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Monday, November 21st, 2011
On the strength of his 3rd place finish in the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event Ben Lamb has a very good chance of becoming the first player to ever win the World Series of Poker Player of the Year award and the Card Player Magazine Player of the Year award in the same year.
With the 2,400 points Lamb earned for his WSOP Main Event finish, he has now passed Chris Moorman for the Card Player POY lead with 6,036 points –although Moorman is not too far behind with 5,875. Lamb is also in 2nd place on the Bluff Magazine POY Leader-Board trailing Eugene Katchalov by a tally of 1,077.38 to 988.10.
Other big movers from the 2011 WSOP Main Event final table included Champion Pius Heinz, who vaulted into 12th place, runner-up Martin Staszkowho is now in 29th place, and 4th place finisher Matt Giannetti who moved up to 31st place with the help of his WSOP finish and his recent win at the WPT Malta.
Here is a look at the current top 10 in the race for the 2011 Card Player Magazine Player of the Year Award:
- Ben Lamb: 6,036 points
- Chris Moorman: 5,875 points
- Oleksii Kovalchuk: 5,380 points
- Marvin Rettenmaier: 4,554 points
- Sam Stein: 4,505 points
- Elio Fox: 4,320 points
- Galen Hall: 4,284 points
- Sam Trickett: 4,096 points
- Eugene Katchalov: 4,048 points
- Matthew Waxman: 4,005 points
To take a look at the entire leader-board you can head over to CardPlayer.com
Tags: 988, Bluff Magazine, Card Player Magazine, Chris Moorman, Fox 4, Galen Hall, Giannetti, Leader Board, Matthew Waxman, Place Finisher, Poker Main Event, Poker Player, Rd Place, Rettenmaier, Th Place, Trickett, World Series Of Poker, World Series Of Poker Main Event, World Series Of Poker Player Of The Year, WPT
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Monday, November 14th, 2011
After a two-month delay (a la the World Series of Poker) the Partouche Poker Tour Main Event final table participants were back in action this past weekend, with the €1 million first-place prize-money on the line, and what a final table it was!
With a log-jam at the top of the leader-board entering play, Team Titan Poker’s Sam Trickett found himself leading the field, but not by very much. And with the likes of 2011 WSOP bracelet winner and POY candidate Oleksii Kovalchuk, French poker star Roger Hairabedian, Alexander Dovzhenko, and Mads Wissing still in the running, the Partouche Poker Tour title was within any player’s grasp.
That said, Trickett would prove to be too much for the rest of the table, and even a 2-to-1 chip disadvantage during heads-up play was not enough to keep the UK poker pro out of the winner’s circle. The win was the third score of the year for Trickett that totaled over $1 million in prize-money (the other two coming in high-roller events at the Aussie Millions) and his $4.5 million in tournament earnings for the year is starting to approach Erik Seidel territory!
Here is a look at how the final nine players finished at the 2011 Partouche poker Tour final table:
- Samuel Trickett — €1,000,000
- Salman Behbehani — €600,000
- Oleksii Kovalchuk — €379,760
- Ilan Boujenah — €300,000
- Roger Hairabedian — €230,000
- Alexander Dovzhenko — €190,000
- Mustapha Kanit — €160,000
- Alexandre Coussy — €130,000
- Mads Wissing — €100,000
Tags: 5 Million, Alexander Dovzhenko, Aussie Millions, Erik Seidel, Grasp, High Roller, Kanit, Leader Board, Log Jam, Mads, Main Event, Play Poker, Prize Money, Salman, Titan Poker, Tour Championship, Trickett, World Series, World Series Of Poker, WSOP
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Wednesday, November 9th, 2011
After one of the fiercest and hotly contested heads-up matches in World Series of Poker history, 22 year-old Heinz Pius became the second youngest player to ever win the WSOP Main Event, and the first German to capture the title (Henry Nowakowski is the only other German to reach the final table, which he did in 2001).
After Sunday’s action that saw Pius, Martin Staszko, and Ben Lamb reach Tuesday’s final three, most people expected the heads-up battle to be contested between Pius and Lamb, but Staszko decided to crash the party and proved to be more than the other two players could handle. In fact, Staszko and Lamb would tangle on the very first hand of the night, moving all-in pre-flop. The hand would leave Lamb crippled, with just over 10 Big Blinds in his stack, while Staszko would moved up to challenge Heinz Pius who controlled 50% of the chips in play at the start of the night.
Staszko would take over the chip lead on Hand 2 of the night, and would eliminate Lamb on hand 4. Once Lamb was eliminated the Staszko vs. Heinz duel lasted over 100 hands and saw the chip-lead change hands eight times before Pius Heinz was able to dispatch Staszko (who to virtually everyone’s surprise, turned out to be something of a heads-up specialist).
1. Pius Heinz — $8,715,638
2. Martin Staszko — $5,433,086
3. Ben Lamb — $4,021,138
4. Matt Giannetti — $3,012,700
5. Phil Collins — $2,269,599
6. Eoghan O’Dea — $1,720,831
7. Badih Bounahra — $1,314,097
8. Anton Makiievskyi — $1,010,015
9. Sam Holden — $782,115
Tags: Blinds, Change Hands, Chips, Dea, Eight Times, Heinz, Holden, Lamb, Moving, Nowakowski, Phil Collins, Series Of Poker, Stack, Surprise, World Champion, World Series, World Series Of Poker, World Series Of Poker Champion, World Series Of Poker History, Wsop Main Event
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Monday, November 7th, 2011
In what will likely go down as one of the most exciting and well-played World Series of Poker Main Event final tables in the modern era of poker, it was two of the odds-on favorites at the beginning of the day and a long-shot who would be left standing at the end of the night: Ben Lamb, Martin Staszko, and Pius Heinz.
Heinz chipped-up early and often, and even with a few minor stumbles held the chip-lead throughout most of the day. Staszko held steady most of the day, was grinded down during short-handed play, but eventually made a nice comeback to finish right around where he started. Lamb on the other hand had one of the most up-and-down days of anyone, with his stack routinely fluctuating between 15 million and 50 million.
The trio’s trip to the Tuesday’s final, final table came at the expense of Matt Giannetti who played a near-flawless game throughout the day. Unfortunately for Giannetti, the 26 year-old poker pro from Las Vegas ran into the “Run-Good” of Ben Lamb in a critical hand during 4-handed action. Lamb and Giannetti got it all-in with Lamb holding A7s against Giannetti’s JJ. A Flush draw on the flop opened the door for Lamb, and the deal was sealed with a 5th heart on the turn, crippling Giannetti and setting up a date between Lamb, Pius Heinz, and Martin Staszko on Tuesday.
Here is how the three will enter Tuesday’s action:
- Pius Heinz — 107,800,000
- Ben Lamb — 55,400,000
- Martin Staszko — 42,700,000
And here is how the rest of the players fared at the 2011 WSOP Main Event final table:
- Matt Giannetti — $3,012,700
- Phil Collins — $2,269,599
- Eoghan O’Dea — $1,720,831
- Bob Bounahra — $1,314,097
- Anton Makiievskyi — $1,010,015
- Sam Holden — $782,115
Tags: 50 Million, Dea, Flawless Game, Giannetti, Heinz, Holden, Lamb, Las Vegas, Odds, Phil Collins, Poker Main Event, Poker Pro, Series Of Poker, Stack, Th Heart, World Series, World Series Of Poker, World Series Of Poker Main Event, Wsop Main Event
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Monday, November 7th, 2011
In what will likely go down as one of the most exciting and well-played World Series of Poker Main Event final tables in the modern era of poker, it was two of the odds-on favorites at the beginning of the day and a long-shot who would be left standing at the end of the night: Ben Lamb, Martin Staszko, and Pius Heinz.
Heinz chipped-up early and often, and even with a few minor stumbles held the chip-lead throughout most of the day. Staszko held steady most of the day, was grinded down during short-handed play, but eventually made a nice comeback to finish right around where he started. Lamb on the other hand had one of the most up-and-down days of anyone, with his stack routinely fluctuating between 15 million and 50 million.
The trio’s trip to the Tuesday’s final, final table came at the expense of Matt Giannetti who played a near-flawless game throughout the day. Unfortunately for Giannetti, the 26 year-old poker pro from Las Vegas ran into the “Run-Good” of Ben Lamb in a critical hand during 4-handed action. Lamb and Giannetti got it all-in with Lamb holding A7s against Giannetti’s JJ. A Flush draw on the flop opened the door for Lamb, and the deal was sealed with a 5th heart on the turn, crippling Giannetti and setting up a date between Lamb, Pius Heinz, and Martin Staszko on Tuesday.
Here is how the three will enter Tuesday’s action:
- Pius Heinz — 107,800,000
- Ben Lamb — 55,400,000
- Martin Staszko — 42,700,000
And here is how the rest of the players fared at the 2011 WSOP Main Event final table:
- Matt Giannetti — $3,012,700
- Phil Collins — $2,269,599
- Eoghan O’Dea — $1,720,831
- Bob Bounahra — $1,314,097
- Anton Makiievskyi — $1,010,015
- Sam Holden — $782,115
Tags: World Series Of Poker, World Series Of Poker Main Event
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Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011
It was pretty apparent from the outset that Monday’s action at the 2011 WPT Foxwoods World Poker Finals was not going to last very long, as the eight remaining players needed to play down to the televised final table of six. With former champions like Jonathan Little and Andy Frankenberger, as well as top tournament pros Christian Harder and Chris Klodnicki still in contention, the 2011 version of the WPT World Poker Finals final table promised to be a good one.
Unfortunately for two of the aforementioned players the televised final table was not meant to be, as two-time WPT Champion and 2007 Player of the Year Jonathan Little was the first player eliminated, followed by Chris Klodnicki. Frankenberger did manage to make it to the TV final table, but will do so as the short-stack, as the 2010 WPT Player of the Year couldn’t get anything going during the abbreviated session on Monday.
The big winner on Monday was Steve Brackesy, who managed to end the day as the chip-leader, overtaking Christian Harder who started the session as the chip-leader. Here is a look at the chip counts and seating assignments for the final six players in the tournament:
- Seat 1. Steven Brackesy - 1,807,000 (112 BBs)
- Seat 2. Daniel Santoro - 1,163,000 (72 BBs)
- Seat 3. Christian Harder - 1,293,000 (80 BBs)
- Seat 4. Bob Carbone - 588,000 (36 BBs)
- Seat 5. Andy Frankenberger - 374,000 (23 BBs)
- Seat 6. Eli Berg - 496,000 (31 BBs)
Tags: 163, Bbs, Carbone, Champion, Contention, Daniel Santoro, Foxwoods World Poker Finals, Headlines, Jonathan, Jonathan Little, Outset, Poker Table, Seat 6, Seating Assignments, Stack, World Poker Finals, WPT
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Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
The 2011 WPT World Poker Finals Main Event taking place at Foxwoods is down to a mere eight players heading into Day 5 of the tournament, and amongst the remaining players are two former WPT champions in Jonathan Little and Andy Frankenberger –both of whom also happen to be former WPT Player of the Year winners as well.
Little has been one of the top performers in the history of the WPT, evidenced by his now seven Top 10 lifetime finishes in WPT Championships, not to mention his two wins in 2007 and 2008. Frankenberger was last season’s WPT Player of the Year winner after coming out of nowhere to win the Season 9 Legends of Poker tournament as well as final tabling a second event later in the year. The rising star also won a WSOP bracelet this past summer.
Monday’s action could be over in record time as the eight players need only to get down to the televised WPT final table of six players before packing it up for the day. Here is how the remaining eight players will enter Monday at the WPT Foxwoods World Poker Finals:
- Seat 1. Steven Brackesy - 984,000 (82 BBs)
- Seat 2. Chris Klodnicki - 534,000 (44 BBs)
- Seat 3. Daniel Santoro - 1,249,000 (104 BBs)
- Seat 4. Christian Harder - 1,437,000 (119 BBs)
- Seat 5. Bob Carbone - 263,000 (21 BBs)
- Seat 6. Andy Frankenberger - 486,000 (40 BBs)
- Seat 7. Jonathan Little - 504,000 (42 BBs)
- Seat 8. Eli Berg - 227,000 (18 BBs)
Tags: Bbs, Carbone, Daniel Santoro, Foxwoods, Jonathan, Jonathan Little, Legends Of Poker, Legends Of Poker Tournament, Lifetime, Main Event, Packing, Record Time, Rising Star, Seat 6, Top Performers, Wins, World Poker Finals, WPT
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Saturday, October 29th, 2011
It was another short day in San Remo as the EPT San Remo Main Event went from 24 players down to the final table of eight players. Chris McClung was unable to continue his hot-streak that saw him end both Day and Day 4 of the tournament as the chip-leader, which allowed Daniel Neilson to take over the top spot, after being in the top 5 on both Day 3 and Day 4.
Joining Neilson at the final table will be some tough competitors in the form of Jan Bendik, Barny Boatman, and former EPT winner Kevin MacPhee, who will enter the final table as the short-stack, but could be very dangerous if he can manage to chip-up early on.
In addition to McClung, Alessio Isaia, Johnny Lodden, Lex Veldhuis, and 2011 WSOPE Champion Elio Fox all hit the rail on Wednesday.
Here is how the final eight players will enter Thursday’s final table for Season 8 of the EPT tour’s San Remo Main Event:
- Daniel Neilson — 6,700,000
- Dimitar Danchev — 4,435,000
- Jan Bendik — 3,980,000
- Andrey Pateychuk — 3,105,000
- Barny Boatman — 2,490,000
- Yorane Kerignard — 2,145,000
- Rocco Palumbo — 1,160,000
- Kevin MacPhee — 1,115,000
There is a lot on the line on Thursday as the 8th place finisher will receive roughly €63,000 while the winner of the tournament will pocket a hefty €800,000.
Tags: Barny Boatman, Bendik, Dimitar, EPT, Hot Streak, Isaia, Johnny Lodden, Macphee, Main Event, Mcclung, Neilson, Palumbo, Place Finisher, Season 8, Table Of Eight, Th Place, Veldhuis
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Saturday, October 29th, 2011
It was another short day in San Remo as the EPT San Remo Main Event went from 24 players down to the final table of eight players. Chris McClung was unable to continue his hot-streak that saw him end both Day and Day 4 of the tournament as the chip-leader, which allowed Daniel Neilson to take over the top spot, after being in the top 5 on both Day 3 and Day 4.
Joining Neilson at the final table will be some tough competitors in the form of Jan Bendik, Barny Boatman, and former EPT winner Kevin MacPhee, who will enter the final table as the short-stack, but could be very dangerous if he can manage to chip-up early on.
In addition to McClung, Alessio Isaia, Johnny Lodden, Lex Veldhuis, and 2011 WSOPE Champion Elio Fox all hit the rail on Wednesday.
Here is how the final eight players will enter Thursday’s final table for Season 8 of the EPT tour’s San Remo Main Event:
- Daniel Neilson — 6,700,000
- Dimitar Danchev — 4,435,000
- Jan Bendik — 3,980,000
- Andrey Pateychuk — 3,105,000
- Barny Boatman — 2,490,000
- Yorane Kerignard — 2,145,000
- Rocco Palumbo — 1,160,000
- Kevin MacPhee — 1,115,000
There is a lot on the line on Thursday as the 8th place finisher will receive roughly €63,000 while the winner of the tournament will pocket a hefty €800,000.
Tags: Alessio, Andrey, Barny Boatman, Bendik, Dimitar, EPT, Hot Streak, Isaia, Johnny Lodden, Macphee, Main Event, Mcclung, Neilson, Palumbo, Place Finisher, Rocco, Season 8, Table Of Eight, Th Place, Veldhuis
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Saturday, October 29th, 2011
One of the biggest poker tournaments of the year will be entering its penultimate day on Wednesday, with a mere 24 players still in contention for the €800,000 first-place prize-money. Leading the final three tables is the Day 3 chip leader, Chris McClung. The Canadian poker pro McClung once again dominated the action, and for the second straight day ended the day with a sizable chip-lead.
In what was another short day at the EPT San Remo, it took the 64 players who sat down to begin the day about seven hours to reach the final three tables, at which point play was halted for the night.
McClung will face some stiff competition on Day 5 of the 2011 EPT San Remo Main Event considering some of the other notable players that also survived Day 4’s action: EPT and WPT Champion Alessio Isaia, PokerStars Pro Johnny Lodden, Kevin MacPhee, Barny Boatman, PokerStars Pro Lex Veldhuis, 2011 WSOPE Main Event Champion Elio Fox, and Mike “Timex” McDonald.
Hitting the rail on Tuesday were 2010 November Niner Joseph Cheong, Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst, David Back, John Duthie, and Tyler Bonkowski.
Here is a look at the chip-leaders heading into Day of the EPT San Remo:
- Chris McClung – 3,148,000
- Daniel Neilson – 2,011,000
- Mustapha Kanit – 1,761,000
- Alessio Isaia – 1,524,000
- Kevin MacPhee – 1,441,000
- Barny Boatman – 1,257,000
- Johnny Lodden – 1,227,000
- Jan Bendik – 1,211,000
- Andrey Pateychuk – 1,200,000
- Dimitar Danchev – 1,196,000
Day 5 will see the remaining players play-down to the final table of eight players.
Tags: Bendik, Boatman, Canadian Poker, Dimitar, EPT, Isaia, John Duthie, Johnny Lodden, Mcclung, Mustapha, Niner, Poker Tournaments, PokerStars, San Remo, Seven Hours, Stiff Competition, Table Of Eight, Three Tables, Vanessa Selbst, WPT
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