18 June 2009
James Van Alstyne wins $1,500 H.O.R.S.E event
After reaching the final table in the $10,000 Mixed Event and finishing runner up in the $3,000 H.O.R.S.E, James Van Alstyne could have been forgiven for thinking that 2009 wasn’t going to be his year. It proved to be third time lucky for the former electrical engineer in Event 31 though, as he claimed the $1,500 H.O.R.S.E Event.
17 June 2009
JC Tran wins WSOP Event #30 $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha
It was a case of what might have been for the British players at the WSOP yesterday. With John Duthie’s near miss in the Heads Up Championship attention turned to the $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha event where Jeff Kimber and Ross Boatman had reached the final table.
Leo Wolpert wins $10,000 Heads Up NL Hold'em
EPT founder John Duthie came agonisingly close to becoming the third British player to win a bracelet at this year’s WSOP but finished just short against Leo Wolpert. Duthie beat Steve O’Dwyer in the quarter final and Nathan Doudney in the semi to set up a final meeting with Wolpert, a University of Virginia law student.
Karl Fenton joins PKR.com pro team
Karl ‘Discomonkey’ Fenton is the latest player to join the pro ranks at PKR.com. The 23-year-old, who has taken a break from his finance degree to play full time, earned his big break in the PKR Sunday Classic in November last year which he won for a $7,500 score. He’s continued that fine form throughout 2009 with online tournament winnings topping the $200,000 mark.
Robbie Fisher-O’Brien wins Sky Poker Tour Grand Final
The usual assortment of online rookies and hardy veterans, not forgetting the odd Sky Poker celeb, gathered at Dawn Till Dusk in Nottingham over the weekend for the final leg of the Sky Poker UK Tour.
16 June 2009
Roland de Wolfe wins first WSOP bracelet to complete Triple Crown
Roland de Wolfe, sporting a rather natty Union Flag style hoodie, has won the WSOP $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better bracelet and in doing so has joined a very exclusive club. Before this week only Gavin Griffin had won a WSOP bracelet, an EPT title and a WPT event. De Wolfe’s victory completed the set.
EPT Announces Some of Season 6’s Schedule
Today the PokerStars European Poker Tour announced the first seven dates for its upcoming Season 6 schedule, expected to be the largest ever with a staggering 13 overall stops.
Mike Eise wins WSOP Event #28
The three daughters of American amateur Mike can look forward to a trip to Disneyworld after Dad won the $1,500 No Limit Hold ‘Em event last night.
Tomas Alenius wins $ 1,500 Limit Hold'em bracelet
Sweden’s Tomas Alenius outlasted 642 players to pick up his first WSOP bracelet in the $1,500 Hold Em Limit event. The 33-year-old from Stockholm came back from a 3 to 1 chip deficit at the start of play to beat Canadian Jason Tam heads up. The key hand saw Alenius’ full house bust Tam’s nut flush.
Asian Poker Tour’s Steve Sung Running Hot
Asian Poker Tour “Poker Pack” member Steve Sung is in high gear and accelerating towards the APT Macau event in August. At this year’s WSOP he already has one bracelet and a final table to brag about.