2011 January 17 Poker News, Events and Happenings
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Event #3 of the 2011 Aussie Millions played down to its final table Monday. Would Annette Obrestad be able to defend her title, or would she fall early leaving it open for a new winner?
While wrapping up the proceedings in the Bahamas, PokerStars announced several new stops on its range of global tours, including the North American Poker Tour (NAPT).
In 2009, Canadian Will Molson was the runner-up to Bertrand “Elky” Grospellier in the $25,000 buy-in High Roller Event at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA). In 2010, he once again played second fiddle in the prestigious tournament, this time to William Reynolds. Over the weekend, Molson finally broke through and took down the High Roller Event for over $1 million.
The results for the Sunday Majors on PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker.
The first event of the sixth UB.com Online Championship (UBOC) kicked off on Sunday night and featured a healthy field of 664 players. The $530 No Limit Hold’em contest whittled down to one man, Laurence “DONT_RIVER_ME” Houghton, who came away with a $78,000 top prize. In September, Houghton took down a PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) title; he also owns a Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) jersey.
There was more to the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure than the Main Event. PokerNews takes a look at the 48 events from this year’s PCA.
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