Archives for: January 2006

Herman Zango Out in 11th


25th January 2006
Herman Zango gets eliminated at the WPT invitational. Herman Zango is all in preflop with A-K suited against the pocket eights of Jesse Jones. The board blanks out, and Herman Zango is eliminated in 11th place. reported by B J Nemeth at Poker Pages more »

The iPod and Poker


25th January 2006
ANYBODY who’s ever attempted to use an iPod in a livingroom game will know that its frowned upon. That’s why when people get to watch a major event for the first time they’re often amazed to see that as many as half the competitors are utilizing them. Wh… more »
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Poker's All-Time Top 10 Players


25th January 2006
At least, according to Poker Top Ten Famous Poker Players 1. T.J. Cloutier One of the most well respected players in the tournament scene, T.J. recently wrote a book called 'Championship No-Limit and Pot-Limit Hold'em'. Among his many accomplishments,… more »

Borgata Winter Poker Open - Event 4 - $500 Limit Hold'em


24th January 2006
Here are the finishers 28-36 in the Borgata Winter Poker Open - Event 4 - $500 Limit Hold'em Finished 36 Charlie Townsend Dogsboro, DE $772 Finished 35 Toney Salerno Howell, NJ $772 Finished 34 W.C. Shinault Mathers, VA $772 Finished 33 MIA $… more »

Ravinderjilt Anand wins the Borgata Winter Poker Open Event 1


21st January 2006
Ravinderjilt Anand wins the Borgata Winter Poker Open Event 1 with the first prize of $171,944. Having played for less than 6 months and finding himself sitting in 1st place, I would say it will be hard to get Ravi away from the tournament circuit. T… more »

Billy Hill takes second place at the Borgata Winter Poker Open


21st January 2006
Billy wakes up with the A 4 and Ravi the Q 2 . The Ace holds tight and Billy can play another. All in for the win???? Ravi shows the 8 8 and Billy the J 9 . Billy has outs. The board unfolds with the 6 6 T 2 5 and the 88 is golden. Second goes… more »

Billy moves all in


21st January 2006
OH my goodness gracious. Ravi rasied to 700K and Billy moved all in over the top of Ravi. Ravi couldnt wait to call and slammed his K K down for the show. Billy then slowly turned over his meager T T . The board rolled out the Q 4 A 7 9 and this ha… more »

Anthony Hill goes out of the Borgata Winter Poker Open


21st January 2006
Ravi pitted his JJ against Anthony's 44 and came out on top. Anthony Hill, from Syracuse NY, takes down 3rd place and $52,920 at the Borgata Winter Poker open. more »

Blinds are Up


21st January 2006
Take it up a level. We now have a 10K ante with 30K / 60K blinds at the Borgata Winter Poker Open. Billy Hill is counting more chips. With the board showing the 9 8 5 , Ravi bets 250K out of the small blind. Billy moves all in. Ravi has to let anoth… more »

Billy Hill on the lead


21st January 2006
With aggression, patience, and good reads, Billy Hill takes the lead. Anthony Hill - 1,000,000 Billy Hill - 2,200,000 Ravi Anand - 800K more »

Ravi v Billy


21st January 2006
In a huge heads up pot, Ravi Anand and Billy Hill play it out to the end. I caught it with the K 3 8 8 on the board. Checked. The T pokered on in on the river and Ravi made it 540K to go. Billy went to the tank for a bit and must have gotten a goo… more »

Anthony v Ravi


21st January 2006
With two players, and a flop of the A 9Q there was a bet and call. On the turn, the 3 mustered a bet of 125K from Anthony and Ravi jumped over him to 250K. Anthony dropped his quest and Ravi turned over a stone cold buff with the 5 6 off. reported… more »

Billy Hill stepps up his aggression


21st January 2006
Billy Hill has really stepped up his aggression and it is really paying off. He has managed to grow his stack and make it to 3rd at least. He just reraised Anthony when he raised on the button to 110K. Billy took it up a notch from the small blind to… more »

BORGATA WINTER POKER OPEN - Chip Count Event 1


21st January 2006
Estimated Chip Count at the Borgata Winter Poker Open Anthony Hill - 1,480,000 Billy Hill - 950K Ravi Anand - 1,580K more »

Jason Hickey takes 4th place


21st January 2006
Jason Hickey ran into the Aladdin on his magic carpet when Ravi and he got all in preflop. They were in there with some major power I am here to tell ya. Jason had the T 3 while Ravi the 7 3. Well, the board brought the 5 3 7 4 J and knocked Jason Hickey… more »

Johnny Green is OUT


21st January 2006
Johnny Green pushed all in preflop and is called by Billy Hill. Billy has the T 9 and Johnny the A Q. The flop brought the T T 2 giving Billy three tens. The turn and river brought the J and Q respectively and Johnny could not be saved. Johnny Green from… more »

All run like crazy


21st January 2006
Ravi limps UTG, around to Billy in the small, he limps and with Jason in the big blind, he checks his option. The flop comes the K Q 7 . Checked to Ravi, it is incumbent on him to bet, and he does for 200K. All other run like crazy. more »

Anthony Hill mucks


21st January 2006
With the battle of the blinds ensuing, we see the flop of the 2 6 5 . Anthony, in the small blind bets 60K and Billy comes over the top for an additional 300K. Anthony mucks. more »

Ravi Anand limps


21st January 2006
In a 3 way pot. Ravi Anand limps, Johnny Green relimps from the small blind and Anthony Hill checked his option. The flop came the Q 8 5 . Checked around. Turn the 2 . Checked around. (Hmmmm.....) And the river is the Kc. More checking. Johnny Green turn… more »

BORGATA WINTER POKER OPEN - Chip Count Event 1


21st January 2006
Chip Count going into next level Anthony Hill - 1,890,000 Bill Hill - 235K Jason Hickey - 660K Ravi Anand - 695K Johnny Green - 390K more »

BORGATA WINTER POKER OPEN - A World Poker Tour (WPT) Event 1


21st January 2006
Players on on a 15 minute break. We come back to some pretty big blinds. 5K ante with 20K / 40K blinds. Before break, the table bully, Ravi Anand raised from the small blind to 75K. Johnny Green shuffled his cards around in the big blind and begged the… more »

BORGATA WINTER POKER OPEN - A World Poker Tour (WPT) Event 1


21st January 2006
With 5 players left, the estimated chip count looks like this: Anthony Hill - 2 million Bill Hill - 225K Jason Hickey - 630K Ravi Anand - 820K Johnny Green - 225K more »

Dennis Levi goes out of the tournament


21st January 2006
Dennis Levi, a www.PokerSchoolOnline.com member make 6th place for $33,075. He goes by "butta1019". We are proud of you Dennis!!!! reported by our friend Sharla Lehrmann at Poker Pages more »

Vincent Procopio is out


21st January 2006
Vincent Procopio takes home7th when his AJ was smashed by KQ. He takes home $26,460 at the BORGATA WINTER POKER OPEN - A World Poker Tour (WPT) Event 1 more »

Rohn Schutsky is out


21st January 2006
Rohn Schutsky takes 8th for $19,835 at the BORGATA WINTER POKER OPEN - A World Poker Tour (WPT) Event 1 reported by our friend Sharla Lehrmann at Poker Pages more »

A quick estimated chip count and seat assignment:


21st January 2006
A quick estimated chip count and seat assignment at the BORGATA WINTER POKER OPEN - A World Poker Tour (WPT) Event 1 1 Anthony Hill 1,300,000 2 Rohn Schufsky 101K 3 William Hill 220K 4 Jason Hikey 620K 5 Ravi Anand 920K 6 Vincent Procopio 250K 7… more »

Lisa Pickell goes out in 10th place


21st January 2006
Lisa Pickell in 10th place for $7,938 at the BORGATA WINTER POKER OPEN - A World Poker Tour (WPT) Event 1 more »

John DiSandro goes out at the Brogata Winter Poker


21st January 2006
We just lost 11th place. John DiSandro goes out with pocket tens. He makes $7,938. UTG he pushed all in and was called. His opponent held the K 7 and a K hit the flop . The rest was history. reported by our friend Sharla Lehrmann at Poker Pages more »

Carlos Ocha is out


21st January 2006
The next player to go is Carlos Ocha. He goes out 12th for $7,938. more »

BORGATA WINTER POKER OPEN - Chip Count Event 1


21st January 2006
After dinner, these were the chip countsat the BORGATA WINTER POKER OPEN - A World Poker Tour (WPT) Event 1: Carlos Ocha 50K Anand "Ravi" Ravinderjilt 716K Jason Hikey 285K John DiSandro 91K Anthony Hill 320K Vincent Procopio 265K Lisa Pickell 62… more »

BORGATA WINTER POKER OPEN - A World Poker Tour (WPT) Event 1


21st January 2006
Todays Starting Line Up at the BORGATA WINTER POKER OPEN - A World Poker Tour (WPT) Event 1 Name Chip Count Dennis Scanlon 227,500 Carlos Ocha 222,000 Ravinderjilt Anand 203,000 Kenny Elazzeh 178,500 Jason Hikey 163,000 John DiSandro 160,500 Tho… more »

BORGATA WINTER POKER OPEN - A World Poker Tour (WPT) Event 1


20th January 2006
January 20th, Borgata Winter Poker Open The first event, the $500 NLHE event started off with a full complement of players today. Yes, folks, The Borgata drew 1339 players to try their skill at winning the first event. Here are the prize's 1. $171,94… more »

Major Event Dates


18th January 2006
18 - 24 April 2006 $ 25,000 WPT Championship - No Limit Hold'em, Las Vegas 27 - 31 March 2006 WPT - Main Event - No Limit Hold'em, Reno 11 - 16 March 2006 WPT Event - Limit Hold'em, St. Maarten 27 February - 3 March 2006 $ 10,000 W… more »

The Goldstrike WPO in Tunica, MS


18th January 2006
The final hand are as follows for the Event #7.... NLHE $3000 + $100 Greg raised on the button and Ron came over the top all in. Greg called, saying "I came to gamble" and showed A 4. Ron had pocket sevens. An Ace on the flop was all it took to end… more »

The Goldstrike WPO in Tunica, MS


18th January 2006
Here's a summary of the final table and their payouts at the Goldstrike World Poker Open, Event #7. NLHE $3000 + $100 Place Payout Name Hometown 1 $107,635 Gregg Merkow Plano, TX 2 $65,835 Ron Spain Minneapolis, MN 3 $34,234 Reza Payvar Los Angeles,… more »

Borgata Winter Open WPT Event - Season 4


18th January 2006
We will be bringing you live coverage on the Borgata Winter Open WPT Event - Season 4. We will post up to date information received from our friend Sharla Lehrmann at Pokerpages more »

Borgata Winter Poker Open Tournament


18th January 2006
The Borgata Winter Poker Open Tournament this year have decided to give away a Cadillac Escalade. It will be only for poker players only. so YOU GOT TO BE IN IT TO WIN IT !! Every event you enter, from event 1 though 8, you will receive an entry. The r… more »

Crown Australian Poker Championship 2006 Results


17th January 2006
$10,500 Buy-in No Limit Holdem Champion - Lee Nelson, New Zealand $3,200 2 Card Manila Champion - Fred Bart, Australia $550 No Limit Holdem Champion - Steve Accardo, Australia $1,100 Teams Event Pot Limit Holdem Champion - Robin Saab & David Saab, Au… more »

Crown Australian Poker Championship 2005 Results


17th January 2006
$10,000 Buy-in Main Event Champion - Jamil Dia, New Zealand $20,000 Buy-in High Stakes Speed Poker Australasian Champion - Lee Nelson, New Zealand $20,000 Buy-in High Stakes Speed Poker World Champion - Mike Sexton, United States of America $5,200 No Lim… more »

Crown Australian Poker Championship 2004 Results


17th January 2006
$10,000 Buy-in Main Event Champion - Tony Bloom, England $5,000 Buy-in Omaha Champion - Steve Zolotow, USA $5,000 Buy-in Heads Up Champion - Per Werner Svennson, Sweden more »

Crown Australian Poker Championship 2003 Results


17th January 2006
$10,000 Buy-in Main Event Champion - Peter Costa, England $5,000 Buy-in Omaha Champion - Lucy Rokach, England $5,000 Buy-in Heads Up Champion - George Mamacas, Australia more »
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Crown Australian Poker Championship Main Event Champions


17th January 2006
1998 Alex Horowitz, Australia 1999 Milo Nadalin, Australia 2000 Leo Boxell, Australia 2001 Sam Korman, Australia 2002 John Maver, Australia 2003 Peter Costa, England 2004 Tony Bloom, England 2005 Jamil Dia, New Zealand more »
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BLUFF Names Ivey Player of the Year


17th January 2006
Whenever I get together with serious pro players, I ask them who, in their opinion, is the best player today. Without exception, from Barry Greenstein to Paul Phillips, they respond, "Phil Ivey." They say that Ivey is a scary opponent, because he just d… more »

$59 room rates at MGM Grand


17th January 2006
MGM Grand has a special offer for members only, but being a member just requires you to sign up for a player's card prior to check-in. The offer is $59/night per room for selected dates through Feb. 26. Each reservation includes a 2-for-1 coupon to the… more »

Paula Abdul gets 2 fired from Casino


16th January 2006
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that two employees were fired from Silverton Casino because of Paula Abdul. Carol Good and Damon Rosa were working graveyard when "American Idol" judge Abdul wanted to change her flight that was to leave in 100 minu… more »

Gold Coast hosts three tournaments and a $15,000 freeroll


16th January 2006
Gold Coast has three no-limit hold'em tournaments Jan. 19-22 with a final freeroll: Jan. 19 at 6 p.m.: $60 + 10 freezeout ($1000 added) Jan. 20 at 6 p.m.: $60 + 10 with one $50 rebuy ($1000 added) Jan. 21 at 4 p.m.: $100 + 20 with one $100 rebuy ($1500… more »
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Binion's Cash and Charger giveaway, free visor


16th January 2006
Binion's has a "January Cash and Charger" promotion, awarding $1,000 each to five people on Jan. 21 at 7:20 p.m. and 9:20 p.m., and a grand prize at the same times on Jan. 28. The grand prize will have six winners, randomly drawn from a big drum in the… more »
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In Defense of the Call


16th January 2006
The majority of poker books and strategy is based on an aggressive style of play. That's because it wins. However, one pro at the FullTilt Team recognizes that calling may be the best option for some hands, particularly in no limit. Today's edition of Fu… more »
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North American Poker Tour Hires Savage


16th January 2006
In the already crowded market of poker television, one company is taking steps to hedge its bets by hiring one of the most recognized names on the tournament circuit. Hansen, Gray and Company, Inc. who recently acquired NAPP Tour, Inc. and its upcoming,… more »
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Austrailian Poker Championship 2006


15th January 2006
The 2006 Aussie Millions $10,000 No Limit Holdem Championship is underway with a starting line-up of 418 players creating a record-breaking prize-pool of AUD$4,180,000. Competing alongside 2005 World Series of Poker Champion Joe Hachem for the guarantee… more »

Steve Paul Ambrose


13th January 2006
Steve paul Ambrose got into the PCA 2006 when he won a $640 Satellite Compatition on Pokerstars. Steve is a student at the University of Waterloo in Canada. He started playing poker about two years ago and is a frequent participant in the Sunday guaran… more »

Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure – Summary of The Final Day’s Play


11th January 2006
10.45am. Blinds have been announced and are 10,000/20,000 Ante is 2,000 11.00am Shuffle Up & Deal! - 1st hand Ozzy goes all in first hand - $270,000 before the flop – first ever all-in on an opening hand Steve follows Ozzy pocket aces, Steve’s on 7… more »

A blog about Poker Bloggers at the Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure


09th January 2006
As a big fan of soccer and rugby, I've long been accustomed to the prosaic style that is perculiar to that particular genre of sports writing. However, since me recent absorbtion into the world of Poker, I now find myself blogging in admiration of some o… more »

Austrailian Poker Championship 2006 Dates


07th January 2006
Fri 6 Jan 12.30pm No Limit Holdem $560 ($500+$60) Sat 7 Jan 12.30pm Pot Limit Holdem/No Limit Holdem** $565 ($500+$65)Max 1 $500 Rebuy Sun 8 Jan 12.30pm Limit Holdem $1,100 ($1,000+$100) Mon 9 Jan 12.30pm No Limit Holdem $1,100 ($1,000+$100) Tue… more »

UK TV Giant Five to Partner with PartyPoker.com


03rd January 2006
U.K. television giant Five has taken a big step in securing top-flight poker action with its recent deal with PartyPoker.com. According to a recent BrandRepublic article, Five has secured its largest commercial deal in company history with PartyPoker's n… more »

Gulf Coast Casinos Coming Back


03rd January 2006
One of the most devastating events of 2005 was the wrath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita along the Gulf Coast of the United States in August and September. Beyond the thousands of deaths, millions (and perhaps billions) in property damage and the continue… more »