Final table of the WSOP Main Event kicks off tonight

Today the nine finalists of the biggest poker tournament in the world, the WSOP Main Event, sit at the table will ultimately end in order to determine the world champion of poker 2011 (which will only know next Tuesday, because today's action will be interrupted when there are 3 players).

The Penn and Teller Theater Rio Hotel & Casino was once again the venue for the outcome of the Main Event World Series of Poker, and ESPN2 will transmit the event with a delay of 15 minutes. Among the prominent commentators have confirmed Phil Hellmuth and Antonio Esfandiari.

Among the nine finalists, and despite the leadership of the Czech Martin Staszko, favoritism leans toward the young Eoghan O'Dea, Matt Giannetti and Ben Lamb. The latter already won the title of WSOP Player of the year.

     Seat 1: Matt Giannetti (24,750,000)
     Seat 2: Badih Bounahra (19,700,000)
     Seat 3: Eoghan O'Dea (33,925,000)
     Seat 4: Phil Collins (23,875,000)
     Seat 5: Makiievskyi Anton (13,825,000)
     Seat 6: Samuel Holden (12,375,000)
     Seat 7: Pius Heinz (16,425,000)
     Seat 8: Ben Lamb (20,875,000)
     Seat 9: Martin Staszko (40,175,000)

Today's action will be interrupted when there are three players who will return to Penn and Teller Theatre only next Tuesday. The first eliminated today knows that he has waiting for a prize of $ 782,115, after all other awards come in the millions ...

     $ 8,715,638
     $ 5,433,086
     $ 4,021,138
     $ 3,012,700
     $ 2,269,599
     $ 1,720,831
     $ 1,314,097
     $ 1,010,015
     $ 782,115

koenigskebap won the hand 70,000 million and received $ 73.380

It was in the early hours of last Friday that the hand played 70 billion in cash game tables at PokerStars. Hand that was played on a table of $ 0.25 / $ 0.50 NLHE, which was won by koenigskebap.

The race started on hand 70,000 million on 27 October, when he approached the counter of 69.700.000.000. It took only 8 days for this festival offers PokerStars came to an end (the players involved in all hands milestones received cash prizes).

The hand was played on a table 70 billion heads up and the two players had stacks of approximately $ 25. When the Pop-up appeared on the table congratulating the two players.

 

 Since there was not much to do, but to go all-in:

     koenigskebap sacj and had had DodgeUrOuts dkd5

     Flop: dac4s2
     Turn: hk
     River: h6

     The top pair of German koenigskebap was enough to ensure victory.

 

 Made calculations of PPV won in 50 previous hands for each player the final prizes were as follows:

     koenigskebap - $ 73.380
     DodgeUrOuts - $ 1.690

Team PokerStars Pro hires Pius November 9 of Heinz

It was a few minutes ago we received the mail from PokerStars to announce the appointment of one of the finalists of the Main Event World Series of Poker Pro Team for their German Pius Heinz will join Sandra Naujoks, Sebastian Ruthenberg and Boris Becker in the Team Pro German.

One of the stated reasons for the postponement of the final table of the Main Event, it was precisely this, to allow time to get sponsorship for finalists. This time is the 22 year old who will enter the final table with a stack of 7 able to sign a contract with the largest online poker room in the world.

Pius is the first German to reach a final table of the WSOP Main Event, but despite being only the 7th among the nine finalists do not get defeated by:

     "I am calm about the game. Many players are still playing hard, but I'm confident I can win. By signing the PokerStars still got a little more confidence. I'm excited to be part of the Team."

The now-teammate of Pius, Sandra Naujoks was the one who gave the welcome to the fellow:

     "The Pius has all the qualities necessary to be a great poker player, and played intelligently to reach the final table of the WSOP. Let's hope for him, and I'm glad to see another quality player to join the Team PokerStars . "

Letters that gave victory to Moneymaker in 2003, for sale on Ebay

It can be said that these are the letters that changed the world, the world of poker. After use of this deck that is now on sale for $ 7.500 things were never the same. Poker has become universal and the online poker has become part of everyday life of thousands of players.

How can we believe that these are the cards that were in fact distributed on the last hand of the Main Event World Series of Poker 2003? Are accompanied by a text authentication and Matt Savage Chris Moneymaker (the WSOP tournament director in 2003).

For young people in this world, it was after this hand (played against Sammy Farha) and the subsequent victory of Chris Moneymaker, who gave an exponential growth in online and live poker. Moneymaker won the Main Event after it was found through a satellite on PokerStars for just $ 39. The Main Event of 2003 had 839 participants in the following year that number rose to 2,575 entries.

The seller of this deck history says that working at Binion's Horseshoe and had permission to stay with the pack, which he completed, waiting for take off Moneymaker with the usual photos of the winning cards.

So far there are no bids for this item if you are interested jumps to eBay, and $ 7.500 you can get two decks (which was used on the table, and a yet to debut it was in the same box) and the declaration of Moneymaker and authenticity of Savage.

November 9 Countdown: Martin Staszko

Today we present the player who lacked this recall of nine finalists for the Main Event World Series of Poker, Czech Martin Staszko which will go to the final table in the lead with 40,175,000 chips.

When the bubble for the money and according to Erick Lindgren, Staszko folded 40 hands in a row at a time when it only had 12,000 chips. By guaranteeing a final table Staszko becomes the 4th Czech player with more live tournament winnings.

Martin worked in the paint shop in a car factory, before deciding through professional poker player, who embraced for nearly a year.

His decision was rewarded with a 11th place finish in the EPT Deauville 2010, for which he received € 35,000. Online earlier this year won Event # 5 Spring Championship of Online Poker PokerStars (prize of $ 91,539).

The first player from the Czech Republic to reach the final table of the Main Event is also a competent player of chess.

     Seat 1: Matt Giannetti (24,750,000)
     Seat 2: Badih Bounahra (19,700,000)
     Seat 3: Eoghan O'Dea (33,925,000)
     Seat 4: Phil Collins (23,875,000)
     Seat 5: Makiievskyi Anton (13,825,000)
     Seat 6: Samuel Holden (12,375,000)
     Seat 7: Pius Heinz (16,425,000)
     Seat 8: Ben Lamb (20,875,000)
     Seat 9: Martin Staszko (40,175,000)

November 9 Countdown: Ben Lamb

Lamb has 26 years and is a native of Tulsa, Oklahoma. At the moment, and how much of poker pros, LasVegas makes its home. While still young, Lamb has managed eight cashes in WSOP events, one of the strongest players of the American circuit in recent years.

This year and only World Series of Poker, got the following results:

     Event # 42 won the $ 10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship - $ 814.436;
     He took second in Event # 31 $ 3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha - $ 259.918;
     He was eighth in Event # 55 $ 50,000 Players Championship - $ 201.338;
     and finished 12th in Event # 46 $ 10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-handed - $ 56.140.

This year went ahead in the ranking of players who won the most money ever in Omaha tournaments dasWorld Series of Poker. Live during his career he won more than $ 2.5 million, and online earnings are $ 1.1 million.

Despite being only 20,875,000 chips, Lamb has to be considered one of the favorites for overall victory.

     Seat 1: Matt Giannetti (24,750,000)
     Seat 2: Badih Bounahra (19,700,000)
     Seat 3: Eoghan O'Dea (33,925,000)
     Seat 4: Phil Collins (23,875,000)
     Seat 5: Makiievskyi Anton (13,825,000)
     Seat 6: Samuel Holden (12,375,000)
     Seat 7: Pius Heinz (16,425,000)
     Seat 8: Ben Lamb (20,875,000)
     Seat 9: Martin Staszko (40,175,000)

 

 

In December GSOP Live Prague visit

Is the capital of the Czech Republic which will be played to Step # 3 of the second season of the GSOP Live. In BestPoker can find several satellites for this event has a buy-in of € 1,650.

The GSOP Live back good memories to Portuguese players, especially Lima and Amadeu de Carvalho who in October won a 3rd place in the GSOP Live Alkidiki, held in Greece.

The GSOP Live Prague will be played between 7 and 12 December at the Corinthia Hotel & Casino. Until November 27, Satellite Qualifiers can be found every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday in BestPoker software.

16 th richest man in the world wants to create a game in the capital Madrid

Sheldon Adelson is in accordance with the list prepared by Forbes Magazine the 16th richest man in the world and 5th among American billionaires. With a fortune estimated at $ 23.3 Billion Sheldon is in negotiations with the regional government of Madrid to the creation of a zone of congress and entertainment district on the outskirts of Madrid Barajas.

According to PokerNews of Spain was the vice president of the regional government, Ignacio Gonzalez, who said this information, adding that the planned investment should be around € 16,300 million. Value that will be used to create a macrocomplexo with hotels, casinos, theaters, a golf course, shopping centers and restaurants.

Adelson made ​​his fortune in the casinos, and the president of Las Vegas Sands Corporation and would be interested in making an equity stake in the European territory. According to Gonzalez first hypothesis Adelson was in Aragon, but was then put Madrid in their objectives.

The materialize this project, Gonzalez speaks at more than 50,000 jobs.

Rafi Amit is close to 2 million at the PokerStars tables

It is an Israeli who has been given the best tables of PokerStars highest levels. Rafi Amit, who plays on the tables with the nick refaelamit, currently has a surplus of $ 1.96 million in what is the largest poker room in the world.

In the last session recorded Amit, this played 405 hands and earned over $ 79,000. In table 6-max $ 50 / $ 100 PLO, Amit was ahead players like mTw-Davin Davin Georgi, Ben Ben86 Tollerene gavz101 Cochrane and Gavin.

Phil Galfond MrSweets28 he also had a positive session, managing to end up with $ 61,000 more in your account. Balance achieved in a session of 1684 hands at tables of 6-max $ 25 / $ 50 PLO.

This time the player who lost more Davin was Georgi. Former professional Warcraft 3 lost $ 154,000 in a total of 1,054 hands. As of 2011 has passed Davin retains a profit of $ 65,000.

Laurent Tapie hopes to complete business in 15 days Full Tilt

Groupe Bernard Tapie, by Laurent Tapie, confirms that they have reached an agreement with the Department of Justice of the United States of America. Agreement which allows now to say that Laurent hopes to complete the deal to acquire Full Tilt within 15 days.

     "The terms of payment are established," Tapie said in an interview with Laurent a French website. "We will now outline an agreement to be signed in the next 15 days, and we will make a statement shortly after that will provide more information," he added.

The light at the end of the tunnel now seems a little closer to thousands of players around the world who were caught with money in their accounts Full Tilt Poker.

Gus Hansen refuses to participate in the Challenge Heads-up Daniel Cates

Although it is considering going to Prague to play the stage of the World Poker Tour, Gus Hansen has no intention of playing Heads-Up Challenge Daniel Cates. Jungleman remember that any player is challenged to face him on December 6 at a table NLHE € 200 / € 400 buy-in of at least € 100,000.

The reason for Hansen decline this challenge is very simple:

     "I will not play against Jungleman in his specialty, just as he does not play PLO with me for 6 consecutive months and would have no chance (in my humble opinion) if we played any other aspect of poker," he wrote in The Great Dane your blog.

Hansen, who continues to train Racketon says it doubts that the applicant has any challenge, just for being in the shed where Jungleman is an expert.

We can only wait for the day on December 6 to see if there is someone who is not afraid to face Jungleman in table No-Limit Hold'em.

Daniel Santoro wins WPT Foxwoods World Poker Finals

It will be almost certainly the biggest trophy of the World Poker, and from this morning Daniel Santoro sees his name appears on the list of players who won the WPT Foxwoods World Poker Finals. Tournament marked by controversy at the time of the Bubble.

The Foxwoods Resort and Casino in Connecticut, received the $ 10,000 first leg of Season # 10 World Poker Tour. In the previous edition were 242 participants this year and although the records are available up to the second level of play on Day 2, only 189 players entered this tournament. Of these only 27 were entitled to prize, a prize pool totaling $ 1,778,300.

This tournament was marked by the controversial decision of the board of the tournament at the end of Day 3. This was the third day começaco with 66 players and as I said earlier only 27 would get the prize. The day was nearing its end, when the tournament director announced the contest of the last four hands. Played the four hands, and once Alistair Melville had become very short and was at that time the button (the two hands so the BB), the management decided to extend the tournament a few more hands, so that the Bubble burst in the hands of amateur .

Jason Mercier was the first person to bring this story to light, saying it was a shame that professional players have been taken advantage of the inexperience of Alistair, who would be entitled to Redraw for Day 4, and ended up losing on Day 3 which should already has ended.

Mercier said that this tournament had many errors by the management and pondered not to participate in tournaments this Casino.

Shortly after it was Mercier's colleague at Team PokerStars Pro - Daniel Negreanu - talk about it:

This was the end of Day 3, the champion was only found at the End of Day 6, which began thus:

1st Place: Steven Brackesy - 1,807,000 Seat 2: Daniel Santoro - 1,163,000 Seat 3: Christian Harder - 1,293,000 Seat 4: Bob Carbone - 588,000 Seat 5: Andy Frankenberger - 374,000 Seat 6: Eli Berg - 496000

The final table lasted 200 hands and finished precise as follows:

     "Level 29: Blinds 40.000/80.000 ante of 10,000

     Harder raises to 160,000, Santoro Harder reraised to 425,000 and after a few seconds to think announces all-in for 2,500,000. Santoro cask gives immediate call. Harder has ctdt.

     Flop: cjc8s5
     Turn: h2
     River: ck "

     Daniel Santoro - $ 449.910
     Christian Harder - $ 248.962
     Bob Carbone - $ 166.271
     Steven Brackesy - $ 129.816
     Andy Frankenberger - $ 99.585
     Eli Berg - $ 83.580

WSOP ponder ending November 9

Seth Palansky, WSOP Communications Director, admits that this is a study of the possibilities - let the dispute to delay the final table of the Main Event World Series of Poker three months.

Main reason for this decision recorded in the tremendous success of this year's ESPN broadcast, which this year offered a total of 45 hours of live coverage of the Main Event.

     "If you are doing something live, you really need to postpone it for four months and try a greater expectation on people to see?" Said Palansky.

Besides the need to respond to the success of transmissions, Palansky admits that the copy of the format, other poker events was not appreciated by the organizers of the WSOP:

     "We are not happy with other organizations attempting to copy the name and concept." What happens for example with the French circuit Partouche Poker Tour.

The first time they have relied on the WSOP November 9 was in 2008. This year will be 6 to 8 November that the final table will be played.

November 9 Countdown: Pius Heinz

Born in Cologne, Germany 22 years ago the occupant of Seat 7 Final Table Main Event World Series of Poker - Pius Heinz. Player with a resume live and can still shy with this final table prize for his best ever.

College Student Pius participated this year for the first time in World Series of Poker, having managed a 7th place in Event # 48 - $ 1,500 No-Limit Hold'em. Position for which he received $ 83.286.

Online, Pius won a Sunday Mulligan in July 2010 ($ 61,000 prize) and also won a PokerStars $ 150,000 Guaranteed (for a prize of $ 29,000).

     Seat 1: Matt Giannetti (24,750,000)
     Seat 2: Badih Bounahra (19,700,000)
     Seat 3: Eoghan O'Dea (33,925,000)
     Seat 4: Phil Collins (23,875,000)
     Seat 5: Makiievskyi Anton (13,825,000)
     Seat 6: Samuel Holden (12,375,000)
     Seat 7: Pius Heinz (16,425,000)
     Seat 8: Ben Lamb (20,875,000)
     Seat 9: Martin Staszko (40,175,000)

Baden Casino is the new center of European high stakes

Judging from what Theo Jorgensen says on Facebook, the Austrian town of Baden is the new mecca for European High stakes players live. In addition to Theo, in recent days there have Patrik Antonius, Ilari Sahamies and Benny Spindler and others.

Baden that was part of the PokerStars European Poker Tour circuit had to open a table in Pot-Limit Omaha € 100 / € 200 in recent days to such distinguished visitors, who had a minimum buy-in of € 40,000.

Team PokerStars Pro says that in 5 days played an average of 15 hours, and besides the above three players also faced Ronny Kaiser (winner of the EPT Tallinn), Niki Jedlicka, Thomas Bichon, Tony Judet, Florian Langmann, Jani and Juha Helppi Vilmunen.

Baden closed the action, it seems these players are now preparing to travel to Amsterdam where within a few days will begin the Master Classics.

Bwin.Party announces partnership with MGM-Boyd to offer poker in the U.S.

The big online gaming companies are all taking steps to come into force in the U.S. market after the regulation of online poker. The latest addition is this partnership between two companies that own casinos and Bwin.Party.

The Bwin.Party had announced about a month ago to be in negotiations with U.S. companies for a possible collaboration with a view to the return of the giant of online gaming to the U.S. market.

According to reports on the agreement, Bwin.Party will get 65% of future business, getting MGM to 25% and the remaining 10% for Boyd Gaming Inc.

     "This agreement was done to prepare for the next step," said Jim Ryan, Co-CEO Bwin.Party.

PokerStars blocks VPN accounts using U.S.

VPN connections (Virtual Private Networks) allow anyone to mask your IP connection to a particular site, and many Americans use this method to continue to play at PokerStars, Room intensifying the fight to these offenders and they began to suspend accounts.

In cooperation with the Department of Justice of the United States of America, PokerStars began to suspend accounts of U.S. players who used VPN to continue playing even after Black Friday.

Although the real IP is dissimulated PokerStars players can find if these during the time of connection to PokerStars briefly turn off the VPN.

In addition to U.S. players PokerStars is also to suspend accounts of players from other countries who have visited the U.S. and used this method during their stay in the country of Uncle Sam.

About the fate of the money, PokerStars sends the decision to an independent moderators appointed by the Department of Justice:

     "We're still not quite sure what will happen (to suspended accounts)," said Steve Day VIP Manager of the room. "The accounts are frozen, and then wait for the decision of the independent moderator was appointed by the Department of Justice, to know what to do in the future to fund these accounts and own accounts."

Geographical restrictions are in force in the Entraction network

It was in early September was said about the decision to ban the Entraction network players from Canada, Israel, Norway, Russia and Turkey, as well as this came into effect.

Initially it was the intention of the network responsible for activating this constraint on September 29, what happens now only a month later. The network which includes the NoiQPoker (among many other rooms) never stated the reason behind this decision, but it is thought it will have to do with the avoidance of potential legal conflicts in the countries concerned.

The Entraction network was established in 2002 and today is one that presents the greatest growth in the online poker market, after Black Friday.

Alan Meltzer lost the game of life to 67 years

It was one of the most beloved and respected players among people of high stakes tables in Las Vegas and died at his home on the night of Monday last.

David Peat VIFF was to give the news to the world through his Twitter. Peat I heard the sad news through a son of Meltzer:

Meltzer was a regular guest of the programs of high stakes, where he shared a table with some of the biggest names in the poker world. Despite being a constant presence in the biggest games of Las Vegas, Meltzer was not a professional player before a lover of poker with a lot of money.

He made a fortune by creating the Wind-Up Records in 1997, with bands like Creed, Evanescence and Seether.

Twitter has been the scene of many messages of condolence from many players that Meltzer had a lot of consideration, such as Andrew Robl that highlights the personality of Meltzer (who in addition to the poker big time devoted to helping charities):

100 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Packages

Even in the wake of the celebrations of 10 years of PokerStars, we present today more a promotion. This time the home of the red sword will offer a trip to the Bahamas and an entry to the Main Event of the 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA).
In fact, this is not a journey that will be offered are 100! The package is valued at more than $ 15,000 and this amount is included in the buy-in main event, stay in luxury hotel and spending money.
 
Until December 11 satellites are available all the time.
 
How to Participate in 10th Anniversary Deals
 
There are freeroll satellites from 10 to 10 minutes and earn a top 10 place for the Weekly Final. There are also paid and satellites can also use your FPPs for that purpose. These tournaments top20 refer to the Weekly Final.
 
There are two Weekly Finals every Sunday between November 13 and December 11. Each package will reward 10 for PCA and $ 10,000 in cash, and the first 1,000 places win a cash prize.