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One of the most recent stops for the World Series of Poker Circuit was Harveys Lake Tahoe. It featured a $1,600 Main Event, which is certainly low by Main Event standards. This highlights a great thing about the WSOPC: the buy-ins are accessible so that the normal amateur player can take part. This is especially important in a day and age where Americans are not allowed on a William Hill Poker download.
A grand total of 327 people played over two Day 1s. This created a 6-figure first prize of $111,812! While 181 players made it to Day 2, just 11 players went on to Day 3. Within half an hour, two of these players busted and the final table was formed.
The first bust of the final table was Casey McCarrel. He started the final table with the fourth biggest stack, but he lost a chunk of chips to Chris Clark after doubling him up. He spent the rest of his chips on a flush draw and overcard against Ron Segni’s top pair, and he was sent to…
Read MoreLast week I posted part 1 of our WSOP Main Event final table summary. Today I will continue this summary for the top three players of the biggest event available in casinos for USA players. When it became 3-handed, Martin Staszko had 35 big blinds, Ben Lamb had around 45 big blinds, and Pius Heinz had over half the chips in play with 90 big blinds.
The first hand of the final table’s Day 2 was a giant pot between Lamb and Staszko. There was a series of raises preflop, and finally Staszko was all-in with 77 against Lamb’s KJ. Lamb lost the big coinflip and was finished off by Staszko’s JJ just a few hands later. While Lamb was the 2011 WSOP Player of the Year, he had to settle for a disappointing third place in the Main Event.
Heads-up play finally began, and no one could have guessed the epic battle that was in store: 120 hands, 6 hours of play, and numerous lead changes. Staszko began heads-up play with a small chip lead but that was…
Read MoreThe World Series of Poker Main Event has been the pinnacle of tournament poker for quite some time now. It is the ultimate goal of every poker player from beginners to world class professionals on the PKR download. Only nine players a year get a chance to play for the title in November.
This year’s $10,000 WSOP Main Event began with 6,865 players spread out over four Day 1’s and was further thinned out by two Day 2’s. After that there were six more days of play before a player could call themselves one of the “November Nine.” The November Nine was scheduled for 109 days after Day 8 in July.
Bob Bounahra, Sam Holden, Anton Makiievskyi, and Pius Heinz were coming into the final table with 40 big blinds or less. This gave them room, but it meant that they couldn’t sit around for too long. Martin Stazsko began the final table in the pole position with over 80 big blinds.
It took 51 hands until the first bustout occurred. Holden busted by running AJ suited into Ben…
Read MoreWith the recent problems that have plagued the online poker best in America, live tournaments across the country have seen a massive increase in attendance this year. The recent World Series of Poker Circuit event in Hammond, Indiana was one of these events.
1,615 players showed up and put up $1,600 a piece, which created an impressive prize pool of $2,349,825. The player that could conquer this record-setting field would take down $393,584 for first place. This is way more than you can usually win on a Ladbrokes Poker download!
The final table started out fast and furious with Eric Crain’s QJ cracking Shawn Quinn’s AK in an all-in preflop confrontation, which sent Quinn out in 9th. The action continued as Drazen Ilich got in the last of his chips with KK against the JT of Bob Chow on a 983 flop. Though Ilich held a big lead at the time, the turn came down with a 7 and left Illich drawing dead.
On the very next hand, Joe Hebda joined his former tablemates on the rail as…
Read MoreAfter weeks of deliberation, the two new entrants to the Poker Hall of Fame are set to be unveiled. Barry Greenstein and Linda Johnson are the two celebrated names entering the hall this year. This list of poker greats is operated by the World Series of Poker and will hold a ceremony to officially admit both entrants on November 8th.
Anyone who follows poker will know the name Barry Greenstein. Famous globally and locally for his quality poker play, Greenstein is regarded as one of the toughest cash game players in the world. In the tournament arena he has wracked up two WPT titles and three WSOP bracelets.
Barry is often praised for his consistent dedication to charitable causes. For years, he has given his net earnings from poker tournaments to charity, making the money to support himself from cash game play. For that reason, he has become known to many as the ‘Robin Hood of Poker’.
Alongside the likes of Negreanu and Moneymaker, Barry has been at the forefront of Team PokerStars Bonus Code. Eliminating Barry from a…
Read MoreA few days ago I wrote about free things to do in Vegas during your days off. If you are on a budget but don’t want to sit in your hotel clearing that Bingo bonus with your free time, there is plenty of cheap entertainment to be found on the Strip. Read on for a list of cheap activities that will keep you away from the Bingo cards.
Everyone loves food, so let’s start with the cheap food deals. If you love shrimp, check out the shrimp cocktail at the San Francisco Shrimp Bar & Deli. For just $1.99, you get shrimp with homemade sauce, lemon, and saltine crackers.
If you need some meat to go with your shrimp, head to the Hard Rock Hotel. Mr. Lucky’s serves steak and shrimp for $7.77 24 hours a day! Your meal includes the steak, three grilled shrimp, garlic mash, a roll, and a salad. Keep in mind that you’ll need to put in a special request for it since it’s not on the regular menu.
If you need something to quench…
Read MoreWSOP is fast approaching and people around the world are getting ready to play in casinos for USA players. If you are traveling to Vegas for your first World Series, some good advice would be to take days off in between events. It can be very tiring to play every day, and having a couple days off now and then will help you recharge. What should you do to keep yourself busy during these days off though? This article will feature some cheap and fun things to do for a poker player on a budget.
If you are a frequent player of free bet sportsbooks, chances are you like getting things for free. So what can you do for free while in Vegas? If you have never been to Vegas before, there is plenty to see. To start, you could watch the fountains at the Bellagio. It is a dancing water display because the fountains actually move in time to music! After you finish watching, you can head into the Bellagio itself to view the Bellagio Conservatory.
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