2011 January 13 Poker News, Events and Happenings
A special Aussie Millions edition of the PokerNews podcast features Crown Poker Director of Operations Jonno Pittock, a lesson on Aussie slang, and talk of a rumored $250,000 buy-in heads up event.
The 2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure hosted the $5,000 + $250 Bounty Shootout on Thursday with 216 players spread out among 36 tables. By the end of Day 1, each of those tables crowned a single winner who’ll return tomorrow for Round 2. Some of…
Day 1a of the first event of the 2011 Aussie Millions is complete and John Overbeek leads the field.
PokerNews is up for iGB Awards, so pardon us while we toot our own horn for a second. Also in tonight’s Nightly Turbo, we’ll tell you about the two online sites that have pulled out of Washington, and more.
On Saturday, the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) Main Event final table will play out from the sunny Bahamas. If you’re stuck at home, however, you can still follow the action on a one-hour delay complete with hole cards. The festivities begin at 5:00pm ET on ESPN3.com and 10:00pm ET on ESPN2 featuring commentary from players like Chad Brown and Daniel Negreanu, both PokerStars pros. Also on tap is studio analysis from Lon McEachern and David Williams during breaks.
After nearly six hours of play we are down to an eight-handed final table led by chip leader Chris Oliver. Oliver amassed an impressive 19.67 million-chip stack today and was responsible for six of the fourteen knockouts.
This week, it was officially announced that 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champion Jonathan Duhamel has joined Team PokerStars Pro.
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