If you prefer your tournament action short handed then Dublin will be the place to be this September with the European Short Handed Poker Championship.
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08 30th, 2010
We know that this story isn’t directly related to poker but it did make us chuckle a bit here at Bluff Europe Towers. Regulators in Nevada have fined Caesars Palace Casino for failing to protect the game and its patrons. That sounds very serious but in fact it relates to an overexcited punter awakening his inner John Travolta.
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08 30th, 2010
There’s been a glut of cap PLO action online lately that he reduced the size of the pots and made railing far less entertaining. The big guns were back in action over the weekend though with Phil Ivey, Tom Dwan and Patrik Antonius amongst others hitting the uncapped $300/$600 PLO tables at Full Tilt.
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08 26th, 2010
This interview was taped from the Red Carpet at the Ante Up for Africa charity event with founders and Don Cheadle. The charity event takes place every year from the and raises money and awareness for those suffering in the continent of Africa. Ante Up For Africa is a not-for-profit organization founded by Don Cheadle, Annie Duke and Norman Epstein. They are dedicated to raising money and awareness for Africans in need.
Annie Duke is one of the most famous poker players in the world and is also known for her work in charity circles. At the felts, she has a WSOP bracelet to her name from the 2004 $3,000 Omaha Hi/Lo event. Her biggest tournament score was winning the WSOP Tournament of Champions, where she bested heads-up for $2 million. Currently, Duke is a sponsored pro and spokesperson for .
Don Cheadle is one of Hollywood’s biggest names who grew to fame in the movie Boogie Nights. He later went on to star in the “Oceans” series of movies and had vital roles in important films such as “Crash” and received critical acclaim for “Hotel Rwanda” where he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. Cheadle is also an avid poker player and has been spotted not only doing with with his Ante Up for Africa brainchild, but with other charitable poker organizations as well.
In this interview, Duke and Cheadle are asked about the tournament’s humble beginnings and the need not only for funds to help people in Africa, but for political awareness as well. Both talk about the importance of understanding the view a “World Citizen” has in the global community and how everyday people can get involved and help those in need.
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With August in full swing, poker players have gotten over their post- lethargy and entered back into card rooms around the world. Many of those players have been keeping their fans up to date on all their activities through 140-character bursts on Twitter.
The Legends of Poker drew a nice field of 462 players and several popular Twitter-peeps were in action over the weekend. “Down to 96 at The Bike… its gonna be a long night!,” hostess Kimberly Lansing chirped prior to the start of play on Sunday. Several players hovered around the leader board as the numbers began dropping.
made a significant move during the day, but faced an unfortunate problem for play through Sunday. “Still in the at the bike,” Erica tweeted her followers. “Still no IPod. Can’t stop humming Xmas tunes!” The dilemma of no music didn’t seem to sidetrack Schoenberg, however, as she reached the end of the day and tweeted, “Still in the tourney. 245k. Guess I won’t be listening to the IPod much in the future. Jingle bells!”
“Ended the day with 430k and in really good shape with 60 left blinds going to 1500/3k,” tweeted J. C. Alvarado at the close of play on Sunday. Perhaps the remaining contestants at the Legends of Poker should start worrying about Alvarado as he closed his Tweet by saying, “Starting to get a good feeling about this.” Other players who were also in the mix in Los Angeles included (“Sick run to close the day out. From 28k all the way up to 196k to end. Riding my usual coaster, but ended at my high point. Back tomorrow”), former WPT Player of the Year Jonathan “FieryJustice” Little (“Ended at 305200. Guy open pushed 40bbs and I called with AK and beat his JJ. Great last few levels. We play down to 27 tomorrow”) and Amit “amak316” Makhija (“138k to end a very card dead day. Tomorrow is a new one”).
In the Mediterranean Sea, several top pros turned up for the second annual Merit Cyprus Classic. On hand for play was John Robert Bellande, who passed along a Twitvid of “Level 2 day2 Cyprus. Karina (Jett), Chino (Rheem), ” in action. Jennifer “” Leigh continued her comeback by playing the tournament, but unfortunately tweeted to her followers, “Was up to a little over 11k and now I’m out… back to sleep for me.” was also one of those players dismissed from the event, tweeting, “Just busted Cyprus tournament 62nd place. Pretty tilted.”
Also having fun in Cyprus were the Mizrachi brothers. Although November Niner Michael “” Mizrachi was eliminated early from the tournament, he hung around to follow brother Eric’s play. “Back from break, have 60k, 39 players left, Avg is 144k, chips are flying here!,” Eric noted over Twitter during a break in play early this morning. As of this afternoon, Eric is still in action in the Cyprus tournament.
On the odder side of poker in Twitter, players Eric “” Baldwin and Shannon Shorr – both noted baseball fans – decided to head out to Dodger Stadium following their eliminations from the Legends of Poker. “Nick Lachey 4 seats from us,” Baldwin tweeted from the park during the game. “Rob Lowe also just pointed out one section over. Was afraid to tweet fearing Hellmuth-like tweet accusations.” The defending CardPlayer Magazine Player of the Year also noted that, “Nick looked depressed. Likely from missing Jessica’s intellectual stimulation.”
Things got hazy is late in the evening. Shorr tweeted Sunday evening, “@basebaldy and I legit locked in dodger stadium. stayed at bar too long. 2 of last 5 non-staff members on campus.” Providing either further insight to what happened – or perhaps clouding the waters even further – Baldwin tweeted later, “Got a cop drunk. Locked inside dodger stadium. Barbed wire fence jumping. Improvised ride home. Should have made Day 2 instead!”
When it comes to best Tweets from the weekend, Joe Sebok has to take honors for his viewpoint on his run at the WPT Legends of Poker. “Today is a win-win. either keep going deep in the WPT bike, or I have @davematthewsbnd tickets in Hollywood. can’t lose.” joked with Sebok, “Nice chip count @JoeSebok. Don’t come in 7th!” Finally, European poker reporter Tatjana Pasalic opined through Twitter, “Xmas ads on TV and Halloween party invitations on FBK. What the hell, people? Can’t you live in the moment? #wsop2011 ftw!”
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08 22nd, 2010
Edinburgh players experience some success at the tournament with one in particular catching the eye of commentator Jesse May.
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08 22nd, 2010
The 276 Day 1b players helped make the tournament total 462, dwarfing last year’s 279.
Former Legends champs John Phan and Prahlad Friedman were among the starters, but they were also among those hit the bricks early, joining a long list of big names busting that included Daniel Negreanu, Matt Stout, Lee Markholt, Scott Seiver, David Chui, Daniel Alaei, Eric Baldwin and - Who just happened to be playing her record 100th WPT on the day.
Although it was the likely cause for the rise numbers, the fact the buy-in was dropped from $10k to $5k means there will be no WPT made millionaires walking out of the Bike this time around.
The 462 entrants helped create a $2,151,072 prize pool from which 45 places will be paid with $750k reserved for first.
153 players survived Day 1b including names like Justin Young, Phil Hellmuth, Joe Sebock, Allen Cunningham, Jeff Madsen, Jonathan Little, Shane Schleger and Adam Levy.
But while he might receive more notoriety for the vanishing act he pulled at the 2007 WSOP than his more than $2.5 million in career earnings, it was a suddenly resurgent Vinny Vinh who grabbed the end of Day 1b chip lead.
A total of 243 players will hit the felt for Day 2 at the Bike Sunday.
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08 21st, 2010
Adam Small finishes in 25th place , testifying to the pressure to find an edge as the tournament rolls on.
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08 21st, 2010
In a tournament with a distinct local flavour two local players express their dissapointment at getting knocked out but their delight at the tournament overall.
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08 21st, 2010
Keith Hawkins’ stack was crippled when someone pushed all in after his 3 bet with 6 4 of hearts.
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