Martin Silke from Ireland overcame one of the biggest and certainly one of the toughest GUKPT fields ever to clinch the GUKPT London title and £172,800. 389 players bought in for £1,500 event to create a staggering £597,000 prize pool in the four day tournament. The final table included multiple GUKPT winner Dave Colclough, a very drunk Andreas Hagen from Norway, Hit Squad member Charles Chattha (Brother of Sunny, who himself came 13th) who alongside Jamie Brown was at his second GUKPT Main Event Final. By contrast, third placed Sam Oatley was playing in only his second live tournament ever, his first was last week when he played a satellite tournament at the Victoria casino to secure his seat in the main event.
Silke, a publican in his day job, defeated Londoner Luke Trotman heads up in an hour long battle and in a post game interview already set his sights on the Irish Open next month, hoping to carry this form into the biggest event of the year for Irish Poker. In addition to one of the biggest single prizes ever awarded in a GUKPT event, he wins a much coveted seat in the Champion of Champions event at the end of the year.
A lot of UK players made very good accounts of themselves last week at the Vic, Sunny Chattha was a superb defending champion, bubbling the main event final table and coming 2nd in the £300 Double Chance side event – all of which has put him in the top ten of the European Rankings. Richard 'Chufty' Ashby proved why he is one of the top PLO players in the world by making the final of both Omaha events and Nick Gibson looks like a sure thing to win a GUKPT title having made 3 final tables (two 3rds and a 2nd) last week.
The next stop on the tour will be the G casino in Manchester from the 18th-26th April, where Marc Goodwin will be defending the title that helped him bag the GUKPT player of the year award in 2008.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Daniel Negreanu Rebuys Again on High Stakes Poker
Two weeks removed from going broke when his pocket jacks ran into David Benyamine's quad fours, Daniel Negreanu was forced to rebuy once again this week on GSN's “High Stakes Poker.” This time, his gamble against Eli Elezra did not pay off, and the Team PokerStars Pro member saw his luck in the ring game continue to slide.
This was the fifth episode of the new season of High Stakes Poker, which airs on GSN at 9:00pm ET on Sundays. Last week's show featured Tom “durrrr” Dwan's aces cracked by Barry Greenstein's J-9 when Greenstein turned two pair. The hand sparked the catch phrase, “Math is idiotic,” which is now a staple of the show. Greenstein opened this week's episode with wins in two smaller pots, one against 2008 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event Champion Peter Eastgate and one against both Negreanu and Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies.
Several massive pots occurred in this week's episode. In the first, Negreanu raised to $3,000 with 9-10 of clubs and was called by Dwan, who had 8-7. Elezra made it $11,000 holding pocket aces and both of his opponents called. The flop came Q-2-4 with two clubs and Elezra bet out $17,000. High Stakes Poker Host Gabe Kaplan noted, “A small bet. He's hoping someone has a big queen and would raise him.”
Holding a flush draw, Negreanu raised to $44,100, Dwan got out of the way, Elezra made it $119,100, and Negreanu shoved for $226,300. Elezra called, saying, “I hope you're on a draw.” Sure enough, Negreanu was. The combatants agreed to run the board twice, meaning in order to scoop the entire pot, a player must win both boards. The first came the five of diamonds and six of spades, a win for Elezra. The second board ran out the three of spades and jack of spades, giving Elezra the massive $487,100 pot. Negreanu promptly reloaded.
Elezra turned up the aggression with his newfound chips. In one hand, he raised to $4,500 with A-9 of diamonds. Eastgate raised to $20,000 with pocket queens, and Doyle Brunson quickly folded pocket tens. On the latter move, Kaplan commented, “I don't understand that.” Sahamies called the raise with pocket fours and Elezra also called. The flop came K-2-7 with two diamonds and Elezra bet $55,000. Kaplan noted, “That's a pretty big bet. I think Peter is savvy enough to realize that when Eli had aces, he bet half the size of the pot.” Eastgate called and the turn came a non-diamond three. The action went check-check and the river was a non-diamond jack. Both Elezra and Eastgate checked and the reigning WSOP Main Event Champion took down the $174,100 pot.
Greenstein and Elezra locked horns in a hand that saw four-way action to a flop of J-K-A with two diamonds. Greenstein, who was the hand's initial pre-flop raiser, led out for $7,000 with 6-5 of diamonds, Elezra made it $19,000 with A-2, and the action folded back to Greenstein, who called. The turn came a non-diamond eight. Greenstein checked and Elezra bet $45,000. Kaplan remarked, “I don't know what Eli is putting Barry on, but I know one thing: Eli wants Barry to fold his hand right here.” Instead of laying down his draw, Greenstein fired back and raised to $200,000, prompting a quick fold from Elezra.
Dwan continued being active at the table. In a hand that occurred early on in the show, Negreanu raised to $5,600 with K-Q, Dwan called with A-J, and Elezra called holding 3-2 suited. The flop came 8-2-J, giving Dwan top pair, top kicker. He led out for $13,200, Elezra folded, and Negreanu made the smooth call with king high. The turn came a four, Dwan bet $34,200, and Negreanu waved the white flag and folded. On the $74,400 hand, Kaplan commented, “Dwan confuses everybody. He gets them to play hands that they wouldn't otherwise play.”
Next week's episode promises to have the poker world buzzing. The preview reveals, “Barry Greenstein and Tom Dwan have battled all season long. Next week, they will lock up in what will be one of the most talked about hands in High Stakes Poker history.” Check out High Stakes Poker on Sundays at 9:00pm ET on GSN.
This was the fifth episode of the new season of High Stakes Poker, which airs on GSN at 9:00pm ET on Sundays. Last week's show featured Tom “durrrr” Dwan's aces cracked by Barry Greenstein's J-9 when Greenstein turned two pair. The hand sparked the catch phrase, “Math is idiotic,” which is now a staple of the show. Greenstein opened this week's episode with wins in two smaller pots, one against 2008 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event Champion Peter Eastgate and one against both Negreanu and Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies.
Several massive pots occurred in this week's episode. In the first, Negreanu raised to $3,000 with 9-10 of clubs and was called by Dwan, who had 8-7. Elezra made it $11,000 holding pocket aces and both of his opponents called. The flop came Q-2-4 with two clubs and Elezra bet out $17,000. High Stakes Poker Host Gabe Kaplan noted, “A small bet. He's hoping someone has a big queen and would raise him.”
Holding a flush draw, Negreanu raised to $44,100, Dwan got out of the way, Elezra made it $119,100, and Negreanu shoved for $226,300. Elezra called, saying, “I hope you're on a draw.” Sure enough, Negreanu was. The combatants agreed to run the board twice, meaning in order to scoop the entire pot, a player must win both boards. The first came the five of diamonds and six of spades, a win for Elezra. The second board ran out the three of spades and jack of spades, giving Elezra the massive $487,100 pot. Negreanu promptly reloaded.
Elezra turned up the aggression with his newfound chips. In one hand, he raised to $4,500 with A-9 of diamonds. Eastgate raised to $20,000 with pocket queens, and Doyle Brunson quickly folded pocket tens. On the latter move, Kaplan commented, “I don't understand that.” Sahamies called the raise with pocket fours and Elezra also called. The flop came K-2-7 with two diamonds and Elezra bet $55,000. Kaplan noted, “That's a pretty big bet. I think Peter is savvy enough to realize that when Eli had aces, he bet half the size of the pot.” Eastgate called and the turn came a non-diamond three. The action went check-check and the river was a non-diamond jack. Both Elezra and Eastgate checked and the reigning WSOP Main Event Champion took down the $174,100 pot.
Greenstein and Elezra locked horns in a hand that saw four-way action to a flop of J-K-A with two diamonds. Greenstein, who was the hand's initial pre-flop raiser, led out for $7,000 with 6-5 of diamonds, Elezra made it $19,000 with A-2, and the action folded back to Greenstein, who called. The turn came a non-diamond eight. Greenstein checked and Elezra bet $45,000. Kaplan remarked, “I don't know what Eli is putting Barry on, but I know one thing: Eli wants Barry to fold his hand right here.” Instead of laying down his draw, Greenstein fired back and raised to $200,000, prompting a quick fold from Elezra.
Dwan continued being active at the table. In a hand that occurred early on in the show, Negreanu raised to $5,600 with K-Q, Dwan called with A-J, and Elezra called holding 3-2 suited. The flop came 8-2-J, giving Dwan top pair, top kicker. He led out for $13,200, Elezra folded, and Negreanu made the smooth call with king high. The turn came a four, Dwan bet $34,200, and Negreanu waved the white flag and folded. On the $74,400 hand, Kaplan commented, “Dwan confuses everybody. He gets them to play hands that they wouldn't otherwise play.”
Next week's episode promises to have the poker world buzzing. The preview reveals, “Barry Greenstein and Tom Dwan have battled all season long. Next week, they will lock up in what will be one of the most talked about hands in High Stakes Poker history.” Check out High Stakes Poker on Sundays at 9:00pm ET on GSN.
Monday, March 30, 2009
EMILIE14 Hits Absolute Poker Bad Beat Jackpot
The only time it’s good to lose in poker is when you’ll take home more money than you would if you won. That’s exactly what happened to Absolute Poker player ‘EMILIE14‘ this week at the online poker room’s bad beat jackpot tables.
At 6:25 p.m. ET on Wednesday, the 28-year-old resident of Orlando, Fla., made a jack-high straight flush while playing at an AP jackpot table. In order to win the jackpot a player must make four eights or better and be beaten, so EMILIE14 needed one opponent to beat a straight flush. Luckily ‘PEACE2UALL‘ hit a royal flush, beating EMILIE14’s hand to win the pot and trigger several hundred thousand dollars worth of bad beat payouts.
For losing the hand, EMILIE14 took home $270,843.03, the largest share of a jackpot worth a total of $807,543.95. PEACE2UALL grabbed $132,904.14 for winning the pot, while the other two players at the table who saw the flop got $2,678.25. The other 57 players who were sitting at bad beat jackpot tables of the same stakes all got $1,678.25 for being in the right place at the right time.
The payouts totaled 65% of the jackpot. The other 35% being held over to seed the new jackpot, which will be built fifty cents at a time on AP’s jackpot tables until another player has quad eights or better beaten.
At 6:25 p.m. ET on Wednesday, the 28-year-old resident of Orlando, Fla., made a jack-high straight flush while playing at an AP jackpot table. In order to win the jackpot a player must make four eights or better and be beaten, so EMILIE14 needed one opponent to beat a straight flush. Luckily ‘PEACE2UALL‘ hit a royal flush, beating EMILIE14’s hand to win the pot and trigger several hundred thousand dollars worth of bad beat payouts.
For losing the hand, EMILIE14 took home $270,843.03, the largest share of a jackpot worth a total of $807,543.95. PEACE2UALL grabbed $132,904.14 for winning the pot, while the other two players at the table who saw the flop got $2,678.25. The other 57 players who were sitting at bad beat jackpot tables of the same stakes all got $1,678.25 for being in the right place at the right time.
The payouts totaled 65% of the jackpot. The other 35% being held over to seed the new jackpot, which will be built fifty cents at a time on AP’s jackpot tables until another player has quad eights or better beaten.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Dream Team Poker Sells Out First Public Tournament
If Team BLUFF is going to repeat as Dream Team Poker champions they’ll certainly have their work cut out for them. The first Dream Team Poker event open to the public begins Saturday, March 28th and tournament organizers announced Monday that the event is a sell-out.
The unique format calls for teams of three players to compete as individuals as they would in any normal poker tournament. Teams are awarded points based on the individual finishing position of each player. To win a tournament a team doesn’t need to have the overall champion.
At their inaugural event in November Team BLUFF, featuring poker pro Justin Bonomo, BLUFF Publisher Eric Morris and BLUFF Editor-in-Chief Matt Parvis took home the title and the $40,000 first place prize money. Bonomo recorded an eighth place finish and Morris would up sixth. The point totals from those two players were enough to put Team BLUFF at the top of the leaderboard.
The field for this upcoming event features some of the top names in the poker world. Phil Hellmuth, Mike Matusow, T.J. Cloutier, Paul Wasicka, Jeff Madsen and Kenny Tran are just a few of the players who will be looking to take down the title.
“This certainly isn’t going to be easy,” joked Morris. “We’re looking forward to the experience provided by Dream Team. The event last time was first class all the way and we have every indication this event will be even better.”
The event, being held at Caesars Palace, will have a field of 170 teams and 510 players.
“The overwhelming interest from top poker pros to participate in a non-televised, five-hundred dollar game proves that the Dream Team Poker concept provides a needed, new experience to players,” said Daniel Delshad, CEO of Dream Team Gaming. “With team registrations coming in from all over the United States and internationally, I look forward to watching the battle for best team in poker.”
The unique format calls for teams of three players to compete as individuals as they would in any normal poker tournament. Teams are awarded points based on the individual finishing position of each player. To win a tournament a team doesn’t need to have the overall champion.
At their inaugural event in November Team BLUFF, featuring poker pro Justin Bonomo, BLUFF Publisher Eric Morris and BLUFF Editor-in-Chief Matt Parvis took home the title and the $40,000 first place prize money. Bonomo recorded an eighth place finish and Morris would up sixth. The point totals from those two players were enough to put Team BLUFF at the top of the leaderboard.
The field for this upcoming event features some of the top names in the poker world. Phil Hellmuth, Mike Matusow, T.J. Cloutier, Paul Wasicka, Jeff Madsen and Kenny Tran are just a few of the players who will be looking to take down the title.
“This certainly isn’t going to be easy,” joked Morris. “We’re looking forward to the experience provided by Dream Team. The event last time was first class all the way and we have every indication this event will be even better.”
The event, being held at Caesars Palace, will have a field of 170 teams and 510 players.
“The overwhelming interest from top poker pros to participate in a non-televised, five-hundred dollar game proves that the Dream Team Poker concept provides a needed, new experience to players,” said Daniel Delshad, CEO of Dream Team Gaming. “With team registrations coming in from all over the United States and internationally, I look forward to watching the battle for best team in poker.”
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Paper Boy Wins £4 million Playing Poker
The newspapers may not be doing well financially, but some of the paper delivery boys sure are.
The Sun reported on Monday that a former paperboy has won a whopping £4 million playing full time poker.
Andrew Feldman, 21, from Watford, racked up the fortune in less than three years
"He has already splashed out on a £90,000 Audi R8 supercar as well as a plush £500,000 pad. Andrew began playing online games of Texas Hold'em for £1 a time from his bedroom. Within months he was winning tournaments and moved on to big-money games.
He said: "It wasn't long before I was earning more in a day at poker than I would in five years delivering papers." Mr Feldman, who earned £25 a week as a paperboy, has signed up with US online giant Full Tilt Poker and travels the world playing in televised tournaments with the biggest stars. But he added: "I am something of an introvert. I don't show off with my money."
The Sun reported on Monday that a former paperboy has won a whopping £4 million playing full time poker.
Andrew Feldman, 21, from Watford, racked up the fortune in less than three years
"He has already splashed out on a £90,000 Audi R8 supercar as well as a plush £500,000 pad. Andrew began playing online games of Texas Hold'em for £1 a time from his bedroom. Within months he was winning tournaments and moved on to big-money games.
He said: "It wasn't long before I was earning more in a day at poker than I would in five years delivering papers." Mr Feldman, who earned £25 a week as a paperboy, has signed up with US online giant Full Tilt Poker and travels the world playing in televised tournaments with the biggest stars. But he added: "I am something of an introvert. I don't show off with my money."
Monday, March 16, 2009
Online Poker Betting Strategies:
Thousands of men and women from different corners of the world have taken up online poker betting playing in the past several years. Most analysts agree that the number of people who regularly participate in online poker will double within the coming couple of years.
Perhaps you have started playing online poker. If so, you likely are interested in some tips that will assist you in bettering your game.
When all is said and done, one of the most important aspects of online poker is betting and betting properly. If you are new to online poker betting playing, if you are new to playing poker generally, you may have yet to master the ins and outs of betting in a proper manner.
Through this article, you are presented with some basic online poker betting strategies. Armed with these strategies and tips, you will be better prepared to enter successfully into the world of competitive online poker playing.
Solid Online Poker Betting Strategies:
1. Bet with Confidence
2. Watch Your “Body Language” Even Online" “a face without any interpretable expression (as that of a good poker player) …”
3. Change Up Your Betting
4. Study Betting Techniques
5. Consider a Class in Poker Strategy
6. Software Programs
In addition to books and classes there are now some useful software programs that can assist a person in bettering his or her poker playing abilities. Many of these software programs also provide useful information and strategies pertaining to betting.
A good number of these software programs are interactive. In other words, these programs will analyze your hand and make suggestions to you regarding what type of bet would be appropriate.
Perhaps you have started playing online poker. If so, you likely are interested in some tips that will assist you in bettering your game.
When all is said and done, one of the most important aspects of online poker is betting and betting properly. If you are new to online poker betting playing, if you are new to playing poker generally, you may have yet to master the ins and outs of betting in a proper manner.
Through this article, you are presented with some basic online poker betting strategies. Armed with these strategies and tips, you will be better prepared to enter successfully into the world of competitive online poker playing.
Solid Online Poker Betting Strategies:
1. Bet with Confidence
2. Watch Your “Body Language” Even Online" “a face without any interpretable expression (as that of a good poker player) …”
3. Change Up Your Betting
4. Study Betting Techniques
5. Consider a Class in Poker Strategy
6. Software Programs
In addition to books and classes there are now some useful software programs that can assist a person in bettering his or her poker playing abilities. Many of these software programs also provide useful information and strategies pertaining to betting.
A good number of these software programs are interactive. In other words, these programs will analyze your hand and make suggestions to you regarding what type of bet would be appropriate.
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