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News Item - Full Tilt

According to a source close to Full Tilt Poker, the site’s pros are able to play in any competitor’s open event. The squad’s ability to enter this weekend’s PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Main Event appeared to be in doubt.
Whether members of Team Full Tilt or the site’s Red Pros will turn out to the $5,000 buy-in NAPT feature tournament remains to be seen. However, contrary to an article that appeared on ESPN.com, pros of Full Tilt are apparently more than welcome to buy into PokerStars-sponsored events. A source close to the world’s second largest online poker site told Poker News Daily, “Any Full Tilt pro, Red or member of Team Full Tilt, can play in any competitor's open event.”

Currently, Full Tilt sponsored pro Roberto Romanello is second in chips at the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Copenhagen event with 39 players remaining. Players like Phil Ivey and Andy Bloch, both members of Team Full Tilt, competed in last year’s World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe Main Event, which is title sponsored by Betfair.

In 2008, Full Tilt Poker pro John Juanda took the prestigious tournament down for £868,000.


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4th Anniversary of the Poker Million

Poker Stars this Sunday, February 21 at 16:30 ET, the ‘Sunday Million 4th Anniversary Special’ boasts a $4 million guaranteed prize pool and a first prize of at least $1 million!

Registration is already open under the ‘Tourney’ > ‘Special’ tab of the PokerStars lobby - Tourney ID: 285020010. There are a number of ways you can win your seat:

• Regular qualifiers are available under the 'Tourney’ > ‘Satellite’ tab from $2.22 or 25 FPP
• Sit & Go qualifiers can be found under the ‘Sit & Go’ > ‘Satellite’ tab
• They guarantee 100 seats in the ‘Sunday Million: $11 satellite’ on Saturday at 16:30 ET

$4 Million Guaranteed this Sunday - 4 year anniversary of the Sunday Million

Congratulations to Julian Thew

Having played very little poker the past 12 months I decided to catch up with some of the forums and noticed that one player I really respect and enjoy talking to has been picked up by PokerStars as a sponsored pro.

Julian Thew is very well known on the UK poker scene and at my first live tournament back in Jan 2007 I happened to be sat with him for the first 2 hours. Over the next 2 years I played with him on 3 other occasions.

Link to Julian's profile here.

(Ironically he was the first player I profiled)


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Priyan de Mel

Priyan de Mel has become the first player to win back to back GUKPT £1000 main events, after capturing the opening Bolton leg of the 2010 season. ...


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Pokerlistings extortion case - Sweden

News stub from Pokerati...

A 44-year-old man allegedly tried to extort PokerListings for nearly $2 million; the site’s murdered cofounder, Andreas Oscarsson(pictured right), was to testify against him this week on aggravated racketeering charges. The unidentified man claims he was working for operatives of billionaire Stefan Bengtsson, an early investor in PokerListings and one of the richest men in Sweden — supposedly trying to collect promised monies withheld after passage of the UIGEA.


Haley Hintze (former editor of PokerNews) is following the story closely, and she’s dug up the latest from Swedish press (and 2+2). Highlights from her work below, along with a few more clicks worth of info about some of the characters emerging in this tragic tale of a boomtime poker media pioneer who became somebody’s target and a violent casualty after the online affiliate bubble burst.

Plausibly important factoids and connections:


(financial numbers based on current kronor-to-dollar rates of exchange)

It’s common practice in the Swedish press not to name accused criminals until after a verdict is reached; hence the defendant on trial for allegedly trying to extort Andreas Oscarsson (and others?) is known as just the 44-year-old man.

The 44-year-old claims he was working on behalf of a company owned by Stefan Bengtsson, trying to collect $2 million Oscarsson and PokerListings may or may not have owed to them.

Bengtsson invested about $250,000 into PokerListings in 2003. He was set to cash out for more than $7 million in 2006. But then came the UIGEA, and he received only $5 million for his shares.

Police say the indicted 44-year-old started by contacting Oscarsson’s finance people, demanding the $2 million difference. He once showed up unannounced at a PokerListings financial advisor’s home with his demands.

He soon, allegedly, began threatening Oscarsson via phone calls and text messages.

The 44-year-old also showed up to a meeting with PokerListings finance agents with Thomas Möller, former president of the Swedish Hells Angels.

Möller was president of the Hells Angels during the Great Nordic Biker War in the mid-’90s — a three-year gang battle across Scandinavia resulting in 11 dead and 96 wounded.

Möller has not been accused of any crimes in connection with this case.

As the 44-year-old’s extortion/collection efforts were underway, one of Andreas Oscarsson’s advisors was shot in the leg while getting the newspaper outside his house. Two men were arrested and later sentenced for this shooting.

Bengtsson denies any involvement, and has renounced all financial claims against Oscarsson and PokerListings.

Bengstonn was a major investor in the International biz-pol-culture rag, Monocle, which launched in 2007.

Bengstonn, 37, is the nephew of Stefan Persson, 62.

Persson is a second-generation Swedish fashion magnate and philanthropist — and the 18th richest person in the world.

Bengtsson is heir to the H&M fortune; his car collection includes a Koenigsegg, Audi A7 4.2 TDI, BMW Z8, Lamborghini Murcielago, Audi A6 Avant, Lamborghini Gallardo, and a Bentley Continental GT.

He is not a suspect in this case nor Oscarsson’s murder.

Another Andreas Oscarsson was shot to death a few months earlier in the same town; Swedish police have deemed it a case of mistaken identity.

Swedish police say they still have no suspects in the murder of PokerListings’ Andreas Oscarsson.

95 percent of violent crimes in Sweden go unsolved.


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While the high stakes poker players continued their nosebleed grinding the UK seemingly let out a collective cheer as tone-death twins John and Edward (Jedward) were eliminated from the popular X Factor TV show. The glum looks on Jedward’s faces could possibly be matched by Isildur1’s this morning. The Swedish sensation was beating up the highest stakes games on Full Tilt less than a week ago, putting Tom “Durrrr” Dwan to the sword on several occasions.

Now it seems the variation bitch has bitten for Isildur1. Only a few days ago he was several million dollars in the black. Today that figure is a relatively small $750,000. So what’s been happening?

Isildur took on Patrik Antonius in a little heads up match. $500/$1000 Pot Limit Omaha was the table of choice and one pot at that table made online poker history.

The pre-flop action was a raise-fest! Isildur raised it up to $3,000. Antonius re-raised to $9,000. Isildur wasn’t going to be pushed around by the Finnish pretty boy and re-raised again to $27,000. Antonius fired again and made it $81,000 to go. Finally Isildur called and a huge pot had already developed.

Isildur1 held:
Antonius went into the flop with:

The flop had something for everybody:

All the money found its way into the middle and a world record online pot of $1.3 million was set for the winner of the hand. The turn and river failed to hit any of the out cards for Isildur1 and the chips moved across to Antonius.

The Finn has now won the two largest online poker pots in history to date. Both of those pots were against Isildur1 who must be wondering what he did wrong to upset the poker Gods so much. On a positive note Isildur is obviously more entertaining than the hapless Jedward. The young Swede can probably sing and dance far better than the twins too


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News Item Marcus Bebb Jones - DTD Regular English Poker Circuit

The national UK papers have recently started reporting about the extradition of Marcus Bebb Jones in relation to the disappearance and death of his wife back in 1997.

Daily Sentinel, The (Grand Junction, CO) October 30, 2004

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Missing woman's skull ID'd from 1997

Article Text:

By MIKE WIGGINS
The Daily Sentinel

A skull found earlier this month in northwestern Colorado has been identified as that of a Grand Junction woman whose husband was a suspect in her disappearance seven years ago, authorities said Friday.

Sabrina Bebb-Jones was last seen in the city on Sept. 16, 1997, and she was reported missing two days later. Police launched an in-depth investigation and considered her disappearance a homicide. But her husband, Marcus Jones, rebuffed efforts to question him about his missing wife, and detectives hadn't received any leads in the case for years.

A rancher discovered the skull on Oct. 2 while driving cattle near the summit of Douglas Pass in western Garfield County. Investigators brought the skull to Dr. John Bull, a forensic odontologist in Grand Junction who used dental records to identify it.

It's unknown how Bebb-Jones, 31, died. A search party returned to the area where her skull was found to look for more bones but didn't find any.

The Garfield County Sheriff's Department, which is conducting a joint investigation with the Grand Junction Police Department into Bebb-Jones's death, announced the identification in a release Friday but released no other information. Sheriff Lou Vallario and Undersheriff Tim Templon could not be reached for comment Friday afternoon.

Bebb-Jones, who along with her husband owned the Hotel Melrose on Colorado Avenue at the time she disappeared, was last seen in Grand Junction leaving the hotel in a van with her 3-year-old son. A young English woman staying at the hotel reported her missing Sept. 18, 1997, telling police that Jones said his wife left town after the couple argued Sept. 16 at Mesa Mall.

Jones and the 3-year-old left Grand Junction on Sept. 17, telling the English woman they were going to look for Bebb-Jones in Las Vegas, where she was raised and had family.

The next day, Jones, the boy and a woman checked into a motel in Salina, Utah. Motel and restaurant workers identified the woman with Jones as Bebb-Jones.
Six hours after checking in at the Salina motel, Jones and his son checked out and drove to Las Vegas.
On Sept. 21, the child was found alone in a Las Vegas hotel room and was taken into custody by Nevada child protective services. The next day, Jones attempted suicide by shooting himself in the head in another hotel room.

The Hotel Melrose remained closed for most of October while Jones remained in Las Vegas trying to get his son back. He returned to Grand Junction in November to resume running the hotel.

In December, he applied to be a conservator for his wife's possessions, which included a van, the hotel and a house. He was granted conservatorship in May 1998.
Later that summer, Jones sold the Hotel Melrose and moved back to his native England to be with his son and mother.

With the discovery and identification of Bebb-Jones's remains, Grand Junction Police Chief Greg Morrison said detectives have turned over reports and evidence to Garfield County, the lead agency in the investigation.

Morrison said the break in the case should begin providing some closure to Bebb-Jones's family and a direction for investigators in a case that was cold for a long time.

"Now, at least her fate is known to us," he said. "It's no longer a case that's in limbo. We have a case with focus and direction."

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Betfair player wins $1 Million in the opening event of the WSOPE

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The World Series of Poker Europe has started in spectacular style today, Betfair has made the dreams of 23 year old Anestis Metsas from Greece come true to the tune of $1 million dollars. Beginning the day as one of 18 amateur online qualifiers competing in Betfair’s Free Million Dollar game Anestis walked away from the Casino at the Empire a millionaire!



Starting his exciting Free Million Dollar journey back in April, Anestis qualified for the final table via a series of online freerolls and a live regional qualifier, which featured thousands of poker challengers eager to make their mark. Battling it out against a strong field of players each of who had qualified from their respective region, he competed at the Free Million Dollar final table today for a grueling 10 hours against an impressive field of players set on securing a major win and a place in World Series of Poker Europe history.



Encountering fierce competition Anestis went up against Piergiorgio D’ ancona (Italy) and Kevin Michoud (France) during the climax of the Free Million Dollar Game. Anestis winning hand of AJ was too strong for Kevin Michoud’s K9 who missed his flush draw. Anestis intends to share his winnings with friends and family and begin his spending with a luxury holiday to Phuket – a place he has always dreamed of visiting.



Leaving the casino with a million dollar smile and cheque Anestis Metsas said: “Coming into the final table I knew I was up against 18 tough players and was hoping I could stay with the British and Scandinavian guys. The early stages were frustrating every time I had good cards, people didn’t want to go in and when I had bad cards everyone wanted to get involved in the big stacks.



He added: “It’s unbelievable to have won, this amazing win has given me the confidence to believe I can compete against the best players in Europe and the rest of the World. Having won I’m now going to buy my way into the £1,000 No Limit Hold’em tomorrow and after that who knows.”



Renowned for bringing the biggest names in world poker together under one high rolling roof the World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) presented by Betfair takes place in London from 17th September to 1st October. As the most prestigious event to take place outside of the US, the tournament has rapidly gained a reputation for being one of the toughest and most exciting in the world. Last year’s record breaking 21 hour final table witnessed Juan Juanda defeat the Russian protégé Stanislaw Alekin to clinch the WSOPE Main Event title.



Pushing poker rivalries to the limit, the unique qualifying set up for the World Series of Poker Europe means that online qualifiers and established poker pros go head to head for the estimated £1,000,000 Main Event prize and coveted WSOPE bracelet. Taking place annually at the ‘Casino at the Empire’ in Leicester Square the event also attracts its share of celebrity card players including sporting legends such as Shane Warne and Boris Becker as well as celebrities such as Danielle Lloyd.



The full 2009 World Series of Poker Europe event schedule is as follows:

* September 17th - Free Million Dollar Game Final
* September 18 - 21 : £1,000 + £75 – No-Limit Hold’em (two starting days)
* September 21 - 23 : £2,500 + £150 – Pot Limit Hold’em/Pot-Limit Omaha
* September 23 - 25 : £5,000 + £250 – Pot Limit Omaha
* September 25th – Caesars Cup
* September 26 - October 1 : £10,000 + £350 – World Championship No-Limit Hold’em (two starting days)

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Aruba Poker Classic

This is one poker vacation you’re going to want to dive right into. The 2009 Aruba Poker Classic is a weeklong poker experience featuring a multi-million dollar poker tourney, amazing parties, once-in-a-lifetime experiences and more crazy-amazing stuff that you’ll be talking about for decades to come.

And it all takes place on an incredible island surrounded by warm waters and soft sand stocked with sun worshiping beach bodies who can’t wait to party with poker champions like you.

Play in paradise. Stay in paradise!

The Aruba Poker Classic takes place at the Radisson Aruba Resort, Casino & Spa. We’ve reserved a block of rooms at a special rate of $209 + tax (20%). Internet is included so you’ll never miss a flop, turn, or river at the UB tables while relaxing on the beach.


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Win your Aruba package in any of our guaranteed tournaments:
Sunday @ 20:30 Aruba Super Satellite $500+30 buyin (One $8500 package guaranteed)
Tuesday @ 20:45 Aruba Super Satellite $200+15 buyin (One $8500 package guaranteed)
Wednesday @ 21:45 Aruba Super Satellite $100+9 with Rebuys (One $8500 package guaranteed)




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Follow the top Poker Pros on Twitter

List of top Poker Pros and their @Twitter Tweets – Follow PokerProfiler to catch up on the latest news from the WSOP – hear the bad beats, suckouts , chip accumulations and bust outs from the 2009 WSOP.

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US & Canadian Pros
1 Justin Bonomo – @JustinBonomo PokerProfiler MiniBio – Classy player traded online ability to live arena (USA)
2 Jeff Madsen – @JeffMadsenobv PokerProfiler MiniBio – Strong young player (USA)
3 Shaun Deeb – @shaundeeb PokerProfiler MiniBio – Online Phenom (USA)
4 Allen Cunningham @Fowlervshoff PokerProfiler MiniBio – Class Player Top Pro (USA)
5 Phil Hellmuth @phil_hellmuth PokerProfiler MiniBio – The Poker Brat – 11 Bracelets (USA)
6 Kristy Gazes @kristygazes PokerProfiler MiniBio – FullTilt pro (USA)
7 Annie Duke – @RealAnnieDuke PokerProfiler MiniBio – @AnteUpforAfrica Founder Top Female Pro (USA)
8 Tom Mc Evoy – @McEvoy_Tom – PokerProfiler MiniBio – OldSchool Pro (USA)
9 Mark Seif – @markseif PokerProfiler MiniBio -
10 Doyle Brunson – @TexDolly PokerProfiler MiniBio – The Godfather of Modern Poker (USA)
11 Gavin Smith – @oleGSmith PokerProfiler MiniBio – Top Canadian pro character likes prop bets(Canada)
12 Eric Lynch – @Rizen1020 PokerProfiler MiniBio – Rizen on stars (USA)
13 Shannon Elizabeth – @ShannonElizab – PokerProfiler MiniBio – Celebrity Poker Player (USA)
14 Tiffany Michelle – @TiffnyMichelle PokerProfiler MiniBio – Famous for 2008 showing ME (USA)
15 Robert Williamson III – @RWilliamsonIII PokerProfiler MiniBio – Long time pro.George Michael lookalike. (USA)
16 Vanessa Rousso – @vanessarousso – PokerProfiler MiniBio – Dates Chad Brown (USA)
17 Lacey Jones – @Lacey_Jones – PokerProfiler MiniBio -ESPN updater (USA)
18 Christina Lindley @lindleyloo PokerProfiler MiniBio – Female Pro (USA)
19 Beth Shak – @bethshak – PokerProfiler MiniBio – Full Tilt Pro (USA)
20 Barry Greenstein – @barrygreenstein – PokerProfiler MiniBio – Robin Hood of Poker (USA)
21 Kevin Saul @BeL0WaB0Ve – PokerProfiler MiniBio – well known online player – running good on felt to (USA)
22 Erik Seidel @Erik_Seidel – PokerProfiler MiniBio – FullTilt pro – top5 player (USA)
23 Daniel Negreanu @RealKidPoker – PokerProfiler MiniBio Classy Player – Small ball proponent (Canada)
24 Chris Moneymaker @CMONEYMAKER – PokerProfiler MiniBio – 2003 World Champion- The most well known Amateur to turn Pro (USA)
25 Howard Lederer @howardhlederer – PokerProfiler MiniBio – Mr FullTilt. Top pro ‘The professor’ (USA)

European Pros

1 Chris Moorman – @Moorman1 PokerProfiler MiniBio – Online Genius Moorman1 (UK)
2 Annette Obrestad – @Annette_15 PokerProfiler MiniBio – The Queen of Poker (Norway)
3 Liv Boeree – @liv_boeree PokerProfiler MiniBio – Upcoming pro with a lot going for her (UK)
4 Marcel Luske – @MarcelLuske PokerProfiler MiniBio – Great fun Top Dutch player (Holland)


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WSOP Main Event Starts Thursday - Who will be the 40th Anniversary Champion?

Roll call of the previous winners of the WSOP Main Event.
Who will be the next winner of the main event?

2008: Peter Eastgate (Denmark) - $ 9,152,416

2007: Jerry Yang (USA) - $8,250,000

2006: Jamie Gold (USA) - $12,000,000

2005: Joseph Hachem (Australia) - $7,500,000

2004: Greg Raymer (USA) - $5,000,000

2003: Chris Moneymaker (USA) - $2,500,000

2002: Robert Varkonyi - $2,000,000

2001: Carlos Mortensen - $1,500,000

2000: Chris Ferguson (USA) - $1,500,000

1999: J. J. "Noel" Furlong (Ireland) - $1,000,000

1998: Scotty Nguyen (USA) - $1,000,000

1997: Stu Ungar (USA) - $1,000,000

1996: Huck Seed (USA) - $1,000,000

1995: Dan Harrington (USA) - $1,000,000

1994: Russ Hamilton - $1,000,000

1993: Jim Bechtel - $1,000,000

1992: Hamid Dastmalchi - $1,000,000

1991: Brad Daugherty - $1,000,000

1990: Mansour Matloubi - $895,000

1989: Phil Hellmuth (USA) - $755,000

1988: Johnny Chan - $700,000

1987: Johnny Chan - $625,000

1986: Berry Johnston - $570,000

1985: Bill Smith - $700,000

1984: Jack Keller - $660,000

1983: Tom McEvoy - $580,000

1982: Jack Strauss - $520,000

1981: Stu Ungar - $375,000

1980: Stu Ungar - $385,000

1979: Hal Fowler - $270,000

1978: Bobby Baldwin - $210,000

1977: Doyle Brunson - $340,000

1976: Doyle Brunson - $220,000

1975: Sailor Roberts - $210,000

1974: Johnny Moss - $160,000

1973: Puggy Pearson - $130,000

1972: Amarillo Slim Preston - $80,000

1971: Johnny Moss - $30,000

1970: Johnny Moss n/a

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Face the Ace Qualifier tonight for US players 9.15pm ET

Qualifying For The Show. (NBC)
The journey to Face The Ace begins on FullTiltPoker.net:

Start by playing in round-the-clock Face the Ace – Round 1 Freerolls; the winner of each Round 1 Freeroll earns an entry to a Face the Ace – Round 2 Freeroll
Face the Ace – Round 2 Freerolls take place every Wednesday and Sunday at 9:15 p.m. ET; the winner of each Round 2 Freeroll earns an entry to a Face the Ace – Final Qualifier tournament
Face the Ace – Final Qualifier tournaments take place at 9:15 p.m. ET on Monday, June 22nd, 2009; the top ten finishers in each Final Qualifier win a free prize package, which includes a trip to Las Vegas for an audition on Face The Ace.
To find a Face the Ace – Round 1 Freeroll: Open the Full Tilt Poker game software and log in; select the Tournaments tab in the lobby; look for the tan color-coded Freeroll tournaments labeled "Face The Ace – Round 1" and get ready to play your way to Vegas!


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Don't forget the Full Tilt 150 Seat Guarantee to the Main Event

Sorry for the commercial update but have been travelling a lot the past 4-5 weeks so it has stopped me from getting some of the player content up onto the site.

If you haven't got a full tilt site then today could be the best day to join.
If you downloaded the full tilt application not only do you get a bonus of 100% up to $600 but you also get an opportunity to play in the Pokermillion and Late Night Poker series which will be shown on television over the coming months. Altogether you get an opportunity to target 2 seperate $1million first place prizes. Use bonus code POKERMILLION and if you sign up via this site let me know on the PokerProfiler Twitter site for some future added value.

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New Poker movie??

Leonardo DiCaprio is attached to star in an untitled and as-yet-unscripted project about the world of Costa Rica-based casinos that operate online, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Paramount would make the film, pitched by screenwriters Brian Koppelman and David Levien, who wrote Ocean's Thirteen and the high-stakes poker film Rounders. Koppelman and Levien are also working with DiCaprio on an adaptation of the medical/crime thriller Beat the Reaper.

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WSOP 2009 Player of the Year (POY) hotting Up.

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Name - WSOP POY Points - Bracelets - Cashed - 2009 WSOP Earnings

Ville Wahlbeck 255 pts 1 4 $849,785
Phil Ivey 225 pts 2 4 $340,255
John Brock Parker 220 pts 2 5 $802,514
Pete Vilandos 175 pts 1 2 $1,080,538
Steve Sung 160 pts 1 2 $883,380
Daniel Negreanu 155 pts 0 4 $310,021
Jeffrey Lisandro 150 pts 1 3 $176,130
Jason Mercier 147 pts 1 4 $288,170
Roland De Wolfe 145 pts 1 4 $297,106
Scott Clements 135 pts 0 2 $377,009

Villie Wahlbeck (online Finnish pro) is leading the way with his 3 deep cashes and 1 bracelet win with Phil Ivey and Brock Parker trailing close behind. There hasn't been a European winner of the POY since the system started in 2004. Roland de Wolfe is making good progress after winning his first bracelet and becoming only the 2nd player in history to win a 'triple crown'.

Ivey is taking the WSOP more seriously this year after admitting that being remembered for his Poker achievements with bracelet wins would be more important to him than the money as he gets older. (God help the over 40's!)


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EPT Tour dates announced for Season Six...

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The PokerStars European Poker Tour Season Six schedule... dates announced so far others to follow...

Online satellites for the PokerStars EPT Moscow, Season Six start today, Monday, 15 June, 2009 on PokerStars with buy-ins from as little as $2.22.

Players who qualify on PokerStars don’t just win their seat; they also win hotel accommodation (or cash equivalent) and spending money as part of their prize package. The EPT invites players from around the world to participate in this exciting event in Russia’s historic and storied capital.

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VENUE CITY/COUNTRY TOURNAMENT DATES BUY-IN CAP

Radisson SAS MoscowRUSSIA EPT RUSSIA OPEN August 17-23, 2009 200K+12K RUB($6,900 USD) 600

Casino Barcelona BarcelonaSPAIN EPT BARCELONA OPEN Sept 4-9, 2009 8,000+300 EUR($11,590 USD) 700

Hilton Metropole LondonUK EPT LONDON OPEN Oct 1-7, 2009 5,000+250 GBP($8,370 USD) 800

Hyatt Regency WarsawPOLAND EPT WARSAW OPEN Oct 20-25, 2009 20K+1K PLN($6,460 USD) 400

Casino Vilamoura Vilamoura PORTUGAL EPT VILAMOURA Nov 17-22, 2009 5,000+300 EUR($7,400 USD) 600

Hilton Prague PragueCZECH REPUBLIC EPT PRAGUE OPEN Dec 1-6, 2009 5,000+250 EUR($7,400 USD) 600

Atlantis BAHAMAS PCA Jan 4-14, 2010 10,000+600 USD 1600

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Roland de Wolfe joins elite group - Poker's Triple Crown.

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Roland became only the second player ever to win poker’s triple crown holder of an EPT title, WPT title and a WSOP bracelet. Only Gavin Griffin had achieved this feat before him.

Final Table Payouts for $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha 8 or Better (Event 27)

Roland De Wolfe - $246,616
Brett Richey - $152,618
Scott Clements - $101,063
Robert Campbell - $72,121
Alex Kravchenko - $53, 881
Andy Black - $42,993
John Racener - $36,200
Armando Ruiz - $32,105
Anthony Lellouche - $29,965

(Not sure about that Jacket - but did the trick obv ;-) )

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Who will be the 40th Anniversary WSOP Main Event winner?

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Roll call of the previous winners of the WSOP Main Event.
Who will be the next winner of the main event?

2008: Peter Eastgate (Denmark) - $ 9,152,416

2007: Jerry Yang (USA) - $8,250,000

2006: Jamie Gold (USA) - $12,000,000

2005: Joseph Hachem (Australia) - $7,500,000

2004: Greg Raymer (USA) - $5,000,000

2003: Chris Moneymaker (USA) - $2,500,000

2002: Robert Varkonyi - $2,000,000

2001: Carlos Mortensen - $1,500,000

2000: Chris Ferguson (USA) - $1,500,000

1999: J. J. "Noel" Furlong (Ireland) - $1,000,000

1998: Scotty Nguyen (USA) - $1,000,000

1997: Stu Ungar (USA) - $1,000,000

1996: Huck Seed (USA) - $1,000,000

1995: Dan Harrington (USA) - $1,000,000

1994: Russ Hamilton - $1,000,000

1993: Jim Bechtel - $1,000,000

1992: Hamid Dastmalchi - $1,000,000

1991: Brad Daugherty - $1,000,000

1990: Mansour Matloubi - $895,000

1989: Phil Hellmuth (USA) - $755,000

1988: Johnny Chan - $700,000

1987: Johnny Chan - $625,000

1986: Berry Johnston - $570,000

1985: Bill Smith - $700,000

1984: Jack Keller - $660,000

1983: Tom McEvoy - $580,000

1982: Jack Strauss - $520,000

1981: Stu Ungar - $375,000

1980: Stu Ungar - $385,000

1979: Hal Fowler - $270,000

1978: Bobby Baldwin - $210,000

1977: Doyle Brunson - $340,000

1976: Doyle Brunson - $220,000

1975: Sailor Roberts - $210,000

1974: Johnny Moss - $160,000

1973: Puggy Pearson - $130,000

1972: Amarillo Slim Preston - $80,000

1971: Johnny Moss - $30,000

1970: Johnny Moss n/a


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