Greenstein, Johnson Make Poker Hall of Fame
Greenstein and Johnson become the 41st and 42nd members of the Hall of Fame and Johnson only the second woman to be inducted alongside Barbara Enright. “I am extremely proud and humbled to be voted into the Poker Hall of Fame,” Johnson said in a release. “I feel lucky to have been involved in many facets of poker over the past 35 years. Being recognized by the industry is a tremendous honor.” Added Greenstein: “I’m happy to be inducted into the Hall of Fame alongside my friend Linda Johnson who has been the most fervent ambassador for poker for as long as I can remember.” The official induction ceremony is scheduled for November 8 in Las Vegas as part of the WSOP Main Event final-table production
Greenstein, Johnson Make Poker Hall of Fame
Greenstein and Johnson become the 41st and 42nd members of the Hall of Fame and Johnson only the second woman to be inducted alongside Barbara Enright.
Near Miss for the Grinder Headlines WSOP Day 30
We’ve got the details on that plus ongoing action from four other events at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Event 46 – $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em/ Six Handed – Winner Action in the $10 Six Max Championship was suspended during heads-up play between Joe Ebanks and Chris Moorman, with Ebanks enjoying a sizeable lead which he will return to tomorrow afternoon. Ebanks has just over 11 million to Moorman’s 3.2 million with $1,158,481 on the table for first.
NBC Heads-Up: The Clubs Bracket
The following is the opening round match-ups for the Clubs bracket at the 2011 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship. Poker fans will get a treat of the old school in this bracket as Andy Bloch takes on John Juanda in one match and Barry Greenstein goes up against Scotty Nguyen in another. This bracket also
Kitai Adds WPT Celebrity Invitational Title
The Belgian pro took down the World Poker Tour Celebrity Invitational at Commerce Casino, banking $100,000 in the process. After veteran pro Dan Heimiller busted third, Kitai took a lead into heads-up with fellow Winamax Pro and Internationally-ranked chess master Almira Skripchenko.
Lady Chess Stars Dominate WPT Invitational
While Minnesota lawyer and model Damon Schramm grabbed the lead heading into the Mar. 2 final six, stars of the Chess world Almira Skripchenko and Dinara Khaziyeva both retain a shot at the $74,500 in cash and $25,500 WPT Championship Seat that await the winner
WPT Southern Championship Draws Small But Tough Field
Officially 214 players dropped the $9,700+$300 buy-in creating a $1,986,100 prize pool that will pay the top 27. First place is worth $584,481 while a minimum cash will net players $18,593. Drawing easily the smallest WPT field so far this season, the dip in numbers can be attributed to big-time tournaments simultaneously running in Melbourne, Australia at the Aussie Millions, Deuaville, France on the European Poker Tour and the World Series of Poker Circuit event in Choctaw, Oklahoma
Perelman Captures Heartland Las Vegas Title
The 32-year-old Perelman, a regular fixture on the poker circuit having worked on productions including Poker After Dark and High Stakes Poker, took home $158,755 from Red Rock Casino Resort pushing past a 558-player field. He won his way into the event through a $250 satellite. Among the bigger names in the tournament were Annie Duke, Scotty Nguyen, Jennifer Harman, Tiffany Michelle, and Darvin Moon, who cashed 37th for $1,487 after raffling off half of his action to benefit the non profit organization Poker Gives
Ivey Among Leaders as WPT Five Diamond Kicks Off
A total of 391 players entered the $10k event throughout the first day’s five 90-minute levels and more are expected with registration open until the end of the event’s eighth level at close to 5 p.m. PT Saturday. Many of poker’s biggest names were among the Day 1 starters, including Phil Ivey, Antonio Esfandiari, Chau Giang, Vanessa Rousso, Jason Mercier, Scotty Nguyen, Erik Seidel, Barry Greenstein and Freddy Deeb.