2009 July 01 Poker News, Events and Happenings - Page 2
I know you may find this hard to believe, particularly after all the sage advice I have doled out on this website, but I have never won a World Series of Poker bracelet. I came close to a bracelet when I watched a final table from the bleachers, but never have been named the rightful owner of one. I understand you may be shocked to hear this and if you need a moment to catch your breath, by all means, go ahead.
The largest online poker site around keeps adding to its all-star stable of pros, and they seem to be shopping both ends of the poker world this time, as they add beloved veteran Marcel Luske and hot discovery Jason Mercier.
“Poker is a marathon, not a sprint.” “You’ve gotta be in the game for the long haul….
Besides the Marathon H.O.R.S.E. event, there were two other final tables on Tuesday that didn’t take twenty hours to complete. One was the $3,000 buy-in Triple Chance tournament. Sixteen players returned Tuesday to play down to the final table and, of course, the bracelet. It didn’t take too long before the final nine were set, with players like An “The Boss” Tran and Eric “Rizen” Lynch busting out early in the day. The final nine may not be household names, but several of the players at the table were young poker pros, including 22-year old online pro Jason “JCarver” Somerville, who finished second in the $1,500 No Limit Hold’em Shootout earlier this month. Somerville was unable to match his success from his previous final table and busted out in 5th place.
To say this year’s $50,000 HORSE Championship was a sprint and not a marathon is like saying Jeffrey Lisandro is not too bad at Stud games. The five-day event is designed to be a test of stamina and skill, but the final table was probably not the endurance test the tournament staff and players expected. In the end, it took twenty hours and 492 hands to play down from the final eight to a champion. At a final table populated with former bracelet winners like Erik Seidel, Vitaly Lunkin, Ville Wahlbeck, Huck Seed and Chau Giang it was ultimately a player with an impressive resume but no bracelet to his credit that would take the title. Georgia native David Bach defeated John Hanson after a seven hour heads-up match to win his first bracelet, the Chip Reese Memorial Trophy and $1,276,802.
By OSKAR GARCIA LAS VEGAS (AP) — Things have gotten tough at the tables. Many players entering the World Series of Poker no-limit Texas Hold ‘em main event starting Friday in Las Vegas are hoping the game’s richest tournament will help them make up for lost winnings.
A 37-year-old former pro bowler from Georgia outlasted a 44-year-old New Yorker in a marathon poker session Wednesday to win $1.28 million and the mixed-game H.O.R.S.E. title at the World Series of Poker.
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