WSOP Rolls into Council Bluffs, Iowa
You know how I HATE to run pure press releases on this page. I much prefer commenting on events, players, in the world of poker.
But we are talking about the WSOP tour here, folks.
The 6th stop of the WSOP Circuit begins this week when a 24-event schedule of poker tournaments rolls into Council Bluffs, Iowa, at the Horseshoe property on Thursday, February 18 through March 2.
There is plenty of variety and buy-in levels for players to choose from.
Buy-ins range from $235 to the $5,150 Main Event for the ring events. And plenty of other price points are available for daily non-ring events and cash games.
No-Limit Hold’em enthusiasts will find their share of tournaments available, including a 6-handed tournament and a special Ladies-only tournament.
Limit Hold’em, H.O.R.S.E., Omaha 8 or Better, Pot Limit Omaha, and Limit Omaha are all part of this year’s schedule at Horseshoe Council Bluffs.
We’ll keep our eyes out for the results.
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Posted on February 15, 2010 by doclotto | Filed Under Advice, Poker Players, Tables, Tournaments
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Hail Vitaly! Lunkin Named European Player of the Year.
Our congratulations to Russian professional player Vitaly Lunkin, name on Friday as the European Poker Player of the Year.
The award came at the European Poker Awards in Paris.
This is an annual affair at Paris’s famous Aviation Club. Like most award shows there are various categories, but player of the year is obviously the leading one.
Lunkin joins a heady group of former winners, which includes 2001 Marcel Lüske, 2002 Garry Bush, 2003 Dave Colclough, 2004 Marcel Lüske, 2005 Rob Hollink, 2006 Roland De Wolfe, 2007 Alexander Kravchenko, and 2008 Bertrand Grospellier.
Vitaly Lunkin was originally a backgammon and Renju player who made the switch to poker and made his first tournament cash at the Moscow Open in 2003.
By 2008, he was killing opponents at the poker table. Estimates are that he has won more than $3 million as a pro.
Lunkin’s incredible 2009 saw him cash six times at the WSOP, winning the WSOP $40,000 NLHE 40th Anniversary event for $1,891,012, finishing 2nd in the WSOP $10,000 World Championship PLO event for $419,832 and coming 4th in the WSOP $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E. for $368,812.
Pretty good numbers.
Congratulations Vitaly.
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Posted on February 15, 2010 by doclotto | Filed Under Celebrity, Poker, Poker Players
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From the Pool to Poker; Olympic Champ Michael Phelps Competing in Tournaments
Here’s an interesting item:
Long known as an avid competitive poker player, 14 time Olympic gold medalist swimmer, Michael Phelps was seen playing the game in Atlantic City recently.
Phelps was attending the Borgata Winter Open as a competing player in the $2000 heads up championship and was one of 64 players who joined the event late last week.
Phelps’ love of poker has never been a big secret. He regularly partakes in friendly games with his friends, and grew close to big pros such as Doyle Brunson in the past. It is also a known fact that Phelps uses an anonymous avatar to enter online poker tournaments and win his fair share, thanks to a raw talent that comes hand in hand with a winning spirit that helps him take down his competitors in swimming.
However, Phelps has been laying low in the past year, following the dramatic photo of him using a bong that appeared throughout the world media. Phelps has been trying to have the public forget the ‘bad boy’ image and, unfortunately for him, that means cutting back on public poker games.
Nevertheless, Phelps was back on the green felt at the Borgato and made it through to the second day. The swimmer lost to Jeff Madsen in the third round and then beat pros such as Adam Gerber and Paul Wasicka in another bracket.
In 2008, Phelps made the final table of the Caesar’s Palace Classic poker event with a $1500 buy in. The player finished ninth at event 2, out of more than 150 players, taking home $5,000 for his efforts.
In May 2009, a stripper revealed in a kiss-and-tell article that Phelps longed to be a professional poker hustler more than anything in the world. It should be noted that Theresa White spelled out the sexual details of her play dates with the Olympic swimmer as well.
In an interview last year, poker pro Daniel Negreanu said that Phelps was feeling the pressure as he was under a lot of scrutiny for everything that he does, but he predicted
We wish Phelps good luck playing the game we all love so much.
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Posted on February 4, 2010 by doclotto | Filed Under Celebrity, Poker
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