3 Piggs Poker’s Bad beat Jackpot is half a Million Rand and counting!
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12/31/2007 7:51:45 AM
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3 Piggs Poker’s Bad beat Jackpot has steadily climbed and making its way up to hit the R500 000 mark. It last went off on Sunday, 23 September 2007 on a 6 seater, R1/R2 table called Proudly Today. The winner, RockSpider, walked away with a whopping R29,280.54. The Jackpot is breaking records as the biggest Bad Beat Jackpot in the 3 Piggs Poker Room.
“The poker room buzz is at an all time high and you can feel the tension grow as all the players want to be there for the toppling of the biggest Bad Beat Jackpot in Rands. Who would have thought, you actually want a bad beat.” Says Sandy Koor, Poker Manager at 3 Piggs Poker.
Bad beat is a term that means having an outstanding chance of winning a bet, only to still lose. There are only 4 requirements to win the 3 Piggs Poker Bad Beat Jackpot. Firstly four or more players must be dealt into the hand. The losing hand must be Four-of-a-Kind - 8's or better. The hand of the winner and loser must include the hole cards and the hand must go to a showdown. The hand must have contributed to the jackpot to qualify.
The payout structure works as follows, 10% is paid back to 3 Piggs Poker in proportion to how the players have contributed to the Jackpot. 20% is used to seed the next Jackpot. 70% is used for Player winnings of which half is paid to the loser with the Bad Beat hand, 25% to the winner of the hand and 25% to the other Players who actively participated in the hand. Be sure to play on the tables marked “Bad Beat Jackpot” – you can download the software at www.3piggspoker.com
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A night to remember!!
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12/21/2007 2:24:04 PM
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On Thursday, 13th December 2007, 3 Piggs Poker, Piggs Peak Casino and Volcanic Gold got together to throw a truly memorable end of year bash for our top end players.
Picture a scene from the roaring 20?s?The World Renowned Rovos Rail ? the most luxurious train in the world, gleaming with old world grandeur as a backdrop to welcome drinks and hors d?ouevres.
Guests soon got into the swing of things when they chose their accessories. There was a selection of feather boas, beads, bracelets, hair pins, cigarette holders and elegant beaded headbands, as well as some personal attention from a make up artist for the ladies. The gentlemen chose their hats, waistbands, bow ties and cigars, all the while being serenaded by some jazzy numbers by the violinist.
After donning our feathers and finery, we boarded the Rovos Rail. Amid the traditional furnishings and period d?cor, we were whisked away by the grande dame of steam travel for our 3 hour trip of Pretoria and surrounds. Dinner was a lavish 5 course silver service affair, and guests were entertained by Conrad Koch, a pupper master, raconteur and all round good fella.
Guests were free to explore the luxurious suites aboard the train, and strangers soon became friends over whiskeys, fine Cigars and Cognac in the lounge cars.
After a truly memorable experience, we arrived back at our station where we disembarked. Guests were presented with Sepia photographs of themselves and their partners in front of the Rovos Rail, as a memento of a magical evening, and their gift boxes from 3 Piggs Poker, Piggs Peak and Volcanic Gold.
We hope that you?ll join us next time round.
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2008 WSOP - See you there!!
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12/18/2007 6:15:02 PM
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Harrah?s Entertainment, Inc. said that the 2008 World Series of Poker Presented by Milwaukee?s Best Light will ? for the first time ever ? begin and end with $10,000 buy-in World Championship events and feature a total of eight $10,000 championships. In addition, the 55-event schedule for 2008 includes a total of eight $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold?em tournaments, which traditionally draw the largest fields except for the Main Event. The WSOP has also added a second start day for the first of the $1,500 no-limit competitions to accommodate the expected number of entrants.
?This is our most exciting schedule yet,? said Jeffrey Pollack, commissioner of the WSOP. ?Both amateur and professional poker players will have new opportunities to compete for a WSOP bracelet and can choose from the widest variety of games and buy-ins ever offered in one poker tournament and certainly at the WSOP.
The 2008 WSOP starts May 30 with the $10,000 buy-in World Championship of Pot-Limit Hold?Em and ends July 16 with the Final Table of the $10,000 buy-in World Championship of No Limit Texas Hold ?Em ? best known as the WSOP Main Event.
To think that you could be taking your seat at the 2008 World Series of Poker and it is as easy as just sitting back and playing at your favorite poker room, namely 3 Piggs Poker. You can ?Play your way to the 2008 WSOP? by enjoying your beloved poker game and raking points at the same time.
On 31st May 2008, all Loyalty Point values will be calculated, packages allocated to those players who have met the requirements specified below, and the balance of the players will be paid out their loyalty points at a rate of R1.00 for every 100 Loyalty Points generated.
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APPT Sydney 2007 - Day 1 Flight 1 update
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12/13/2007 2:43:15 PM
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Levy's run of good cards seemed to have stood him in good stead - as he took down another fantastic pot with a full house of sevens full of eights!
Luigi A'Preda took the lead into the 10th Level (600/1200 with a 200 ante) with approximately 250,000 chips, with Grant Levy and Terrence Chan closely chasing him.
Terrance's chase paid off going into the 11th level (800/1600 with a 200 ante), when he took the lead from A'Preda. Chan, in relief in getting away from a hand that could have hurt his stack, jokingly remarked: "I've won every tournament I've ever played in Australia" He was referring to his short handed victory at his only appearance in the APPT Sydney Preliminary events.
With only 30 players remaining, Day 1 Flight 1, had claimed several feature players including World Champions Chris Moneymaker and Greg Raymer. Raymond Rahme, who held the chip lead for the greater part of the day was eliminated on pocket rockets on the "heaviest" table in the venue, where 4 of the chip leaders battled for a number of blind levels.
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Aces come back to haunt Rahme - APPT Sydney 2007
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12/13/2007 2:28:17 PM
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After winning a fantastic pot with aces earlier in the day, the bullets came back to haunt Rahme!
Rahme, who was chip leader for a considerable part of the day, was holding pocket Aces - but they were unfortunately not enough to hold up to Grant Levy's set of Queens.
This propelled Levy to the chip lead of more than 200,000.
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Badger
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1/18/2008 7:32:55 PM
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Where are the chip stacks ?
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Patrik(Sweden)
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1/18/2008 1:37:41 AM
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How's all SAplayers doing?
Anyone but Rahme and Eber still in?
Good luck and see you in Johannesburg in February!
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EPT - Prague
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12/12/2007 5:12:15 PM
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Greg Ronaldson, current All Africa Poker Champion has tried his hand at the EPT in Prague.
Unfortunately Greg was knocked out halfway through Day 1, but will also be participating in Cash Games and Side Events.
We are rooting for you Greg - keep our name high!
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APPT Sydney 2007 - Moneymaker is out!
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12/12/2007 3:25:46 PM
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Chris Moneymaker is out of the APPT Sydney 2007 and Ray is still going strong!
Ray, with a stack of 105,000 chips, has a number of big stacks on his table including Tony Dunst, 80,000 chips and Grant Levy, 70,000 chips.
Let's hope that Ray can keep going strong and take some of their stacks.
Go Ray - we are 100% behind you!!!
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AAPT Sydney 2007 - Update
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12/12/2007 3:20:32 PM
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With more than 170 players taking their seats on Day 1, Flight 1, the AAPT Sydney 2007 Grand Final is set to be packed with poker action. The tournament started at 10H30am, Australian Time.
Day 1, Flight 1, included two world champions - Chris Moneymaker and Greg Raymer, as well as 3rd placed WSOP 2007 finisher, 62 year old Raymond Rahme.
Ray Rahme outlived Greg Raymer, taking down a huge pot when his Pocket Rockets held up. He hit an Ace on the Flop - giving him a set and increasing his chipstack to 50,000.
Ray's run continued during the course of the day and ended the day at the top of the leaderboard - with 100,000 in chips!
Go Ray - make us proud!
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Asia Pacific Poker Tour Sydney 2007 has launched
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12/12/2007 3:06:57 PM
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The Asia Pacific Poker Tour Sydney 2007 has launched and there are poker sharks circling in pursuit of the One Million Aussie Dollar first prize!
Our very own Raymond Rahme is present and in hot pursuit of the glory of the AAPT Sydney 2007 Championship title.
The tournament venue is Star City, located in Darling Harbour, which is at the western end of Sydney. Star City Poker room is the second biggest casino poker room in Australia and is being filled with poker icons like Joe Hachem, Chris Moneymaker, Greg Raymer and Raymond Rahme, 3rd place winner at the WSOP 2007!
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I want to win the BAD BEAT!
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12/10/2007 11:01:10 PM
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Dear santa i would like to win the bad beat, i have been a very good boy and eat all my veggies and am nice to my sister.
Have a great festive season
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SEVEN11
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1/4/2008 5:08:46 PM
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The bad beat is climbing by the second and u can cut the tension with a knive.Please win the thing now!!!
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