Poker
Tatjana Pasalic at the Punta Cana Poker Classic: “I Think It’s Awesome”
Sadly, the three big name Bodog Poker female pros, Tatjana Pasalic, Amanda Leatherman and Evelyn Ng all busted out of the 2011 Punta Cana Poker Classic before making the top 50 in-the-money.
Remaining Punta Cana Poker Classic Players Now in the Money
At approximately 10:45 pm local time Thursday evening, the 51st player was eliminated from this year’s Punta Cana Poker Classic. He goes home with….well….nothing.
50th place through 1st place will all finish in the money.
Among the notables still in: Panamanian pros Bolivar Palacios and Jose Miguel de la Guardia.
Punta Cana Poker Classic Day 2 Underway
Day 2 of the Punta Cana Poker Classic 2011 was underway with the field dropping fast. A dinner break was going from 7 pm local time to around 8 pm with play expected to last throughout the late evening.
It was a beautiful day here in Punta Cana with sunny skies and a brisk breeze off the ocean. The Gambling911.com crew spent much of the day sipping Pina Coladas on the beach as play was about to resume.
Someone on Saturday was going to win $136,950. Gambling911.com will be here to break the news who wins when it happens.
Follow Up Hearing On Internet Poker Scheduled
The US Government is inching closer to legalizing Internet poker as a follow up hearing has just been scheduled for November 18. Once again, the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade will oversee the hearing. A list of speakers is yet to be finalized.
Last month’s hearing focused mostly on the pros of online poker with concerns expressed over Indian gaming sovereignty, under aged gambling and collusion in card rooms, specifically how to prevent so-called “bots”.
Jessica Perez of Cuba Making Waves at Punta Cana Classic: Tears Shed by Some
Cuban player Jessica Perez was among the chip leaders ending play early Thursday morning at this year’s Punta Cana Poker Classic. A total of 415 players ultimately registered. The second annual event required a room three times the size of last year’s event, which featured just over 200 players.
Humberto Brenes Does a “Chayote” on Felipe Montenegro
Famed Costa Rican poker pro Humberto Brenes eliminated fellow countryman Felipe Montenegro from the Punta Cana Poker Classic with what organizers were calling a “Chayote”.
Here we go with our somewhat haphazard explanation of what a “chayote” is:
Barry Greenstein and Linda Johnson Inducted into Poker Hall of Fame
Barry Greenstein and Linda Johnson were officially inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame Tuesday.
“Poker’s enabled me to see the world. I’ve gotten to play in 3o countries. Poker’s allowed me to give back,” said Johnson, who is one of the founders of PokerGives.org. “Poker’s made me believe that you’re never too old to learn. These young guys have taught me to three-bet and four-bet with air.”
Punta Cana Poker Classic 2011 Kicks Off
Over 450 registered and several more walk-ins were taking part in the Punta Cana Poker Classic 2011 and Gambling911.com is covering the event right through Sunday.
Play kicked off Tuesday November 9 at 3 pm local time.
Last year, Peter Cross defeated a tought field of 204 players to receive the first place prize.
The event exceeded turnout expectations in its inaugural event in 2010 by more than doubling its $100,000 guaranteed prize pool to more than $200,000.
More Than 450 Registered for 2nd Annual Punta Cana Poker Classic… Now Under Way
Players from around the world have gathered in beautiful Punta Cana, Dominican Republic for the second annual Punta Cana Poker Classic, which has just gotten under way at 3 pm local island time (1 hour before Eastern) Wednesday afternoon November 9.
Scotty Nguyen on Winning the WSOP Main Event: “Baby, Just Relax!” (Must See Video)
World Series of Poker Main Event winner Scotty Nguyen says it’s harder to win now than it was over a decade ago when he took home the bracelet.
“Now you have to deal with more players,” he said. “You know Baby!”
He added: “You cannot count on luck all the time, skill will bring you home.”
As for the final three players coming into Tuesday night, Nguyen predicted a win for Pius Heinz, who ultimately won it all early Wednesday morning.
German Pius Heinz Wins 2011 World Series of Poker
German poker player Pius Heinz has won the World Series of Poker main event.
The 22-year-old walks away with $8.72 million in cash along with the WSOP bracelet.
"Honestly I'm not sure what I'm going to do with the money," Heinz said early Wednesday after winning the main event in a marathon session of Texas Hold 'em. "Probably my family is going to get a couple gifts."
He added: "It's got to be the happiest day of my life," Heinz said. "But I can't believe what happened — it's unreal."
Chaos In Punta Cana as 1st Prize Likely to be Near $200K
With close to 450 registered to play at this year’s Punta Cana Poker Classic, Gambling911.com can confirm that another close to 100 walk-ins arrived late in the evening Tuesday. With the combined registrations and walk-ins, this year’s $500,000 guaranteed Punta Cana Poker Classic could present a prize of close to $180,000, officials suggested.
Ben Lamb Out Fast at World Series of Poker Final Three
Ben Lamb was the first to go of the three remaining poker players at this year’s World Series of Poker final. Play resumed Tuesday with three remaining players. Six of the finalists were eliminated on Sunday.
Lamb is widely considered the most likely candidate to receive “Poker Player of the Year” honors. He was already named the “WSOP Player of the Year” for 2011.
Pius Heinz of Germany and Martin Staszko were vying for the $8.72 million grand prize.
Fast Folding Not a Violation of 70 Billionth Hand Promotion Says PokerStars
Following a controversy that surrounded the PokerStars 70 billionth hand promotion, the online poker site was forced to issue a statement insisting there were no rules broken.
Players insisted that “collusion” had occurred as the individual awarded with the 70 billionth hand had been soft-folding his cards over the previous fifteen minutes with a partner.
From PokerNewsReport.com:
World’s Largest Poker Tournament: PokerStars Tries to Break Own Record
PokerStars is attempting to break its own record for the largest poker tournament ever held.
The world’s largest online poker room announced an online micro-stakes MTT that will be held on December 4 costing a mere $1 to enter and with a $250,000 guaranteed prize pool. 150,000 players were expected to enter.
PokerStars can host approximately 16,000 tables on its servers.
Last week, PokerStars had its 70 billionth hand.
- Ace King, Gambling911.com
Bwin.party Shares Stable: Benefit Heavily From Full Tilt Poker Closure
Bwin.party reported a year-on-year revenue growth of 3 percent in the third quarter, benefiting from the abrupt closure of what had been the world’s second largest online poker firm, Full Tilt Poker.
According to Sharecast.com, third quarter pro-forma revenue of €201.1m was up from €194.7m in the third quarter of last year, ahead of the €194m Panmure Gordon had been predicting, and up 9% on the second quarter.
Black Friday Bank Shut Down
A bank implicated in the processing of funds for three of the world’s largest online poker rooms last April 15 has finally been shut down.
SunFirst Bank in Saint George, Utah, was closed down by US Feds at the close of last week. It is the 87th bank of 2011 to fail.
Odds to Win the 2011 World Series of Poker – Final 3
The odds to win the 2011 World Series of Poker Final 3 were now available for betting heading into Tuesday November 8 with 6 eliminations taking place on Sunday.
Germany’s Pius Heinz was the near even favorite as the chip leader while Martin Staszko of the Czech Republic was listed with 4/1 odds and Ben Lamb at 12/5.
Pius Heinz even (107,800,000 in chips)
Martin Staszko 4/1 (42,700,000)
Ben Lamb 12/5 (55,400,000)
Heinz has only won $108,318 to date in live poker tournaments with two cashes.
South Point Poker Joins The Gambling911.com Family
In case you haven’t seen their banners flashing all over the site, we at Gambling911.com would like to officially welcome South Point Poker on board as the first Las Vegas Internet poker room.
“We are very thrilled to have them on board,” noted Payton O’Brien, Senior Editor of the Gambling911.com website. “Their entry ushers in a new era of legalized US-based casinos now offering online poker rooms.”
2011 World Series of Poker Final Three
The 2011 World Series of Poker Final was down to three players heading into Tuesday’s remaining play, which will ultimately determine this year’s winner.
The three players left standing were as follows:
Seat Player Chips
1 Pius Heinz 107,800,000 (Germany)
2 Ben Lamb 55,400,000 (USA)
3 Martin Staszko 42,700,000 (Czech Republic)
2011 WSOP Final Table Eliminations
The first of the 2011 WSOP Final Table eliminations occurred on Sunday with the final two playing against one another on Tuesday to determine the winner of this year’s World Series of Poker Main Event.
Anton Makiievskyi was eliminated in eighth and Sam Holden of Great Britain went out in ninth place. Badih Bounahra, a 49-year-old grocery wholesaler from Belize, finished seventh after gambling the last of his chips with an ace-five.
MGM Head: “Positive Momentum in Congress Toward Passing Online Poker Bill”
In an interview with the Las Vegas Review Journal, MGM Resorts Chairman, Jim Murren, expressed his strong belief that the US Congress will get a bill passed to legalize online poker in the very near future.
"We think there is positive momentum in Congress toward passing a bill," MGM Resorts Chairman Jim Murren said. "It's time for the federal government to address this issue."
Punta Cana Poker Classic, WSOP Final Table Kick Off Tuesday
The 2nd annual Punta Cana Poker Classic will officially begin on Wednesday with delegates and players arriving in the Dominican Republic on Tuesday. Gambling911.com will be covering this event from Punta Cana so visit this site often for all the latest updates.
Also on Tuesday, the Final Table of the 2011 World Series of Poker will begin with live coverage (30 minute time delay) on ESPN. The final two players will go at it following Sunday's eliminations.
US Justice Department Online Poker Case Confuses Willie Nelson With Kenny Rogers
BBC: The New British Invasion as Poker Pros About to Topple US
The BBC featured an extensive report on Friday about the “New British Invasion” and this one involves its growing pool of successful poker pros, one of whom will be playing in next week’s World Series of Poker Final, Sam Holden.
From Mario Cacciottolo of the BBC:
The US-dominated world of poker is under threat of invasion from a wave of British players, with a 22-year-old from East Sussex about to compete for the biggest international prize at the weekend. So how did Britons barge their way in?
Time Based Online Poker Tournaments Introduced by ACR
America’s Card Room is priding itself on becoming the most innovated online poker room. They have just announced the introduction of time based online poker tournaments.
Full Tilt Poker, Groupe Bernard Tapie US Justice Dept Settlement: Not Quite
Reports surfaced this week that Groupe Bernard Tapie out of France had entered into an agreement with the US Justice Department that would result in payment of all players. But as we here at Gambling911.com have come to expect over these past several months, news coming out of the Full Tilt Poker camp is not always what it seems.
This is yet another perfect example.
An attorney for Groupe Bernard Tapie revealed on Thursday that, while talks were ongoing, a final settlement has yet to be agreed upon in writing.
