Nicolas Zakhem cashes in at the 2009 Lebanese Poker Championship
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7/27/2009 1:39:28 PM
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It is with great pleasure that the Piggs Peak Poker crew reports that local players are continuing to hold our flag high on international front. Nicholas Zakhem has just finished in a respectable 7th place at the $10,000 Buy-In 2009 Lebanese Poker Championship Main Event, collecting a handsome US$77,000 for his efforts.
This particular event is said to be the largest poker tournament ever held in Lebanon, as it attracted a player field of several hundred, including some of the top dogs such as Joe Hachem and Nenad Medic.
Zakhem sadly went down holding a pair of Cowboys which was busted when Nabil Matta landed Bullets on the turn.
The Piggs Peak crew would like to make use of this opportunity to congratulate Nicolas Zakhem on his brilliant performance. “Go Zakhem! You did us proud!”
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Next APPT season set to commence in Macau
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7/27/2009 12:07:33 PM
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The next Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT), Season 3, is set to kick off at the Grand Lisboa Hotel, Macau, from the 25th to the 30th of August 2009. From there, the tour will expand to locations such as Seoul; Auckland; The Philippines and Sydney.
Regarded as the richest poker tour in Asia, the AAPT attracts poker players from all across the world. During Season 2, it had 1,772 entrants and accumulated a prize pool of $5,000,000. And this year, organisers anticipate that these figures will even be topped.
This year there are 20 Events scheduled at the Macau stop, including a US $5,200 or HKD $40,000 Buy-In Main Event as well as a US $11,500 High Rollers Event. Big guns on the poker scene such as Joe Hachem have already confirmed attendance.
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WPT Bellagio Cup V
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7/23/2009 8:50:50 AM
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For the Brazilian bracelet holder Alexandre Gomez to win the WPT Bellagio Cup V was not an easy triumph. He outlasted the tough player field (facing players like Mike “SirWatts” Watson, Mike Matusow, 8 time WSOP bracelet holder Erik Seidel and other major league players). He subsequently has a WPT victory to add to his growing list of achievements.
The 268 player field was whisked down to a mere six player final table:
Faraz Jaka with :5,041,000
Justin Smith with :2,992,000
Alec Torelli with :2,623,000
Erik Seidel with :2,170,000
Christoffer Sonesson with :1,671,000
And Alexandre Gomez with :1,586,000
Apart from having the least amount of chips, he somehow had to survive Erik Seidel (who was the most experienced player seated at the Final table) and bridge the 4 million gap between him and the chip leader Faraz Jaka.
The pressure was mounting as the fight for the largest share of the $3,889,400 prize pool began. Seidel got busted by online pro Justin Smith, Smith was eliminated by Jaka and Gomez decimated Torelli and Sonesson.
Jaka and Gomez went heads up and 43 hands later the tournament ended. Here’s how the last hand played out:
Gomez started betting pre flop holding Ac-Jh, a hand he felt deserved a 545 raise. Jaka with his As-7h would not be assuaged and rose to the occasion by going all in. The board came out: 8d-6s-2c-6d-9s and Jaka busted in second place (taking home a $774,870 consolation prize).
Watch this space for the latest news in the poker world.
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2009 WSOP November Nine under a microscope
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7/20/2009 12:46:56 PM
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The poker players that will be speculated about the most over the next couple of months are no doubt the 2009 WSOP Main Event November Nine. Let’s take a closer look at the these 9 players who will soon battle it out for the coveted World Champion Title and that jaw dropping, multi-million first prize….
Darvin Moon: A wood logger and complete newbie to WSOP, the American Moon’s WSOP debut most probably exceeded his wildest expectations. He is already guaranteed of a fat pay cheque and will be going into the final table as the chip leader.
James Akenhead AKA “Mokka:” It looks like this UK- player’s aspirations “to win the world series” could now become more than a mere dream. He has only been playing poker for around 2 years, but already boasts 20 major cashes and around $691,767.
Phil Ivey: The humble but formidable poker pro has been dubbed the “Tiger Woods of Poker” and is currently described by many as “the best poker player in the world.” With 100 cashes, close to $10million in poker earnings and a record 7 WSOP Bracelets, he is a force to be reckoned with.
Kevin Schaffel: The 51-year old American started playing poker for fun at the age of 11 and still only plays part-time, but nevertheless managed 6 major money finishes that amounts to almost $200,000. (Excluding this WSOP’s earnings, of course.) He would love nothing more than winning a major poker tournament so he can retire.
Steven Begleiter: The 47-year old hails from New York and won his 2009 WSOP seat through the Newcastle Poker Tour. Begleiter is also a reasonable newcomer on the poker scene.
Eric Buchman: A regular face at the final tables of major poker tournaments, Buchman has cashed in 22 times already and is a few thousand dollars away from a million in poker earnings.
Joe Cada: The extremely young 21-year old dropped out of college to pursue poker professionally and already cashed in at 2 of the other 2009 WSOP Events.
Antoine Saout: Another newbie, the 25-year old who hails from Saint-Martin-des-Champs has won his seat to the WSOP through a satellite tournament. He has made a bit of poker history by being the first French player to be seen at the WSOP Main Event final table since 1998!
Jeff Schulman: Renowned poker professional, as well as CEO and Editor of Card Player Magazine, Schulman grew up playing poker.
With a fearsome contender such as Phil Ivey at the final table, one has to wonder whether the World Champion title will for a first time in many years finally go to a pro……?? For more updates on the upcoming final table of the 2009 WSOP final table, keep your eye on this spot.
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Zackey returns from the 2009 WSOP
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7/16/2009 10:44:59 AM
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The Piggs Peak crew would like to congratulate Warren Zackey on finishing in a brilliant 22nd position at the Main Event of the 2009 WSOP. For his efforts, Zackey earned a grande $352,832 which equates to around R3,5 million!
The players who made it to the final table, who will from here on forward be known as the November Nine, are as follows: Darvin Moon; James Akenhead; Phil Ivey; Kevin Schaffel; Steven Begleiter; Eric Buchman; Joe Cada; Antoine Saout and Jeff Shulman.
As was done at last year’s WSOP, these players will only return to battle it out for the jaw dropping first prize in November 2009. Keep your eye on this spot for more updates and information about the upcoming final table of the 2009 WSOP.
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Warren Zackey well on track to the final table
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7/15/2009 9:00:57 AM
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We are very pleased to announce that Warren Zackey is still holding up at the 2009 WSOP Main Event brilliantly. One of the only 25 players in the running, Zackey is only 18 places away from the final table and already guaranteed of at least $352, 832 in prize money!
Heading towards the final stages of play, the Piggs Peak Poker crew would like to wish Zackey all of the best. “Keep it up Zackey. We are all rooting for you!”
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Hunta
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7/15/2009 9:44:15 PM
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Go for it Warren !
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Warren Zackey ahead of the pack at the 2009 WSOP Main Event
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7/13/2009 11:02:06 AM
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It is with the utmost pride that we announce that Piggs Peak Poker regular Warren Zackey is currently ahead of the pack at the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event which is currently taking place in Las Vegas. With only 185 out of 6,494 players remaining, Zackey is now well on the money and will be going into the final stages of the tournament with a chip advantage of around 5:1. Still in the running, are poker luminaries such as Phil Ivey; Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier and Joe Hachem.
Zackey, a plumbing supplies business man from Honeydew, has been a keen follower of the poker action on the All Africa Poker Channel on DSTV, but have mostly been playing online poker tournaments for the last three and a half years. He then won his seat to his first WSOP Main Event by placing 2nd at the All Africa Poker Tournament which was held at the Piggs Peak Hotel & Casino, Swaziland, in May 2009.
We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Warren Zackey on his spectacular performance and wish him all the best as he enters the last phase of the WSOP. “Go Zackey, we are all rooting for you!”
For a blow by blow account of how Zackey is progressing, you can follow the blog updates and video footage on the All Africa Poker website follow All Africa Poker on Twitter and become an All Africa Poker fan on Facebook. Alternatively, keep your eye on this spot for the latest news on Warren Zackey.
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This is when you WANT to be beaten
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7/6/2009 11:26:47 AM
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51mike has just found out that in poker, it is sometimes great to lose. In fact, 51mike has just received a cool R53,997.88 for being badly beaten! This is because the Bad Beat Jackpot struck again at table John Black, a R2/R4 No Limit Texas Hold’em table at Piggs Peak Poker. All the other players that participated in the hand, have each received several thousand bucks too!
51mike held Dimes (10-10) and must have thought he had the nuts when the flop showed 10-10-K, completing 4-of-a-Kind for him. When he confidently raised for R16.00, The-TuNa; aristocratic; BigGreenBong and Bolts folded, but PhahQ called with a set of Kings. The board then flipped K-J and to 51mike’s surprise, PhahQ finally showed down the higher 4-of-a-Kind!
Fortunately that nasty feeling you get when being badly beaten only lasted a few seconds before the players realised that they triggered the Bad Beat Jackpot. This is how much each one of these lucky players received:
The-TuNa, who had a balance of R81.45, won a Bad Beat Amount of R6749.73;
aristocratic, who had a balance of R521.90, won a Bad Beat Amount of R6749.73;
PhahQ, who had a balance of R306.60, won a Bad Beat Amount of R26998.94;
BigGreenBong, who had a balance of R212.91, won a Bad Beat Amount of R6749.73;
Bolts, who had a balance of R269.37, won a Bad Beat Amount of R6749.73.
And 51mike, who suffered the bad beat, received the biggest reward of R53997.88!! So you see, when playing at Piggs Peak Poker, there are times when you WANT to be beaten!
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Woelig
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7/6/2009 4:08:56 PM
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Lucky :)
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Robert Kay takes home $100,230 at WSOP 2009
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7/3/2009 8:58:47 AM
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Well done Robert Kay!
He took home $100,230 in the $5,000 6 handed NL Holdem event at the WSOP 2009. He finished in 7th position, doing us all very proud!
Here is how he was eliminated:
Matt Hawrilenko raised under the gun to 105,000 chips. Faraz Jaka made the call - Robert then called all-in for 1,333,000 chips! Hawrilenko, who had 1,333,000 left, called Robert. Jaka folded.
Robert showed K hearts Q diamonds, while Hawrilenko showed A hearts and K Clubs.
The board:
2 diamonds, 3 clubs, K spades, 10 hearts and J spades
Robert had the following to say on his way out: "Nothing I could do, I call and see the flop we get it in anyways."
We are all proud of you Robert - well played!
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Robert Kay stuns with his poker brilliance!
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7/2/2009 1:54:31 PM
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Piggs Peak Poker's very own Robert Kay is kicking some serious butt in the WSOP $5,000 Six-handed No Limit Hold'em event. The turning event for Robert was where his set of Queens crushed Rui Cao's two pair, 10's and 9's. Propelling him into the lead with 950,000 chips. From there he continued to build his stack to a very healthy 1,213,000 chips - he is currently lying in fourth place and if he were to exit the tournament now he would leave with a guaranteed $37,379.
Going into day 3 there are only 16 players remaining. Robert is way up there with the best of them and stands a very good chance of taking this bracelet event down, as well as the first prize of $1,003,163!
Go Robert - we are behind you all the way!!!
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Howard Berchowitz wins his seat into the $10 000 WSOP Main Event
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7/2/2009 1:46:46 PM
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Our very own Howard Berchowitz has won his seat into the $10,000 WSOP Main Event!!! Congratulations Howard - we know you will do us proud!
Bring it home for us!
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