2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Schedule
Saturday, December 19th, 2009 | Tournaments | No Comments
The 2010 World Series of Poker schedule has been released. The poker world’s biggest tournament series will be awarding a total of 57 bracelets. In addition to the main event, players will be also vying for the coveted Player’s Championship which features a $50,000 buy-in. Tournaments will be held in all of the following poker variants:
- Limit Hold’em
- Omaha High-Low Split-8 or Better
- Seven Card Razz
- Seven Card Stud
- Seven Card Stud High-Low Split-8 or Better
- No Limit Hold’em
- Pot Limit Omaha
- 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball
In addition, there will be 6 cost-friendly tournaments with a $1,000 buy-in, ensuring that many amateur players can take part.
Here is the complete schedule of the WSOP 2010
| Event | Date | Name | Buy-In |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Fri, May 28th 12:00 PM 2-Day Event |
Casino Employees No-Limit Hold’em | $500 |
| #2 | Fri, May 28th 5:00 PM 5-Day Event |
The Player’s Championship | $50.000 |
| #3 | Sat, May 29th 12:00 PM 4-Day Event |
No-Limit Hold’em | $1.000 |
| #4 | Sun, May 30th 5:00 PM 3-Day Event |
Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better | $1.500 |
| #5 | Mon, May 31st 12:00 PM 3-Day Event |
No-Limit Hold’em | $1.500 |
| #6 | Tue, Jun 1st 12:00 PM 3-Day Event |
No-Limit Hold’em Shootout (2000 players max) | $5.000 |
| #7 | Tue, Jun 1st 5:00 PM 3-Day Event |
2-7 Triple Draw Lowball (Limit) | $2.500 |
| #8 | Wed, Jun 2nd 12:00 PM 3-Day Event |
No-Limit Hold’em | $1.500 |
| #9 | Thu, Jun 3rd 12:00 PM 3-Day Event |
Pot-Limit Hold’em | $1.500 |
| #10 | Thu, Jun 3rd 5:00 PM 3-Day Event |
Seven Card Stud Championship | $10.000 |
| #11 | Fri, Jun 4th 12:00 PM 3-Day Event |
No-Limit Hold’em | $1.500 |
| #12 | Fri, Jun 4th 5:00 PM 3-Day Event |
Limit Hold’em | $1.500 |
| #13 | Sat, Jun 5th 12:00 PM 4-Day Event |
No-Limit Hold’em | $1.00 |
| #14 | Sat, Jun 5th 5:00 PM 3-Day Event |
2-7 Draw Lowball (No-Limit) | $1.500 |
| #15 | Sun, Jun 6th 5:00 PM 3-Day Event |
Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship | $10.000 |
| #16 | Mon, Jun 7th 12:00 PM 3-Day Event |
No-Limit Hold’em / Six Handed | $1.500 |
| #17 | Tue, Jun 8th 12:00 PM 3-Day Event |
No-Limit Hold’em | $5.000 |
| #18 | Wed, Jun 9th 12:00 PM 3-Day Event |
Limit Hold’em | $2.000 |
| #19 | Wed, Jun 9th 5:00 PM 3-Day Event |
2-7 Draw Lowball Championship (No-Limit) | $10.000 |
| #20 | Thu, Jun 10th 12:00 PM 3-Day Event |
Pot-Limit Omaha | $1.500 |
| #21 | Thu, Jun 10th 5:00 PM 3-Day Event |
Seven Card Stud | $1.500 |
| #22 | Fri, Jun 11th 12:00 PM 3-Day Event |
Ladies No-Limit Hold’em Championship | $1.000 |
| #23 | Fri, Jun 11th 5:00 PM 3-Day Event |
Limit Hold’em / Six Handed | $2.500 |
| #24 | Sat, Jun 12th 12:00 PM 4-Day Event |
No-Limit Hold’em | $1.000 |
| #25 | Sat, Jun 12th 5:00 PM 3-Day Event |
Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship | $10.000 |
| #26 | Mon, Jun 14th 12:00 PM 3-Day Event |
No-Limit Hold’em / Six Handed | $2.500 |
| #27 | Mon, Jun 14th 5:00 PM 3-Day Event |
Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better | $1.500 |
| #28 | Tue, Jun 15th 12:00 PM 3-Day Event |
Pot-Limit Omaha | $2.500 |
| #29 | Tue, Jun 15th 5:00 PM 3-Day Event |
Limit Hold’em Championship | $10.000 |
| #30 | Wed, Jun 16th 12:00 PM 3-Day Event |
No-Limit Hold’em | $1.500 |
| #31 | Wed, Jun 16th 5:00 PM 3-Day Event |
H.O.R.S.E. | $1.500 |
| #32 | Thu, Jun 17th 12:00 PM 3-Day Event |
No-Limit Hold’em / Six Handed | $5.000 |
| #33 | Thu, Jun 17th 5:00 PM 3-Day Event |
Pot-Limit Hold’em/Omaha | $2.500 |
| #34 | Fri, Jun 18th 12:00 PM 3-Day Event |
Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Championship | $1.000 |
| #35 | Fri, Jun 18th 5:00 PM 3-Day Event |
Heads Up No-Limit Hold’em Championship (256 player max) | $10.000 |
| #36 | Sat, Jun 19th 12:00 PM 4-Day Event |
No-Limit Hold’em | $1.000 |
| #37 | Sat, Jun 19th 5:00 PM 3-Day Event |
H.O.R.S.E. | $3.000 |
| #38 | Sun, Jun 20th 5:00 PM 3-Day Event |
Pot-Limit Hold’em Championship | $10.000 |
| #39 | Mon, Jun 21st 12:00 PM 3-Day Event |
No-Limit Hold’em Shootout (2,000 player max) | $1.5000 |
| #40 | Mon, Jun 21st 5:00 PM 3-Day Event |
Seven Card Razz | $2.5000 |
| #41 | Tue, Jun 22nd 12:00 PM 3-Day Event |
Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better | $1.500 |
| #42 | Wed, Jun 23rd 12:00 PM 3-Day Event |
No-Limit Hold’em | $1.500 |
| #43 | Wed, Jun 23rd 5:00 PM 3-Day Event |
H.O.R.S.E. Championship | $10.000 |
| #44 | Thu, Jun 24th 12:00 PM 3-Day Event |
Mixed Hold’em (Limit/No-Limit) | $2.500 |
| #45 | Fri, Jun 25th 12:00 PM 3-Day Event |
No-Limit Hold’em | $1.500 |
| #46 | Fri, Jun 25th 5:00 PM 3-Day Event |
Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better | $5.000 |
| #47 | Sat, Jun 26th 12:00 PM 4-Day Event |
No-Limit Hold’em | $1.000 |
| #48 | Sat, Jun 26th 5:00 PM 3-Day Event |
Mixed Event | $2.500 |
| #49 | Mon, Jun 28th 12:00 PM 3-Day Event |
No-Limit Hold’em | $1.500 |
| #50 | Mon, Jun 28th 5:00 PM 3-Day Event |
Pot-Limit Omaha | $5.000 |
| #51 | Tue, Jun 29th 12:00 PM 3-Day Event |
Triple Chance No-Limit Hold’em | $3.000 |
| #52 | Wed, Jun 30th 12:00 PM 4-Day Event |
No-Limit Hold’em / Six Handed | $25.000 |
| #53 | Wed, Jun 30th 5:00 PM 3-Day Event |
Limit Hold’em Shootout | $1.500 |
| #54 | Thu, Jul 1st 12:00 PM 4-Day Event |
No-Limit Hold’em | $1.000 |
| #55 | Thu, Jul 1st 5:00 PM 3-Day Event |
Thu, Jul 1st 5:00 PM 3-Day Event |
$10.000 |
| #56 | Fri, Jul 2nd 5:00 PM 3-Day Event |
No-Limit Hold’em | $2.500 |
| Sat, Jul 3rd 2:00 PM 1-Day Event |
Ante Up For Africa Poker Tournament | $5.000 | |
| #57 | Mon, Jul 5th 12:00 PM 13-Day Event |
No-Limit Hold’em Championship Main Event | $10.000 |
Mike Sexton 2009 inductee for Poker Hall of Fame
Friday, October 16th, 2009 | Miscellaneous | No Comments
Harrah’s and the World Series of Poker announced on October 15th that Mike Sexton had been selected to become the 38th member of the Poker Hall of Fame.
Mike Sexton’s poker résumé is a long one. He won a WSOP bracelet in seven-card stud in 1989, and took down the televised WSOP Tournament of Champions in 2006. He has made $3.18 million in tournament winnings and has accumulated 47 WSOP cashes.
However, Mike Sexton is better known as the “ambassador of poker”. He is the main host of the World Poker Tour and spokesman for PartyPoker.
He has written for Card Player Magazine and founded also the Tournament of Champions of Poker, which let compete tournament winners from the previous year only.
Mike Sexton will be inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame on Saturday, Nov. 7th at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino during the final table of the WSOP main event.
Congratulations to Mike Sexton!
Win a Nokia N96 at the first All-About-Poker-Tournament
Thursday, July 30th, 2009 | Tournaments | 6 Comments
On 26th of August in the year 2008, we started our little poker blog with a Poker Tracker 3 Review, which means that we will celebrate our first birthday in about four weeks. Reasons enough for us to organize a little online poker tournament. So we proudly present:
30th of August on PokerStars
In addition to the normal prize pool, Nokia is sponsoring a Nokia N96 and a copy of Million Dollar Poker for the winner. All in all a prize pool of over 500$. Big thanks to Nokia!!
Who can participate?
Everyone who has the PokerStars Software installed. If not already done, you can download it here.
How much is the buy-in?
Actually we wanted to arrange a freeroll, but private tournaments on PokerStars have a minimum buy-in of $5 (+$0,50). If you write about the tournament in your blog or website, we will pay the buy-in for you as well as for the first 10 commentators of this post. So, be quick!
What can I win?
Besides the normal prize pool (depending on the number of participants), the winner gets a Nokia N96 and a copy of the mobile game Million Dollar Poker.
Facts
- Date: 30th of August, 20:00 CET
- Host: PokerStars
- Tournament-ID: 182830379
- Password: AAPCeleb
- Buy-in: free for the first 10 commentators, $5 (+$0,50) for the others
So, shuffle up and deal and may the best win!!
SkyLowLow & El Gordo
Race for the Bracelets
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 | Miscellaneous | No Comments
The WSOP 2009 is over and the “November Nine” are found. In November, we will see the following players back in Las Vegas to finish the main event:
| Name | Land | Chip count |
|---|---|---|
| Darvin Moon | USA | 58.930.000 |
| Eric Buchman | USA | 34.800.000 |
| Steven Begleiter | USA | 29.885.000 |
| Jeff Shulman | USA | 19.580.000 |
| Joe Cada | USA | 13.215.000 |
| Kevin Schaffel | USA | 12.390.000 |
| Phil Ivey | USA | 9.765.000 |
| Antoine Saout | France | 9.500.000 |
| James Akenhead | England | 6.800.000 |
This is the time to look at the all-time list of multiple bracelet winners. Who has won more than one bracelet, will Phil Ivey win his eighth bracelet at the WSOP 2009 and has Phil “Poker Brat” Hellmuth won his twelfth bracelet?
Here is the current list of the WSOP multiple bracelet winners
| Bracelets | Player | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Phil Hellmuth | 1989, 1992, 1993 (3), 1997, 2001, 2003 (2), 2006, 2007 |
| 10 | Doyle Brunson | 1976 (2), 1977 (2), 1978, 1979, 1991, 1998, 2003, 2005 |
| 10 | Johnny Chan | 1985, 1987, 1988, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003 (2), 2005 |
| 9 | Johnny Moss | 1970, 1971 (2), 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1988 |
| 8 | Erik Seidel | 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007 |
| 7 | Billy Baxter | 1975, 1978, 1982 (2), 1987, 1993, 2002 |
| 7 | Phil Ivey | 2000, 2002 (3), 2005, 2009 (2) |
| 6 | T.J. Cloutier | 1987, 1994 (2), 1998, 2004, 2005 |
| 6 | Layne Flack | 1999, 2002 (2), 2003 (2), 2008 |
| 6 | Jay Heimowitz | 1975, 1986, 1991, 1994, 2000, 2001 |
| 6 | Men Nguyen | 1992, 1995 (2), 1996, 2003 (2) |
| 5 | Gary “Bones” Berland | 1977, 1978 (2), 1979 (2) |
| 5 | Allen Cunningham | 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| 5 | Chris Ferguson | 2000 (2), 2001, 2003 (2) |
| 5 | Ted Forrest | 1993 (3), 2004 (2) |
| 5 | Berry Johnston | 1983, 1986, 1990, 1995, 2001 |
| 5 | Scotty Nguyen | 1997, 1998, 2001 (2), 2008 |
| 5 | Stu Ungar | 1980, 1981 (2), 1983, 1997 |
| 4 | Mickey Appleman | 1980, 1992, 1995, 2003 |
| 4 | Bobby Baldwin | 1977 (2), 1978, 1979 |
| 4 | Bill Boyd | 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 |
| 4 | David Chiu | 1996, 1998, 2000, 2005 |
| 4 | Artie Cobb | 1983, 1987, 1991, 1998 |
| 4 | Mike Hart / Harthcock | 1984, 1990, 1991, 1994 |
| 4 | John Juanda | 2002, 2003 (2) 2008 [Europe] |
| 4 | Jeff Lisandro | 2007, 2009 (3) |
| 4 | Lakewood Louie | 1978, 1979 (2), 1980 |
| 4 | Tom McEvoy | 1983 (2), 1986, 1992 |
| 4 | Daniel Negreanu | 1998, 2003, 2004, 2008 |
| 4 | Walter “Puggy” Pearson | 1971, 1973 (3) |
| 4 | Thomas “Amarillo Slim” Preston | 1972, 1974, 1985, 1990 |
| 4 | Huck Seed | 1994, 1996, 2000, 2003 |
| 3 | Eli Balas | 1992, 1999, 2004 |
| 3 | Lyle Berman | 1989, 1992, 1994 |
| 3 | John Bonetti | 1990, 1993, 1995 |
| 3 | Farzad Bonyadi | 1998, 2004, 2005 |
| 3 | Jimmy Casella | 1971 1974 (2) |
| 3 | John Cernuto | 1996, 1997, 2002 |
| 3 | Paul “Eskimo” Clark | 1992, 1999, 2002 |
| 3 | Hamid Dastmalchi | 1986, 1992, 1993 |
| 3 | Nani Dollison | 2000, 2001 (2) |
| 3 | Barbara Enright | 1986, 1994, 1996 |
| 3 | Chau Giang | 1993, 1998, 2004 |
| 3 | Perry Green | 1976, 1977, 1979 |
| 3 | Barry Greenstein | 2004, 2005, 2008 |
| 3 | Jack Keller | 1984 (2), 1993 |
| 3 | O’Neil Longson | 1994, 2003, 2005 |
| 3 | Mike Matusow | 1999, 2002, 2008 |
| 3 | David “Chip” Reese | 1978, 1982, 2006 |
| 3 | Hilbert Shirey | 1987, 1995 (2) |
| 3 | David Sklansky | 1982 (2), 1983 |
| 3 | Max Stern | 1995, 1997 (2) |
| 3 | Dewey Tomko | 1979, 1984 (2) |
| 3 | Don Williams | 1982, 1985, 1988 |
| 2 | Daniel Alaei | 2006, 2009 |
| 2 | Rafi Amit | 2005, 2007 |
| 2 | Howard Andrew | 1976 (2) |
| 2 | Sam Angel | 1973, 1975 |
| 2 | Josh Arieh | 1999, 2005 |
| 2 | David Baxter | 1983, 1986 |
| 2 | Chris Björin | 1997, 2000 |
| 2 | Buddy Bonnecaze | 1992, 1993 |
| 2 | Burt Boutin | 2001, 2007 |
| 2 | Humberto Brenes | 1993 (2) |
| 2 | Starla Brodie | 1979, 1995 |
| 2 | Brandon Cantu | 2006, 2009 |
| 2 | Brent Carter | 1991, 1994 |
| 2 | William Chen | 2006 (2) |
| 2 | Thomas Chung | 1989, 1991 |
| 2 | Scott Clements | 2006, 2007 |
| 2 | Hoyt Corkins | 1992, 2007 |
| 2 | Aubrey Day | 1973, 1978 |
| 2 | Freddy Deeb | 1996, 2007 |
| 2 | Jim Doman | 1982, 1983 |
| 2 | Sam Farha | 1996, 2006 |
| 2 | Tommy Fischer | 1985, 1986 |
| 2 | Scott Fischman | 2004 (2) |
| 2 | Gene Fisher | 1980, 1993 |
| 2 | Eric Froehlich | 2005, 2006 |
| 2 | Matt Graham | 2008, 2009 |
| 2 | David Grey | 1999, 2005 |
| 2 | Thor Hansen | 1988, 2002 |
| 2 | Jennifer Harman | 2000, 2002 |
| 2 | Dan Harrington | 1995 (2) |
| 2 | John Hennigan | 2002, 2004 |
| 2 | Randy Holland | 1996, 2000 |
| 2 | Jesper Hougaard | 2008 (2) |
| 2 | Ryan Hughes | 2007, 2008 |
| 2 | Susie Isaacs | 1996, 1997 |
| 2 | Mel Judah | 1989, 1997 |
| 2 | Vasilis Lazarou | 1990, 1997 |
| 2 | Howard Lederer | 2000, 2001 |
| 2 | John Lucas | 1983, 1984 |
| 2 | Hans “Tuna” Lund | 1978, 1996 |
| 2 | Vitaly Lunkin | 2008, 2009 |
| 2 | Thang Luu | 2008, 2009 |
| 2 | Tony Ma | 1996, 2000 |
| 2 | Jeff Madsen | 2006 (2) |
| 2 | Sam Mastrogiannis | 1979, 1986 |
| 2 | Juan Carlos Mortensen | 2001, 2003 |
| 2 | Ralph Morton | 1982, 1987 |
| 2 | Greg Mueller | 2009 (2) |
| 2 | A.J. Myers | 1980, 1981 |
| 2 | Minh Nguyen | 2003, 2004 |
| 2 | Phi Nguyen | 2003, 2004 |
| 2 | Frankie O’Dell | 2003, 2007 |
| 2 | Rodney H. Pardey | 1991, 1994 |
| 2 | Brock Parker | 2009 (2) |
| 2 | Max Pescatori | 2006, 2008 |
| 2 | David Pham | 2001, 2004 |
| 2 | John Phan | 2008 (2) |
| 2 | Pat Poels | 2005, 2006 |
| 2 | James Richburg | 2006, 2007 |
| 2 | Dody Roach | 1981, 1996 |
| 2 | Brian “Sailor” Roberts | 1974, 1975 |
| 2 | Ray Rumler | 1990, 1992 |
| 2 | Eddy Scharf | 2001, 2003 |
| 2 | Tom Schneider | 2007 (2) |
| 2 | Mark Seif | 2005 (2) |
| 2 | Marty Sigel | 1993, 1996 |
| 2 | Jan Vang Sørensen | 2002, 2005 |
| 2 | Jack Straus | 1973, 1982 |
| 2 | J.C. Tran | 2008, 2009 |
| 2 | Peter Vilandos | 1995, 2009 |
| 2 | Steve Zolotow | 1995, 2001 |
Puh, what a list! This shows that there are frequently the same players winning big tournaments and that poker is not just a game of luck, but a game of skills.
WSOP 2009 Celebrated Worldwide
Sunday, June 7th, 2009 | Tournaments | 1 Comment
The WSOP is a worldwide event, always has been as a matter of fact. This year, and in the past few, Australia has been sending its best and brightest in the poker spheres to battle it out on the felt with avid poker players from the rest of the globe. Shane Warne, a famous sports personality hailing from the island in the south, is supported by 888 online poker Australia and has a seat at the WSOP 2009. Warne brings with him quite the following, and Is a much publicized celebrity who the crowd loves.
2008 saw many winners, the most famous of which is debatably Scott Nguyen, 2009 also saw many winners including the highly popular Phil Ivey. Surprise anyone? Well that’s for you to decide.
Well, this year, look out for Shane Warne, and learn some texas holdem rules. He is a bright young hopeful looking for placement on the large tables. Also, look out for that number sequence, the three eights in a row. It could be you they fly out next year!
What’s New in the WSOP 2009?
Saturday, May 30th, 2009 | Tournaments | No Comments
Among the online poker rooms it’s business as usual, meaning that myriad WSOP-related promotions are popping up months ahead of the actual events, and there are literally hundreds of ways to qualify online. Actually at least one poker site has offered WSOP packages since September last year, which is interesting considering that the official schedule was released little over a month ago.
Harrah’s has announced a handful of new additions and changes to the 2009 iteration of the World Series of Poker. The much debated delay of the Main Event final table that was introduced last year returns again, however.
New Events
There are 57 bracelet events in 2009 – two more than last year. One notable addition is a $1,000 No-limit Holdem “Stimulus Package” tournament, which is expected to entice a huge playing field and be the biggest event ever besides the Main Event. Another addition for 2009 only is a $40,000 No-Limit Holdem tournament to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the World Series of Poker.
Other than that the usual “World Championship” events in all different poker variations return. The No-Limit Holdem Main Event comes with several day 1’s and 2’s again, and will run between July 3 and 15.
No Re-Buys
Another highly noteworthy change this year is that there will be no re-buy events. The reason for this was that many participants felt that re-buy events provided too much of an advantage to professional players who have little to no limitation on the number of times they can re-enter the tournaments by re-buying.
Registration and Satellites
The buy-in to the Main Event is the usual $10,000, but there are plenty of other events for those on a tighter budget. 35 out of the 57 tournaments have a buy-in of $2,500 or less, so combined with the removal of re-buy tournaments this should be one of the most amateur-friendly WSOPs to date.
As usual there are also lots and lots of online satellites to all of the different events. Read more about the WSOP 2009 and specific online satellite offerings at learn-texas-hodem.com.
EPEC III in Sardinia – Poker at its best
Sunday, May 17th, 2009 | Tournaments | 1 Comment
As I mentioned in a previous post, I won a trip to Sardinia to play the Everest Poker
After a two hour flight and a subsequent fifty minute bus ride, I arrived at the Chia Laguna Resort with fantastic weather (about 24° C), where all players were awaited by the Everest Team.
After the check-in, I was relaxing at the pool and awaiting the EPEC welcome party. Besides the other German and European players, I also met Silke Burghardt again, who, like myself, won the EPEC-qualification in Munich.
The next day stood under the sign of poker. The famous and probably best poker tournament director Thomas Kremser welcomed the players and said the holy words “dealer, shuffle up and deal” and the EPEC tournament began. First all went right, I could win a few pots but then I had a little downswing and after two hours. I was all-in with A10 unsuited against AQ unsuited. Fortunately, I got a ten on the river to double up with this two-outer.
After that, the poker god was not really well-minded to me and so after about four hours of playing time, I was busted with AJ suited against AK unsuited. My opponent flopped a full house and I was nearly drawing dead. Only the last ace would have helped me to split the pot. But turn and river was a blank card so the tournament ended for me. After that I had a lot of time to cheer for the other players and to explore the environment of the beautiful resort and the beach.
Here are a few pictures of the tournament and the beach:
The first day of the tournament was played down to 36 players, which were all in the money. The 36th still got € 400, which was, looking at the drink prices in the disco (4 Euros for a Coke, 8 Euros for a Cuba Libre), not bad.
After about four and a half hours of playing time on the second day, the nine finalists were found. The final table contained three Swiss players, two Swedish players, an Italian player, a French and two Dutch players.
Chip counts of the last nine players
| Seat | Name | Land | Chip count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sohail Ghaleh Assadi | Switzerland | 86.000 |
| 2 | Mario Cotogno | Italy | 155.000 |
| 3 | Johan Carlvik | Sweden | 264.000 |
| 4 | Paweł Kabat | Poland | 204.000 |
| 5 | Dirk Willem Karsies | Netherlands | 304.000 |
| 6 | Marvin Torsoh | Netherlands | 173.000 |
| 7 | Pablo Finini | Switzerland | 464.000 |
| 8 | Susanne Birkemose | Sweden | 91.000 |
| 9 | Gael Seydoux | Switzerland | 153.000 |
The nine finalists played about five hours before the two last players were found:
Pablo Finini and Gael Seydoux, both from Switzerland, played the heads-up, which lasted only a few hands. Pablo Finini defeats his opponent and won the third EPEC tournament. He took a prize of € 21.000 and Gael Seydoux, as the runner-up, received still € 16.000.
Here are a few pictures and videos of the final table:
Payouts of the EPEC III
| Position | Name | Land | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pablo Finini | Switzerland | € 21.000 |
| 2 | Gael Seydoux | Switzerland | € 16.000 |
| 3 | Johan Carlvik | Sweden | € 12.000 |
| 4 | Marvin Torsoh | Netherlands | € 9.000 |
| 5 | Susanne Birkemose | Sweden | € 7.000 |
| 6 | Sohail Ghaleh Assadi | Switzerland | € 5.000 |
| 7 | Dirk Willem Karsies | Netherlands | € 4.000 |
| 8 | Mario Cotogno | Italy | € 3.000 |
| 9 | Paweł Kabat | Poland | € 2.000 |
| 10 | Jacopo Spandri | Italy | € 1.600 |
| 11 | Ferenc Koreck | Hungary | € 1.600 |
| 12 | Angelika Von Hielmcrone | Germany | € 1.600 |
| 13 | Herman Campmans | Netherlands | € 1.300 |
| 14 | Kersten Rutzel | Germany | € 1.300 |
| 15 | Christian Müller | Germany | € 1.300 |
| 16 | Benoist Fechner | France | € 1.000 |
| 17 | Enrico Garzotto | Italy | € 1.000 |
| 18 | Martin Sarat | France | € 1.000 |
| 19 | Barna Jankacs | Hungary | € 800 |
| 20 | Marco Orlandi | Switzerland | € 800 |
| 21 | Maurizio Cuomo | Italy | € 800 |
| 22 | Samuel Roman Alegre Rinne | Spain | € 600 |
| 23 | Joffrey Huber | Germany | € 600 |
| 24 | Clément Judic | France | € 600 |
| 25 | Johann Richter | Austria | € 500 |
| 26 | Emmanuel Rapinier | France | € 500 |
| 27 | Jimmy Garnoy | France | € 500 |
| 28 | Richard Dutour | France | € 400 |
| 29 | Michael Hoegerl | Germany | € 400 |
| 30 | Silke Burghardt | Germany | € 400 |
| 31 | Istvan Marosi | Hungary | € 400 |
| 32 | Teppo Helminen | Finland | € 400 |
| 33 | Christophe Lacas | France | € 400 |
| 34 | Cyril Gras | France | € 400 |
| 35 | Piero Mormina | Italy | € 400 |
| 36 | Jürgen Lautwein | Germany | € 400 |
I wish to thank Everest Poker
Finally, many greetings to Stephi, Silke and Thomas, Robert and Nicole, Joffrey, Mareike and Klaus, Albert and Era and Robert “Susi” Werthan of Pokerfirma.de. Perhaps we can see us again in another tournament.
You can find more pictures of the EPEC III tournament on Flickr.
Iron Man Challenge between Sorel Mizzi and Bertrand Grospellier
Sunday, March 15th, 2009 | Miscellaneous | No Comments
Sorel “Imper1um” Mizzi, a sponsored player of the online poker room Betfair, announced an Iron Man Challenge against Team PokerStars Pro member Bertrand “Elky” Grospellier. They will compete against each other in 17 events. In sixteen events, the winner will take home $10.000 and in the “Main Event”, which will be kick boxing, the winner gets $20.000.
But there’s more to it than that: whoever wins the most individual events will receive a cut of 15% of the other player’s World Series of Poker (WSOP) winnings up to a maximum of $300.000. And if either Sorel Mizzi or Bertrand Grospellier can emerge victorious in 80% or more of the events, they’ll receive an extra $50.000 from the other player.
The following events are planned:
Day 1
- bench press
- bicep curl
- shoulder press
- triceps pull down
- chin-ups
Day 2
- angled leg press
- leg extension
- squats
- TBA
The winner of all weight lifting exercises is determined by whoever can lift the most for three repetitions.
Day 3
- a tennis match best of three
Day 4
- a jump roping challenge: whoever can jump the most number of times without missing will win this event.
- arm wrestling
Day 5
The kick boxing main event: The two poker pros will square off for nine rounds in the ring.
Day 6
In a special swimming challenge they will answer the question who can stay at the center of a pool the longest without touching the sides or bottom.
Day 7
A rowing event: The winner of the rowing event is determined by whoever of the two guys can row the furthest in 15 minutes.
We will post the result of this great challenge here. So stay tuned!
Doyle Brunson bets against his death prediction
Sunday, February 8th, 2009 | Miscellaneous | No Comments
Mack Rawden wrote a macabre article in CinemaBlend named “100 Most Likely People to Die in 2009″ and listed Doyle Brunson in 16th place with a 10% chance to die from obesity in 2009. In my opinion, this statement is really ridiculous. Doyle Brunson lost about 130 pounds in the past five years.
Therefore Doyle Brunson wrote a blog post on his online poker site DoylesRoom, calling Rawden a “clown” and then remarking, “… he said it was a 10% chance I would die. I would like to lay 10-1 for any amount if anybody knows this joker.”
Marc Rawden accepted the bet for $1.000, which means Doyle Brunson would pay out $10.000 if he dies in 2009, with all the winnings going to the American Cancer Society.
One of Brunson’s poker colleagues will hold the bet. The possible list of trustees including Daniel Negreanu, Phil Ivey, Jennifer Harman and Mike Sexton.
WotR “Hörertreffen” 2009: Party, chicks and a trip to sardinia
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009 | Tournaments | 1 Comment
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I played the final table of the Webmasters on the Roof Series of Poker (WotR) in Munich on Saturday, 24th. The event was hosted by Mediadonis and Fridaynite and sponsored by Everest Poker
And best of all, Silke Burghardt and I survived the final table (besides Marcus and Fridaynite) and therefore won the two tickets to Sardinia in May to play the final EPEC 2009 tournament. We started with 4.000$ chips and blinds of 25$/50$. I really had no hands and played only four hands the whole tournament. With an M-ratio of 2, I had to call an all-in move with K9 against the AQ of Marcus. I turned a full house (Kings full of nines) so I doubled up and survived. Sorry Marcus! In the end, the last player was eliminated by Silke.
In Sardinia, there will be about 200 participants, who qualified in several Everest Poker
Here are some pictures of this fantastic evening:
Special thanks to Thomas Luk, Nils Hennig, Silke Burghardt and Gianfranco Murgia for a great party.
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