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BRIT WINS WSOP EUROPE MAIN EVENT (Update)
2010-09-29
GBP 830,401 payday for Londoner
It took just twelve hours of poker action to decide the main event of the 2010 World Series of Poker Europe Tuesday, with Londoner James Bord turning a fifth place starting position into a bracelet win and a truly rewarding paycheck of GBP 830,401 when play ended in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
The faves going into the nine-man final table appeared to be chip leader Dan Fleyshman and New Yorker Ronald Lee, who had turned on a formidable display of skill and determination and dominated much of the action. However neither reached the heads up.
That was reserved for Italian high stakes pro Fabrizio Baldassari, who gave a spirited performance against Bord, but was not quite good enough...or sufficiently lucky...to prevail, and had to be content with a still-generous second placing payday of GBP 513,049.
Lee's third place finish brought him GBP 376,829.
A relieved but delighted Bord said after his victory: "I knew I could win or I wouldn't have bought in. There were some great players in the field; Phil Ivey and Viktor Blom are amazing players, but at the same time, not every live player is that good. It's as simple as that.”
In the final table tussle, the first to go were Brian Powell from the USA and Frenchman Marc Inizan. They were followed by the flamboyant Dan Fleyshman, whose aggressive play strategy failed him, resulting in a relatively rapid departure. Fellow American Daniel Steinberg followed after a clash with Lee, who at that point was on fire, and then French player Nicolas Levi headed for the exit after a day of hills and valleys.
The highly experienced UK pro Roland De Wolfe went next in fourth place, leaving what seemed to be a clear path to the top for the still strongly running Lee. The New Yorker continued to dominate the action, at one stage holding a third more chips than either Bord or Baldassari. It was at that point that the Italian player suddenly powered forward, and Bord responded, ramping up the action to the raucous delight of a large contingent of pro-Brit railbirds.
The Italian player repeatedly pushed Lee, whittling away his chip stack until the New Yorker was vulnerable and fell to Bord, setting up a hectic heads up between Bord and Baldassari, with the latter holding the lead with a stack of 6.26 million lead over Bord's 4.12 million.
In an entertaining grand finale that left some supporters hoarse from yelling, the two talented players wrestled for supremacy until Bord managed to double and take the lead, which he then steadily extended with one big pot after another, busting the Italian in a pair vs. pair confrontation of fives to tens to take the title.
PLAYTECH LAUNCHES FRENCH iPOKER NETWORK
2010-07-20
Online and land clients sign on for dedicated French network
Online gambling software developer Playtech plc has launched a new, dedicated French online poker network in partnership with Chilipoker, JOA, Tranchant and Casino du Golfe.
The formation of the exclusive French iPoker network follows the recent liberalisation of the French online gaming industry and the authorisation of online poker and initial operator licenses.
A statement fromPlaytech reveals that the first client on the network is Chilipoker, and that this established online poker operation will be followed by additional licensees in the coming months.
These include leading French land-based casino groups, JOA, Groupe Tranchant and Casino du Golfe.
JOA and Casino du Golfe have already submitted applications for approval to the French regulator, ARJEL.
Chiligaming was founded in 2004 and has been a licensee of Playtech since May 2009. It offers a wide range of gaming products under a number of 'Chili' brands, including Chilipoker, which has a strong European following. Chiligaming also has a partnership with the French group Iliad, which operates 'Free,' the second largest French ISP, providing access to a database of over 12 million users.
JOA was founded in 1948 and is a high profile French casino group with 20 land casinos and other leisure activities. Its online gaming subsidiary, JOAOnline was created in 2009 in anticipation of the opening of the French market and has been operating on Playtech's poker platform on a play-for-fun basis for the past 12 months.
Groupe Tranchant was founded in 1987 and currently operates 21 land casinos of which 16 are located across France, generating in excess of Euro 300 million in gross gaming revenues. It will submit its application for a license shortly to operate under the Tranchantpoker.fr brand.
Casino du Golfe operates the Casino de Cavalaire, located near Saint Tropez. The casino has a notable reputation for poker, including running multiple poker tournaments, and enjoys a strong relationship with many local poker clubs.
Playtech chief executive, Mor Weizer, said: "We are delighted to announce the launch of the French iPoker network. I am confident that it will develop to become one of the leading liquid networks in France. As the market expands in its regulated form, France has the potential to become a very substantial local market.
"We are focused on attracting a mix of licensees to the network, targeting a combination of existing licensees and well established local operators entering the market. Chili, JOA, Tranchant and Casino du Golfe each have strong brands and longstanding gaming experience. Such licensees bring scale, experience and diversity of player base to the network.
"We expect to expand the number of participants in the network in the coming months as we are in active discussions with several potential licensees that would like to join our French network."
MAJOR ACES FALL IN MAJOR WSOP EVENTS (Update)
2010-06-15
Hellmuth and Dwan still chasing elusive bracelets
In the latest events completed in the 41st World Series of Poker in Las Vegas a slew of aces fell in the $10,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better World Championship, whilst Phil Hellmuth and Tom Dwan are still chasing elusive bracelets; Hellmuth to enter the record books with a 12th piece of jewellery, and Dwan to win some impressive side bets by taking home his first.
Monday saw the third day of event 23, the $2,500 buy-in Limit Hold'Em Six Handed concluded in another marathon session in which a winner was finally decided.
Russ ‘Dutch’ Boyd prevailed against a star-laden original field to claim his second gold bracelet and the $234,065 first-place prize nine levels deep into the night, after a tough heads up against New Jersey pro Brian Meinders. It was a remarkable achievement, bearing in mind that Boyd went into the heads up with a 4 to 1 chip disadvantage against a talented opponent.
Boyd's first WSOP bracelet was achieved in 2006 in a six-handed NLHE event in which he was victorious against main event champion Joe Hachem.
Albert Minnullin, who hails from Moscow, Russia finished third.
Event 24, a $1,000 buy-in NLHE contest saw 507 players seated on Day 2 – the combined survivors from Days 1a and b, which attracted a total original starting field of 3,289 players (see previous InfoPowa reports).
John Tolbert led the field, with contestants hoping to make the money bubble set at the 342nd position.
By midnight Vegas time Monday level 17 had been reached with only 62 players still in contention, headed by Jaymes Rosenthal on 905,000, Dean Schankin (490,000) and Jeffrey Tebben (380,000).
Tournament officials were planning on a finish around 3.30am Tuesday morning as InfoPowa went to press.
Many of the biggest stars in the game were eliminated in event 25 - the $10,000 buy-in Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better World Championship which saw Phil Hellmuth denied his twelfth bracelet and Tom Dwan his first.
On Day 2, 145 players returned from an original field 212 (see previous InfoPowa reports) chasing the glory of a championship bracelet and a main prize of $488,237, with only 23 of them making it through to Day 3.
Barry Greenstein, Chad Brown, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, Nick Schulman, Chris Ferguson and Carlos Mortensen were just some of the big names who fell by the wayside without cashing as the field diminished.
Making the cash bubble but not the day were Dan Heimiller, Pat Pezzin, Huck Seed and Jeffrey Lisandro.
On Monday afternoon the 23 survivors gathered to decide the winner, with Michael Chow (who was to finish 6th) leading a still formidable and highly competitive field that included Abe Mosseri, who finished 8th, Eugene Katchalov (7th), Steve Wong (9th), Mike Sexton (10th) and Tony Mersick (5th).
Among those eliminated during the session were Jean-Robert Bellande, Eric Baldwin, David Baker, Steve Zolotow and John Cernuto.
By midnight Monday and level 26 there were only four players left, with UK ace James Dempsey leading on 2.9 million chips and in the hunt for his second bracelet this year, chased by Sam Farha on 1.7 million, Yuegi Zhu on 1.32 million and Sergei Altbregin on 900 000.
ONLINE POKER SITE OFFERING 40 PERCENT RAKEBACK TO PLAYERS
2010-04-30
RaiseandFold wants members to play more
RaiseandFold.com, an online poker room on the Everleaf network, claims its motivation for introducing a generous new 40 percent rakeback plan for its players is to encourage them to play more in a difficult economic climate.
Announcing the rakeback, which will apply to all players, the poker room said it would provide players with an opportunity to put more of their money into play.
“This plan will tabulate the total amount of rake that was contributed by the player (including tournament fees), and return 40 percent of that amount to the player’s account,” a company spokesman said.
“Today's economic climate has put pressure on all of us. Poker players are no exception, and through the rake back plan this will allow the players the opportunity to play more and the chance to win more,” he added.
PADRAIG WINS IRISH POKER CROWN
2009-12-17
259 players in the field
Galway was the stunningly beautiful first stop on the inaugural PokerStars.com United Kingdom Ireland Poker Tour this week, and it was an Irishman who took the honours in a talented field of 259 players.
The Euro 2 000 buy-in event generated a prize pool of Euro 471 380, giving winner Padraig Parkinson a take-home of Euro 125 000 for the win. Runner up Paul Merrow collected a cheque for Euro 82 000 for his second placing.
Tournament host, Nick Wealthall said: "We couldn’t have asked for a stronger final table line up to start the tour or a better winner. Padraig has always been a top tournament player and he’s proved it again here; the fact that he’s a native of Galway makes it all the more special. Everyone watching the event knew Padraig was going to win. The whole event had an amazing atmosphere."
Parkinson faced a final table comprised of Trevor Bulless and Paul Merrow from Britain; Paul Dooley, Michael Graydon, Vinny Cosgrove and Cat O'Neill from Ireland; United States player Ben Lefew and Michael McFadgen from Canada. Lewfew and Graydon were both Pokerstars qualifiers.
2010-09-29
GBP 830,401 payday for Londoner
It took just twelve hours of poker action to decide the main event of the 2010 World Series of Poker Europe Tuesday, with Londoner James Bord turning a fifth place starting position into a bracelet win and a truly rewarding paycheck of GBP 830,401 when play ended in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
The faves going into the nine-man final table appeared to be chip leader Dan Fleyshman and New Yorker Ronald Lee, who had turned on a formidable display of skill and determination and dominated much of the action. However neither reached the heads up.
That was reserved for Italian high stakes pro Fabrizio Baldassari, who gave a spirited performance against Bord, but was not quite good enough...or sufficiently lucky...to prevail, and had to be content with a still-generous second placing payday of GBP 513,049.
Lee's third place finish brought him GBP 376,829.
A relieved but delighted Bord said after his victory: "I knew I could win or I wouldn't have bought in. There were some great players in the field; Phil Ivey and Viktor Blom are amazing players, but at the same time, not every live player is that good. It's as simple as that.”
In the final table tussle, the first to go were Brian Powell from the USA and Frenchman Marc Inizan. They were followed by the flamboyant Dan Fleyshman, whose aggressive play strategy failed him, resulting in a relatively rapid departure. Fellow American Daniel Steinberg followed after a clash with Lee, who at that point was on fire, and then French player Nicolas Levi headed for the exit after a day of hills and valleys.
The highly experienced UK pro Roland De Wolfe went next in fourth place, leaving what seemed to be a clear path to the top for the still strongly running Lee. The New Yorker continued to dominate the action, at one stage holding a third more chips than either Bord or Baldassari. It was at that point that the Italian player suddenly powered forward, and Bord responded, ramping up the action to the raucous delight of a large contingent of pro-Brit railbirds.
The Italian player repeatedly pushed Lee, whittling away his chip stack until the New Yorker was vulnerable and fell to Bord, setting up a hectic heads up between Bord and Baldassari, with the latter holding the lead with a stack of 6.26 million lead over Bord's 4.12 million.
In an entertaining grand finale that left some supporters hoarse from yelling, the two talented players wrestled for supremacy until Bord managed to double and take the lead, which he then steadily extended with one big pot after another, busting the Italian in a pair vs. pair confrontation of fives to tens to take the title.
PLAYTECH LAUNCHES FRENCH iPOKER NETWORK
2010-07-20
Online and land clients sign on for dedicated French network
Online gambling software developer Playtech plc has launched a new, dedicated French online poker network in partnership with Chilipoker, JOA, Tranchant and Casino du Golfe.
The formation of the exclusive French iPoker network follows the recent liberalisation of the French online gaming industry and the authorisation of online poker and initial operator licenses.
A statement fromPlaytech reveals that the first client on the network is Chilipoker, and that this established online poker operation will be followed by additional licensees in the coming months.
These include leading French land-based casino groups, JOA, Groupe Tranchant and Casino du Golfe.
JOA and Casino du Golfe have already submitted applications for approval to the French regulator, ARJEL.
Chiligaming was founded in 2004 and has been a licensee of Playtech since May 2009. It offers a wide range of gaming products under a number of 'Chili' brands, including Chilipoker, which has a strong European following. Chiligaming also has a partnership with the French group Iliad, which operates 'Free,' the second largest French ISP, providing access to a database of over 12 million users.
JOA was founded in 1948 and is a high profile French casino group with 20 land casinos and other leisure activities. Its online gaming subsidiary, JOAOnline was created in 2009 in anticipation of the opening of the French market and has been operating on Playtech's poker platform on a play-for-fun basis for the past 12 months.
Groupe Tranchant was founded in 1987 and currently operates 21 land casinos of which 16 are located across France, generating in excess of Euro 300 million in gross gaming revenues. It will submit its application for a license shortly to operate under the Tranchantpoker.fr brand.
Casino du Golfe operates the Casino de Cavalaire, located near Saint Tropez. The casino has a notable reputation for poker, including running multiple poker tournaments, and enjoys a strong relationship with many local poker clubs.
Playtech chief executive, Mor Weizer, said: "We are delighted to announce the launch of the French iPoker network. I am confident that it will develop to become one of the leading liquid networks in France. As the market expands in its regulated form, France has the potential to become a very substantial local market.
"We are focused on attracting a mix of licensees to the network, targeting a combination of existing licensees and well established local operators entering the market. Chili, JOA, Tranchant and Casino du Golfe each have strong brands and longstanding gaming experience. Such licensees bring scale, experience and diversity of player base to the network.
"We expect to expand the number of participants in the network in the coming months as we are in active discussions with several potential licensees that would like to join our French network."
MAJOR ACES FALL IN MAJOR WSOP EVENTS (Update)
2010-06-15
Hellmuth and Dwan still chasing elusive bracelets
In the latest events completed in the 41st World Series of Poker in Las Vegas a slew of aces fell in the $10,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better World Championship, whilst Phil Hellmuth and Tom Dwan are still chasing elusive bracelets; Hellmuth to enter the record books with a 12th piece of jewellery, and Dwan to win some impressive side bets by taking home his first.
Monday saw the third day of event 23, the $2,500 buy-in Limit Hold'Em Six Handed concluded in another marathon session in which a winner was finally decided.
Russ ‘Dutch’ Boyd prevailed against a star-laden original field to claim his second gold bracelet and the $234,065 first-place prize nine levels deep into the night, after a tough heads up against New Jersey pro Brian Meinders. It was a remarkable achievement, bearing in mind that Boyd went into the heads up with a 4 to 1 chip disadvantage against a talented opponent.
Boyd's first WSOP bracelet was achieved in 2006 in a six-handed NLHE event in which he was victorious against main event champion Joe Hachem.
Albert Minnullin, who hails from Moscow, Russia finished third.
Event 24, a $1,000 buy-in NLHE contest saw 507 players seated on Day 2 – the combined survivors from Days 1a and b, which attracted a total original starting field of 3,289 players (see previous InfoPowa reports).
John Tolbert led the field, with contestants hoping to make the money bubble set at the 342nd position.
By midnight Vegas time Monday level 17 had been reached with only 62 players still in contention, headed by Jaymes Rosenthal on 905,000, Dean Schankin (490,000) and Jeffrey Tebben (380,000).
Tournament officials were planning on a finish around 3.30am Tuesday morning as InfoPowa went to press.
Many of the biggest stars in the game were eliminated in event 25 - the $10,000 buy-in Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better World Championship which saw Phil Hellmuth denied his twelfth bracelet and Tom Dwan his first.
On Day 2, 145 players returned from an original field 212 (see previous InfoPowa reports) chasing the glory of a championship bracelet and a main prize of $488,237, with only 23 of them making it through to Day 3.
Barry Greenstein, Chad Brown, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, Nick Schulman, Chris Ferguson and Carlos Mortensen were just some of the big names who fell by the wayside without cashing as the field diminished.
Making the cash bubble but not the day were Dan Heimiller, Pat Pezzin, Huck Seed and Jeffrey Lisandro.
On Monday afternoon the 23 survivors gathered to decide the winner, with Michael Chow (who was to finish 6th) leading a still formidable and highly competitive field that included Abe Mosseri, who finished 8th, Eugene Katchalov (7th), Steve Wong (9th), Mike Sexton (10th) and Tony Mersick (5th).
Among those eliminated during the session were Jean-Robert Bellande, Eric Baldwin, David Baker, Steve Zolotow and John Cernuto.
By midnight Monday and level 26 there were only four players left, with UK ace James Dempsey leading on 2.9 million chips and in the hunt for his second bracelet this year, chased by Sam Farha on 1.7 million, Yuegi Zhu on 1.32 million and Sergei Altbregin on 900 000.
ONLINE POKER SITE OFFERING 40 PERCENT RAKEBACK TO PLAYERS
2010-04-30
RaiseandFold wants members to play more
RaiseandFold.com, an online poker room on the Everleaf network, claims its motivation for introducing a generous new 40 percent rakeback plan for its players is to encourage them to play more in a difficult economic climate.
Announcing the rakeback, which will apply to all players, the poker room said it would provide players with an opportunity to put more of their money into play.
“This plan will tabulate the total amount of rake that was contributed by the player (including tournament fees), and return 40 percent of that amount to the player’s account,” a company spokesman said.
“Today's economic climate has put pressure on all of us. Poker players are no exception, and through the rake back plan this will allow the players the opportunity to play more and the chance to win more,” he added.
PADRAIG WINS IRISH POKER CROWN
2009-12-17
259 players in the field
Galway was the stunningly beautiful first stop on the inaugural PokerStars.com United Kingdom Ireland Poker Tour this week, and it was an Irishman who took the honours in a talented field of 259 players.
The Euro 2 000 buy-in event generated a prize pool of Euro 471 380, giving winner Padraig Parkinson a take-home of Euro 125 000 for the win. Runner up Paul Merrow collected a cheque for Euro 82 000 for his second placing.
Tournament host, Nick Wealthall said: "We couldn’t have asked for a stronger final table line up to start the tour or a better winner. Padraig has always been a top tournament player and he’s proved it again here; the fact that he’s a native of Galway makes it all the more special. Everyone watching the event knew Padraig was going to win. The whole event had an amazing atmosphere."
Parkinson faced a final table comprised of Trevor Bulless and Paul Merrow from Britain; Paul Dooley, Michael Graydon, Vinny Cosgrove and Cat O'Neill from Ireland; United States player Ben Lefew and Michael McFadgen from Canada. Lewfew and Graydon were both Pokerstars qualifiers.