WSOP stays put and announces a new partnership

With all the noise about the US Government shutting down sites, its hard to find any hope for the US when it comes to poker. However the worlds biggest poker event the World Series Of Poker has announced it will still be played in the poker capital of the world Las Vegas. Where would we be without all the glitz and glamour that Vegas brings us, thank god the Government has not turned on our favourite competition. WSOP also announced this week that they will be teaming up with ESPN to bring us all the coverage of the event. It seems slightly ironic that the winner of the 2003 event, claimed his seat through a qualifying satellite on Pokerstars. This year hopes to be another massive turn out with last year attracting nearly 73,000 entrants.

Party Poker Spring Millions This Sunday

Sunday 1st May sees the Party Poker Millions come round again and you can get yourself a seat through one of the many satellites available on their site, this means you could get a seat for as little as $1. For those of you that would like to buy a seat for the main event, it will cost you a buy in of $600 + $40. Well worth a shot with that kind of money on offer.

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‘Anonymous Tables’, which is patent pending, will run alongside the standard cash tables and be accessible from the main lobby, giving customers the option to play on the regular tables or try their hand at something different.

Kate McLennan, Head of Poker at Ladbrokes Poker, said, “We are really excited about this launch. Never before have poker players been able to play without other players knowing who they are. This brings an added element to the game for people whose playing style maybe recognisable. For those new to the game, it is an opportunity to try some different moves without getting a reputation because players will simply never know who they are playing against.”

According coinflip.com pokerblogger Sohello “Bank the Man” Shahhas revealed that a well-known Swedish high-stakes players signed to one of the major online poker rooms.
Swedish, 20, and famous since 2009

Shah did not reveal who he it is yet: “It is not official yet, so neither his real nor his nick name can  be revealed.” He described the player as “20 years old and since the end of 2009 talk of the poker world,” which suggests that this guy is none other than Isildur1.

Shah also reported that the deal is said to have been planned for some time and led the player to negotiate through an agent. If true, the rumors about the real identity of isildur1 should be  over after the signing of the Contract when Isildur1´s true identity is  revealed.

Will it really be Viktor Blom? We still have to wait for the answer something.

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There are three ways you can win the flight, three night’s accommodation and chance to step up against a disadvantaged Unabomber in a heads-up cash game.

CHANCE #1:
The first trip will go to the winner of the Unabomber Freeroll – “See Phil Laak make history in Vegas!” Registration for this tournament is NOW open so go sign up! Buy-in for this tournament is $50 but, as there will be no prize pool, all buy-ins will be refunded to player accounts making it a completely free chance at the prize! The tournament takes place at 6pm PST on Thursday, May 27th.

CHANCE #2:
The second will go to the person who sends in the best 100-250 words, by May 23, stating why they should get a chance to play against a sleep deprived Unabomber. Your player should send all submissions to blog@unabomberpoker.com.

CHANCE #3:
The third prize will be awarded to the winner of a random draw among all real money Unabomber Poker players. To be eligible, players must have an active real money account on UnabomberPoker.com by May 27th.
Laak will be starting the poker endurance challenge on June 2nd, and will be looking to break the current world record of 78 straight hours of playing poker which was set by Paul Zimbler in the fall of 2009.

Some players are lucky and talented enough to win multiple WSOP bracelets. While the novelty of winning several of poker’s most sought after accessories may start to wear off, I am surprised to see one of poker’s true legends putting one of his bracelets up for sale on the auction website eBay.

Thomas James Cloutier, or TJ as he is more commonly known, is one of the most successful tournament players in history. He has bagged 53 major titles, won cash at the WSOP a total of 55 times and has six bracelets to his name. The last of these came in 2005 when he outlasted 466 entrants in a $5,000 No-limit Hold’em event for a cool $657,100.

It is this bracelet that is being sold by a company called Plano Pawn Shop from Texas, Cloutier’s home town. The advertisement promises the bracelet is “100 per cent authentic,” that it was “acquired from Mr Cloutier directly” and the sale price will be at least $2,999. The advertisement can be seen in full on eBay.

Why a player who is tenth in the all-time money listings with live tournament career winnings of $9,787,199 would need to sell one of his poker trophies is beyond me. However, the 2006 Poker Hall of Fame inductee has always had a well documented fondness for casino table games, especially craps, so maybe he is finding cash hard to come by at present. Only time will tell.

Regardless, the bracelets are one of the reasons many people decide to play Texas Holdem poker and it will no doubt find a loving home.

The World Series of Poker has been a great success, and everyone is now looking forward to finding out who is going to be crowned the WSOP main event winner. Current chip leader with 58,930,000 in chips, is unknown Darvin Moon. If Moon was to win the WSOP main event, he will go down as a great icon for the working class people. Moon won his seat to the main event through a satellite in a local casino.

However, fans favourite, Phil Ivey is still hanging in there. Ivey on 9,765,000 chips is short stacked. But if any player can turn a short stack into the big stack you would bet on Ivey. Phil Ivey would be the biggest name at the final table. But that does not mean anything. Phil Ivey would be the biggest name at any final table. With Ivey already cashing in 5 WSOP events, he was always looking to final table the main event.

So the final table looks like this:

Darvin Moon – 58,930,000

Eric Buchman – 34,800,000

Steven Begleiter – 29,885,000

Jeff Shulman – 19,580,000

Joe Cada – 13,215,000

Kevin Schaffel – 12,390,000

Phil Ivey – 9,765,000

Antoine Saout – 9,500,000

James Akenhead – 6,800,000

The WSOP will resume on the 7th of November. All players will be looking forward to sitting down at the biggest event in the poker world. Make sure you mark your calendar and return back to TPD for updates from the WSOP.

WSOP main event winner odds.

Darvin Moon – 2.7/1

Eric Buchman – 4/1

Phil Ivey – 5/1

Steven Begleiter – 5/1

Jeff Shulman – 5/1

Joe Cada – 11/1

Antoine Saout – 13/1

Kevin Schaffel – 13/1

James Akenhead – 23/1

I might actually stick a wee cheeky $1 on James Akenhead.