Most poker players can only dream of winning a WSOP bracelet, or maybe making a Main Event final table.
Scott Montgomery now has both, and the 28-year-old Canadian pro was in the house Thursday to accept his $1k No-Limit Hold’em bracelet.
After making the 2008 November Nine and cashing out for more than $3 million in a fifth-place finish, Montgomery is once again showing his mastery of the large-field events.
The Full Tilt sponsored pro outlasted the rest in a field of 3,102 players in the $1k No-Limit Hold’em event to win the bracelet, just two years after making the Main Event final table amongst a field of 6,839 players.
For Montgomery, the higher the number of entrants in the field, the better.
“I’ve always enjoyed playing the big-field events,” Montgomery said from the Pavilion Room stage.
“Playing six or seven days in a row doesn’t tire me out at all.
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Could you use a little Spanish spice in your life? Then plan to win your seat in a Spanish Poker Tour (SPT) that has returned to Spain for its third fantastic year! Everest Poker invites online poker players to compete for the €150,000 guaranteed prize pool in four of Spain’s sunniest and most exciting destinations! Culminating in the €300,000 SPT Grand Finale this fall, Everest Poker wants to send you there, where you will be shouting Ole’ when you win your slice of the prize pool which is guaranteed to be over €1,000,000!
This year, Everest Poker is guaranteeing to award at least 55 seats online to each €1000+100 SPT Main Event. Win an ex Read full
Splashing the Pot captures the foam created by the disturbance and turbulence of action, action, action, and is filled with tidbits above and beyond the victories and beats and adds a little spice to the game of poker.
Everest Poker Files Lawsuit for Second Time in Three Months
On April 1st Ultra Internet Media, Everest’s parent company, filed a lawsuit against Harrah’s, who owns and operates the World Series of Poker, in an attempt to get out of a contract. The reason they filed this lawsuit was because WSOP telecasts on French television replaced the Everest Poker logo that’s on the WSOP tables with a superimposed Full Tilt Logo. This week they filed a second lawsuit, because the WSOP is still using Everest logo’s on their tables, and also still hanging Everest banners from the rafters of the poker rooms at the Rio. Ultra Internet Media contends that the reason for the second lawsuit is “defendants are refusing to remove the trademarks in an effort to try to force payment by Everest for defendant’s use of such marks, and in order to bolster the legitimacy of the World Series of Poker in the minds of tournament participants, fans and the viewing public.”
No 9-to-5 Job for WSOP Bracelet Winner Jeffery “jpapola” Papola
Jeffery Papola is in his third year of law school at Pace University Law School, but you won’t see him in court anytime soon. Papola, who won his first career WSOP bracelet this past week, told an interviewer , “As far as practicing law, I do not see myself being able to do that, because I really do not like the 9 to 5 thing.” He also said that his dislike for “9-to-5” work is what originally drew him to poker. His top finishes will certainly keep him coming back to the game. Papola earned $667,433 for his victory in the $5,000 No Limit Holdem/Six Handed event.
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Limit holdem players united for this big event, the most prestigious LHE championship of the year. With a $10,000 buy-in and a WSOP bracelet up for grabs, it drew an elite group of players, some well-known pros, others satellite winners, and even some relative amateurs who worked on their bankroll for a long time to be able to afford it. They showed up for the late 5:00pm start on Tuesday, June 15, and prepared to limit bet as far as they could go.
All in all, there were 171 players who bought in to the tournament, and though that number was a dip from the 185-player field of 2009, the prize pool still grew to $1,607,400. Read full
When members of the media know that it is Day 20 of the 2010 World Series of Poker but do not know what day of the week or month it is, we know we’re entrenched in the Rio Convention Center. But when we ask multiple times what event is playing out right in front of us, we know it’s a crazy day. Seven events playing out at one time – who wouldn’t lose a little bit of sanity amidst the madness?
While the 2010 Series has spread things out a bit, as the Pavilion Ballroom has been a gift from the Harrah’s gods, this is one of those days that simply boggled the mind. Eve Read full
Day 20 of the 2010 WSOP was the busiest one yet with a total of seven events running and three final tables.
The big-name pros were left wanting as William Haydon, David Warga and Jeff Tebben all snagged WSOP bracelets.
In addition Event 31 $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. and Event 30 $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em kicked off to really pack the Pavilion Room with players.
Here’s a look at what went down on Wednesday:
Event 26 – $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Max
A total of 15 players entered the final day of Event 26 but it took more than 12 hours to find a winner.
Noted pro Erik Cajelais was eliminated in the early stages while Justin “BoostedJ” Smith busted just one player away from the final table of six.
In the end relatively unknown Californian William Haydon won the tournament and scored a massive $630,000 pay day.
Event 24 – $1k No-Limit Hold-em
After four grueling days of poker, event 24, a $1,000 No-Limit event, ended today.
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A pre paid poker card has been launched in the United Kingdom. The card was created by Mastercard. The My Poker Card pre-paid debit card was created for online poker players. The benefit of this card is that the players can register for an account at an online poker room and play without having to won a credit card or use one online, where their information may be at risk. Players can add money to the card at 12,500 participating locations across the UK and then use that money to fund their online poker accounts.
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He was on his way to play in the 2010 WSOP when Paul “Smalls” Kitsos suffered a heart attack and died. The 55 year old New York professional poker player died while on board a United Airlines flight bound for San Francisco Monday evening. He was going to connect through to Las Vegas, where the World Series of Poker is running, but Kitsos died about 30 minutes after takeoff. Kitsos had a number of cashes in pro poker tournaments and earned $387,764 on the World Poker Tour.
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It doesn’t take long to pick up on things at the World Series of Poker. The hallways of the Rio Convention Center will be packed during $1K or $1.5K NLHE breaks. Almost anything left in your car in an uncovered Las Vegas parking lot during the day will melt. And $10K buy-in championship tournaments will produce final tables with famous faces, lots of action, and a very attentive media, not to mention a packed rail of fans.
The $10,000 buy-in Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low Split Championship started on Sunday, June 6, with an all-star field of 170 players, which goes without saying due to the game choice and the high buy-in. Read full
The sunny, warm morning in Las Vegas escorted me to the home of Mori Eskandani for a short interview about his contributions to the world of poker. I planned to ask him about his transition from long-time professional poker player to television producer but had no specific plan of action. I hoped the conversation would lead us in the right direction, and it did.
The home was a large abode at the end of a cul-de-sac, and as I approached the front door, I noticed a security camera perched above the front porch. The thought of entering a compound of sorts lingered only for a moment until Kevin, a colleague of Mori’s, opened the door and welcomed me inside. Read full
