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WPT rolls into Vegas for Bellagio Cup IV
Last year the Bellagio Cup drew more than 500 players and made another WPT winner a millionaire. That newly minted millionaire was Kevin "BeLOWaBOVe" Saul. He follows Amnon Filippe and Shannon Shorr in the line of Bellagio Cup winners. This year 446 players turned out for the event, and after three Day 1s there are plenty of big names still left in the field. Hevad Khan is sitting with a pretty hefty stack of chips so and Joe Sebok, Lee Markholt, Barry Greenstein, Steve Zolotow, Gavin Smith, Tom Dwan, Isaac Haxton, David Chiu, Kirill Gerasimov, Darrell Dicken, Sammy Farha, Shawn Buchanan, Nenad Medic, Eric Froehlich, Ram Vaswani, David Levi, John Phan, Joe Tehan and Scotty Nguyen are all above the average in chips so far. Sitting below average, but very much still in the game are Allen Cunningham, Jennifer Tilly, Shane Schleger, Ted Forrest, David Pham, Raymond Davis, Phil Laak, Alex Bolotin, Phil Laak, JC Tran, Mark Newhouse, Billy Baxter, Freddy Deeb, Erik Seidel, David Benyamine, Howard Lederer, Todd Brunson, Bill Edler, Kristy Gazes, Justin Bonomo, Men "The Master" Nguyen, JJ Liu, Erick Lindgren, John Juanda, and more. There are plenty of big names who have already been cut from the playing field today as well. Playing in what is most definitely his home turf, Doyle Brunson busted today. Joining him among the players at the rail are Michael Binger, Alan Smurfit, Scott Clemens, Jared Hamby and Blake Cahail. The WPT Bellagio Cup IV is scheduled to play until Thursday when a winner will be found during the televised final table.Visit PokerListings.com
PokerListings.com – Jul 14, 2008 11:06 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Last year the Bellagio Cup drew more than 500 players and made another WPT winner a millionaire. That newly minted millionaire was Kevin "BeLOWaBOVe" Saul. He follows Amnon Filippe and Shannon Shorr in the line of Bellagio Cup winners. This year 446 players turned out for the event, and after three Day 1s there are plenty of big names still left in the field. Hevad Khan is sitting with a pretty hefty stack of chips so and Joe Sebok, Lee Markholt, Barry Greenstein, Steve Zolotow, Gavin Smith, Tom Dwan, Isaac Haxton, David Chiu, Kirill Gerasimov, Darrell Dicken, Sammy Farha, Shawn Buchanan, Nenad Medic, Eric Froehlich, Ram Vaswani, David Levi, John Phan, Joe Tehan and Scotty Nguyen are all above the average in chips so far. Sitting below average, but very much still in the game are Allen Cunningham, Jennifer Tilly, Shane Schleger, Ted Forrest, David Pham, Raymond Davis, Phil Laak, Alex Bolotin, Phil Laak, JC Tran, Mark Newhouse, Billy Baxter, Freddy Deeb, Erik Seidel, David Benyamine, Howard Lederer, Todd Brunson, Bill Edler, Kristy Gazes, Justin Bonomo, Men "The Master" Nguyen, JJ Liu, Erick Lindgren, John Juanda, and more. There are plenty of big names who have already been cut from the playing field today as well. Playing in what is most definitely his home turf, Doyle Brunson busted today. Joining him among the players at the rail are Michael Binger, Alan Smurfit, Scott Clemens, Jared Hamby and Blake Cahail. The WPT Bellagio Cup IV is scheduled to play until Thursday when a winner will be found during the televised final table.Visit PokerListings.com
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Format switch raises stakes on NBC poker show
The new format should make for some jaw-dropping pots, with $200/$400 blinds and a minimum buy-in of $100k and a maximum of $250k. To kick things off, 21-year-old Tom "durrrr" Dwan, 11-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth, high-stakes recreational player Mike Baxter, five-time WSOP bracelet winner Allen Cunningham, Cirque du Soleil CEO Guy Laliberté and cash-game pro David "Viffer" Peat will lock up in the show's season premiere. Dwan and Hellmuth met recently in another NBC telecast tournament, the National Heads-Up Poker Championship, which aired in February 2008. The two aggressive poker behemoths quickly wowed all with the shortest match in National Heads-up Poker Championship history. After several raises and re-raises Dwan went all-in holding pocket tens in just the third hand. The Poker Brat called with a dominating pair of bullets, but lost when Dwan hit his set on the turn. You can bet Hellmuth hasn't forgotten. The two got into a heated war of words that had Hellmuth repeatedly referring to Dwan as "son" and Dwan repeatedly issuing a cash-game heads-up challenge to one of the winningest players in history. "Son, I would tell you this much, son," said a riled Hellmuth after the match. "I would never have put more than $3k in the pot with two tens before the flop." "I was gonna' say good game, sorry for the suck out, but when you phrase it that way it makes me not wanna," retaliated durrrr. "Phil, that's why you lose money online … pick your stakes heads-up. We can play right now if you want." "You admit it was a terrible play then?" asked Hellmuth after several more insults. "Learn to play heads-up No-Limit," said Dwan. "Pick your stakes heads up." "We'll see if you're around in five years," shot back Hellmuth. The players then continued to jaw on camera for several more minutes, seemingly much to the delight of the host and organizers. Although Laliberté and Baxter are recreational players and likely not in the same class as Dwan and Hellmuth, it's poker, and neither is a stranger to high stakes. Both have played in televised cash games before, earning fan admiration and player respect with their skilled play. Both will be in deep at this televised table, however. Joining Hellmuth from one of poker's most exclusive clubs is Cunningham. Both have lifetime live tournament winnings in excess of eight figures ($10 million). Only three other players share that distinction. As is customary on Poker After Dark, players' hole cards will be shown to the viewing audience, even if they are mucked pre-flop. Not so customary is smokin' hot Leeann Tweeden, who makes her debut as the program's new host. Tweeden's career highlights include being a Playboy lingerie model, an FHM cover girl, a longtime correspondent on the The Best Damn Sports Show Period and the honor of being named among the top Hooters Girls of all time. You see what staying in school gets you, kiddies? Airing at 2:05 a.m. on Monday, July 14, Poker After Dark continues for five consecutive nights in the same time slot. The "Director's Cut" airs Saturday, July 19, at 1:00 a.m. following Saturday Night Live. This show features Tweeden's behind-the-scenes look at the week, with player interviews and highlights of key hands. This is the first of two weeks of cash games that will take place this season on Poker After Dark, with the second scheduled for the week of October 13. That game will feature Patrik Antonius, Dee Tiller, Howard Lederer, Doyle Brunson, Gabe Kaplan and Eli Elezra.Visit PokerListings.com
PokerListings.com – Jul 13, 2008 5:36 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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The new format should make for some jaw-dropping pots, with $200/$400 blinds and a minimum buy-in of $100k and a maximum of $250k. To kick things off, 21-year-old Tom "durrrr" Dwan, 11-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth, high-stakes recreational player Mike Baxter, five-time WSOP bracelet winner Allen Cunningham, Cirque du Soleil CEO Guy Laliberté and cash-game pro David "Viffer" Peat will lock up in the show's season premiere. Dwan and Hellmuth met recently in another NBC telecast tournament, the National Heads-Up Poker Championship, which aired in February 2008. The two aggressive poker behemoths quickly wowed all with the shortest match in National Heads-up Poker Championship history. After several raises and re-raises Dwan went all-in holding pocket tens in just the third hand. The Poker Brat called with a dominating pair of bullets, but lost when Dwan hit his set on the turn. You can bet Hellmuth hasn't forgotten. The two got into a heated war of words that had Hellmuth repeatedly referring to Dwan as "son" and Dwan repeatedly issuing a cash-game heads-up challenge to one of the winningest players in history. "Son, I would tell you this much, son," said a riled Hellmuth after the match. "I would never have put more than $3k in the pot with two tens before the flop." "I was gonna' say good game, sorry for the suck out, but when you phrase it that way it makes me not wanna," retaliated durrrr. "Phil, that's why you lose money online … pick your stakes heads-up. We can play right now if you want." "You admit it was a terrible play then?" asked Hellmuth after several more insults. "Learn to play heads-up No-Limit," said Dwan. "Pick your stakes heads up." "We'll see if you're around in five years," shot back Hellmuth. The players then continued to jaw on camera for several more minutes, seemingly much to the delight of the host and organizers. Although Laliberté and Baxter are recreational players and likely not in the same class as Dwan and Hellmuth, it's poker, and neither is a stranger to high stakes. Both have played in televised cash games before, earning fan admiration and player respect with their skilled play. Both will be in deep at this televised table, however. Joining Hellmuth from one of poker's most exclusive clubs is Cunningham. Both have lifetime live tournament winnings in excess of eight figures ($10 million). Only three other players share that distinction. As is customary on Poker After Dark, players' hole cards will be shown to the viewing audience, even if they are mucked pre-flop. Not so customary is smokin' hot Leeann Tweeden, who makes her debut as the program's new host. Tweeden's career highlights include being a Playboy lingerie model, an FHM cover girl, a longtime correspondent on the The Best Damn Sports Show Period and the honor of being named among the top Hooters Girls of all time. You see what staying in school gets you, kiddies? Airing at 2:05 a.m. on Monday, July 14, Poker After Dark continues for five consecutive nights in the same time slot. The "Director's Cut" airs Saturday, July 19, at 1:00 a.m. following Saturday Night Live. This show features Tweeden's behind-the-scenes look at the week, with player interviews and highlights of key hands. This is the first of two weeks of cash games that will take place this season on Poker After Dark, with the second scheduled for the week of October 13. That game will feature Patrik Antonius, Dee Tiller, Howard Lederer, Doyle Brunson, Gabe Kaplan and Eli Elezra.Visit PokerListings.com
PokerListings.com – Jul 13, 2008 5:36 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Ladbrokes Poker sponsors Jonas Danielsson
Danielsson, who plays online as Nebuchad, has won more than $3 million playing online poker and was awarded best online player at the Scandinavian Poker Awards in Copenhagen this year. He's also had a stellar 2008 World Series of Poker, cashing in three events. "It goes without saying that we wanted him in our stable of sponsored players," said Edward Ihre, Ladbrokers Poker MD. "Jonas started his career by playing our free tournaments and has developed into one of the most formidable online players ." Danielsson was born in Stromstad and has been playing poker throughout his life. Five years ago he moved to Uppsala to study technical physics, but his love of poker took over and he has been focusing on his game instead. Some of his accomplishments include winning more than $150,000 in The Legends Reunion, a high-stakes game at Ladbrokes poker in November 2007. "It's a really satisfying feeling to finally become a part of Team Ladbrokes; it is where I've played poker all of my 'poker life,'" Danielsson said. "The competitive poker that is offered at Ladbrokes has developed my game into what it is today." Danielsson will get a chance to show off those skills in the upcoming Ladbrokes Poker Million VII as well. He is one of the many poker pros lined up to play in the popular televised poker competition. The seat drawing for the first heat of the Ladbrokes Poker Million VII is: 1 Abi Titmuss (model/actress) 1 Celebrity winner 2 TBC 2 Jonas Danielsson 3 Charlie Condou 3 Deborah Rogers 4 Danny Cipriani (rugby player) 4 Neil Channing 5 Steve Davis (snooker champion) 5 Dave Gregory 6 TBC 6 Thomas Bihl 1 Andreas Hoivold 1 Pasi Heinenan 2 Donnacha O'Dea 2 Julian Gardener 3 Steve Jelinek 3 June Leaderboard Winner 4 Ben Grundy 4 Annie Duke 5 Barny Boatman 5 Ross Boatman 6 Simon Zach 6 Nathan Lee 1 Morten Erlandsen 1 Paddy O'Connor 2 Ken Wheatley 2 Marius Hogten 3 Alan Trueick 3 Jeff Kimber 4 Andy Black 4 Jennifer Tilly 5 Andrew Feldman 5 Ciaren O'Leary 6 Soren Kongsgaard 6 Richard Ashby 1 Jonas Molander 1 Nichlas Saarisilta 2 Liam Flood 2 Anthony Hardy 3 Ian Cox 3 Kevin Lanceley 4 Vicky Coren 4 Roberto Romanello 5 Phil Laak 5 Matchroom 1 6 Marc Goodwin 6 Roland De Wolfe 1 Mikael Johansson 1 Alexander Roumeliotis 2 Jon Kalmar 2 Kevin O'Connell 3 Tim Flanders 3 DTD Satellite Winner 4 Sammy George 4 Surinder Sunar 5 Harry Demetriou 5 Alex Kravchenko 6 John Tabatabai 6 Dave Ulliott 1 Michael Tureniec 1 Annette Obrestad 2 Gordon McGhee 2 Eoghan O'Dea 3 Joe Beevers 3 Stuart Fox 4 Marty Smyth 4 Tony G 5 Howard Lederer 5 Eddy Scharf 6 John Duthie 6 Theo Jorgensen 1 Thomas Tyszkiewicz 2 Roy Brindley 3 Paul Lecky 4 Juha Helppi 5 Ian Frazer 6 TBC The winners of each heat will move on to the next round, and Ladbrokes is changing this up a little this year by having the players who come in second in any of the twelve heats duke it out in one of two second-chance turbo single-table tournaments for a place in the semi-finals. Meanwhile, as the Poker Million VIII contestants fight through the heats to get to the semi-final, Ladbrokes Poker will be offering tournaments for the Chase the Chair promotion offering online players the chance to super satellite their way into the Poker Million VII semi-final round. Poker players can get in on the action with one of 120 freerolls Ladbrokes Poker is hosting for the promotion. "Poker Million is one of the most popular and richest televised tournaments and these exciting changes are sure to create even more of a buzz around the event," Ihre said. "As you can see from the draw we have some tables that promise to be explosive!" The semi final and finals of the Poker Million VII will be broadcast live Dec. 10-12. Before that, the show will air from Sept. 9 to Dec. 9. The prize money for the event is spread as follows: First: $1,000,000Second: $260,000Third: $175,000Fourth: $130,000Fifth: $100,000Sixth: $75,000Losing Semi-Finalists: $20,000 for ten players For more information about how you can get into the Ladbrokes Poker Million VII and join Nebuchad at the tables, visit Ladbrokes Poker. Related Articles: Ladbrokes takes top spot in U.K. online pokerChilean chalks up ((WSOP)) seat win at LadbrokesOne billionth hand equals WSOP seat at Ladbrokes PokerVisit PokerListings.com
PokerListings.com – Jul 10, 2008 7:36 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Danielsson, who plays online as Nebuchad, has won more than $3 million playing online poker and was awarded best online player at the Scandinavian Poker Awards in Copenhagen this year. He's also had a stellar 2008 World Series of Poker, cashing in three events. "It goes without saying that we wanted him in our stable of sponsored players," said Edward Ihre, Ladbrokers Poker MD. "Jonas started his career by playing our free tournaments and has developed into one of the most formidable online players ." Danielsson was born in Stromstad and has been playing poker throughout his life. Five years ago he moved to Uppsala to study technical physics, but his love of poker took over and he has been focusing on his game instead. Some of his accomplishments include winning more than $150,000 in The Legends Reunion, a high-stakes game at Ladbrokes poker in November 2007. "It's a really satisfying feeling to finally become a part of Team Ladbrokes; it is where I've played poker all of my 'poker life,'" Danielsson said. "The competitive poker that is offered at Ladbrokes has developed my game into what it is today." Danielsson will get a chance to show off those skills in the upcoming Ladbrokes Poker Million VII as well. He is one of the many poker pros lined up to play in the popular televised poker competition. The seat drawing for the first heat of the Ladbrokes Poker Million VII is: 1 Abi Titmuss (model/actress) 1 Celebrity winner 2 TBC 2 Jonas Danielsson 3 Charlie Condou 3 Deborah Rogers 4 Danny Cipriani (rugby player) 4 Neil Channing 5 Steve Davis (snooker champion) 5 Dave Gregory 6 TBC 6 Thomas Bihl 1 Andreas Hoivold 1 Pasi Heinenan 2 Donnacha O'Dea 2 Julian Gardener 3 Steve Jelinek 3 June Leaderboard Winner 4 Ben Grundy 4 Annie Duke 5 Barny Boatman 5 Ross Boatman 6 Simon Zach 6 Nathan Lee 1 Morten Erlandsen 1 Paddy O'Connor 2 Ken Wheatley 2 Marius Hogten 3 Alan Trueick 3 Jeff Kimber 4 Andy Black 4 Jennifer Tilly 5 Andrew Feldman 5 Ciaren O'Leary 6 Soren Kongsgaard 6 Richard Ashby 1 Jonas Molander 1 Nichlas Saarisilta 2 Liam Flood 2 Anthony Hardy 3 Ian Cox 3 Kevin Lanceley 4 Vicky Coren 4 Roberto Romanello 5 Phil Laak 5 Matchroom 1 6 Marc Goodwin 6 Roland De Wolfe 1 Mikael Johansson 1 Alexander Roumeliotis 2 Jon Kalmar 2 Kevin O'Connell 3 Tim Flanders 3 DTD Satellite Winner 4 Sammy George 4 Surinder Sunar 5 Harry Demetriou 5 Alex Kravchenko 6 John Tabatabai 6 Dave Ulliott 1 Michael Tureniec 1 Annette Obrestad 2 Gordon McGhee 2 Eoghan O'Dea 3 Joe Beevers 3 Stuart Fox 4 Marty Smyth 4 Tony G 5 Howard Lederer 5 Eddy Scharf 6 John Duthie 6 Theo Jorgensen 1 Thomas Tyszkiewicz 2 Roy Brindley 3 Paul Lecky 4 Juha Helppi 5 Ian Frazer 6 TBC The winners of each heat will move on to the next round, and Ladbrokes is changing this up a little this year by having the players who come in second in any of the twelve heats duke it out in one of two second-chance turbo single-table tournaments for a place in the semi-finals. Meanwhile, as the Poker Million VIII contestants fight through the heats to get to the semi-final, Ladbrokes Poker will be offering tournaments for the Chase the Chair promotion offering online players the chance to super satellite their way into the Poker Million VII semi-final round. Poker players can get in on the action with one of 120 freerolls Ladbrokes Poker is hosting for the promotion. "Poker Million is one of the most popular and richest televised tournaments and these exciting changes are sure to create even more of a buzz around the event," Ihre said. "As you can see from the draw we have some tables that promise to be explosive!" The semi final and finals of the Poker Million VII will be broadcast live Dec. 10-12. Before that, the show will air from Sept. 9 to Dec. 9. The prize money for the event is spread as follows: First: $1,000,000Second: $260,000Third: $175,000Fourth: $130,000Fifth: $100,000Sixth: $75,000Losing Semi-Finalists: $20,000 for ten players For more information about how you can get into the Ladbrokes Poker Million VII and join Nebuchad at the tables, visit Ladbrokes Poker. Related Articles: Ladbrokes takes top spot in U.K. online pokerChilean chalks up ((WSOP)) seat win at LadbrokesOne billionth hand equals WSOP seat at Ladbrokes PokerVisit PokerListings.com
PokerListings.com – Jul 10, 2008 7:36 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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