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Seidel Wins $2.5 Million in Aussie Millions Super High Roller Event

admin — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 06:15:00 +0000

When youâ€™re looking to attract some of the elite poker players of the world, your best bet is to create the event with the largest buy-in, with only three days of notice to everyone before the event begins. Aussie Millions decided to do just that and a few days ago made the announcement that the Super High Roller Event will have a $250,000 buy-in, the largest in the history of poker.

A total of twenty people showed up with this buy-in, so the top 3 players received a pay, with the first one getting $2.5 million. Some of the players included Erik Sidel, Annette Obrestad, David Benyamine, Chris Ferguson, John Juanda and Phil Ivey.

The top 3 players that finished in the money were Benyamine (3rd with $1 million), Trickett (2nd with $1.4 million) and Seidel was the winner of the $2.5 million prize.

Jeffrey Pollack and Annie Duke Will Head Professional Poker League

admin — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 07:52:00 +0000

Poker might get its very own professional league soon, at least according to an article from Associated Press that specifies that Annie Duke will be its commissioner. This league will have professional players in it and it will have certain guidelines that need to be followed in order for the players to keep their card. These cards will be given for periods of 2,3 or 5 years. There will also be less than 10 memberships with lifetime periods on them. People like Doyle Brunson will receive these.

Jeffrey Pollack is the co-founder of the Federated Sports and Gambling company, which will organize this league. He will also be the chairman of this league. Two hundred players will get invites to take part in this league, with the invites being given based on formulas which consider money earned, major live events finishes and history in tournaments.

Isildur1 Might Get A Tax Bill Of $150 Million

admin — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 07:44:00 +0000

We already know that Isildur1 is actually Viktor Blom, as he revealed himself at Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure. Some people think that he didnâ€™t want to come forward because of the tax laws of Sweden. The newspapers say that he might get a $150 million tax, because poker players from this country have to pay 30% tax on winnings from online gambling, from sites that donâ€™t have their HQ in EU.

This huge number comes from the fact that the law places the tax on each pot that is played, and it doesnâ€™t matter if you won or lost. Thatâ€™s how you can get such a ridiculous tax amount. Because Blom currently lives in the UK, he can sit relaxed now, since this country doesnâ€™t tax gambling income.

Online Poker Might Be Legalized In The US

admin — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 15:17:32 +0000

There is a decent chance apparently that Internet poker will be regulated and licensed in the United States by the end of next week.

The one responsable for this attempt is Harry Reid, the Majority Leader from the Senate. Apparently, he’s working on a deal behind the scenes, where a bill on Internet poker would be attached to a bigger piece of legislation, which will pass during a lame duck session.

If this bill gets attached to a bigger bill, there is a very good chance that it will pass and Internet poker will be something available to anyone.

Phil Ivey wins WSOP bracelet

cristina — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:53:33 +0000

25 players were still on for the World Series of Poker bracelet in the 3rd day of the $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. event. Phil Ivey is the player that has his 8th bracelet.

Throughout the marathon Day 3, most people watching obviously saw Ivey making a run. Ivey then bounced around the 100,000 mark and was the shortest stack. He then needed to go on a serious rush to get back into contention. Ivey get a surge to put him back in contention and then shot him to the top of the chip counts as the players reached the final table. Ivey went from about 100,000 to over a million in chips. The game was truly amazing and Ivey was once again a winner.

European Poker Tour Stopped By Robbery

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:29:40 +0000

The Berlin police couldnâ€™t give too much information about the value of the robbery, but local press says that the six attackers took off with over 800,000 Euro. The six armed robbers entered the Grand Hyatt hotel from Berlin, which was the place where the European Poker Tour took place, and ran shortly after with a large sum of money.

A few seconds of the attack were surprised by the cameras, after which the EPT TV station cut the transmission.

Poker Maven Awards Nominations Now Open

admin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:56:38 +0000

The first edition of the Poker Maven Awards have been announced by the Woman Poker Player Magazine and they are receiving nominations right now. Itâ€™s being given for great achievements for female related movements and poker industry accomplishments.

For the first year, there are fifteen different categories to choose from as far as nominations go. They go from poker employees that gave the most for women participation in poker to friendliest poker rooms for women and so on. The closing date for nominations is March 31st, 2010.

SCOOP Schedule Released By PokerStars

admin — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 09:02:05 +0000

PokerStars, the online giants of the poker world, have released the SCOOP schedule. The Spring Championship of Online Poker is an event that takes place from May 3rd to May 16th and it comes with a $10,300 event, plus a number of other smaller events. The events will include Badugi, HORSE, Razz and Omaha events, plus another three main events. The three main events will have prizes of $5, $3 and $1 million.

Below you can read the entire SCOOP schedule for 2010.

Event 1: No-Limit Holdâ€™em with Re-buys Six-Max
May 3, 2010
Low: $5.50 buy-in, $250,000 guaranteed
Med: $55 buy-in, $500,000 guaranteed
High: $530 buy-in, $1,000,000 guaranteed

Event 2: Fixed-Limit Badugi
May 3, 2010
Low: $16.50 buy-in, $25,000 guaranteed
Med: $162 buy-in, $50,000 guaranteed
High: $1,575 buy-in, $75,000 guaranteed

Event 3: Pot-Limit Five-Card Draw
May 4, 2010
Low: $11 buy-in, $25,000 guaranteed
Med: $109 buy-in, $50,000 guaranteed
High: $1,050 buy-in, $75,000 guaranteed

Event 4: No-Limit Holdâ€™em Heads-Up Match Play
May 4, 2010
Low: $16.50 buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed
Med: $162 buy-in, $250,000 guaranteed
High: $1,575 buy-in, $500,000 guaranteed

Event 5: No-Limit Holdâ€™em
May 4, 2010
Low: $11 buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed
Med: $109 buy-in, $200,000 guaranteed
High: $1,050 buy-in, $500,000 guaranteed

Event 6: Mixed Holdâ€™em Six-Max
May 5, 2010
Low: $22 buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed
Med: $215 buy-in, $200,000 guaranteed
High: $2,100 buy-in, $400,000 guaranteed

Event 7: Seven Card Stud
May 5, 2010
Low: $33 buy-in, $25,000 guaranteed
Med: $320 buy-in, $50,000 guaranteed
High: $3,150 buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed

Event 8: Pot-Limit Omaha Heads-Up Match Play
May 6, 2010
Low: $22 buy-in, $25,000 guaranteed
Med: $215 buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed
High: $2,100 buy-in, $200,000 guaranteed

Event 9: No-Limit Holdâ€™em
May 6, 2010
Low: TBD buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed
Med: TBD buy-in, $200,000 guaranteed
High: TBD buy-in, $300,000 guaranteed

Event 10: No-Limit Holdâ€™em Ante-Up
May 7, 2010
Low: $16.50 buy-in, $50,000 guaranteed
Med: $162 buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed
High: $1,575 buy-in, $200,000 guaranteed

Event 11: Fixed-Limit Omaha High-Low
May 7, 2010
Low: $55 buy-in, $50,000 guaranteed
Med: $530 buy-in, $150,000 guaranteed
High: $5,200 buy-in, $250,000 guaranteed

Event 12: No-Limit Holdâ€™em 2x Chance Turbo
May 7, 2010
Low: $16.50 buy-in, $250,000 guaranteed
Med: $162 buy-in, $500,000 guaranteed
High: $1,575 buy-in, $750,000 guaranteed

Event 13: No-Limit Holdâ€™em Shootout
May 8, 2010
Low: $22 buy-in, $15,000 guaranteed (Quadruple Shootout)
Med: $215 buy-in, $150,000 guaranteed (Triple Shootout)
High: $2,100 buy-in, $200,000 guaranteed (Double Shootout)

Event 14: Pot-Limit Omaha with Re-buys Six-Max
May 8, 2010
Low: $16.50 buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed
Med: $162 buy-in, $250,000 guaranteed
High: $1,575 buy-in, $500,000 guaranteed

Event 15: No-Limit Holdâ€™em Big Antes
May 9, 2010
Low: $22 buy-in, $250,000 guaranteed
Med: $215 buy-in, $750,000 guaranteed
High: $2,100 buy-in, $750,000 guaranteed

Event 16: No-Limit Holdâ€™em Two Day Event
May 9, 2010
Low: $22 buy-in, $500,000 guaranteed
Med: $215 buy-in, $1,500,000 guaranteed
High: $2,100 buy-in, $2,000,000 guaranteed

Event: 17: Pot-Limit Holdâ€™em, Pot-Limit Omaha
May 10, 2010
Low: $16.50 buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed
Med: $162 buy-in, $200,000 guaranteed
High: $1,575 buy-in, $300,000 guaranteed

Event 18: No-Limit Holdâ€™em Four-Max
May 10, 2010
Low: $33 buy-in, $150,000 guaranteed
Med: $320 buy-in, $300,000 guaranteed
High: $3,150 buy-in, $500,000 guaranteed

Event 19: Deuce-Seven Triple Draw
May 11, 2010
Low: $11 buy-in, $25,000 guaranteed
Med: $109 buy-in, $50,000 guaranteed
High: $1,050 buy-in, $75,000 guaranteed

Event 20: Seven Card Stud High-Low
May 11, 2010
Low: $22 buy-in, $50,000 guaranteed
Med: $215 buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed
High: $2,100 buy-in, $150,000 guaranteed

Event 21: No-Limit Holdâ€™em
May 11, 2010
Low: $11 buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed
Med: $109 buy-in, $200,000 guaranteed
High: $1,050 buy-in, $500,000 guaranteed

Event 22: Razz
May 12, 2010
Low: $22 buy-in, $50,000 guaranteed
Med: $215 buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed
High: $2,100 buy-in, $150,000 guaranteed

Event 23: No-Limit Holdâ€™em with Two Re-buys & One Add-on
May 12, 2010
Low: $22 buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed
Med: $215 buy-in, $300,000 guaranteed
High: $2,100 buy-in, $500,000 guaranteed

Event 24: Eight-Game
May 13, 2010
Low: $33 buy-in, $75,000 guaranteed
Med: $320 buy-in, $150,000 guaranteed
High: $3,150 buy-in, $250,000 guaranteed

Event 25: Pot-Limit Omaha High-Low
May 13, 2010
Low: $11 buy-in, $75,000 guaranteed
Med: $109 buy-in, $150,000 guaranteed
High: $1,050 buy-in, $300,000 guaranteed

Event 26: No-Limit Holdâ€™em with One Re-buy & One Add-on
May 14, 2010
Low: $22 buy-in, $250,000 guaranteed
Med: $215 buy-in, $500,000 guaranteed
High: $2,100 buy-in, $1,000,000 guaranteed

Event 27: Fixed-Limit Holdâ€™em Six-Max
May 14, 2010
Low: $55 buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed
Med: $530 buy-in, $200,000 guaranteed
High: $5,200 buy-in, $300,000 guaranteed

Event 28: No-Limit Omaha High-Low Turbo
May 14, 2010
Low: $22 buy-in, $50,000 guaranteed
Med: $215 buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed
High: $2,100 buy-in, $200,000 guaranteed

Event 29: Pot-Limit Omaha
May 15, 2010
Low: $55 buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed
Med: $530 buy-in, $250,000 guaranteed
High: $5,200 buy-in, $500,000 guaranteed

Event 30: HORSE
May 15, 2010
Low: $22 buy-in, $50,000 guaranteed
Med: $215 buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed
High: $2,100 buy-in, $200,000 guaranteed

Event 31: No-Limit Holdâ€™em Six-Max
May 16, 2010
Low: $22 buy-in, $20,000 guaranteed
Med: $215 buy-in, $750,000 guaranteed
High: $2,100 buy-in, $750,000 guaranteed

Event 32: No-Limit Holdâ€™em Heads-Up Match Play Two Day Event
May 16, 2010
Low: $270 buy-in, $250,000 guaranteed
Med: $2,600 buy-in, $500,000 guaranteed
High: $25,500 buy-in, $750,000 guaranteed

Event 33: No-Limit Holdâ€™em Main Event Two Day Event (5/16)
May 16, 2010
Low: $109 buy-in, $1.000,000 guaranteed
Med: $1,050 buy-in, $3,000,000 guaranteed
High: $10,300 buy-in, $5,000,000 guaranteed

LA Poker Classic Main Events Started

admin — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 08:51:48 +0000

The LA Poker Classic main event has started yesterday and there are more than 700 players registered so far. Some of those seated in the room are Jonathan Little, Joe Sebok, Kevin Saul, Jennifer Tilly, Fabrice Soulier, Jason Mercier, Erica Schoenberg. The winner will receive a prize worth $1 million.

Below you can see a $5k Fantasy Draft, where some players took part.

Anton Wigg, European Poker Tour Champion

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:44:14 +0000

At the end of very long final table, Anton Wigg, a poker player from Sweden, has become the European Poker Tour champion. The fact that there were nine instead of eight poker players at the table was one of the reasons for the unusually long final table. Below you can find the payouts of the final table, in Danish Krone.

1. Anton Wigg (Sweden) PokerStars qualfier DKK 3,675,000 ($671,946)
2. Francesco De Vivo (Italy) DKK 2,275,000
3. Morten Klein (Norway) DKK 1,400,000
4. Yorane Kerignard (France) PokerStars qualifier DKK 1,050,000
5. Richard Loth (Denmark) DKK 715,000
6. Roberto Romanello (Wales) DKK 570,000
7. Morten Guldhammer (Denmark)
PokerStars qualifier DKK 425,000
8. Jesper Petersen (Denmark) PokerStars player DKK 282,800
9. Magnus Hansen (Denmark) DKK 215,000