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Another Season, Another WPT Hostess
At least the World Poker Tour has kept Vince Van Patten and Mike Sexton on board year after ...
Poker Source Online – May 15, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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At least the World Poker Tour has kept Vince Van Patten and Mike Sexton on board year after ...
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Sexton's Corner, Vol. 44: Mike Sexton, Poker Visionary, Part 2
Before I describe the various factors that set the stage for Mike Sexton's career as a poker visionary, I would like to let many of the younger players know that my brother was a professional poker player for 25 years, before he...
PokerNews.com – May 12, 2008 09:06 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Before I describe the various factors that set the stage for Mike Sexton's career as a poker visionary, I would like to let many of the younger players know that my brother was a professional poker player for 25 years, before he...
PokerNews.com – May 12, 2008 09:06 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Alexander the Great: Jung Won a Tidy Sum
The PartyPoker.com Million events are an annual live tourney hosted by Party aboard world class luxury cruise ships. Of the 171 total players who didn't qualify online through the site bought their way into the NL Hold'em Freeze-out event for $8,000. The majority of the entrants for the PPM VI were European, including a whopping 20% from Germany along. As a result it wasn't a shock to see only one non-European make the final table: Final Table Positions and Payouts: Position Player Country Prize 1 Alexander Jung Germany $358,280 2 Dominik Stopka Germany $285,583 3 Cory Albertson USA $159,235 4 Mika Paasonen Finland $119,425 5 Raymond Estall UK $92,883 6 Andreas Jorbeck Sweden $67,675 7 Johannes Strassman Germany $47,770 8 Peter Steinlesberger Austria $31,845 9 Kenneth Gregersen Denmark $21,230 Heads up between the final two was short and one-sided. Jung, after taking down a number of pots uncontested, got it all in with J-7against Stopka's A-9. The flop paired Jung's 7 and it held for the win. "This is my biggest live win so far. The structure of the tournament was perfect for me, and there were some very good players here. I had a lot of respect for Dominik. I had seen him play a great many hands, mostly without a showdown - and when he did have to show it was often something like aces - so he is a good player. However, I felt one or two others were a bit tight on the final table - perhaps wanting to try and climb the money positions." The winner's glass trophy was presented to the University mathematics student by Party Poker's "Ambassador of poker" Mike Sexton along with his first place prize. Look out for Jung at this summer's WSOP in Las Vegas, as he plans to use part of his newly earned bankroll to take a swing at the world's most prestigious poker tournament. Related Articles: Players set sail today for PartyPoker MillionQualify online for APT event at PartyPokerAsian Poker Tour Gets SavageVisit PokerListings.com
PokerListings.com – May 10, 2008 5:35 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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The PartyPoker.com Million events are an annual live tourney hosted by Party aboard world class luxury cruise ships. Of the 171 total players who didn't qualify online through the site bought their way into the NL Hold'em Freeze-out event for $8,000. The majority of the entrants for the PPM VI were European, including a whopping 20% from Germany along. As a result it wasn't a shock to see only one non-European make the final table: Final Table Positions and Payouts: Position Player Country Prize 1 Alexander Jung Germany $358,280 2 Dominik Stopka Germany $285,583 3 Cory Albertson USA $159,235 4 Mika Paasonen Finland $119,425 5 Raymond Estall UK $92,883 6 Andreas Jorbeck Sweden $67,675 7 Johannes Strassman Germany $47,770 8 Peter Steinlesberger Austria $31,845 9 Kenneth Gregersen Denmark $21,230 Heads up between the final two was short and one-sided. Jung, after taking down a number of pots uncontested, got it all in with J-7against Stopka's A-9. The flop paired Jung's 7 and it held for the win. "This is my biggest live win so far. The structure of the tournament was perfect for me, and there were some very good players here. I had a lot of respect for Dominik. I had seen him play a great many hands, mostly without a showdown - and when he did have to show it was often something like aces - so he is a good player. However, I felt one or two others were a bit tight on the final table - perhaps wanting to try and climb the money positions." The winner's glass trophy was presented to the University mathematics student by Party Poker's "Ambassador of poker" Mike Sexton along with his first place prize. Look out for Jung at this summer's WSOP in Las Vegas, as he plans to use part of his newly earned bankroll to take a swing at the world's most prestigious poker tournament. Related Articles: Players set sail today for PartyPoker MillionQualify online for APT event at PartyPokerAsian Poker Tour Gets SavageVisit PokerListings.com
PokerListings.com – May 10, 2008 5:35 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Sexton's Corner, Vol.43: Mike Sexton: Poker Visionary, Part 1
Mike Sexton has been a poker visionary and pioneer for many years. Just look where poker was in the past and where it has come to today. Who would have ever dreamed such a big leap was going to happen for all of us, who love to play...
PokerNews.com – May 5, 2008 07:36 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Mike Sexton has been a poker visionary and pioneer for many years. Just look where poker was in the past and where it has come to today. Who would have ever dreamed such a big leap was going to happen for all of us, who love to play...
PokerNews.com – May 5, 2008 07:36 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Smyth takes PartyPoker World Open IV
The Englander has been almost unbeatable since winning the 2008 Irish Open in March but it was, perhaps ironically, another former Irish Open winner who finally able to put a stop to Channing's fantastic run. Marty Smyth, winner of the 2007 Irish Open, beat Channing in heads-up play to complain the title of World Champion at the PartyPoker.com event. Smyth wore Channing down in heads-up and eventually all the money went into the middle with Channing holding #9h-#9c to Smyth's #Qc-#Qs. With Channing's luck as of late some were expecting a full house or quads to hit for him on the board but instead it came #10s-#5d-#2d-#Kh-#Kd which gave the definitive checkmark to Smyth. It was a thrilling conclusion to another successful event World Open, according to organizers. "This was without doubt the strongest field we have seen at the PartyPoker.com World Open and the players certainly didn't disappoint," said Matchroom Sport Director Eddie Hearn, "The standard of play was simply stunning throughout and Marty was a deserved winner. The Partypoker.com World Open is now firmly established as one of poker's major titles." Marty Smyth received $250,000 for his efforts while Channing had to settle for the $100,000 which came with second place. Noted English pro Marc Goodwin finished third for $60,000. This year's event had skilled field that was led by Mike Sexton, Dave Ulliott, Theo Jorgensen, Ian Fraser, Jon Kalmar, Juha Helppi and Liam Flood. Coverage of the event will be broadcast on Channel 5 in the U.K. later this year and will be presented by Jesse May. The format sees the winner of each of the 12 heats progressed to the semi-final stage and, for the first time in the event's history, all was not lost for the runners-up as they battled it out for the remaining two semi-final spots in "wild-card" fashion. Smyth joins Anthony Hardy, Pippa Flanders and Lee Nelson as winners of the World Open.Related Articles: Players set sail for PartyPoker Millions Qualify online for APT event at PartyPokerAsian Poker Tour Gets SavageAPT Releases 2008 ScheduleVisit PokerListings.com
PokerListings.com – May 4, 2008 11:36 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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The Englander has been almost unbeatable since winning the 2008 Irish Open in March but it was, perhaps ironically, another former Irish Open winner who finally able to put a stop to Channing's fantastic run. Marty Smyth, winner of the 2007 Irish Open, beat Channing in heads-up play to complain the title of World Champion at the PartyPoker.com event. Smyth wore Channing down in heads-up and eventually all the money went into the middle with Channing holding #9h-#9c to Smyth's #Qc-#Qs. With Channing's luck as of late some were expecting a full house or quads to hit for him on the board but instead it came #10s-#5d-#2d-#Kh-#Kd which gave the definitive checkmark to Smyth. It was a thrilling conclusion to another successful event World Open, according to organizers. "This was without doubt the strongest field we have seen at the PartyPoker.com World Open and the players certainly didn't disappoint," said Matchroom Sport Director Eddie Hearn, "The standard of play was simply stunning throughout and Marty was a deserved winner. The Partypoker.com World Open is now firmly established as one of poker's major titles." Marty Smyth received $250,000 for his efforts while Channing had to settle for the $100,000 which came with second place. Noted English pro Marc Goodwin finished third for $60,000. This year's event had skilled field that was led by Mike Sexton, Dave Ulliott, Theo Jorgensen, Ian Fraser, Jon Kalmar, Juha Helppi and Liam Flood. Coverage of the event will be broadcast on Channel 5 in the U.K. later this year and will be presented by Jesse May. The format sees the winner of each of the 12 heats progressed to the semi-final stage and, for the first time in the event's history, all was not lost for the runners-up as they battled it out for the remaining two semi-final spots in "wild-card" fashion. Smyth joins Anthony Hardy, Pippa Flanders and Lee Nelson as winners of the World Open.Related Articles: Players set sail for PartyPoker Millions Qualify online for APT event at PartyPokerAsian Poker Tour Gets SavageAPT Releases 2008 ScheduleVisit PokerListings.com
PokerListings.com – May 4, 2008 11:36 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Players set sail today for PartyPoker Million
The eight-day cruise will take players around the Mediterranean with stops at several ports before returning to Venice. However, most of the action will be on board, in the PartyPoker Million VI poker tournament. Players from 30 countries are signed up to play, many of them online qualifiers. They include Mike McDonald, Sweden's Late Night Poker winner Andreas Jorbeck, Brazil's Christian Kruel, Soeren Kongsgaard, Florian Langmann, Alexander Jung and Finland's Mika Paasonen. Many of the old faces will be back once again as well with Mike Sexton playing host and MC, Matt Savage and Dave Lamb as tournament directors and Linda Johnson, Mark Tenner and Jan Fisher on board to help run the poker room. "The excitement is building ahead of the first-ever PartyPoker.com Million to be held in Europe," said a PartyPoker spokesman. "We estimate a total prize pool of over $1.3 million." Previous PartyPoker Million events have taken place in the Caribbean and drawn in large crowds, including several poker pros. Previous winners of the PartyPoker Million include Kathy Liebert, Howard Lederer, Erick Lindgren, Michael Gracz and Mike Schneider. The inaugural Party Poker Million was the first Hold'em tournament to offer a $1 million first prize, the first to combine direct buy-ins with online qualifiers and the first to hold its finals on a cruise liner. It also made history, as Kathy Liebert's victory marked the first $1 million tournament win by a woman. Many of the players heading to the Mediterranean for this year's Million are qualifiers who won their way to the event on PartyPoker.com. The poker site was giving out prize packages worth $12,000 that included the $8,200 buy-in for the No-Limit Texas Hold'em main event plus $2,700 for accommodations and the cruise and $1,100 in spending money. The poker players will be happy to know the cruise ship offers a massive cardroom that will be open 24/7 during the cruise. For the family members along for the ride, there are plenty of other activities and facilities on board to keep them occupied including mini golf, restaurants, tennis courts, pools, spas, cinemas, shopping and more. Related Articles: Qualify online for APT event at PartyPokerAsian Poker Tour Gets SavageAPT Releases 2008 ScheduleVisit PokerListings.com
PokerListings.com – May 3, 2008 6:06 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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The eight-day cruise will take players around the Mediterranean with stops at several ports before returning to Venice. However, most of the action will be on board, in the PartyPoker Million VI poker tournament. Players from 30 countries are signed up to play, many of them online qualifiers. They include Mike McDonald, Sweden's Late Night Poker winner Andreas Jorbeck, Brazil's Christian Kruel, Soeren Kongsgaard, Florian Langmann, Alexander Jung and Finland's Mika Paasonen. Many of the old faces will be back once again as well with Mike Sexton playing host and MC, Matt Savage and Dave Lamb as tournament directors and Linda Johnson, Mark Tenner and Jan Fisher on board to help run the poker room. "The excitement is building ahead of the first-ever PartyPoker.com Million to be held in Europe," said a PartyPoker spokesman. "We estimate a total prize pool of over $1.3 million." Previous PartyPoker Million events have taken place in the Caribbean and drawn in large crowds, including several poker pros. Previous winners of the PartyPoker Million include Kathy Liebert, Howard Lederer, Erick Lindgren, Michael Gracz and Mike Schneider. The inaugural Party Poker Million was the first Hold'em tournament to offer a $1 million first prize, the first to combine direct buy-ins with online qualifiers and the first to hold its finals on a cruise liner. It also made history, as Kathy Liebert's victory marked the first $1 million tournament win by a woman. Many of the players heading to the Mediterranean for this year's Million are qualifiers who won their way to the event on PartyPoker.com. The poker site was giving out prize packages worth $12,000 that included the $8,200 buy-in for the No-Limit Texas Hold'em main event plus $2,700 for accommodations and the cruise and $1,100 in spending money. The poker players will be happy to know the cruise ship offers a massive cardroom that will be open 24/7 during the cruise. For the family members along for the ride, there are plenty of other activities and facilities on board to keep them occupied including mini golf, restaurants, tennis courts, pools, spas, cinemas, shopping and more. Related Articles: Qualify online for APT event at PartyPokerAsian Poker Tour Gets SavageAPT Releases 2008 ScheduleVisit PokerListings.com
PokerListings.com – May 3, 2008 6:06 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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