Hometown Hero Smashes Aussie Millions Final
“Words can’t describe it,” said an ecstatic Speidel.
Poker’s In and Out List: Ivey Impresses, Galfond Confesses
A tip of the hat goes to one very brainy poker dealer, Phil Ivey’s Crown Casino conquest and Pokerati’s Dave Ferrara while our finger wags in the direction of Phil Galfond and the great state of Hawaii. This is Poker’s In and Out List
Daily 3-Bet: Hach Back, Plaque Attack, Dunst Ankle Shoots
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Waking Life: Spotlight on Aussie Matt Wakeman
The 26-year-old from Newcastle, New South Wales, has earned hundreds of thousands dollars online and made it into the top 10 ranked players on PocketFives last month and #1 on the Australian rankings. Despite earnings hundreds of thousands of dollars online, Wakeman is modest about making it into the PocketFive top 10 global ratings. “It’s a nice achievement but at the same time it’s a bit embarrassing,” he said
Joe Hachem Enters Partnership with AsianLogic
The 2005 WSOP Main Event champion announced the new partnership during a press conference at the Crown Casino in Hachem’s hometown of Melbourne, Australia, where the Aussie Millions is currently taking place. “Recently I left my biggest sponsor and basically it was about not living out of a suitcase all the time and being able to spend more time at home with my family,” said Hachem. AsianLogic may not be nearly as established as sites like PokerStars or PartyPoker but operates a number of Asian online casinos and poker rooms on the Playtech software platform
Historic 10th Aussie Millions ME Set for Sunday
The $10,000 (AUD) Main Event of the 10th Anniversary Aussie Millions begins on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. local time. Throughout its 10 years of existence the Aussie Millions has awarded millions of dollars and produced such notable winners as Lee Nelson, Gus Hansen, Tyron Krost and Alexander Kostritsyn.
The Sunday Scoop: Biggest Sunday in PokerStars History
In addition to the biggest Sunday Million in PokerStars history we saw a $10,300 High Roller event play out and massive numbers in the Sunday Warm-Up and the Sunday 500. Read on for the biggest winners from this Sunday in online tournament poker. First-Eagle Wins Biggest PokerStars Sunday Million Ever A staggering 62,116 players flocked to PokerStars’ 10th Anniversary Sunday Million yesterday, the biggest number that tournament has ever seen.
Joe Hachem and PokerStars Part Ways
The Australian poker icon’s contract with Stars recently expired and the two parties have elected not to renew their agreement.
Ivey Busts, Seet Runs Wild at APPT Macau
The man everyone was surprised to see at the felt on Day 1 managed to build his chip stack slightly from the 51,000 he started the day with but couldn’t get any momentum going.