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Grosvenor Casinos Unveils Busy 2019 Poker Calendar
Grosvenor Casinos Unveils Busy 2019 Poker Calendar November 27 2018 Matthew Pitt The 2018 Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) came to a thrilling conclusion on Nov. 25 when Jerome L’Hostis took down the GUKPT Grand Final Main Event in London. Grosvenor Casinos have wasted no time in letting their customers know the plans for the 2019 poker calendar, which make interesting reading. 2019 GUKPT Schedule The 2019 GUKPT is the 13th season of the popular tour.
Timur Margolin Wins Bracelet No. 2 in WSOPE €1,100 MONSTER STACK
Timur Margolin has been crowned the winner of Event #5: €1,100 MONSTER STACK No-Limit Hold'em at the 2018 World Series of Poker Europe. Margolin took home the hefty sum of €134,407 and his second bracelet of the year after winning one in Las Vegas this summer. He overcame a strong field of 666 players and heads up, he defeated Raul Villarroel, who had to settle for €83,042.
UK & Ireland Sunday Briefing: Jake Cody Wins the Hotter $109
Team PokerStars Pro Jake “jakecody” Cody took down a Sunday Major on Sep 24 when he outlasted 1,115 opponents in the Hotter $109. Cody came out on top in the $75,000 guaranteed tournament to turn his $109 into $18,108, defeating “Nelisschuif7” heads-up for the title.
UK & Ireland Online Poker Rankings: Chattaway and Charlton Return
Billy “BillyChat” Chattaway and Daniel “judgedredd13” Charlton have returned to the PocketFives.com UK Online Poker Rankings Top 20 this week on the back of several substantial scores. Chattaway, formerly 14th in the world, comes in at 19th in the latest UK standings.
UK & Ireland Sunday Briefing: Another Big Victory for Ashley Hunt
Ashley “sickhangover” Hunt took down the Bigger $109 at PokerStars on Aug. 5 to get his hands on more than $23,000. This weekend Hunt won $18,000 for a $55 investment, also at PokerStars. Hunt was one of 2,603 entries in the Bigger $55, a $100,000 guaranteed no-limit hold’em tournament. Each of the nine players who navigated their way to the final table locked up $1,062 for their efforts and Hunt found himself in the limelight with fellow Brit Daniel “StapesD” Staples.
UK & Ireland Online Poker Rankings: Leonard On Top Again
partypoker ambassador Patrick “pleno1” Leonard returned to the number one spot in the United Kingdom online poker rankings, provided by PocketFives.com, this week albeit by a mere 44 points. Leonard leapfrogged Conor “1_conor_b_1” Beresford following a $52,520 score he banked for his deep run in the $5 million guaranteed partypoker POWERFEST Championship Event. Leonard also collected $11,911 for finishing sixth in a $200,000 guaranteed 6-Max POWERFEST event.
Tommy Angelo Presents: On the EV of Mouse Smashing
I just got off the phone with a mouse smasher. Or you could call him a mouse masher. (It sounds the same either way, whether you are saying it, or doing it.) I'm going to call him Humphrey. The topic was poker coaching. During the conversation, Humphrey asked some questions I had heard before: Q: Did you really fold pocket aces before the flop just for the hell of it? A: Yes. Can you think of a better reason? Q: I tilt. Can you straighten me out? A: No. But you can.
Stephen Chidwick becomes First British Player to Top the GPI
Stephen Chidwick has become the first British poker player to reach the pinnacle of live tournament poker and have his name sit proudly atop the Global Poker Index rankings. Chidwick, known online by his alias “stevie444”, has long been the number one ranked live poker tournament players in the United Kingdom, yet the top spot in the worldwide rankings had eluded him until this week.
UK & Ireland Sunday Briefing: Patrick Leonard Wins the $100K Whale
Patrick Leonard enjoyed a profitable Sunday session thanks to winning a major tournament online at 888poker and reaching the final table of one at PokerStars. Leonard emerged victorious in the 888poker $100,000 Whale by outlasting 123 opponents in the $1,050 buy-in event.
UK & Ireland Sunday Briefing: Double PokerStars Finals for Stephen Chidwick
Stephen “stevie444” Chidwick reached two final tables at PokerStars on Feb. 18 and did so in two of the site’s toughest tournaments. Chidwick, who now plays online poker from his Mexican abode, was the eighth-place finisher in the $2,100 Sunday High Roller and banked $6,788.
UK & Ireland Sunday Briefing: Another impressive Win for Beresford
Conor “1_conor_b_1” Beresford is currently ranked number one in the United Kingdom for online poker tournament play by our friends at PocketFives.com and will likely extend his lead at the next update thanks to yet another impressive victory. Beresford came out on top of a star-studded 392-strong field in the PokerStars Sunday 500 to get his hands on $35,521. This latest win pushed Beresford’s lifetime winnings through the $5.8 million barrier and was Beresford’s 12th largest online score.
Playing a Flush on a Paired Board
I have one last fun, multi-way no-limit hold'em tournament hand to review with you today before the holidays arrive, one involving a common situation in which I find myself navigating how to play a made flush on a paired board. The blinds were 100/200 with a 25 ante, and with a stack of just over 28,000 I was dealt in the hijack seat where I opened for 550. The cutoff called my raise, then the button three-bet somewhat small to 1,400.
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