A total of 196 players took to the felts in San Jose, California for Day 1B of the World Poker Tour ’s ( WPT ) Bay 101 Shooting Star tournament. Eugene Katchalov came out on top after the second starting day, earning a $10,000 cash bonus. Katchalov finished with 131,500 chips, which will be the third largest stack after the survivors of Day 1A and Day 1B are combined for Day 2.
Read more:The weekend robbery of the European Poker Tour (EPT) Berlin event has garnered headlines around the world. On Monday morning, the tournament’s champion, Kevin “ImaLuckSac” MacPhee , appeared on CBS’ “ Early Show ” to break down the heist. In one of the most bizarre events ever to take place during a poker tournament, masked gunmen stormed the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Berlin, nabbing a portion of the EPT’s prize pool
Originally posted here:Over the weekend, UB.com pro and Poker News Daily Guest Columnist Annie Duke became the first female winner ever of the National Heads-Up Poker Championship , which will air next month on NBC. Duke sat down to discuss her monumental win. Poker News Daily: Your breakthrough match came against 2007 National Heads-Up Poker Championship winner Paul Wasicka , which featured you drawing out with A-10 against pocket aces and 8-5 against pocket jacks.
Read the rest here:Two players on recent hot streaks are among the chip leaders after Day 1A of the World Poker Tour ’s ( WPT ) Bay 101 Shooting Star tournament. A total of 17 marked bounties took to the field on Day 1A, with 25 more expected today. Greg “FBT” Mueller won two bracelets during the 2009 World Series of Poker ( WSOP ), coming out on top in the $10,000 World Championship of Limit Hold’em for $460,000 and a $1,500 Limit Hold’em Shootout for another $195,000
Visit link:On Monday, Poker News Daily learned that the Eighth District Court in Nevada dismissed a lawsuit filed by Brandon McSmith , who claimed ownership of the idea for the NBC poker game show “ Face the Ace .” McSmith can now file an appeal or seek the intervention of a federal court. McSmith told Poker News Daily that while he was disappointed in the decision, he’s optimistic that an appeal will be successful: “ Judge Michelle Leavitt dismissed the case on the basis that I didn't state a claim. Leavitt has her fair share of appeals that have gone against her.” McSmith purportedly created a show dubbed “ All Star Poker Challenge ” in which five pros would take on contestants in a series of heads-up matches similar to the structure of “Face the Ace.” Each match was worth $2,000 in prize money and players who fought through all five pros would take home a trip to the World Series of Poker ( WSOP ) Main Event.
Read more: Face the Ace Lawsuit Dismissed in Nevada’s Eighth District...Large pots were few and far between on Sunday night’s episode of the GSN series “ High Stakes Poker .” Instead, a vegetarian prop bet between Full Tilt Poker pros Phil Ivey and Tom “ durrrr ” Dwan took center stage. After being discussed non-stop for a half-hour of the 60-minute program, the vegetarian prop bet was finally agreed upon.
See the article here: High Stakes Poker: $1 Million Vegetarian Prop Bet Agreed...In an article authored by the German news outlet Spiegel , Police Chief Rainer Wendt labeled the four armed gunmen who plundered the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) stop in Berlin over the weekend “small-time crooks.” New details on the buzz worthy event have dribbled in since the incident took place on Saturday afternoon at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in the German metropolis.
Read more:Recently, Poker News Daily brought you the story of Brandon McSmith , who had a lawsuit pending in the Eighth District Court in Nevada charging that Poker PROductions used his idea for the NBC poker game show “Face the Ace” without compensation . Now, the FBI has become involved in the case
Follow this link:The first female champion of the National Heads-Up Poker Championship was crowned on Sunday as UB.com pro and Poker News Daily Guest Columnist Annie Duke took down the title and its corresponding $500,000 top prize.
More here: Annie Duke Wins 2010 National Heads Up Poker...On April 4th, Full Tilt Poker and PokerGives.org will team up for a $5+$5 charity tournament.
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