Bad Beat triggered again!
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9/29/2008 2:36:24 PM
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Bad Beat Jackpot triggered yet again!
29 September 2008. If you ever thought that once the jackpot is hit it will take a while before it hits again, then think again. Last night just before midnight at Piggs Peak Poker, the Bad Beat Jackpot was triggered once more, for the third time in less than one week!
The Bad Beat Jackpot, one of its kind only offered at Piggs Peak Poker room, is a progressive jackpot, where everyone that participates in the hand wins, and the person who got badly beaten gains the most. Every time that it goes off, it resets to a minimum amount and further accumulates with every wager placed by every single player that participates at Bad Beat Jackpot tables only. This means that the winnings can often amass to jaw dropping totals.
The players who were at the receiving end of much more than their money’s worth this time around, were Clever1; 2Putt; fish777; Pauljay; Durrrr and Googi, who were playing a 2.00/4.00 Hold’em game at table John Black.
Durrrr had the dealer button. Googi posted the small blind of R2.00, holding 5d-9d. Clever1 placed the big blind of R4.00 holding a Qs-Js and 2Putt called with 9s-Kd. Fish777 folded and Pauljay called, holding 8h-10h. Durrrr then folded his 6d- 5c as well.
When the flop showed Jh-Jc-9h, Googi checked. Although Clever1 now had trip Jacks he still slowplayed and checked too. 2Putt bet R8.00, and was called by Pauljay. Googi then folded, and Clever1 called.
The turn brought another J-d, by now giving Clever1 the nuts with his formidable hand of Four-of-a-Kind. In spite, Clever1 checked. 2Putt bet R16.00, and both Pauljay and Clever1 followed suit.
When the river miraculously brought that 7h that Pauljay needed to complete a straight flush, he went all in for R277,70. Clever1 took the challenge though and went all in too for R295,52. 2Putt who by now merely had a pair of nines, decided to back off and folded.
Although Clever1’s excellent hand was busted by a hand that is rarely seen around the tables, he certainly did not finish at the short end. For being badly beaten, Clever1 received the largest portion of the Bad Beat Jackpot and all the other players also received a substantial amount just for participating. Let’s take a look at what they won in relation to what they invested in the hand:
Clever1 who had a balance of just R17.82, won a Bad Beat Amount of R13327.92,
2Putt who had a balance of R240.50 won a Bad Beat Amount of R1665.99,
fish777 who had a balance of R114.00 won a Bad Beat Amount of R1665.99,
Pauljay who had a balance of R624.64 won a Bad Beat Amount of R 6663.96,
Durrrr who had a balance of R690.66 won a Bad Beat Amount of R1665.99,
Googi who had a balance of R281.52 won a Bad Beat Amount of R1665.99.
For more information on the Bad Beat Jackpot action, visit www.piggspeakpoker.co.sz
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Sharks finish deep in first 2008
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9/29/2008 2:35:59 PM
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Two renowned online poker sharks, Isaac Haxton and Shaun Deeb finished deep in the WSOPE Event #1, $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em during this past weekend, remaining under the 90 players who entered Day 2. With a playing field of more than 400, the kick off of this 2008 World Series of Poker Europe event, looked a little like the whose who in the poker world. Some of the big guns, who were sent to the rails on Day 1 already, were former WSOPE Main Event Champion Annette Obrestad and runner up John Tabatabai; Mike “The Mouth” Matusow; John “The Razor” Phan; Poker Brat Phil Hellmuth; Jennifer Tilly; and Howard Lederer.
Although illustrating excellent play throughout, luck ran out for these online poker stars, as they were finally busted on the second day, alongside more poker celebrities such as Daniel Negreanu; Michael Binger and Erik Seidel. With only nine players left, the final table has now been set and will proceed today, with chip counts and seating arrangements as follows:
In Seat #1: Fuad Serhan enters with 61,000 chips
In Seat #2: Daniel Nutt enters with 207,000 chips
In Seat #3: Yevgeniy Timoshenko enters with 345,000 chips
In Seat #4: John Dwyer enters with 511,000 chips
In Seat #5: Ian Woodley enters with 153,000 chips
In Seat #6: Jesper Hougaard enters with 89,000 chips
In Seat #7: Linda Lee enters with 121,000 chips
In Seat #8: Neil Channing enters with 199,000 chips
In Seat #9: Adam Junglen enters as chip leader with his 795,000 chips.
To find out who walks away with the coveted first 2008 WSOPE bracelet, watch this space.
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Bad Beat topples again!!!
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9/22/2008 12:13:04 PM
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The only thing better than winning at poker… is losing at poker!
22 Sep 2008. For meager stakes of R2/R4, five very fortunate online poker players raked in much more than what they bargained for: a lion’s share of almost R170,000! The pleasantly surprised players triggered the Progressive Bad Beat Jackpot on Sunday night, when playing No Limit Texas Hold’em at Table Stefano at Piggs Peak Poker Room, the only online poker room that offers a Bad Beat Jackpot for those who play in the Rand Common Monetary Area.
This is how the action went down: Durrrr; Slauterman; kknight; Impimpi; Sushi and QueenHigh were seated at the table. Sushi who held 10c-8c had the dealer button and QueenHigh sat out. Durr called R2.00, holding Ah-7d and Slautermann raised to R4.00 with his 8s-2s. kknight called with pocket Jacks and Impimpi folded. Sushi then raised to R24.00, after which Durrrr and Slauterman folded, and kknight called for R20.00.
The flop turned in Sushi’s favour, with 7c-Jc-9c for a straight flush, giving him the upper hand over kknight’s Three-of-a-Kind. Sushi simply checked nevertheless, while kknight followed suit. When the turn showed a 5h, kknight bet R24.00 and Sushi continued to slowplay by simply calling. His luck continued when the board rivered a Jh. kknight however, banked on the strength of his hand and went all in for R217.68. Sushi called and much to his surprise, kknight’s Four-of-a-Kind was busted by Sushi’s straight flush!
Fortunately for kknight, as well as the other players participating in the hand, being beaten badly at Piggs Peak Poker Room, does not mean that you come out on the short end…. What none of them counted on, was that a pot to the size of R537,36 would instantly increase to just under R170,000! Aligned with the Progressive Bad Beat Jackpot ratio, this handsome pot was split as follows:
- Durrrr - R14163,52
- Slauterman - R14163,52
- kknight - R84981,12
- Impimpi - R14163,52
- Sushi - R42490,56.
We bet QueenHigh truly regrets sitting out and kknight never felt so good about being defeated!
Now although this scenario could appear highly unusual in a conservative poker environment, this is exactly what you can expect when playing the Progressive Bad Beat Jackpot at the popular Piggs Peak Poker Room. The value of the jackpot increases with every wager of every single player who participates. Whenever the jackpot is triggered, 20% is used to seed the next jackpot, 10% is paid over to the poker room and the remaining 70% is split amongst the players who partook in the hand. 25% of those winnings are split amongst all the players who were in on the hand, 25% goes to the winner and the loser gets the majority of 50%!
This means that everyone wins something, while the loser is the greatest winner of all! So, get your share of the poker action at Piggs Peak Poker Room where you have so little to lose but so much to gain and click here to start playing the Progressive Bad Beat Jackpot now!
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jiko
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3/5/2009 11:03:25 AM
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cool!
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From online poker player to World Poker Tour Champion
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9/19/2008 2:14:38 PM
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The 22-year old online poker player Vivek Rajkumar aka “Psyduck” has just nabbed the title from over 500 poker pro’s and hopefuls at the WPT Borgata Poker Open. For his victory, Rajkumar cashed in a handsome $1,424,500 and a seat in the next $25,000 Buy-in WPT Championship event which is set for April 2009.
Over the past two years, the young Rajkumar has done exceptionally well on the live poker scene, with 17 cashes at major tournaments prior to this event. His play at the WPT Borgata Poker Open was simply unparalled. It took him a record-breaking 22 hands to eliminate all his opponents, from the moment the final play kicked off!
Rajkumar went into heads-up play with four times as much chips as Sang Kim. After seven hands, both players moved all in, Rajkumar holding Ad-Js, whilst Kim had a As- Qh. But fate was sealed when the flop turned a Jack, and both the turn and the river continued to flip in Rajkumar’s favour. Kim was nevertheless sent home in second place, with a handsome $750,000.
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Rajkumar leads final table of WPT Borgata Poker Open
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9/19/2008 2:11:34 PM
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The final, televised table of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Borgata Poker Open has been set and the upcoming poker pro Vivek Rajkumar from Seattle is currently in the lead. Vivek, who has had 17 cashes at major international poker tournaments over the last two years and one first place finish to date, had to outsmart 516 players, including some of the most seasoned poker players on the block, to be seated in this position, such as the likes of Scotty Nguyen; Michael Binger and Nam Le. Final play will proceed on Friday the 19th, with seating arrangements and chip counts as follows:
Seat 1: Vivek Rajkumar with 6,400,000 chips
Seat 2: Dan Heimiller with 3,360,000 chips
Seat 3: Andrew Knee with 1,475,000 chips
Seat 4: Mark Seif with 4,665,000
Seat 5: Jason Strochak with 1,650,000
Seat 6: Sang Kim with 3,085,000
At this stage the favourite for that coveted title and first prize of $1.425 million remains WSOP bracelet holder Dan Heimiller, as he is generally regarded as the most experienced player of the final six. Will the predictions come true or will rising poker star Vivek Rajkumar be able to maintain his lead….?? Keep your eye on this spot for updated news.
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Will the young Annette Obrestad triumph at the 2008 WSOPE again?
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9/15/2008 12:32:30 PM
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At the 2007 WSOPE, the young Norwegian online poker prodigy, Annette Obrestad (Annette_15), broke more than one poker record. Not only was she the youngest person to ever win a WSOP Bracelet, but she became the first ever lady to win a WSOP Main Event title, and that at the largest buy-in Main Event! Annette outwitted a number of top poker pro’s from around the world and claimed the victory as well as a hefty £1,000,000 in prize money.
With the 2008 Word Series of Poker Europe events set to commence at the end of this week, on the 19th of September 2008, the question on everybody’s lips is: “Will she be able to do it again, or will her youth be defeated by experience this time??” This year’s playing field will once again comprise some of the most seasoned professionals such as Erick Lindgren; Jennifer Harman; Chris “Jesus” Ferguson; the Poker Brat Phil Hellmuth as well as the members of the November Nine. So who do you think will take the title this time?? For updated news on this esteemed international poker event, keep your eye on this spot!
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20-year old Timoshenko takes the title at APT Macau
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9/1/2008 11:57:44 AM
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20-year old Yevgeniy Timoshenko nabbed the title of the Main Event from 257 entrants at the Asian Poker Tour (APT), Macau, which concluded this past weekend. Entering the final table, most rooted for Casey Kastle, who started out as chip leader and is much more experienced than his younger opponent. In spite of the apparent drawback though, Timoshenko defeated all odds and walked away with that grande first prize of $500,000!
As a matter of fact, Kastle was nowhere to be seen during the final heads-up play. Timoshenko faced his last opponent Joon Hee Yeah, with a back up of an enormous chip advantage of 10:1. Although he played his short stack admirably well, it did not take long for him to fold under the pressure of Timoshenko’s strong play. This is how the final hand played out:
Timoshenko raised pre-flop, after which Yeah re-raised. Holding a pair of ladies, Timoshenko moved all in. Yeah called, but was drawing thin when he tabled Kd Qd . The crowd was on its feet when the flop brought a Jd Ad 6c , putting Yeah on a draw for a royal flush! No luck for him on the turn though, as it flipped an 8h and the misfortune continued when a 3h landed on the river. In spite of his loss, Yeah still took home a handsome $250,000.
Other players that featured at the final table, were:
Rober Karian who finished in the 3rd place with $126,000
Casey Kastle who finished in the 4th place with $90,000
Julio Diaz who finished in the 5th place with $67,500
Quang Nguyen who finished in the 6th place with $52,000
Chong Wing Cheong who finished in the 7th place with $37,500
Michael Pedley who finished in the 8th place with $26,250
Although Timoshenko has had several money finishes at a number of major poker events such as the Crown Aussie Millions 2008, National Poker Leaugue Paris Open in 2007, etcetera, this is the first time that he triumphs at a Main Event. For all your latest updated news on poker around the world, keep your eye on this spot.
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Ben Affleck- from pretty face to poker face
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9/1/2008 11:35:31 AM
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Ben Affleck proved that he is more than just a pretty face when he outsmarted some of the top poker professionals, to claim the 1st prize at a recent poker fundraiser which took place in Denver. Affleck’s victory raised a handsome $60,000 for the Paralyzed Veteran’s of America. Runner up of the event was Andy Bloch, and some of the other well established players that were busted in this tournament, include the likes of Barry Greenstein; Richard Dreyfuss and Montel Williams.
Interestingly enough, Affleck was originally responsible for the birth of the poker term “to gigli.” He was the first to be knocked out of a WSOP Tournament some years ago, and ever since then, when a person is sent to the rails first, it is called “to gigli.” This obviously has some relationship to the movie he starred in, together with Jennifer Lopez, which was criticised for poor performance as well.
No doubt he has come a long way since, as Affleck is now an accomplished player in his won right, with an impressive number of victories and money finishes behind his name. so watch out for this pretty face around the poker tables, who has now developed a formidable poker face!!
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Hold thumbs for Rahme
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9/1/2008 10:49:12 AM
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We are thrilled to have learnt that regular Piggs Peak player and local poker legend Ray Rahme has now been nominated for “Best Overseas Player”, which is one of the categories of the inaugural European Poker Tour’s Award.
Rahme’s recent success in the EPT’s Monte Carlo Grand Final has landed him a nomination along with the following handful of top poker professionals who all will be waiting in anticipation to see who will take the award home next month in Barcelona.
The three American nominees include: 1st place finisher at the EPT’s Scandinavian Open Tim Vance, 4th place finisher in the EPT’s Monte Carlo Final Isaac Baron and the multi EPT Title holding player Danny Ryan.
Canada’s 1st place finisher in the EPT’s German Open and over a million in total live earnings… Not accolades you’d expect from an 18 year old player. The history making young poker prodigy Mike McDonald certainly makes for a very interesting nominee.
Keep your eye on this spot for further developments, on whom of these well-deserved nominees will return home with the esteemed honor, and if it is indeed our very own Ray!
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