Latest Poker News..
| Bringing Home the Gold |
 |
 |
 |
| Current Issue - From the Editor | |||
 Hearty congratulations to the 11 European players who won events at this year’s World Series of Poker at the Rio in Vegas. Twenty percent of the events is pretty darned good considering the numbers disadvantage the guys were facing in 2008. Coming home victorious, gold bracelets in hand – or on wrist – were Jens Voertmann, Dortmund, Germany, $298,253, in $3000 H.O.R.S.E.; Max Pescatori, Milan, Italy, $246,509, Pot-Limit Omaha/Pot-Limit Hold’em; Vitaly Lunkin, Russia, $628,417, $1500 No-Limit Hold’em; Rob Hollink, Groningen, Netherlands, $496,931, $10,000 Limit Hold’em; Dario Minieri, Rome, Italy, $528,418, $2500 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em; Sebastian Ruthenberg, Hamburg, Germany, $328,762, $10,000 Seven-Card Stud High-Low; Jesper Hougaard, Copenhagen, Denmark, $610,304, $1500 No-Limit Hold’em; David Benyamine, Paris, France, $535,687, $10,000 Omaha High-Low; David Kitai, Brussels, Belgium, $244,583, $2000 Pot-Limit Hold’em; Martin Klaser, Rheinbach, Germany, $216,249, $1500 Pot-Limit Omaha High-Low, and Marty Smyth, Belfast, Ireland, $859,549, $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha. And of course, Ivan Demidov of Moscow, Russia, and Peter Eastgate of Odense, Denmark, are still in the hunt for the Main Event title, which will be contested on 9-10 November. So is well-known Internet competitor Scott ‘r_a_y’ Montgomery of Ontario, Canada. Speaking of well-known online players, Minieri, who won the $2k Six-Handed Hold’em event, learnt his chops on PokerStars and gained fame for playing so much in the early days that he was able to cash in his frequent player points for a Porsche! Six-handed used to be a somewhat esoteric discipline, but it is hugely popular on the Net, where it is much easier to find a game with like-minded individuals. Fast forward a few years and the skills learnt online paid off for Dario in a huge way in Vegas on poker’s biggest stage. While the WSOP titles were either breakthroughs or further fame for big-time live players such as Benyamine, Hollink, Pescatori and Smyth, you can bet the bracelet winners from Russia, Germany, Belgium, Denmark and the Netherlands didn’t learn their world-class moves playing in local cardrooms or sitting around their kitchen tables. No, they learnt those skills online, where there is always a game no matter what poker variation or stakes suits your ability level, bankroll, personality and strategy. Learn, have fun, and maybe next year you’ll be sporting something shiny and new on your wrist. John ‘Johnny Quads’ Wenzel Editor-in-Chief
|
Visit Us At...
Like it? Share it!
Survey
