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WSOP Main Event Final Two: Ivan Demidov VS Peter Eastgate

November 10, 2008

The 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event finally got back underway yesterday after a tremendously long 117 day break that simply took swept the momentum away from everyone. After a slow start to the final table, the action finally ceased with Ivan Demidov and Peter Eastgate set to battle it out in heads-up later today.

As the November 9 took their seats, everyone braced for an early exit from Kelly Kim, the low stack with about 11 Big Blinds to his name. Kim turned out to be a stronger competitor than expected, however, as Craig Marquis was busted out with a flopped when Scott Montgomery hit a Straight on the River. Marquis was sent to the rails in 9th.

It was a short-lived revitalization for Kelly Kim, however, when the next hand forced him all in on the Big Blind, resulting in an 8th place exit.

David ‘Chino’ Rheem then put his A-K up against Eastgate’s A-Q. Rheem’s impressive luck throughout the 2008 WOSP Main Event never quite returned to him yesterday as his strong hand faltered, sending him packing in 7th. It wasn’t long before Peter Eastgate found another A-Q taking on an All-In A-8 from Darus Suharto. Eastgate hit a Flush on the Turn and it was all over for Suharto, the 6th place finisher.

The most atrocious elimination of the day came for 5th place finisher Scott Montgomery when a set of Aces, including one in the Hole, gave him a false sense of security. Once again it was Peter Eastgate who found the trumps. Holding Pocket 6s, Eastgate snagged a third on the River to complete the Full House. A bit later, Eastgate was blessed with another Full House that saw Ylon Schwartz, with an unimproved A-T, eliminated in 4th.

With only three competitors remaining, America’s favorite, Dennis Phillips, bluff-raised Eastgate into an All-In after the Flop. Phillips held only a backdoor draw that would need double runners for a Straight. Eastgate, on the other hand, had Flopped a set. Phillips’ 5% chance dwindled to 0%, leaving the last American standing to take a seat amongst his 300+ fan club, each wearing the same red St Louis Cardinals hat as the 3rd place finisher.

Later today, the final table will resume with heads-up action between two highly skilled European poker players, Peter Eastgate and Ivan Demidov. Should Eastgate take the title, he will break Phil Hellmuth’s 20-year-old record as the youngest individual to ever win the WSOP Main Event. On the other hand, should Demidov claim the crown, he will become the first Russian to earn the title.

Though Eastgate handled most of the eliminations in yesterday’s WSOP action, Demidov holds the chip lead with 79,500,000. Eastgate holds an equally respectable stack of 57,725,000 chips.

2008 WSOP Main Event Final Table Results, Thus Far:

1st – (To Be Determined) - $9,119,517 (+$32,899 added)
2nd – (To Be Determined) - $5,790,024 (+$19,571 added)
3rd - Dennis Phillips - $4,503,352 (+$14,421 added)
4th - Ylon Schwartz - $3,763,515 (+$11,459 added)
5th - Scott Montgomery - $3,088,012 (+$8,756 added)
6th - Darus Suharto - $2,412,510 (+$6,052 added)
7th - David ‘Chino’ Rheem - $1,769,174 (+$3,476 added)
8th - Kelly Kim - $1,286,672 (+$1,545 added)
9th - Craig Marquis - $900,670

Note: Harrah’s added $100,000 to the already massive prize pool after profiting from an investment of the original $25 million prize pool.

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    Written by Donna Norman · Filed Under 2008 WSOP Results, Poker News, Poker Tournament Results, Poker on TV, WSOP News 

    Online Poker Community Rejoices; Barack Obama Wins US Presidency

    November 5, 2008

    Last night it was confirmed – Barack Obama has won the US Presidential election that will see him take office in January 2009. The majority of the online poker community is rejoicing over the outcome, though it is still unclear what his actions, if any, will be regarding the legalities of online poker in the United States.

    Discuss the impacts of the new Presidential Elect in the 4fLUSH Online Poker Forum

    It is the responsibility of the House of Representatives and the Senate to introduce new bills and work diligently to push them through congress, but it will be President-elect Barack Obama who gets the final say. Last night’s election came out in the favor of online poker advocates in this regards as well.

    Congressman Barney Frank, the leading proponent of legalizing, regulating and taxing the online gambling industry in the United States, won by a landslide with 68% of the vote versus his Republican opponent Earl Sholley, who received only 25%. Just before the end of the 2008 congressional Session, the second revision of Barney Frank‘s bill, HR 6870 – the Payment Systems Protection Act – finally made its way past the House Financial Services Committee. HR 6870 seeks to clarify the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) of 2006 that was unscrupulously attached to an unrelated Port Security bill and dubiously passed in the wee hours of night by President Bush.

    Congressman Robert Wexler, another avid sponsor of legalizing online poker in the US, also defeated his Republican opponent Edward Lynch by an overwhelming vote of 66% to 27%. Wexler introduced the Skill Game Protection Act, HR 2610, in an attempt to make skill games exempt from the current online gambling laws. According to HR 2610, skill games would include poker, chess, bridge and other online games wherein skill takes precedence over luck in determining the outcome of a match.

    Other political victories for legal online poker advocates include Ron Paul, who helped co-author Frank’s original Payment Systems Protection Act (HR 5767); Pete Sessions, who introduced HR 6663 to clarify the UIGEA to focus on Internet sports betting; Representatives Shelley Berkley and Jon Porter of Nevada who strove to enact a study of online gambling; Congressman Jim McDermott who proposed two bills associated with the taxation of online gambling.

    On the reverse side of the spectrum, Congressmen Bob Goodlatte and Spencer Bachus will both be spending another two years in Washington. Goodlatte played a key role in executing the UIGEA in 2006, while Bachus has become infamous for telling of a fictitious study whose results claimed that 1/3 of all college students who gambled online committed suicide. The study, said to have taken place a Canada’s McGill University, never existed.

    While the future is still speculative at best, the future of legal online poker in the United States is certainly brighter than it has been in the past two years.

      Written by Donna Norman · Filed Under Online Gambling News, Poker News, UIGEA, iMega, Gambling Ban, United States Gambling Law 

      2008 WSOP Main Event To Take Center Stage

      November 3, 2008

      After several months of mounting anticipation, the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event is finally less than a week away, scheduled for November 9th. Appropriately deemed the “November Nine”, the final tablist are as hyped as ever.

      A quick change in plans has been issued for the most prestigious live poker event of the year, changing the venue for the 2008 WSOP Main Event. Instead of gathering at the Amazon Room of the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino, the November Nine will take center stage in the Penn & Teller Theater, within the hotel.

      At 10:00am (local time) Sunday morning on November 9, chip leader Dennis Phillips (pictured left) will take his seat to battle it out with the other final eight competitors. Blinds will start at 120k/240k with 30k antes. The action will continue until two players remain, followed by an overnight break.

      Heads-up play will continue between the final two on Monday, November 10th, and will continue until a bracelet winner emerges.

      Seating assignments have yet to be announced. Below are the final tablists – the historic ‘November Nine’ – ordered by chip stacks, largest to smallest. The lowest stack, Kelly Kim, has enough chips remaining to cover 11 Big Blinds.

      Dennis Phillips - 26,295,000
      Ivan Demidov - 24,400,000
      Scott Montgomery - 19,690,000
      Peter Eastgate - 18,375,000
      Ylon Schwartz - 12,525,000
      Darus Suharto - 12,520,000
      David ‘Chino’ Rheem - 10,230,000
      Craig Marquis - 10,210,000
      Kelly Kim - 2,620,000

      When all is said and done, a massive purse of $32,633,446 will be divvied up between the November Nine. The first to exit will receive an impressive payoff of little more than $900k, while the bracelet winner takes home the second largest 1st place prize in the history of the WSOP Main Event, $9.1 million. The exact cash prizes for place 1-9 are shown below.

      1st: $9,119,517
      2nd: $5,790,024
      3rd: $4,503,352
      4th: $3,763,515
      5th: $3,088,012
      6th: $2,412,510
      7th: $1,769,174
      8th: $1,286,672
      9th: $900,670

      An enormous crowd of spectators is expected to swarm the Penn & Teller Theater as the WOSP Main Event kicks off Sunday morning. Admission is free, opened on a first-come-first-served basis until the ample room reaches capacity, though each of the final nine plan to have a host of friends and family in attendance.

      The 2008 WSOP Main Event will come to a close with the winner crowned on November 10th. The event will then be aired on Tuesday, November 11th as ESPN busily edits the previous two days of live poker action to broadcast the most exciting moments, and of course the heads-up finale, of the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event.

        Written by Donna Norman · Filed Under Poker News, Poker on TV, WSOP News 

        Scott Montgomery 2008 WSOP Final tableist plays poker at Full Tilt.

        November 2, 2008

        Scott Montgomery has accumulated more than $1.3 million in poker tourney earnings just this year, and the event isn’t even seating players yet. Scott earned his seat to this year’s WSOP Main Event final table in Las Vegas, Nevada becoming one of the members of the 2008 November nine.

        Montgomery now has the opportunity to play for a much prize bigger, $9 million in addition to a chance at the acquiring the most coveted title in the world of NL Holdem poker – The 2008 WSOP Bracelet winner.

        Montgomery, a Waterloo University graduate initially started playing cards only 4 years back, packing a Bachelor of Mathematics degree, and working as an English teacher in Japan Montgomery began his love affair with Texas Holdem Poker. When he wasn’t teaching others back then, he was the one doing the learning. Scott spent all of his available free time playing poker and perusing any poker strategy book that came his way.

        Seems that was an ok World Series of Poker strategy, as Montgomery ground his way to this year’s World Series of Poker Main Event Final Table.

        One of first major cashes this year included the World Poker Tour’s L.A. Poker Classic $9.9K NL Hold ‘em title event game. Scott made the final table, playing eventual winner and familiar face poker pro Phil Ivey prior to busting out in 5th and netting more than $296K.

        Before to the big game, Montgomery played well striking pay dirt in three NHLE events at the 2008 World Series of Poker, including a 16th place finish in the Heads Up World Championship. In these 3 tournaments, Scott cashed for an impressive $73K.

        Scott’s 2008 Series had only just started out of the 6,844 poker players that set forth in the Main Event, Scott played his way to the main event table, sealing the deal for his chair amongst the November Nine.

        Care to test your poker skills with Scott Montgomery as he perfects his World Series skills before the main event this month? Check him out playing online poker at Full Tilt Poker.

          Written by Lady4Flush · Filed Under 2008 WSOP Results, Online Gambling News, Poker News, Poker Tournament Results, WSOP News 

          Singles Poker PKR and Lovestruck launch singles online poker nights

          October 29, 2008

          IF YOU PLAY YOUR CARDS RIGHT…

          London, 29 October, 2008 - Singles wanting to make a love match now have Lady Luck on their side. Online poker room PKR.com and dating website Lovestruck.com have today announced a partnership to create a series of online and face-to-face poker nights especially for singles, starting this November.

          The singles poker nights will kick off with a special poker party for PKR.com and Lovestruck.com members to meet, mingle and learn to play. The launch bash will be held on Thursday 6 November at London’s coolest new bar, The Hoxton Pony, 104-108 Curtain Road, London, EC2A 3AH.

          Entry to the singles poker event is free; just register in advance at Lovestruck.com/london. After registering, those who want to swot up on the game and impress potential partners can get some practice in at www.PKR.com . At the live poker party, experienced dealers will be on hand to teach or remind guests the art of the game - so everyone can sit down at the table and work on their moves.

          Following the event, people can continue to improve their poker skills and meet other fun loving people online through a series of weekly singles poker nights at PKR.com. Aptly named ‘Lovestruck Evenings,’ the specifically created online singles nights will kick off on 17th November at 8pm, with a free to enter tournament, followed by three additional low buy-in tournaments. Players will have to be registered with both PKR and Lovestruck to play and will receive a special password to enter.

          PKR.com is a revolutionary new poker website that uses real-time 3D graphics to bring an unprecedented level of realism to the game. The site has seen dramatic growth with two million members registered since inception just two years ago. PKR has a hugely active online community of users and has seen several love matches resulting in three known weddings.

          Lovestruck.com is a unique dating site that matches single professionals to others who work close by. Urban singles all over the UK and beyond meet for quick coffee, lunch or after-work dates to see if they ‘click’.

          PKR Marketing Director, Simon Prodger says, “Poker is a very social game and we know our players actively chat both in the game and on our forums. We’ve seen romance bloom on PKR and so partnering with a site like Lovestruck that caters to young, outgoing professionals is perfect for us.”

          Lovestruck Managing Director, Brett Harding, says “We’re always looking at innovative ways to bring our time-strapped Members together. By forming an alliance with PKR, we’ll be providing a quality poker experience that we know our discerning single professionals will appreciate.”

            Written by Lady4Flush · Filed Under PKR Poker, Poker News 

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