil Hellmuth’s record. To find out if he succeeds, or for more 2009 WSOP news, keep your eye on this spot.
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World-class Feature Table Studio debuts at All Africa May 2009
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5/21/2009 8:14:09 PM
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The 17th All Africa Poker Tournament is about to get underway. It is a particularly unique start to the event because the specially built Feature Table Studio was unveiled and will be used for the first time tonight.
The All Africa Poker Perfect Pair, Danny K and Lee-Ann Liebenberg did the honours with the ceremonial scissors in a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by the 112 players who received their first view of what must look like poker heaven!
The Studio Tournament Room is the first of its kind in Africa but certainly is of world-class calibre, rivalling even the facilities at the World Series of Poker and WPT international events.
The Feature Table Studio boasts state of the art production facilities which will provide Michael Collet Productions with the ability to provide greatly enhanced broadcast quality programming.
Plenary seating promises to enhance the spectators viewing pleasure by allowing all members of the audience an unobstructed view of the action.
Lee-Ann closed off the ceremony by presenting defending champion Gareth Kalil with a framed photo to commemorate his win in February 2009.
The players are at the tables and Tournament Director Sandy Koor has just uttered the words that all poker players live for: Shuffle up and Deal!
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Poker radio show kicks off in UK
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4/28/2009 12:53:44 PM
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Hosted by the “Voice of Poker” Jesse May, a ground-breaking poker radio show has just kicked off in the UK, running from 8-11pm UK time on Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays. The interactive show is said to feature discussions on any significant poker issues on the poker scene and will enable listeners to participate. Says Jesse May…. “We want every poker rookie; junkie, sicko and nut to tune in… we’ll be watching, gossiping and sweating everything that’s going on in the poker world.”
No doubt the decision to launch this show follows the popularity of poker radio shows in the rest of the world, such as the World Series of Poker Radio. With coast-to-coast coverage to more than 200 stations of the Sports Byline Radio Network in the US, this is the radio show of choice for millions of WSOP poker fans. Hosted by Nick Geber, also known for being a regular commentator for World Series of Poker Live, the show hosts some of the biggest names in poker, including poker celebrities; WSOP champions and rising poker stars.
For show schedules and live streaming, visit www.worldseriesofpoker.com.
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devillears
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2/16/2010 8:51:12 PM
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what is Piggs Peaks response to the bad beat been rigged especially as there were 2 Jacks-clubs in the game ? Please respond to all members as your credit worthiness is at stake.
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