Friday, 5 June 2015
With all the rumours and allegations regarding a potential cheating scandal in the WSOP $10k Heads Up NLHE Championship event the achievements of winner Keith Lehr feel a little overshadowed.
The Heads Up NLHE Championship is traditionally one of the WSOP's toughest events and the 2015 edition was no exception, attracting many of the world's top two-handed performers including Phil Galfond, Doug Polk and Connor Drinan.Lehr had to win seven matches to win his second World Series bracelet defeating Matthew Hyman, Adam Sobolewski and Justin Oliver on Tuesday. The 51-year-old saw off Jake Schindler and the controversial figure of Valeriu Coca before beating Dee Tiller in an epic three-hour contest on Wednesday.The Louisiana native sealed the deal against Paul Volpe on Thursday, taking less than an hour to win the $334,340 first prize.Lehr needed a little luck on the final hand, rivering a better pair than Volpe who had to settle for $206,620 for his runner-up finish.“It’s nice to be back and get a win this time,” Lehr told WSOP.com. “As I get older, I realize it’s a kid’s game. Winning is never easy, especially because it’s so tough now.... I don’t play many of these events, maybe just 5 or 6 a year, so for me to get a bracelet is special.”
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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