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Pat Walsh Captures Bike’s Big Big Opening Week
Event Bounty
at Harrah’s Rincon:
Shootout
3rd Gold Ring
Victory for
Alexandru
Masek
The Bicycle Casino’s Big
Event, $10,000 + $300
buy-in, Bounty Shootout
was won by Pat Walsh,
who took home $251,700.
Second place went to Ali
Eslami, who won $56,000,
while third place’s $62,000
belonged to Alex Keating.
The event was filmed
by ESPN and featured a
field limited to 81 entries
and a first place prize of
$171,000. Players were
also awarded $40,000 for
winning the initial table
and moving on to the final
table, and each player had
a $10,000 bounty awarded
for delivering a knockout
blow. A bonus of $20,000
went
to the
player
collecting the most
bounties.
Victor Ramdin, who
won $500,000 at the Big
Event a few days earlier
when he KO’d former
WSOP champ Joe Hachem,
pushed all-in against John
Smith who made the call.
Ramdin flopped a set of
sixes,
but
Smith
flopped a set
of aces, and Ramdin was
short stacked and eliminated in ninth place a few
hands later. The event
was streamed worldwide,
directly from the casino
(Continued on page 8)
Satellite Qualifier Alan Sternberg
Has Million-Dollar Payday at Bay 101
park for Sternberg. He lost
most of his chips when he
flopped a set of sixes only
to have Rajkumar catch
running queens on the turn
and the river to make quads
and crack Sternberg’s hand.
That put Sternberg on the
ladder’s bottom rung but
rallied to take the chip lead
and the championship.
Sexton, who is usually
found announcing WPT
(Continued on page 8)
Brian Ali wins AC WSOP
Circuit Event by KO
By Nolan Dalla
No, that’s not a headline
from 35 years ago, and we’re
talking about Brian Ali, not
Muhammad. Atlantic City’s
adaptation of the “Thrilla’
in Manila” and “Rumble
in the Jungle” came in
the form of a blistering
three-day poker bout
headlined as the “Battle
on the Boardwalk.”
(Continued on page 14)
New Legal U.S. Poker Site Debuts
By Debbie Burkhead
Grrrinders.com officially launched its US
based, UIEGA-compliant
poker site
located in
Sparks, NV
(Continued on page 21)
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“TIPS”
The MAD GENIUS of Poker
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Alan Sternberg, who
entered the Bay 101’s
World Poker Tour Shooting
Star championship via the
satellite route, exited with
a big win to walk away
with a first place pay day of
$1,039,000. He overcame
a tough final table that
included Vivek Rajkumar,
currently one of the hottest
players on tour and looking for his second WPT
title, Mike “the Mouth”
Matusow, and Poker Hall of
Famer Mike Sexton.
It was no walk in the
The 19-day tournament
series started with a $345
buy-in no-limit hold’em
tournament with local
player Alexandru Masek
By Nolan Dalla
Harrah’s Rincon in San
Diego County is hosting
a World Series of Poker
circuit stop for the seventh consecutive year.
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ONYX-spected Tour Developments,
and Live at the Bike
POKER NEWS
By Haley Hintze
FULL TILT ANNOUNCES ONYX CUP
Looking for a small series of ultra-high buy-in tournaments? If so, then Full Tilt’s planned new venture into live tournament
play may be just for you. The online giant recently announced its ONYX
Cup series, with six planned stops in the US, Europe, and Asia. Buy-ins will
run from $100,000 to $300,000 per seat and the series hopes to siphon
many of poker’s biggest names from other tours, with the planned events
bumping up against various EPT, WSOPE, and new Federated Poker League
stops. ONYX kicks off with a May 11 and 12 tournament in Las Vegas.
THE BIG EVENT AND OTHER EVENTS “LIVE AT
THE BIKE”
When Victor Ramdin took down top honors in the Bike’s recent Big Event,
it was two stories wrapped into one. One was Ramdin’s victory over Joe
Hachem, good for a $500,000 payday that was reported last issue in
Poker Player Newspaper. The other was the fact that The Bicycle Casino
has more than 400 episodes of poker—accompanied by expert live commentary and 17 cameras to capture the action— designed to advance any
player’s skill level.
With the Bicycle Casino continuing to stream “Live at the Bike” on
a regular basis, all you need do is navigate to their web site, check the
schedule, watch some of poker’s best players go at it, and raise your
game in the process.
MOON SIGNS WITH HPT
The regional Heartland Poker Tour, centered in the Midwest and featuring $5,000 event buy-ins, made its first venture into player endorsements a notable one when they signed former WSOP runner-up Darvin
Moon to represent its brand. It’s a big change for Moon, too, who turned
down numerous sponsorship offers as the chip leader during the 2009
WSOP “November Nine” hiatus, but who in the last year or so has
become a regular at HPT stops.
NEVADA CONSIDERING INTRASTATE ONLINE
POKER, TOO
In the absence of a federal regulatory framework, American states’
collective push toward regulating within-state online poker marches
on. Nevada is the latest state to see legislation introduced proposing
the creation of an intrastate network along with an associated regulatory framework. In a bit of a surprise, WSOP brand owner Caesars
Entertainment quickly came out against the proposed Nevada measure,
citing a desire for national and international online poker networks
instead of single-state solutions.
PLAYER’S LIFE SAVED BY CPR-TRAINED CARD
DEALER
Too often it’s tragedies that make the news (see the next brief), but
here’s a good-news tale. An anonymous player who collapsed at the
small Raynham Park poker room was rescued by dealer Steve Parigian’s
CPR until paramedics arrived. Officials credit Parigian with saving the
man’s life, and the tale comes with its own kicker—it was Parigian’s first
day on the job. This was a fortunate and timely coincidence, but it’s not
too much to consider that all poker rooms—large or small—should have
one CPR-trained dealer or floor person on hand at all times. CPR training
isn’t very expensive, and poker players aren’t always known for their
healthy-lifestyle ways.
CASINO TOUR BUS ACCIDENT CLAIMS 15 LIVES
Fifteen people lost their lives on March 12 when an excursion bus returning from Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun Casino to Manhattan veered out of
control, smashing into a sign pole which sheared the bus and wounded
or killed most of those inside. Investigations into the tragedy are ongoing, though some reports suggest the bus’s driver, who survived the
crash, may have fallen asleep at the wheel.
SAHARA TO SHUTTER DOORS IN MAY
Here’s another remnant of Las Vegas’ early days, soon to be transformed into rubble and memories. The Sahara—which always evokes
memories of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and the rest of the Rat pack—
announced it will close in May. The news is of little real impact to poker
players. The casino’s poker room remains open, but it has not been a hot
location for poker action in many a year.
Haley Hintze is a freelance journalist who closely follows
all the doings in the world of poker.
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Caro’s Word: “Tips”
I
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
couldn’t quite figure
out what the topic for
today’s self-interview
should be. I thought
about comparing the features of photo editing software and about my worst
restaurant experiences.
Those would probably be
difficult to tie into poker in
meaningful ways.
So, I thought and I
thought. And then something brilliant blasted my
brain. How about tips!
Sometimes I explain poker
concepts in great detail.
And sometimes I just provide the essence of profitable poker advice, otherwise known as tips. Let’s
do that. First question,
please…
Question 1: What is
your first poker tip for
today?
I love the way you
phrased that question.
It makes my job easier.
Here’s my first tip, from
my Poker1.com archives…
What’s the weakest hold
’em hand you can have
and still end up on the
river with an absolute certainty of victory? A small
straight, an ace-high flush,
what? Think about it.
The answer is three
queens. As an example,
if you hold Qa-Qs and
the board is Qd-Jd-7f4f-2a, you can’t be
beat. There’s no straight or
flush possible. And there’s
no rank higher than your
queens showing that would
allow someone to hold a
superior three-of-a-kind.
Anything lower than
three queens never has
a guarantee of victory.
That’s because there will
always be some bigger
hand possible: Bigger
three-of-a-kind, a straight,
or four of a kind. And
remember, your three
queens must include two
in your private hand. If
two are on the board and
one is held privately, any
opposing pair matching
the board will form a full
house and beat you.
When you’re sure you
have the absolute best
hand after seeing the river,
we say you have a “lock.”
Three queens is the weakest possible hold ’em hand
that can ever be a lock.
Question 2: What’s
your second poker tip for
today?
Another great question!
Let’s try this…
I teach that you should
be very selective about
the hands you play. But
once you commit to a pot,
you should bet and raise
aggressively, taking advantage of small edges.
Fine. But you should
sometimes abandon your
aggressive play when
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Gov. Christie Is Shocked, Shocked Get Schooled by Mike “the Mouth” Matusow and Michael
“the Grinder” Mizrachi, Awake to a Beautiful View of the
At Internet Gambling Bill
POKer AND THE LAW
By I. NELSON ROSE
New Jersey’s Governor Chris Christie wants to be
President of the United States.
You can tell, because he is constantly traveling all over the U.S.,
holding press conferences to say that he does not want to run.
That’s how it is done in the U.S.
But Christie’s problem is that he is a Republican, which today means
the only way he can be nominated is to win over the extreme conservatives of the “tea party.”
Conservatives say their first priority is small government.
But Christie is smart enough to know that voters who will pick the
next GOP presidential nominee have higher priorities. While there are
some fiscal conservatives, most Republicans are still social conservatives. The right is still the religious right, even if that means big government, such as intruding on decisions about abortion, gay marriage, etc.
At least one-third of social conservatives oppose all gambling,
although they accept it if it has been approved by local voters.
And Christie is from a “blue” state, and will already be pictured by
his Republican opponents as the governor of Atlantic City.
So, when faced with a bill to allow casinos to have intra-state
Internet gambling, does he sign it into law, and help balance his state’s
budget, or veto it, to prevent being known as the Internet gambling
governor?
I thought he would let online gaming become law without his signature, and then blame it on the Democrat-controlled State Legislature.
But, after thinking about it for two months, he was shocked to find
the bill violated the State Constitution.
The reasons Governor Chris Christie gave for vetoing the intrastate
Internet gaming bill were not completely frivolous, although they
weren’t his real motivations.
He said that the bill violated the State Constitution, because it
would permit casino gambling to take place outside of Atlantic City.
There is a legal basis for this. When the voters approved amending the
Constitution to bring in casinos, they expressly limited them to Atlantic
City.
But what about the Legislature’s prior approval of betting on horse
races from homes and offices? State Senator Ray Lesniak’s Internet
gaming bill had simply adopted the same language used with Advance
Deposit Wagering on races: Once a patron sets up an account, all
wagers are deemed to take place at the racetrack, or, in this case, at
the casino.
The Constitution does not expressly limit betting on races to tracks,
the way it does casino gambling. In fact, it gives the Legislature the
right to do just about anything it wants with wagering on live or simulcast horse races.
Christie was also not completely off-base in saying that there was
nothing in the proposed bill that “would prohibit commercial establishments outside of Atlantic City, such as nightclubs, cafés and bars from
offering Internet gambling.” True, but all Internet gaming had to be tied
to an existing Atlantic City casino. And what casino would have allowed
a competitor to be set up within the physically small geographic area of
New Jersey?
No, the real reason Christie vetoed the bill, and the reason it took
him so long to discover these legal problems, is that he was weighing
what to do politically. He wants to run for President, although he is
probably smart enough not to try and take on Obama in 2012, especially
with such a short track record as Governor.
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Tristan Wade, from
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at the 2010 World Series of
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William Swan, of
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George Kleinman and Erkut
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Selected results follow.
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WORLD POKER CHALLENGE
NO LIMIT HOLD’EM
DEEPSTACKS MAIN EVENT
BUY-IN $2,500 + $100
PLAYERS 77
PRIZE
POOL
$186,725
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Tristan Wade . . . . . . $57,288
William Swan . . . . . $38,808
Leon Piso . . . . . . . . . $25,872
George Kleinman . . $18,480
Erkut Yilmaz . . . . . $14,784
GRAND SIERRA RESORT
3/4/11
Ladies Nevada State Poker Tournament
By Debbie Burkhead
If you missed the
Ladies Nevada State
Poker Tournament at the
Peppermill in Reno the
weekend of March 11-13,
you missed a wine tasting
party, a free seminar conducted by Linda Johnson
and Jan Fisher, a fabulous
buffet brunch, and three fun
filled days of poker tournaments, not to mention all of
the goodies Lupe Soto gave
away.
Director of Poker Operations
Mike Gainey always goes
all out when it comes to the
ladies and this event was no
different. Mike Gainey, Dave
Lamb, and Bobby Helman,
handed the reins over to Patti
“Montana” Showen and
Sharlet “Charlee” Sexton
who did a superb job running the event while making
sure everyone had a wonderful time. The first place winners of “LIPS” Event No.
2, and the Championship,
Event No.3, also won an
entry to the 2011 LIPS
Championship event.
PRIZE
POOL
1. Marliece Hyde . . . . . . $6,980
2. Tammi Burman . . . . . $3,790
3. Karina Jett . . . . . . . . . $2,395
4. Sandra Kasinowicz . . $1,795
5. Punkie Nelson . . . . . . $1,295
6. Judy Raney . . . . . . . . . .$991
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2.
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4.
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Shirley Prokosch . . . . $1,500
Jennifer Tokarek . . . . $1,500
Phillis Midice . . . . . . . $1,500
5. Betty Boss . . . . . . . . . . $1,500
6. Donna Ludtke . . . . . . $1,500
7. Kathy Stahl . . . . . . . . . .$475
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9. Marie Gabert . . . . . . . . .$215
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3. Carol Simpson . . . . . . $1,015
4. Tami Burman . . . . . . . . .$760
5. Susan Abraham . . . . . . .$550
6. Susan Rhodes . . . . . . . . .$422
7. Tina Bergstrom . . . . . . .$295
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Bay 101 Shooting Star
WPT Event
(Cont’d from page 1)
events, found his way to the
final table, but his stay was
short. He was all-in with
K-Q to Mike Matusow’s
K-J, but a jack on the turn
gave the pot to Matusow
and eliminated Sexton.
After Sternberg lost most
of his chips to Rajkumar, he
went on a rush and at one
point had more chips than
all of the remaining players
at the table combined.
Steven Kelly began closing in on Sternberg when
he eliminated Rajkumar
in fourth place. Matusow
was then the short stack
and shoved all-in with 9-2.
Sternberg called with K-Q,
flopped a pair of queens to
quiet the Mouth, and he and
Kelly were heads up, and
virtually even in chips.
After chipping away at
Kelly to leave him short
stacked, Kelly pushed allin with As-Qc. Sternberg
called with Ts-8s. The
flop of Qd-8h-7h was good
for Kelly and the 7s on
the turn helped him even
more. Kelly was one card
away from doubling up,
but Sternberg caught one
of his two outs, the 8c on
the river, to record his first
WPT victory.
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4. Vivek Rajkumar . . $295,800
5. Casey McCarrel. . . $221,800
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Later in the day, current
WSOP champ Jonathan
Duhamel re-raised all-in
with Ks-8s¬ and Joe Tehan
decided to go with him with
Ad-10d. The flop was 10-43, giving Tehan top pair and
the nut flush draw and leaving Duhamel looking for one
of the two kings left in the
deck that wasn’t a diamond.
A flush on the river eliminated Duhamel, who took
home $58,000 his sixth place
finish.
When Ali Eslami pushed
all-in from the button with
Q-4, Alex Keating called
all-in with K-10 The flop
of Ah-Kh-Qh put Keating
in the lead but gave Eslami
two chances at a flush draw.
He connected on the river to
eliminate Keating, who saw
the door in third place with
$62,000.
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P O K E R P L AY E R
3/14/11
(Cont’d from page 1)
Four more levels were
played before the knockout
hand, which occurred when
Eslami called from the button and Walsh checked. The
flop was 9-8-5 with two diamonds. After Walsh checked,
Eslami bet and Walsh checkraised all-in with a bigger
stack. Eslami called with J-7
suited, while Walsh turned
over 9-3 for top pair. The 8s
on the turn and As on the
river sent Ali Eslami home
in second place.
Pat Walsh took the title,
two trophies, first place prize
of $171,700 plus $40,000
for the first table win, and
an additional $26,000 in
bounties for a pay day of
$241,700.
THE BICYCLE CASINO
I’ve been playing poker for
a looooooong time. Years
ago, not living close to legal,
public poker venues, I was
a member of a dedicated
group that played in a Friday
of games that participants
are playing simultaneously.
Who would have thought
to play multiple tables back
in the early days? Today,
the dyed in the wool play-
part 170, Internet
Chat
IMPROVING PERFORMANCE
By Tom “TIME” Leonard
night home game which lasted for decades. I also was
one of the adventurous few
that made the initial leap
into on-line poker at a time
when some of my friends
thought I was crazy to put
money up on an internet site.
I recall playing on Planet
Poker when the games were
very, very different than
today. One major difference,
aside from sheer number and
ability of the players, was
the chat feature.
Back in the early days of
online poker, players would
usually play on only one
table at a time and actually
chat with each other. It had
more of a feel of a home
game as players would
ask each other questions
about the weather in their
area of the country and a
host of other topics. There
was always the nh, vnh, ty
and the use of emoticons
at the completion of most
hands. The chat feature has
changed dramatically over
the years in terms of the
amount, civility, or lack
thereof, and use of English
from the early days.
The significant reduction in the amount of chat, I
believe, is due to the number
ers play an
enormous
number of tables at the same
time. There is no time to
be wasted chatting about
the weather or saying “nice
hand” for these busy players.
Many players have come
to realize that small edges
can lead to significant profit
through increased volume,
while minimizing risk at
the same time. If one of
you volume moguls is reading this don’t sneer when I
admit that multi-tabling to
me means two, maybe three
games at the same time! I
know that is nothing in comparison to the current young
guns of internet poker.
While the amount of chat
has plummeted, so has the
civility of what remains.
Players aren’t asking about
weather but chanting epithets such as, “You f***in
donkey.”
Wow, quite a shift, don’t
you agree? There was
always some vile, aggressive behavior in the chat box
but it seems like lately they
either have nothing to say or
something foul. The times
I’ve seen this type of behavior in live games, I could
count on one hand over a
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Pat Walsh . . . . . . . $251,700
Ali Eslami . . . . . . . . $56,000
Alex Keating . . . . . . $62,000
Joe Tehan . . . . . . . . $56,000
John Smith . . . . . . . . $58,000
Jonathan Duhamel . $58,000
Matt Woodward . . . $42,000
Shane Schleger . . . . $46,000
Victor Ramdin . . . . $48,000
APRIL 11, 2011
Tom “Time” Leonard has
played poker in Atlantic City,
Las Vegas, and California
for more than 30 years and
written about the game
since 1994. Contact Tom at
[email protected].
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7.
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9.
lifetime of poker. These little
weasels would get some free
dental work if they showed
the same audacity in live
games, are comfortable hiding behind the anonymity of
cyberspace.
Another phenomenon
which I’ve seen grow is the
increased use of languages
other than English. Every
internet site I’ve played
on has an “English only”
rule, just as in live games,
to help thwart collusion. In
fact, I’ve seen languages
typed into the chat box with
symbols my keyboard does
not possess. I imagine this
change is in direct correlation to the rapid growth of
poker’s popularity worldwide. It should be every
player’s responsibility to
report offenders of this rule
to site management, but I
don’t think many do.
Regular readers of
my column, Improving
Performance, know it
always ends with a goal
to take away which hopefully improves reader’s
knowledge and grasp of the
game. I’m not assigning this
normal homework in this
column, giving you a short
vacation. I just wanted to
get this stuff off my chest.
Thanks for listening.
See you next “TIME.”
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P O K E R P L AY E R
9
Erik Seidel: The
Highest High Roller
Caro’s Word: “Tips”
ONLINE POKER
you’re losing. That’s
because other players
unconsciously feel they
can beat you. They then
become inspired and play
better. This little understood concept means that
your normal value bets
and raises will suddenly be
unprofitable! One of the
great secrets to poker strategy is that you can play
much more aggressively
when your opponents are
intimidated by you than
when they’re not.
Question 3: What’s
your third poker tip for
today?
That’s an excellent and
probing question. I hadn’t
really expected it. Let’s
see…
Paul “Dr. Pauly” McGuire
Like many newcomers to the world of professional poker, I was
introduced to Erik Seidel during the summer of 1998 through a
Hollywood film. I was living in Seattle, WA back then. I played in
a regular home game every Monday night at the Trout House,
where members from an acid-jazz band named Kilgore Trout
lived and had transformed their basement into a rehearsal space
and recording studio. They allowed my friends to play cards in
the kitchen as long as we brought our own beer and smokes. We
played low-stakes wild card games and could hear the band jamming down below us. When practice ended, a few band members
would join the game that ran ordinarily ran until sunrise.
Kilgore Trout’s guitar player suggested that I needed to see
a film called “Rounders”—a poker movie about underground
games in my hometown of New York City. Later that week, I
caught “Rounders” at the Neptune Theatre. At the time, the
only famous poker players I had heard of were Doyle Brunson
and Amarillo Slim, so I was completely clueless when Mike McD’s
character referenced the 1988 WSOP main event final table featuring Johnny Chan and Erik Seidel. But by the time the movie
ended, I walked out of the theatre knowing that Johnny Chan
was a bad ass and that Erik Seidel got smoked.
Despite Seidel’s setback at the 1988 main event, his poker
career took off after his runner-up performance against Chan.
Since 1989, Chan earned more money than Seidel only three
times in a single calendar year (1991, 2000, and 2005). At the
present moment, with almost $14 million on career earnings,
Seidel is currently in second place on Hendon Mob’s all-time
money list. He’s ahead of Phil Ivey (third place) and trails money-list leader Daniel Negreanu by less than $180,000.
In the first two months of 2011alone, Seidel amassed almost
$3.6 million in tournament earnings. In an auspicious start to
the year, he dominated “high roller” tournaments with buy-ins
in excess of $25,000. He final tabled four, including victories in
two events.
Seidel caught fire while playing the international circuit during a two week stretch in January. He flew down to the Bahamas
to play in the $25,000 High Rollers event at the PokerStars
Caribbean Adventure. He finished in fourth place for $295,960
payday.
Seidel hopped on a plane and flew to the other side of the
world for the Aussie Millions, hosted at the Crown Casino in
Melbourne, Australia. He played in the AUD $100,000 high roller
event and finished in third place collecting $625,000 or approximately $618,000 USD.
Five days later, he played in the most expensive buy-in tournament in the history of poker—an AUD $250,000 buy-in super
high roller event. The event attracted 20 runners with a prize
pool worth $5 million. Seidel shipped that event after beating
British pro Sam Trickett heads-up for the victory. Seidel earned
AUD$2.5 million or roughly $2.47 million USD.
Seidel’s run good continued when he returned to the United
States. His next stop was the Commerce Casino to play in the
L.A. Poker Classic’s $25,000 high roller event. Even though
Seidel negotiated a three-way chop with French pro Bertrand
“ElkY” Grospellier and online pro Darren Elias, he still pulled
out a victory with some money and the coveted title left on the
table.
On the last day of February, Seidel earned almost $145,000
during a quick trip to L.A. to cap off a remarkable run.
In a seven-week span, Erik Seidel won a pair of high roller
events, earned almost $3.6 million, and racked up a plethora of
frequent flier miles in the process.
When asked to explain his recent performance, Seidel humbly
answered: “It’s just a freaky streak, one of those once in a lifetime things.”
Paul ‘Dr. Pauly’ McGuire is the author of the upcoming
book ‘Lost Vegas’. You can read his poker blog, Tao of
Poker, over at www.taopoker.com.
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P O K E R P L AY E R
APRIL 11, 2011
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4
In poker, the time to
hesitate is when you really
need more time to resolve
a close decision. Often
things will occur to you
given a little extra time.
Or, under the extra pressure, your opponent may
provide you with a tell.
You might occasionally
also hesitate for deception,
so that alert opponents
can’t determine that your
pause always means you
have a close decision.
Also, sometimes when
you make a final bet with
a big hand, you’ll be more
likely to be called if you
don’t bet too quickly. So
don’t bet instantly when
bluffing. Remember that
both a bet delayed for a
few extra seconds and an
unreasonably quick one
are apt to make your opponents suspicious and are
more likely to be called.
But, unless there’s a
specific reason to hesitate, you should usually
make all your bets, calls,
and raises crisply and
confidently—because this
enhances your image and
speeds up the game.
Question 4: What’s
your fourth poker tip for
today?
Your question is right
on target again! I hope this
answers it…
Anytime you feel “glued
to your seat,” get up and
take a walk.
Players often find themselves so absorbed in the
excitement of the poker
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■ Must Lose with Four 8s
or Better
■ Bad Beat Hand 40%
■ Winning Hand 20%
I won the High Heels Tournament. In addition to the
cash, I received a trophy and a charm. I am thinking
about using the trophy, as a card protector. It’s a bit
heavy though, but it looks great.
At one of my tables, a gentleman, Joe Tyneki was
anxious about his wife Gwen driving through the
storm to reach him. He stepped away from the table
every ten minutes encouraging her to drive slowly.
We could hear everything, even though he continually updated us. “She just missed the exit; she is in
a white out,” he said. “She just saw seven accidents.
A truck just ran her off the road and she can’t see a
foot in front of her!”
“How far is she now?” we asked repeatedly. This
lasted almost two hours and when finally she
arrived, and they embraced, the entire table broke
into thunderous applause.
The dealers managed to keep their spirits high even
though they logged some seriously long hours.
Everyone had fun, and cabin fever never occurred. I
think many were secretly happy for the winter holiday that kept us playing poker. I am looking forward
to the East Coast Championship in May. Too bad it’s
not going to snow.
Barbara Rogers is Northeast regional sales manager
for Poker Player Newspaper. You can contact her at
[email protected].
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■ Room Share 40%
See Podium for Information and Rules
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half hour between 5 pm – 10 pm. Plus, two prizes of $100 for the high hand on Big O.
TUESDAY & THURSDAY 7 pm $60 Buy-in. $10 Service Fee and receive $15 “live” play coupon. No
Re-buys. $3,000 guaranteed.
WEDNESDAY 7 pm $35 Buy-in. $2,400 guaranteed. Earn additional chips by playing 2 hours
before tournament start.
SATURDAY 10:15 am. $10 No-Limit Hold’em Re-buy Tournament. $10 Buy-in includes
the service fee. Multiple $10 Re-buys and one $20 Add-on. $4,000 prize pool guaranteed.
SUNDAY $7,000 Guaranteed No-Limit Hold’em, 10:15 am. $70 Buy-in includes $15 “live” play
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S E N E C A
N I A G A R A
POKER OPEN
APRIL 27 - May 1, 2011
Presented by Seneca Gaming and Entertainment
Thursday, April 28th - 10am
Wednesday, April 27th - Noon
NO LIMIT TEXAS HOLD-EM
$150+$15+$10 Buy-In =
$20,000 Tournament Chips
20 Minute Rounds
DEEPSTACKS LIVE
POWER POKER CAMP
with instructors
Mike “The Mouth” Matusow
Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi
6 Hours of Training
Thursday, April 28th - 6pm
Friday, April 29th - Noon
NO LIMIT TEXAS HOLD-EM
NO LIMIT TEXAS HOLD-EM
$25 BOUNTY *
$150+$15+$10 Buy-In =
$10,000 Tournament Chips
20 Minute Rounds
$400+$40+$10 Buy-In =
$20,000 Tournament Chips
30 Minute Rounds
SATURDAY, APRIL 30TH - NOON - MAIN EVENT
Guaranteed Prize Pool
Live Stream Event
Visit Deepstacks.com for more details
Mike “The Mouth” Matusow
NO LIMIT TEXAS HOLD-EM **
$1350+$150 Buy-In =
$20,000 Tournament Chips
60 Minute Rounds
Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi
Sunday, May 1st - DAY TWO OF MAIN EVENT CONTINUES
Sunday, May 1st - Noon NO LIMIT TEXAS HOLD-EM $300+$30+$10 Buy-In = $20,000 Tournament Chips - 30 Minute Rounds
Satellites available — See poker host for more details or visit www.senecapoker.com
MAIN EVENT = 4.5% of the prize pool will be withheld for the tournament staff.
*Receive $25 for every player you knockout of the tournament. Prize money is deducted from the prize pool. **Mike “The Mouth” Matusow and Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi will participate in
the Main Event. Both players will have a$1,000.00 Bounty on them. The player knocking them out will receive a $1,000.00 cash, an autograph photo, plus a trophy. Regularly scheduled daily
tournaments are canceled April 25 - May 1, 2011. Resident of foreign countries without a U.S. tax treaty will be subject to 30% withholding on all payouts. Winners are responsible for all applicable
taxes and fees. Seneca Gaming and Entertainment reserves the right to modify or discontinue these events at any time without notice.
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Rake-Less $2/$4 Hold’em
Every Saturday in April play on us between 2pm and 4pm.
Bad Beat drop will still be taken from each pot.
Hillside Poker Challenge Tournament
April 17, 2011 @ 12 Noon • 30 minute rounds
$200 + $25 Buy-In = $5,000 TC
Optional $10 Charity Bonus Buy (1) = $500 TC
($200 prize pool • $25 registration)
4% of the prize pool withheld for tournament staff.
Guaranteed Deep Stack Tournament
April 21, 2011 @ 6pm • Guaranteed $7,500 Prize Pool
$100 + $20 Buy-In = $8,000 TC
Optional $10 Dealer Bonus Buy (1) = $1,000 TC
($100 prize pool • $20 registration)
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Cash Drawings every hour from 4pm - 11pm!
4pm - $250; 5pm - $150; 6pm - $100; 7pm - $75;
; 10pm - $250; & 11pm - $500!
8pm - $50;
Must be actively playing at time of drawings.
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716.945.8902 • www.senecapoker.com • 1.877.860.5130
Seneca Poker reserves the right to modify or delete any portion of this program at any time.
Caesars AC Circuit
Brian Ali ended up as the
undisputed king of the boardwalk battle, and collected a
$139,284 cash prize for first
place by delivering a relentless flurry of knockout blows
to his opponents en route
to his first World Series of
Poker circuit title victory.
Floating like a butterfly
and stinging like a bee, Ali
demolished all challengers in
the quickest final day of the
entire WSOP circuit season
for any main event—officially clocking in at a lightningfast 3 hours and 55 minutes.
“This is so exciting for me
to win this,” Ali stated in a
post-tournament interview. “I
was just thinking about this
last night that I could win
the same amount of money
buying a lottery ticket or
something like that. But it
would not mean the same at
all. This victory is something
I really had to earn. I had to
beat some really, really tough
poker players, not just here
but over the past three days.
So, I’m flying high right
now.”
The $1,500 buy-in nolimit hold’em tournament
attracted 442 entries, surpassing even the most optimistic
of projections in what is one
of the gaming industry’s
most challenged markets.
CAESARS ATLANTIC CITY
WSOP CIRCUIT EVENT
RING EVENT #10
3/11/11
NO LIMIT HOLD’EM
MAIN EVENT
BUY-IN $1,650
PLAYERS 442
PRIZE
POOL
$643,110
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Brian Ali . . . . . . . . $139,284
John Andress . . . . . $86,071
Patrick Houchins . . $62,893
Ellis Frazier . . . . . . $46,698
Roland Israelashvili $35,213
Jeffrey Rowland . . . $26,951
(Continued on page 24)
Grrrinders
the US All tournaments are
free to premium members
with a monthly membership as low as $19.95.
Members never pay buyins, never make deposits,
or wagers of any type.
“Poker players should
not be forced to lose
money to
practice their
craft” states
David Webb,
founder of
Grrrinders.
David Webb “Tiger Woods
doesn’t pay to hit golf balls
each time he practices; he
goes to his country club to
work on his game for free.
Our mission is to provide
the serious recreational
players, social players, and
those who wish to play
poker against solid fields
a chance to work on their
game with the allure of
also winning meaningful
prizes,” adds Webb.
Grinding has always
been affiliated with poker,
and online players often
use the term “grrr” as a
sign of anguish. The website became “Grrrinders”
by combining these often
used terms.
Currently, www.grrrinders.com is giving away 20
seats to the 2011 Jennifer
Harman Throwdown to its
members. Every Monday
is WSOP 1K Giveaway
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(Cont’d from page 1)
(Cont’d from page 1)
where the winner receives
a $1,000 seat to his choice
of any $1,000 event at
the WSOP, as well as
$500 in spending money.
Players can also win trips
to Heartland Poker Tour
events and the Orleans
Open. A $1,500 freeroll
is offered on Fridays and
a $5,000 monthly is also
included.
Grrrinders is a webbased platform. There is
no software to download
and operates on all operating systems. The site has a
vibrant social community
that was part of the entire
design process, from the
selection of the software
used, to the tournament
structures to the unique
blogging, skype, and forum
building process.
Starting May 1, 2011
the “Become a pro” competition begins. One lucky
player will receive $35,000
in live tournament buyins and join resident pros
Jason Stern and Stacey
Lynn representing the site
at live events, grinding
their way as their newest
professional. Don’t wait,
join today! Get started on
winning cash prizes, trips
and entries into major
events. For more information on Grrriners.com see
their ad in this issue of
Poker Player Newspaper.
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Time. Some events
C start after the hour
...........AM, PM
O A,WkP................Week
..... Additional gameD &.times
on this day. Call.
E ........Hold’em
.No Limit Hold’em
.Limit Hold’em
N .............No Limit
L ................... Limit
.............Stud
..7-Card Stud
..5-Card Stud
CALIFORNIALOS ANGELES
NEVADA
NORTH
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TIME
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Bally’s
11A&
Bill’s Gambling Hall & Saloon 2P&
Caesars Palace
9A&
Canner
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Circus Circus
Club Fortune-Henderson
7P
Colorado Belle-Laughlin
10A&
Edgewater-Laughlin
Eureka-Mesquite
6P
Fitzgeralds
12P&
Golden Nugget
11A&
10A
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Valley
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7P
12P
Hard Rock
8P
Harrah’s Las Vegas
10A&
Imperial Palace
1P
Jokers Wild
6P
M Resort-Las Vegas
10A&
Mandalay Bay
10A&
MGM Grand
11A&
Mirage
11A
Monte Carlo
9A&
11A
Palaace Stati
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6P
Planet Hollywood
10A&
Plaza Casino
1P
Poker Palace
6P
Rampart
12P
10A
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6P
Rio Suite Casino
12P&
River Palms
10A&
Riviera Poker Room
10A&
Sahara
11A&
Sam’s Town
7P&
12P
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Silverton
11A&
10A&
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Treasure Island
11A&
Tropicana Laughlin
Venetian
12P&
Virgin River Casino
6P
Wynn Las Vegas
12P
Atlantis Casino
11A
Boomtown
Cactus Pete’s-Jackpot
7P
Carson Valley Inn
12P
Casino Fandango-Carson City
Circus Circus
11A
Eldorado
Grand Sierra
11A&
Harrah’s Reno
6P&
Harvey’s Tahoe
Peppermill
1P&
Rainbow Cas. W Wendover 8P
Sands Regency, Reno
10A&
Winners Hotel/Casino-Winnemucca 6P
12P
Bicyclee Club (27
7)
7P&
Club Caribe
8P
Commer
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8) 6P
Crystal Casino
7P
Diamond Jim’s
6P
1P&
Hawaiiian Garrdens
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Normandie Casino
........ Omaha
H/L .High/Low Split
Pi...........Pineapple
Po...........Pot Limit
Mx ..Mexican Poker
DC .Dealer’s Choice
HH ...... Headhunter
MONDAY
|
B ............ Bounties
Sp .............. Spread
Al .........Alternates
Z........... Freezeout
Cz ................ Crazy
E..........Elimination
Q ............... Qualify
TUESDAY
GAMES BUY-IN| TIME
NH
$30 12P
NH
$50 7P
Z
$17 8A
NH
$125 1P&
NH
$65 11A&
NH
$50 2P&
NH
$65 9A&
NH
$25+ 7P
Razz
NH
NH
$25+
NH
$35+ 12P&
NH
$55+ 11A&
NH
$40 10A
O H/L
$40 6P
NH
$55 12P
NH
$55 8P
NH
$60 10A&
NH
$50+ 7P
NH
$25 6P
NH
$55 10A&
NH
$40 10A&
NH
$65 11A&
NH
$60 11A
NH
$50 9A&
NH
$30 11A
NH
$30 6P
NH
$70 10A&
NH
$35+ 1P
NH
$17+ 6P
NH
$40 12P
NH
$105 10A
NH
$65 6P
NH
$40+ 12P&
NH
$30+ 10A&
NH
$44+ 10A&
NH
$40+ 11A&
NH
$45 7P&
NH
$40+ 12P
NH
$55+ 7P
NH
$50 11A&
N H B $65+RE 10A&
N H B $65+RE 7P
NH
$20+ 10&
NH
$40+ 10A
NH
$40+ 7P
NH
$40 11A
6P
NH
$50 11A&
NH
NH
NH
NHB
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NHB
NHB
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
N H Sh
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NHB
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
O Pi H
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
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NH
$30 12P
NH
$50 7P
Z
$17 8A
NH
$125 1P&
NH
$65 11A&
NH
$50 2P&
NH
$65 9A&
NH
$25+ 7P
$45 7P
$25 10A&
NHB
NH
Sh ...........Shootout
SpL ... Spread Limit
+ ..Rebuys, Add-Ons OK
+RE .......... Re-Entry
F ............... Freeroll
Lad ..... Ladies Only
Men ........Men Only
$45 7P
$25 10A
6P
$35+ 12P&
$55+ 11A&
$40 10A
$80 7P
$55 12P
$55 8P
$60 10A&
$50+ 1P
$25 6P
$55 10A&
$40 10A&
$65 11A&
$60 11A
$50 9A&
$30 11A
$30 6P
$70 10A&
$35+ 1P
$17+ 6P
$40 12P
$105 10A
$65 6P
$40+ 12P&
$30+ 10A&
$44+ 10A&
$40+ 11A&
$45 7P&
$40+ 12P
$40+ 7P
$50 11A&
$65+RE 10A&
$65+RE 7P
$20+ 10&
$40+ 10A
$40+ 7P
$50+ 11A
$45 7P
$50 11A&
NH
NH
$115
$25 10A&
O H/L
$25+ 6P
NH
$35+ 12P&
NH
$55+ 11A&
NH
$40 10A
HORSE
$40 6P
NH
$55 12P
NH
$55 8P
NH
$60 10A&
NH
$50+ 7P
NH
$25 6P
NH
$55 10A&
NH
$40 10A&
NH
$65 11A&
NH
$60 11A
NH
$50 9A&
NH
$30 11A
NH
$30 6P
NH
$70 10A&
NH
$35+ 1P
NH
$17+ 6P
NH
$40 12P
NH
$105 10A
NH
$65 6P
NH
$40+ 12P&
NH
$30+ 10A&
NH
$44+ 10A&
NH
$40+ 11A&
NH
$45 7P&
NH
$40+ 12P
NH
$40+ 7P
NH
$50 11A&
N H B $65+RE 10A&
N H B $65+RE 7P
NH
$20+ 10&
NH
$40+ 10A
NH
$40+ 7P
NH
$40 11A
O
$37 6P
NH
$50 11A&
6P
NH
$145 12P&
6P
NH
$120 12P
NH
$75 11A
$145 12P&
$35+
$120 12P
$75 11A
7P
$40
$20 6P
NH
NH
$120 12P
$75 11A
$22+
7P
$25+
$17 11A
6P
$60 11A&
$40 6P&
6P
$25 1P
$25+ 8P
$25 10A&
$20+ 6P
$40 12P
$60 7P&
$10+
$65+ 6P
$30+ 7P
$25+ 6P
$30 1P
$65 6P
$45+ 11A
$50+ 6P
$75 7P
NH
N H Deepstack
NH
NH
H
NH
NH
NHB
Varies
NH
NH
$17 11A
$60 6P
$60 11A&
$60 6P&
$25+
$25 1P&
$25+
$25 10A&
$20+ 6P
$40 12P
$60 7P&
NHB
Mixed Game
NH
NH
$65+ 6P
$30+ 7P
$20+ 6P
$75 1P
$75 6P
$35+ 11A
$50+ 6P
$50 7P
NH
$65+ 6P
NH
$30+ 7P
Lad L H
$25
NHB
$65 1P
NH
$55 6P
NH
$45+ 11A
NH
$50+ 6P
N H B $100+ 7P
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
LH
O H/L
NH
NH
NH
NH
$145 12P&
GAMES BUY-IN|TIME
NH
$30 12P
NHB
$65 7P
Z
$17 8A
NH
$125 1P&
NH
$65 11A&
NH
$50 2P&
NH
$65 9A&
NH
$25+ 7P
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NHB
NHB
NH
NH
NH
NHB
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
$20+
6P
|
GAMES BUY-IN|TIME
NH
$30 12P
NHB
$65 7P
Z
$17 8A
NH
$125 1P&
NH
$65 11A
NH
$50 2P&
NH
$65 9A&
NH
$25+ 7P
NH
$25 10A&
$25+
$35+ 12P&
$55+ 11A&
$40 10A
$40 6P
$55 12P
$55 8P
$60 10A&
$50+ 1P
$25 6P
$55 10A&
$40 10A&
$65 11A
$60 7P&
$50 9A&
$30 11A
$30 6P
$70 10A&
$35+ 1P
$17+ 6P
$40 12P
$105 10A
$65
$40+ 12P&
$30+ 10A&
$44+ 10A&
$40+ 11A&
$45 11P&
$40+ 12P
$40+ 6P
$50 6P&
$65+RE 10A&
$65+RE 7P
$20+ 10&
$40+ 10A
$40+ 7P
$50+ 11A
$45
$50 11A&
Var
$145 12P&
$35+
$120 12P
$75 11A&
7P
7P
$25+ 12P
FRIDAY
| SATURDAY |
GAMES BUY-IN|TIME
NH
$30 12P
NHB
$65 7P
Z
$17 8A
NH
$125 1P&
NH
$65 11A
NH
$50 2P&
NH
$125 9A&
NH
$25+ 7P
NH
$25 10A
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NHZ
NH
NH
N HZ
NH
NHB
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
1P
$35+ 12P&
$55+ 11A&
$40 10A
$40 6P
$55 12P
$55 8P
$60 10A&
1P
$25 6P
$55 10A&
$40
$65 11A
$150 11A&
$50 9A&
$30 11A
$30 6P
$70 10A&
$35+ 1P
$17+ 6P
$40
$105 10A
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NHZ
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NHB
NHB
NH
NH
NH
NH
$40+ 12P&
$30+ 10A&
$44+ 10A&
$40+ 11A&
$45 11P&
$40+ 12P
$40+ 6P
$60 6P&
$65+RE 10A&
$65+RE 7P
$20+ 10&
$40+ 10A
$40+ 7P
$40 11A
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
N H Sh
$50 11A&
2P
$145 12P&
$120 12P
$75 11A
$22+
$75
$20 12P
NH
N H Deepstack
NH
NH
$17 11A
$60 6P
$60 11A&
$30 6P&
NH
N H Deepstack
NH
NH
$17 11A
$60
$60 11A&
$60 6P&
NH
$17 10A
NH
NH
$60 11A&
$60 6P&
NH
$25 7P
NH
$115+ 6P
8P
$25 10A&
$30+ 6P
$40 12P
$60 7P&
NH
NH
NHB
Turbo
NH
NH
$110
$50 2P
$25 10A&
$20+ 6P
$40 12P
$60 7P&
$120+ 1P
$30+ 7P
1P
$150 10A&
6P&
$35+ 11A
$40+ 4P
$40+ 7P
3P
$25 10A&
$20+ 6P
$40 12P
$60 7P&
NHB
NH
NH
NH
GAMES BUY-IN|TIME
NH
$30 12P
NHB
$65 7P
Z
$17 8A
NH
$125 1P&
NH
$65 11A
NH
$50 2P&
NH
$65 9A&
NH
$25+ 7P
12P
NH
NH
$65+ 1P
$50+ 7P
NH
NH
NH
NHB
NH
NH
NHB
$30 6P
$75
$35+ 11A
$50+ 6P
$100+ 7P
NH
NH
NH
NH
$25 10A&
12P
F 1P
$35+ 12P&
$55+ 11A&
$40 10A
$40 6P
$55 12P
$55 8P
$60 10A&
$50+ 1P
$25+ 6P
$55 10A&
$65
$60 11A&
$50 9A&
$30 11A
$30 6P
$70 10A&
$35+ 1P
$17+ 6P
12P
NH
$105 10A
6P
NH
$40+ 12P&
NH
$30+ 10A&
NH
$44+ 10A&
NH
$40+ 11A&
NH
$45 7P&
NH
$40+ 12P
NH
$40+ 7P
NH
$60 6P&
N H B $65+RE 10A&
N H B $65+RE 7P
NH
$20+ 10&
NH
$40+ 10A
NH
$40+ 7P
NH
$50+ 11A
2P
NH
$50 11A&
NH
Var
NH
$330 12P&
2P
NH
$120 12P
NHB
$75 11A
7P
12P
N H Sh
$20 6P&
11A
NH
$17 10A
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
$60 11A&
$60 6P&
2P
$50+ 3P
$25 10A&
$20+ 6P
$40 12P
$60 7P&
2P
NH
$120+ 1P
NH
$30+ 7P
LH
$25+ 1P&
NH
$75 2A&
Mx
$20 1P&
NHB
$75+ 11A
NH
$50 4P
NH
$20+ 4P
Pai Gow F
$5 1P
NH
NHB
Turbo
NH
NH
SUNDAY
GAMES BUY-IN
NH
$30
NH
$50
Z
$17
NH
$125
NH
$65
NH
$50
NH
$65
NH
$25+
NH
F
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
$25
$65
$65
$35+
$55+
$40
$40
$55
$55
$60
$50+
$25+
$55
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NHB
NHB
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
$60
$50
$30
$30
$70
$35+
$17+
$40
$105
$65
$40+
$30+
$44+
$40+
$45
$40+
$40+
$60
$65+RE
$65+RE
$20+
$40+
$40+
$50+
$45
$50
NH
NH
NH
NHB
NH
NH
N H Lad
NH
NH
$145
$35+
$120
$75
$22+
$30+
$30
$45+
$17
NH
NH
$60
$40
NH
NHB
NHB
Varies
NH
NH
Mx
NH
NH
NH
NHB
NH
NH
NH
NH
NHF
$35+
$130
$130
Varies
$40
$60
$33
$65+
$50+
$50
$75
$30
$40+
$50
$100
$5
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Royal Expectations
STRAIGHT SKINNY
By RICHARD G. BURKE
The Station Casinos with poker rooms in
metropolitan Las Vegas offer a bonus of
$250 for any hold’em player who makes a
royal flush with both hole cards playing. We
thought you might like to see the details, so we didn’t hurry
through any steps in the following computations.
We have only four royal flushes possible; three of the
five royal cards must lie among the five community cards;
the other two come from the 47 remaining cards. The probability obtains from 4*C(5,3)*C(47,2)/C(52,5) which after
factoring common terms reduces to
5 4 47 46
5*4*3*2*1
4* * * * *
,
2
2
52*51*50*49*48
which equals 0.016637 rounded to six places, about 59-to-1
against. So, about one deal in sixty, the dealer places three
royal cards on the table.
You might think that we made a mistake by examining
the community cards first. We didn’t, because once she cuts
and squares the deck, barring dealer error, the cards’ order
doesn’t change. Just imagine that we peeked at the community cards before the dealer tabled them.
In order that anyone at the table have the other two
royal cards in the hole, obviously they must lie among the
deck’s top twenty cards. (The Stations’ poker rooms have
ten-player tables.) We compute that probability from the
quotient, C(45,18)/C(47,20), which after factoring reduces
to (20*19)/(47*46), which equals 0.175763, about 5-to-1
against.
Now here comes the tricky part. Math-challenged people
have trouble understanding the way to compute the probability that both royal cards lie in the same hand. See if this
makes sense to you: the first player gets any one of the top
20 cards so we have 19 choices for his second card; similarly, the second player gets any one of the remaining 18
cards so we have 17 choices for his second card; we iterate
for the other eight players. The number of ways to arrange
20 cards among ten players if we don’t care which player
holds which two cards equals 19*17*15*13*11*9*7*5*3*1. In
math shorthand we denote that product as 19!!
Because of the cards’ random order, the fact that the
dealer doesn’t actually deal the cards two-at-a-time doesn’t
affect the logic.
If any one player has the two key cards, then we have 17!!
ways to arrange the other eighteen cards among the other
nine players. So, the probability that anyone has the two
key cards equals 17!!/19!!, which equals 1/19.
We multiply the probabilities to find that the probability
that anyone of ten has a royal:
5 4 47 46
5*4*3*2*1
20*19 1
4* * * * *
=0.00015391,
2
2
52*51*50*49*48 * 47*46 * 19
about 6,500-to-1 against.
The Stations’ expectation equals that fraction times
$(250.00), which equals $(0.038). So, to offer its high hand
bonus for royals it costs the Stations less than 4¢ per deal.
You may find it interesting that you have exactly a ten
times better chance of holding a royal at hold’em with two
royal cards in your hand than at five card stud. Looking
closely at the equation, we reduce and rearrange it thus:
5*4*3*2*1
100 * 4 *
.
52*51*50*49*48
The probability of dealing a royal in five cards equals the
above except for the factor of 100. Because we figured the
probability for a ten-player table, we divide by ten to find
the probability of a particular player (you) having a royal
and discover it ten times more likely that the dealer blesses
you alone with a royal at hold’em than at Caribbean stud.
Mr. Burke is the author of Flop: The Art of Winning at
Low-Limit Hold ’Em, on sale at amazon &
kokopellipress.com. E-mail your Hold ’Em questions to
[email protected]
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10A
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7P
Oceans Eleven
7P
Pala Casino
11A&
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Pech
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Santa Ysabel Casino
7P
Soboba
10A
Spotlight
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11A&
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6P
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10A
Village
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Poker Club, Chico 11A
Artichoke Joe’s
11A
Bayy 101
9A
Black Oak Casino, Tuolumne 11A
Black Sheepp Inn, Cameron Park
Cache Creek
California Grand
Cameo Club, Stockton
6P
Casino Club-Reddingg
11A
Casino Marysville
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Casino Real Cardroom
10A
Casino Royale
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11A
Central Coast Casino, Grover Beach
Central Coast Casino, Paso Robles 10A
Chukchansi Gold Casino
6P
Club One Casino, Fresno 7P&
Colusa Casino
Comstock Card Room, Tracyy
Del Rio Casino, Isleton
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g Mountain Cas.-Porterville 2P
Elk Valleyy Cas.-Crescent Cityy 6P
Feather Falls Cas., Oroville 6P
The 500 Club, Clovis
Folsom Lake Bowl
6P
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10A&
Garlic Club-Gilroyy
7P
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6P
Goolden
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Bakerssfield (3
(3)
Jackson Rancheria
Livermore Casino
10A&
11A
|
TUESDAY
GAMES BUY-IN| TIME
NH
$40 7P&
N H B $20+ 10A&
NH
$25+ 10A
O
$30 10A
NH
$45 7P
NH
$50+ 7P
NH
$35 11A&
N H Survivor
$35 10A
N H Survivor
$35
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
LH
LH
NH
$25 10A&
$30 11A&
$36 6P
$12+ 10A&
$25 10A
$32 11A
$28+ 11A
$120 9A
$25 11A
12P
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
$40+
$17 11A
7P
$20 10A
$15+ 11A
10A
$5
$45 6P
$75 7P&
| WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY
GAMES BUY-IN|TIME
NH
$40 7P&
N H B $20+ 10A&
NH
$25+ 10A
NH
$30 10A
NH
$35 7P
NH
$50+ 7P
NH
$35 11A&
NH&O
$25 10A
7P
NH
NH
NH
O H/L
NH
NHB
LH
LH
NH
H
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
$30 10A&
$30 11A&
$36 6P
$12+ 10A&
$25 10A
$57 11A
$25 6P
$120 9A
$25 11A
$25+ 12P
O H/L
$55 6P
6P
$17 11A
$30
$20 10A
$15+ 11A
F
10A
$45 6P
$35+ 7P&
NH
NH
$40+
$17 11A
7P
$20 10A
$15+ 11A
10A
$25
$45 6P
$55 7P&
6P
NHB
$65 6P
NH
$15
$35 2P
$30 6P
$45+ 6P
$66
6P
$120 10A&
$35+ 7P
$30 12P
7P
$65 6P
NH
NH
$30+ 10A&
$35+ 11A
NH
NH
$30+ 10A&
$35+ 11A
6P
$25 6P
$35 6P
$40+ 6P
7P
NH
$45
NH Double Stack $120 10A&
NH
$35+ 7P
12P
NH
NH
NH
LH
NH
NHB
NH
NH
NH Double Stack
NH
NH
GAMES BUY-IN|TIME
NHB
$40 7P&
N H B $20+ 10A
NH
$25+ 10A
NH
$30 10A
NH
$5 7P
NH
$50+ 10A
NH
$35 11A&
NHB
$25 10A
NHB
$25
7P
NH
$25 10A
NH
$30 11A&
NH
$36 6P
NH
$12+ 10A&
NH
$25 10A
NH
$32 11A
L&O H/L $50+ 11A
LH
$60+ 9A
NH
$25 11A
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
|
GAMES BUY-IN|TIME
NH
$40 12P
N H B $20+ 10A
NH
$25+ 10A
LH
$30 10A
NH
$45 7P
NH
$40 10A
NH
$35 11A&
NH
$25 10A
NH
NHB
NH
NH
O
NH
NH
LH
LH
NH
H
$20 7P
$30 10A&
$30 11A&
$36 6P
$12+ 10A&
$25 10A
$32 11A
$48
$80+ 9A
$25 11A
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NHB
NH
$30+ 6P
$25 2P
$30
$45+ 6P
NH
NH
NH
6P
$25 6P
F+ 6P
$40+ 6P
NH
NH
NH
NHF
NH
NH
$45
$120+ 10A&
$35+ 7P
$5 12P
$20+
$65 6P
Varies
NH
NH
$30+ 10A&
$35+ 11A
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
| SATURDAY |
GAMES BUY-IN|TIME
NH
$40 11A&
N H B $20+ 10A
NH
$25+ 10A
NH
$30 11A
NH
$97
NH
$40 10A
NH
$35 11A&
NH
$25 10A
SUNDAY
GAMES BUY-IN|TIME
NH
$40 5P
NH
$20+ 12P
NH
$25+ 10A
NH
$55 11A
GAMES BUY-IN
N H $50-$3Kguar
g
NH
$7+
NH
$25+
NH
$45
NH
NH
NH
$75 11A
$35 11A
$25 10A
NH
NH
NH
$100+
$40
$35
$40 2P
$40 1P&
$30 11A&
$54 6P
$12+ 10A
$25 10A
$32 11A&
6P
$200 9A
$25 11A
2P
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NHB
NH
LH
NH
NH
$25
$45
$30
$54
$12+
$25
$47
$49+
$80
$25
$55
10A
10A
$37 3P
F 1P
$20 10A
11A
$10
LH
NH
NH
NH
NH
$55
$30+
$37
$30
$20
$60
NH
NH
NH
NH
$35
$50
$170
$40+
NH
NH
$35+
$35
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
F
$20+
Varies
$35
$40
$20+
$50
NH
NH
$30+
$60
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
$50 2P
$25 11A
$30 11A&
$54 6P
$12+ 10A
$25 10A
$57 11A&
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
LH
NH
$120 9A
$25 11A
LH
NH
$10
$17
$30
$20 10A
$15+ 11A
$5
10A
$45 6P
$85
$15+ 6P
NH
O/8
NH
NH
NH
FRIDAY
LH
NH
3P
1P
$20 10A
$30+
10A
$5
$110 9A
10P
$30+ 4P
12P
$15 6P
$25
NH
$50+ 12P
10A
$80+ 10A&
$35+ 6P
$40+ 12P
NH
NH Double Stack
NH
N O H/L
Varies 10A
6P
$30+ 10A&
$35+ 11A
NH
NH
NH
NH
$45+
$150 10A&
$35 6P
$40 12P
12P
$35 2P
$65
$30+ 10A&
$35+ 11A
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
$35 9A
$14+ 12P&
$30+ 2P Wk2
$40+ 12P
$15
12P
6P
NH
Varies
2P
12P
NH Double Stack $150 10A&
NH
$35 6P
NH
$40 12P
NH
$20 7P
NH
$65 2P
NH
O
NH
NH
LH
NH
NH
$30+ 10A&
$35+ 7P
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Not Just Another
Pretty Face
X
X
X
X
Poker Player
FISHING AROUND
By Jan Fisher
The stage was set and it was electronic flashes, smiles whiter
than snow, and as many notables as at the Oscars—it was the
World Poker Tour Celebrity/Charity Invitational! I was invited to
play in this prestigious event along with 481 other contestants,
comprising a who’s who of Hollywood’s most bankable stars
and the poker world’s most famous players.
Choosing what to wear for this event was difficult, though
it turned out that anything would have been appropriate.
The entrants were divided between semi-formal attire and
jeans. Prior to the tournament, the Commerce Casino hosted
a grand gala with cocktails and scrumptious hors d’oeuvres.
The long list of Hollywood celebrities and poker-playing celebs
were greeted on the red carpet by a bevy of television cameras, interviews, and fanfare. Mike Sexton, Vince Van Patten,
Kimberly Lansing, and the Royal Flush Girls were on hand to
represent the World Poker Tour talent.
Day one play officially began with the “shuffle up and deal”
announcement by Michael Buffer, the professional boxing and
wrestling ring announcer.
A charity component of the event allowed for an optional
$200 add-on for $5,000 in chips with all of the rebuy money
going to Chrysalis (www.changelives.org/), a nonprofit dedicated to creating a pathway to self-sufficiency for homeless and
low-income individuals by providing the resources and support
needed to find and retain employment. With nearly 100 percent
compliance on the rebuys, the WPT added in a few thousand
dollars to bring the total money raised to an even $100,000.
On day one, I had an enjoyable, but tough, table that included Antonio Esfandiari, Shawn Sheikhan, and Shannon Elizabeth.
I couldn’t figure out why all of the photographers wanted to
take my photo, and then
I realized that I was sitting on Elizabeth’s right
and they actually were
focusing their lenses on
her!
Late in Day One I
moved to a seat between
Don Cheadle and Jerry
Buss. Jennifer Tilly and
Yours Truly with Shannon Elizabeth Frank Mariani were at
Photo by BJ Nemeth, courtesy of WPT
the table too. Sitting
next to Cheadle was distracting and I found myself concentrating more on him than the cards! It was after 2 a.m. before I
was bagging my chips for the next day—exhausted and exhilarated to have made it that far.
I was 49 of the 115 remaining players in the star-studded
event, having dodged bullets and land mines along the way. I
found myself seated to Lauren Kling’s right at the beginning
of Day Two, so once again, the cameras were snapping relentlessly. I was happy with my play and made it down to about 30
players. Unfortunately, only the final six got paid and made the
TV table. I couldn’t help but wish that it was a normal event
that paid at least 10 percent of the field. On my last hand, I
aggressively pushed all in on the flop and was instacalled by
poker pro Mike “Ice Cream” Halioua’s pocket aces. So much
for my perfectly timed stop-and-go play!
The tournament and event were well-run by Matt Savage
and his staff. The structure is to be commended. Los Angeles
truly is the poker capital of the world. If everyone had as much
fun as I did, they’ll break even more records next year! Movin’
on...
Jan Fisher has 30 years experience as a poker player,
tournament director, strategist/columnist, co-founder of
the Tournament Directors Association, Partner in Card
Player Cruises, WPT Boot Camp instructor and statistician,
and live studio announcer for the Professional Poker Tour.
E-mail Jan at [email protected].
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Poker Is
all Around
Crossword by Michael Wiesenberg.
38. What you would like your
opponent to be doing in a big pot
ACROSS
1. Super ending?
40. “Sweet!” (cardroom expression)
4. Bond’s early adversaries
10. Work unit in the Eng. system
42. Fasten, as goods to the roof of
a car
14. 1965 Ursula Andress film
43. Lots
15. A Baja California city or the beer
made there
44. Rests within
DOWN
1. “Ms. Poker: Up Close and
Personal” author
2. Author of “The Ransom of Red
Chief”
3. Control, as expenses
46. “Las Vegas” star
4. “Can’t call; the bet’s too ___ for
me”
17. Start of an alphabetic group
50. 2000 Tournament of Champions
winner Spencer
5. Honey wine
18. What a professional player tries
to do with his peers
51. Acura SUV
20. Howard Lederer’s braceletwinning sister
53. Something good in the hole
16. Ivey or Hellmuth
6. Color of unbleached linen
7. 7 or 8, e.g., in cards
52. West in Tijuana
8. Run of cards
9. “___ Haw”
22. What a bank stamps on a
returned bounced check: abbr.
55. Online cardroom
59. A wager not met
10. Loyalty awards for online
players, for short
23. Bend made by a card
manipulator
62. Word before soldier or horn
11. What Noah’s ark rose above
12. You need this to drive: abbr.
26. Hasty exit
63. German player Thomas who
became the first person to win a
WSOP bracelet outside of Las Vegas,
by defeating Jennifer Harman in a
2007 WSOPE HORSE event
29. Opp. of antonyms
64. Western wash
30. 2003 FX offering about the life
of a poker player
65. Cold deck, slangily
25. The five daughters of Atlas, rainbringers of Greek myth,
66. What this is in print: abbr.
27. I love: Lat.
33. Bet or raise on the ___
34. Atmospheric layer
67. Not take any cards to one’s
holdings in draw poker
28. “___ amis” (start of a French
address)
36. Sneezes
68. Island south of Corsica: abbr.
30. The “ignorant” part of a straight
24. Org. with the Manitoba Moose
and the Syracuse Crunch (anagram
of HAL)
1
2
3
4
14
15
17
18
20
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
23
24
19. “TV Funhouse” show, for short
21. “Forgive me”
31. Cycle leader?
32. Pennies
16
21
13. Deli order
33. What some confuse with odds
19
35. Veer
22
37. Company head, for short
25
26
27
28
38. Irish competitor O’Dea
39. “Shoo!”
30
29
34
31
32
33
35
36
38
40. Baseball execs
41. ___ de Cologne
37
45. Knowledgeable poker player
39
47. The way things stand
40
41
42
43
44
48. Infamous prison
45
46
51
50
53
47
48
49
51. Aussie competitor Judah
52
54
55
56
57
49. 9, in cardroom slang
52. “Entertaining Mr. Sloane”
playwright (anagram of OR NOT)
58
61
62
54. Not raise
63
64
65
56. Polish border river (anagram of
ROAD)
66
67
68
57. Slang for a king
59
60
58. 11, in casino slang
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It will be posted on the cover date.
leaves one of our readers
with a $400 disappointment.
• Mason Malmuth shares the
lighter side of serious poker.
• Roy West explored the perks
of being a poker champ.
• A bill that would legalize
25 Years Ago in Poker Player Newspaper
Vol. 4, #18 • July 7, 1986 • Get it at www.pokerplayernewspaper.com
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
• Pai Gow, the fastest-growing poker game in the West,
has finally come to Las Vegas.
• The Worst Policy in Poker
w w w. p o ke r p l a y e r n e w s p a p e r. c o m
hold’em, 7-card stud,Omaha/8
and 7-stud/8 in California
cardrooms has been placed in
“interim study” status.
• Normandie Club Casino’s
59. Where: Lat.
60. Tight player, often a senior
citizen
61. Vegas beginning
first “Losing Lottery Ticket
Drawing.”
PHOTOS IN THIS ISSUE: Jan
Bowman, Richard Dunberg,
David Marvin, losing lottery
ticket winner, Terry Warner,
and more.
Visit us at www.pokerplayernewspaper.com—Click on
the 25 years ago archive
link for a more detailed look
at this 1986 issue and many
more!
Time. Some events &. ........ Additional
Limit Hold’em
start after the hour
gametimes. Call. N ..........No Limit
A, P ....... AM, PM
..... Hold’em L ................ Limit
Wk .............Week
.No Limit Hold’em
..........Stud
CALIFORNIANORTH
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SOUTHWEST
AZ
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KS
NM
OK
MONDAY
DAILY TOURNAMENTS (CONT’D FROM PAGE 19)
T ............... Turbo
Sp L ...Spread Limit
.7-Card Stud
..... Omaha Pi........Pineapple Mx .Mexican Poker HH ...Headhunter Al ......Alternates
.5-Card Stud H/LHigh/Low Split Po........Pot Limit DCDealer’s Choice B ......... Bounties Z........ Freezeout
|
TUESDAY
TIME
GAMES BUY-IN| TIME
Luckyy Buck Cardroom, Livermore 9A
NH
$25+ 9A
Luckyy Chances
9A
N H $120+ 9A
Luckyy Derbyy Casino
9A
NH
$15 9A
Merced Poker Room
11A&
NH
$7 11A&
Mike’s Card Casino. Oakdale 10A
NH
0+ 10A
Napa
p Valleyy Casino
6P
NH
$60 6P
Oaks Card Club-Emeryville
y
6P
NH
$120 10A
Oceana Casino
9A
NH
F+ 9A
Pastime Cardroom, Benicia
7P
Pete’s 881 Club
6P
NH
$80+
Phoenix Casino
11A
NH
$30+ 11A
Poker Flats, Merced
11A&
NH
$15 11A&
River Rock Casino-Geyserville
y
Sho Ka Wah, Hopland
p
5P
NH
$55+
Tachi Palace Casino
7P
NH
$40 7P
The 101 Club
7P
Thunder Valleyy Casino, Lincoln 1P&
NH
$22 1P&
Turlock Poker Room
10A&
NH
$15 10A&
10A
NH
$35 10A
Wine Countryy Casino
Win-River Casino, Reddingg 6P
NH
$25+ 6P
Apache
p
Gold
Blue Water Casino
y Casino
12P
Bucky’s
Casino
si o Ari
riz.
z.-S
-Scoottsd
sdalle (7
7) 11A
NH
$60 7P
Casino Del Sol
10A
HZ
$10+ 10A
Cliff Castle
10A
N H Sh
$25 10A
Fort McDowell
12P&
NH
$13+ 12P&
Gila River/Wild Horse Pass 12P
NH
$25+ 7P
Gila River-Vee Quiva
11A
7B
$20 11A
Harrah’s Ak Chin
1P&
NH
$30+ 1P&
6P
N H & O HL
25+
Hon-Dah Casino
Paradise Casino
Double Eagle
g
7P
NH
$50
Ladyy Luck-Blackhawk
7P
NH
$40 7P
g Rose-Cripple
pp Crk 8P
NH
$60 7P
Midnight
Skyy Ute-Ignacio
g
7P
NH
$30+ 11A
Ute Mountain Casino-Towaoc 7P
NH
$20+
Golden Eagle
2P
NH
$44
Buffalo Thunder
6P
NH
$60 6P
Isleta Casino & Resort
2P
NH
$10+ 2P
Route 66 Casino
10A
NH
$25 10A
Sandiaa Casin
in
no (8
(8))
7P
Santa Ana Star
11A
NH
$25 11A
Cherokee-Roland
10A
NH
$35+ 10A
Cherokee-W. Siloam
10A
NH
$35+ 10A
Choctaw
2P&
NH
$60+ 2P&
Comanche Red River Cas.
12P
NH
$30+ 12P
11A
NH
$30 11A
Downstream
7P
NH
$35 7P
Firelake Grand Casino
11A
NH
$30 11A&
Gold River Casino-Anadarko 6P Wk1
NH
F 6P
Hard Rock-Tulsa
10A&
NH
$35 10A&
Riverwind
11A&
NHZ
$40 11A&
WinStar World Casino
7P
NH
$115 7P
| WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY
GAMES BUY-IN|TIME
NH
$25+ 9A
NH
$275 9A
NH
$15 9A
NH
$7 11A&
NH
0+ 10A
NH
$60 6P
NH
65+ 6P
NH
F+ 9A&
NH
F
GAMES BUY-IN|TIME
NH
$25+ 9A
NH
$65+ 9A
NH
$15 6P
NH
$7 11A&
NH
0+ 10A
NH
$60
N H $100+
O H/L
F+ 9A
7P
|
FRIDAY
GAMES BUY-IN|TIME
NH
$25+ 9A
N H $120+
NH
$70 9A
NH
$7 11A&
NH
0+ 10A
| SATURDAY |
GAMES BUY-IN|TIME
NH
$25+ 1P
$15 9A
$7 11A&
0+ 10A
9A&
11A
F+ 9A
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
F+ 9A&
F
NH
Cz ............. Crazy + Re-buys and/or
E...... Elimination Add-ons allowed
Q ............Qualify +RE ....... Re-Entry
Sh ........Shootout F ............Freeroll
SUNDAY
GAMES BUY-IN|TIME
NH
$45+ 5P
9A
NH
$60 10A
NH
$7 11A&
NH
0+ 10A
NH
$40 9A&
NH
$120 1P
NH
F+ 9A
GAMES BUY-IN
NH
$60+
N H $225+
NH
$30
NH
$7
NH
0+
NH
$40
NH
$125+
NH
F+
$15 10A&
$35 10A
11A
NH
NH
NH
12P
$60 10AWk4
$10+
$25 11A
$13+ 12P&
H
NH
$55+ 6P
11A
$40
$55
$75 5P
Varies 9A
5P
3P
$15 10A&
$35 4P
F+ 5P
3P
2P
$25+ 1P
$150
NH
NH
$80+ 10A
$13+ 12P&
O Sh
NH
$25
$13+
NH
NH
O H/L
11A
$60 12P&
$30+ 4P
$13 1P
HB
NH
Cz Pi
H
$20
$60
$30+
$13
NH
NH
$30+ 12P&
4P
1P
F
$40 1P&
NH
$40 2P&
NH
$60
NH
$20 11A
NH
3P
$110
$20+ 2P
$25 1P
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
$30+ 11A
$15 11A&
7P
NH
NH
NH
$30+ 11A
$15 11A&
$55
NH
NH
$30+ 11A
$15 11A&
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
$40 7P
$50 7P
$22 1P&
$15 10A&
$35 10A
$25+ 6P
6P
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
H
$50 9A
$50 7P
$22 1P&
$15 10A&
$35 10A
$25+ 6P
$25+ 7P
7P
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
O H/L
HB
5P
Varies 11A
$50
$22
$15 10A&
$35 10A
F+
$20
$25
NH
NH
H
NH
O H/L Z
L H Sh
NH
NHZ
HB
NH
$25+
$130 7P
$10+ 10A
$25 10A&
$13+ 12P&
$50 7P
$20 11A
$30+ 1P&
6P
NH
Cz Pi Z
N H Sh
NH
NH
HB
NH
NH
$130 11A
$10+ 10A
$25 10A
$13+ 12P&
$20+ 12P
$20 11A
$30+ 1P&
$40 6P
NH
NHZ
L H Sh
NH
Men N H
HB
NH
O H/L
$60 11A
$10+ 10A
$25 10A
$13+ 12P&
$25+
$20
$30+ 1P&
$40
NH
Pi
N H Sh
NH
NH
NH
NH
7P
$40 7P
$50 7P
$20 11A
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
Var
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
Sit and Go
NH
NHZ
NH
$60 6P
$20+ 2P
$25 10A
$35
$25 11A&
$35+ 10A
$35+ 10A
$60+ 2P&
$30+ 12P
$30 11A
$35 7P
$30 11A&
$25 7P
$35 10A&
$40 11A&
$60 1P
NH
NH
NH
$60
$40 7P
$50+ 7P
$20 11A
7P
6P
$60 6P
$5+ 2P
$25 10A
NH
NHB
NH
O
NH
NH
NH
NH
7P
$40 7P
$60
$20 11A
$20/F
$5+
$60 6P
$20+ 2P
$25 10A
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NHZ
NH
NHZ
NH
$25 11A&
$35+ 10A
$35+ 10A
$60+ 2P&
$30+ 12P
$30 11A
$60 7P
$30 11A&
$50 6P
$35 10A&
$60 11A&
$60 1P
NH
$25 11A
NH
$35+ 10A
NH
$35+ 10A
NH
$60+ 7P&
NH
$30+ 12P
NH
$30 11A
NH
$35 2P
NH
$30 11A&
Po O $100-300 6P
NH
$35 10A&
NHB
$85 11A
NHB
$115 11A
12P
$75
$15 5P
10A
$55+ 5P
$35 11A
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
$25 11A&
NH
NH
$35+ 5P
NHB
NH
$35+ 10A
NH
NHB
$115 11A Wk1& O
NH
$30+ 10A
NH
NH
$30 11A
NH
NH
$25 3P
NH
NH
$30 2P
NHZ Deepstack
N H $50-200 4P
NH
NH
$35 10A&
NH
NH
$40+ 11A
NHB
NH
$165
$105 11A
3P
$18+ 6P
6P
$5+ 2P
$18 7P
12P
$40 5P
$60+ 5P
$35+ 2P
$115 3P Wk1&
$25+ 10A
$30 3P
$10+
$100 2P
$15+ 2P
$35 10A&
$85 11A&
O/8
NH
$45+
$50
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
H
O H/L
7F
$15
Varies
$20+
$55
$15
F+
F+
$20+
$25
NH
NH
O H/L
NH
NH
O H/L
Var
NH
NH
NH
N H Lad
NH
NH
$20
$10
$45
$110
$5+
$25
$35
$40
$115+
$60
$60
$25+
$30
NH Deepstack
NH
NH
NHZ
$120
$25
$35
$40
DA I LY TO U R N A M E N T L I ST I N G S CO N T I N U E O N PAG E 23
Harrahs Rincon WSOP Circuit Event
winning his third career
WSOP circuit gold ring
to move within a victory
of two players who share
the all-time Circuit lead in
wins with four each: Mark
“Pegasus” Smith and Men
“the Master” Nguyen.
Masek is a 26-year-old
law student enrolled in his
third year of law school at
the University of San Diego.
Incredibly, each of Masek’s
tournament victories took
place while he was in the
midst of his legal studies.
“My first win took place
two years ago here in San
Diego,” Masek said. “It was
during spring break when
I won my first ring here at
Harrah’s Rincon. Then, last
year on my spring break,
I won my second ring in
Atlantic City. It’s pretty
amazing that on spring
break this year, I ended up
with my third gold ring.”
Masek topped a big field
totaling 391 players earning
$22,794 for first place.
The second event was
a $555 buy-in No-Limit
Hold’em tournament which
attracted 149 and was won
by Justin “Choctaaaaw”
Kruger, from Dennison, TX
who earned $17,505 in what
is his first WSOP-related
victory.
The third event was a
$345 buy-in Omaha/8 tournament won by Matthew
Ardo, from San Diego, a
24-year-old engineer. This
was Ardo’s first time to cash
in a WSOP tournament.
Our coverage of Harrah’s
Rincon will be split over
this and the next issue.
The finale, the $10,000
buy-in Western Regional
Championship will be covered next issue and televised
on the Versus Network.
HARRAHS RINCON CASINO
WSOP
CIRCUIT EVENT
RING EVENT 7
3/21/11
NO LIMIT HOLD’EM 6-HANDED
BUY-IN $555
PLAYERS 89
PRIZE
POOL
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
RING EVENT 5
BUY-IN $555
PLAYERS 180
PRIZE
POOL
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
PLAYERS 273
PRIZE
POOL
$79,443
Mstr Lynch . . . . . . . $20,897
Kevin Prendergrast $12,915
Miller Dao . . . . . . . . . $9,297
Vladimir Medvinsky $6,814
Mark Corbett . . . . . . $5,082
BUY-IN $345
PLAYERS 81
PRIZE
POOL
RING EVENT 2
BUY-IN $345
PLAYERS 74
PRIZE
POOL
RING EVENT 1
3/11/11
NO LIMIT HOLD’EM
BUY-IN $345
PLAYERS 391
PRIZE
POOL
$86,328
w w w. p o ke r p l a y e r n e w s p a p e r. c o m
$21,534
1. Matthew Ardo . . . . . . $5,186
2. Christopher Ruby . . $3,590
3/18/11
Kevin Hanson . . . . . $19,852
Farhad Karimi . . . . $12,275
Gail Czyszczon . . . . . $8,955
Emily Olmstead . . . . $6,642
Ronald Phipps . . . . . $5,004
3/16/11
OMAHA HI-LO
PLAYERS 331
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
$23,571
1. Michael Ippolito . . . . $4,584
2. David Brookshire . . . $2,834
BUY-IN $345
PRIZE
POOL
3/17/11
H.O.R.S.E.
NO LIMIT HOLD’EM
3/18/11
BUY-IN $345
RING EVENT 3
$77,400
RING EVENT 4
$43,165
NO LIMIT HOLD’EM
3/19/11
NO LIMIT HOLD’EM
1. Alex Maturi . . . . . . . $10,790
2. Michael Hahn . . . . . . $6,669
RING EVENT 6
Matt Weber . . . . . . . $16,711
Edward Hansen . . . $10,327
Chris Zwickilton . . . . $7,439
Joseph Ford . . . . . . . $5,528
Jay Pettit . . . . . . . . . . $4,146
(Cont’d from page 1)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
APRIL 11, 2011
$113,781
Alexandru Masek . . $22,794
Brian Petersen . . . . $14,086
Wayne Neal . . . . . . . $10,292
Jackson Stephens . . . $7,642
Michael Milewski . . . $5,763
P O K E R P L AY E R
21
Tournament Poker
for Newbies
BY Shari Geller
I’ve been writing about poker for three
years now and fascinated with the game
for too many years to mention. But aside
from family home games in the breakfast
nook, and the occasional microscopically low limit games
at casinos, I’ve been hesitant to try my hand in the big
leagues.
I’d leave the tournaments to my husband and sit off
in a corner, working on the New York Times puzzle and
cheering him from afar. Perhaps, I was taking the role
women often take around poker—curious, interested, but
reluctant to actually sit down with the boys.
All that changed late last year when I was in town to
cover the final table of the WSOP. I decided to plop down
the entry fee to the Aria 7 p.m. deep stack tournament.
For $125 you get 8,000 chips, with thirty minute levels
that increase at a leisurely rate. I was the only woman at
my table, though not the only woman in the tournament.
As I looked around, it was a fair cross section of the
poker world. In fact, one of ultimate main event champ
Jonathan Duhamel’s entourage was seated next to me. It
turned out not to be the scary, intimidating experience I
feared. I’d read enough books, watched enough poker on
TV, and discussed enough strategy. I could do this.
The actual tournament itself was a blur. I did not cash,
nor did I go out in any spectacular fashion. I played okay,
not great, though not embarrassingly bad. But I gained
confidence that tournament poker was not for someone
else, it could also be for me. Now, I should digress for a
moment to discuss the Aria poker room.
If ever there was a place to get your feet wet, this is it.
Keeping the analogy going, they have life guards at each
side of the pool, they put floaties on you, and the water’s
only about two feet deep. In other words, it’s an ideal
tournament for the uninitiated. The dealers are friendly
and don’t bark at you for missing your ante or blinds,
something both new players and those who usually play
on the internet are known for. The floor staff makes you
feel right at home and keeps everything humming effortlessly and without the smile ever leaving their faces. And
they don’t get mad at you for spilling your drink on the
felt. I won’t say how I know this, just trust me.
Having a good, if financially unproductive, introduction
to tournament play, I came back earlier this year to try
again. I signed up for the 1 p.m. tournament. As I went
deeper into the event, my nerves took over. Suddenly, I
couldn’t count or do simple multiplication and trying to
figure how what to do with blinds in the 12,000-24,000
range baffled me. I was near the bottom when we were
down to two tables and stayed there as we made the final
table. But I relied on patience—a new virtue I just discovered—and well timed aggression to start to chip up.
One by one my tablemates hit the rail. I actually tried
to agree to a split when we were ten-handed, since I
assumed I was the next one out anyway and likely to
bubble, but a few of the guys wanted to play it down.
Even with no bracelet, and not that much money at stake,
they wanted that victory. So, in my best Jerry Yang style,
I hung in there, watching my stack rise and those who
didn’t want to split go out ahead of me, riding the karma
train to Loserville.
Finally, I was heads up and within a half dozen hands, it
was over. I went from newbie to winner, the poker room
manager looking almost as happy as I felt. You should
understand, now, why I will always have a soft spot for
the Aria. You never forget your first
Caro’s Word: “Tips”
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10
game, that they stop thinking objectively. I teach
students that the best way
to cure this is to simply
get up from the table when
they feel it’s difficult to
do so.
Question 5: What’s
your final poker tip for
today?
This is best interview
I’ve had in years! You
seem to be truly focusing
on what’s important. Since
this is the final tip today,
I’ll choose this…
One of the most widely
discussed strategies by
professional poker players is called “shifting
gears.” As an example of
shifting gears, you might
change suddenly from very
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APRIL 11, 2011
POKER
Mike Caro is widely
regarded as the world’s
foremost authority on
poker strategy, psychology,
and statistics. A renowned
player and founder of Mike
Caro University of Poker,
Gaming, and Life Strategy,
he is known as “the Mad
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of his lively delivery of concepts and latest research.
You can visit him at www.
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aggressive, loose play to
very defensive, conservative play. The theory is
that you put opponents
off balance, because you
always make the adjustment before they recognize
and try to adjust to it.
While I agree that shifting gears can be important,
you need to do it for a specific purpose. Remember
that if opponents aren’t
observant or don’t react
incorrectly—by calling too
much when you shift to
tight gear or by folding too
much when you suddenly
shift to loose gear—then
you’re wasting your time
shifting gears. In particular, it’s usually a mistake
to shift gears in loose,
small-limit games where
opponents treat poker like
bingo and make decisions
more on the strength of
their own cards than on
how they perceive you.
If your poker opponents
don’t adjust unwisely to
your gear shifts, don’t
shift.
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Astoria Bar & Poker Room,, Eugene
g
7P
Chinook Winds Casino
4P
The Club House-Sutherlin
Full House Poker
7P
International Poker House 7P
Seven Feathers-Canyonville
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7P
Wildhorse Casino Resort
6P
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10A&
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Cable Bridge-Kennewick
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Chips
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12P
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9A
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12P&
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10A
12P
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Freddie’s Club-Fife
11A
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gg
8A
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p
10A&
7P
Little Creek Casino
Luckyy Eagle
g
6P
7P&
Muckleshoot Casino
Northern Quest-Spokane
p
10A&
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Silver Dollar Casino-Bothell 10A
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Skyway
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11A&
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10A
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11A
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Tulalipp
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Black Jack’s Casino
4 Bears Casino
Dakota Magic
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Dakota Sioux
6P
Gold Dust Cas.,, Deadwood
Rosebud Casino
7P
Silverado Casino Deadwood
6P
Foxwoods
6P
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7P&
12P&
Dover Downs
Harrington
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Rockingham
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The Lodge
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7P&
Borgata
g
11A&
Caesars Atlantic Cityy
3P
Harrah’s Atlantic Cityy
10A&
Tropicana
p
11A&
Trumpp Tajj Mahal
6P
Seenecca Alleggany
y (13
3)
11A&
Seneeca Niaagara
raa ((13
13))
13
10A&
Tu
urnin
ng St
Ston
ne ((119)
12P&
Hollywood
y
Casino-Grantville 12P
The Meadows
10A
Mohegan
g Sun at Pocono Downs 10A&
Catfish Bend
7P
Diamond Jo’s “Worth”
Isle of Capri
p
6P
Winna Vegas
g
Hollywood
y
Casino-Aurora
Par-A-Dice Casino-E Peoria
Belterra (Florence)
(
)
12P
Blue Chipp Casino
Hollywood
y
Casino
11A
Horseshoe Hammond
Horseshoe Southern Indiana 12P
Indiana Live Casino
3P
Majestic
j
Star
7P&
Chip-In’s
p
Island
The Island Resort,, Harris
Lac Vieux Desert Cas.,, Watersmeet
Turtle Creek
7P
Canterburyy Park
10A
Northern Lights
g
Casino
2P
Shootingg Star Casino
12P
Treasure Island
6P
Harrah’s-N Kansas Cityy
6P
Harrah’s-St Louis
1P&
12P&
Lumiere Place
Menominee Casino
7P
Oneida Casino,, Green Bayy
7P
Potawatomi Northern Lights,
g , Carter
St Croix Casino,, Turtle Lake
Mardi Gras
1P
Mountaineer Casino
12P&
Grand Coushatta
Horseshoe Casino-Shreveport
p
6P
Isle of Capri-Lake
p
Charles
6P
Paragon
g Casino Resort
7P
Gold Strike Casino
4A&
Harrah’s Tunica
1P
(
) 7P
Horseshoe Casino (Tunica)
Isle of Capri-Biloxi
p
3P
Pearl River Resort
7P
Silver Star-Choctaw
7P
Dania Jai-Alai
6P&
Derbyy Lane
1P&
Gulfstream Park Racingg & Casino 6P&
Hard Rock
12P
Mardi Gras Gamingg Ctr,, Hollywd
y 12P&
Orange
g Park Kennel Club
2P
Palm Beach Kennel Club
12P&
Seminole Casino Brighton
g
7P
Seminole Hollywood
y
Cas.
12P&
St. John’s Greyhound
y
Park
1P
The Isle at Pompano
p Park
2P&
CANADA Casino Regina
NORTHWEST
PACIFIC NORTHWEST
OR
WA
MT
ND
SD
NORTHEAST
CT
DE
NH
NJ
NY
PA
IA
MONDAY
|
TUESDAY
GAMES BUY-IN| TIME
NHB
$30 7P
H
$25+ 4P
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
N O H/L
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
$20+ 7P
$10+ 7P
$60 7P
$13 6P
$33 10A&
$20+ 1P
$25 12P
$20 9A
$35 12P
$20 9A
$40 12P&
$25 10A
$30+ 12P
$40 11A
$30 8A
$25 10A&
$25+ 7P
$60
$65 7P&
$40 10A&
$40 7P
$20 10A&
$35 8A&
$30 11A&
$30 10A
$20 11A
$22 12P
$40 7P&
F+ 7P
$10+
7P
NH
$30+
NH
$44
NH
$230 6P
NH
$60+ 9A
NH
$60 7P&
NH
$65 12P&
11A
6P
Super
p Stack Turbo $50 7P&
NH
$100 11A&
NH
$80+ 3P
NH
$50 10A&
NH
$62 11A&
NH
$120 6P
NHB
$55 11A&
NH
$60 10A&
NH
$70 12P&
NH
$65+ 12P
NH
$40 10A
Sit N Go
$60 10A&
NH
$20+ 7P
7P
NH
$60 6P
7P
S
7 H/L
IL
MIDWEST
IN
NHB
NH
NH
NH
NH
H
MN
WI
WV
LA
FLORIDA
MS
NH
NH
NH
NH
N H Deepstack
p
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
$35 7PWk1
$60 12P
12P
$125 11A
12P
$80 12P
$50 1P
$100+ 7P&
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NHB
$60 12P
$80 7P
$70 11A
$110
$50+ 7P
$50 12P
$80 7P&
6P
6P
$40 7P
$45 6P&
$10 6P
$25 12P
$70
$30 6P
$25 1P&
$35 12P&
$25+
$35+
6P
NH
NH
NH
NHZ
$40 7P
$45 10A&
$30
$25 12P
6P
$30 6P
$25 1P&
$35 12P&
7P
7P
$30+
$70 7P
$40 12P&
6P
NH
$75+
NHB
$70 6P
NH
$20+
NH
$65 5P&
NH
$60 1P
N H Survivor
$55 7P
NHZ
$45 2P
NH
$20+ 7P
NH
$35+ 7P
NHB
$25 6P&
NH
$25+ 1P&
NH
$60 6P&
NH
$100 12P
Sit N Go
$45 12P&
NH
$70 4P
NHZ
$65 12P&
NH
$125 7P
NH
$150 12P&
NH
$35 1P
NH
$60+ 2P&
8P
NH
NH
7P
$30+ 7P
7P
NH
$150+ 6P
NH
$60+ 9A
NH
$60 7P&
NH
$65 12P&
NH
$60 7P
NH
$40 6P
NH
$50 7P&
NH
$80 11A&
NH
$80+ 3P
NH
$50 10A&
NH
$62 11A&
NH
$65 6P
NH
$40 11A&
NH
$60 10A&
NH
$50 12P&
NH
$65+ 12P&
NH
$40 7P
Sit N Go
$60 10A&
NH
$60 7P
N H Bad Beat
$50
NH
$25 6P
NHB
$60 7P
1P
MI
MO
SOUTHEAST
NH
| WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY
GAMES BUY-IN|TIME
NH
$30+ 7P
O H/L
$25+ 4P
7P
NH
$25 7P
NH
$20+ 7P
6P
NHB
$90 7P
NH
$30+ 6P
NH
$33 10A&
NH
$20+ 1P
NH
$25 12P
NH
$20 9A
NH
$35 12P
NH
$20 9A
NH
$40 12P&
NH
$25 10A&
NH
$30+ 12P
NH
$40 11A
NH
$30 8A
NH
$25 10A&
NHB
$35 6P
6P
NH
$65 7P&
NH
$40 10A&
NH
$115 10P
NH
$20 10A
NH
$35 8A&
NH
$30 11A&
NH
$30 10A
NH
$20 11A
NH
$22 12P
NH
$50 7P&
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
H
NH
$65 7P
$60 10P&
F+
11A
$90 6P
NH
$90+ 11A&
NH
$70 1P&
N H Deepstack
p
$55 7P
NHBZ
$60 7P
NH
$20+
Turbo N H
$40 7P
NH
$100 6P&
NH
$45 1P&
NH
$60 6P&
NH
$100 12P
Sit N Go
$42 12P&
NH
$45 4P
WSOPC Satellite $30+ 12P&
NH
$35+ 7P
NHB
$120 12P&
NH
$70 1P
NHB
$55 2P&
Var
$25+
GAMES BUY-IN|TIME
NHB
$35 7P
NH
$25+ 4P
NH
$20
NH
$50 7P
N H Sh
$25 7P
NH
$0+
NHT
$25+
HORSE $30+ 6P
NH
$33 10A&
NH
$20+ 1P
NH
$25 12P
NH
$20 9A
NH
$35 12P
NH
$20 9A
NH
$40 12P&
NH
$25 10A&
NH
$30+ 7P&
NH
$40 11A
NH
$30 8A
NH
$25 10A&
NH
$45 7P
NHB
$40 6P
NH
$65 7P&
NH
$40 10A&
NH
$40 7P
NH
$20 10A&
NH
$35 8A&
NH
$30 11A&
NH
$30 10A
NH
$20 11A
NH
$11+ 12P
NH
$40 7P&
7P
7
$10+ 7P
S H/L
F+ 7P
H
$110 7P
BNH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NHB
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
Sit N Go
NH
$65 7P
$230 6P
$60+ 9A
$60 7P&
$65 12P&
$115 11A
$40 6P
$60 7P&
$120 11A&
$80+ 3P
$50 10A&
$62 11A&
$65 6P
$60 6P
$60 10A&
$50 12P&
$65+ 12P&
$120 7P
$60 10A&
$20+ 7P
7P
$55 6P
$25+
$160
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NHB
NH
NH
Pi
Pi
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NHB
NH
$60 12P
$115
$100 11A
12P
$155+ 12P
$60 6P
$50 7P&
$10+ 6P
$10+ 6P
$40 7P
$45 12P&
6P
$25+ 12P
$60 7P
$30 6P
$25 1P&
$35 12P&
$40+ 6P&
$65+
6P
6P
$75 1P&
$50 12P&
$75+
$60 6P
7P
NH
$35+ 5P&
NH
$80 1P&
N H Superp Deepstack
p
$100 7P
N H B $40+ 2P
NH
NH
Turbo N H
$40 7P
NHB
$25 6P&
N H DeepStack
p $600 1P&
NH
$60 6P&
NH
$100 12P
Sit N Go
$45 12P&
NH
$45 2P
NH
$30+ 12P&
NH
$20+
NHB
$150 12P&
NH
$65 1P
NH
$100 7P
|
GAMES BUY-IN|TIME
NH
$45 7P
Tahoe H/L $25+ 4P
7P
NH
$10 7P
NH
$25 7P
6P
12P
NH
$55
NH
$33 10A&
N O H/L $20+ 1P
NH
$25 12P
NH
$20 9A
NH
$35 12P
NH
$20 9A
NH
$40 12P&
NH
$25 10A
Lad N H $25+ 12P
NH
$40 11A
NH
$30 8A
NH
$25 10A&
NH
$55 10A
NHB
$40 6P
NH
$65
NH
$40 10A&
$65 10P
NH
$20 10A
NH
$35 8A&
NH
$30 11A&
NH
$30 10A
NH
$20 11A
O H/L
$22 12P
NH
$125 1P&
N
F $100
O H/L
$10+ 7P
H/L Spp Z
$25 7P
6P
H
$50
7P
NH
$11+
NH
$180 6P
NH
$60+ 9A
NH
$60 7P&
NH
$65 12P&
NH
$60
NH
$40 6P
NH
$40 7P&
NH
$100 12P&
NH
$80+ 3P
NH
$50 10A&
NH
$62 11A&
NH
$120 6P
N H Deepstack
p
$90 11A
Poker League
g
$95 10A
N H Sh
$70 12P&
NH
$65+ 12P
NHB
$65 12A
Sit N Go
$60 10A&
NH
$60 7P
N H Bad Beat
$50
NH
$40
7P
NH
NH
NH
NH
N H Lad
NH
NH
NH
$60 12P
11A
$70 11A
$110 12P
$50+
$40 2P
$80+ 7P&
$30+ 6P
$35+ 6P
NH
$10+ 7P
Sit N Go $60/105 10A&
NH
$60 6P&
NHZ
$25 2P
NH
$50
NH
$30 10A
NH
$140 1P&
NH
$35 12P
N H Sat
$30 7P
NH
NH
NH
$55+
$60
$40
$50 12P&
$115 12P&
20+ 7P
$120 5P&
$90 1P&
$50 6P
$60 3P
2P
Turbo N H
$40 2P
NHB
$50 6P&
N H DeepStack
p $600 2P&
NH
$60 6P&
NH
$100 12P
Sit N Go
$42 12P&
NH
$70 2P
NH
$65+ 12P&
7P
NHB
$150 12P&
NH
$30 7P
NHB
$150 7P
Po O
NHB
NHZ
NH
NHB
NHZ
FRIDAY
| SATURDAY |
SUNDAY
GAMES BUY-IN|TIME
GAMES BUY-IN|TIME
NH
$30 3P
NHB Deepstack
p
$50 3P
H
$25+
4P
NH
$20
N H $100+ 7P
NH
$25 7P(LastWk)
NH
$25 2P&
NHB
$25 2P&
NH
$0+ 3PWk1&3 N H
$25+
H O Tahoe
$60 12P
NH
Var
1P
NH
$30 1P
NH
$33 10A&
NH
$33 10A&
NH
$20+ 1P
N O H/L $20+ 1P
NH
$25 12P
NH
$25 12P
NH
$20 9A
NH
$20 9A
NH
$35 12P
NH
$100 12P
NH
$20 9A
NH
$20 9A
NH
$40 12P&
NH
$40 12P&
NH
$25 10A&
NH
$25 10A&
NH
$30+ 12P
NH
$30+ 12P
NH
$40 11A
NH
$40 11A
NH
$30 9A
NH
$30 9A
NH
$25 12P&
NH
$20 12P&
NH
$35 10A
NH
$35 5P
NH
$40 1P
NH
$60 1P
7P&
NH
$40 10A&
NH
$75 10A&
$40 10P
$40 7P
NH
$20 12P
NH
$40 12P
NH
$35 8A
NH
$35 8A
NH
$30 11A&
NH
$30 4P
NH
$30 11A
NH
$60 11A
NH
$20 11A
NH
$20
NH
$22 12P
NH
$44 12P
O Po
$75 11A&
NH
$90 12P
H
NH
O H/L
$10+ 2P
2P
$10+ 4P
NH
$30+ 7P
NH
NH
NH
NH
$340 12P
$60+ 9A
$145 7P&
$65 12P&
4P
$60 2P
$20+ 7P&
$200 11A&
$80+ 1P
$50 10A&
$62 11A
$225 6P&
$60 10A
$60 10A
$70 11A&
$65+
$50 3P
$60 10A&
$15+ 3P
3P
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
Terminator
NH
NH
NH
N H Deepstack
p
Sit N Go
Lad N H
$20+
$30+ 3P
$25+ 4P
2P
NH
$30+
3P
NH
$560 12P
NH
$60+ 9A
NH
$145 7P&
NH
$80 12P&
NH
$225
NH
$60 2P
Bigg Stack
$50 4P&
N H Deepstack
p
$180 11A&
N H $100+ 7P
NH
$50 10A&
NH
$122 11A&
NH
$340 6P
NH
$120 12P
Deepstack
p
$120 10A&
NH
$90 11A&
H
NH
NH
NH
NHB
$22
$125
H
NHZ
H
F+
$60
$40
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
$88
$340
$60+
$60
$65
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
$60
$50
$50+
$85+
$50
$62
$120
$60
$50
$125
$25+ 12P
11A
11A
$60 11A
NH
NH
NH
NH
$25+
$90
$115
$60
$70 11A
12P
$150+ 3P
NH
NH
NH
$150
$210
$81+
NH
NH
NHB
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
$50
$25+
$25+
$30+
$120
$45
$40
$30+
$70
$30
$25
$35
Var
NH
Var
$65
NHB
$60
NH
NH
NHB
NH
NH
$60 11A
$105
$100 11A
$210
12P
$100
$125 7P&
$40+ 1P
$35+ 1P
Deepstack
p
NH
NH
NH
NH
LH
NHZ
$40
$45 10A&
$20+ 12P
$25 12P
NH
NH
NH
w w w. p o ke r p l a y e r n e w s p a p e r. c o m
$35
$33
$20+
$25
$20
$35
$20
$40
$60
$50+
$40
$30
$20
$30
$60
$65
$50
$115
$40
$35
$30
$60
$40
$60
$60
$35+
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
$60 12P
NH
$60+ 4P
NH
$120+ 11A&
NH
$100 1P&
N H Deepstack
p
$55 4P
NHZ
$60 3P
N H Sh
$35
NHZ
$35 2P
NH
$100 6P&
N H DeepStack
p $600 2P&
NH
$60 6P&
NH
$100 10A
Sit N Go
$45 12P&
NH
$35 4P
N H $100+ 12P&
NH
$150 7P
NH
$100 12P&
NHB
$100 2P
NH
$150 2P&
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
O H/L
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NHB
NH
Sit N Go
NH
NH
NH
NHB
$55
$200
$225 10A
$60 10A&
$20+ 3P
$60 3P
$15+ 12P
12P
10A Wk1&3
$65 12P
12P
NH
NH
N H Deepstack
p
Sit N Go
NH
N H Sh
NH
NH
$30 10A
NH
$40 2P
NH
$55 4P
N H Sat $40 + 12P
GAMES BUY-IN
N H Deepstack
p
$110
NH
$25+
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
$100 11A&
$60 3P
$35+ 6P
2P
2P
$180 10A&
$50 2P
$50+ 12P
4P
$30 10A
$110 12P
$55 12P&
$60
NH
NH
NH
Var
$75
$45 Var
Varies 2P
Var
NH
N H Lad
NH
NH
N H 10K Guar
NHB
$115 2P
20+
$35+ 1P&
$110 1P&
$150 2P
$60 10A&
NH
$60+ 2P
NHB
$100 5P&
NH
$60 1P
NH
$120 6P&
NH
$100 12P
Sit N Go
$45 12P&
NH
$65 1P
Deepstack
p
$120+ 12P&
NH
$130
NH
$65 12P&
NH
$125 4P
NH
$200 2P&
APRIL 11, 2011
B N H $65+
NH
$50
N H Superp Deepstack
p
$100
Varies Varies
Turbo N H
$40
NHB
$50
N H DeepStack
p $600
NH
$60
N H Deepstack
p
Varies
Sit N Go
$45
NH
$65
N H $100+
NHB
NH
NH
P O K E R P L AY E R
$150
$65
$120
23
Caesars AC WSOP Circuit Event
7. Jerry Van Strydneck $20,930
8. Albert Winchester . $16,486
9. Joseph Caffrey . . . . $13,168
RING EVENT #6
BUY-IN $350
PLAYERS 288
PRIZE
POOL
$83,808
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Vincent Basilicata . . $20,113
Sirous Jamshidi . . . $12,430
Russell Crane . . . . . . . $9,019
Sheree Bykofsky . . . . $6,654
John Koliner . . . . . . . $4,990
Ho Van Nguyen . . . . . $3,803
RING EVENT #8
3/9/11
NO LIMIT HOLD’EM
BUY-IN $1,100
PLAYERS 185
PRIZE
POOL
$179,450
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Gregg Fishberg . . . . $46,657
Jeff Manning . . . . . . $28,821
Edwin Lau . . . . . . . . $20,810
Scott Carpenter . . . . $15,283
Keith Crowder . . . . $11,418
Jason Notter . . . . . . . $8,676
RING EVENT #7
3/8/11
LIMIT OMAHA
BUY-IN $350
PLAYERS 90
PRIZE
POOL
$26,190
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Mun Nguyen . . . . . . . $8,380
Norman Merritt . . . . $5,179
Harry Frankel . . . . . $3,625
Doug Carli . . . . . . . . . $2,641
Guy Tull . . . . . . . . . . . $1,943
Ranson Nelson . . . . . $1,451
RING EVENT #3
NO LIMIT HOLD’EM
BUY-IN $350
PLAYERS 158
PRIZE
POOL
Travell Thomas . . . . $30,445
Dara Esfandiar . . . . $18,815
Steven Krasner . . . . $13,543
Matthew Kalinowski $9,926
Vyacheslav Arkhangelskiy $7,403
Kamen Lesichkov . . . $5,618
RING EVENT #6
3/6/11
NO LIMIT HOLD’EM
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
BUY-IN $570
PLAYERS 254
PRIZE
POOL
RING EVENT #4
3/5/11
NO LIMIT HOLD’EM
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
BUY-IN $350
PLAYERS 742
PRIZE
POOL
$215,922
$187,210
Paul Lambrakis . . . $41,186
Steve Cordrey . . . . . $18,597
Unknown . . . . . . . . . $18,597
Michael Senter . . . . $13,808
Christopher Lim . . . $10,412
Christopher Dandrea $7,969
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Tsung Lu . . . . . . . . . $43,184
Matthew Lope . . . . . $26,623
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PLAYERS 386
PRIZE
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5.
6.
Peter Ippolito . . . . . $30,181
Brian Adeagna . . . . $18,648
Andrew Caldarelli . $13,473
Todor Blazevski . . . . $9,915
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PLAYERS 601
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POOL
$122,469
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Mark Sullivan . . . . . $10,000
Ryan Mccloskey . . . . $7,383
George Kalaitzis . . . . $7,383
William Heuschneider . $7,383
Mark Lieberman . . . $7,383
Charles Wey . . . . . . . $7,383
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Jaeik Cho . . . . . . . . $29,843
Oliver Entine . . . . . $18,451
Matthew Piccolo . . . $13,479
James Governa . . . . . $9,992
Ronnie Plyler . . . . . . $7,515
Eric Crammer . . . . . $5,732
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NO LIMIT HOLD’EM
BUY-IN $350
PLAYERS 477
PRIZE
POOL
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Dennis Summers . . . $12,414
Michael Walls . . . . . . $7,671
Peter Campo . . . . . . . $5,522
Thomas Balla . . . . . . $4,047
Mark Sykes . . . . . . . . $3,018
Chris Tryba . . . . . . . . $2,291
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2.
3.
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Igor Tiguy . . . . . . . . . $9,800
Joel Rosenberg . . . . . $5,861
Michael Frejka . . . . . $5,400
John Morano . . . . . . $3,244
3/19/11
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Keith Kessmann . . . $18,475
Gregory Roberts . . . $18,474
Marc Vincent . . . . . $18,474
Diane Ellis . . . . . . . . . $7,510
David Fallon . . . . . . . $6,030
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3/20/11
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$45,493
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Ming Reslock . . . . . . $10,123
William DelSanto . . $10,122
Steve Fiorentini . . . . $4,595
Dan Yanofski . . . . . . . $3,685
Chris Richards . . . . . $2,957
Alfred Poon . . . . . . . . $2,365
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3/21/11
EVENT 1
BUY-IN $440 + $60
PLAYERS 223
PRIZE
POOL
BUY-IN $530 + $70
PLAYERS 438
PRIZE
POOL
$95,176
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Sal Mancuso . . . . . . . $1,638
Stan Berg . . . . . . . . . $12,000
Charles Davis . . . . . $12,000
Peter Campo . . . . . . $12,000
James Capone . . . . . . $5,377
Mohamed Benzekri . $4,378
3/19/11
$225,175
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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Paul Raimondi . . . . $35,988
Ryan Mott . . . . . . . . $23,939
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Jeff Giordano . . . . . $16,079
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POKER TOURNAMENTS
Online Poker Perspective
BY Jennifer Newell
Did you miss it? Did you find yourself reading
this column and wondering when the UB scandal would resurface? No matter your answer, the UB scandal is
back in the news, and it appears far from settled.
Travis Makar was investigated by Wicked Chops Poker, and a
2010 exposé revealed Makar to be linked to the UB scandal. His
mother was married to Charles “Woody” Moore, a friend of Russ
Hamilton. She, along with Makar and his wife, were linked to
super-user accounts. Makar was said to have sold the Hamiltons
their Las Vegas home in 2006, and owned a computer company
that could have been a front for funneling money. Hamilton was
said to have called Makar the mastermind of the scandal, and
Barry Greenstein claimed Makar was Hamilton’s “assistant” and
“right-hand man.” Again, much of this revolves around allegations.
Makar recently surfaced. He contacted Bryan Micon and Todd
Witteles at DonkDown and revealed several interesting tidbits.
He claimed that UB Poker released select information and withheld more, including names heretofore unreleased. He noted
that though he and Hamilton are no longer close and prohibited from speaking because of a current lawsuit, Hamilton was
blamed whereas others involved in the cheating scandal walked
away. He also claimed to have missing hand histories in his possession—all of which are part of a federal case in which Makar is
currently involved.
Micon then met with Makar and viewed documents that
included raw UB files, which ultimately led Micon to conclude
that Makar possesses the “holy grail” of evidence in the UB
scandal. He also claimed some of the hand histories sent to
scandal victims were doctored, that four people knowingly used
the cheating program, and UB’s COO Paul Leggett allegedly was
in contact with Zoltan “Brainwashdodo” Rossa, a former UB
employee who is implicated in the scandal, regarding extortion
payments.
Leggett addressed the charge in a blog post on UB Poker, saying that no offer was made to pay off Rossa, despite the latter’s
blackmail attempts. Rossa claimed to have confidential company
information, including financial records and player data, and
after Leggett unsuccessfully attempted to enlist the help of law
enforcement in the case, he considered meeting with Rossa but
thought better of it.
Leggett wrote that the extortion attempt failed, and denied
that any hand histories were doctored, though he admitted that
some evidence may have been deleted prior to his employment
with UB. He added, “We have always hoped that someone like
Travis Makar would come forward one day and release information regarding whom else, in addition to Russ, was involved in
the cheating. We very much want this to happen.”
This is a condensed version of a very complicated story with
numerous allegations, some corroborated and others challenged.
For instance, Makar claimed that Leggett made an offer to Rossa
to keep quiet, but when Rossa insisted on a higher number than
$80,000, Leggett backed away. Leggett denied that an offer was
ever made. So, in essence, much of the story relies on information that has been withheld, possibly because of a legal matter,
and little in the way of solid evidence has been produced at this
time. Allegations make up the bulk of the latest revelations, and
only time and the production of evidence will clear the air.
Right now any number of people are likely in touch with
their lawyers, and though law enforcement may refuse to get
involved, the legal system may turn out to be the binoculars that
the poker community has been seeking for several years. Stay
tuned.
Jennifer Newell is a compulsive writer. In addition to
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little bit of spare time, she plays poker, too.
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