Carsten Joh Wins WSOP Event #51
June 30, 2009
Event #51 of the 2009 World Series of Poker has ended and it was German native Carsten Joh who came out victorious. The $1,500 no limit hold’em event had 2,781 players competing and for outlasting the field Joh earned $664,426.
Joh was not the front runner of the tournament but once five handed play began, it was time for him to begin his run for the bracelet. Joh was the short stack and he decided to go all in against Steven Levy. Joh held A-J while Levy held A-K. Joh’s cards were diamonds and he got runner-runner flush to take the pot and start his way to the first place finish.
When three handed play began Joh was the short stack once again. Joh worked his way to taking all of David Walasinski’s chips and knocking him out in third place he would then begin heads up play against Andrew Chen.
Heads up play would last one hour before Joh would take his first WSOP bracelet win. Joh gained a 5-1 chip lead and he won the final hand with pocket sixes against Chen’s 10-9.
Final Results:
1. Carsten Joh– $664,426
2. Andrew Chen – $412,632
3. David Walasinski – $272,405
4. Steven Levy – $192,650
5. Owen Crowe – $145,199
6. Thibaut Durand – $115,817
7. Georgios Kapalas – $97,634
8. Jason Helder – $86,702
9. Nathan Page – $80,894
Greg Mueller Joins List of Double Bracelet Winners at WSOP 2009
June 29, 2009
Three players have earned two bracelets at the 2009 World Series of Poker: Brock Parker, Phil Ivey and Jeff Lisandro. Now a fourth poker pro has been added to the double bracelet list: Greg Mueller. Mueller waited a long time to earn his first bracelet and now he has earned two during the 2009 WSOP.
Mueller had cashed out thirteen times during his foray into WSOP play but had not won a single bracelet, until this year. Event number 33 of the WSOP was the event where Mueller won his first bracelet. He won the $10,000 world championship limit hold’em event.
Mueller earned his second WSOP bracelet in event #50 which was the $1,500 limit hold’em shootout. Mueller won two tables in the shootout format to advance to the final table. Event #50 began with 572 players and the players were divided among 64 tables on day 1.
After making it past day 1, each player was guaranteed at least $4,350 but of course everyone’s eyes were on the top prize. When final table play began Mueller would compete against such players as David Williams and Marc Naalden. Each player would begin with 450,000 in chips so the playing field was even for all.
The first to be eliminated from the final table would be Jose Barbero and the pros would continue to be eliminated until only Naalden and Mueller were left. Mueller entered into heads up play with an almost 3-1 chip lead but Naalden would come back to take the lead.
The chip lead would go back and forth for some time until Mueller claimed the final lead. He built a 5-1 chip lead and on the final hand Mueller and Naalden were both all in but it would be Mueller’s top pair and a better kicker that would take the hand and his second bracelet of this WSOP season.
Final Results:
1. Greg Mueller — $194,854
2. Marc Naalden — $120,614
3. Mille Phung Shiu — $77,138
4. David Williams — $51,145
5. Matthew Sterling — $35,058
6. Flaminio Malaguti — $24,824
7. Joep van den Bijgaart — $18,136
8. Jose Barbero— $13,655
Absolute Poker Signs Acclaimed Poker Pro Matt Vengrin
June 27, 2009
Absolute Poker today announced the signing of respected poker player Matt Vengrin as its newest pro. The Texas Hold’em champion, who was most recently associated with Full Tilt Poker, had been on the radar of a number of online poker rooms before connecting with Absolute Poker. The leading online poker site, which is part of the CEREUS Poker Network, is building a roster of poker players and is thrilled to start with one of Texas Hold’em’s finest.
“I am honored and humbled that I was chosen to help represent Absolute Poker,” stated Vengrin. “I believe in the brand and look forward to a long term relationship working side by side with the management team.”
In a little over two years, Vengrin has won over $717,000 playing online poker at UltimateBet, Full Tilt Poker, and Poker Stars. In 2009 alone, the online poker pro has amassed five top ten finishes in several popular online poker tournaments, including a 9th place showing in UltimateBet’s UBOC Event #1, a Pot Limit Omaha tournament, for $1,800. Other notable wins include a 1st place finish in a recent No Limit Hold’em event for $61,600 in February and a 2nd place finish in a $100k tournament for $21,327 in January.
Totaling close to $400,000, his land-based tournament wins are equally impressive. Most recently, Vengrin finished strong in Event #9 of the 2009 Aussie Millions for nearly $10,000. At UltimateBet’s 2008 Aruba Poker Classic, the world’s most popular island-based tournament that’s going into its 8th year, Vengrin collected $6,670. And at last year’s 2008 World Series of Poker, the online poker star secured $167,973 for a 3rd place finish in Event #29.
Online poker players at Absolute Poker can employ the online poker site’s free Absolute Buddy software to discover where Matt Vengrin is seated. He will be featured in red text while playing at Absolute Poker’s tables under the name mattvengrin.
50k Guaranteed Online Poker Tournament at Aced Poker Prone To Overlay
June 26, 2009
Aced Poker hosts a $50k Guaranteed tournament every Sunday. The name of the tournament is the Sunday $50,000 Guaranteed. The tournament, is a rebuy game, allowing 3 rebuys per player. Players can use their VIP points to enter, a satellite coupon, or pay cash and enter directly.
The game played is Texas Holdem poker, and as we’ve mentioned, the prize pool will be at least $50k.
Players begin with 3,000 chips each. Players rebuying will be rebuying for 3k in tournament chips as well.
The blinds increase every 15 minutes, and there’s a four minute break for the players every hour. Registration for this week’s game is already available; according to Aced.com registration is always available at least 24 hours in advance.
This is a great tournament option, for those accustomed to playing $100 tourneys, and persons looking to move up in stakes, the reason for that is that the competition just isn’t that fierce. Additionally, and most importantly is that the tournament is very prone to overlay, in fact, the tournament has been known to overlay as much 30k in the past.
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Aced Online Poker also offers an guaranteed overlay option for the lower stakes poker player.
There’s a low stakes tournament at Aced that you might find yourself interested in. Aced Poker just announced a $100 guaranteed tournament that will only cost you a buck.... Here’s the best part, there’s a maximum of fifty players allowed in to the tournament.
Aced poker has guaranteed an overlay for players of this game; in fact, playing in this tournament is much the same as buying in after clearing half of the field.
• $1 buyin (you can use points VIP points too)
• 10 minute blinds
• 50 MAX entrants
• $100 prize pool
• Every Saturday at 12:00 server time
If you’re looking to begin building a solid bankroll, this tournament is a must on your schedule this week.
PartyPoker Begins to Build Poker Team
June 25, 2009
Just a short time ago PartyPoker announced they had signed a sponsorship deal with Ian Frazer to begin creating their own poker team. The site has now announced that Felipe “Mojave” Ramos and Remy Biechel have also joined the first ever PartyPoker team.
Frazer has earned more than $1 million while playing in major poker tournaments including: online final tables, three WSOP cashes, a European Open title and a UK Open title. Biechel is a popular French poker player who is a member of the PartyPoker team. Palladium Lounge. He recently won the €5,000 side event in Monte Carlo during the EPT Grand Final. Ramos is from Brazil and he is well known on the Latin American poker circuit. He has seen great success during his poker career and most recently finished sixth in the $5,000 Pot limit Omaha WSOP event.
A spokesperson forPartyPoker team. commented: “The sponsored player and grassroots team initiative will continue to grow with all VIPs reviewed for suitability. We have seen growth in VIPs coming back to Party since our launch of the new software and continued huge strides in the VIP programme which culminated in the launch of the new PartyPoints Store this week.”
“We are looking for players that have shown themselves to have star quality in their play but who are also fun, humorous and possess a strong character and willingness to co-operate. Our extensive international television distribution gives players the chance of brilliant exposure.”
Frazer also commented that he is ‘delighted’ to have got a deal PartyPoker and it will allow him to ‘focus more on poker’ than his everyday job. He went on to say he has been with PartyPoker for a while now since the early ‘Poker Den days’ so the deal between himself and PartyPoker makes sense.
Betfair Reports Wimbledon Match to Corruption Investigators
June 24, 2009
Betfair reported Tuesdays reports Wimbledon match to corruption investigators after recieving massive wagers following commentators announcement. Cheating? Corruption? Or just misinformation?
Betfair, one of the largest bookmakers in Britain, as well as a force in the online sports betting world alerted tennis corruption investigators about unusual betting patterns during the first-round match that was held this Tuesday between tennis pro’s Wayne Odesnik a United States tennis player, and Jurgen Melzer of Austria.
Betfair received roughly $980,000 in bets on the match; the norm for a first round Wimbledon match according to a report made by ESPN is less than $163,000.
Mark Davies of Betfair spoke to the Associated Press, "It's being reported as potential corruption, but I don't see it that way at all," He went on to say "I doubt that there was any wrongdoing." He continued explaining why the report was made: "Because of the transparency ... we pass that info on to the Tennis Integrity Unit," Davies told the press. "Then they can make a judgment. But having heard the commentary on the match, I don't suspect that this is going to turn out to be any kind of corruption story."
So what happened here: During the match, a sports commentator reported that Odesnik had a thigh injury, effectively shortening Melzer’s odds, ‘significantly’. In the end, Melzer did win the match, however; Odesnik says he did not have a thigh injury.
Espn spoke with Odesnik after the match they reported the following conversation:
"I don't have an injury! I called a trainer after the first set when I felt a tiny something in my hamstring. He put hot cream on it during the chageover -- I didn't even call an inury timeout -- and it went away. The trainer waited a game and asked me and I said it was fine. It didn't affect the outcome of the match.
"I have no injury -- I'm perfectly fine.
PokerStars Offering Free Roll Entry to Petition Signers
June 24, 2009
Yesterday we told you about the Poker Players Alliance announcing the dates for National Poker Week and how they had several new websites launched online. One of those sites is www.pokerpetition.com, where poker players can go and sign a petition which supports the right of Americans to play games of skill including online poker. The petition will be sent to President Obama in July so the PPA would like to get as many signatures as they can, so to help support the PPA, Pokerstars is offering people who sign the petition an entry into a free roll.
Greg Raymer, a member of the PPA Board, sent an email invitation to PokerStars players. In the email, it stated that PokerStars would be rewarding anyone who signs the poker petition using their special link, www.pokerpetition.com/pokerstars. Those who use the link will become eligible to participate in a $3,500 free roll tournament hosted at Pokerstars.
The petition will be shown to President Barack Obama on July 22nd and hopefully it will have enough signatures to make a strong impact. Most poker players are probably going to sign the petition anyway, if they haven’t already, so they might as well get a free tournament entry in the process.
PokerStars will be holding the free rolls each Saturday from June 27th until July 25th at 14:30 ET. Each tournament is limited to 20,000 and the top finishers of the free rolls will share in the $3,500 prize pool. Players who register via the above link will be given a special ticket that will allow them to play in one of the free rolls at PokerStars.
If you don't already have an account at Pokerstars Please click one of the links in this article, and then head to the petition to sign up!
Online Poker Player wins $60,000 on Jacks or Better!
June 24, 2009
Casino.com congratulates UK player 02R07283482 who proved that Jacks ARE Better when they won a whopping $60,000 on the progressive <a title="online poker" href="http://www.MansionPoker.com" target="_blank">video poker game Jacks or Better. From only a $1.25 spin, they hit a Club Royal Flush and scooped the big money.
So simple that anyone can play it, Jacks or Better is the most common variation of video poker available. Basically, it does what it says on the tin. Jacks or Better pays off on a pair, as long as that pair is Jacks – or better. Therefore, great as an introduction to video poker for novices, it’s also a rewarding no-frills game for the more accomplished online poker player.
With no wild cards or jokers, the game is played with a standard pack of 52 cards, shuffled before each deal and therefore totally random. Clicking ‘Deal’ begins play and you receive a five-card hand. Your aim is simply to get the best-paying poker hand, therefore you either keep or throw away whichever cards you choose. Those you reject are replaced, and if your replacements complete a winning combination, you win.
A Royal Flush is the highest paying hand in poker and will reward you with the maximum jackpot, but numerous combinations pay out decreasing amounts, from a Straight Flush all the way down to the eponymous pair of Jacks or Better.
Casino.com offers the traditional Jacks or Better, along with a 4-line, 50-line, and a progressive 10-line version of the online poker game.
Online Poker Player wins $60,000 on Jacks or Better!
June 24, 2009
Casino.com congratulates UK player 02R07283482 who proved that Jacks ARE Better when they won a whopping $60,000 on the progressive <a title="online poker" href="http://www.MansionPoker.com" target="_blank">video poker game Jacks or Better. From only a $1.25 spin, they hit a Club Royal Flush and scooped the big money.
So simple that anyone can play it, Jacks or Better is the most common variation of video poker available. Basically, it does what it says on the tin. Jacks or Better pays off on a pair, as long as that pair is Jacks – or better. Therefore, great as an introduction to video poker for novices, it’s also a rewarding no-frills game for the more accomplished online poker player.
With no wild cards or jokers, the game is played with a standard pack of 52 cards, shuffled before each deal and therefore totally random. Clicking ‘Deal’ begins play and you receive a five-card hand. Your aim is simply to get the best-paying poker hand, therefore you either keep or throw away whichever cards you choose. Those you reject are replaced, and if your replacements complete a winning combination, you win.
A Royal Flush is the highest paying hand in poker and will reward you with the maximum jackpot, but numerous combinations pay out decreasing amounts, from a Straight Flush all the way down to the eponymous pair of Jacks or Better.
Casino.com offers the traditional Jacks or Better, along with a 4-line, 50-line, and a progressive 10-line version of the online poker game.
Online Poker Player wins $60,000 on Jacks or Better!
June 24, 2009
Casino.com congratulates UK player 02R07283482 who proved that Jacks ARE Better when they won a whopping $60,000 on the progressive <a title="online poker" href="http://www.MansionPoker.com" target="_blank">video poker game Jacks or Better. From only a $1.25 spin, they hit a Club Royal Flush and scooped the big money.
So simple that anyone can play it, Jacks or Better is the most common variation of video poker available. Basically, it does what it says on the tin. Jacks or Better pays off on a pair, as long as that pair is Jacks – or better. Therefore, great as an introduction to video poker for novices, it’s also a rewarding no-frills game for the more accomplished online poker player.
With no wild cards or jokers, the game is played with a standard pack of 52 cards, shuffled before each deal and therefore totally random. Clicking ‘Deal’ begins play and you receive a five-card hand. Your aim is simply to get the best-paying poker hand, therefore you either keep or throw away whichever cards you choose. Those you reject are replaced, and if your replacements complete a winning combination, you win.
A Royal Flush is the highest paying hand in poker and will reward you with the maximum jackpot, but numerous combinations pay out decreasing amounts, from a Straight Flush all the way down to the eponymous pair of Jacks or Better.
Casino.com offers the traditional Jacks or Better, along with a 4-line, 50-line, and a progressive 10-line version of the online poker game.
Online Poker Player wins $60,000 on Jacks or Better!
June 24, 2009
Casino.com congratulates UK player 02R07283482 who proved that Jacks ARE Better when they won a whopping $60,000 on the progressive <a title="online poker" href="http://www.MansionPoker.com" target="_blank">video poker game Jacks or Better. From only a $1.25 spin, they hit a Club Royal Flush and scooped the big money.
So simple that anyone can play it, Jacks or Better is the most common variation of video poker available. Basically, it does what it says on the tin. Jacks or Better pays off on a pair, as long as that pair is Jacks – or better. Therefore, great as an introduction to video poker for novices, it’s also a rewarding no-frills game for the more accomplished online poker player.
With no wild cards or jokers, the game is played with a standard pack of 52 cards, shuffled before each deal and therefore totally random. Clicking ‘Deal’ begins play and you receive a five-card hand. Your aim is simply to get the best-paying poker hand, therefore you either keep or throw away whichever cards you choose. Those you reject are replaced, and if your replacements complete a winning combination, you win.
A Royal Flush is the highest paying hand in poker and will reward you with the maximum jackpot, but numerous combinations pay out decreasing amounts, from a Straight Flush all the way down to the eponymous pair of Jacks or Better.
Casino.com offers the traditional Jacks or Better, along with a 4-line, 50-line, and a progressive 10-line version of the online poker game.
Online Poker Player wins $60,000 on Jacks or Better!
June 24, 2009
Casino.com congratulates UK player 02R07283482 who proved that Jacks ARE Better when they won a whopping $60,000 on the progressive <a title="online poker" href="http://www.MansionPoker.com" target="_blank">video poker game Jacks or Better. From only a $1.25 spin, they hit a Club Royal Flush and scooped the big money.
So simple that anyone can play it, Jacks or Better is the most common variation of video poker available. Basically, it does what it says on the tin. Jacks or Better pays off on a pair, as long as that pair is Jacks – or better. Therefore, great as an introduction to video poker for novices, it’s also a rewarding no-frills game for the more accomplished online poker player.
With no wild cards or jokers, the game is played with a standard pack of 52 cards, shuffled before each deal and therefore totally random. Clicking ‘Deal’ begins play and you receive a five-card hand. Your aim is simply to get the best-paying poker hand, therefore you either keep or throw away whichever cards you choose. Those you reject are replaced, and if your replacements complete a winning combination, you win.
A Royal Flush is the highest paying hand in poker and will reward you with the maximum jackpot, but numerous combinations pay out decreasing amounts, from a Straight Flush all the way down to the eponymous pair of Jacks or Better.
Casino.com offers the traditional Jacks or Better, along with a 4-line, 50-line, and a progressive 10-line version of the online poker game.
UltimateBet’s Matt Graham Grabs Hold of Second WSOP Bracelet
June 23, 2009
Respected online poker phenomenon wins second bracelet at this year’s World Series of Poker in Pot-Limit Omaha Event #40
Miami, Florida (Marketwire) June 23, 2009 – Matt Graham is making a habit out of winning WSOP bracelets. The Ultimate Bet pro successfully conquered a field of 295 players in Event #40, a World Championship Pot-Limit Omaha event at the World Series of Poker last night, securing a first place prize of $679,379 and his second WSOP bracelet.
“Ultimate Bet's Vegas Empire is stronger than ever and Matt Graham’s performance over the past few days is proof of it,” stated Annie Duke, Ultimate Bet’s Cardroom Consultant, referring to the online poker site’s current 10th anniversary Roman-themed marketing campaign that has attracted the strongest online poker community to this year’s series.
In March, Ultimate Bet signed the 25-year-old poker sensation to its Star Players team, a roster of poker talent that includes the most revered players in online poker. With career winnings now totaling nearly $2.5 million, and with over $1 million of it won in World Series of Poker events, Graham is living up to his Star Player title.
Members of the Star Players team continue to prove that online poker players can achieve equal success in the world’s biggest land-based events. In addition to Graham’s online poker winnings, the poker pro has a number of impressive land-based wins under his belt.
In 2008, Graham won his first WSOP bracelet when he took down the Limit Hold’em Shootout, taking home more than $278,000. Other noteworthy wins by the former pre-med student include the 2008 Five Diamond World Poker Classic and the 2008 World Poker Challenge.
All eyes will be on Graham in the Main Event of the World Series of Poker, set to get underway on July 3rd. Online poker players at UltimateBet can employ the online poker site’s free UltimateBuddy feature to find out where Matt Graham is seated.
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PPA Announces Dates for National Poker Week
June 23, 2009
The Poker Players Alliance held a press conference at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino this past Monday and during the press conference the PPA announced the dates for this year’s National Poker Week as well as other new initiatives.
The dates for this year’s National Poker Week will be July 19th through the 25th. The PPA also revealed a few new websites that were designed to increase poker player’s participation in the process of politics. The PPA also announced their plans for the 2009 ‘fly in’ to Washington D.C. where PPA representatives and poker pros are going to lobby on the behalf of the game.
John Pappas the PPA Executive Director opened the press conference and short speeches were made by PPA Chairman Alfonse D’Amato and U.S. Representative Shelley Berkley. Linda Johnson and Greg Raymer, both PPA Board Members, made appearances as well.
One of the websites mentioned at the press conference was www.Nationalpokerweek.com. This site shows players how to contact local officials about the game of poker as well as information on the July ‘fly in’. The site also shows players how they can sign a petition that is telling the President, Barack Obama, that Poker is NOT a crime. The petition will be sent to the President on July 22nd during National Poker Week. Players can also sign the petition by going directly to www.PokerPetition.com.
The PPA also mentioned www.MyPokerStory.com which is a website where players can submit videos detailing why they love the game of poker. Players who submit a video to the site will be eligible to win a trip for two to Las Vegas.
PPA Chairman and former U.S. Senator Alfonse D'Amato commented:"National Poker Week, with events in Washington, D.C., and across the country, is the PPA's way to make it clear to my former colleagues in the U.S. Congress that poker is important to voters and is here to stay.”
Jeffrey Lisandro Earns Second WSOP Bracelet This Summer
June 22, 2009
Jeffrey Lisandro is on a roll. Lisandro earned his first WSOP bracelet ever back in 2007 at the seven card stud event. Well just a short time ago Lisandro earned his second career bracelet during the 2009 seven card stud event. he has now won his third career bracelet, number 2 for this summer, in event number 37, the $10,000 Seven card stud eight or better event.
Lisandro became the third player of this year’s WSOP to earn two bracelets. Brock Parker and Phil Ivey have both been double bracelet winners this year as well. During event number 37 Doyle Brunson was trying to earn a record tying 11th bracelet but he was eliminated in seventh place.
Lisandro would have to face Farzad Rouhani in heads up play before he would earn his second series bracelet. The final hand played out as follows: Rouhani came in with a deuce and Lisandro completed. Rouhani raised and Lisandro re-raised. Rouhani then put in the fourth bet which Lisandro called. Both players checked Fourth Street.
Rouhani held (A spades 5 spades) 2 clubs 3 clubs 10 spades 2 hearts (K diamonds)
Lisandro held (6 diamonds 2 spades) 6 spades 10 clubs 10 hearts K hearts (5 hearts)
Lisandro bet on the fifth and Rouhani called. Lisandro’s tens put him in the lead and Rouhani was trying for a wheel draw. Rouchani would earn nothing to help and Lisandro would earn his bracelet.
Final Results:
1. Jeffrey Lisandro — $431,656
2. Farzad Rouhani — $266,804
3. Michael Wattel — $176,605
4. Frank Mariani — $124,684
5. Yan Chen — $93,513
6. Abe Mosseri — $74,258
7. Doyle Brunson — $62,234
8. Justin Smith — $54,896
Steve Sung Continues Strong Run Heading to Asian Poker Tour Macau Event
June 15, 2009
Almost halfway through this year’s World Series of Poker®, Steve Sung, who will be heading to this year’s Asian Poker Tour event in Macau, is already running in high gear with a bracelet win and a final table showing.
The Poker Pack member kicked things off by winning Event #4 at the 40th World Series of Poker®. He outlasted a field of 6,102 and dominated the final table to win the $1,000 No Limit Hold ‘Em event, which was the biggest non-main-event tournament in history. With the win, he picked up his first-ever WSOP® bracelet in addition to $771,106 in prize money.
Just a little over a week later, Sung made his presence felt again by finishing third in Event #23, which was the $10,000 World Championship in No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball. While he barely missed out on his second bracelet this year, the Korean poker pro did pick up $112,042 to bring his total winnings for this year’s WSOP® to almost $900,000.
The other members of The Poker Pack have been cashing in this year as well. Aside from Sung’s two big finishes, fellow members JC Tran and Quinn Do both have two cashes while Nam Le has one. All in all, the Pack has combined for seven cashes totalling $974,421.
The Poker Pack is a team of specially selected players of Asian origin who are ambassadors for the Asian Poker Tour. The group is composed of JC Tran, Nam Le, Quinn Do, David “Chino” Rheem, Steve Sung, and Kwang Soo Lee. Together, the six have approximately $23 million in live tournament winnings.
Asian Poker Tour Macau 2009 will be held at the Galaxy StarWorld Hotel and Casino in Macau from August 12 to 23, 2009. Buy-in is set at HK $32,000 + $2,400 (approximately US $4,300).
For more information, log on to the Asian Poker Tour’s web site at www.asianpt.com
Brock Parker Wins Two WSOP Bracelets in One Week
June 11, 2009
Event #14, the $2,500 six handed limit hold’em tournament, of the WSOP was won by Brock Parker. The win was Parker’s first WSOP bracelet an amazing feat in itself. After earning the bracelet, Parker entered event #19, the $2,500 six handed no limit hold’em tournament. After another stellar performance, Parker earned his second WSOP bracelet, all in just one week.
In event #19 Parker fought his way through the final table to face Joe Serock in heads up play. Parker was in the lead and the final hand went like this: Serock raised to 200,000 preflop and Parker reraised to one million. Serock rerasied all in and Parker called so it was game on!
Parker held Q spades and Queen of diamonds and Serock held Ten of diamonds and ten of clubs. The board came Ace of spades, seven of spades, two of clubs, king of clubs and queen of clubs. Parker won the hand and the gold bracelet making two for this week.
With both wins, Parker has now earned $776,433 in just one week of WSOP play. this is an amazing achievement and we should see Parker continue to succeed in any WSOP event he signs up for next.
Final Results:
1. Brock Parker– $552,745
2. Joseph Serock – $341,783
3. Russell Crane – $220,633
4. Jesse Rios– $148,661
5. Alex Wilson – $104,323
6. Clayton Newman – $76,123
MansionPoker.com Players Face Jamie Gold and Poker’s Elite to Win a $13,000 WSOP Package
June 11, 2009
Online poker players who qualified for the WSOP Main Event through MansionPoker.com’s satellite poker tournaments have automatically been entered into a special freeroll for a chance to win a place at the WSOP Celebrity Bounty Bash. Up for grabs is prize money of $20,000, a $13,000 package to the WSOP 2010 Main Event, and the opportunity to play against some of poker’s greatest players.
MansionPoker.com players qualified for the WSOP Main Poker Event through buy-ins ranging from 77 cents to $535. One <a href="http://www.MansionPoker.com/">online poker player even qualified via a freeroll, having won entry by simply playing for 20 days during a promotion.
The special freeroll takes place on June 21, 2009, and is open to all winners of network packages to the WSOP main event. Only 21 poker players can qualify for the Celebrity Bounty Bash, so the online poker freeroll will be played until only these 21 remain. They will then go on to the live poker tournament at the Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas, on July 9, 2009.
Prize money at the live tournament is $20,000, winner takes all, and in addition to the 21 qualifiers are six of the best players known to poker – formidable opponents Scott Nguyen, Neil Channing, Jamie Gold, Marty Smith and Tony G. Also playing is Emmy Award-winning talk-show host Montel Williams, poker enthusiast, and an active campaigner for US poker players’ rights in online poker gaming.
The bounty on each of these celebrities is a $13,000 package to the WSOP 2010 Main Event, to be won by any player who knocks them out.
Lisa Hamilton Earns First WSOP Bracelet
June 10, 2009
Event #17 of the World Series of Poker was the Ladies No Limit Hold’em tournament and just over one thousand women registered to compete in the event. Several pros turned out for the event including Svetlana Gromenkova, J.J. Liu and Erica Schoenberg but it would be Lisa Hamilton who would outlast the field and take down her first WSOP win. Amazingly it was one of her first ever live tournaments.
A native of Hawaii, Hamilton was introduced to the tournaments by her friend Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier. Hamilton usually played only cash games but this year she decided to give the WSOP a go. When final table play began a huge crowd had gathered in the Amazon room and people were cheering and screaming for the competitors.
Angel Pedroza looked good during final table play and it seemed she would finish strong but after dropping a good bit of chips to Hamilton, she was knocked out in fourth place. Hamilton then took over the tournament and three handed play lasted only thirty minutes before Hamilton took her place as the winner.
Hamilton would have to face Lori Bender in heads up play before claiming her first WSOP bracelet. In the final hand Bender went all in with a middle pair and Hamilton called which would send Bender packing in second place for $120,575.
Final Standings:
1.. Lisa Hamilton.. .. .. .. .$195,390
2.. Lori Bender.. .. .. .. .. .$120,575
3.. Mari Lou Morelli.. .. .. ..$78,132
4.. Angel Pedroza.. .. .. ..$53,940
5.. Kimberly Cunningham..$38,719
6.. Kimberly Rios.. .. . .. ..$29,121
7.. Lisa Parsons.. .. .. .. ..$22,880
8.. Dawn Thomas.. .. .. ..$18,742
9.. Lisa Santy.. .. .. .. .. ..$15,973
Win a share of $70,000 in MansionPoker.com’s June Promotions
June 10, 2009
Gibraltar, Europe, June 09, 2009
The promotions are coming thick and fast at MansionPoker.com this month.
Launching themselves up the leader board with ‘Tournament Take Off’, Sit & Go players are being rewarded simply for the number of games they play. The more games played, the further up the board they go. And, to give everyone an equal chance of making the top 20, there are two leader boards, one each for high and low stakes online poker players. The first place high stake poker player will win $2000, and top low stake player receives $500. The following 19 players on each leader board share the remainder of the $11,000 prize pool.
Hot on its heels is the ‘June Cash Dash’, another richly rewarding promotion which propels players up the leader board. Just play real money <a href="http://www.MansionPoker.com/">online poker games on MansionPoker.com, and every raked hand you play will further your position. Again, two leader boards ensure there’s a place for everyone, with first place players winning $2000 and $1000 for high and low stakes respectively. The total prize pool is $13,500 to be shared between the top 20 players of each stake.
And for more, seriously scorching money, and the title of ‘Double Up Champion’, then join in the Double Up Champion tournament, running over two weeks: 8 June to 14 June, and 15 June to 21 June, 2009. This poker tournament has a prize pool of $47,145, and not two, but three leader boards for high, medium and low stakes players. First place prizes are $5,000, $2,500, and $750 respectively. Online poker players are rated based on the number of double ups they play, and their results, and will win the equivalent number of points to the amount of their buy-in, and double points for a win.
And as if these top tournaments hadn’t filled the month of June to bursting, MansionPoker.com is still squeezing in its regulars: the $250,000 Sunday evening guaranteed poker tournament, and the $50,000 High Roller tournament on Mondays.
So get your summer off to a sizzling start with MansionPoker.com.