Thursday, 27 November 2014
After Matas Cimbolas' heroics in Nottingham last week, it hasn't taken long for the World Poker Tour to crown another champion after Jonathan Jaffe took down WPT Montreal.
The American pro topped a field of 732 runners at the Playground Poker Club to pocket a score of $429,106.Jaffe started the six-man final table with the chip lead but faced tough competition from a high class last six that included Guillaume Nolet, Mukul Pahuja, Kevin MacPhee and Samuel Chartier. With that quartet safely behind the rail, it was left to Jaffe and Ratharam Sivagnanam to battle it out for the title.Jaffe went into two-handed play with a three to one chip advantage but a swingy heads-up encounter saw Sivagnanam briefly gain the ascendency. The man from Massachusetts wasn't to be denied though, eventually prevailing when his AcKc held against Sivagnanam's 10d8d.The win in Montreal is the second largest payday in Jaffe's career. A runner-up finish in the 2008 WPT Championship event saw him pocket $670,376. This latest triumph takes his career earnings past the $2 million mark.2014 WPT Montreal – Final Table Payouts1. Jonathan Jaffe – $409,656 2. Ratharam Sivagnanam – $276,472 3. Mukul Pahuja – $178,174 4. Kevin MacPhee – $131,778 5. Samuel Chartier – $98,670 6. Guillaume Nolet – $79,725
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off a second three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Fans of the Oh Hell trick-taking game will soon be able to enjoy real-money competitions online after Hell Club announced that it will be launching its new Oh Hell Stackpot innovation from Sunday.
Tuesday is the deadline for all working Americans to have submitted their income tax returns to the federal government and Juicy Stakes and Intertops Poker are set to mark this annual occasion by holding a special freeroll competition featuring a $1,000 top prize.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes cASINO are giving online poker players another chance to win their way to the Caribbean.
Win your way to the Caribbean in online satellites at Intertops and Juicy Stakes.
“We run a lot of higher stakes tournaments for our more hard-core players,” said Intertops’ poker manager. “But since our network is generally pretty soft, we created this series to give less competitive players a shot at winning.”
$200 GTD ‘East of Eden’ Poker Tournament Monday night at Intertops Poker will be a freezeout tournament with no re-buys or add-ons.
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