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29 Novembre 2011, Rich Ryan

Le PokerStars Asia Pacific Poker Tour fait son arrêt annuel à Macao la semaine dernière et, comme toujours, un des plus grands jeux Encaisse générée dans le monde. Il a également attiré Phil Ivey, qui dirige cinq pensées cette semaine.

1. Retourne Phil Ivey

Depuis vendredi noir, les rumeurs ont virevoltait les allées et venues de Phil Ivey. Il, bien entendu, boycotté les World Series of Poker et essayé de sue Tiltware, tout en restant de l'oeil public pour la plus grande partie de sept mois. Enfin, cette dernière semaine à Macao, Ivey retourné, jouant les RDVS Macao Main Event et éclatante sur 2 jours. Sa présence a créé un buzz parmi les joueurs, les ventilateurs et les membres des médias, même si nous savons tous pourquoi il est à Macao — pour les Jeux d'argent. Nous espérons Qu'ivey joue plus de tournois live parce qu'il est l'un des joueurs plus divertissants dans le jeu, mais il n'a aucun intérêt à, n'est pas aussi rentables que les Jeux d'argent.

Sans un patch, Ivey n'a aucune raison pour moudre le tournois avec moins d'un buy-in de 10 000 $. Cela signifie que nous ne sommes peut-être lui fréquemment. Il peut voyager pour les événements de super high-roller au PokerStars Caribbean Adventure et les Aussie Millions, mais ceux qui sont les seuls événements qui seront réellement piquer son intérêt. Ivey veut se disputent des millions, pas broyer les scores de cinq ou six chiffres.

Ivey seront également moins accessible (s'il est toujours accessible à tous les) à moins qu'il signe avec un site ou un contrat majeur des terres. Aucune de ces options semblent probablement bien, donc nous allons juste à régler avec lui regarder les captures vole dans sa bouche, changer ses yeux comme un homme fou et la peur de l'enfer de ses adversaires sur le feutre.

2. Jusqu'à deux millions,-deux millions

« Été jeu big à Macao. A remporté 2 millions de dollars US droites et était très reconnaissants. Maintenant perdu 2 millions droites. Reconnaissants pour d'autres choses. »

Andrew Robl qui tweeted le 24 novembre, et l'action de jeu de trésorerie à Macao a été prévisible folle. De PokerNews.nl posséder sur TwoPlusTwo , Frank "webjoker" Op de Woerd a écrit que le jeu est de 5 000$ de HK/HK 10 000 $ et que, "un des gars du casino a apporté dans une boîte en bois avec des plaques plus de HK HK et 500 000 $100 000 $ que moi avez jamais vu avant en un seul endroit. » Plus tard, il a ajouté que, « Étrangers ont à rembourser des 20 % de leurs gains dans certains cas le Casino ».

Les Jeux d'argent de Macao sont fantastiques, mais ils ne serait pas aussi rivetage si n'ont pas joué derrière des portes closes. Les hommes d'affaires chinois (le poisson perçu) ne veulent caméras ou médias membres présents pour des raisons de protection des renseignements personnels, et cela crée une aura de mystique. Qui joue ? Qui est en train de gagner ? Y a-t-il des mains fous ? Une fois et un certain temps une main ou deux sera fuites provenant d'une source fiable, et les forums vont exploser avec enthousiasme et overanalyze chaque pièce sur chaque rue. Sans le savoir, il est plus à gauche à l'imagination, les arguments de createing et les discussions.

Parfois, le streaming live n'est pas pratique et réellement fait mal le jeu. J'espère que les Jeux d'argent de Macao continuera à être laissé seul, afin que nous puissions spéculer et flamme loin.

3. Patrik Antonius obtient refusée.

Notre ami m. Op de Woerd a également signalé que Patrik Antonius a essayé d'entrer dans le jeu d'argent, mais qu'il n'était pas autorisé. La plupart croire qu'on lui a été refusé parce qu'il est trop nitty, et que les hommes d'affaires chinois auraient plutôt jouer avec quelqu'un comme Tom Dwan qui est plus disposé à jouer. Ironiquement, Johnny Chan est le grand gagnant du jeu jusqu'à présent (il a aurait gagné HK 11 millions de dollars soit environ 1,4 million de dollars) et il est connu comme un des joueurs plus strictes dans le jeu. De toute évidence, les joueurs à Macao seraient plutôt jouent avec Chan pour des raisons personnelles, alors que Antonius est juste un étranger qui cherchent à tirer profit au large de la population locale.

Peut-être Antonius est allé à celle bien trop de temps. Au poker, personne n'aime un gagnant, sauf si c'est eux, et contrairement aux sports, il y a sélection de jeu. Si vous connaissez un joueur est susceptible de vous battre et dit player est si serré que si vous perdez un pot ou deux que vous n'obtenez pas votre argent, alors pourquoi vous jouera eux ? Ces hommes d'affaires sont à la recherche de jouer et s'amuser. Ils veulent gagner, mais ils ne sont certainement pas à Macao pour moudre l'un certain taux horaire. Si vous voulez profiter en tant que visiteur, vous allez devoir de respecter ces lignes directrices et Antonius évidemment pas. C'est pourquoi il est sur la touche regarder.

4. Oh yeah, nanonoko a remporté le Main Event

Il y avait un tournoi à Macao au cours de ces jeux de trésorerie fou (il est facile d'oublier, nous savons) et le vainqueur d'était l'équipe de PokerStars Pro en ligne Randy « nanonoko » Lew. Lew entra dans la table finale comme la pile courte, mais ont manœuvré son chemin vers la victoire, prenant à domicile HK 3 772 000 $ (environ 484 000 $). C'était la première victoire de grand tournoi live de Lew, son meilleur résultat précédent vint à Aussie Millions Main Event cette année où il termine 10e pour 98 902 $.

"I love you guys ! Merci à tous pour le soutien & félicitations!!! J'ai été très satisfait de mon jeu et encore plus heureux de gagner RDVS Macao ! THANK YOU!"il tweeted.

Lew est célèbre pour son graphique fou (vu ici dans le documentaire de PokerStars I Am Nanonoko) et sa capacité de jeux d'argent en ligne 24-table. Il est une légende dans la communauté en ligne, et il n'est pas surprenant qu'il commence à voir des succès sur le circuit direct. Il y a une courbe d'apprentissage et Lew sera la première à l'admettre – il dit que la nôtre Lynn Gilmartin , "Je suis ajustant encore beaucoup, il y a tellement des différentes variables, mais comme je joue plus je pense que j'obtiens mieux. »

Félicitations m. Lew, nous sommes convaincus que nous allons vous voir à une autre table finale plus tôt que plus tard.

5. Joyeux anniversaire PokerStars

PokerStars a célébré son 10e anniversaire à Macao du rendez-vous, et Lynn Gilmartin était là pour check it out.

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November 29 2011, Chad Holloway

For a little over a year, the poker world has been captivated by a secretive high-stakes cash game in Macau involving wealthy Chinese businessmen and some of poker’s top professionals. The on-again, off-again no-limit Texas hold’em cash game held at StarWorld’s Poker King Club boasts some healthy blinds at HKD$10,000/HKD$20,000 ($1,300/$2,600).

Over the weekend, Macau was a hotbed of poker action, not only with the aforementioned cash game in full effect, but also with the PokerStars.net Asian Pacific Poker Tour Main Event, which was eventually won by Team Online Pro Randy “nanonoko” Lew. With both tournament and cash-game action to be had, it was no surprise to see a bevy of pros make their way to Macau, including Phil Ivey, who had disappeared from the poker landscape since Black Friday.

On Wednesday, Nov. 23, rumors had it that Ivey was in Macau not only to play in the monster cash game, but to also play the APPT Macau Main Event. The latter rumors was highly scrutinized, but Ivey silenced the skeptics when he showed up in Level 2 of Day 1A. This marked the first major tournament Ivey had played since the World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star Championship last March. Needless to say, the abandonment of a seven-month long self-exile created waves in the poker world.

The StarWorld’s Poker King Club courtesy of Poker Portal Asia

Even though Ivey didn't make it past Day 2 in the tournament, his exit opened the door for his return to the big game along with notables Guy Laliberte, Peter “GARFIELD25? Chan, Tom "durrrr" Dwan, Johnny Chan, Sam Trickett, James Bord, Andrew "good2cu" Robl, and Poker King Club regular, Winfred Yu, among others.

Ivey’s appearance was making headlines, but Robl managed to capture the poker world’s attention with a single tweet last Thursday:

Andrew_Robl Andrew Robl Been gambling big in Maccau. Won 2 million USD straight and was very thankful. Now lost 2 million straight. Thankful for other things :). November 24 2011

Those in the U.S. were busy celebrating Thanksgiving while Robl was half a world away experiencing life-changing swings. The particulars of Robl’s massive rise and fall are unknown, though many speculate he mislabeled the win as USD instead of HKD ($2 million HKD = approximately $190,000 USD). PokerNews reached out to Robl for comment, but received no response as of this publication.

Given the large stakes, and the fact that no cameras are allowed in casinos in Macau, details of the game have been guarded. Aside from Robl’s tweet, a few particulars have slipped through and are largely discussed on the popular poker forum TwoPlusTwo.

It was on TwoPlusTwo that Frank "webjoker" Op de Woerd, who was at the StarWorld Casino, posted the following:

"Guy Laliberté was there with a hot girl on his side and I saw Johnny Chan sitting. They were just setting up the table but one of the guys from the casino brought in a wooden box with more plaques of HKD$500,000 and HKD$100,000 than I've ever seen before in one place."

He went on to say that Patrik Antonius wasn’t allowed in the game: "I left after that but heard from my friend who was playing a HKD$1,000 sit-n-go that Antonius tried to get in but wasn't allowed. He told me that he was watching a hand where a good American player (he recognized him but didn't knew his name) got all-in on the flop for a HKD$3 million pot with ace-king versus jack-ten on three-eight-nine. Two bricks later he scooped the pot and the Chinese businessman reloaded by getting some plaques from his side-table where he had a total of HKD$7,000,000 laying around. Also heard, from a very reputable guy, that foreigners have to pay back 20 percent of their winnings in some cases to the casino."

The reasons for Antonius’ exclusion are not known, though many have speculated in the forums. The most plausible theory is that Antonius is considered too much of a nit, the type of player Macau regulars like to avoid, which would confirm what Rui “PepperoniF” Cao said back in June regarding the high-stakes games in Macau. In his blog on Limpers, Cao previously claimed the following:

“You’re probably wondering who the players are in the game, most regs are Chinese, some are wealthy Chinese. There are also some known players like Durrrr and Ivey . . . Patrik Antonius was virtually banished from the party because he played a little too tight and that he had gained too much [in] props.”

Some bystanders risk breaking the rules to snap a quick picture. Bryan Wang, who goes by @camparimojito on Twitter, tweeted the photo on the left of Johnny Chan at the Poker King Club.

Speaking of Chan, on Nov. 27, Poker Portal Asia reported that the two-time World Series of Poker Main Event champ was the big winner in the game. Fresh off his 60th-place finish in the APPT Main Event, for which he earned HKD $46,700, the “Orient Express” successfully shifted his momentum from the tournament realm to the mother of all ring games.

Chan’s success, as well as a few other rumors, were confirmed by "MacauPro," a regular poster on TwoPlusTwo familiar with the Macau game:

"Confirmed that PA [Patrik Antonius] was not allowed into the game, James Bord (who was playing) tried to get him in but Guy Laliberte insisted "no way." PA played 5k/10k [$640/$1,280 U.S.] PLO instead with [Andrew "good2cu"] Robl and a few others. So far, Johnny Chan is the big winner in the games, up over 11 million Hong Kong Dollars [or about $1.4 million U.S.)."

Rumors have also circulated that Dwan, who purportedly won $6.5 million in a heads-up game in Macau this time last year, is down HKD$20 million, or about $2.6 million, in the past couple of weeks. According to Peter “GARFIELD25” Chan, a participant in the Macau big game, Dwan had amassed some substantial losses. In the chat box of a game on PokerStars, Chan told Phil “MrSweets28” Galfond the following:

Unfortunately, Dwan may not have a chance to recoup his losses. According to Poker Portal Asia, a reliable source claims that Dwan had to leave Macau and return to the U.S. after losing his passport. If that proves true, there’s little doubt he’ll return just as soon as he gets a new one.

Even without “durrrr,” the big game in Macau shows no sign of slowing down. As always, PokerNews will bring you any and all updates as they become available.

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November 29 2011, Brett Collson

PokerStars dominated the headlines on Tuesday. In addition to its ongoing reign over the online traffic rankings, PokerStars attached its brand to a German football stadium, and rumors circled that a 2011 November Niner was added to Team PokerStars Pro. Read about those stories and more in this edition of the Nightly Turbo.

In Case You Missed It

A huge cash game in Macau drew some of the biggest names in poker last week. Chad Holloway breaks down the action from the StarWorld’s Poker King Club.

U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) has been one of the major advocates of online poker on Capitol Hill. He discussed Internet poker legislation and building on previously introduced bills in an exclusive interview with PokerNews.

The PokerNews Podcast hit the Midwest this week. The crew caught up with Wisconsin native Eric Baldwin to talk about his hometown and his recent win at the Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza.

Phil Ivey made a triumphant return to poker last week. Rich Ryan discusses Ivey's comeback and the big game in Macau in his latest Five Thoughts piece.

Martin Staszko Joining Team PokerStars?

2011 World Series of Poker Main Event runner-up Martin Staszko is rumored to be the newest member of Team PokerStars Pro, multiple outlets reported on Tuesday.

Although Staszko's profile page hasn't been added to the PokerStars website and he isn't listed as a Team Pro in the PokerStars lobby, the 35-year-old has supposedly signed on to become the second player from the Czech Republic to represent the site (Martin Hruby was the first).

We reached out to PokerStars for comment on Tuesday, but representatives could not confirm that a deal had been finalized.

Staszko was an unknown before a remarkable run in the WSOP Main Event saw him earn more than $5.4 million. He lost the heads-up duel to Pius Heinz, who signed a sponsorship deal with PokerStars earlier this month.

Staszko plays on PokerStars under the moniker "filfedra" and has enjoyed an incredible amount of success on the site. In May, he took down a Spring Championship of Online Poker event for $91,500, and also had a fourth place finished in a World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) event in September for more than $73,000.

World's Largest Poker Tournament in Macau?

Plans for a proposed $100 million poker tournament are in the works in Asia, making for what would be the largest poker tournament ever held.

American businessman William Murray told GamingToday that five Chinese companies have been working to create the Macau Pro Am Open for spring 2013. The goal is to generate a prize pool of between $65 million and $100 million with a first-place prize as high as $25 million.

"The objective is to have 500 participants, including a third come from the Far East, a third from the United States and a third elsewhere," Murray told GamingToday. "With a field as small for a total as big, we can deduce that the entry fees will be substantial unless the sponsors, whose names are not revealed, only support a portion of the prize pool."

Our calculator watch tells us the buy-in would be $200,000 for the Main Event, according to Murray's projections. To compare, this year's $100,000 Super High Roller event at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure drew 38 players, with Eugene Katchalov earning $1.5 million for first place. Murray's goal of 500 players seems lofty, but the high-stakes action has been booming in Macau of late.

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PokerStars Sponsors Football Stadium

PokerStars is the latest online poker room to enter the German sports sponsorship market. The poker site recently won the naming rights to Stadion an der Löhmuhle, an 18,000 capacity stadium in Lübeck, Germany. As of Nov. 23, the stadium is called PokerStars.de — Stadion an der Lohmühle.

Lübeck's multi-use stadium is mostly used for football matches and is home to fourth-division soccer club VfB Lübeck. The three-year deal with PokerStars is reportedly worth €120,000 per season with an option for 2016.

The football team is located within the German state of Schleswig-Holstein, which is in the process of opening its doors to online gambling operators. In September, the state became the first to legalize and regulate online poker, and operators will be able to apply for online betting licenses in March 2012. PokerStars has been a huge supporter of Schleswig-Holstein's movement toward legalization of online gaming in Germany.

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2012 Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza Schedule

The Venetian poker room has released its schedule for the 2012 Deep Stack Extravaganza I. The 44-event series kicks off on Jan. 26 and concludes with a three-day $2,500 Main Event from Feb. 19 through Feb. 21.

In addition to some new events and buy-ins, the biggest change to the first DSE of 2012 will be the location. The series moves to the Palazzo Hotel and Casino because the Venetian is undergoing a casino remodel.

Last week, poker pro Scott Clements won the 2011 Deep Stack Extravaganza IV Main Event for $145,775. The event drew 265 entries to create a prize pool of more than $600,000.

The complete 2012 Deep Stack Extravaganza I schedule can be found at the Venetian's website.

Online Poker Traffic Update

The online poker traffic numbers from last week have been released. PokerScout.com reported a worldwide increase of 1 percent, mostly from a significant rise at PokerStars.

PokerStars held the No. 1 spot in the rankings and saw its traffic climb by 4 percent from the previous week. The site is celebrating its 10th anniversary and is rolling out several promotions for customers to cash in on. The iPoker Network landed at No. 2 for the second week despite a 1 percent decline in traffic, and PartyPoker came in third after a 2 percent drop. 888poker and the OnGame Network rounded out the top five, respectively.

Bodog continued its ascent up the rankings by moving up one spot to No. 11 this week. The growing poker room was ranked 15th three weeks ago and is quickly closing in on the top 10.

As for year-over-year numbers, PokerScout's ACES indicator reports that online poker traffic (with the exception of Italy) has decreased by 28 percent over the past year. Aside from the obvious traffic extinction at Full Tilt Poker and the CEREUS Network, the Entraction Network (down 43%) and the International Poker Network (down 39%) have also seen significant drops since November 2010. The biggest climbers in the past year are 888poker (up 74%), the Merge Gaming Network (up 67%) and Bodog (up 64%).

Get the full report at PokerScout.com.

Adrienne "talonchick" Rowsome Trains for P-C-Eh

Team PokerStars Online Pro Adrienne "talonchick" Rowsome has never been to the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in the Bahamas but be making an appearance in the upcoming series in January to play the final table of the Canada Cup. The Edmonton, Alberta, native isn't familiar with hot weather and sandy beaches, so she's been preparing for the PCA by doing some "climate training" in Florida. Have a look:

You can also get a look at Rowsome's life as an occupational therapist and part-time poker pro in a short documentary released by PokerStars earlier this month.

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03:49 min., 27 novembre 2011

Seulement neuf joueurs restent dans la PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Macao Main Event, dont Randy « nanonoko » Lew et David Steicke.

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02:43 min., 27 novembre 2011

Randy de PokerStars équipe Online « nanonoko », Lew a enfin remporté son premier titre de touranment dans la PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Macao Main Event.

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November 27 2011, Donnie Peters

The 2011 PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Macau Main Event completed on Sunday after a long day of action. Fifteen players returned to action on the last day of play, which made things last a tad bit longer than normal. To begin the day, Sangeeth Mohan was the man in charge. He held the chip lead to enter the day, but was not the one to walk away with the title. That man was Team PokerStars Online's Randy Lew. He topped Jimmy Pan in heads-up play to claim victory and earn HKD$3,772,000.

Sparrow Cheung was the first player eliminated on Day 4 and he was followed out the door by Josh Barrett, Tsugunari Toma, Daoxing Chen and Baton Fung before the tournament came to the final table bubble. Two tables were stacked with five players each with the final nine making the official APPT final table.

Falling on the final table bubble was the start-of-the-day chip leader Mohan. With the blinds at 25,000/50,000/5,000, Mohan opened from the button to 110,000. Kai Yat Fam was in the small blind and reraised to 380,000. Action moved back to Mohan and he four-bet to 710,000. Fam called.

The flop fell , and Fam checked to Mohan. Mohan bet all of his chips and Fam quickly called with the . Mohan had flopped top set with , but wasn't in the clear yet. Fam held a big draw and spiked it on the turn when the fell to give him a flush. The river failed to pair the board and Mohan was eliminated to officially set the final table.

Final Table Seat Draw and Chip Counts

The first player to be eliminated at the final table was the man with the most major final table experience, David Steicke. Steicke was crippled to just a few big blinds before getting the last of his money in with . He was up against Daniel Nordstrom and his . Despite flopping a straight draw on the board, the turn and river failed to give Steicke what he needed.

Next to go was Zheng Tai Tan in eighth place. He was all-in preflop with pocket deuces, but crushed by Jeff Rossiter's pocket eights. The board ran out and Tan hit the rail.

Nordstrom went out in seventh place and he fell at the hands of Rossiter as well. Then, in sixth place, was Fam. He was eliminated by Lew. After that, Zuo Wang fell in fifth and Fabian Spielmann in fourth.

When three-handed play began, Rossiter held the chip lead, but it would all soon disappear. Rossiter got into a battle with Lew that saw the two flip for nine million chips. Rossiter five-bet all-in and Lew made the call to put his tournament life on the line. Lew held and Rossiter showed . A clean board of followed and Lew secured a double up.

Rossiter was eliminated on the next hand when he shoved the button with and ran into Jimmy Pan's. The board ran out .

When heads-up play began, Lew had the slight edge. He was up 9 million to the 8.25 million for Pan. At the beginning of the match, Lew began to pull away, but then Pan doubled up to take the lead ten million to seven million. Lew stayed focused, though, and fought his way back in front. But then, he lost the lead again and was back up against the wall.

Lew came storming back to the lead after his pocket sixes held up against Pan's . Lew was all-in preflop for around 6 million and flopped a set with a six in the window. That win gave him a big lead of 13 million to 4.25 million, and the match ended shortly thereafter.

On the final hand, Lew and Pan got all of the money in on the flop. Lew held the for top two pair and was up against Pan's . The turn brought the , which left Pan needing just a king on the river. The fell and that was it. Pan was eliminated in second place while Team PokerStars Online's Lew took home the title.

This win is by far the largest of Lew's career. Prior to this score, his largest live cash came in January when Lew took 10th place in the Aussie Millions Main Event for AUD$100,000.

Final Table Results

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