‘MishkaT’ Wins Six-Handed FTOPS Event #17
Wednesday’s Event #17 of FTOPS IX drew 1,059 entrants, and the $300+22 six-max format produced 2,239 rebuys and 727 add-ons to build a total prize pool of $1,207,500. Several big names fell just short of the final table, including Robert Williamson III in 19th place ($6,250), Chris “Moormanl” Moorman in 13th place ($9,660), Nick Schulman in 10th place ($18,112.50), and Ram Vaswani in eight place ($25,357.59). The final table itself had a familiar name. Kevin “GetPWN3D” Saul was back at an FTOPS final table for the second time in three nights, and he looked to improve upon his fourth-place finish in Event #12. The chip counts to start the final table were:
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Kravchenko Latest Addition to Team PokerStars Pro
PokerStars has officially announced the latest addition to its vaunted Team PokerStars Pro lineup in prominent Russian star Alex Kravchenko. The signing solidifies a relationship between the two that had been growing for some time and represents another step forward for one of Eastern Europe’s best known poker players.
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ChanPoker Announces Closure
Chan Poker (chanpoker.com), the splashly online poker site fronted by 10-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Johnny Chan, has announced its closure effective August 21st. Chan Poker was most recently a member of the Ongame Network, anchored by well-known sites such as PokerRoom.com, but as with other sites on that network was closed to American play following the passage of the UIGEA in late 2006.
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‘GARFIELD25′ Captures FTOPS IX Opener
The Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) IX kicked off Wednesday night with a bang. Event #1, a $200+16 no-limit hold’em event with $1,000,000 guaranteed, drew 5,779 players for a total prize pool of $1,155,800 and a first-place prize of $199,398.62. A plethora of stars played in the Allen Cunningham-hosted event, though Allen himself fell short of the money. Full Tilt pros Steve Brecher and 2008 WSOP bracelet winner Vitaly Lunkin put up notable showings, with Brecher finishing 111th ($1,040.22) and Lunkin an impressive 23rd place ($4,160.88).
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Kahnawa:ke Gaming Commission Appoints Independent Investigator
The Kahnawa:ke Gaming Commission (KGC), which oversees numerous online poker sites using Kahnawa:ke-based Internet services in Canada, has released an official statement, announcing the appointment of an independent monitor to investigate Tokwiro Enterprises, parent company of both Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet. The appointment of Frank Catania, a former Director of the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, stems from the KGCʼs finding that individuals within both Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet, had created and carried out a scheme to cheat players. The KGC’s complete findings and final decision in the Ultimate Bet case are still pending.
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Online Poker Weekend: PokerStars Tops $1 Million Twice; Erica Schoenberg Final Tables at Full Tilt
Sunday was a really big day for PokerStars, as the online poker site made its million dollar guarantee for its Sunday Tournament – Twice, actually. The Sunday Million had its usual massive field, with over 8,000 players putting up the money to play, making the prizepool over $1.6 Million. Meanwhile, the Sunday Warm up, thanks to a ‘one rebuy’ format taking place during PokerStars ‘2x’ promotion Read more
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