Archives for: February 2006

Barry Greenstein Wins the WPT Invitational


25th February 2006
Barry Greenstein Wins the WPT Invitational 2006 Barry Greenstein has the button, he raises to $90,000, Rodman reraises all in for $746,000, and Greenstein calls with A K . Rodman shows A 10, and he's dominated here. Rodman will need to improve to stay a… more »

Final table chip counts at the WPT Invitational


25th February 2006
1. Barry Greenstein - $1,119,000 (seat 1) 2. Tom Lock - $740,000 (seat 5) 3. Blair Rodman - $573,000 (seat 2) 4. Jesse Jones - $279,000 (seat 6) 5. Allen Kessler - $166,000 (seat 4) 6. Ugur Marangoz - $64,000 (seat 3) And here's… more »

Scott Fischman Double Bubbles in 7th Place


25th February 2006
Scott Fischman Double Bubbles in 7th Place at the WPT Invitational. Blair Rodman raises to $50,000, Scott Fischman moves all in for $209,000 from the small blind, and Rodman calls with pocket fives (5d-5h). Fischman shows Ah-2h, and he'll need to improv… more »

Clonie Gowen Out in 8th


25th February 2006
Clonie Gowen has been eliminated at the WPT Invitational. Clonie Gowen was just eliminated in 8th place when her pocket tens failed to improve against Barry Greenstein's pocket jacks. We are now down to the final seven players, but only six will reach… more »

Steve Lipscomb Out in 9th


25th February 2006
Steve Lipscomb is out of the WPT Invitational 2006. Barry Greenstein raises to $50,000 preflop, and Steve Lipscomb min-raises to $100,000. Greenstein calls to see a flop of Kd-Ks-6h. Lipscomb moves all in for $300,000, and Greenstein calls with Kc-3c (t… more »

Humberto Brenes Out in 10th


25th February 2006
Humberto Brenes is out of the WPT Invitational. Humberto Brenes moves all in for $90,000 from the small blind with A-4 offsuit, but Scott Fischman calls from the big blind and dominates him with A-9 offsuit. Brenes hits a four on the river for a pair, b… more »

Herman Zango Out in 11th


25th February 2006
Herman Zango has been 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 Pa… more »

Audrey Kania Out in 12th


25th February 2006
Audrey Kania has been eliminated at the WPT Invitational. Audrey Kania was extremely short-stacked after the hand with Clonie Gowen, and she was just eliminated by Allen Kessler in 12th place. Kessler's A-J suited dominated Audrey's Q-J, and the board b… more »

Lee Watkinson Out in 13th


25th February 2006
Lee Watkinson is eliminated at the WPT invitational. Lee Watkinson moves all in with Ah-8s, and Barry Greenstein calls with As-Ks. There's a king on the flop and another on the river, and Greenstein makes trip kings to send Lee Watkinson home in 13th pl… more »

An Lai Lu Eliminated in 14th


25th February 2006
An Lai Lu is all in preflop with Ah-9h suited, but she's up against Steve Lipscomb's pocket aces. Lu picks up a flush draw after the flop of Kh-Qs-Jh, but it never materializes as the board brings nothing but more paint -- Ks-Qc. An Lai Lu is eliminated… more »
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Scott Jensen Out in 15th Place


25th February 2006
Scott Jensen has been eliminated at the WPT Invitational and finishes in 15th place more »

Casey Kastle Eliminated in 16th


25th February 2006
Casey Kastle Eliminated at the WPT Invitational. Casey Kastle moved all in from the small blind, and Clonie Gowen calls without looking from the big blind. Kastle had A-K against her 4-2. Clonie caught a four on the river to crack the "best" hand. re… more »

John Esposito Eliminated in 17th


25th February 2006
John Esposito has been eliminated at the WPT Invitational. John Esposito was just busted in 17th place by Clonie Gowen. Esposito was all in preflop with pocket sixes, but failed to catch up to Clonie's pocket eights. more »

Matt Corboy Eliminated 18th


25th February 2006
Matt Corboy has been Eliminated at the WPT Invitational. Matt Corboy was just eliminated in 18th place by Barry Greenstein. Corboy had Q-6 suited against Barry's J-9 suited, and another nine came on the flop. For those who don't know, Matt Corboy is o… more »

Isabelle Mercier Eliminated 19th


25th February 2006
Isabelle Mercier Eliminated at the WPT Invitational poker tournament. Allen Kessler doubled through Humberto Brenes, taking Kessler to $95,000, and dropping Humberto to $80,000. Then Herman Zango was all in with Ac-10c against Lee Watkinson's Ks-2s. T… more »

Tuan Le Eliminated in 20th Place


25th February 2006
Tuan Le Eliminated at the WPT Invitational. Tuan Le doubled through Jesse Jones in the first few minutes after the break. Then, about five minutes later, he was all in after a flop of As-9c-2s against Steve Lipscomb. Lipscomb had Ah-Qh (pair of aces),… more »

Offical Chip counts at the WPT Invitational


25th February 2006
1. Ugur Marangoz - $96,800 2. Scott Fischman - $94,600 3. John Gale - $92,700 4. Shawn Buchanan - $80,000 5. Joe Cassidy - $68,400 6. An Lai Lu - $68,300 7. Jason Alexander (actor) - $63,700 8. Lee Watkinson - $62,100 9. Coleman… more »

WPT Invitational Tournament 2006 more eliminations


25th February 2006
More eliminations Tom McEvoy, Camryn Manheim, Allyn Shulman, Carlos Bernard, Anne Heche, Daniel Quach, John Phan, Chau Giang, Erick Lindgren, Mark Seif, Antonio Esfandiari, and Nenad Medic. more »
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James woods gets eliminated


24th February 2006
James woods gets eliminated at the WPT Invitational Tournament 2006. also; Tony G, Men "The Master" Nguyen, Hung La, Jan Fisher, Vince Van Patten, John Smith, Mark Gregorich, Robert Varkonyi, Steve Brecher, Jerry Buss, Miami John Cernuto, Da… more »

Eliminations at the WPT


24th February 2006
Here are some more eliminations "Boston" Rob Mariano Allen Cunningham Robert Mizrachi Jean-Robert Bellande Daniel Negreanu Tom Everett Scott Matthew "Shaggy" Lillard James Garner, Meatloaf, David Plastik, David "The Dragon" Pham, John Juanda,… more »

Liz Lieu Eliminated


24th February 2006
Liz Lieu was just eliminated when her A K made the nut straight on the river, but her opponent's A 5 made the nut flush on the same card. more »
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WPT Invitational Tournament 2006


24th February 2006
Here are some more names of the people playing at the WPT Invitational Tournament 2006 Poker Pros: Amir Vahedi, Alan Goehring, Antonio Esfandiari, Bill Edler, Bill Gazes, Bradley Berman, Captain Tom Franklin, Carmel Petresco, Clonie Gowen, Cyndy Viole… more »

WPT Invitational Tournament 2006


24th February 2006
World Poker Tour that the field started with 317 players. Some of the biggest celebs present: Anne Heche, Camryn Manheim, Cheryl Hines, Chris Masterson, Danny Masterson, Cindy Margolis, Dick Van Patten, Jack Black, James Garner, James Woods, Jason Alexa… more »

Final table at the LA Poker Classic


22nd February 2006
Alan Goehring Daniel Quach has the button, he moves all in, and Goehring pauses a moment before calling. Goehring shows Kd-8h, but he's behind Quach's Ad-Jh. Nobody is a huge favorite here, but Goehring will need to improve to stay alive. The flop com… more »

LA Poker Classic we lose another 4 players


22nd February 2006
Ana Galajian Out in 7th ($199,296)Ana Galajian was just eliminated when she moved all in with A 6 after Daniel Quach had raised with pocket nines. She flopped a flush draw, but never improved beyond that. Anahit Galajian is eliminated in seventh place, e… more »
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Final 10 at the LA Poker Classic


22nd February 2006
1. Per Ummer - $2,455,000 (seat 10) 2. Alan Goehring - $2,315,000 (seat 8) 3. Kevan Casey - $2,030,000 (seat 4) 4. Michael Woo - $1,665,000 (seat 7) 5. Daniel Quach - $1,425,000 (seat 9) AVERAGE - $1,384,000 6. Steven Simmons… more »
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Mark Weidmann finishes in 11th place


22nd February 2006
Mark Weidmann raises to $130,000 under the gun, Per Ummer reraises to $400,000, Weidmann moves all in, and Ummer calls with Ah-Qs. Weidmann shows pocket kings (Kd-Kh), and he's looking to double up here. But the board falls in Ummer's favor, coming Ac-… more »
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John Gale is out of the LA Classic


22nd February 2006
Daniel Quach limps for $30,000 from the small blind, and John Gale checks his option from the big blind. The flop comes Kh-4s-2c, Quach checks, Gale moves all in for $350,000, and Quach calls with Kc-Jc (pair of kings). Gale shows 10s-4h (pair of fours),… more »
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Juha Helppi has now been eliminated


22nd February 2006
Alan Goehring limps under the gun for $24,000, Michael Woo limps, Juha Helppi raises to $174,000, and Alan Goehring moves all in. Woo folds, and Helppi thinks for a long time while the rest of the players start their ten-minute break. The clock is even… more »
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Danny Noam is out of the LA Poker Classic


22nd February 2006
Alan Goehring raises to $60,000 from the button, Danny Noam moves all in from the big blind for $300,000, and Goehring calls with pocket queens (Qc-Qd). Danny Noam shows Ac-Qs, and he's looking for an ace. But the queens hold up on a board of 10h-6c-5d-J… more »
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Brian McCann has been eliminated from the LA Classic


22nd February 2006
Kevan Casey raises to $60,000, Brian McCann reraises to $180,000 from the big blind, and Casey calls. The flop comes Qs-10h-2c, and McCann moves all in. Casey calls with pocket queens (Qc-Qh) for top set, and he dominates McCann's aces (Ac-As). The last… more »
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Jon Kelly finishes 16th at the LA Poker Classic


22nd February 2006
Alan Goehring limps for $20,000 under the gun, Michael Woo limps, and Jon Kelley moves all in from the button for $136,000. Steven Simmons calls from the button, Goehring folds, and Woo folds. Jon Kelley shows Ac-Qs, and he's in a race situation against… more »
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Kelly Kim is eliminated from the LA Classic poker


22nd February 2006
Kelly Kim moves all in under the gun for $180,000, and Kevan Casey calls from the button with Ac-Qc. Together, they have a straight flush draw, as Kim has the Kc-Jc. The better hand holds up on a board of 8c-7h-5d-7d-Qd, and Kelly Kim is eliminated in 17… more »
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Rodeen Talebi get eliminated at the LA Classic


22nd February 2006
Rodeen Talebi was just eliminated by Kevan Casey in 19th place, earning $39,859. Talebi was all in with A-K against Casey's A-Q, and led the whole way -- until the river. A queen on the river gives Casey the crowd-pleasing suckout and sends Talebi home.… more »
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Damon Ahmadi is out of the LA Classic


22nd February 2006
Damon Ahmadi raises, Michael McClain reraises, and Ahmadi moves all in. McClain calls with pocket tens (10 10), and Ahmadi shows K J. It's another race situation. The board comes A 5 2 4 2, and McClain's tens hold up. Damon Ahmadi is eliminated in 20th… more »
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Jon Luu is out of the LA Classic


22nd February 2006
Jon Luu raises to $36,000 from the button, David Chiu reraises to $100,000 from the small blind, and Luu moves in for $438,000. Chiu calls with pocket nines (9 9), which is nearly a coin flip against Luu's A Q. The flop comes K 10 4 , giving Luu a gut-… more »
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Bruce Parker finishes 22nd at the LA Classic


22nd February 2006
Bruce Parker was just eliminated in 22nd place by J.C. Tran. Parker picks up $39,859. more »
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Roy Winston finished 23rd at the LA Poker Classic


22nd February 2006
Roy Winston was just eliminated when his Q J got all in preflop against J.C. Tran's A K and failed to improve on a board of 6 3 3 4 K . Winston picks up $39,859 for his 23rd place finish. reported by B J Nemeth at PokerPages more »
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James Woods goes out of the LA Poker Classic


22nd February 2006
James Woods was just eliminated by Michael Woo in 24th place, earning $39,859. David Chiu raises to $31,000, Woods reraises to $151,000 from the small blind, Michael Woo reraises to $360,000 from the big blind, Chiu folds, and Woods calls all in for a… more »
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Chris Bigler gets eliminated at the LA Poker Classic


22nd February 2006
Chris Bigler moves all in for $37,000, and Bruce Parker calls from the button with A 8. This dominates Bigler's A 2, and Bigler needs to improve to survive. The board comes 8 7 4 10 Q, and Chris Bigler is eliminated in 25th place, earning $39,859. rep… more »
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Genefredo Legaspy gets eliminated at the LA Classic


22nd February 2006
Genefredo Legaspy is quickly the second player down, and he takes $39,859 for 26th place. reported by B J Nemeth at PokerPages more »
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Tom Macey go out of the LA Classic


22nd February 2006
Tom Macey is the first elimination of the day, taken out by Per Ummer. He collects $39,859 for 27th place. Both players were all in preflop, with pocket tens for Ummer and Ah-Kh for Macey. Macey failed to improve on a board of 8-7-5-7-3. more »
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End of day 3 at the LA Classic


21st February 2006
At end of day 3 there are 27 players left at the LA Classic Poker 1. Jon Luu - $1,111,000 2. Per Ummer - $1,022,000 3. Brian McCann - $939,000 4. Alan Goehring - $916,000 5. Juha Helppi - $804,000 6. Jon Kelley - $751,000 7. Da… more »
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Julian Hart is out


21st February 2006
Julian Hart has just been eliminated in 40th place, earning $19,930. Here's the complete list of money finishers to this point: 45th - Scotty Nguyen ($19,930) 44th - Bradley Berman ($19,930) 43rd - Ugur Marangoz ($19,930) 42nd - Orlando M… more »

Day 3 at the LA Classic WPT


21st February 2006
Alan Goehring's status as chip leader did not last very long. David Chiu moved all in with pocket kings after a flop of 4 4 2, and Goehring called with a flush draw (7 5). A king on the turn gave Chiu a full house, and Goehring was drawing dead. Goehring… more »

End of day 2 at the LA Classic


21st February 2006
97 players still in the hunt for the WPT Final Table and a $2.39 million first prize. Here are the official end-of-day chip counts from Day Two: 1. Fabrice Soulier - $462,000 2. JC Tran - $426,300 3. Luis Sanchez - $383,000 4. Alan Goehring… more »
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James Woods an Pocket Aces


21st February 2006
James Woods was holding pocket aces, and wasn't pleased to see the top card on the board (a queen) pair on the river. His opponent bet $30,000 into a huge pot, and his hand was shaking, clearly indicating a big hand. But the pot was so large that Woods f… more »
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45 min Dinner break at the LA Poker Classic


21st February 2006
The players leave in the middle of the level for a 45-minute dinner break. That isn't much time for nearly 200 players to eat. Many of the players have counteracted this by ordering food tableside while they play. The following players bit the dust du… more »
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275 player left at the LA Classic


21st February 2006
There are approximately 275 players remaining at the final 31 tables (nine players per table), so we've lost nearly two-thirds of the 692 players who started yesterday afternoon. Recent eliminations include Jennifer Harman, An "The Boss" Tran and "Bost… more »

T.J. Cloutier at the LA Classic Poker


21st February 2006
T.J. Cloutier is all in preflop with pocket sevens, but he is in serious trouble when he is called by two players -- one with A-Q, the other with pocket nines. The flop comes K 8 7, and everyone rechecks their cards -- but nobody has any clubs. Cloutier'… more »
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James Woods at the LA Poker Classic


21st February 2006
James Woods doubled up a few minutes ago. After a flop of A-J-x, he bet $6,000, and the other player moved all in for $27,000. Woods had A-10 (pair of aces), but figured he had the best hand here, and called. Woods had the right read -- the other guy sho… more »
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Shannon Elizabeth is out of the LA Classic


21st February 2006
Unfortunately for Shannon Elizabeth, traffic works both ways. She was here less than five minutes before she was sent home by Bill Gazes. (Her short stack had been moved to the "B" table, with Gazes and Barry Greenstein.) Gus Hansen busted out of the t… more »

Day 2 at the LA Classic WPT


21st February 2006
Day 2 starts with 379 players and play is starting in Level 7, with blinds at $300-$600, with a $75 ante. more »
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Official chip counts have been released at the LA Poker Classic


21st February 2006
Official chip counts have been released. Here is the complete list of Day One survivors: ALAN GOEHRING - 128,375 BILL GAZES - 123,750 ALI ESLAMI - 122,300 BRIAN MCCANN - 119,875 HASAN HABIB - 113,550 ABRAHAM BERGIS - 1… more »

Approx Chip Counts at the LA Poker Classic


21st February 2006
The following chip counts are APPROXIMATES, from the last level of the day. But they should provide a rough snapshot until the official chip counts are released in the middle of the night. Eli Elezra - $130,000 Jeff Rine - $100,000 Erick Lindgren - $… more »
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450 players left at the LA Poker Classic


21st February 2006
There are approximately 450 players remaining as they take the last break of the day. Play will resume in about ten minutes with blinds of $200-$400, and a $50 ante. Jennifer Harman just stopped by Media Row to quickly recharge her iPod (it's running l… more »
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More Players out of the LA Classic


21st February 2006
Here are some of the big names who are no longer in contention: Kenna James, Scott Fischman, Alan Smurtfit, Dan Alspach, Chau Giang, Gavin Smith, Dennis Waterman, Liz Lieu, Carlos Mortensen, Tuan Le, David Levi, Anthony Reategui, Jean Gaspard, Freddy Dee… more »
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Phil Hellmuth is out


21st February 2006
Phil Hellmuth is out of the LA Poker Classic 2006 more »
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Phil Ivey is out


21st February 2006
Phil Ivey is out of the LA Poker Classic 2006. more »
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Prize Pool at the LA Classic


21st February 2006
Last year, this $10,000 buy-in event attracted 538 players, and awarded a first prize of over $1.8 million to Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi. After a somewhat disappointing turnout for the recent WPT event down in Tunica, Mississippi, there were a lot of… more »
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Player in the WPT LA CLassic.


21st February 2006
Here's a list with most of the notable players in today's field: David Levi, Anthony Reategui, Eli Elezra, Melissa Hayden, Shirley Rosario, Anthony Cousineau, Kenna James, Erik Seidel, Phil Ivey, Al Ardebili, Barry Greenstein, Don Zewin, David Pham, Min… more »
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The WPT LA Poker Classic


21st February 2006
The poker world is focused on Los Angeles today, where the main event of the L.A. Poker Classic is kicking off at the Commerce. We are expecting a record-setting crowd today, which could create a record prizepool for a regular season World Poker Tour eve… more »
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Commerce Casino L.A. Poker Classic


20th February 2006
The World Poker Tour Commerce Casino L.A. Poker Classic starts Feb 21, 2006. Seating Starts 3:00 PM Taping Starts 5:00 PM Description: Doors open at 3:00 PM. Seating will begin at 4:00 PM. The Commerce Casino L.A. Poker Classic final table taping e… more »
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Abraham Korotki WSOP Circuit Championship Winner Main Event


20th February 2006
Abraham Korotki winner of the Main Event Abraham Korotki takes 1st for the WSOP Circuit Championship ring and $433,008. Abraham Korotki originated in Florence, Italy. He now lives in Bethany Beach, DE where he is a real estate developer. He is married… more »

WSOP Circuit Championship chip count


20th February 2006
WSOP Circuit Championship chip count at the Harrah's Atlantic City Poker Tournament SeatNameChip Count 1 Jianhua Zhou Egg Harbor, NJ 108,500 2 Jody Garaventa Raleigh, NC 137,500 3 Abraham Korotki Bethany Beach, DE 160,500 4 Ed Corrado Naples, FL 14… more »

WSOP Circuit Championship payout schedule


20th February 2006
WSOP Circuit Championship chip count at the Harrah's Atlantic City Poker Tournament Payout Schedule 1 $433,008 2. $240,560 3. $132,308 4. $96,224 5. $84,196 6. $72,168 7. 60,140 8. 48,112 9. 36,084 We have 124 in the field today.… more »

Michelle Ferrante wins the Ladies WSOP Circuit


17th February 2006
Michelle Ferrante Michelle Ferrante from right here in Atlantic, NJ takes 1st, the beautiful crystal vase, the bling bling WSOP Circuit necklace and $13,827. After a fierce battle, we come to the final hand. Michelle has fought long and hard to take… more »

Shawn Yesko takes 1st place at the WSOP


17th February 2006
Shawn Yesko and Jack Effel Shawn Yesko takes 1st, the gold and diamond WSOP Circuit ring Event 6 and $90,000. Things went from bad to worse for Adam Green. He raised on the button to 9K and Shawn called him. The flop came the J Q K . Adam moved all i… more »

Todd Terry winner of Event 5 No Limit Holdem


16th February 2006
Todd Terry Todd Terry from Hoboken, NJ takes 1st for the gold and $96,525. Entry to event 5 was $1500 + $90 of the no limit holdem. Lin raised to 20K, Terry came over him for 60K and Lin pushed all in. Terry didnt think twice and said call. He turn… more »

Chris Reslock ,WSOP Circuit event 4 first place win


16th February 2006
Chris Reslock Chris Reslock from Atlantic City, NJ takes another WSOP Circuit event 4 first place win for $82,170. On the button Adam raised to 16K and Chris reraised to 40K. Adam came over the top for an all in move and Chris showed no fear in calli… more »

Steven Seiden wins Event 3


15th February 2006
Steven Seiden wins event 3 at the Harrah's Atlantic City Poker Tournament. Steven is from Pomona, NY and takes home the prize of a WSOP Circuit ring and $62,465. Steven Seiden He entered the Tournament with a $500 + $60 buy in and beat Jim Downend fro… more »

Mike Montuori wins at the WSOP Event 2


14th February 2006
Mike Montuori And we get the all in and call. Scott pushed all in and was immediately called by Mike. Mike turned over the Q T and Scott the big guns, big slick, the A K . The flop came the 3 9 7 . Any diamond, Q or T will bring sweetness for Mike to… more »

Harrah's Atlantic City Poker Tournament Event 2


13th February 2006
Payout Schedule for the WSOP Harrah's Atlantic City Poker Tournament Event 2 1 $60,450.00 2 $31,200.00 3 $15,600.00 4 $13,650.00 5 $11,700.00 6 $9,750.00 7 $7,800.00 8 $5,850.00 9 $3,900.00 10-12 $2,340.00 13-15 $1,950.00 16-18 $1,560.00 1… more »

European Poker Tour in Montecarlo


12th February 2006
The big one is of the Euorpean Poker Tour is in Monte Carlo on the 7th of March 2006 and the final table will play on the 11th of March. more »
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Mats Iremarks


12th February 2006
Mats Iremarks Here is the final payout information. 1- Mats Iremark (Swe) €480,000 (plus €10,000 buy in into EPT final in Monte Carlo) 2 - Mark Boudewijn (Hol) €259,000 3 - Kirill Gerasimov (Rus) €155,500 4 - Theo Jorgensen (Den) €118,300 5 - Ram Vaswa… more »

Mats Iremarks winner of the 2006 European Poker Tour


11th February 2006
1.45am -- This one is all over. The winner of the EPT French Open, Deauville, is Mats Iremark, from Sweden. Mark moves his final 800,000 or so in with jack-ten and Mats sees enough when he looks down on an ace. The three beside it is immaterial and altho… more »

Final table countdown.


11th February 2006
1.00am -- This heads up battle is swinging one way and then the next and we're still at the same chip count that they started at. That means Mats has about 2.8 million, nearly double Mark's 1.5 million. The blinds have been raised to 40,000 and 80,000 f… more »

Finalists at the EPT


11th February 2006
Seat 1 -- Ram "Crazy Horse" Vaswani, 37, (UK) 1,191,500 chips The Hendon Mobster has already cashed at four EPT events, made 3 final tables and won the 2004 EPT Dublin event. His total EPT winnings to date exceed €180,000. He was a huge chip leader at… more »

Final Day at the Pokerstars EPT


11th February 2006
Eight players are left for the money and they will take their seats soon to discover the winner of €480,000 first prize. That player will also receive a €10,000 buy-in into next month's EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo. It's a prize worth winning. Final… more »

Final table at the European Poker Tournament


10th February 2006
The final table for tomorrow's EPT French Open in Deauville will feature the following: Ram Vaswani (Eng) 1,191,500 Isabelle Mercier (Can) 428,000 Mark Boudewijn (Hol) 911,500 Kirill Gerasimov (Rus) 215,000 Patric Martensson (Swe) 291,000 Stuart Nash (E… more »

Micky Wernick is out of the Pokerstars EPT


10th February 2006
Isabelle Mercier knocks out Micky Wernick to make the final eight at the Pokerstars European Poker Tour more »

Chip counts at the European Poker Tour -Pokerstars


10th February 2006
Time for some raw data. Number of players Start: 434 Now: 51 Stack sizes Start: 10,000 Current average (median): 87,000 Leaders: 250,000 (approx) Tournament progress Current level: 14 Big blind: 2,000 Small blind: 4,000 Running ante: 400 Chip counts:… more »

Julian Gardner is out of the Pokerstars EPT.


10th February 2006
There have been some significant chip moves here - and three huge pots in particular that have given us the runaway chip leaders. In the first, Ram Vaswani knocked out both Teddy Tuil and Sami Torbey, PokerStars qualifier, when he called two all-in rais… more »

Pokerstars Qualifiers at the Pokerstars EPT


10th February 2006
As already mentioned, day two began with the pleasant surprise that Jerome Douieb, PokerStars qualifier, was leading the field here in Deauville. But he's not alone among those that have won their seat online who are still occupying a place around a "rea… more »

down to 32 players at the Pokerstars European Poker Tour


10th February 2006
we are down to 32 players on four tables of eight at the Pokerstars European Poker Tour. Here are (most of) their chip counts - you'll notice some very familiar names: Jon Hewston (Eng) 400,000+ -- Theo Jorgensen (Den) 305,000 -- Jerome Douieb (Fra) 280… more »

Day 2 at the European Poker Tournament 2006


10th February 2006
100 players begin but only eight will remain when the lights go out; 40 will get paid. They are fighting for the following prizes: 1 - €480.000 (plus €10,000 buy-in into EPT Grand final in Monte Carlo) 2 - €259.000 3 - €155.300 4 - €118.500 5 - €97.700… more »

Chip counts at the European Poker Tour


10th February 2006
Below you'll find the chip counts as players combine their flights and begin Day 2 of the European Poker Tour. Jerome Douieb (PokerStars qualifier) 142,925 Claude Cohen 117,450 Theo Jorgensen 111,175 Frederik Hostrup 105,850 Tune Seidelin 99,775 J… more »

End of Day 1 Flight B


10th February 2006
It is the end of Day 1 flight b of the Deauville, European Poker Tour. There are 44 players remaining, with the queue being led by either Julian Gardner, from Manchester, England, or Tune Seidelin, from Denmark. They are at the 99,000 mark. Martin Green… more »
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Winning Hands at Texas Hold'em Poker


10th February 2006
Royal Flush A-K-Q-J-10 (A,K,Q,J, and 10 all of the same suit. ) Straight Flush Q-J-10-9-8 Five cards in sequence and all of the same suit. Four of a Kind K-K-K-K Four cards of the same rank. Full House K-K-K-A-A Three of a kind, plus a pair. Flush… more »
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Flight B of the Pokerstars European Poker Tour


09th February 2006
The total number of entrants in EPT Deauville has been confirmed as 434. That means 225 play today. It's still super early on Day 1B of this four-day event. We're in level 3, where blinds cost 75 and 150 of your starting stack of 10,000. The official… more »

Greg Raymer, the Fossil Man


09th February 2006
Greg Raymer, The Fossilman is an unfortunate relic in this European Poker Tour 2006. more »
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Chip counts at the end of Day 1 of the European Poker Tour


09th February 2006
Day 1A Chip Counts Claude Cohen 117,450 Theo Jorgensen 111,175 Frederik Hostrup 105,850 Mike Hermes 84,600 Henrik Olander 83,500 Roy Brindley 73,925 Patric Martensson 73,325 Jon Hewston 71,875 Stuart Fox 66,600 Ram Vaswani 61,150 Jeff Sharpe 59,800 Ole B… more »

Final level of the evening at the European Poker Tour


09th February 2006
We're into the final level of the evening, with blinds at 600-1200 and a running ante of 100. Of the 209 players who started today, 69 remain, with an average stack of 30,289. Frederik Hostrup just raised his arms in the air to declare himself the first… more »

Frederik Hostrup looks like chip leader


09th February 2006
The Day 1A chip leader at the Deaville European Poker Tour looks like it's this man: Frederik Hostrup, from Denmark. At least Frederik is entertaining his table as he runs all over it. As the stack of chirping chip grows, so does the conversation and… more »

Deaville European Poker Tour


09th February 2006
Is is the 8th of Feb 2006 and the start of the European Poker Tour in Deaville. With around 450 players all playing for the first prize of €xxxxx . Players begin with 10,000 in chips, with the blinds starting at 25-50 and increasing every hour. Flig… more »
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Nick Frangos wins at the WSOP Circuit No Limit Hold'em, Event 1


09th February 2006
              Johnny Groom and Nick Frangos and his $67,890 winnings Nick Frangos wins at the WSOP Circuit No Limit Hold'em Event 1, $500+$60 Once again, the Poker Gods were with the Nickster as he and Micha… more »

Pokerstars - World Poker Championship 2006


09th February 2006
Here is how you can enter the Pokerstars - World Poker Championship 2006. Last year Joe Hackhem won $7.5 million. Who will it be this year... How you can win Winners of PokerStars WPT Championship satellites will receive an entry in the World Poker Tou… more »

Deaville European Poker Tour Structure


08th February 2006
TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE: 10,000 starting chips LEVEL SMALL BLINDBIG BLIND ANTE MINUTES 1 25 50 60 2 50 100 60 15 MIN BREAK 3 75 150 60 4 100 200 60 15 MIN BREAK 5 150 300 60 6 150 300 25 60 15 MIN BREAK 7 200 400 50… more »

MICHAEL MIZRACHI


08th February 2006
          Michael Mizrachi Michael Mizrachi's on fire - here's a look at his performances over the last 2 years. 29-Jan-06 $ 9,700 WPT Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em 2006 Borgata Winter Open - WPT, Atlantic C… more »
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2005 PokerPages ProRank 1


08th February 2006
2005 PokerPages ProRank 1 Our Poker Player rankings use a very complex algorithm (Paul Samuel) and utilize 3 factors of a tournament. 1. Percentage of Prizepool won 2. Length of tournament in days 3. Relative strength of field based on all… more »
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