Tom Dwan $99k lighter.Friday night on Full Tilt’s high-stakes tables started with Phil “OMGClayAiken” Galfond and kingsofcards sitting in with POKERBLUFFS for a little $500/$1,000 No-Limit Hold’em. POKERBLUFFS only stayed for a short session however, winning one big pot against Tom “kingsofcards” Marchese before calling it a night with his $40k profit. Being the action junkies they are, Galfond and Marchese remained at the table to play some high-stakes heads up. The heads-up play lasted for close to an hour before Tom “durrrr” Dwan took POKERBLUFFS’ old spot at the table between the two players. Interestingly enough, Dwan’s stay at the table was almost the exact antithesis of POKERBLUFFS’.
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November is fast approaching and with it will be the final table of the 2009 WSOP Main Event, also known as the November Nine. Taking to the felt this fall will be seven relatively unknown players and two famous faces, in the forms of Phil Ivey and Jeff Shulman.The most recognizable face in November will no doubt be Phil Ivey, who ranks among the best poker pros on the tournament circuit today. Besting a field of almost 6500 players, Ivey will be vying to add another piece of wrist bling to the seven World Series of Poker bracelets already in his treasure chest.
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Online qualifier Steve Holden is the latest champion of the 2009 Coral.co.uk British Masters Poker Tour, after winning the £500 NLHE Main Event in Liverpool.
The professional player from Erdington in Birmingham won a package to the event in a $10 satellite on Coral.co.uk and went on to beat a field of 73 that included previous event winners and some well known tour regulars over two days at the Gala Leo Casino in Albert Dock.
Steve took a chip lead into the final table and never gave it up. He had over half the chips in play when the final three, which also included Mark James and Frank Kenny, did a deal.
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The PokerWorks special tournaments this week include not only FreeRolls but an amazing final last-chance promotion to win a prize package to the PokerNews Cup (PNC) Australia at Tony G Poker – cheap!TonyG Poker – Daily September 15th – 22ndAlthough this satellite event is not exactly free, this tournament is worth a mention because it is so cheap! For a buy-in of only $25+5 Australian players can compete daily for PokerNews Cup prize packages worth $2,000! The PokerNews Cup Prize Package will include the Main Event buy-in and an exclusive invitation to the Official Player Party! Eligible players must have a TonyG Poker account and make a minimum deposit and $30 to buy-in. The
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News has hit the airwaves that ex-PokerNews presenter Tiffany Michelle has renewed her contract with Ultimate Betfor one more year. Michelle rose to prominence as a player at the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event when she was the "last woman standing” – a title which she has been able to ride for at least another year, despite the fact that her poker tournament earnings since that deep run have totalled two cashes for a less-than-flattering US$16,763. "I’m happy to be signing on for another year with Ultimate Bet and I’m eager to get back to playing in live tournaments and exclusively at their online poker tables," Michelle said. "The corporate team at UB has been so welcoming and supportive, and I’m thrilled to be working with them.
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Online poker room UltimateBet has extended Tiffany Michelle’s contract by one year. The poker player, who is also a TV and Film actor, went deep in the World Series of Poker main event last year and was in fact the last female player to be eliminated from the Main Event. At that time she signed on with UltimateBet, which is also the poker room of Phil Hellmuth and Annie Duke. Michelle has had her contract extended for a second year, and she will be playing exclusively at their online poker tables and representing the room at live events.
Early in the year I received a phone call from Mr Neil Channing. He asked me to attend a meeting in a London bar to mark the launch of his and Nik Persaud’s brainchild Blackbeltpoker. Well, the promise of a free bar duly guaranteed my presence and I was lucky enough to be selected for the first grading process.
The idea of Blackbeltpoker is an attempt to establish the first UK community that is aimed at high-level discussion and debate, some training, social networking and live tournament staking. The basic framework revolves around a multifaceted rakeback model, whereby several different activities (mentoring lower belts, making videos, having good results and of course rake) are used to maintain your upkeep on your current belt and possibly advance up to a higher belt. T
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By now you should know that PokerWorks teams up with some of the best poker sites online to bring their loyal readers exclusive FreeRolls, and this week is no exception! Check-out the great FreeRolls you can take a seat in this week – including one to win a PokerNews Cup Australia prize package on Full Tilt Poker!But to get in some of these FreeRolls – you need to get to playing NOW – because THIS is the qualifying period! Log-in and snag a seat at Full Tilt Poker, Mansion Poker, CD Poker and Betfair Poker now and play this month to get qualified for the FreeRolls listed below! Wednesday September 9th at Everest Poker The Everest Poker and PokerWorks weekly $500 Cash Freeroll Series kicks off at 14:30 GMT. Sea
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Where are They Now is a series of an in depth look at all poker players – not just the pros – as they travel through one long game.
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To say this year’s World Championship of Online Poker will be bigger than ever might be an understatement. This year the prestigious online series will offer a total of 45 events and a guaranteed prize pool of $40 million. The WCOOP main event alone will have a $10 million guarantee. “I don’t think any other online tournament even compares,” said last year’s WCOOP main event winner Carter “ckingusc” King. “It’s definitely the biggest online series of the year. It’s like our World Series of Poker and we get pretty excited about it.” Last year Carter outlasted over 2,000 players and then beat a final table that included AKJHoosier1 to take down a first place prize of $1.3 million.
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