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Showing posts with label WSOP. Show all posts

Moritz "Catennacio" Kranich

Poker world played a vital rule in the world of gambling, and the international gaming proved another tournament that marked in the history of professional gamers. In this season of tournament a German named Moritz Kranich took down and won the World Poker Tournament for the Bellagio Cup VI title. Moritz Kranich earned about $875,000 and felt the victory on the first U.S. stop of the 2010-2011.

Moritz used aggressive play to beat a tough final table. With the WSOP Main gaming tournament had played and showed different class of gambling, the Bellagio event didn't garner the kind of attention WPT tournaments usually receive but it was a notable final table. In this tournament one must win and take the prize of the game and it happened that Smith lost to Kranich after a fierce session of heads-up play to once again fall short of victory. Smith picked up $594,755 for his second place and Phil Ivey for $ 363, 650 while John Caridad took $237, 902 and for fifth place Robert Akery took place and last for sixth Eric Afriat gather $118, 950. The tournament end and declared a winner give credit to the people behind it and mostly to the overall winner of the game which is to Moritz and the WPT Bellagio Cup is the second major title in Kranich's poker career.

As everybody knows this gaming shows good aspect of proper gambling's and deal to the right track, It happened that because of different tournaments it showcase different talents and skills when it comes to poker gaming. It shows that many gamers enjoy the game as they explore and experience a kind of a fight to those skilled professionals around the globe. The main factor that this kind of sports is all about strategies and techniques one of the game that requires and make you think deeper for the situation.

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Gavin Griffin: The Youngest WSOP Champ

The record Gavin Griffin set as the youngest bestpoker player ever to win a World Series of Poker bracelet, in all honesty, didn't last too long. Eric Froehlich broke it only a year later, Jeff Madsen broke it again a year after that, and the honor leapfrogged over to Steve Billiarkis in 2007.

However, last year, Gavin Griffin set another record that is proving much more difficult to shatter — he became the first and only player to win a WSOP bracelet, a World Poker Tour title and a European Poker Tour title, a distinction that would come to be known as poker's "Triple Crown".

Gavin Griffin instead enrolled at Texas Christian University and began studying to become a speech pathologist. At home for summer break after his freshman year, Gavin Griffin was invited to a friend's weekly $20 buy-in home game. Though the stakes were small, it was enough to put a dent in a starving student's budget.

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Andrew “luckychewy” Lichtenberger

Full Tilt is scooping up some of the poker players likely to receive a lot of attention from the ESPN cameras at this year’s World Series of Poker.

Having already inked Annette Obrestad –who is likely to be a major focus of ESPN during the early days of play, and could very well be the genesis of the television table—the popular online poker room has also come to an agreement with online poker pro Andrew Lichtenberger.

Andrew Lichtenberger was one of the big stories from last year’s WSOP, where he finished in 18th place, and judging from ESPN’s track record will likely get a lot of camera time, since he is already a known commodity to ESPN viewers.

Full Tilt has been showing so very canny business in their recent signings, getting top quality best poker players, as well as popular and likeable poker pros that the cameras are likely to follow around.

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Jean Robert “Action Bob” Bellande

World's best poker player Jean-Robert Bellande made a name for himself in the poker arena at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) circuit event in 2005. The championship took place at Rio Las Vegas and he competed in the $10,000 No Limit Hold'Em event. In this tournament, he came in 3rd place and earned attractive prize winnings in the amount of $210,900.

In 2006, Jean-Robert made a cash finish in 2006, at the WSOP No Limit Hold'Em event. In this event, he earned prize winnings in the sum of $14,617.

Jean-Robert Bellande achieved another cash finish at the 2008 WSOP No Limit Hold'Em event winning $10,712, before moving on make to additional winnings in the same series at different events. He entered the WSOP No limit Texas Hold'Em event with a $10,000 buy-in also in 2008 and then made another cash finish at which he earned prize winnings in the sum of $27,020. Although he had already made two cash finishes at WSOP in the same year, things were about to get even better for Jean-Robert.

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WPT Season 9 Kicks Off In France

PartyPoker also looks to grow outside of Europe, where it continues to maintain a stronghold on the poker industry. Starting in Canada, where poker is still in a growth period, PartyPoker hopes to see Scott at the tables of various live poker events. After Season 8 of the World Poker Tour (WPT) concluded with David Williams capturing the $25,000 buy-in championship at Bellagio, Season 9 of the popular poker tour is set to get underway in Paris, France on May 8th.

So far the poker tournament series has announced four stops for their 2010-2011 schedule. All four stops are scheduled in Europe with the usual break in the action surrounding the World Series of Poker which will take place from late May to early July:

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The Down Town Man: Chad Brown

World's best poker player Chad Brown is one of the hosts of the Ultimate Poker Challenge television series. He has finished in the money at several events in the World Series of Poker (WSOP), including 3rd in the 2002 $1,500 Omaha hi-lo split event, 2nd to Ted Forrest in the 2004 $1,500 seven-card stud event and 2nd in the 2005 $2,000 seven-card stud hi-lo event.

Chad Brown made back to back final tables at 2005 World Series of Poker circuit events, including a third place finish behind Chris Ferguson and Prahlad Friedman.

With one of the best nicknames in poker, “Down Town” Chad Brown was born and raised in New York City, before making his way west to the bright lights of Hollywood to pursue a career as an actor in TV and film. Brown, who received his schooling on the Bronx poker scene, became involved in the Californian circuit when in Los Angeles, and from there has built a solid poker career.

With over $2 million in live tournament winnings, Chad Brown is a heavy-hitting all-game player with excellent performances dating back 15 years to the 1993 World Series of Poker. His first World Series cash came with an 11th place finish in a $1,500 Limit Hold’em event, and Chad Brown has gone on to record a total of 24 money finishes in his WSOP career, ranking him 63rd on the all-time list.

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Magic – The Gathering: David Williams

Coming from a college background including Princeton and Southern Methodist University, David Williams an active World Poker Tour Professional, Professional Poker Tour Participant, and Card Player Magazine cover story.

Before becoming a professional poker player, David, now 25 years old, was an avid "Magic" player, a game that is only played one-on-one.

Within the last year, David Williams has truly established himself as an important part of the professional poker tour landscape. With Two Second Place finishes in key tournaments, the Borgata Poker Open and the World Series of Poker No Limit Hold'em Poker Championship, David Williams proves his tournament mettle. David Williams is one of the World Poker Tour's "Young Guns" and has been featured in Playboy and ALL IN Magazines as the Future of Poker.

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The Baby Face Poker Assassin: Phil “OMGClayAiken” Galfond

In the past couple of years, the face of poker has drastically changed as baby-faced assassins have infiltrated the poker world at break-neck speed. OMGClayAiken is the online moniker of feared poker pro Phil Galfond, a not-so-crazed American Idol fan caught up in the euphoria of having just taken down his first WSOP gold bracelet.

For those poker enthusiasts who've been eagerly following the career of Phil Galfond, his take down of Event 28 at the 2008 WSOP came as no surprise. An accomplished high-stakes online poker pro who regularly beats the $200/$400 Pot-Limit Omaha game at Full Tilt Poker, Phil Galfond has come a long way since his days at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he studied philosophy and dabbled in poker.

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Allen “Clever Piggy” Cunningham

World's best poker player Allen Cunningham is one of the top players in a new generation of multi-millionaire poker professionals. Ranked amongst the top five money winners of all time, Allen Cunningham has averaged almost one WSOP bracelet a year since 2000. Allen Cunningham was set for a career as a civil engineer when he discovered poker while studying at UCLA.

The Clever Piggy became a regular at local Indian casinos, improving his game as he slowly started to derive a good income from cash poker games.

At the table, Allen Cunningham's engineering background has led him toward an analytical approach to the game of poker. Allen remains quiet, controlled, and focused no matter what happens around him. This style has paid off for him, beginning around 1999 when he enjoyed his first professional success at the Bicycle Casino's Legends of Poker. That year, he was named "Best All Around Player" after reaching the final table in five events, including victories in the $300 7-Card Stud Hi/Lo tournament and the $1,000 No-Limit Hold 'em tournament.

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Chris Moneymaker: The Moneymaker Effect

The poker world owes a great deal of gratitude to Chris Moneymaker. It is a funny thing that the 29 year-old accountant from Tennessee, who had never played a live tournament before the 2003 World Series Of Poker (WSOP), would go on to win the Main Event, and in the process become one of the most influential figures of the the modern poker age.

But there Chris Moneymaker is, walking proud and standing tall, and serving as an inspiration to all the people who sit down at their home games and dream of bigger things.

Before Chris Moneymaker's career was a skyrocket, he was a travelling accountant who spent many lonely hours on the road. Many a night he sat in his crummy hotel room trying to pass the time. He enjoyed playing poker but he found it difficult to find a game, so he turned to the internet. He started playing on PokerStars whenever he had free time which he still does under the same name, “Money800”.

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Scotty Nguyen: The Prince Of Poker

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His persona as a cigarette smoking, hard-drinking, lovable loudmouth proceeds him every where he goes, from the poker table to the liqour store. Scotty Nguyen or "Thuan Nguyen" is easily one of the top ten tournament spros active in the world today, a millionaire many times over and amongst the most cherished members of the poker community.

Yet beneath it all, he is a boy named Thuan who survived civil war, hard labor and worse only to reject the metropolis of Chicago because the weather wasn’t right. Thuan “Scotty” Nguyen is truly the Prince of Poker.

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Joe Hachem: Key Member OF Team PokerStars Pro

World's best poker player Joe Hachem is one of the most phenomenal poker players out there. With so many impressive wins under his belt, it's hard to see how Joe Hachem couldn't have made it to the top. He has managed to battle mounds of players and rake in the wins in order to create a great poker career that he and his family could be proud of. Just as most poker players in his position, he has been through several challenges that as luck would have it would not untune him nor stop him from getting the poker career that he had always dreamed of making a reality.

Joe Hachem is a native of Lebanon who moved to Australia with his family in 1972. He was working as a chiropractor (a person skilled in a particular type of therapy) but due to a blood disorder, he gave up his career and started playing poker. Before he go all-in at WSOP, Joe Hachem was not one of the thousands of online qualifiers - he bought into the event directly. He also cashed earlier in the series, closely missing a final table appearance.

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Amarillio Slim: The Legandary Texan Poker Player

A facetious gambler, raconteur, a poker ambassador and an old school relic, Thomas Austin Preston Jr. also known as “Amarillio Slim”, was once noted a wise man that you can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once.

He spent his life proving this to be true, taking on and beating the opposition at every form of wagering known to man, and a few that Amarillo Slim devised on the spot. Slim was one of the original road warriors of poker, forming a deadly partnership along with Sailor Roberts and Doyle Brunson. They would pool their resources, help one another out when possible, and travel the country shearing the sheep.

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The Magician Of Poker: Antonio Esfandiari

Antonio Esfandiari: The Magicain Of Poker

Today, Antonio “The Magician” Esfandiari is an up and coming name on the poker pro circuit, and is known for his skill and success at Texas Hold ‘Em. At the age of 9, the family moved from his birthplace in Iran to San Jose, California, and there he was raised by his father and grandparents as his mother returned to Iran. In response to childhood teasing and bullying, Amir changed his name to Anthony, and later, for professional reasons, to Antonio. Antonio was an excellent student until a falling out with his father in his late teens, after which time he lived on his own and supported himself as he finished school.

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Jayde Nicole: Playboy Bunny Turned Poker Player

Poker Babe Jayde Nicole

The 2008 Playboy Playmate Of The Year turned poker player Jayde Nicole known for running around with Hugh Hefner and scanty bikinis between appearances on MTV’s show "The Hills" with her ex-boyfriend Brody Jenner and now she's also proving her career on taking home the pot in poker.

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2010 WSOP Rules Change Announced

World Series Of Poker, one of the most prestigious poker tournaments, announced recently a change of their rules. Another speculations that catches peoples attention is about what the new commisioner, Mitch Garber, can do now that Jeffrey Pollack left. On the otherhand, Twitter and other social media sites has been a huge help in promoting poker to people and giving the latest news and updates in what's happening in the tournament.

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Poker Pro Amir Vahedi Died, Poker Community Mourned

Professional Poker Player Amir Vahedi

The whole poker community mourned over the death of one man known for, not only his poker skills, but also his smile, colorful personality and cuban cigars. The 46 years-old Amir Vahedi, a well-known professional poker player not only to his co-players but also around the world, died last friday, January 8, 2010 due to complications from diabetes.

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Daniel Alaei: High Stakes Poker Player

Daniel Alaei

Daniel Alaei is perhaps best well known for his many appearances on popular television shows which feature cash game action, including the first three seasons of “High Stakes Poker”. Daniel Alaei outlasted 328 other poker players to take down the World Poker Tour (WPT) Doyle Brunson Classic Championship earlier this evening, taking home $1,428,430, an entry into the $25k WPT Championship and a Rolex watch in the process.

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Joe Cada The New Youngest WSOP Champion

Joseph Cada

Joseph Cada realized that college wasn't meant for him. A college dropout from Shelby Township, Michigan. But his decision proved to be the most lucrative of all. He is the youngest poker player among the WSOP November Nine members. One of which is the crowd favorite, Phil Ivey, and a self-employed logger of Maryland, Darvin Moon.

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The WSOP Final Two Remains

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Yup, the final two are set! The 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker World Championship reaches it's final two players. The Ultimate Everyman (Darvin Moon) and The Youngest-Ever Potential Champion (Joseph Cada) will resume play this monday at 10pm Pacific Time.

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