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Vultures, relationsheets, and community contributions | Laravel News Podcast | Episode 47
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Christopher Yong Leads Unibet Open London Final Nine
The unofficial nine-handed final table of the 2018 Unibet Open London £990 Main Event is set and Christopher Yong leads the last nine at the Grosvenor Victoria Casino in the heart of the city. It took just under ten full levels of 60 minutes each to determine the finalists after 88 hopefuls out of the 349-entry strong field had returned to the tables. Yong holds a commanding lead with almost two times as many chips as his nearest competitors after bagging up 2,378,000.
Play in and Help Name Global Poker's First-Ever Sunday Major Feb. 25
Global Poker found such great success with their SC$218 buy-in events in the latest Grizzly Games series, that they have decided to bring the event to Global Poker players on a weekly basis. The new Sunday Major kicks off this Sunday at 5:30 p.m. EST offering up a SC$30,000 guaranteed prize pool. Satellites for the first-ever weekly SC$218 buy-in event are running now at Global Poker, where players can qualify for as little as SC$1.10.
Poker Central to Air 'Super High Roller Club' on PokerGO
It takes a hell of a lot of money to be a super high roller. The average poker fan can scarcely fathom ponying up $100,000 for a poker tournament, betting tens of thousands on prop bets, and jetting around the world in first-class style. Thanks to Poker Central and partner production team Believe Entertainment Group, though, poker fans are about to get a closer look than ever before at the lives of super high rollers.
Win a Piece of $10 Million in the partypoker KO Series on Feb. 25 to March 4
If you like knockout tournaments, you will absolutely love the KO Series about to hit partypoker on Feb. 25 to March 4. The festival guarantees a huge $10 million across 164 action-packed events. All of the events are in the progressive knockout format, meaning if you knock a player out, you'll collect their bounty while your personal bounty also increases. There is something for every player, regardless of their bankroll, with buy-ins ranging from as low as $1.10 all the way up to $5,200.
Darryll Fish Captures First WPT Title and $511,604 at LHPO
The $3,500 buy-in WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship attracted 911 participants to compete for a WPT title at Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida. According to the WPT live updates, the final six returned on Wednesday to play down to a champion. Alan Krockey was the first casualty when he ran his ace-queen into the kings of Ness Reilly and couldn’t find a miracle ace.
Benedikt Eberle Wins Aussie Millions Opening Event for A$315,295
Austria's Benedikt Eberle outlasted a massive field of 1,538 entrants to ship the A$1,150 Aussie Millions Opening Event for a massive payday of A$315,295. The event began with four opening flights generating an A$1,576,450 prize pool and 153 players guaranteed a payout of A$2,835. The field was narrowed down to 15 players by the time the final day began, all of which guaranteed a minimum of A$14,190.
Sunday Briefing: Roberto Romanello Reaches Two POWERFEST Final Tables!
Prominent poker pro and member of Team partypoker Roberto Romanello enjoyed a profitable Sunday grind thanks to navigating his way to two final tables of POWERFEST events. The partypoker POWERFEST is a 147-event online festival with combined guarantees of $15 million. Romanello was one of 137 entrants in the $2,100 Super High Roller, which saw its $250,000 guarantee beaten by $24,000. Romanello eventually fell in fifth-place for $16,440.
Scott Baumstein Wins WPTDeepstacks Hollywood
The Lucky Hearts Poker Open at Seminole Hard Rock is well under way, and one of the big events of the series wrapped up Tuesday night when Scott Baumstein claimed the $1,100 WPTDeepStacks Hollywood title. It's the biggest score in a career that's seen the longtime tournament grinder pile up over $1.8 million in cashes. "I feel good, I'm just glad it's over," he told tournament reporters.
Top 10 Stories of 2017, #2: John Hesp Reignites Poker Excitement During WSOP Main Event
This year's Top Stories are brought to you by the VerStandig Law Firm, LLC. Combining a keen understanding of the gaming world and an equally keen understanding of the law, Mac VerStandig and his colleagues are devoted to fighting on behalf of the poker community and its members. Every year thousands of poker players from all walks of life and a wide variety of backgrounds and experience make up the field at the World Series of Poker Main Event.
Amanda Gillard Wins the 2017 WSOP Sydney Ladies Event
The 2017 WSOP Sydney Circuit Ladies Event saw 117 female poker players invest $330 and take to the felt to fight for their share of the $35,100 prize pool. The Star Poker Live Reporting Team was able to spot several notable local female poker players, making the quest to claim a ring a tough one. The list includes Amanda Wong, Hannah Lee, Suzy Khoueis, Mele Poulivaati, Fidan Shevket, Jen Bernard, Michelle Psarras, Ashleigh Tran, Jane Howard, Erolyn Strang and Despina Yiannikoulias.
King-Queen With Top Pair on the Turn: What Do You Do?
DECISION POINT: In a $2/$4 NL cash game, the cutoff opens with a raise. It folds to you in the big blind with . You reraise, and the cutoff calls. The flop comes . You bet half the pot and the cutoff calls, pushing the pot just over $160. The turn is the . You have $140 behind and the action is on you... PRO ANSWER: This hand illustrates how the value of one-pair hands on the flop can change based on stack depth and stack-to-pot ratio (SPR).
Poker Table Talk for Beginners
Playing poker is not only about being able to walk the walk; you need to be able to talk the talk as well. Players often forget that at a live poker event, your words may be your biggest asset! We’ve mentioned before that the biggest difference between live and online poker is the physical presence of your opponents when they are seated across from you. By seeing them, you can get a physical read on them, and see how comfortable, or uncomfortable they are, after every decision they and you make.
There’s More to Poker Than Just Hold’em at the WSOP
One of the most liked and unique features of the World Series of Poker is the way it offers players options that go beyond the usual no-limit hold’em grind. Few other tournament series include non-NLHE tournaments, and none to the extent that the WSOP does. Not only does one find a wide range of poker variants at the WSOP, but at different stakes, too.
GPL Brazil Hints at Regional, Tiered Future for League
The Global Poker League looks ready to go all in on a regional model. Just a few weeks after details began emerging about GPL India, and GPL China raised the curtains on its inaugural season, a new regional league has been teased. GPL Brazil looks like it will be a thing as well, as a link to the upcoming league has appeared on the main GPL website.
Stacks and Position: Kara Scott vs. Felipe Ramos at 888Live São Paulo
The 888Live São Paulo Main Event last month drew a big crowd to Brazil in what proved an entertaining event to follow. Among those taking part were Team PokerStars Pro Felipe Ramos and 888Live Ambassador Kara Scott, and on Day 2 those two clashed in a hand about which each shared some thoughts with PokerNews afterwards. Despite there being no showdown, the hand was relatively interesting in the way it highlighted the importance of stack sizes and position.
WATCH: Tom Dwan Wins $700,000 Pot on Poker After Dark Relaunch
Tom Dwan made his long-awaited return to 'televised' poker on Monday night when PokerGO launched the reboot of Poker After Dark. The show was streamed live at the ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, and the poker world tuned in to watch a $200/400 cash game that had more than $2 million on the table.
The 2017 River Poker Series Begins Aug. 30 at the WinStar World Casino
Players are gearing up for some late-summer poker action as the 2017 River Poker Series heads to WinStar World Casino and Resort heads to Thackerville, Oklahoma from Aug. 30 to Sept. 11. All players are welcome provided they are at least 18 years of age and provide a valid ID. This is refreshing to many younger poker players since most casinos in the United States only allows players that are at least 21 years old. The highlight of the poker festival is the $2,500 River Poker Series Main Event.
Hitting Top Pair in a Multi-Way Pot
DECISION POINT: In a tournament, you open-raise preflop with and get five callers, including both blinds. The flop comes . The small blind leads out with a bet, then the big blind raises. The action is on you... PRO ANSWER: Your pair of aces has very little value in this situation. There are several factors that are unfavorable for one-pair hands. The fact that five opponents saw this flop with you means that one-pair hands will have very little relative value.
Taehoon Han Wins PokerStars Festival Korea Main Event (₩83,130,000)
Almost the whole way through PokerStars Festival Korea Main Event, the story looked like it was going to be Yuki Ko dominating from start to finish at Paradise City Hotel & Resort in Incheon. The very aggressive Korean, who makes his home in Japan, bagged the chip lead after each of the first two starting days and went into heads-up play with Taehoon Han holding a vast experience edge.
Hand of the Week: Vanessa Selbst Coolered on Main Event Feature Table
The excitement at the World Series of Poker is nearing its peak as the Main Event is finally underway after six weeks of preliminary events. The energy is palpable, and the quest to capture the most-prized possession in poker is on. Ask any professional poker player how to navigate the ten-day journey to poker glory and most will tell you Day 1 is all about gathering chips where you can, but mostly it's about surviving.
Online Poker Heads Back to Australian Parliament for Legality Inquiry
All the Australian Poker Community ever asked for was a ‘chip and a chair’ in their fight to keep the game legal in Australia. It seems that their hard work may have paid off with the door now being pushed back open for online poker to be legalized down under. A call to hold an inquiry into the online version of the game passed the Australian Senate last week 46 votes to 22.
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PokerStars’ Sunday Storm Celebrates Anniversary with $100K Guarantee
The PokerStars Sunday Storm tournament will celebrate its sixth anniversary March 19 with a $1 million prize pool and $100,000 to the winner. The tournament, hosted at 1 p.m. ET on Sundays, only has an $11 buy-in. This special payout is about three times its usual top payout. Players can buy in to the event with satellites at PokerStars. Three special $1.10 satellites will also run to guarantee 1,000 seats to the event.
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