Showing posts with label Poker News. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Poker News. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Poker Players Alliance Plans to Spend $3 Million Lobbying Congress
The word is being spread that Rep. Barney Frank plans to introduce pro-gaming legislation in the days ahead. And with that news has come speculation from the poker media and beyond as to the viability of a standalone bill in favor of online gaming passing through Congress. The response from the Poker Players Alliance on the issue has been brief but strong. They have support in Congress and $3 million to lobby everyone else.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Dominik Nitsche Captures PokerStars LAPT Grand Final
Dominic Nitsche is 18 years old. He is still in high school. Heck, he may have some homework to finish after this. And after playing in his first ever live tournament, he's an LAPT champion. After he knocked out fellow big stack Mark Ioli late on Day 2 to give him a massive chip lead, some of us joked that he could do away with this final table like a one-man wrecking ball. He didn't end up taking out every player, but he did win the most critical hand at the final table, ending up with two-thirds of the chips in play by the time we reached four-handed play.
62 players returned to the Casino Central for Day 2 of the PokerStars Latin American Poker Tour Mar del Plata Main Event, with Robin Chesne taking the chip lead into the start of the day.
62 players returned to the Casino Central for Day 2 of the PokerStars Latin American Poker Tour Mar del Plata Main Event, with Robin Chesne taking the chip lead into the start of the day.
Monday, April 13, 2009
2009 National Heads-Up Poker Championship Premieres Sunday
Schedule for all six weeks of coverage:
Week 1 - April 12, 2009 - Two Hour Show - Round Of 64
Featured Matches: Daniel Negreanu vs. Chris Moneymaker, Mike Matusow vs. Dario Minieri, Mike Sexton vs. Phil Hellmuth, Gabe Kaplan vs. Chris Ferguson
Week 2 - April 19, 2009 - One Hour Show - Round Of 64
Featured Matches: Johnny Chan vs. Eli Elezra, Annie Duke vs. Brad Garrett
Week 3 - April 26, 2009 - Two Hour Show - Round of 32
Week 4 - May 3, 2009 - Two Hour Show - Round of 16
Week 5 - May 10, 2009 - Two Hour Show - Quarterfinals
Week 6 - May 17, 2009 - Three Hour Show - Semi-Finals and Finals
Each episode of the 2009 NHUPC will air in the same Noon ET time slot for the next five weeks.
Week 1 - April 12, 2009 - Two Hour Show - Round Of 64
Featured Matches: Daniel Negreanu vs. Chris Moneymaker, Mike Matusow vs. Dario Minieri, Mike Sexton vs. Phil Hellmuth, Gabe Kaplan vs. Chris Ferguson
Week 2 - April 19, 2009 - One Hour Show - Round Of 64
Featured Matches: Johnny Chan vs. Eli Elezra, Annie Duke vs. Brad Garrett
Week 3 - April 26, 2009 - Two Hour Show - Round of 32
Week 4 - May 3, 2009 - Two Hour Show - Round of 16
Week 5 - May 10, 2009 - Two Hour Show - Quarterfinals
Week 6 - May 17, 2009 - Three Hour Show - Semi-Finals and Finals
Each episode of the 2009 NHUPC will air in the same Noon ET time slot for the next five weeks.
Friday, April 10, 2009
Jennifer Harman Charity Poker Tournament
Jennifer Harman and her friends will return to Venetian next week to raise money for animals playing Jennifer Harman Charity Poker Tournament.
Star power as Jennifer Harman’s event benefiting the Nevada Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Among those who have attended the past two years are numerous poker luminaries, star athletes, musicians, entertainers, and a smattering of generous guests from the general public. Together they have raised more than $500,000 in two years for the NSPCA, providing much needed operating funds for the organization’s no-kill shelter in North Las Vegas.
Star power as Jennifer Harman’s event benefiting the Nevada Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Among those who have attended the past two years are numerous poker luminaries, star athletes, musicians, entertainers, and a smattering of generous guests from the general public. Together they have raised more than $500,000 in two years for the NSPCA, providing much needed operating funds for the organization’s no-kill shelter in North Las Vegas.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Poker a game of skill according to Cigital Study
A survey carried out by software consultancy group Cigital in conjunction with online poker giants PokerStars pored over the results of over 103 million hands to conclude that poker is a game of skill.
The recently concluded study analysed the findings of online hand histories submitted by PokerStars players and discovered that 75% of all hands were won or lost without the player ever seeing more than their own hole cards and the cards on the board.
Of the remaining 25% that actually reached showdown, only half were won by the player holding the best five-card hand, with the remainder of winning hands being folded before the cards were turned face up. Such findings strongly indicate that Texas Hold’em is a game dictated largely by skill, with good players relying on more than just luck to win pots.
The recently concluded study analysed the findings of online hand histories submitted by PokerStars players and discovered that 75% of all hands were won or lost without the player ever seeing more than their own hole cards and the cards on the board.
Of the remaining 25% that actually reached showdown, only half were won by the player holding the best five-card hand, with the remainder of winning hands being folded before the cards were turned face up. Such findings strongly indicate that Texas Hold’em is a game dictated largely by skill, with good players relying on more than just luck to win pots.
Friday, April 3, 2009
The World's Largest Poker Expo
2009 PokerPalooza!
Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino
July 2-5, 2009
The Gaming Lifestyle Expo, the world's largest poker show, will return bigger and better under a new brand and format. The inaugural "PokerPalooza" will provide the same access to poker and lifestyle exhibitors, but expand the focus on fun, social, and interactive elements.
PokerPalooza attractions will be divided into a number of grouped categories, designed to appeal to everyone from the touring professional to those who have not yet taken up the game. "It's going to be part trade show, part carnival, all fun" said Ty Stewart, the WSOP's Director of Marketing.
Multiple WSOP champions are expected to be on hand signing autographs. There will be an expanded food court and signature "Bad Beat Bar" to swap stories after being eliminated from poker’s biggest event. PokerPalooza will take place in the Rio Pavilion, directly adjacent to the WSOP playing area.
Schedule
Thursday, July 2nd 11am – 8:30 pm
Friday, July 3rd 11am – 8:30 pm
Saturday, July 4th 11am – 8:30 pm
Sunday, July 5th 11am – 6:00 pm
Interactive Zones
• Poker Media
• Poker Education
• Arcade
• Poker Retail
• Poker Circuit
• WSOP History
• “Lap of Luxury”
• “Bad Beat Bar”
• Food/Beverage
Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino
July 2-5, 2009
The Gaming Lifestyle Expo, the world's largest poker show, will return bigger and better under a new brand and format. The inaugural "PokerPalooza" will provide the same access to poker and lifestyle exhibitors, but expand the focus on fun, social, and interactive elements.
PokerPalooza attractions will be divided into a number of grouped categories, designed to appeal to everyone from the touring professional to those who have not yet taken up the game. "It's going to be part trade show, part carnival, all fun" said Ty Stewart, the WSOP's Director of Marketing.
Multiple WSOP champions are expected to be on hand signing autographs. There will be an expanded food court and signature "Bad Beat Bar" to swap stories after being eliminated from poker’s biggest event. PokerPalooza will take place in the Rio Pavilion, directly adjacent to the WSOP playing area.
Schedule
Thursday, July 2nd 11am – 8:30 pm
Friday, July 3rd 11am – 8:30 pm
Saturday, July 4th 11am – 8:30 pm
Sunday, July 5th 11am – 6:00 pm
Interactive Zones
• Poker Media
• Poker Education
• Arcade
• Poker Retail
• Poker Circuit
• WSOP History
• “Lap of Luxury”
• “Bad Beat Bar”
• Food/Beverage
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Martin Silke wins GUKPT London, Norwegian Poker Championships hits the UK this Week
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.
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.
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.
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