2010 January 09 Poker News, Events and Happenings
Day 4 of the 2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event began on Saturday at 12:00 noon with 62 players and by day’s end, the field had whittled down to just 24. A stormy day outside on Paradise Island proved just as gloomy inside the Imperial…
Tyrone Smith, 39, could have the television cameras on him. He’s got the Hollywood look of the new breed of high-rolling poker sharks: Black hooded sweatshirt flipped up, an MP3 player tucked in one ear, sunglasses resting on top of his head. He gives a lifeless stare when he’s in on a hand.
It was a typical evening of cards at Gil’s house. Gil is the regular host of my local poker game and he does it spectacularly well. The game starts on time and ends on time (for those folks saddled with real j*bs). He’s got a great sound system and the tunes range from Massive Attack to George Jones; you don’t know what you’re going to hear, but you know it’s going to be good.
Although attendance at the 2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) out-paced last year’s tally by 13.5%, this year’s champion will earn a whopping $800,000 less. In 2009, Canadian poker player Poorya Nazari earned $3 million after defeating American Anthony Gregg heads-up.
Shaun Bridgmohan, on Hallway in the Dixie Poker Ace, expected a late challenge from Desert Wheat in the Dixie Poker Ace. Desert Wheat obliged. But Hallway was able to withstand Desert Wheats challenge by a nose to earn…
LUCKY punters in a gaming room were saved from being buried alive when poker machines they were playing held up a collapsing ceiling in Sydney’s west early today.
A total of 62 players remain out of the 1,529 who began the 2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) Main Event. A host of brand name players survived Day 3, including 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe Main Event winner Barry Shulman.
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