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The Cage - Texas Hold'em tourneys have taken the poker industry by storm and now an equally exciting version debuted Wednesday night (November 26) accompanied by a live streaming that can be viewed below or here.
The Cage - Pot Limit Omaha (PLO) was scheduled at 8:00pm ET.
The two Cage - Texas Hold'em tournaments were fought on October 8 and November 12, with total prize pools of $330,000 and $125,000. 66 players fought in the inaugural event and 25 in the latest Hold'em edition. All Cage versions are currently four-hour battles in three levels, with the 5,000 in starting chips turning into real cash money when the clock ticks down to zero.
The CEO of the Winning Poker Network debuted with a live streaming video ahead of actual play and we were treated to his monolog.
“I do not have pants on”, we were advised by Phil Nagy the CEO.
Nagy also revealed that he has an Humberto Brenes wind up doll that sits beside his desk. Brenes is the most successful poker pro out of Central America.
"You get four hours of poker without any bumhunting," Nagy reveals.
The chips at the end of play are actual cash.
"It's a different poker format than anyone has ever done. It is my original idea," he added. "I wanted to prove that if I could get the high stakes players to player for three or four hours, maybe I can get them to play longer."
Nagy noted that if anyone were to win a few thousand dollars playing, the Winning Poker Network would be able to wire funds next day.
Nagy was answering questions from players throughout the live streaming. He also touched on changes now occurring at PokerStars via parent company Amaya Gaming and admitted if he had half the market share, he might do the same thing.
"I might sell my soul to the Devil," he admitted. "Oh...did I just call Amaya the Devil?"
Nagy also made a bold prediction, saying that he believes Amaya will ultimately purchase Bwin.party and take control of its sportsbook software.
Players were able to chat by simply signing up with the video provider.
Next Live Event Tuesday December 9 7:30 PM ET
Watch live video from Justsomefish72 on www.twitch.tv
- Nagesh Rath, Gambling911.com
