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2012 PokerStars SCOOP Day 6: Barbero, Deeb, ElkY Each Make Final Tables

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2012 PokerStars SCOOP Day 6: Barbero, Deeb, ElkY Each Make Final Tables
May 12 2012, Mickey Doft Related Articles 2012 PokerStars SCOOP Day 5: Close Call For Viktor “Isildur1″ Blom 2012 PokerStars SCOOP Day 4: Second Career SCOOP Victory for Shaun Deeb 2012 PokerStars SCOOP Day 3: Viktor “Isildur1″ Blom Wins Again; Negreanu, ElkY Come Close Share It Tags PokerStars, Online Poker, Online tournament results, SCOOP Print Day 6 of the 2012 Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) at PokerStars was a busy one with 15 tournaments on the docket. Twelve crowned champions and among them was Tim “TurnRiva” Marsters. Several notables came close with Jose “nachobarbero” Barbero, Shaun “shaundeeb” Deeb, William “Altrum Altus” Reynolds, and Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier all making final table appearances. Meanwhile, Igor “lechuckpoker” Kurganov is looking to add to a SCOOP title to go along with his PokerStars and Monte-Carlo Casino European Poker Tour Grand Final High Roller title. PokerStars SCOOP 12-H: $2,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Heads-Up Two-Day ($200K Guaranteed) Buy-in Entrants Prize Pool $2,000+$100 236 $472,000 Four players punched their tickets to Day 2 with undefeated Day 1s and here were their paths to the final four: Semifinalist Players Defeated “Shizzleness” “mahtipeluri,” “j4kerstar,” “akia86,” “Miltos14,” “mr.jonny89,” Calvin “cal42688″ Anderson Paul “paulgees81″ Volpe Alexey “LuckyGump” Makarov, Issac “philivey2694″ Haxton, “Grezi,” GVOZDIKA55,” “ButchTimothy,” “L0ve2playU” kmpk90 Shaun “shaundeeb” Deeb, Ben “milkybarkid” Grundy, “dev209,” Ami UhhMee Barer, “Sasuke234,” “fcaler185″ BriDge2PaiN “VM47,” “mikki696,” “bestishngry,” “Sc0ttyy,” “Volanthn,” Viktor “Isildur1″ Blom “Shizzleness” was the first to punch a ticket through to the championship match, defeating Paul “paulgees81″ Volpe. With a 3:2 lead, “Shizzleness” min-raised to 120 on the button. Volpe potted to 360, “Shizzleness” called, and an flop fell. Volpe put out a continuation bet of 420, quickly receiving a call from “Shizzleness.” When the hit the turn, Volpe check-called 840. The river brought more of the same as Volpe check-called again, this time for his entire stack. “Shizzleness” tabled for a flush, besting Volpe’s for a smaller flush. Not long after, “kmpk90″ defeated “BriDge2PaiN.” The chips went in after a series of raises after the flop. “BriDge2PaiN” tabled for top pair and flush draw while “kmpk90″ showed for a smaller flush draw, but also multiple straight draws. The turn filled one of those draws, as did the river to set the championship match. A deal was briefly discussed, but no agreement was reached. Slightly trailing, “Shizzleness” won a key hand en route to winning the match. On the button, “Shizzleness” raised. A call from “kmpk90″ landed a flop which “kmpk90″ check-raised. A bet-call from “Shizzleness” resulted in the turn which “kmpk 90 bet at. “Shizzleness” called and upon seeing “kmpk90″ check the river, “Shizzleness” shoved. A call from “kmpk90″ revealed for a set, but that was beat by the of “Shizzleness.” The match ended 23 hands later when on a board of , “Shizzleness’” river bet led to an all-in call from “kmpk90″ with for three kings. “Shizzleness” turned over for jacks full of kings, winning the match and earning the SCOOP victory. Place Player Prize 1 Shizzleness $103,840 2 kmpk90 $66,080 3 BriDge2PaiN $33,040 4 Paul “paulgees81″ Volpe $33,040 5 Viktor “Isildur1″ Blom $18,408 6 fcaler185 $18,408 7 L0ve2playU $18,408 8 Calvin “cal42688″ Anderson $18,408 PokerStars SCOOP 12-M: $200 Pot-Limit Omaha Heads-Up ($100K Guaranteed) Buy-in Entrants Prize Pool $200+$15 939 $187,800 From a starting field of 939, eight players went undefeated on Day 1 to reserve the chance on Day 2 of earning the SCOOP victory. Only one of the eight would remain undefeated and that was “Krumpir.” It was no easy task, but “Krumpir” defeated the 2011 WCOOP Main Event Champion Thomas “Kallllle” Pedersen to start, online beast Chris “Moorman1″ Moorman in the middle, and Carter “devinr12″ Gill to earn the triumph. Place Player Prize *1 Krumpir $25,573.18 *2 Carter “devinr12″ Gill $20,900 3 Chris “Moorman1″ Moorman $9,035.05 4 Julian “hartwith” Adamson $9,035.05 5 Thomas “Kallllle” Pedersen $5,033.04 6 J0KERrrr28 $5,033.04 7 Chris “NigDawG” Brammer $5,033.04 8 rSMig $5,033.04 *denotes heads-up deal PokerStars SCOOP 12-L: $25 Pot-Limit Omaha Heads-Up ($50K Guaranteed) Buy-in Entrants Prize Pool $25+$2 3,313 $82,825 Sixteen players emerged from the starting field of 3,313 with reservations for Day 2. Four wins separated each from a place in the SCOOP victory row and “kmoh20″ was the one to get it done, earning $7,639.80 for the win following a deal. Place Player Prize *1 kmoh20 $7,639.80 *2 idkPsPro $6,639.80 3 Ahhh Is It? $2,777.12 4 tanmasiter $2,777.12 5 Kurt “kurt23x” Fitzgerald $1,514.51 6 bigtower11 $1,514.51 7 superslide $1,514.51 8 relayerr $1,514.51 *denotes heads-up deal PokerStars SCOOP 13-H: $2,000 No-Limit Hold’em Knockout Two-Day ($400K Guaranteed) Buy-in Entrants Prize Pool Bounty Pool $2,000+$500+$100 501 $1,002,000 $250,500 Entering the final table with the chip lead of Event 13-H was Aidan “whereisdonny” Tam thanks to this hand. A series of preflop raised led to “K_0_S_T_Y_A” being all in for about 32 big blinds with . Holding and about double the stack size, Tam scored the elimination when the board ran out to set up the final table. Here was how they stacked up: Seat Player Chips 1 Aidan “whereisdonny” Tam 572,460 2 Ami “UhhMee” Barer 437,228 3 Josh “JBT449″ Bergman 458,968 4 Fiskin1 70,628 5 ROSTBURK 302,314 6 WushuTM 296,396 7 Giuseppe Ansgar2000 Pantaleo 115,205 8 zugzwang16 99,594 9 Rory “Mafews” Mathews 152,207 The first to fall was “zugzwang16″ at the 3,500/7,000/875 level. Giuseppe Ansgar2000 Pantaleo shoved under the gun for 97,830 and “zugzwang16″ re-raised all-in for less than an ante more. The rest of the table ducked out and “zugzwang16″ tabled to Pantaleo’s . The board rolled out to give the pot to Pantaleo, leaving “zugzwang16″ with less than an ante before busting on the following hand. A short-stacked “Fiskin1″ was down to about four big blinds before shoving with from the cutoff. Giuseppe Ansgar2000 Pantaleo called with from the big blind and collected that pot as the board fell , eliminating “Fiskin1″ in eighth place. The next elimination came in the form of a double at 4,000/8,000/1,000. It started when Aidan “whereisdonny” Tam opened to 16,560 under the gun. Josh “JBT449″ Bergman called from the hijack, as did “ROSTBURK” from the cutoff. When action folded to Rory “Mafews” Mathews in the big blind, he jammed for 175,064. Tam folded over to Bergman who re-raised all in for 220,443. “ROSTBURK” called with a covering stack and revealed which was well ahead of Bergman’s and Mathews’ . The board brought no help to either, leaving only five players remaining. “ROSTBURK” scored the next knockout as well, sending Ami “UhhMee” Barer to the rail. Aidan Tam opened to 16,560 in the cutoff and was called by Barer on the button. “ROSTBURK” squeezed from the small blind to 51,500, which folded action back to Barer. He proceeded to jam for 340,203 with and “ROSTBURK” looked him up with . Nothing helpful came for Barer as the board ran out . Things didn’t slow down for “ROSTBURK” just yet. At 5,000/10,000/1,000, Giuseppe Ansgar2000 Pantaleo four-bet shoved for 216,412 after opening from the cutoff. “ROSTBURK,” who had three-bet from the small blind, called with and defeated when the board didn’t help Pantaleo. Three-handed play began with “ROSTBURK” holding 1,604,490 to “WushuTM’s” 502,452 and Aidan “whereisdonny” Tam’s 397,608. It lasted for about an hour and 20 minutes before “WushuTM” busted in third. At the 7,000/14,000/1,750 level, “ROSTBURK” opened to 30,800 from the small blind and “WushuTM” re-raised all in from the big blind for 269,478. “ROSTBURK” called with , racing against the of “WushuTM.” The board ran out a safe for “ROSTBURK,” giving the Swede five straight eliminations entering heads-up play with more than a 2:1 chip lead. The match went back and forth with Tam grabbing the lead, but in the end, “ROSTBURK” emerged victorious. On the final hand at 10,000/20,000/2,500, Tam opened to 41,500 on the button. “ROSTBURK” popped it to 102,500 from the big blind, Tam called, and an flop followed. A bet of 81,500 from “ROSTBURK” was called by Tam, leading to the turn. “ROSTBURK” slowed down and checked, calling when Tam bet 142,000 to see the river. Another check from “ROSTBURK” led to another bet from Tam. This one, though, was all-in for 880,830. There was no decision from “ROSTBURK” who called quickly and tabled the nuts, . Tam’s move with fell short, but he still earned an excellent pay day of $140,280. “ROSTBURK” owned the final table to the tune of $190,380. Place Player Prize 1 ROSTBURK $190,380 2 Aidan “whereisdonny” Tam $140,280 3 WushuTM $102,705 4 Giuseppe Ansgar2000 Pantaleo $78,156 5 Ami “UhhMee” Barer $55,110 6 Josh “JBT449″ Bergman $42,585 7 Rory “Mafews” Mathews $32,565 8 Fiskin1 $22,545 9 zugzwang16 $16,633.20 PokerStars SCOOP 13-M: $200 No-Limit Hold’em Knockout Two-Day ($300K Guaranteed) Buy-in Entrants Prize Pool Bounty Pool $200+$50+$15 3,329 $665,800 $166,450 Of the 3,329 player field, 26 lasted a grueling Day 1 and still had a chance to earn a SCOOP title on Day 2. Among those who came up of the final table on Day 2 was Christian “C.K.” Kruel. He began the day eighth in chips, but ultimately camp up short with a 13th-place finsh worth $3,162.55. Following a four-handed deal, “trujustrus” emerged with the lions share of the money and the win. Place Player Prize *1 trujustrus $82,379.28 *2 javiklet $73,421,48 *3 Mikaroc $58,132.65 *4 harif1988 $62,054.69 5 Christophe “chrisdm” De Meulder $28,629.40 6 BOOOOMMMMMMM $21,971.40 7 allucan3at $15,313.40 8 soandre $8,655.30 9 wasylekk $5,326.40 *denotes four-handed deal PokerStars SCOOP 13-L: $25 No-Limit Hold’em Knockout Two-Day ($200K Guaranteed) Buy-in Entrants Prize Pool Bounty Pool $20+$5+$2 17,806 $356,120 $89,030 Though they were the biggest names remaining, Owen “ocrowe” Crowe (second to start the day), Seth “SFisch4″ Fischer (7th), and Griffin “Flush_Entity” Benger (12th) came up short of the final table in this one. Crowe exited early in 30th place ($605.40), Benger shortly thereafter in 28th ($605.40), and Fischer in 20th ($658.82). Not exiting early, or at all for that matter, was “agahlol” who took it down for nearly $42,000. Place Player Prize 1 agahlol $41,661.49 2 111malik111 $30,270.20 3 GRneau $23,147.80 4 persii $16,025.40 5 SwaggaBear $12,464.20 6 yvydendyvy $8,903 7 floodgates1 $6,054.04 8 black666 $3,205.08 9 TRootwalla $2,136.72 PokerStars SCOOP 14-H: $670 No-Limit Hold’em Ante Up Two-Day ($75K Guaranteed) Buy-in Entrants Prize Pool $670+$30 372 $249,240 Looking to follow up his big win at the PokerStars and Monte-Carlo Casino European Poker Tour Grand Final in the SCOOP, Igor “lechuckpoker” Kurganov leads the remaining 11 players in the Ante Up High buy-in. Notable finishes in this one include Luke “lb6121″ Schwartz (12th – $3,738.60), George Danzer (14th – $3,115.50), Adrian “Adrian900123″ Marin (16th – $2,492.40), and Jon “PearlJammer” Turner (17th – $2,492.40). Here is who is left going into Day 2 on Saturday: Place Player Chips 1 Igor “lechuckpoker” Kurganov 436,904 2 Taylor “tRaMp$d0PrAy” Paur 285,485 3 John “kleath” Leathart 238,210 4 Taylor “tRaMp$d0PrAy” Paur 197,000 5 Bryan “theczar19″ Piccioli 175,127 6 Face333X 160,321 7 joacowalter 112,940 8 raizd 78,125 9 RB79s 68,486 10 TJ “1BigAceHole” Ulmer 68,147 11 Julian “julianherold” Herold 39,255 PokerStars SCOOP 14-M: $75 No-Limit Hold’em Ante Up Two-Day ($50K Guaranteed) Buy-in Entrants Prize Pool $75+$7 1,997 $149,775 Event #14-M drew 1,997 entrants and following Day 1 action, only 22 players remain. Among those putting up deep showings failing short of Day 2 were Mayu “marroca5″ Roca (43rd – $404.39), Adam “Roothlus” Levy (53rd – $366.94), Matt “ADZ124″ Marafioti (62nd – $336.99), and Mark “eppy12588″ Epstein (67th – $307.03). Among those still in the hunt is Randal “RandALLin” Flowers, 11th in chips with 372,270. Here are top five chip counts entering Day 2: Place Player Chips 1 cathi18 1,263,084 2 w00tLOL 1,123,223 3 Zackattak13 892,172 4 hlamberg 683,570 5 Ole1904 543,874 PokerStars SCOOP 14-L: $7 No-Limit Hold’em Ante Up Two-Day ($25K Guaranteed) Buy-in Entrants Prize Pool $7+$.50 13,223 $92,561 A starting field of 13,223 in Event #14-L is left with 49 plaers after Day 1. Here are the top five counts entering Day 2: Place Player Chips 1 OutschOo 5,791,406 2 KeryaFadeev 3,406,623 3 manue 3,171,942 4 J_Marcos 3,139,344 5 mumble200 2,913,452 PokerStars SCOOP 15-H: $2,000 Limit Omaha H/L ($50K Guaranteed) Buy-in Entrants Prize Pool $2,000+$100 105 $210,000 An elite field of 105 took part in the $2,000 Limit Omaha H/L affair. Only 12 players were paid and among those that came close were Alex “joiso” Kostritsyn (13th), Jason Mercier (15th), and Viktor “Isildur1″ Blom (21st). Here is how the final table stacked up: Seat Player Chips 1 Vincent “Vingtcent” Van Der Fluit 42,647 2 Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier 44,689 3 Kristian “CharismA3″ Martin 75,601 4 rdmr 17,863 5 Paul “paulgees81″ Volpe 53,102 6 Lyndon360 65,183 7 Andrey “Kroko-dill” Zaichenko 117,731 8 Anders “Donald” Berg 53,342 9 Borys313 54,842 Eliminated from the final table in ninth place was Vincent “Vingtcent” Van Der Fluit. Short on chips, Van Der Fluit committed his stack following a flop with . He faced off with “rdmr” who tabled . The hit the turn, hurting Van Der Fluit’s chances of winning with a low and when the landed on the river, “rdmr” scooped the entire pot. Things can go south quickly in limit and that was the case for start-of-final-table chip leader Andrey “Kroko-dill” Zaichenko. The last of his chips got into the pot with against two other players. He wasn’t able to best “Lyndon360′s” as the board came down . Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier fell next in quite brutal fashion as both he and “Borys313″ had excellent hands on the board. A series of bets and raises on the turn revealed for “Borys313″ two pair with a flush draw. Grospellier tabled for a better two pair, better flush draw, and a low draw as well. However, “Borys313″ made a full house as the spiked on the river, ending Grospellier’s run. The next to go was “rdmr” after a battle with Paul “paulgees81″ Volpe. Much of “rdmr’s” stack was in preflop and the rest after the flop with . Volpe loved that flop with and his trips held through the turn and river. However, Volpe went on a dry spell in the aftermath of that hand and busted next. Betting and representing the entire way down on a board, his fell to “Lyndon360′s” when “Lyndon360″ made the nut low and a straight on the river. Kristian “CharismA3″ Martin departed in fourth place, surviving as the short stack for a little before getting chopped up. The board read and Anders “Donald” Berg took the high with for top set, while “Borys313″ took the low with . Berg, though, fell in third place. On his final hand, he got it in with . The board offered no help to Berg and he was beat by the of “Borys313.” “Lyndon360″ held a slight lead to begin heads-up play, but that didn’t stop “Borys313″ from putting up a fight and eventually taking it down. On the final hand, “Lyndon360″ had little choice but to get it in with against the of “Borys313.” The board rolled out , putting no qualifying low on the table and giving the pot to “Borys313″ with queens to secure the victory. Place Player Prize 1 Borys313 $57,750 2 Lyndon360 $38,850 3 Anders “Donald” Berg $29,400 4 Kristian “CharismA3″ Martin $19,950 5 Paul “paulgees81″ Volpe $14,700 6 rdmr $11,025 7 Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier $8,925 8 Andrey “Kroko-dill” Zaichenko $7,350 9 Vincent “Vingtcent” Van Der Fluit $6,300 PokerStars SCOOP 15-M: $200 Limit Omaha H/L ($25K Guaranteed) Buy-in Entrants Prize Pool $200+$15 575 $115,000 Notable finishes in the medium Limit Omaha H/L event included Fabrice “fabsoul” Soulier (16th – $920), Alex “joiso” Kostritsyn (23rd – $690), Chris “ImDaNuts” Oliver (26th – $690), Jason “TeamWispy” Helder (36th – $575), Ami “UhhMee” Barer (45th – $517.50), and Chad “ChadBrownPRO” Brown (55th – $402.50). Taking it down outright was Aussie Tim “TurnRiva” Marsters for $21,735. Place Player Prize 1 Tim “TurnRiva” Marsters $21,735 2 Jelurif $15,927.50 3 manicboy247 $11,730 4 andodo2526 $8,855 5 ohhahaha $6,210 6 culibrk1 $4,887.50 7 Dart Serg $3,737.50 8 alrik333 $2,587.50 9 guntv $1,759.50 PokerStars SCOOP 15-L: $25 Limit Omaha H/L ($25K Guaranteed) Buy-in Entrants Prize Pool $25+$2 2,972 $74,300 The low buy-in of Event #15 nearly tripled its guarantee and saw a heads-up deal go down before determining a winner. When it was all said and done, “naurits” was the sole survivor for more than $10,500. Place Player Prize *1 naurits $10,503.86 *2 Kid_Poker47 $10,003.85 3 GlassOfBeer $6,241.20 4 MondSpieler $4,345.80 5 Winnetou $3,232.05 6 andodo2526 $2,489.05 7 kuhns89 $1,746.05 8 Mitorun $1,077.35 9 nordan $631.55 *denotes heads-up deal PokerStars SCOOP 16-H: $2,000 No-Limit Hold’em 2x Chance Turbo ($700K Guaranteed) Buy-in Entrants Prize Pool $2,000+$100 474 $1,354,000 Putting up solid finishes in this high-stakes turbo affair but still winding up a bit short of the final table were Andrew “RunThisTable” Lichtenberger (14th – $14,894), Ben “delaney_kid” Delaney (17th – $12,186), and Paul “paulgees81″ Volpe (18th – $12,186. The final table was reached in just more than three hours of play and the average stack was about 24 big blinds. Here is how it looked at the start: Seat Player Chips 1 Dimadu 633,766 2 William “Altrum Altus” Reynolds 624,917 3 dirty.brasil 201,244 4 Frederik “Fred_Brink” Jensen 330,149 5 Dajvey 188,969 6 Ky3He4uKKK 193,387 7 B00mslang 635,891 8 Pascal “Pass_72″ LeFrancois 314,919 9 WushuTM 261,758 The first to depart was “dirty.brasil” after shoving nine big blinds with from early position. “Dajvey” gave him action from middle position with and collected the pot as the board came down . “Ky3He4uKKK” fell shortly thereafter, getting it in for five big blinds with against the of William “Altrum Altus” Reynolds. A board was all she wrote for “Ky3He4uKKK,” out in eighth place. Pascal “Pass_72″ LeFrancois became the seventh-place finisher, running his five-big-blind stack with from the hijack into the of “Dimadu” on the button. An board missed LeFrancois. “Dajvey” bid adieu a few hands later in a battle of the blinds. A 15-big-blind shove with from the small blind was met with a call from “B00mslang” in the big blind with . A board only helped “B00mslang” improve to end “Dajvey’s” run. “WushuTM,” simultaneously at the Event #13-H final table with three remaining, fell from both events in a two-minute span. Here, “B00mslang” jammed from the small blind with the bigger stack and “WushuTM” called all in for roughly seven big blinds holding . “B00mslang” tabled an inferior , but the board delivered help in the form of to eliminate “WushuTM” in fifth place. “Dimadu” felt “B00mslang’s” wrath just a few hands later, unable to win a race with against the of the latter. William “Altrum Altus” Reynolds fell in third place, also at the hands of “B00mslang.” From the small blind, “B00mslang” shoved with a covering stack and Reynolds called all in for about 14 big blinds with . “B00mslang” had him dominated with and put an end to his tournament when the board ran down . Holding about 3:1 chip lead, “B00mslang” agreed to look at numbers for a deal with Frederik “Fred_Brink” Jensen. They discussed for a few minutes, but ultimately could not come to terms. When the cards were back in the air, it took four hands for “B00mslang” to close it out. On the button, “B00mslang” opened with about a min-raise. Jensen shoved from the big blind for about 15 big blinds with and was met with a call from “B00mslang” holding . The chances for a chop diminished quickly as the flop came down giving “B00mslang” aces up. The turn and river ended it, notching the win for “B00mslang.” Place Player Prize 1 B00mslang $259,832.60 2 Frederik “Fred_Brink” Jensen $192,945 3 William “Altrum Altus” Reynolds $142,170 4 Dimadu $108,320 5 WushuTM $75,824 6 Dajvey $57,545 7 Pascal “Pass_72″ LeFrancois $44,005 8 Ky3He4uKKK $30,465 9 dirty.brasil $22,476.40 PokerStars SCOOP 16-M: $200 No-Limit Hold’em 2x Chance Turbo ($450K Guaranteed) Buy-in Entrants Prize Pool $200+$15 2,710 $779,200 In just less than five hours of play, “gast117″ was the sole survivor of a 2,710 player field and earned $108,000. A four-handed deal had taken place which resulted in Nick “gbmantis” Niergarth finishing runner-up and Michael “WatchOutFish” Benvenuti taking third. Other to make deep runs were Bjorn “Bjoerni89″ Schneider (12th – $5,064.80), Adam “Roothlus” Levy (16th – $2,883.03), Brandon “oncommand” Meyers (17th – $2,883.04), Michael “Skmmes” Tureniec (26th – $2,415.52), Ariel “ArielBahia” Celestino (27th – $2,415.52), and Sorel “zangbezan24″ Mizzi (29th – $2,025.92). Place Player Prize *1 gast117 $108,000 *2 Nick “gbmantis” Niergarth $84,852.53 *3 Michael “WatchOutFish” Benvenuti $72,500.84 *4 BertusBul $62,043.13 5 wiper222 $34,674.40 6 goldpiggy $26,882.40 7 lehout $19,090.40 8 TocalaSam $11,298.40 9 bestofiraq $6,623.20 *denotes four-handed deal PokerStars SCOOP 16-L: $25 No-Limit Hold’em 2x Chance Turbo ($250K Guaranteed) Buy-in Entrants Prize Pool $25+$2 12,572 $456,025 A bit longer than five hours was all it took for 12,572 players to be whittled down to one. “PetjeXL” took top honors in this one, not only earning about $63,000, but topping a final table that included Jose “nachobarbero” Barbero and Shaun “shaundeeb” Deeb. Notables who went deep include Martin Staszko (54th – $661.23), Griffin “Flush_Entity” Benger (63rd – $592.83), and Ankush “pistons87″ Mandavia (70th – $547.23). Place Player Prize 1 PetjeXL $62,255.69 2 Jose “nachobarbero” Barbero $44,006.41 3 Highmach $31,921.75 4 Darryn83 $22,801.25 5 Shaun “shaundeeb” Deeb $18,241 6 -Homer_Jay-t $13,680.75 7 emoe119 $9,120.50 8 R0BtheT0P $4,560.25 9 vandir4rek $2,850.15 For news, updates, and more, follow PokerNews on Twitter and Facebook. 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Pius Heinz wins 2011 WSOP

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Pius Heinz wins 2011 WSOP
The 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event title has finally been claimed. Pius Heinz, a 22-year-old professional poker player from Cologne, Germany, took the title holding Ace-King against Martin Staszko’s Ten-Seven. Neither hand improved and Heinz took home $8.7 million with ace-high. Not only was Heinz the first German to win the Main, he was the first to sit at the final table. Over 6800 players from 85 different nations started the event over 13 days, with a prize pool of $64,540,858. The top 693 cashed and the tournament broke, as usual, over a period of five months between the body of the event and the final table, the “November Nine.” Notably, third-place finisher Ben Lamb was looking to culminate a sick, sick run at the WSOP. He place in five consecutive tournaments, making the final table of four of them, and winning one of them. This unheard-of streak locked him up solidly for the WSOP Player of the Year title. For the first time, the Main Event was broadcast (almost) live. There was a delay of several minutes to limit the ability of players to exploit the private pocket card cameras. Although this could potentially allow players to learn about very recent hands during breaks, creating a unique angle on the most important final table of the year. The continuing high turnout of the WSOP is taken as proof that the allure of poker continues throughout the world despite a federal crackdown against online poker. # Player Earnings Country 1 Pius Heinz $8,715,638 Germany 2 Martin Staszko $5,433,086 Czech Republic 3 Ben Lamb $4,021,138 United States 4 Matt Giannetti $3,012,700 United States 5 Phil Collins $2,269,599 United States 6 Eoghan O’Dea $1,720,831 Ireland 7 Bob Bounahra $1,314,097 Belize 8 Anton Makiieveskyi $1,010,015 Ukraine 9 Sam Holden $782,115 United Kingdom Copyright 2012 Ace Nine, LLC Legal | Contact Us | Site Map

Free Money at Betfair Poker

admin — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 01:19:47 +0000

Free Money at Betfair Poker
The latest free poker money bonus to be released in 2010 is a $10 free bonus offer at Betfair Poker. This offer is ONLY available to all new players from the U.K. You can not already have an existing account. If you do you will not be eligible for this bonus. The free money is available directly from Betfair Poker themselves. You can click here to claim this free money now. Betfair does not accept American Players in their poker room. No related posts. Written by admin Filed Under $10 Free, Betfair Poker Tagged as , $10 free bonus offer, Betfair Poker, free $10, free poker money, no deposit bonus, not for existing accounts, players from the U.K.

Player to Dealer and Management Ethics in Poker Tournaments

admin — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 20:00:28 +0000

Player to Dealer and Management Ethics in Poker Tournaments
Player to Dealer and Management Ethics in Poker Tournaments If you are required to respect the other poker players in the poker tournaments, be it a minor or major poker tournament, you are also required to respect the dealer and the management. The Poker Players and the Dealers Because the dealers treat the poker players who joined in the poker tournaments professionally, so should the poker players treat the dealers professionally. Before the start of the poker tournament, poker players agree to treat the dealers with a professional attitude as well as a respectful demeanor. If a dealer has decided against what a poker player wants, the player can ask the dealer about his decision but never with personal hostility. It cannot be helped that the dealers might commit mistakes and errors, and the players can always bring this to the attention of the dealer. But the player should never use any foul language or aggressive behavior in front of the dealer when discussing the decision. Likewise, the dealers themselves should treat the poker players equally and implement the poker tournaments rules constantly, not giving deference to a poker player over the others. The dealers must never put a stake on a poker players hands and financial outcome. This is strictly prohibited as this promotes biased and prejudiced treatment, making it an unfair fight for the other players. To avoid controversy and further squabbles, the poker players and the dealers must report any inappropriate behavior at the poker table to a supervisor. The Poker Players and the Management The poker players who have joined in the poker tournament should always respect the management and should always employ a professional manner towards the management because the management will always extend the same courtesy towards its players. There will be times when a decision the management has made might not work with what a poker player wants. The decision will be discussed by the management and the poker player, but the player should refrain from making any denigrating remarks during the poker tournament about the management until an official report has been filed to the poker tournament director or at least to his representative. A poker player can definitely question a decision the management has made, but this should be done in a very professional manner and without any personal hostility towards the management. The complaint should be submitted and should only be discussed with the appropriate supervisor or manager, but never in front of other poker players. Likewise, no foul language should be used.

Top 5 Poker TV Shows

admin — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 16:54:27 +0000

Top 5 Poker TV Shows
published on 03/04/11 at 9:00 am Looking to catch some great poker action on your television set this week? Then, this is the article that clues you in about where all the poker action is. So, read on to find out which TV channels you have to set your dial to for watching shows packed with poker glitz!! #1 Poker TV Show: GSNs High Stakes PokerThis show was launched in 2006 and was one-of-a-kind among all existing poker shows because one could sit alongside the top poker professionals from all corners of the globe, such as Barry Greenstein, Daniel Negreanu of PokerStars, and Jen Harman as opposed to the tournament format of other shows. Thus, this show allowed viewers to watch the poker biggies gamble with their personal cash (tons of it, really considering each player had to buy-in using USD 100,000 with variations of deals one doesnt normally get to see anywhere else. #2 Poker TV show: ESPNs World Series of PokerThis show has got to be the biggest ever in televised poker event history since nowhere else can viewers tune in to such a tremendous variety of poker games. You have Texas Holdem, 7-card Stud andOmaha played high with the Main Event being the real crowd puller because it is here that the nail-biting finish table action has everyone betting on who will walk away with the No Limit Holdem tournaments multi-million dollar first prize! #3 Poker TV show: World Poker TourThis show definitely has all the poker nuts tuning in to the WPT and also dragging along family and friends to watch the action after it launched with much fanfare in 2003. It rapidly climbed up the TRP charts and became the Travel Channels top rated program because of great poker tournament coverage from across the countrys best casinos. Each hand that is relayed on the TV screen causes hearts of poker fans to beat faster with the pace of the action speeding up across all the different channels the show airs on: from Fox Sports to Travel Channel to GSN, which is sponsored by PokerStars.net, viewers have a choice of which channel they want to change the dial for in order to be part of the poker claim to fame just like the pros featured on this show! #4 Poker TV show: Bravos Celebrity Poker ShowdownThis show really built up the games popularity, much like the shows listed above because it brought in a niche audience to watch their favorite stars vying for great poker prize pools amid light-hearted bantering and some fabulous on-screen chemistry between the hosts: Phil Gordon of FullTilt and Dave Foley who came across as naturals when it came to informative commentary of the shows action. Lots of poker fun, cool prizes, celebrity flavors and the rumors of poker veteran Phil Hellmuth taking to the hosting keep this TV show on the hot list of many card game enthusiasts. #5 Poker TV show: GSNs Poker RoyaleThis TV show about poker is unique because it combines two opposing groups that come together to duke it out at the poker table, across different segments like Girls versus Boys or Celebrities versus Professionals. Three players from each group face each other at the No Limit Holdem tournament and compete for the host of prizes and of course, fan favor! Related posts: Online Poker Affiliate Shows Us How Its Done! The Most Undeserving Player Wins Twitter Poker Tour Europe Event

2010 WSOP

admin — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 19:18:32 +0000

2010 WSOP
Submitted on Wed, 2010-06-02 05:53 It’s that time of year. The time when the poker world turns it’s eyes to the Mecca of gambling and the site of the annual World Series of Poker (WSOP)-Las Vegas. The first gold bracelet was won on Saturday 2010 Casino Employees Championship Event #1 of the 2010 WSOP was the Casino Employees Championship, which features casino employees. It was first held in 2000 and was called the Dealers World Poker Championship. The next year all casino employees were eligible to enter and the name change was initiated. Hoai D. Pham Wins Event #1 The winner of the first event at the 2010 WSOP is Hoai D. Pham, a dealer from the Village Club Casino in Chula Vista, CA. Pham, who is 43 years old, was born in Vietnam and now lives in San Diego. He won $71,424 after playing in a 15-hour session on Day Two of the event. There were 721 entries in Event #1, which had a $500 buy-in and a prize pool that totaled $324,450. Prize money was divided amongst the top 72 finishers. The final hand saw Pham with pocket aces and his opponent, A.J. Vea, with pocket fours. The community cards did nothing for either player and Pham claimed the top prize with his hole cards. WSOP More Action There is a lot more action to go at the 2010 WSOP with 56 more gold bracelets on the line. The 2010 WSOP runs through July 17 until the Main Event yields just nine players. After that there is a break with the final table for the No-Limit Hold’em Championship being played in November.

Pius Heinz wins 2011 WSOP

admin — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 11:36:32 +0000

Game Tweaks For Online Poker.

admin — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 00:36:17 +0000

Game Tweaks For Online Poker.
You might be to annoyed and too exhausted to read tips for winning poker. For all you know, they may not even be true. But these hints are just some of the tips that you certainly should follow as these are not just any kind of poker tip, but they are hints specifically tailored for online poker. You can go here for online poker reviews, if you are thinking about playing online poker. Be social As you play online poker from cyberspace you can be friendly. You can not do this in live poker as youll have to have your game face on. Since your opposers have no way of examining your face, you will be able to be chummy with them by chatting with them while playing poker. This might appear as though an insignificant act, but it can actually assist you deliver the goods in online poker. Whether or not you lose in a specified game, you acquire a friend. Your new friend may aid you with tips or what not as you play more poker. Poker Players you are nice to often become easier opponents and youll be able to beat them more often. Never mind how come you want to befriend them being kind is always helpful. Use free rolls. In Live poker you wont see many freerolls You can find many poker sites to play freerolls at. There are many great benefits to freerolls The first advantage is you get to practice playing poker for free. The second reason is the many poker players of many abilitys you will meet. Because free roll tournaments are practically free, many players good or bad commonly join free roll tournaments. You are able to measure your level of competence through these. Lastly, free roll tournaments will give you the chance to win a ample amount of money. In live poker you will usually have to risk money to gain money. Freeroll tournaments dont require an up front money investment. It is a win-win situation. Do not bet too much. You must be careful with how much you wager at online poker. Before even thinking about it, arrange some sort of limit for yourself. Before playing online poker, make sure that you know just how much you are willing to wager. Online poker has a lot of advantages for tracking your money. If you lose your money and you have used your predefined bankroll amount, you should stop playing. You are not likely to have success by just buying in for more money Take some time to read some about poker, and learn more about strategy before you play more.

New: DeepStack Open Cannes Satellites

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:18:06 +0000

New: DeepStack Open Cannes Satellites
Posted by Steven, February 2, 2012 In just over a months time, poker players will descend upon the French Riviera and hit the red carpets of Cannes. This wont be due to a desire to participate in a film festival or in anticipation of seeing beautiful starlets from around the world, but rather because of interest in an exciting deepstack poker tournament. The DeepStack Open (DSO) Cannes Main Event will be staged from March 15th – 18th, 2012 at the Casino Cannes Croisette in Cannes and will feature a field composed of some of the best players in Europe. Players at Titan Poker can win their DSO seats at a newly launched satellite tournament series. A weekly Super Satellite tournament is staged on Thursday nights with a 80+8 buy-in, and with re-buys and an add-on available. Winning players at the Super Satellites will each receive a 1,250 prize package that includes the 500 + 50 buy-in to the Main Event; 480 for 4 nights accommodation in a double room at the Gray d’Albion, March 15th March 19th, 2012; 15 for handling fees; and 205 for flights and spending. Players will start their game play in Cannes on Day 1B, March 16th, 2012. The starting stack will be 50,000 chips, as is appropriate to deepstack poker tournaments. Many Titan Poker players know how to employ the special strategies needed to do well in deepstack poker events. The opportunity to win a DeepStack Open Cannes seat is not one to be missed.