After one of the hardest fought heads-up matches you could wish for, Sweden's Michael Tureniec has won EPT Copenhagen, earning a first prize of DKK 3,700,000 after defeating countryman Per Linde. For Tureniec it puts to right his previous best on the EPT, when he finished second to Michael Martin...more
As the story goes, Archimedes stepped into a bath and noticed that for every inch of his foot that went into the water, the water level rose. It was a math thing involving volume, displacement, and such. And so Archimedes was heard to exclaim, "Eureka!" That is apparently translated...more
If you spent any time inside the ballroom at the Sheraton WTC this week, it was clear that the natives had one thing on their mind-- crowning a Brazilian LAPT champion. After four seasons in the southern hemisphere, a Brazilian player had yet to bring home an LAPT title,...more
9:38pm: Alex Manzano wins LAPT Sao Paulo in shocking final hand Alex Manzano came in for a raise to 270,000 pre-flop and Joao Neto made the call. On a 3♦2♠2♣ flop, Neto check-called a 275,000 bet. Neto then check- called a 615,000 bet on the 7♣ turn. The river was...more
The LAPT Saou Paulo event's field was bigger than any other in the four season history. Of the 536 players who started on Day 1, only remain. Five of the players are Brazilian. If one of those players should win, it will be the first time a Brazilian has won...more
Brazil is ready to make history. It announced its intentions when it packed this record-breaking tournament with its countrymen. At its beginnings, the main event was made up of 60% Brazilian people. Now, with the final table in place, Brazilians are sitting in five of the eight seats and stand...more
9:15pm: Colonese out, final table set With only a few hands left before he blinded off, Fabio Colonese got his last 110,000 in with J♣8♥. He got called in three spots. Everybody checked the Q♦7♦A♥ flop. On the T♥ turn, Leandro Csome led out and pushed everyone else form...more
5:18pm: Break Players are now on a 15-minute break. We'll be moving into a new post on the home page. Join us there. --BW 5:13pm: Velasquez goes down to aces After cracking Gerardo Godinez's aces earlier, Crisitan Velasquez might have had it coming to him. In this case, 'twas a...more
There's a legend in the poker world called the "curse of the Day 1 chip leader." We've seen it happen dozens of times. Guy or gal runs incredibly well, bags up an insanely large stack, and goes on to spew it all off by the end of Day 2....more
10:24pm: Mancini busts to end day Amos Ben's pocket queens just held up against Angelo Mancini's K♥J♦ to send Mancini out in 25th and end the day. We'll have a wrap and chip counts soon. --BW 10:13pm: Manzano catches lucky to bust Torres It doesn't seem to matter what...more
4:19pm: Break time We're now on a 15-minute break. We'll be moving on to a new post on the home page.--BW 4:17pm: Et tu, Humberto? 4:09pm: Colonese KOs two A short-stacked player open-shoved for his last 50,000 and the cutoff moved all-in behind him for about 150,000. The action...more
There is big, and there is the Latin American Poker Tour event in Sao Paulo. There is huge and there is the record-breaking Day 1 of this Season 4 kick-off. There's every other event that's ever happened on the LAPT, and there's what happened today. For the first time in...more
12:01am: Done and dusted According to the tournament clock, 172 players survived Day 1 of the LAPT Sao Paulo. Our runaway chip leader is Argentina's Leandro Csome, who made a sensational run to finish up with 271,100 in chips. His closest competition appears to be Emerson Baroni, who bagged...more
9:42pm: Ma-ma-ma-my Baroni In case you were wondering what chip leader Emerson Baroni looks like, here's how to picture him in your imaginary game of "if I were playing in Sao Paulo."--BW 9:37pm: Time to tour With his chips now scattered about the room, Team PokerStars Pro Andre Akkari...more
4:15pm: Break time Players are on a 15-minute break. We'll be moving to a new post for levels 5-8. 4:07pm: Full prize pool information We now have the full list for LAPT Sao Paulo.The R$ 2,391,630 prize pool will go to the top 64 finishers of this event. Winners will...more
The sun is setting across the River Torrens as another beautiful day in Adelaide has drawn to a close. While many locals will be nestling on the couch or tucking up into bed, ready for another working week ahead, there will be a few celebrations tonight in old Adelaide town...more
Congratulations Octavian Voegele - ANZPT Adelaide champion! A big congratulations to Australian-based Austrian Octavian Voegele on a memorable victory here at the ANZPT Adelaide. After finishing third in this event last year, Voegele returned with a vengeance this year to take home the trophy and $148,900. That concludes our live...more
6:55pm: Level up With multiple breaks throughout that level, the usual scheduled break has been skipped as the players jump to the next level. 6:50pm: Play resumes Chip counts: Jesse McKenzie - 3,498,000 Ian Parnell - 775,000 Octavian Voegele - 718,000 6:40pm: Andrew Dales eliminated in 4th place Play folded...more
4:25pm: Ten-minute break A quiet end to the level as the players will be looking to take a break and re-vitalize for, hopefully, a little more action in the next session. 4:00pm: Dales hooks a double up A huge swing of chips, and a little luck, has just gone the...more
2:15pm: Ten-minute break 2:10pm: Three-bet aggression Finally we're seeing a little aggression, but we expect nothing less from Jesse McKenzie and Octavian Voegele, as they, along with Jeff Rossiter, are the most aggressive players at this final table. Andrew Dales is the player who copped the brunt of it,...more
The 2011 PokerStars.net ANZPT Adelaide Main Event attracted a field of 253 players and after three days of intense poker on the felt of the Adelaide Casino Poker Zone, only nine remained in contention for the trophy and first place prize of $148,900. Here's a closer look at the ANZPT...more
One of the great things about the game of No Limit Texas Holdem is that any player can lose all of their chips on a single hand. One mistake, one cooler, one bad beat - that's all it takes. Even so, when we returned to the Adelaide Casino Poker Zone...more
5:05pm: Hibbott busts; Final table is set! David Hibbott blinded down to his last 48,000 before he made his final stand. Jesse McKenzie opened to 26,000 from the cutoff before Hibbott moved all in from the small blind. Danny Chevalier over-called in the big blind, and McKenzie also made the...more
4:45pm: Ten-minute break 4:40pm: Nobbs eliminated; Hand-for-hand commences Action folded around to Graeme Nobbs in the small blind who open-shoved all in, but Charles Caris made a quick call in the big blind. Nobbs: A♣T♠ Caris: A♥J♦ Nobbs was dominated and despite calls for a ten, it wasn't to be...more
2:15pm: Ten-minute break 2:10pm: More eliminations The rapid pace of eliminations doesn't appear to be slowing down any time soon as we've just lost another two players. Robert Goodwin pushed preflop with A-9 and found a caller in Oliver Grujic with pocket sixes which held on the board of 5♥Q♥2♦7♥4♥....more
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When it comes to big buy-in poker sometimes the script is torn up and simply thrown out of the window. Other times the script is just too weird to take seriously. Today we got both, one that involved an underdog winner, a giant plastic rat and a new French hero....more
Dontcha love it when time flies? You're so busy that before you know it, the day has left you in its dust. Today was one of those days. 111 players took to the felt of the Adelaide Casino for Day 2 of the PokerStars.net ANZPT Adelaide Main Event. There was...more
6:30pm: That's a wrap The final hands have come and gone without incident and the final 36 players are bagging up their chips. They'll return tomorrow at 12:15pm to try and reach the ANZPT Adelaide Main Event final table. Leading the way is likely to be Ian Parnell who surged...more
5:20pm: Ten-minute break 5:18pm: Will not Dunn with yet Just prior to the break Will Dunn landed a big double up through Leo Boxell. Dunn opened to 9,000 before Boxell re-raised to 34,000. Dunn moved all in and Boxell made the call with 8♠8♣ but for the second time today...more
3:10pm: Ten-minute break 3:00pm: Yann rockets to the top PokerStars Player Yann Dion has jumped towards the top of the chip counts with the elimination of American Jay Houston. It was Houston's pocket sixes up against Dion's pocket aces, but a third ace on the flop was more than enough...more
1:00pm: Ten-minute break 12:58pm: Putt doubles again As most of the players were heading off to their break, Graeme Putt was busy doubling up. He did it with K♥K♦ against the 2♠2♥ of Alec Smith as two other players claimed to have folded pocket pairs. Smith couldn't find a deuce...more
111 players will return to the felt of the Adelaide Casino for Day 2 of the PokerStars.net ANZPT Adelaide Main Event. Here's how they will lineup for Day 2: Table 1 Seat 1: Vince Moro (Australia) - 5,275 Seat 2: Mat Cheer (New Zealand) - PokerStars Qualifier - 38,850 Seat...more
One of the great things about Adelaide in February is the beautiful warm weather. While the days can be kinda hot, the evenings produce a gorgeous mild warmth that is best enjoyed with a refreshing ale or three, or a little al fresco dining in one of the many popular...more
7:45pm: Bag, tag and depart That's a wrap from the Adelaide Casino Poker Zone as Day 1b of the 2011 PokerStars.net ANZPT Adelaide Main Event is done. Octavian Voegele will be our chip leader with over 150,000 with PokerStars qualifier Alec Smith and Eric Assadourian the likely only other players...more
5:35pm: Ten-minute break 5:32pm: Assadourian takes one out It's great to see Eric Asssadourian back on the poker felt, and he's making the most of it after recently eliminating Brett Daphne in a big preflop clash. It was Assadourian's J♣J♠ racing with Daphne's A♥K♥ with the board bricking out Q♣9♥6♦Q♦6♥....more
3:25pm: Ten-minute break 3:15pm: Finding voice PokerStars sponsored player Paul "The Voice" Khoury is now up to 42,000 in chips - clearly harnessing the power of Tony Hachem and Brendon Rubie after stealing the nametags that the casino have issued to each player. Khoury recalled to us following a raise...more
1:15pm: Ten-minute break 12:55pm: Curly straightened Peter Aristidou opened with a raise to 425 from early position before Emanuel Seal added another 1,000 to the bet from the small blind. Aristidou made the call and they went to a flop of 7♣4♣A♦. Both players checked and the J♣ hit the...more
It seemed like forever, but the wait was finally over as Season 3 of the PokerStars.net Australia New Zealand Poker Tour had arrived. It was worth the wait as the tour kicked off in style at the Adelaide Casino Poker Zone for the $2,400 ANZPT Adelaide Main Event. This event...more
7:30pm: Day 1a is in the books That wraps up play here on Day 1a of the ANZPT Adelaide Main Event. Approximately 50 players have made it safely through to Day 2 with Jesse McKenzie a runaway chip leader with 181,325 and nearly double that of the next best which...more
5:20pm: Ten-minute break 5:00pm: Karamalikis goes with his gut Some players just seem to have a sixth sense for this game of poker. Having the nerve to pull the trigger or going with your read is not a skill that can be easily taught. For Jonathan Karamalikis it just seems...more
3:10pm: Ten-minute break 3:05pm: Huang out Just prior to the break, Team PokerStars Pro Bryan Huang lost his battle with his short stack. Huang squeezed with J-8 but Graeme Putt looked him up with pocket eights. The board bricked out and Huang's day was over. 3:00pm: Scott runs into quads...more
1:00pm: Ten-minute break 12:50pm: The numbers game It looks like we're going to get over the 100-player mark today which bodes well for the tournament to get close to last year's field of 236 entrants. Of course that event did have a buy-in of $3,000, and this year's event has...more
A new year is upon us and it brings with it the dawning of a new season of the PokerStars.net Australia New Zealand Poker Tour. In 2011 the ANZPT promises to be bigger and better than ever before with more stops, bigger fields and massive prize pools. Once again the...more
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