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Daniel Negreanu: High-Stakes Fish?
Опубликовал | КомментарииHowever, the jury is still out on whether Kid Poker can beat the high-stakes cash games online.
On Feb. 25, after months of working on his short-handed game, Negreanu joined the $100/$200 No-Limit Hold’em cash game on PokerStars and started to grind.
It might seem like no big deal that one of the biggest names in poker sat to play at a high-stakes table online, considering players like Tom Dwan and Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies are playing five times the stakes on Full Tilt almost nightly. But seeing Negreanu at the tables has sent shockwaves through the online poker community.
For years he has been considered an online fish. In fact, Negreanu has even admittted his game online is anything but water tight.
But despite a history of losses and frustration online, Negreanu has now decided to focus on beating the game, perhaps just simply to prove to the world he can.
Along with the usual name-calling and anonymous muscle flexing, the web’s poker forums have been bombarded with discussion and debate about whether Negreanu is beating the game, or if he even stands a chance.
Because of PokerStars’ decision to prevent, or at least limit all data-mining and stat tracking, it is difficult to come up with exact numbers and results, but here are the facts as we know them:
Negreanu started playing on or around Feb. 25, earning $200k up to March 22.
By March 28, he had lost nearly everything, down to around $9,000 in profits, before going back on the upswing, reaching a peak of $221,227.
But once again, Negreanu failed to hold on to the profits, losing it all back, including a $62,551 loss last night that left him $8k in the hole overall.
The loss came mostly at the hands of online pro Mr Zahmat, who won the largest pot of the day against Negreanu, worth over $85k.
Also at the table was Justin “ZeeJustin” Bonomo, who was unlucky enough to run into Negreanu’s aces, losing a pot worth well over $73k.
Considering the swings, the short time-frame and hand count since his return to the high stakes games, the jury is still out on whether Negreanu is capable at beating the big game on PokerStars.
Until more hands are played, and more information becomes available, the forums will continue to debate the subject, with Negreanu himself stopping by to add in his own insights from time to time.
In addition, you can also read up on Negreanu’s efforts and thoughts in his blog over at Full Contact Poker.
Below are three of the largest pots played by Negreanu yesterday. For more hands and stats head to MarketPulse.
Isildur1 Drops Out of Big Game
Опубликовал | Комментарии“I am afraid I am going to have to break the news that Isildur1 will not be coming to the PartyPoker.com Big Game IV at Les Ambassadeurs in London this weekend,” said Team PartyPoker’s Tony G.
“Eddie Hearn, the event organizer and Managing Director of Matchroom Sport, personally spoke to Isildur1 and his manager and confirmed this to be the case.
“To say I am disappointed is an understatement.”
According to G, the two had personally agreed on a 50/50 staking deal before managers and agents got involved.
“It has left a bad taste in my mouth,” he said. “What you have to understand is that he reached out to me first and asked and then agreed to play. As far as I am concerned I am washing my hands with him and moving on. On your bike!”
G claims he was going to fly Isildur1 and three of his friends to London for the April 11-13 cash game promising to raise the stakes in the game to accommodate the Swede.
However, Isildur1 now has some “personal issues” to attend too, including a driving test.
G now claims Isildur1 will be at the PokerStars European Poker Tour Grand Final in Monte Carlo later this month.
Suspect in EPT Berlin Robbery Surrenders
Опубликовал | КомментарииLess than two weeks ago a group of armed robbers crashed the European Poker Tour in Berlin and made off with over $329,000 from the jackpot. The robbery was a surprise and very shocking to everyone involved. Now news has come out that one of the robbers has turned himself in.
In 2011, Cruise the Caribbean in Style with Ladbrokes Poker
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Ladbrokes 2011 Poker cruise! Qualify Today!
As some of you know, yours truly calls a Caribbean island home. You can also come and visit me if you want, and all you have to do is play online poker at the juicy tables of Ladbrokes Poker. We will play a friendly game of heads-up No Limit or Pot Limit Hold’em, and I promise I will go easy on you.
Ladbrokes will organize an incredible cruise trip in January 2011, setting sail from Florida and lasting for a whole 8 days. That’s 8 days of fun in the sun aboard the world’s largest deluxe cruise line ‘Oasis of the Seas’.
On board you will find a full assortment of cash games, sit & go table tournaments and also a complete tournament program.
You can begin on your quest to qualify for this dream trip as of RIGHT NOW. Do not miss out on what is undoubtedly shaping to be Europe’s biggest poker festival! All you need to do if you would like to join the lucky few who will be on the Poker Cruise is to obtain a Cruise Place, which is a prize in the Cruise Weekly Final that is held each and every Monday evening at 20:15 GMT. You can either buy-in directly into this freeze-out tourney, or you can also qualify via the Cruise Daily Finals, which has a daily program of satellites you can find in the Tournaments>Offline Events>Poker Cruise IV in the Ladbrokes Poker software lobby.
Right now, Ladbrokes is unable to offer the cruise packages for purchase, but you can contact them directly at cruise2011@ladbrokes.co.uk to get your name on the short list to get notified if they start selling the selling the packages directly.
The “Oasis of the Seas” is a very luxurious cruise ship, and also happens to be the world’s largest passenger vessel: it dwarfs the Queen Elizabeth II being more than twice as big. It is operated by the blokes at Royal Caribbean Cruise Line. And here is the most beautiful part: each and every single one of the Cruise Package winners will be accommodated in an ocean view cabin with a balcony. There will also be available a limited number of suits for all the players who wish to upgrade, but these will be on a first come first serve basis.
On the Oasis of the Seas you can expect to find a multitude of things, including a zip line, a mini golf course for you to get your inner Tiger Woods out, volleyball and basketball courts to stay (or get!) in shape, a multitude of theme parks and nurseries for children, so junior does not have to be left home. All these amenities, which fall under the recreational, athletic and entertainment departments, are organized into “neighborhoods” taking advantage of the ships humongous size. Officially, these are:
• Central Park features boutiques, restaurants and bars, including access to the Rising Tide bar, which can be raised or lowered to three separate levels
• It houses the first living park at sea with over 12,000 plants and 56 trees
• The Pool and Sports Zone features a sloped-entry beach pool and two surf simulators
• The Vitality at Sea Spa and Fitness Centre features a spa for teens
• Boardwalk features a handcrafted carousel, restaurants, bars, shops, two rock-climbing walls, and a tattoo parlor. Its outdoor 750-seat Aqua Theatre amphitheater hosts the ship’s largest freshwater pool
• Royal Promenade features restaurants and shops and is viewable from a mezzanine
• Youth Zone features a science lab and computer gaming
Also worth mentioning is the fact that all Cruise Package winners will get £950 credited to their Ladbrokes Poker account, which is the travel allowance. As a package winner you will be responsible yourself to arrange flights and return flights and also hotel accommodation for the night of January 21st 2011 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The Ladbrokes Poker’s Event Management Team will be on duty to assist the winners in all the options that will be at their disposal to fly there and for staying the night.
Once onboard, the card room will operate (subject to the captain, of course) whenever the ship is at sea, but will close for dinner break on those days. Also, the £500 cruise bankroll which is included within your Cruise Place can either be used to buy-in to tournaments or fund on-board cash games and Sit n Go’s.
Well, if I were you, I would not need to be told twice to make my Ladbrokes account and start grinding to get this awesome prize. So, MAKE YOUR LADBROKES ACCOUNT AND START GRINDING TO BE LET IN ON THIS AWESOME PRIZE TODAY!!!
Phil Galfond blogs about his recent battles with Isildur1
Опубликовал | КомментарииPhil ‘OMGClayAiken’ Galfond has been involved in some epic battles with Isildur1 over the past few days seeing some massive swings in his bankroll. The young American won almost $1.7m in one session against the Banksy of poker, then lost a big wodge of it a few days later.
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Tournament of Champions Announced for 2010 WSOP
Опубликовал | КомментарииSeveral years had passed since the last Tournament of Champions was held at a World Series of Poker, and while fans requested that it be reinstated, the freeroll was a costly venture and left off the schedules in lieu of other big buy-in events.
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Rematch between Isildur1 and Brian Hastings results in another big win
Опубликовал | КомментарииAt the end of 2009, when Isildur1was on a massive downswing after torching the high-stakes tables on Full Tilt Poker for over $6 million in profit, it was Brian Hastings who delivered the Coup-De-Gras to the Swedish poker pro in the form of a $4 million win.
While the two have played sporadically since that fateful [...]
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POY: Karr Zooms into the Top Ten, Marchese Closing In
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Debbie Does Poker: Club Fortune, Cannery; Peppermill in Reno
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Seat at Club Fortune:
Players receive one free entry for every hour of live play in the Club Fortune poker room. The first drawing was held on February 28. The next qualifying period began February 28 at 7 p.m. and will end March 31 at 6:59 p.m., with the drawing scheduled at 7 p.m. March 31. The third qualifying period begins March 31 at 7 p.m. and ends April 30 at 6:59 p.m. followed by a 7 p.m. drawing. The fourth drawing begins April 30 at 7 p.m. and ends on May 31.
The final qualifying period will start 7 p.m. on May 31 and end at 6:59 on June 25 with the final drawing at 7 p.m. Four players per drawing will receive an entry into a ‘Free WSOP Seat’ tournament that will take place June 27 at 5:30 p.m. Players will start with 10,000 in chips and blinds of 25-50. They double every 15 minutes until the tournament ends and a lucky player wins a seat into the WSOP main event. For more information see their ad in this issue of Poker Player Newspaper.
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Phil Ivey on Cover of Cigar Aficionado
Опубликовал | КомментарииIt’s not Time Magazine, but given the history of celebrity appearances its cover, getting one’s face on the front of Cigar Aficionado is quite an accomplishment. Chalk up another one for Phil Ivey. The Full Tilt Poker pro, who ranks first on ESPN.com’s “The Nuts” list of the world’s best poker players, graces the cover of the April 2010 issue of the cigar enthusiast’s publication.
Wearing a dapper jacket and holding a lit cigar in his right hand, Ivey is not made to look like a poker player. Of course, Cigar Aficionado is not going to leave his relevance a mystery to those who know nothing of the game. Superimposed on Ivey’s right shoulder is the title “America’s Poker King – Phil Ivey has Parlayed his Poker Fame into Business Success.” In the article, author Michael Kaplan hits on many of the poker aspects of Ivey’s life that poker fans already know about, but he also discusses Ivey’s future goals (including creating a high roller casino and becoming an options trader) and gives readers a peek at Ivey’s lifestyle.
Ivey is not the first poker player to appear on the cover of Cigar Aficionado. 2004 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event Champion Greg “Fossilman” Raymer posed for the magazine the year he won his title, sitting at a poker table behind stacks of chips with his trademark fossil card protector and holographic glasses. Actor and poker enthusiast, James Woods, who represents Hollywood Poker, was featured on the cover in 1997. In 2003, casino mogul Steve Wynn was the cover man, sitting at, as one might guess, a poker table.
Legendary gambler and poker player Archie Karas, while not on the cover, was the subject of a fantastic article by Michael Konik in the Summer 1994 issue, which featured Fidel Castro on the cover. More recently, online phenoms Andrew “good2cu” Robl, Tom “durrrr” Dwan, Luke Kim, and Alan “The Usher” Sass were profiled in the July/August 2008 issue in an article titled, “No-Limit Assassins.”
Many Cigar Aficionado readers on the magazine’s internet forum were confused as to why Ivey was chosen for the cover. Wrote the initiator of the discussion, “Who the hell is Phil Ivey and what good did he do for the world for being on the cover?” He continued, “Seems to me that some of the people featured on the covers are not the ‘role models’ I got used to anymore.”
Forum member “AZCigarNut” had this to say in response:
Cigar Aficionado isn’t JUST about cigars… which, incidentally, is why it DRASTICALLY outsells those that are! It’s a magazine about the good-life! There’s everything we gentlemen care about… cigars, golf, spirits, clothing, watches, movies and yes…poker…which has seated itself nicely into the realm of everything else listed above. There are STILL great articles for cigar lovers (like the one on the Oliva family you mention), but it also speaks to casual smokers and gentlemen in general (like with the articles on Tico Torres and Phil Ivey).
Ivey joins an exclusive club of people who have been chosen for the cover of the magazine. Since 1992, the likes of George Burns, Ernest Hemingway, Tiger Woods, Winston Churchill, John F. Kennedy, Jack Nicholson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Groucho Marx have all had their likenesses displayed on the front of Cigar Aficionado.
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