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Lock Poker Signs Annette "Annette_15" Obrestad
Lock Poker is extremely excited to announce the new addition to their LockPRO ELITE team, Annette Obrestad.
Obrestad’s overall career record is something that any poker player, male or female, would envy. Her illustrious online poker career started at the tender age of fifteen, where she played freerolls to build a bankroll, and continued through the legendary task of playing an entire tournament without looking at her hole cards. Thoroughly versed in her highly aggressive game, once Obrestad turned 18 she unleashed her talents on the live tournament poker world.
Tommy Vedes Wins the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Showdown 2012
Tommy Vedes wins the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Showdown, earning $779,520, which includes his $25,500 entry into the season-ending WPT World Championship. Vedes gets his name engraved on the WPT Champions Cup, and receives a WPT Champions Trophy, a Seminole Hard Rock trophy, and a silver Tiffany card protector.
With the win, Vedes lifetime earnings on the live poker circuit are now well over $3 million.
This will be his 49th cashout and 5th 1st place finishes.
Vedes’ previous first place finishes included the following:
Big Names Dominate in Final of EPT Seminole Hard Rock Showdown 2012
Approaching the early morning hours of Tuesday April 24, three recognizable names duke it out during the final of the 2012 EPT Seminole Hard Rock Showdown. It came down to Tommy Vedes vs. John Dolan.
Just past 9 pm ET, these were the chip leaders:
Seat 2. Tommy Vedes - 2,585,000
WPT Seminole Hard Rock Showdown 2012: Joe Serock Leads at the Rock (Video)
Right up the street from the Gambling911.com headquarters in Miami Beach is the beautiful Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. It is here where the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Showdown 2012 is taking place with Joseph Serock leading the pack after Day 4.
Serock has won $736,469 in live tournaments to date with 26 cashes, though none of these were first place finishes.
His biggest win to date was the 40th World Series of Poker 2009
Event #19 - WSOP No Limit Hold'em Six Handed 2nd $341,783 Jun 8, 2009
Serock also enjoyed two 3rd place finishes:
EPT Berlin 2012 Final Table Determined
We now know the EPT Berlin 2012 final table and it promises to be a good one. Finalists include the likes of Andrew Chen and David Kitai, both of whom have made final tables in previous European Poker Tour events.
Amarillo Slim Still Alive and ‘Fighting Hard’: Brunson Says His “Goodbye”
Poker icon Doyle Brunson revealed he had spoken to Amarillo Slim late Thursday following rumors of him imminent death.
Brunson tweeted:
Just talked to Amarillo Slim. He is in (a) hospice but is fighting hard. Tears came to my eyes as we said bye.
2006 WSOP Champ Jamie Gold to Hunt Ghosts on TV
Poker players have been known to get spooked by a bad beat, but this is ridiculous!
2006 World Series of Poker Main Event winner Jamie Gold is to star in an episode of the reality TV show "Ghost Adventures," it was revealed.
The episode will be the popular program's series finale and is to air at 9 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, April 27, 2012, on the Travel Channel, an American cable TV network, the show announced.
On the show, the ornery Gold and other celebrities will hunt for ghosts at Vegas' famed Riviera hotel and casino, which according to legend is haunted.
2012 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Showdown Attracts Heavy Hitters, Alleged Scammers
The 2012 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Showdown Day 1 ended with poker “bad boy” Chino Rheem among the top 10 chip leaders.
The Thrilla in Manila as First Ever Manila Millions Super High Roller to be Held Friday
In a matter of hours, 25 players are expected to compete for a piece of the $3,000,000 plus prize pool at the first ever Manila Millions Super High Roller tournament, kicking off the 2012 Asian Poker Tour.
Phil Ivey, Tom Dwan, Johnny Chan, John Juanda, Andrew Robl and Sam Trickett were among those slated to take part in the HKD$1,000,000 ($129,000) buy-in tournament. A handful of wealthy businesspersons were also likely to join the pros in Friday’s event.
EPT6 Copenhagen Champ Anton Wigg Chip Leader at EPT Berlin 2012 (Video)
EPT6 Copenhagen champion Anton Wigg led the way after Wednesday’s play. He is also fresh off his victory in the prior night’s €2k NL Turbo Bounty event (for €37,250).
A total of 102 players will be returning for Day 3 on Thursday including Vanessa Selbst, who ranked among the top 10 chip leaders with 374,500, Jan Heitmann and Ana Marquez (99,000).
Amarillo Slim Near Death: Brunson Insists his Friend was Not a Child Molester
As Amarillo Slim (real name Thomas Austin Preston, Jr.) lay in critical condition in a hospice preparing to die, fellow poker icon Doyle Brunson has found fit to defend his friend and allegations that he once molested a young girl.
“For the record, no way was he ever a child molester,” Brunson tweeted.
Liberty Quarter Million Online Poker Tournament Winner Crazymichael1 Talks to G911
This past weekend’s Americas Cardroom Liberty Quarter Million online poker tournament grand prize of $50,000 was won by a New Jersey player who just barely made the cut as one of the last two qualifiers in the final satellite.
EPT Berlin Day 1b Chip Leaders
EPT Berlin Day 1b chip leaders had Andreas Vlachos on top prior to the end of the day’s play. Vlachos is a relative unknown on the live circuit.
Salman Behbehani, with the second largest chip stack, has over $1 million in live winnings to date that includes a second place finish at last November’s Partouche Poker Tour Main Event and the $860,709 that came with it.
Breaking News: Poker Legend Amarillo Slim on Deathbed
One of the greatest poker icons ever, Amarillo Slim, was reportedly in a hospice late Monday evening, April 16, 2012, clinging to life.
Amarillo Slim, whose real name is Thomas Austin Preston, Jr., is 83 years old.
Below is one of Amarillo Slim's last interviews from the 2008 WSOP....
Preston won the main event at the 1972 World Series of Poker and was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 1992.
Preston has four World Series of Poker bracelets with his most recent win in 1990.
EPT Berlin 2012 Day 1a Final Headcount
With the conclusion of the EPT Berlin 2012 Day 1a, a total of 243 players had entered at the Grand Hyatt Berlin. The Main Event is running from April 16-21, 2012.
Quebec’s own Will Molson managed to finish the day as the second biggest chip leader behind relative newbie David Yan.
David ‘Deldar182’ Eldar Excels This Week in High Stakes Poker Online
The big winner over the past couple of days when it comes to online high stakes poker is one David ‘Deldar182’ Eldar. He took home $268k.
From HighStakesDB.com:
Phil Laak Mucks 100k Winner at Big Game VI (Video)
A sleep deprived Phil Laak mucked the winner in a £68,000 pot at the Big Game VI, Sponsored by PokerNews.com / Party Poker.
Alas it was all caught on video.
The Big game runs for 48 hours straight and it’s no wonder the Unabomber, as he is so affectionately called, fell asleep at the wheel after playing for nearly 32 hours at this point.
Understandable, but still... SIXTY FOUR THOUSAND Euro's!!??
Look on the bright side.
Scott Seiver Wins 2012 PartyPoker Premier League V
Scott Seiver has won the 2012 PartyPoker Premier League V, beating out a star-studded final table that included the likes of Patrik Antonius, Phil Laak, Tony G and Daniel Cates.
16 players took part in the $125k buy-in event.
Each player in the PartyPoker Premier League V received $2,000 for each point earned in the preliminary heats, thus helping to boost the overall winnings.
Here is a look at the final table standings and prize payouts:
Scott Seiver – $560,000
Daniel Cates – $376,000
Phil Laak – $233,000
Patrik Antonius – $189,000
Dusty Schmidt Apologizes for Comparing ‘Black Friday’ to 9/11
Poker pro Dusty "Leatherass" Schmidt has apologized for a thoughtless blog post he made last week comparing Black Friday, the U.S. crackdown last year on online poker, to the murder of 3,000 Americans on 9/11.
"I want to apologize to anyone I offended," Schmidt wrote in his latest blog post, made yesterday.
‘Mystery’ Solved: ‘RaiseOnce’ on PokerStars Confirmed as Phil Ivey
In what has got to be one of the worst kept secrets in the world of online poker, the “mysterious” “RaiseOnce” for whom everyone and their mother believed to be Phil Ivey has been confirmed to be him.
From Part Time Poker:
Manila Millions Super High Roller 2012: Biggest Buy-In Ever at HKD$1,000,000
Poker elite Phil Ivey and Tom Dwan have been confirmed for the first ever Manilla Millions Super High Roller 2012 tournament to commence April 20.
Irish Open 2012 Won by Belgium Poker Player Kevin Vandersmissen
Belgium’s Kevin Vandersmissen has won the 2012 Irish Open, an event that was broadcast live over the Internet and displayed players hole cards. Poker fans around the world were also able to bet on this year’s Irish Open.
‘Leatherass’ or ‘Dumbass’? Dusty Schmidt Compares Black Friday to 9/11
Poker pro Dusty "Leatherass" Schmidt, who has said some pretty dumb things in the past, has just topped them all.
Or to put it more accurately, he's just reached a new low.
In stupidity.
Poker Pro Daniel Negreanu on Annie Duke: ‘Liar, Cheat, Thief, Will Screw People Over’
Hey Daniel Negreanu, how do you really feel about your professional poker playing counterpart, Annie Duke?
Daniel Negreanu: Why Hate on Phil Ivey and Annie Duke is Still a B****
Poker pro Daniel Negreanu defended his friend Phil Ivey on the posting boards this weekend, insisting Ivey had no part in the Full Tilt Poker debacle.
Huffington Post: Poker Millionaire Brian Hastings Struggling 12 Months After Black Friday
Ron Dicker of the Huffington Post published a story Saturday morning on the plight of poker millionaire Brian Hastings 12 months after “Black Friday”.
Poker Pro Phil Galfond’s $4 Million NYC Penthouse for Sale: Features Helical Slide (Video)
Poker pro Phil Galfond has relocated to Canada following the events of last year whereby his sponsor, PokerStars, had to exit the US market. Enlisted pros were given the opportunity to relocate and Galfond did just that.
This has left his double-condo conversion in New York City up for sale.
Gordon Huntly Wins 2012 ANZPT Sydney
Gordon Huntly is the winner of this year’s Australia New Zealand Poker Tour (ANZPT) in Sydney with a sweet US$238,524 first place prize.
“This is an incredible feeling,” said Huntly. “I have loved playing this event and I am just so elated to have come through such a tough field.”
Chris Moneymaker Talks ‘All In – The Poker Movie’
The documentary “All In – The Poker Movie” debuted in theatres this past week to mixed reviews. Its star, the man who essentially helped generate interest in a fledgling online poker industry back in 2003, Chris Moneymaker, was prominently featured in the film. That year, Moneymaker won the 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event as an unknown who entered via an Internet card room satellite.
32 Player Remain at 2012 LAPT Chile
Daniela Horno led the pack after Day 2 of the 2012 Latin American Poker Tour Chile.
Horno finished sixth in the LAPT Chile Main Event last year. This event featured a $651,840 prize pool that included a $129,470 first-place prize.
LAPT Season 4 Player of the Year Pablo Gonzalez failed to make the money at this year’s event.
Daniela Horno 767,000
