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Poker News in Brief Jan. 18-24, 2010
Jan 24th
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The 2010 Aussie Millions main event kicked Sunday with hundreds of players looking to strike Australian gold. You can read all about the tournament in our news section or live tournaments area , but as part of our ongoing Poker News in Brief feature we’re going to take a look at a few lesser-known poker stories below. This week we’ll look at Annette Obrestad crushing an Aussie Millions prelim, David Singer falling fourth on the Heartland Poker Tour, Phil Galfond doing some TV work and more. Obrestad Wins Aussie Millions Pot-Limit Omaha Event Annette Obrestad wasted no time getting busy at the 2010 Aussie Millions. The former World Series of Poker Europe Main Event winner won the $1,000(AUD) buy-in Pot-Limit Omaha event for $40,000(AUD) this week. Obrestad outlasted 159 players including a couple of veteran rounders in Emad Tahtouh and Tony Bloom.
Poker Fantasy Moves to Merge Gaming Network
Jan 24th
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The online poker room Poker Fantasy will be moving to the Merge Gaming Network on January 31st, according to an e-mail received by Poker News Daily last week. As a result, the site will likely be unavailable for two weeks while it updates its software. An e-mail sent by Poker Fantasy read in part, “As of January 31, 2010, Poker Fantasy will be moving to a new network, the Merge Gaming LTD, officially licensed and regulated by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission. There will be an expected down time of approximately two weeks.
EPT Deauville: Final table player profiles
Jan 24th
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With the elimination of Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier at the end of day four, our final table of eight players for EPT Deauville was set. The Romanian Teodor Caraba leads, but there are two other major talking points from the final line-up: can the Team PokerStars Pro Peter Eastgate add EPT glory to his World Championship. Or can the young Canadian Mike “Timex” McDonald become the first ever two-time EPT champion
Amazing Race 16 Cast Does Not Feature Poker Players
Jan 24th
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The cast for the 16th cycle of the Emmy Award winning CBS reality series “ Amazing Race ” does not include any poker players.
Boatman Aims For Third Aussie Millions Final
Jan 24th
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“I look forward to this tournament more than any other,” Boatman told PokerListings. “Results or no, it’s a great place to come. But, of course, there is something about having done well in a tournament before. You get that extra bit of confidence and it’s easier to visualize doing well again.” Boatman managed a 10th place finish at the 2003 Aussie Millions when his aces were heartbreakingly cracked by eventual champion Peter Costa. Then last year, he came into the final table as a short stack and battled his way back before eventually bowing out eighth when he went card dead.
Boatman Aims For Third Aussie Millions Final
Jan 24th
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“I look forward to this tournament more than any other,” Boatman told PokerListings. “Results or no, it’s a great place to come. But, of course, there is something about having done well in a tournament before. You get that extra bit of confidence and it’s easier to visualize doing well again.” Boatman managed a 10th place finish at the 2003 Aussie Millions when his aces were heartbreakingly cracked by eventual champion Peter Costa. Then last year, he came into the final table as a short stack and battled his way back before eventually bowing out eighth when he went card dead.
Pawn Shop Reacts to T.J. Cloutier WSOP Bracelets on eBay
Jan 23rd
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With 24 hours left in the bidding, the two championship bracelets that were won by T.J. Cloutier have begun to draw bidding attention on eBay. As reported yesterday here at Poker News Daily, the store that has ownership of Cloutier’s bracelets, the Plano Pawn Shop , placed the two championship bracelets on sale on eBay after they acquired the items. The bracelets, a 2005 World Series of Poker ( WSOP ) championship memento and the trophy from the 2007 Scotty Nguyen Poker Challenge IV , have been on the popular auction site since January 14th. Up until early Friday and with time running out on the auctions, no bids had been placed.
PTP News Hit and Run: January 23rd, 2010
Jan 23rd
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Sonic is set to take over the online pokerverse, and big names at the Aussie Millions. Catch up with the world of poker news in the PTPN Hit and Run. Interesting post by Bill Rini at Bill’s Poker Blog about the newly launched Sega poker room , which is not available in the United States. He talks about why Sega has an advantage over other start-up poker rooms.
Hachem Hunts Aussie Millions Glory
Jan 22nd
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But make no mistake about it, when the main event begins Sunday, 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Joe Hachem would rather keep the Aussie Millions for himself. “I look forward to it ever year,” the Team PokerStars Pro and Crown Casino Ambassador told PokerListings. “But it’s like a love-hate relationship. I’d love to win it and I’ve been close three or four years now, but I just haven’t been able to get there. Maybe it’s because I would love to win it so much.” An Australian poker icon and worldwide superstar, Hachem’s $10,856,216 in career live tournament earnings puts him sixth on poker’s all-time leading money winners list.
