We’ve got news on an arrest made in an online poker payment processor, senior citizens getting a hard time for playing a little poker and more all in tonight’s Nightly Turbo.
Real World Name: Tristan Wade
Latest Blog: Art Contest! Win $50…
Summary: Graphic artists and those with a flair for drawing, listen up! Tristan Cre8ive Wade is searching for his very own logo. Who doesn’t want their own logo, anyway? $50 is on the line for the person who creates Wade’s winning selection. He outlined the requirements: “Be creative/use your imagination/make it interesting and exciting but don't go too overboard because it still has to be visually easy on the eyes.” All submissions will be published on Wade’s blog and suitors are encouraged to submit their masterpieces as soon as possible.
Wade is one of the veteran bloggers on PocketFives.com and offered his qualified advice for aspiring writers: “If you're an up-and-coming blogger, you should blog about whatever interests you. Your passion will show through in your words. Make it interesting for people, but also realize that you can’t please everyone.” Wade added that it’s important to take criticism with a grain of salt and forge on.
PocketFives.com Name: dtools22
Real World Name: Steven DiTullio
Latest Blog: The Value of a Home Game
Steven dtools22 DiTullio is planning a home game. He hasn’t had a recurring gathering since his college days and is trying to bring together 15 to 20 players for a $1/$2 No Limit Hold’em cash game. A true marketer at heart, DiTullio explained that he’d like to collect $10 for food and hire professional dealers to make his home game a crowd favorite. On executing his plan, DiTullio commented in his blog, “I'm hoping to get this game going in the next few weeks and if anyone on P5s has some suggestions for running a game I'd be happy to hear them.” Responders reminded DiTullio about the importance of security.
PocketFives.com Name: Goldenad
Real World Name: Adam
Latest Blog: Poker Owes You Nothing
A realistic look at the triumphs and tribulations of poker, Goldenad’s latest entry asserts, “Poker owes you nothing. For every [player who has] glaring leaks yet ships majors, there is another guy who plays great poker but just never wins the crucial endgame hands.” Goldenad looks at several instances of coming up short despite getting his chips in ahead in five tournaments on PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker. No, this isn’t a bad beat blog. Instead, it’s a useful reminder that nice guys don’t always finish first.
PocketFives.com Name: The_Lab_Rat
Real World Name: Francis Anderson
Latest Blog: Recap of FTOPS/ My First Blog
Fresh off his January “The Well” post that appeared on PocketFives.com, Anderson broke down his ride through the 15th Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS). He finished 10th in Event #2 of FTOPS XV, a $256 Omaha High-Low Knockout tournament. After sitting in third place on the leaderboard with 11 players remaining, Anderson dropped to seventh with 10 to go. He recalled his demise from the event: “I had A2K7 (King high hearts) and had to reshove and got called by A279 (Ace high hearts) and he rivered the nut flush and there was no low draw so gg me 10th place for $2,500. I could’ve folded to try to make the ft but that’s not the way I play poker and A2xx is pretty much the nuts in Omaha Hi Lo.” Anderson also sent a few well-deserved shout outs to his comrades who cashed during FTOPS XV.
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The money bubble popped yesterday when Thomas Fuller exited in 73rd place. He was all-in pre-flop with A-K against pocket aces, ultimately failing to hit a gutshot straight draw on the turn or river. Every player remaining is assured at least $18,000, while the top two players will earn more than $1 million. Fuller’s elimination ended play for the day on Sunday in Level 15, when blinds were 1,200-2,400 with a 400 ante.
Taylor taypaur Paur, the chip leader entering Day 3 of the WPT L.A. Poker Classic, owned the 14th largest stack when play wrapped up. He was at 322,500, down slightly after doubling up Mark Kamran, who flopped a set. Paur will take a seat at Table 22 on Monday, where his company will include Team PokerStars Pro member Vanessa Rousso and fellow online poker player David Bakes Baker (pictured at left).
Barry barryg1 Greenstein was eliminated late in the day after shoving pre-flop with pocket nines. An opponent with pocket jacks made the call and Greenstein could not draw out. Also exiting was Jonathan FatalError Aguiar, who picked an inopportune time to shove with J-7. In a similar fate to Greenstein, a player with pocket jacks called and neither improved.
Of the 72 players remaining in contention, six are women. Lauren locoenlacabeza Kling is holding at 44,000 chips, the 67th largest stack in the room. Meanwhile, UB.com pro Annie Duke (pictured at right) has the 15th largest count at 321,000.
Baker is the tournament’s short stack at 17,000, or about seven big blinds. Baker doubled up Gavin Griffin early on with pocket sixes against Griffin’s A-7. An ace hit on the flop and Griffin held on for the win. Griffin was later eliminated with K-J against pocket eights just before the money bubble.
Jason treysfull21 Mercier (pictured at left), who made his debut on GSN’s “High Stakes Poker” last night, was ousted after his pocket nines could not overcome the pocket aces of Tim Begley. Mercier’s opponent flopped the nut flush draw and made a set on the river to send him home. Also departing was Adam Roothlus Levy, who 3bet all-in with 10-8 and found himself dominated by pocket kings. The flop came 10-high to make matters interesting for the UB.com pro, but no further help came on the turn or river.
Here are the top 10 chip stacks as play kicks off on Monday for Day 4 of the WPT L.A. Poker Classic:
1. Mark Newhouse – 498,000
2. Chris Moore – 489,000
3. Masa Kagawa – 432,000
4. John Cautela – 417,000
5. Shawn Pilot – 400,500
6. Millad Jorshari – 386,000
7. Gevork Kasabyan – 378,000
8. Tim Begley – 369,500
9. Tri Huynh – 353,000
10. Dan Wretchy Martin – 335,000
Joining Martin on Monday will be several members of the online poker community, including:
14. Taylor taypaur Paur – 322,500
15. Annie Duke – 321,000
27. Craig craigthedeac Boyd – 227,000
30. Peter Belabacsi Traply – 221,500
47. Vivek Psyduck Rajkumar – 157,500
48. Jeff JaffaCake Kimber – 157,500
65. Dylan ImaLucSac Linde – 45,500
66. Matthew mlagoo LaGarde – 44,000
67. Lauren locoenlacabeza Kling – 44,000
69. Jon PearlJammer Turner – 31,500
72. David Bakes Baker – 17,000
Taking place concurrently with Day 3 of the WPT L.A. Poker Classic Main Event was Day 1 of the $25,000 High-Roller tournament. Andrew luckychewy Lichtenberger (pictured at right) leads the event’s survivors with 237,900 chips after Day 1. Other members of the online poker community vying for the top prize of $425,000 are Bertrand ElkY Grospellier, William Reynolds XO Reynolds, Steve MrSmokey1 Billirakis, Christian charder Harder, and Mercier. A field of 23 players remains and the top six will finish in the money.
Stay tuned to PocketFives.com for the latest WPT coverage of online poker players.
Representatives of the Poker Players Alliance spoke in front of a Massachusetts State Legislature committee last week to support a proposed bill that would classify poker as a game of skill.
No state legislature has made such a declaration…
Day 3 of the World Poker Tour LA Poker Classic Main Event began with 186 players, and by the time it ended, 72 remained and all the players were in the money.
The chip leader going into the fourth day of play is Mark Newhouse. If Newhouse…
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