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December 05 2011, Mickey Doft
Now that it's December, those who can take to the virtual felt will have some exciting things to look forward to because of PokerStars' 10th Anniversary. Recently added was a 10th Anniversary $10,000 High-Roller Event that will run on Dec. 18. As for this week, with the exception of one tournament, the numbers were up across the board for the Sunday Majors. Among the winners were Bryn "BrynKenney" Kenny, Sam "aaajack" Chartier, and Paul "pvas2" Vas Nunes.
Team PokerStars was represented well in the Sunday Million as Jose "nachobarbero" Barbero made a deep run, finishing in 23rd place. When the final table was reached, eventual champion "traxxart" entered with the chip lead. As play made its way down to the final four, "traxxart" was the shortest stack but still locked up more than $123,000 when a four-handed deal was agreed upon. Immediately when play resumed, "traxxart" doubled up. On the third hand following the deal, "gabriel171" scored an elimination and it wasn't long before he was heads-up with "traxxart."
On the final hand with the blinds and antes at the 500K/1M/100K level, "traxxart" min-raised on the button. "Gabriel171" three-bet shoved for about 15 big blinds, and "traxxart" made a quick call. It was a race as "gabriel171" tabled 
against the 
of "traxxart." The 
flop sure made things interesting, but the 
turn locked it up for "traxxart" to notch the victory.
To read more about this week's Sunday Million, head over to PokerStarsBlog.com
*denotes four-handed deal
Notable Finishes: Steve "BetrThanPhil" Tripp (13th - $5,795.16), Jose "nachobarbero" Barbero (23rd - $3,228.73), Daniel "GotURead" Reijmer (33rd - $2,883.78)
Making a deep run in the Sunday Warm-Up this week was Team PokerStars Pro Jose "nachobarbero" Barbero finishing just shy of the final table in 14th place. Barbero's final hand came when he three-bet shoved from the big blind with 
. Preflop raiser "OliverDK" called with 
and won the race as the board ran out 
, sending Barbero to the rail.
"Randall37" and the aforementioned "OliverDK" entered the final table with the big stacks but bowed out in fifth and seventh place, respectively. The final three players remaining worked out a deal and when it was all said and done, short-stacked "raulbcn" made a comeback to claim the victory. On the final hand, "raulbcn" three-bet shoved with 
. "3591omanyd" called all-in with 
and watched as the board ran out 
to secure the victory for "raulbcn."
To read more about this week's Sunday Warm-Up, check out PokerStarsBlog.com
*denotes three-handed deal
Notable Finishes: Jose "nachobarbero" Barbero (14th - $3,226.50), Tim "Calvin32" Sullivan (34th - $1,613.25), Stephen "stevie444" Chidwick (37th - $1,469.85)
The Sunday 500 attracted 789 players, creating a prize pool of $394,500 and boasted an impressive final table that included Vincent "Vingtcent" van der Fluit and Dani "supernova9" Stern. Following a heads-up deal, Paul "pvas2" Vas Nunes took it down for just more than $66,000.
Vincent "Vingtcent" van der Fluit*denotes heads-up deal
Notable Finishes: Mickey "mement_mori" Petersen (18th - $2,564.25)
In celebration of PokerStars' 10th Anniversary, a special World Record Tournament was on the docket this week. Looking to top its previous mark of 149,196 set back in December 2009, the tournament reached its cap of 200,000 players to set the record. A three-handed deal was worked out and when the dust settled, "sokoluk1991" was the last man standing for a $40,258.83 first-place prize.
*denotes three-handed deal
Notable Finishes: Kevin "WizardOfAhhs" Thurman (380th - $27)
With a gain of 147 entrants from last week, the Bigger $55 drew 5,952 players and created a prize pool of $297,600. Winning the tournament outright was "krille3000" for $46,130.79.
Aside from the Bigger $109 gaining 199 entrants this week, for the third straight week a notable player took it down. Joining Mike "Timex" McDonald and Michiel "utreg" Brummelhuis in the Bigger $109 winners circle was Sam "aaajack" Chartier, winning outright for $48,308.40.
Notable Finishes: Igor "lechuckpoker" Kurganov (10th - $2,385.60)
The Bigger $162 also saw its attendance number rise with 57 more participants this week. Swedish online star "Sirocko" topped the field for an outright victory for just shy of $40,000.
Notable Finishes: Pablo "pabritz" Brito (14th - $1,649.25), Elad "Gambit360" Nosimaj (17th - $1,209.45)
The Sunday 2nd Chance wasn't all that far from doubling its $125,000 guarantee as a field of 1,216 generated a prize pool of $243,200. Following a four-handed deal, "elde30cm" emerged on top with a $26,948 payday.
*denotes four-handed deal
Notable Finishes: Elad "Gambit360" Nosimaj (28th - $899.84)
This week's $109 Sunday Rebuy drew 14 more entrants than last, but had $14,000 less in the prize pool. Winning the tournament outright was online poker superstar Bryn "BrynKenney" Kenney for $59,570.
Notable Finishes: Steve "BetrThanPhil" Tripp (12th - $3,381)
We've teased the last few weeks that the Sunday Storm had been nearly doubling its $200,000 guarantee. Well, this week it came closer than it ever has, drawing a field of 39,815 and a prize pool of $398,150. "R0B_45" won it outright for $32,304.90.
The only Sunday Major to not see an increase in attendance this week was the Sunday Kickoff, which drew a mere two-fewer players this week. A three-handed deal went down with "kenneth81" edging out the rest for the top honors.
Jimmie "AlusivPnkBny" Guinther*denotes three-handed deal
*PokerStars Sunday Million and Sunday Warm-Up data obtained from PokerStarsBlog.com
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Poker pro and model Ebony Kenney is at the 2011 WSOP and we've got the pictures to prove it.
This is actually a companion piece to the full news story we did with Ebony, bred from our knowledge of the average internet viewer's rampant distaste for the written word.
So if you're more interested in pictures you're in the right place.
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September 26 2011, Brett Collson, Mickey Doft
Many online poker pros consider the day of PokerStars WCOOP Main Event to be the biggest, most important Sunday of the year. With nearly $11 million up for grabs across the three WCOOP events that kicked off on Sunday, it's hard to argue that notion.
The poker world's who's who logged on to PokerStars on Sunday to take shots at becoming poker's next millionaire. Last year's Main Event winner, Tyson "POTTERPOKER" Marks, did not participate on Sunday, meaning there would be a new world champ crowned in 2011.
The WCOOP Main Event drew a field of 1,627, and after 22 levels of play on Day 1, only 176 players remained. First place is set at $1,646,300, and several well-known players are still in the field including Team PokerStars Pros Eugene Katchalov (273,015), Matthias "mattidm" De Meulder (254,378), Johnny Lodden (231,518), Mickey "mement_mori" Petersen (177,253), and Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier (42,426). Also still in the field are Terrence "Unassigned" Chan (332,029), David "Gunslinger3" Bach (226,848), Shawn "buck21" Buchanan (214,943), Steve "gboro780" Gross (201,117) and Tom "kingsofcards" Marchese (193,915).
With the money starting at 189th place, Bryn Kenney was the unlucky one who finished in 190th. With 
and a 19-big-blind stack, Kenney four-bet shoved, ran into "akia86"'s 
, and could not catch up. Here are the top ten chip counts heading into Day 2:
Play resumes at 1400 EDT (1900 BST) and we'll be providing live updates throughout Day 2.
Bubbling Event #61, the prestigious $10,000 8-Game High Roller, was Team PokerStars Pro Ville Wahlbeck. All-in after a 
flop in limit hold'em, a short-stacked Wahlbeck held 
against "roi kin23's" 
. The 
turn and 
river we no help to Wahlbeck, who fell in 10th place and outside the money.
The chip counts at the start of the final table were:
As you can see, the star power at the final table was immense. Maria "Femmeonfelt" Ho was the first to bust, doing so during no-limit hold'em. She shoved from the hijack for five big blinds hold 
and was called by both "Ostrov" and "Brryann." They checked down a board of 
. "Brryann" tabled 
for two pair, eliminating Ho in sixth place.
Daniel Negreanu departed in fifth place during pot-limit Omaha. Following a 
flop, Negreanu committed his short stack with 
for sixes and a flush draw, facing "Ostrov's" 
for top pair. The 
turn and river didn't save Negreanu, ending his excellent WCOOP with a fifth-place finish worth $52,500.
The limit hold'em round spelled the end for "Brryann," despite picking up . Short stacked and all-in against "Ostrov" and Eugene Katchalov, things looked well for "Brryann" through the flop and 
turn. Katchalov bet the turn and successfully isolated the pot with 
, but spiked the 
on the river to send "Brryann" to the rail in fourth place. Unable to get anything going on at the end, "roi kin23" fell during limit hold'em as well. All-in with 
after a 
flop, "roi kin23" fell to "Ostrov's" 
after the turn and 
river hit the board.
Things had certainly gone "Ostrov's" way at the final table. Going into heads-up play, "Ostrov" held 519,883 to Eugene Katchalov's 180,118; however, Katchalov battled back to take the lead at the conclusion of Day 1.
The stacks going into Monday's Day 2 are the following:
Eugene Katchalov: 396,517
"Ostrov:" 303,483
Here's a look at the payouts so far from the Event #61 final table:
Notable Finishes: Anders "Donald" Berg (7th - $28,000), Jason "TheHood" Gray (8th - $28,000), Matt "Hoss_TBF" Hawrilenko (9th - $28,000)
Day 2 of Event #58 began with 16 players competing for a top prize of $50,125. Omaha specialist Scott "BigRiskky" Clements, who won a pot-limit Omaha bracelet in 2007, was among a handful of notables still alive when Round 6 got under way on Sunday.
After two rounds of action, Clements had advanced to the Final Four along with Quentin "MiPwnYa" Lae, Rob "Patonuis2000" Woodcock and "DaMethod." Lae was within striking distance of his second bracelet of the 2011 WCOOP series. He won the $215 pot-limit Omaha Turbo event earlier this month for more than $72,000.
Final Four
Scott "BigRiskky" Clements defeats Rob "Patonuis2000" Woodcock
Clements continued his pattern of swift victories by eliminating Woodcock on the very first hand of the semifinal match. Clements opened the button with a raise to 100 and Woodcock three-bet to 300. Clements called and the flop brought 
. Woodcock bet 400 and Clements called to see the 
fall on the turn. Woodcock checked, Clements bet 1,170, and Woodcock put in a check-raise to 4,910. Clements then moved all-in and Woodcock called, and the hands were revealed:
Woodcock: 
Clements: 
Clements was out in front with his set of kings and the on the river brought no help to Woodcock, who collected $14,035 for his third place finish.
Quentin "MiPwnYa" Lae defeats "DaMethod"
The other semifinal match wasn't nearly as brief but still ended within 20 minutes. Lae jumped out to an early lead and then finished off his Austrian opponent midway through Level 2. The two players saw a flop of 
and Lae led out for 600. "DaMethod" raised to 2,664, leaving just 140 chips behind, and Lae re-raised to put "DaMethod" at risk. "DaMethod" called with 
for two pair, which led Lae's 
for a pair of jacks. But the on the turn gave Lae a better two pair, and the meaningless 
on the river secured a spot for Lae in the finals.
Championship
Quentin "MiPwnYa" Lae defeats Scott "BigRiskky" Clements
Clements offered to discuss a deal as heads-up play began, but Lae politely declined and the two pros began a battle for the WCOOP bracelet. The Brazilian seemed poised to claim his Omaha title as he jumped out to an 8-to-1 advantage in the first level. Then, with the blinds still at 25/50, Lae raised to 124 and then called a small three-bet from Clements. The flop came 
and Clements bet 744 — more than half his stack. Lae raised and Clements called for his tournament life.
Lae:
Clements:
Lae's two pair was up against a big draw for Clements and the turn and 
river gave Lae his second title of the series and a payday of $50,125.
Notable Finishes: Vincent "Vingtcent" Van Der Fluit (9th - $2,406), Noah "Exclusive" Boeken (17th - $1,604)
Day 1 of the $2,000 HORSE reached the final table, but four players remained heading into Day 2 with a shot at WCOOP glory. Just missing out was Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier who finished in fifth place. The chip counts heading into Day 2 were as follows:
Short-stacked Lari "Operga" Sihvo exited in fourth place during stud hi/lo. All-in on third street with /
, Sihvo was facing the / held by "turataika." Unfortunately for Sihvo, he was not able to improve past a pair of sevens, ending his tournament. A little while later, "mitdadu" fell during Omaha hi/lo. Short stacked and all-in against both opponents, "mitdadu's" lost both halves of the pot on an board. Marcel "p3rc4" Bjerkmann made a low, while "turataika" made a flush for the high.
Bjerkmann began heads-up with a big chip lead, holding 867,119 to "turataika's" 190,381. The heads-up battle lasted 39 hands, but Bjerkmann ultimately closed it out during Razz.
Marcel "p3rc4" Bjerkmann: 
/
/
"turataika:" 
//
All-in after sixth street, "turataika" paired and bricked the wheel draw, finishing in second place. Marcel "p3rc4" Bjerkmann took it down for the WCOOP bracelet and the $61,335 first-place prize.
Notable Finishes: Eric "AceQuad" Brix (10th - $6,345), Andre "aakkari" Akkari (12th - $6,345), Chad "ChadBrownPRO" Brown (16th - $4,935), James "Andy McLEOD" Obst (18th - $3,525)
Even though Event #60 may have been overshadowed by the Main Event, nearly 10,000 players turned out for the two-day tournament to create a prize pool of close to $2 million. After 11 hours of play on Day 1, only 72 players were left vying for a first-place prize and $284,319 and one of the last WCOOP bracelets of the 2011 series.
Among the notables still in contention were Team PokerStars member Victor Ramdin and Matt "All_in_at_420" Stout, who began Day 2 fourth overall in chips. Here's a look at the top 10 stacks when play resumed at 1000 EST (1700 BST) on Monday:
It's been an incredible WCOOP and the excitement isn't quite over. We'll be providing live coverage of Day 2 of the Main Event, so be sure to keep it here at PokerNews for all of the exciting action.
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