Daily 3-Bet: Hach Back, Plaque Attack, Dunst Ankle Shoots
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Aussie Millions: Matthew Turk Takes Chip Lead on Final Hand of Day 3
Just before the final hand of the night at the Aussie Millions Main Event there were five or six players who could all be chip leader at night’s end. Those players were all hovering between 1,100,00 and 1,350,000 and it was all going to come down to who picked up a few extra chips on
Aussie Millions: Tim O’Shea Leading, Phil Ivey Second After Day 2
On Wednesday Tim O’Shea had a day to remember but very few people are talking about his climb to the top of the Aussie Millions Main Event chip counts. It seems almost everybody is preoccupied with the guy in second place. Phil Ivey.
Daily 3-Bet: Gold’s Mom, Grind for Credit, Kevmath FTs
Any suggestions for a future 3-Bet, fell free to drop a note in the comments. Today in the Daily 3-Bet we learn the poker talent in the Gold family runs to the top, find math geniuses playing poker for credit at MIT and tip our hats to Kevmath for a nice run in Australia
Ivey, Payouts Highlight Aussie Millions Day 2
Day 2 of the massive Australian tournament took place at the speed of a Roger Federer serve with 239 eliminations in seven levels of play. Of the 314 players that entered the day only 75 still have a shot at winning the event. Payouts were announced on Day 2 and although first place will walk away with $1.6 million the more important number for players right now is 72. That’s when the payouts begin
Hachem Reflects on Life-Changing Poker Journey
Since winning the 2005 WSOP Main Event the Australian poker superstar has traveled the world as a poker ambassador, played countless tournaments and claimed a World Poker Tour tournament. Oh yeah, he also won nearly $4 million actually playing poker during that span. The times are changing for Hachem, however, as last month he announced he was leaving long-time sponsor PokerStars, which he helped build into the biggest online poker room in the world.
Daily 3-Bet: Nubs for Noobs, Lacey in FHM, DNegs Bets Tennis
Any tips for a future 3-Bet, drop a note in the comments below. Today in the 3-Bet we explain Aussie Millions $100k winner Dan Smith’s famous “nub,” find Lacey Jones doing her part to globalize poker and watch Daniel Negreanu and Jason Mercier getting tipsy and betting on tennis.
Dempsey, Dwan Crush Aussie Millions Day 1b
All three players recorded solid days but went into overdrive in the last two levels of the day to finish with huge stacks. Dempsey finished as the chip leader with 189,000 while James bagged up 151k and Dwan ended with 107k. A total of 187 players made an appearance on Day 1b, which was a decent jump from the 153 on Day 1a.
Aussie Millions: Dan Smith Wins $100,000 Challenge
For almost four hours on Tuesday Dan Smith and Mikhail Smirnov went back and forth in hopes of winning the Aussie Millions $100,000 Challenge. In the end however it was Smith who outlasted the Russian poker pro to claim the title and the $1,012,000 first place prize. Smirnov walked away with $616,000 for his runner-up performance
Poker’s In and Out List: Ivey Down Under, Gold’s Coaching Plunder
Today we tip our hats to Phil Ivey, the Crown Casino and old-timer Johnny Hughes while giving a stern wag of our collective finger to Sander Berndsen, the latest tournament series at the Beau Rivage and Jamie Gold’s latest piece of self-marketing. Don’t move a muscle, this is the In and Out List. Poker’s In List: January 16-22, 2012 Phil Ivey for Finally Playing a Tournament: IN With one small exception in Macau, Phil Ivey has been MIA from the live poker world since he announced he’d be skipping the WSOP back in June of 2011