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"Real Deal!" offers audience shot at pros
Well, not quite, but if the Venetian has anything to say about it, these poker stars and a few others might just be part of the next big thing in the Las Vegas show scene. "The Real Deal!" is the first-ever interactive poker-themed stage show to appear in Vegas. Organizers are calling the show, which is set to debut this fall, a "new paradigm in entertainment." Whatever that means, it sounds like the show should be pretty cool. Using wireless handheld technology and audience participation, "The Real Deal!" is part theatre, part stand-up comedy and part game show. It will provide the audience the opportunity to play with and against some of the best poker players in the game for cash and prizes. "The Venetian sets the standard for entertainment in Las Vegas and we are excited to add 'The Real Deal!' to our existing line-up of world-class shows," says Jason Gastwirth, vice president of entertainment for Las Vegas Sands Corp, the company which owns the Venetian. "When looking for a new concept to add to our entertainment line-up, we searched for an entirely new experience that would promote audience participation while incorporating well-known personalities that shine beyond the bright lights of the Strip - we found that in 'The Real Deal!'" The concept allows audience members to earn points to vie for prizes ranging from show merchandise to home electronics to a $1 million grand prize. These prizes are awarded to audience members based on their game performance using the handheld devices. There are also random winning moments for everybody throughout the show. For example, audience members will be able to wager on simple instances that occur during play on stage. This includes such things as the suit of cards dealt on the flop. The entire cast of poker pros signed on to do the show includes Doyle Brunson, Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth Jr., Antonio Esfandiari, Gavin Smith, Eli Elezra, Jennifer Harman, Phil Laak, Scotty Nguyen, and Todd Brunson. Between them they have eight World Poker Tour Championships (WPT) and 35 World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets, and have raked in over $48 million in poker tournament prize money. "Never before has poker been so integrated with entertainment," said Merv Adelson, the creator of the show, cofounder of Lorimar Telepictures and former vice chairman of Time Warner Inc. "The popularity of poker is unquestioned, as is the viability of live game show experiences in Las Vegas. 'The Real Deal!' will keep guests laughing and give them the unique chance to get into the heads of the world's best pros as they share tips and strategy throughout the fast-paced game. We know it will quickly become a hot ticket." An elimination process will result in the chip-leading pro, the final surviving amateur and the point leader from the play-along audience ending up on stage for a three-handed finale. "Poker fans have been able to view and enjoy professional poker action for years on television," said Doyle Brunson. "This is different. Everyone in the audience can be in the game and compete with the pros and other guests. It is a one-of-a-kind-poker experience." The production runs six days a week at The Venetian Showroom, with shows at 4 p.m. and prime-time performances on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. A limited number of VIP packages are available for each performance that include the opportunity to meet the pros after the show.Visit PokerListings.com
PokerListings.com – Jul 23, 2008 11:06 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Well, not quite, but if the Venetian has anything to say about it, these poker stars and a few others might just be part of the next big thing in the Las Vegas show scene. "The Real Deal!" is the first-ever interactive poker-themed stage show to appear in Vegas. Organizers are calling the show, which is set to debut this fall, a "new paradigm in entertainment." Whatever that means, it sounds like the show should be pretty cool. Using wireless handheld technology and audience participation, "The Real Deal!" is part theatre, part stand-up comedy and part game show. It will provide the audience the opportunity to play with and against some of the best poker players in the game for cash and prizes. "The Venetian sets the standard for entertainment in Las Vegas and we are excited to add 'The Real Deal!' to our existing line-up of world-class shows," says Jason Gastwirth, vice president of entertainment for Las Vegas Sands Corp, the company which owns the Venetian. "When looking for a new concept to add to our entertainment line-up, we searched for an entirely new experience that would promote audience participation while incorporating well-known personalities that shine beyond the bright lights of the Strip - we found that in 'The Real Deal!'" The concept allows audience members to earn points to vie for prizes ranging from show merchandise to home electronics to a $1 million grand prize. These prizes are awarded to audience members based on their game performance using the handheld devices. There are also random winning moments for everybody throughout the show. For example, audience members will be able to wager on simple instances that occur during play on stage. This includes such things as the suit of cards dealt on the flop. The entire cast of poker pros signed on to do the show includes Doyle Brunson, Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth Jr., Antonio Esfandiari, Gavin Smith, Eli Elezra, Jennifer Harman, Phil Laak, Scotty Nguyen, and Todd Brunson. Between them they have eight World Poker Tour Championships (WPT) and 35 World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets, and have raked in over $48 million in poker tournament prize money. "Never before has poker been so integrated with entertainment," said Merv Adelson, the creator of the show, cofounder of Lorimar Telepictures and former vice chairman of Time Warner Inc. "The popularity of poker is unquestioned, as is the viability of live game show experiences in Las Vegas. 'The Real Deal!' will keep guests laughing and give them the unique chance to get into the heads of the world's best pros as they share tips and strategy throughout the fast-paced game. We know it will quickly become a hot ticket." An elimination process will result in the chip-leading pro, the final surviving amateur and the point leader from the play-along audience ending up on stage for a three-handed finale. "Poker fans have been able to view and enjoy professional poker action for years on television," said Doyle Brunson. "This is different. Everyone in the audience can be in the game and compete with the pros and other guests. It is a one-of-a-kind-poker experience." The production runs six days a week at The Venetian Showroom, with shows at 4 p.m. and prime-time performances on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. A limited number of VIP packages are available for each performance that include the opportunity to meet the pros after the show.Visit PokerListings.com
PokerListings.com – Jul 23, 2008 11:06 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Everest Poker WSOP sponsorship hailed a success
Through a multi-year agreement signed on March 5, 2008, with Harrah's Entertianment Inc., Everest Poker was able to provide satellite tournaments for its players to go to the 2008 World Series of Poker. Not only did the poker site host qualifiers for the Main Event, it also provided satellites to 28 side events. "Being sponsor of the WSOP further underlines Everest Poker's weight as a key influencer of the poker industry" said Jennifer Joyce, Everest Poker chief marketing officer. "By making poker accessible to amateurs and experienced players from across the globe, we are changing the face of the poker industry." The new alliance between Everest Poker and Harrah's helped the WSOP attract a record number on non-American players. In fact, players from 24 European countries attended this year's event. There was a 36% increase in the number of countries participating in the Main Event compared to last year, and four of the nine players at the final table are from outside the United States. Everest Poker sent 130 players to the WSOP. Four of those players managed to make it to the money as well in various events. In Event 52, $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em, Voitoo Rintalla turned his seat win from Everest Poker into a final-table finish. He came in ninth place to win more than $57,000 to take back to Finland. Scandinavia was also well-represented by Johan Slutter, from Enchlade, Netherlands, who managed to cash in two events. He came in 66th in a $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em event for $8,855, and then made it to 603rd in the Main Event for another $23,160. Team Everest also had a Japanese player, Wooka Kim, who made it into the money in the Main Event. He came in 530th for $25,090. However, the Everest Poker player who made it the deepest in the Main Event was Sylvain Coeur, from France. Coeur made it as far as 140th before busting for a $41,816 payday. The Main Event was Coeur's first-ever live tournament, which he qualified for at Everest Poker. Everest poker also hosted a hospitality lounge at the WSOP this year. It was an exclusive area for press and poker players that included a fully equipped press corner for journalists to condust interview in the lounge. Between June 19 and July 12 Everest Poker welcomed 1,000 players to the lounge including Daniel Negreanu, Marcel Luske and Doyle Brunson. The main part of the WSOP is now over, but Everest Poker is now building up to the Main Event finale that will take place in November. The nine players left in the Main Event have a break until Nov. 9 when they'll return to the Rio to finish the tournament. For more information about what the poker site has to offer players, visit Everest Poker. Related Articles: Everest Poker to cosponsor German poker leagueEverest Poker signs multi-year deal withWSOPBar Poker League awards fifth WSOP seatVisit PokerListings.com
PokerListings.com – Jul 21, 2008 8:06 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Through a multi-year agreement signed on March 5, 2008, with Harrah's Entertianment Inc., Everest Poker was able to provide satellite tournaments for its players to go to the 2008 World Series of Poker. Not only did the poker site host qualifiers for the Main Event, it also provided satellites to 28 side events. "Being sponsor of the WSOP further underlines Everest Poker's weight as a key influencer of the poker industry" said Jennifer Joyce, Everest Poker chief marketing officer. "By making poker accessible to amateurs and experienced players from across the globe, we are changing the face of the poker industry." The new alliance between Everest Poker and Harrah's helped the WSOP attract a record number on non-American players. In fact, players from 24 European countries attended this year's event. There was a 36% increase in the number of countries participating in the Main Event compared to last year, and four of the nine players at the final table are from outside the United States. Everest Poker sent 130 players to the WSOP. Four of those players managed to make it to the money as well in various events. In Event 52, $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em, Voitoo Rintalla turned his seat win from Everest Poker into a final-table finish. He came in ninth place to win more than $57,000 to take back to Finland. Scandinavia was also well-represented by Johan Slutter, from Enchlade, Netherlands, who managed to cash in two events. He came in 66th in a $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em event for $8,855, and then made it to 603rd in the Main Event for another $23,160. Team Everest also had a Japanese player, Wooka Kim, who made it into the money in the Main Event. He came in 530th for $25,090. However, the Everest Poker player who made it the deepest in the Main Event was Sylvain Coeur, from France. Coeur made it as far as 140th before busting for a $41,816 payday. The Main Event was Coeur's first-ever live tournament, which he qualified for at Everest Poker. Everest poker also hosted a hospitality lounge at the WSOP this year. It was an exclusive area for press and poker players that included a fully equipped press corner for journalists to condust interview in the lounge. Between June 19 and July 12 Everest Poker welcomed 1,000 players to the lounge including Daniel Negreanu, Marcel Luske and Doyle Brunson. The main part of the WSOP is now over, but Everest Poker is now building up to the Main Event finale that will take place in November. The nine players left in the Main Event have a break until Nov. 9 when they'll return to the Rio to finish the tournament. For more information about what the poker site has to offer players, visit Everest Poker. Related Articles: Everest Poker to cosponsor German poker leagueEverest Poker signs multi-year deal withWSOPBar Poker League awards fifth WSOP seatVisit PokerListings.com
PokerListings.com – Jul 21, 2008 8:06 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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2008 WSOP: Introducing the November Nine
The final nine, dubbed the November Nine, battled their way through a field of 6,844 entrants, and on Monday they rose to the top of the final 27 players to take their positions at the final table. The cream of the crop this year and their chip counts are: Dennis Phillips - $26,295,000Ivan Demidov - $24,400,000Scott Montgomery - $19,690,000Peter Eastgate - $18,375,000Ylon Schwartz - $12,525,000Darus Suharto - $12,520,000David Rheem - $10,230,000Craig Marquis - $10,210,000Kelly Kim - $2,620,000 Hailing from St. Louis, Mo., Dennis Phillips is the oldest of the remaining players and also the chip leader. The 53-year old is an amateur poker player who is a full-time account manager for a commercial trucking company. Phillips also has some poker success on his resume already. He came in ninth place in the 2007 WSOP Circuit Grand Tunica $500 No-Limit Hold'em event. His $2,386 cash there will be massively overshadowed by any money he walks away with from the Main Event final table in November. He also won his way into the Main Event through a satellite at Harrah's Casino in St. Louis. Ivan Demidov is only a couple million behind Phillips in the chip count, but away from the poker table the two are worlds apart. The 27-year-old Demidov hails from Moscow, Russia, and is a professional poker player. Demidov cashed deep in a WSOP event already this year, coming in 11th place in the $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em event. He also has a final table finish in a 2006 Russian Poker Championship event as a third place finish in the $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em evening event during the Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic in 2007. Scott Montgomery is another professional poker player at the final table. His poker resume looks pretty blank prior to 2008, but this has been a good year for the Canadian. In February he made the final table of the World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic, and he has already cashed in three other WSOP events as well. When he wasn't busy at the Rio with the WSOP, he also headed over to the Bellagio where he made the final table of the $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em event of the Bellagio Cup IV. Montgomery put up cash to get into the Main Event, and it looks like his investment is going to pay off since he'll walk away with at least $900,670. The youngest player at the table will be Peter Eastgate, who is the only other player aside from Demidov who had to travel from outside North America to be at the final table. He comes from Odense, Denmark, where he is a professional poker player. He too paid into the Main Event with cash and will be seeing some hefty return on his investment. His prior experience includes playing the Party Poker Poker Million V and Poker Million VI, a ninth place finish in the 2007 Paddy Power Irish Open, and cashing in the European Poker Tour Scandinavian Open. Should Eastgate win the Main Event, he would take over Phil Hellmuth's record as the youngest ever Main Event winner in Las Vegas. Ylon Schwartz, from Brooklyn, N.Y., is one of the five Americans at the final table this year. The 38-year-old is a former professional chess player who discovered that he could make more money playing poker than he was making hustling chess games in New York City's public parks. He has been playing poker professionally for several years now and has 12 prior WSOP cashes to his name already, including a 15th-place finish in this year's $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em event. When asked how he made it this far in the tournament, Schwartz told PokerLIstings.com in an interview: "Pretty much just picking up small pots. I think I had one huge pot and basically just waited for people to make mistakes. And you know, at the World Series you've got a lot of novices, so they're bound to overvalue what they have. That happened a lot for me, so I was able to exploit that." The second Canadian at the Main Event final table is Darus Suharto, from Toronto, Ontario. The 39-year-old accountant is an amateur poker player who won his entry into the Main Event through a satellite. After coming in 448th place during the 2006 WSOP Main Event, Suharto has definitely topped his previous best cash in major poker tournament. No doubt he'll be happy to put his MBA from Indiana University to use figuring out how best to invest his money when the final table is played out. David "Chino" Rheem is probably the most well-known of the players at the final table this year. The 28-year-old professional player is from Los Angeles and has five prior cashes at the World Series. One of those is a final table in the 2008 $5,000 Limit/No-Limit Hold'em event where he came in fifth place. He too paid cash to get into the Main Event rather than winning his way in through the satellites at the Rio or through an online poker site. Another contender for youngest Main Event winner on record is Craig Marquis, 23, from Arlington, Texas. Marquis is a college student who's only been playing poker for about 18 months. Marquis had two cashes in the WSOP last year and cashed in the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout this year, but nothing compares to the money he'll take home after making the final table of the Main Event. Up until the Main Event, Marquis had been having a pretty rough series. In his interview with PokerListings after Day 6, he said he'd joked with his roommates that he was just saving it all up for the Main Event, and then it ended up working out well for him. The short stack at the final table will be Kelly Kim from Whittier, Calif. Kim is a former business analyst who converted to becoming a professional poker player. Kim has a long list of cashes in events in the Los Angeles and Las Vegas area, but he has yet to post a major event win on his record. He'll now have four months to study-up and practice ways to play his short stack to victory as the players take their break before play begins again Nov. 9. The November Nine will play down to the final two on Nov. 9, and then the heads-up battle will take place starting at 10 p.m. PT on Nov. 10. The winner is expected to be crowned in the early morning hours of Nov. 11, with ESPN broadcasting the final that evening. "The winner of the World Series of Poker Main Event has always become an instant celebrity," said WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack. "This year, all nine players who make the final table will become household names - and are guaranteed life-changing prize money to go with their fame and place in poker history." The final nine will play for a total of $32,633,446, with first place earning more than nine million and all but the ninth place finisher walking away at least a millionaire. ESPN will air a one-hour special on the final nine players Nov. 4 at 9 p.m. ET. Coverage of the Main event begins Sept. 2 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN with two-hour episodes running each Tuesday until the Nov. 11 finale. For more information about how the players made it to the final table through the 11 days of the Main Event, visit the 2008 WSOP Live Tournaments section.Visit PokerListings.com
PokerListings.com – Jul 15, 2008 8:08 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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The final nine, dubbed the November Nine, battled their way through a field of 6,844 entrants, and on Monday they rose to the top of the final 27 players to take their positions at the final table. The cream of the crop this year and their chip counts are: Dennis Phillips - $26,295,000Ivan Demidov - $24,400,000Scott Montgomery - $19,690,000Peter Eastgate - $18,375,000Ylon Schwartz - $12,525,000Darus Suharto - $12,520,000David Rheem - $10,230,000Craig Marquis - $10,210,000Kelly Kim - $2,620,000 Hailing from St. Louis, Mo., Dennis Phillips is the oldest of the remaining players and also the chip leader. The 53-year old is an amateur poker player who is a full-time account manager for a commercial trucking company. Phillips also has some poker success on his resume already. He came in ninth place in the 2007 WSOP Circuit Grand Tunica $500 No-Limit Hold'em event. His $2,386 cash there will be massively overshadowed by any money he walks away with from the Main Event final table in November. He also won his way into the Main Event through a satellite at Harrah's Casino in St. Louis. Ivan Demidov is only a couple million behind Phillips in the chip count, but away from the poker table the two are worlds apart. The 27-year-old Demidov hails from Moscow, Russia, and is a professional poker player. Demidov cashed deep in a WSOP event already this year, coming in 11th place in the $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em event. He also has a final table finish in a 2006 Russian Poker Championship event as a third place finish in the $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em evening event during the Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic in 2007. Scott Montgomery is another professional poker player at the final table. His poker resume looks pretty blank prior to 2008, but this has been a good year for the Canadian. In February he made the final table of the World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic, and he has already cashed in three other WSOP events as well. When he wasn't busy at the Rio with the WSOP, he also headed over to the Bellagio where he made the final table of the $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em event of the Bellagio Cup IV. Montgomery put up cash to get into the Main Event, and it looks like his investment is going to pay off since he'll walk away with at least $900,670. The youngest player at the table will be Peter Eastgate, who is the only other player aside from Demidov who had to travel from outside North America to be at the final table. He comes from Odense, Denmark, where he is a professional poker player. He too paid into the Main Event with cash and will be seeing some hefty return on his investment. His prior experience includes playing the Party Poker Poker Million V and Poker Million VI, a ninth place finish in the 2007 Paddy Power Irish Open, and cashing in the European Poker Tour Scandinavian Open. Should Eastgate win the Main Event, he would take over Phil Hellmuth's record as the youngest ever Main Event winner in Las Vegas. Ylon Schwartz, from Brooklyn, N.Y., is one of the five Americans at the final table this year. The 38-year-old is a former professional chess player who discovered that he could make more money playing poker than he was making hustling chess games in New York City's public parks. He has been playing poker professionally for several years now and has 12 prior WSOP cashes to his name already, including a 15th-place finish in this year's $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em event. When asked how he made it this far in the tournament, Schwartz told PokerLIstings.com in an interview: "Pretty much just picking up small pots. I think I had one huge pot and basically just waited for people to make mistakes. And you know, at the World Series you've got a lot of novices, so they're bound to overvalue what they have. That happened a lot for me, so I was able to exploit that." The second Canadian at the Main Event final table is Darus Suharto, from Toronto, Ontario. The 39-year-old accountant is an amateur poker player who won his entry into the Main Event through a satellite. After coming in 448th place during the 2006 WSOP Main Event, Suharto has definitely topped his previous best cash in major poker tournament. No doubt he'll be happy to put his MBA from Indiana University to use figuring out how best to invest his money when the final table is played out. David "Chino" Rheem is probably the most well-known of the players at the final table this year. The 28-year-old professional player is from Los Angeles and has five prior cashes at the World Series. One of those is a final table in the 2008 $5,000 Limit/No-Limit Hold'em event where he came in fifth place. He too paid cash to get into the Main Event rather than winning his way in through the satellites at the Rio or through an online poker site. Another contender for youngest Main Event winner on record is Craig Marquis, 23, from Arlington, Texas. Marquis is a college student who's only been playing poker for about 18 months. Marquis had two cashes in the WSOP last year and cashed in the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout this year, but nothing compares to the money he'll take home after making the final table of the Main Event. Up until the Main Event, Marquis had been having a pretty rough series. In his interview with PokerListings after Day 6, he said he'd joked with his roommates that he was just saving it all up for the Main Event, and then it ended up working out well for him. The short stack at the final table will be Kelly Kim from Whittier, Calif. Kim is a former business analyst who converted to becoming a professional poker player. Kim has a long list of cashes in events in the Los Angeles and Las Vegas area, but he has yet to post a major event win on his record. He'll now have four months to study-up and practice ways to play his short stack to victory as the players take their break before play begins again Nov. 9. The November Nine will play down to the final two on Nov. 9, and then the heads-up battle will take place starting at 10 p.m. PT on Nov. 10. The winner is expected to be crowned in the early morning hours of Nov. 11, with ESPN broadcasting the final that evening. "The winner of the World Series of Poker Main Event has always become an instant celebrity," said WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack. "This year, all nine players who make the final table will become household names - and are guaranteed life-changing prize money to go with their fame and place in poker history." The final nine will play for a total of $32,633,446, with first place earning more than nine million and all but the ninth place finisher walking away at least a millionaire. ESPN will air a one-hour special on the final nine players Nov. 4 at 9 p.m. ET. Coverage of the Main event begins Sept. 2 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN with two-hour episodes running each Tuesday until the Nov. 11 finale. For more information about how the players made it to the final table through the 11 days of the Main Event, visit the 2008 WSOP Live Tournaments section.Visit PokerListings.com
PokerListings.com – Jul 15, 2008 8:08 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Chip Reese dies at age 56
He was admitted to the hospital late Monday evening in Las Vegas and passed away in his sleep during the night, according to several media outlets. Cause of death has not yet been announced, although it was stated that he was suffering from pneumonia-like symptoms.Born David Reese in Ohio in 1951, Reese was regarded as one of the greatest poker players ever to pick up poker chips. His poker career began in the '70s when he was deciding on whether to go to graduate school or not. A stop at a casino in Las Vegas, and his resulting success, led him to stay there, so he never pursued his journey into academia. He was widely regarded as one of the best cash game players in the history of poker. In Doyle Brunson's seminal book SuperSystem, Reese was responsible for penning the Stud section, but later on in life, he concentrated on tournament play. In the course of his career, Reese garnered almost $3.5 million in winnings and three World Series of Poker bracelets, with his final victory assuring his place in poker history. Going up against the most difficult final table in World Series history (with Doyle Brunson, Dewey Tomko, David Singer and Phil Ivey in attendance), Reese outlasted Andy Bloch in an epic eight-hour duel. By doing so he took down the first-ever championship in the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. tournament, the largest buy-in event in the history of the WSOP.Keep checking PokerListings.com; we'll update you as more details emerge.Visit PokerListings.com
PokerListings.com – Dec 4, 2007 9:11 PM [GMT] ¦ 1 comment
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He was admitted to the hospital late Monday evening in Las Vegas and passed away in his sleep during the night, according to several media outlets. Cause of death has not yet been announced, although it was stated that he was suffering from pneumonia-like symptoms.Born David Reese in Ohio in 1951, Reese was regarded as one of the greatest poker players ever to pick up poker chips. His poker career began in the '70s when he was deciding on whether to go to graduate school or not. A stop at a casino in Las Vegas, and his resulting success, led him to stay there, so he never pursued his journey into academia. He was widely regarded as one of the best cash game players in the history of poker. In Doyle Brunson's seminal book SuperSystem, Reese was responsible for penning the Stud section, but later on in life, he concentrated on tournament play. In the course of his career, Reese garnered almost $3.5 million in winnings and three World Series of Poker bracelets, with his final victory assuring his place in poker history. Going up against the most difficult final table in World Series history (with Doyle Brunson, Dewey Tomko, David Singer and Phil Ivey in attendance), Reese outlasted Andy Bloch in an epic eight-hour duel. By doing so he took down the first-ever championship in the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. tournament, the largest buy-in event in the history of the WSOP.Keep checking PokerListings.com; we'll update you as more details emerge.Visit PokerListings.com
PokerListings.com – Dec 4, 2007 9:11 PM [GMT] ¦ 1 comment
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Ivey fills wallet with online cash
Ivey managed to collect more than $205,000 playing H.O.R.S.E. online at Full Tilt Poker this week, as well as another $512,000 playing Pot-Limit Omaha. According to HighStakesReport.com, Phil Ivey sat down at a $1,000/$2,000 H.O.R.S.E. table July 11 with Chip Reese, Doyle Brunson, John Juanda, Eli Elezra and David Benyamine. More than 410 hands later, he was up $205,000. Reese also had a successful turn at the table, walking away with $53,000. Of course that meant some of the players walked away a little lighter in the cash department. Brunson lost $9,000, Juanda $24,000, and Elezra and Beyamine took the brunto of it losing $103,000 and $217,000 respectively. On Thursday, Ivey took his game to Pot-Limit Hold'em where he saw even more success, according to HighStakesdb.com. Playing in two different sessions, he accumulated around $512,000 in winnings. Some of which came from Ziigmund, a prominent online player. One pot reached nearly $200,000 as the two butted heads. Ivey held 5s-Ks-4d-5c with the board coming 4s-5d-3c-9h-4c. He got an all-in from Ziigmund who then mucked his cards after Ivey showed the winning hand. Related Article: Online Action Still Hot for Gus HansenVisit PokerListings.com
PokerListings.com – Jul 13, 2007 8:05 PM [GMT] ¦ 1 comment
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Ivey managed to collect more than $205,000 playing H.O.R.S.E. online at Full Tilt Poker this week, as well as another $512,000 playing Pot-Limit Omaha. According to HighStakesReport.com, Phil Ivey sat down at a $1,000/$2,000 H.O.R.S.E. table July 11 with Chip Reese, Doyle Brunson, John Juanda, Eli Elezra and David Benyamine. More than 410 hands later, he was up $205,000. Reese also had a successful turn at the table, walking away with $53,000. Of course that meant some of the players walked away a little lighter in the cash department. Brunson lost $9,000, Juanda $24,000, and Elezra and Beyamine took the brunto of it losing $103,000 and $217,000 respectively. On Thursday, Ivey took his game to Pot-Limit Hold'em where he saw even more success, according to HighStakesdb.com. Playing in two different sessions, he accumulated around $512,000 in winnings. Some of which came from Ziigmund, a prominent online player. One pot reached nearly $200,000 as the two butted heads. Ivey held 5s-Ks-4d-5c with the board coming 4s-5d-3c-9h-4c. He got an all-in from Ziigmund who then mucked his cards after Ivey showed the winning hand. Related Article: Online Action Still Hot for Gus HansenVisit PokerListings.com
PokerListings.com – Jul 13, 2007 8:05 PM [GMT] ¦ 1 comment
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