08 31st, 2010
Brandon Cantu has had plenty of success on the live tournament circuit including a pair of WSOP bracelets and a WPT title. Amazingly though he has never cashed on the European Poker Tour but unless something incredible occurs that should happen later today.
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Was it really only six and a half weeks ago that we were in Las Vegas with the 2010 WSOP Main Event in full swing? The Day 2A dinner break that was cut short for those of us who watched Chris Moneymaker wait for nearly ten minutes (believing Bryan…
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UltimateBet (UB) and Absolute Poker, in conjunction with the CEREUS Network, are currently hosting the fifth installment of the Ultimate Bet Online Poker Championship Series (UBOC). The UBOC5 is a series of twenty tournaments offering a combined…
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He’s been called unpredictable, a spew machine, and what might result if Jonah Hill and Seth Rogen had a love child. Say what you want about Scott Seiver, but on last week’s edition of the PokerStars.net Big Game, the 25 year-old WSOP bracelet…
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As of Wednesday, 181 different individuals have received nominations for the Poker Hall of Fame Class of 2010. According to Harrah’s officials, the voting trend is similar to last year.
On the Poker Hall of Fame nominating process, () Communications Director Seth Palansky told Poker News Daily, “It’s going well and we’ll have a good batch of candidates to mull over and see who gets in.” In order to submit a vote, poker fans need only enter their first name, last name, address, country, date of birth, e-mail, the name of the nominee, and any comments to support their choice. The latter entry can be up to 250 words in length.
Nominations will be accepted through August 31st on the . On September 1st, Harrah’s will release the names of the top 10 nominees. Then, the list will then be sent to a Hall of Fame nominating committee to review. Last year, the committee weeded out Tom “” Dwan on the grounds that he had not stood the test of time, one of five criteria required for entry.
In mid-September, the 16 living Poker Hall of Fame members and a small media panel will determine who will be enshrined in 2010. The group will rank only those on the final nominating list that they deem worthy of being included in the Poker Hall of Fame. In addition, every Hall of Fame member can write in one candidate that will automatically be added for consideration next year.
The votes will be sent to the Hall of Fame nominating committee, who will resolve any ties or errors that may creep up. In a change from 2009, the top two vote getters will become part of the Poker Hall of Fame this year as long as they garner at least 50% of the vote. Last year, a 75% threshold was required and, as a result, only () host and WSOP bracelet winner was enshrined.
The induction ceremony will take place during the November Nine weekend at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The event promises to be a grander affair this time around. Last year, more than 100 attendees turned out to an induction dinner to listen to speeches from Jack Binion, former Main Event champ Tom McEvoy, , and Tom Sexton. Players in attendance included , , and , the latter of which was in the midst of competing for the 2009 WSOP Main Event title.
What are the requirements for entry, you ask? Text found on the WSOP’s website explains that in order to be considered for a Poker Hall of Fame nod, “A player must have played poker against acknowledged top competition; played for high-stakes; played consistently well, gaining the respect of peers; stood the test of time; or, for non-players, contributed to the overall growth and success of the game of poker with indelible positive and lasting results.”
A ballot of nine names was sent to Hall of Fame members and the media panel last year: Sexton, Ivey, McEvoy, , , , , Men “” Nguyen, and . Dwan turned 23 years-old when he received a nomination for the Poker Hall of Fame. The high-stakes staple may be beginning the second installment of the Durrrr Challenge this week.
The list of media members to be part of the panel in 2010 has not been made public, but this author is among the group for the second year running. I am looking forward to being part of the process again and determining the Poker Hall of Fame Class of 2010. .
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08 21st, 2010
There was incredible buzz in the poker industry when Joe Sebok announced he was working for UB – then Ultimate Bet – in the capacity of investigating the old cheating scandal perpetrated by WSOP champion Russ Hamilton, who stole over $23,000,000 from players.
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08 16th, 2010
The high stakes action at Full Tilt Poker is back in full swing now that the hubbub and excitement of the 2010 WSOP has died down. Unfortunately for railbirds the $500/$1,000 PLO CAP games are still the game of choice for the current crop of pros.
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08 16th, 2010
After a number of tantalisingly close finishes at this year’s WSOP Neil Channing has a victory to celebrate this year after taking the honours at the latest leg of the GUKPT in Luton.
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08 16th, 2010
Arnaud Mattern is looking to increase his $1.56m in tournament winnings by another €400,000 ($512,000) as he leads the chip counts going into the final eight players. The Parisian PokerStars Pro, who finished third in the EPT London and seventh at the Grand Prix de Paris, has a better than good chance of becoming the first player to win two EPT events.
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08 13th, 2010
We sat down with Rayan Nathan recently to discuss his WSOP (and not all of it was spent in Las Vegas), November Nine predictions, and petanque (and if you don’t know what that is, Google it).
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