Still Sick and Waiting for Answers
April 28, 2008
Don’t forget tonight is the latest Mondays at the Hoy tournament and part of the BBT3 at 10pm ET on full tilt:Password as always is “hammer”, and any and all are invited.Still trying to figure out what is wrong with me. I felt I had to play the Big Ga…
PokerStars Sunday Tournament Results (4-27-08)
April 28, 2008
It’s never bad day when you make five figures for playing a few hours of poker. This weekend, five players in the PokerStars Sunday Million had just that kind of day. A friendly chop at the end of the Sunday…
All Japan Poker Championship
April 27, 2008
Japanese gambling laws are among the strictest in the world. So strict, in fact, that casinos are not even allowed to operate in the country of Japan. This has not stopped the second annual All Japan Poker Championship underway in Tokyo.
The tournament can be held because it does not make participants pay an entry fee and, in fact, no money is gambled at all. Poker tourneys that require an entry fee are illegal in Japan. The winner will get a bracelet and a $10,000 buy-in to the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event in Las Vegas.
The tournament is so popular that there is even a Ladies and Senior tourney which take place before the Main Event on May 18th. Last year, Kunihiro Sakamoto won the Main Event, and the $10,000 buy-in to the WSOP, after outlasting a field that included over 2,000 people.
Play on the World Poker Showdown
April 27, 2008
If you are itching for a last minute poker getaway, then let the World Poker Showdown scratch you where you need it (um reasonable scratch requests only).
9 days of no holds barred poker from the beautiful Ocean World Casino in Puerto Plata, Domican Republic. Meet and play with some of the best pros in the […]
Gus Hansen Crushes WPT Championship Early….. and then
April 26, 2008
Gus Hansen is crushing the final table at the World Poker Tour Championship at Bellagio in Las Vegas. Here is a summary of the final table action:
Beginning Chip Counts for six-handed Final Table:
Seat 1. John Roveto - 2,720,000
Seat 2. Gus Hansen - 8,570,000
Seat 3. David Chiu - 6,050,000
Seat 4. Tommy Le - 1,950,00
Seat 5. Cory Carroll - 6,670,000
Seat 6. Jeff King - 1,305,000
Action at Final table:
Hand #12 Jeff King eliminated in 6th place by Gus Hansen.
Hand #15 Tommy Le eliminated in 5th place by Gus Hansen.
Hand #16 Cory Carroll elininated in 4th place by Gus Hansen.
Hand #22 John Roveta eliminated in 3rd place by Gus Hansen.
Hansen rivered a ten to beat Jeff King’s A-Q suited with his 10-9 suited. Hansen flopped a set of tens over Tommy Le’s set of fives. Hansen rivered a seven-high diamond flush to overcome Cory Carroll’s pair of jacks. And Hansen cracked John Roveto’s pocket kings by rivering a jack-high straight with A-10 suited.
Heads Up Chip Count
Gus Hansen - 22,905,000
David Chiu - 4,360,000
By Hand #46 David was up to 11 Million.
On Hand #77 David won a big pot and brought the chips counts to:
Gus Hansen - 14,825,000
David Chiu - 12,450,000
Two hands later, David Chiu takes over the chiplead.
Hand #80: Gus moves all-in on the turn with two pair 10’s & 8’s; David calls with top pairs Aces and spikes an Ace on the river to finish a remarkable comeback.
David Chiu wins the 2008 WPT Championship.
Gus Hansen Crushes WPT Championship
April 26, 2008
Gus Hansen is crushing the final table at the World Poker Tour Championship at Bellagio in Las Vegas. Here is a summary of the final table action:
Beginning Chip Counts for six-handed Final Table:
Seat 1. John Roveto - 2,720,000
Seat 2. Gus Hansen - 8,570,000
Seat 3. David Chiu - 6,050,000
Seat 4. Tommy Le - 1,950,00
Seat 5. Cory Carroll - 6,670,000
Seat 6. Jeff King - 1,305,000
Action at Final table:
Hand #12 Jeff King eliminated in 6th place by Gus Hansen.
Hand #15 Tommy Le eliminated in 5th place by Gus Hansen.
Hand #16 Cory Carroll elininated in 4th place by Gus Hansen.
Hand #22 John Roveta eliminated in 3rd place by Gus Hansen.
Hansen rivered a ten to beat Jeff King’s A-Q suited with his 10-9 suited. Hansen flopped a set of tens over Tommy Le’s set of fives. Hansen rivered a seven-high diamond flush to overcome Cory Carroll’s pair of jacks. And Hansen cracked John Roveto’s pocket kings by rivering a jack-high straight with A-10 suited.
Heads Up Chip Count
Gus Hansen - 22,905,000
David Chiu - 4,360,000
Texas Hold’em Plus
April 25, 2008
This report is offered without commentary or critique. Readers are welcome to draw their own conclusions and scathing commentary is welcome in the comment section. There is a new form of poker being tried in several casinos. The Mirage in Las Vegas is one of the largest poker rooms to give Texas Hold’em Plus a trial run.
“Plus” is played exactly like normal Texas Hold’em except that after the hole cards are dealt and before the first round of betting, each player in turn may discard one of their down cards and replace it for an amount equal to the small blind. The “Plus” bet goes into the pot and the deal then plays out like any other Hold’em hand.
One benefit, of course, is that the house is likely to get a full rake on the game with between $0 and $10 in a $2/$4 game or up to $20 in a $4/$8 game being added to the pot pre-flop.
We observed several tables of “Plus” being played at the Mirage and the most common play was for a player to buy a new down card and then still fold the hand. In effect, as many as 50% of the players were paying a small blind in nearly every hand. Players with an Ace-rag were always willing to buy a new card to go with their Ace.
Hold’em Plus is the first patented poker game played in a poker room, as opposed to table games like Caribbean Stud and Let It Ride. Rooms wishing to offer Hold’em Plus to have to pay a licensing fee to the developer.