As ten-time bracelet winner Phil Ivey competes in Day 2 of the $50,000 Poker Players Championship, another Poker Hall of Famer was looking for his eleventh piece of WSOP gold with a deep run in Event #41: $1,500 Big O.
Johnny Chan entered the third and final day of the Omaha event toward the bottom of the counts with 18 players remaining as the 1987 and 1988 Main Event champion hoped to finally break the three-way tie between himself, Ivey and the late Doyle Brunson in second place on the all-time bracelet list.
Sadly for poker fans sweating the $1,500 buy-in event, “The Master” was eliminated 14th place for $13,982 after a confrontation with Scott Abrams.
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How Chan Busted the $1,500 Big O Event
PokerNews live reporter Dominic Clementson was on the floor during Chan’s bust and captured the hand in the live updates. Here’s what went down:
On a flop of J♠6♥3♦, Johnny Chan and Scott Abrams got all the chips in the middle with Chan at risk.
Johnny Chan: AxK♦7♥2♣2♠ Scott Abrams: AxKxJxJx2x
The board bricked out for Chan and Abrams’ set of jacks scooped. Chan’s dream, and that of many others, is over. For now.
The deep run gave Chan his second WSOP cash of the summer after finishing 140th in Event #21: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed for $2,209. Chan’s previous four cashes before that were in the 2019, 2018, 2016 and 2012 Main Events.
Johnny Chan
Chan will have to seek an eleventh bracelet, which would put him only behind Phil Hellmuth as the player with the most bracelets, in another tournament as Event #41: $1,500 Big O reaches a final table.
Among the players still alive in the Omaha event are bracelet winners Bjorn Verbakel, Robert Williamson III and Owais Ahmed.
Dan “Jungleman” Cates, dressed in full Terminator costume, has begun his mission to three-peat in one of the most prestigious World Series of Poker (WSOP) events — the $50,000 buy-in Poker Players Championship.
In 2021, Cates defeated Ryan Leng heads-up for his first bracelet thanks in large part to a questionable fold from his opponent late in the game. Last year, he backed up his repeat prediction and took it down for the second straight year.
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The two major victories gave Cates a combined $2.4 million in earnings. He only has four career WSOP cashes and has always been more of a cash game and online poker player. Later this week, however, he could become a three-time bracelet winner and also join Michael Mizrachi as the only three-time Poker Players Championship champions.
Brian Rast, who like Mizrachi is a Poker Hall of Fame candidate this year, is also seeking his third PPC title.
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It Was Almost Hasta La Vista, Jungleman
When the 2023 Poker Players Championship kicked off at around 2:15 p.m. PT on Sunday, Cates made his presence known. PokerNews captured a quick video of the Arnold Schwarzenegger wannabe in action.
Daniel Cates @junglemandan is BACK to take on the $50,000 Poker Players Championship. https://t.co/3MbM1MDEpD
— PokerNews (@PokerNews)
Early on, things didn’t go Jungleman’s way. He was quickly down around half his 300,000-chip starting stack, but would battle back and get to within striking distance of where he began Day 1. At the time of publishing, Cates had about 200,000. The Poker Players Championship, a multi-game tournament, is a five-day grind. Early chip leads and deficits aren’t all that significant.
Chris Moneymaker is in the House
Chris Moneymaker
Twenty years after winning the WSOP Main Event, Chris Moneymaker has made a surprise appearance in the PPC. The Poker Hall of Famer has just nine cashes at the World Series of Poker since his $2.5 million world championship win in 2003.
On Day 1, he battled against some of the top players in the game today and put up a strong fight. When this article was published, he was a bit above his starting stack after having dropped below 250,000 earlier in the session.
If you’re looking towards the end of the 2023 World Series of Poker with a preemptory feeling of post-party blues, there’s good news. King’s Resort — the Czech hotel-casino in the beautiful town of Rozvadov — is keeping the party going. The hotel-casino has announced dates for the 2023 World Series of Poker Europe which it will be hosting this fall.
The series will hold 15 bracelet events between October 25 and November 16. These will include a Mini Main Event with a €1,000,000 guarantee as well as €25,000 and €50,000 buy-in high roller events. King’s Resort is projecting around 350 players for Day 1a of this Main Event.
The full schedule should be coming in the near future, but it should be something to look forward to. Last year’s WSOPE at King’s Resort included a good range of events, including short deck and 8-game mix tourneys.
There will also be plenty of side action at the cash game tables in the King’s Resort poker room, which is the largest in Europe.
The WSOPE And WSOPC Are Both Coming To King’s Resort
The kings at King’s seem to be in a WSOP mood at the moment as they have also announced a World Series of Poker Circuit festival a few weeks before the WSOPE.
The WSOPC will run from September 21 to October 11. This will give players two weeks to rest up between WSOP-branded series.
The WSOPC at King’s Resort will have 12 ring events along with the usual satellites and side events. In particular, players can look forward to a €1,700 Main Event (kicking off October 7) with a €1,000,000 guarantee.
Full schedule details for this WSOPC series should also be coming down the wire soon.
Enjoy The King’s Resort Experience At The WSOP in Vegas Now!
The WSOPE and WSOPC were just the biggest of King’s Resort’s WSOP announcements. The company has also set up a high-stakes poker room at Paris Las Vegas for the duration of the current 2023 WSOP in Vegas.
It booked up a space in Paris Las Vegas, which it has transformed into “the King’s Lounge.”
Daniel Negreanu and Phil Hellmuth have both turned up at the King’s Lounge for the $25,000 High Roller event at the King’s Lounge and medium to high stakes cash games are ongoing. There are regular $75/$150 Pot-Limit Omaha tables, $100/$200 No-Limit Hold’em tables, and — in a nod to the company’s American hosts — there is even a game of $600/$1,200 Limit hold’em.
Players with a smaller bankroll can still enjoy the luxury surrounds at the $5/$5/$5 PLO table or $5/$10 NLH. There are also a few mid-stakes tables between these as well as a range of mixed stud and stud eights-or-better tables available.
If you’re looking to play (or rail) some high-stakes cash games while you’re at the series. This is the place to be!
The 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) kicked off back on May 30, and now bracelet winners are being minted every day. The PokerNews Live Reporting Team has been busy capturing all the action in our live updates, and they’ve witnessed some hands go down that proved to be either entertaining, game-changing or just flat out brutal.
Below is a look at some of the best hands of the week from the 2023 WSOP!
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Iati Doubles Through Palma in Dramatic Fashion
Rocco Iati
In Event #28: $1,500 NLH Freezeout, it was Level 31 (100,000/200,000/200,000) on Day 3 when reporter Connor Richards caught a big hand.
Rocco Iati open-jammed a stack of around 2,200,000 from the hijack and Nick Palma re-shoved on the button with a slightly larger stack.
Rocco Iati: A♥K♣ Nick Palma: 10♠10♥
“My favorite hand,” Palma said as the cards were flipped.
The flop of 2♥5♦5♠ kept Palma ahead with tens and the 5♣ turn improved him to a full house. But the 5♥ river put quads on the board and Iati erupted in celebration as he doubled up with ace-high against the ten-high of Palma.
Kessler Makes “an Advanced Play”
Allen Kessler
In Event #30: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw, it was Level 28 when reporter Ryan Lashmar witnessed Benny Glaser raised from the small blind and Allen Kessler raised to three bets. Glaser made the call and drew two while Kessler drew one.
Glaser checked after the first draw and Kessler fired a bet. Glaser made it two bets and Kessler raised to three bets, putting himself all in and at risk. Glaser made the call and both players stood pat for the second draw.
Glaser drew one for the final draw and Kessler stood pat.
Allen Kessler: 9x8x7x5x3x Benny Glaser: 7x6x4x3x/Xx
Kessler revealed nine-eight and Glaser threw his arms up in frustration, presumably after breaking a hand on the third draw that had Kessler beat. Glaser drew a ten for a final hand of 10x7x6x4x3x and Kessler secured a key double up, leaving Glaser as a short stack.
“That was an advanced play” Kessler stated as he scooped the pot.
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Hunichen Busts Foxen With Six-High (Straight)
Chris “Big Huni” Hunichen
In Event #32: $3,000 NLH 6-Handed, it was Day 2 in Level 22 (15,000/30,000/30,000) when reporter and four-time South Point Nightly Champion Liam Gannon captured the following hand.
Matthew Zambanini raised to 70,000 in the hijack and Chris Hunichen called on the button. In the big blind, Alex Foxen moved all in for 250,000 which saw Zambanini fold and Hunichen shook his head.
“I have six-high,” he said while pondering his decision.
“I literally thought you had seven-four suited when you called,” Foxen replied with a grin on his face.
“Same spot as yesterday,” Hunichen continued “but I was more willing to double that guy up.”
Hunichen contemplated his decision for a little bit longer before ultimately deciding to put in his chips to put Foxen at risk.
Alex Foxen: 9♣9♦ Chris Hunichen: 6♣3♣
The flop of 4♦A♦Q♥ shrunk Hunichen’s chances of winning, but the turn 5♠ saw the door open up in the form of an open ended straight draw and Hunichen commented “always a sweat.”
The river 2♠ saw Hunichen make a straight to the six and Foxen laughed as he pushed the chips over to Hunichen remarking “what are you doing man?”
“I did try,” Hunichen responded as he added to his chip lead while Foxen exited the tournament.
Negreanu Knows All The Angles
Daniel Negreanu
On Day 1 of Event #34: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO), reporter Claudio Elizalde wrote a big hand involving GGPoker Ambassador Daniel Negreanu.
In Level 14 (2,000/4,000/4,000), Negreanu had spiraled down a bit after dinner and when the action picked up on a board reading 8♦3♥J♥J♠, Negreanu had placed an all-in bet for his last 78,000. His opponent was thoughtful with his decision.
“Fine, I’ll pay you off,” the opponent said, calling.
“You have a jack, right?”
“Yah and you have eights?”
“Oh, you betcha, what do I need to dodge?”
Daniel Negreanu: 7♣8♣8♠10♠ Opponent: A♦K♣K♥J♦
Negreanu had a full house but his opponent was drawing to a jack, king, or an ace. Negreanu pulled his phone out to properly document the moment but put it back on the rail after the 2♣ fell.
The two players went on to discuss the obligation to call there, how having a pair in the hole kills some of the opponent’s outs, and how Negreanu may have still jammed there with a hand like 9x10xJxQx. Another opponent at the table summed it up, “That’s a cooler there, nothing you can do!”.
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Straight Flush for Mateos
Adrian Mateos
On Day 1 in Level 5 (300/600/600) of Event #35: $10,000 Secret Bounty, reporter Ollie Garland witnessed Adrian Mateos raise from the hijack to 1,300 finding three callers in the cutoff, small blind and Ivan Deyra in the big blind.
The flop came 9♠6♠J♠. With the action checked back to Mateos, he continued for 1,500. Only Deyra continued as he raised the bet to 5,500. Mateos called.
The turned 3♠ checked through revealing the 7♠ on the river. Both players now looking at a flush on board, Deyra led out for 4,000. Mateos considered his options before shoving all in putting Deyra’s tournament life on the line.
Deyra folded and Mateos smirked as he showed 10♠8♠ for a rivered straight flush.
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Many NFL fans wouldn’t recognize the name Bill Romanowski if they were to see or hear it in passing. And even those who did probably aren’t aware of the antics and controversy that the once-great linebacker got himself into.
brawling with teammates, allegedly threatening to end opponents’ careers
Imagine a player surviving the unrelenting speculation and criticism of the social media era while brawling with teammates, allegedly threatening to end opponents’ careers, and using steroids to fuel two Pro Bowl appearances and four Super Bowl championships.
This is the story of Bill Romanowski: the hard-hitting, unforgiving menace of the NFL.
Bill Romanowski: the early years
Born in the town of Vernon, Connecticut on April 2, 1966, Bill Romanowski was pushed into sports from an early age by his father, a standout baseball player. “Romo” developed his game from a young age and was picked for his school’s varsity football team as a freshman.
However, standing at 6 feet, 170 pounds, the man who went on to become a thumping linebacker knew that he needed to add weight to his frame. He spent the next two years bulking up and putting on his “man body” while playing with an unmatched fire on the field.
“He had an outstanding work ethic and played every down as if it were the last down in a championship game,” said Tom Dunn, Romanowski’s former high school coach. “At times, we had to try to tone him down a bit so that he wouldn’t expend all of his energy before the game was over.”
That passion was put to the test during Romanowski’s senior year. He had a fever and was seriously ill at the time of one of his games, but he played through it and finished with double-digit tackles. He was at that point one of the most sought-after recruits in America and ultimately committed to Boston College over Notre Dame.
Making a name
At Boston College, Romanowski expected a long, tough road. His only hope was to make the traveling team and spend some time on special teams, but it wasn’t long before he saw regular snaps at linebacker, and by the end of BC’s 10-2 season, he was the full-time starter.
He announced his arrival on the national scene during the Eagles’ Cotton Bowl matchup against the Houston Cougars when he racked up 13 tackles (11 solo) in a 45-28 win.
selected 80th overall in the third round of the 1988 NFL Draft
Romo’s next few years at BC were up and down, but even in a 5-6 senior campaign, he amassed a then-program-record 156 tackles. His efforts were ultimately enough to see him selected 80th overall in the third round of the 1988 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers.
He entered the NFL with a similar mentality as he did in college of hoping to make an impact where he could. Even he probably never would have expected that impact would be swiping an interception in the Super Bowl as the Niners won the world championship 20-16 over the Cincinnati Bengals, or winning the whole thing the next year, too, in a 55-10 blowout over the Denver Broncos.
Romo’s professional career couldn’t have started off any better. But it wasn’t until he suited up for the Broncos (after a one-year pit stop with the Philadelphia Eagles) that he would make two Pro Bowls and win two more Super Bowls and his career would really take off.
Stark controversy
Romanowski stayed with the Broncos from 1996-2001 and then played one year with the Oakland Raiders in 2002-03 before finally stepping away from the game.
A great career, but not one that should be remembered in history on its surface. No, the way he played the game and the situations that he got himself into is why his story is so fascinating.
After his retirement, ESPN named Romanowski as the fifth-dirtiest player in the history of professional sports. That’s where the story takes off.
kicking Arizona Cardinals fullback Larry Centers in the head
Remember the pit stop with the Eagles? Well, he was ultimately traded so that Philly could sign all of its draft picks, which they could not have done because of the salary cap with him on the roster. But in hindsight, they could have cited him kicking Arizona Cardinals fullback Larry Centers in the head as a valid reason.
A couple of years later as a member of the Broncos, Romanowski broke an unspoken rule of “taking it easy” during the preseason when he went helmet-to-helmet with and broke the jaw of Carolina Panthers quarterback Kerry Collins. Later in that same season, he spit in the face of 49ers wideout J.J. Stokes.
Two years later and while still playing in Denver, Romanowski made three illegal hits on and then punched Kansas City Chiefs tight end Tony Gonzalez, which led to him being fined $42,500. That same season, he launched a football into an undesirable region of New York Jets linebacker Bryan Cox’s body.
Ex-Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Cris Carter also admitted to putting a bounty on Romo after he claims he told him during the pregame that “I’m gonna end your career, Carter.”
Overwhelming controversy
Romanowski’s career ended on the sourest of notes in 2003. During a scrimmage, he got into a fight with teammate Marcus Williams and delivered a nasty blow to his face that crushed his eye socket. Williams was forced to medically retire from the NFL and sued Romanowski, who he said was inflicted with “roid rage,” for $3.4m.
Romanowski was accused of being racist on account of his run-ins with Center, Stokes, and Williams. Those claims came up again after he referred to Carolina Panthers QB Cam Newton as “boy” after Newton was very short with the media in a post-Super Bowl loss press conference.
Romo and his wife were investigated for prescription drug fraud as part of the BALCO scandal, which involved professional athletes using steroids.
fessed to using steroids and human growth hormone
Barry Bonds, Jason Giambi, and Marion Jones were all victims of the scandal going public. The Romanowskis were never charged with a crime, but Bill fessed to using steroids and human growth hormone supplied by Victor Conte, the owner of BALCO, during a 2005 interview on 60 Minutes.
Romanowski later sent a 30-slide presentation to the Broncos as to why he should be their head coach when the job opened up in 2009, but they did not grant him a formal interview. He has made several television appearances, including with former teammate Shannon Sharpe on Undisputed, but is still recognized as one of the most controversial and outright dirty players to ever touch the gridiron.
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The 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event is “going all-in to break the Main Event record”, and among the efforts to make history is the 112 Seat Sprint, where a whopping 112 Main Event seats will be guaranteed on WSOP Online from June 25 to July 8.
The two-week long Main Event satellite festivities on the WSOP online platform will be highlighted with a $250,000 guarantee, 25 Seat Scramble which will take place on Sunday, July 2.
“All-In” satellites will run daily from June 25-July 8 with no fees and buy-ins from $80 to $126. A last-chance drawing for the final seat in the Main Event will take place on July 8.
As America’s largest legal online poker room, WSOP.com will also feature 20 online bracelet events with buy-ins ranging from $333 to $5,300 this summer in the merged network of New Jersey and Nevada, in addition to the many opportunities to satellite into the $10,000 Main Event at Horseshoe Las Vegas.
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Turn Small Buy-In Into Millions
Players unable to pay the $10,000 entry fee needed to take part in the preeminent poker event will have plenty of opportunities to qualify into the tournament for a much lower investment which could turn into a life-changing sum of money.
In the lead-up to the most prestigious event in poker, the 2023 edition of the WSOP has already given many amateurs a chance at the dream with satellites throughout Main Event Maynia. 20 years ago, Chris Moneymaker famously won his entry into the 2003 Main Event through an online qualifier and ultimately revolutionized the game.
Most recently, reigning Main Event champion Espen Jorstad qualified for the marquee tournament through an online satellite and ended up with his name in the history books. With so many chances to qualify for the Main Event on WSOP.com, anyone could turn a small buy-in into millions.
The 2022 WSOP was the first year on the Vegas Strip for the most recognizable brand in poker, and access to the festivities was easier than ever for the tens of thousands of people who walk along the Strip. Last year, the festival saw 197,626 entrants from more than 100 countries and a record-breaking $347.9 million total prize pool in its new home.
The 2023 WSOP is the first-ever at Horseshoe Las Vegas since its rebrand from Bally’s Las Vegas. The 2023 WSOP Main Event begins July 3 and will feature four starting flights. The final day of play is slated for July 17 when a new world champion will be crowned.
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Record-Breaking Year?
The 2006 WSOP Main Event continues to hold the record for the largest field in the history of the tournament with 8,773 entries. That Main Event was won by Jamie Gold for $12,000,000, and although it’s been 17 years since the benchmark was set, many are predicting it will soon be broken as the WSOP goes “all-in” to break the Main Event record.
“With the momentum generated from the WSOP’s debut on the Las Vegas Strip last year, we expect a record-breaking WSOP and World Championship at Paris and Horseshoe Las Vegas in 2023,” said Ty Stewart, SVP & Executive Director of the WSOP. “If the Main Event is on your bucket list, this is the year to get to Vegas.”
Earlier this summer on The Chad & Jesse Poker Show, Stewart boldly predicted this year’s WSOP Main Event would get 9,999 players!
The 112 Seat Sprint is another effort from WSOP to ensure the Main Event record is broken this year. Last year’s edition of the Main Event drew 8,663 entrants and fell only 110 entrants short of the record, now holding the second-top spot on the list.
To further sweeten the deal of playing in the prestigious event, if the Main Event record is indeed broken this year, all entrants in the field will be placed into a drawing held on July 8 which will award one lucky player a Main Event buy-in for the next 30 years as part of WSOP’s “Main Event for Life“ promotion.
Take a shot in a satellite and you may find yourself in a dream scenario entering the first-ever WSOP Main Event at Horseshoe Las Vegas. You may find yourself playing the tournament every poker player wants to play, and with some good fortune, you may even find yourself in the poker history books.
The eyes of the poker community are on what is going on at the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas, but not every top poker pro has descended on “Sin City.” Some have stayed home, at least for now, and have continued the online poker grind.
Canada’s Pascal Lefrancois is one of those top-tier players that spent June 18 grinding online. Lefrancois was one of 77 entrants in the $5,200 Titans Event at PokerStars, and he was the last standing player when the dust had settled.
Only the final nine players received a share of the $385,000 prize pool, with Jargo “bungakat” Alavali being the unfortunate soul that burst the all-important money bubble. With Alavali out of the way, the remaining players locked in at least $12,002 for their efforts.
Bruno “great dant” Volkmann was the first of three Brazilians to bust at the final table; his ninth-place finish came with the previously mentioned $12,002.
“Eccentric_BG” of Bulgaria and David “MissOracle” Yan of New Zealand joined the last of eliminated players, doing so with scores of $13,741 and $18,347, respectively.
The United Kingdom’s “SerVlaMin” was the next payer heading to the showers. The Brit collected $24,995 for their sixth-place finish, with Estonian star “DingeBrinker” helping themselves to the $32,704 fifth-place prize.
Rodrigo Seiji
Fourth place and $43,664 went to Rodrigo “SELOUAN1991” Selouan, and fellow Brazilian Rodrigo “Seijistar” Seiji crashed out in third for $58,296, sending the Titans Event into the heads-up section of the tournament.
Lefrancois battled with Ukraine’s “drew.derzh,” and came out on top to clinch the $103,915 top prize, resigning the runner-up to a $77,832 consolation prize.
$5,200 Titans Event Final Table Results
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
Pascal “Pass_72” Lefrancois
Canada
$103,915
2
drew.derzh
Ukraine
$77,832
3
Rodrigo “seijistar” Seiji
Brazil
$58,296
4
Rodrigo “SELOUAN1991” Selouan
Brazil
$43,664
5
DingeBrinker
Estonia
$32,704
6
SerVlaMin
United Kingdom
$24,495
7
David “MissOracle” Yan
New Zealand
$18,347
8
Eccentric_BG
Bulgaria
$13,741
9
Bruno “great dant” Volkmann
Brazil
$12,002
Luca Takes Down the $1K Sunday High Roller
Ivan Luca
Ivan “Negriin” Luca turned $1,050 into $33,216 after outlasting 105 opponents in the $1,050 Sunday High Roller. Luca’s bounty haul weighed in at more than twice the main prize pool payout, such was the Argentinian’s domination at the final table.
It was a tough final table, as most $1,050 buy-in tournaments feature. The eliminations of Ilya “Leqenden” Anatsky in sixth for $4,645, Casimir “Ceis25” Seire in fifth for $8,865, and Matas “bebaimis777” Cimbolas in third for $9,585 left Luca heads-up against “neeno1990.”
Luca got he job done against his Austrian opponent, banking $10,798 for first plus $22,328 worth of scalps for a total prize tipping the scales at $33,126. “neeno1990” collected $13,360 in total for their second-place finish.
$1,050 Sunday High Roller Final Table Results
Place
Player
Country
Bounties
Prize
Total Prize
1
Ivan “Negriin” Luca
Argentina
$22,328
$10,798
$33,126
2
neeno1990
Austria
$2,562
$10,798
$13,360
3
Matas “bebaimis777” Cimbolas
Lithuania
$2,375
$7,210
$9,585
4
Igammi
€120
Montenegro
$1,906
$5,540
5
Casimir “Ceis25” Seire
Finland
$4,609
$4,256
$8,865
6
Ilya “Leqenden” Anatsky
Belarus
$1,375
$3,270
$4,645
7
luckyfluke
Ukraine
$1,875
$2,513
$4,388
8
SaoJorge2222
Brazil
$250
$1,931
$2,181
9
ArturR2R
Ukraine
$1,000
$1,627
$2,627
Other PokerStars Results
Outside the result mentioned above it was Brazil’s Paulo “paulinhoo00” Brombin who captured the biggest score at PokerStars, namely $33,112. This was his reward for winning the $530 Bounty Builder.
Shout-out to Sweden’s “flerrehuve” who won the $215 Sunday Fenomeno for $11,464 and the $530 Sunday Marathon for $7,226 on the same night!
Event
Entrants
Prize Pool
Champion
Prize
$530 Bounty Builder
338
$169,000
Paulo “paulinhoo00” Brombin
$33,112*
$109 Sunday Warm-Up
989
$100,000
JBAG28
$16,404
$1,050 Sunday Warm-Up
48
$48,000
mamamamama70
$14,914
$1,050 Sunday Cooldown
36
$36,000
Pedro “PaDiLhA SP” Padilha
$14,788*
$109 Sunday Cooldown
852
$85,200
Cannagrower1
$12,070*
$215 Sunday Fenomeno
823
$82,300
flerrehuve
$11,464
$109 Bounty Builder
748
$75,000
Paul “pvas2” Vas Nunes
$10,345*
$1,050 Sunday Supersonic
30
$30,475
Simon “C. Darwin2” Mattsson
$10,661
$215 Sunday Supersonic
273
$55,899
G_haeffner
$9,187
$530 Sunday Marathon
41
$20,500
flerrehuve
$7,226
$109 Sunday Kickoff
351
$35,100
Partyliel
$6,523
*includes bounty payments
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Malinov Mauls the Opposition in the PartyPoker Grand
Atanas Malinov
The PartyPokerGrand may have only seen 44 entrants this week, but it still awarded two five-figure sums. Those bankroll-boosting prizes are no nestled in the PartyPoker accounts of the champion and runner-up.
The latter was Pedro Garagnani; the Brazilian second-place finish won $11,966. Atanas Malinov of Bulgaria took down The Grand, and helped himself to a $13,840 payday.
Others who reached the final table but ultimately fell shy of the victory included fifth-place finisher David Yan ($3,782) and fourth-place finisher Jonathan Skovsen ($4,875).
The Grand Final Table Results
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
Atanas Malinov
Bulgaria
$13,840
2
Pedro Garagnani
Brazil
$11,966
3
Rafael Cortes
Brazil
$6,738
4
Jonathan Skovsen
Denmark
$4,875
5
David Yan
New Zealand
$3,782
6
Joakim Einarsson
Sweden
$3,276
7
Hristo Dimitrov
Bulgaria
$2,912
8
Ondrej Pohl
Czech Republic
$2,606
“AgoraPhodeu” Turns $55 into $5,712
The Super $55 is one of the more popular PartyPoker Daily Legends tournaments thanks, in part, to guaranteeing $40,000 for a $55 buy-in. This Sunday’s edition paid out $46,200 after 924 players bought in.
The top five finishers helped themselves to four-figure prizes when you include bounty payments. “Darjasev” finished in fifth for $1,452, “GustavoBraz” in fourth for $1,900, and “Flavinho64o” was third for $2,085.
“AgoraPhodeu” defeated “Pohoda” heads-up, leaving the runner-up to collect $4,095 while hauling in the $5,712 top prize for themselves.
The Super $55 Final Table Results
Place
Player
Bounties
Prize
Total Prize
1
AgoraPhodeu
$2,948
$2,764
$5,712
2
Pohoda
$1,336
$2,759
$4,095
3
Flavinho64o
$254
$1,831
$2,085
4
GustavoBraz
$710
$1,190
$1,900
5
Darjasev
$637
$815
$1,452
6
berlinkid77
$117
$630
$747
7
KKgustavoKK
$454
$465
$919
8
HolmesScott
$160
$371
$531
9
HyperLubo
$359
$296
$655
Other PartyPoker Results
“fake_ElkY” was one of PartyPoker’s biggest winners this weekend after triumphing in the Super $530, a result that came with $8,650 after bounties were included.
Event
Entrants
Prize Pool
Champion
Prrize
Super $530
46
$25,000
fake_ElkY
$8,650*
Super $320
72
$25,000
Iamthegoat99
$7,163*
The $530 Great Game
38
$20,000
Fruble
$6,633
Super $215
125
$25,000
BolsoLIXO
$6,266*
The $215 Big Saturday
105
$20,704
PkrPjotr
$4,675
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When casinos change pay tables on video poker games, they not only change the payback percentage players can get, they change optimal strategy.
If you’re playing Double Double Bonus Poker in an online casino and you see a 9-6 pay table where full houses pay 9 for 1 and flushes 6 for 1, video poker strategy is different than if you see an 8-5 pay table.
The same goes for offline video poker games. The most common changes in pay tables are on full houses and flushes. When they change, players’ approaches to the games must change too.
Flush payoffs drive most video poker strategy shifts. There’s not much you can do to increase the frequency of full houses. If you’re dealt J-J-6-6-9, you’re going to hold both pairs regardless of whether full houses pay 10, 9, 8, 7 or 6 for 1.
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The poker world received sad news on Thursday, June 15 with the passing of Texas poker legend Carolyn Taylor, who was perhaps best known for running a regular poker game in the Lonestar State for more than 50 years.
Affectionately known as “The First Woman in Texas Poker,” Taylor’s game was regularly visited by such legends as Cowboy Wolford (her father-in-law), Amarillo Slim Preston, Bill Smith, Sailor Roberts, Bob Hooks, TJ Cloutier, and even country music icon Willie Nelson.
“My Hero peacefully passed away this morning and began her journey to the Kingdom of Heaven,” her son, Ben Taylor, shared on social media. “She has been my rock, best friend, Mentor, & biggest supporter. From raising me as a single Mother all the way to now she has sacrificed & blessed our family beyond measure. Words cannot express the heartbreak, devastation, & grief we are all feeling now as a family.”
He added: “She was a one of a kind larger than life personality and we are blessed that she was such a huge part of our lives. Mom was the greatest gift giver, travel agent, poker player, joke teller, story teller, & the coolest mom a kid could ever ask for. Mom, we all love you and miss you deeply. Thank you for being the Angel on Earth that we all needed.”
Carolyn Taylor w/ her father-in-law Cowboy Wolford.
Playing Poker with Willie Nelson
At age 70, Taylor wrote about her experience playing poker with the legendary Willie Nelson.
“Let’s talk poker and put it to rest. I have always been fascinated by numbers and odds. And I was allowed to watch the men play poker, but NO, a woman cannot play. The first time Willie Nelson came to my house, I announced, I am playing poker, and we Can file for divorce tomorrow, but I am playing, and I did. Willie wrote me a check For $1400 WHEN the game was over and I didn’t cash it for several months. I began to play, and oh yes, the divorce came shortly after that, and I never looked back.
Carolyn Taylor
“I do enjoy it, I enjoy the social aspect, all the friends I have made and you can tell the true character of a person through observations at the poker table. Yes, I have spent many nights with Willie Nelson, No, I have never done drugs, but have had plenty of secondhand smoke and secondhand pot smoke from him. All I can say is the more they smoked weed, the more I won. I have never drunk alcohol, but accidentally took a swallow of Crown and Coke when I thought it was my Dr. Pepper and I spit it out pronto!”
Excellence in Everything She Did
Born in Corsicana, Texas in 1947, Taylor grew up just down the road in Eureka. As a child, she played card games daily with her mother. She excelled throughout high school earning all-district & all-tournament honors. She was also the Salutatorian and voted Coronation Queen.
Her excellence didn’t stop there as she earned both her pilot’s and private investigator licenses, won multiple bowling tournaments, and became the first female pipe liner for Mobile Oil. She was also the first salesperson to sell $1 million in tires, batteries, and accessories for Mobile. Much of it she accomplished as a single mother, having welcomed her son, Ben Taylor, into the world in 1980.
As for her poker game, Amarillo Slim dubbed it the “Poker Palace located 60 miles south of Dallas,” and for the past two decades, she has spent time teaching, training, and mentoring new players in the game.
Carolyn Taylor’s Poker Palace
Her obituary reads in part: “Her skills and fortitude helped her become one of the few female professional poker players. Carolyn loved exploring new technology, history, and Native American Culture. She was an avid hunter, fisherman, and collector of precious stones, crystals, and coral. She had an eclectic love of music all her life. Her warm smile only rivaled her sharp wit and sense of humor.”
Taylor is survived by her son, Ben Jackson Taylor, his wife Manuela Taylor, and their three children, James Taylor, Jasmine Taylor, and Robert Taylor of Corsicana.
Her sister, Margaret Montgomery Thomas, and her husband Gene Thomas of Corsicana. Her niece, LeAnn Thomas Starks of Waco; and many cousins.
She was preceded in death by her father Aaron Ferguson Montgomery, her mother Bessie Miles Montgomery, and her son, James Aaron. Funeral arrangements for Carolyn Taylor are being made by Corley’s Funeral Home Corsicana with a visitation on Tuesday, June 20 from 6-8 p.m. Her private funeral will be held the following day, Wednesday, June 21 at 10 a.m. at the Eureka Cemetery.
PokerNews offers its deepest condolences to the friends and family of Carolyn Taylor, a Texas poker pioneer.
DraftKings has entered the race to purchase the US assets of sportsbook operator PointsBet. It announced on Friday that it submitted an all-cash bid of $195m to the Australia-based company’s CEO and non-executive chairman.
Fanatics, primarily a sports merchandise company, announced last month that it was to purchase these assets for $150m. The two parties were confident that the deal would close at the time and a PointsBet shareholder vote was to take place on June 30 to approve the bid.
an offer that is worth 30% more than what is already on the table
Now it appears that DraftKings is trying to swoop in with an offer that is worth 30% more than what is already on the table. DraftKings co-founder and CEO Jason Robins believes that this potential transaction would allow his company to “prudently capitalize” on a compelling opportunity at an attractive valuation. He said DraftKings’ scale and “ability to generate meaningful synergies” are other compelling factors for PointsBet to consider.
DraftKings Chief Financial Officer Jason Park believes an acquisition of PointsBet’s US assets would provide new bet types to customers and help accelerate the plan to bring more of DraftKings’ mobile sportsbook technology in-house.
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