It’s becoming a broken document to report that Stephen Chidwick has won a US Poker Open event. On Thursday, he delivered yet one more one, his 3rd in just nine efforts. This, Event # 1: $10,000 No-Limit Hold ’em, benefited $216,000.

The Brit outlasted a field of 90 entries, every one of whom possibly must have understood they were betting second. Sean Winter months, the runner-up, was on the getting end of an ill colder to bust. Yet he must really feel rather lucky to have actually also made it to heads-up play.

Tough to Beat a Skilled Card-Catcher

Beating Stephen Chidwick on any day is tough. He doesn’t have $21.5 million in life time event revenues on crash. But when England’s all-time winningest player is capturing cards, you could too just hand him your chips.

On the final hand, Winter grabbed pocket 8s in the large blind as well as raised it up following Chidwick’s limp with 7-5. The players saw a 9-6-K flop and also Winter proceeded his aggression yet obtained a telephone call.

Drawing to just two outs, Chidwick struck the sickest card in the deck– an 8, giving him a straight and also his challenger a set. Stephen started the hand with over 7 million chips versus 4.1 million. As you probably expected, all the money got in on the turn. A river 3 was no help to Winter months that was eliminated in second location for $157,000.

Although he was dissatisfied in the last result, he must feel rather fortunate. With five gamers remaining as well as the blinds at 40,000/ 80,000 with an 80,000 stake, he had just 350,000 chips, much less than 5 huge blinds.

Lazaro Hernandez assisted Winter season move up the pay range. After semi-bluffing with an open-ended straight draw versus Chidwick’s flopped nut directly, Hernandez then disposed his remaining chips to the ultimate champ many thanks to a pre-flop all-in with a weak ace that got no help from the neighborhood cards. He was removed in 5th location for $72,000.

Afterwards, the cards began falling Winter months’s way. One double-up led to another and also prior to anybody could blink, he was a major hazard to win– right up until he encountered that one last colder.

US Poker Open Event #1 Final Table Results

1. 1. Stephen Chidwick (United Kingdom) $216,000
   2. Sean Winter (USA) $157,000
   3. Joseph Cheong (USA) $112,500
   4. Joseph Cappello (USA) $90,000
   5. Lazaro Hernandez (USA) $72,000
   6. Joseph Orsino (USA) $54,000

He Just Keeps Winning

Chidwick earned the US Poker Open championship trophy last year because he was unstoppable. He won two tournaments out of the eight events. And he also made the final table in three other events, cashing for a total of $1.2 million.

With his victory on Thursday, he’s off to another great start, earning $216,000 and 200 series points. But with nine events remaining, it’s still anyone’s ballgame. Just don’t be surprised if Chidwick successfully defends his crown.

Event #2: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha also got underway from the PokerGo Studio in Las Vegas on Thursday. You can catch that final table in its entirety on the PokerGo app Friday beginning at 2 pm PT.

What’s the largest longshot you ever before hit?

Prior to last Sunday, I couldn’t address that inquiry. I do not make several long-shot bets, and even the small parlays I place are within the exact same video game (like wagering a side and also the under) as well as pay maybe 3 to 1.

The Super Bowl felt like the ideal excuse to find a long-shot wager. Everybody loves disputing the odd prop-bets for The Big Game, and also no American sporting event creates the same action. On the internet online casinos utilize the props for client acquisition, as well as normally, area little limitations on the wager. These online casinos don’t have the sources to research every odd bet and find the best cost, so they eye-ball it and also sometimes make errors.

I spent the week leading up to the Super Dish in Atlanta, doing meetings and chatting gambling with the media in Radio Row. I didn’t have the time to study numerous props, lines, and also books the method I wanted yet I recognized every person would certainly ask what I was wagering, so I flipped through Super Bowl MVP probabilities for an enjoyable wager to make.

FanDuel was offering the most effective odds of guides I had access to, and Patriots lead receiver Julian Edelman looked mispriced at 35 to 1. For comparison, Brady as well as Goff were around 2 to 1, and lead backs Sony Michel and also Todd Gurley were 15-ish. Besides rate, there were a few various other factors in Edelman’s favor:

He bet the popular group.
He’s the Patriots clear number-one option in the death game.
He returns punts.
Brady as well as Gronk have fallen back.
Does any of that mean I knew Edelman was going to have a great video game? Heck no. It just indicates his rate looked a little off for his possibility. So I put $200 on him and really did not sweat it up until game-day when all of a sudden I had a factor to yell during one of the most dull Super Dish in a years.

He was all over on infraction and also invested half the video game making reasonable catches following a Rams punt.

Near the end, I was concerned Sony Michel’s touchdown placed him ahead, or that Stephon Gillmore would win for the Patriots defense, yet Edelman’s receiving stats triumphed and they gave him MVP. The only drawback is that while investigating this blog site, I realized he opened at 50 to 1.

The 2019 World Collection of Poker Circuit Potawatomi $1,700 no-limit hold ’em main event brought in a field of 667 overall entrances, developing a last prize swimming pool of $1,010,505. After 3 days of activity, Michael Hudson emerged triumphant with the title, the $207,159 leading prize, and also his initial WSOPC gold ring.

The 32-year-old online poker pro from Illinois was likewise awarded 840 Card Gamer Player of the Year points, sufficient to see him move right into 46th area in the total POY race standings.

Hudson came into the last day of this event as the chip leader with 9 players remaining. He had risen right into the lead late on day 2 of the occasion after winning a large hand against 2007 World Texas Hold’em Excursion Bellagio Mug champion Kevin Saul. With plenty of contribute the pot and a board of 7Diamond Suit5Spade Suit5Heart Suit8Diamond SuitJSpade Fit, the river action started with a check from Hudson. Saul bets 590,000. Damjan Radanov folded and also Hudson check-raised to 1,825,000. Saul called with the 7Spade Suit7Club Suit for a tumbled full house, only to obtain revealed Hudson’s 8Heart Suit8Club Match for a greater boat made on the turn.

With that said, Hudson took a dominant advantage right into day 3, with 157 large blinds in his pile. The next largest stack, coming from Hank Sitton, was simply 57 huge blinds. He advanced his benefit by scoring the initial two eliminations of the final table, sending out Eric Wasylenko (9th– $19,38) and also Cody Brinn (8th– $24,414) to the rail and expanding his pile to over 200 huge blinds.

Kevin Saul had actually still handled to make the final table after shedding the ill hand with his flopped capacity. Saul hung around to six-handed activity, and then won a preflop race with pocket tens up versus the ASpade SuitKClub Fit of Damjan Radanov to send him packing in sixth location ($ 40,248).

Hudson earned his 3rd knockout of the final table when his ADiamond Suit10Club Match took care of to defeat the ASpade SuitJSpade Suit of Brett Apter, making a pair of tens to secure the pot. Apter took home $52,698 as the fifth-place finisher.
Saul was ultimately removed in 4th area when his pocket jacks lost a coin turn to Joshua Turner’s AHeart SuitQDiamond Fit. Saul was granted $69,917 for his deep run in this occasion, bringing his job live tournament incomes to more than $3.6 million.

Hank Sitton was knocked senseless in third area when his pocket aces were cracked by a flopped full house for Hudson. Sitton had elevated from the small blind as well as Hudson protected his big blind with JHeart Suit5Spade Suit. The flop boiled down JSpade SuitJClub Suit5Heart Suit. The chips all entered after the 5Club Match hit the turn, and also Sitton was to requiring an ace on the river to make it through. The 10Heart Match protected the pot for Hudson. Sitton took home $94,017 as the third-place finisher.

Hudson had greater than a 5-to-1 chip lead over Turner when heads-up action began. Turner, that has 7 WSOPC gold rings to his name, managed to combat all the way back right into the lead. Hudson was able toe gain back the momentum relatively promptly, though, as well as by the time the last hand developed he once again held a substantial lead.

The last hand of the tournament started with Turner limping in from the switch with the QHeart Suit6Heart Match. Hudson checked with his JHeart Suit5Spade Fit, the exact same hand he had actually gotten rid of Sitton with. The flop boiled down 5Heart Suit4Spade Suit2Heart Match and Hudson checked. Turner wagered 250,000 and Hudson relocated all-in. Turner called for his last 3.6 million or two with his straight and flush draws. The turn was the 10Diamond Suit to keep Hudson’s pair of fives the best hand. The 2Club Fit secured the offer, locking up the title for Hudson and sending Turner to the rail as the runner-up. He made $128,183 for his excellent proving in this event.

Here is a look at the payouts and POY points awarded at the final table:

The seemingly nation-wide push for states to legalize sports betting has made its way to Washington state, which has historically not always supported gambling expansion. But thanks to the recent overturning of PAPSA, even traditional non-gambling states are looking into the activity as a potentially lucrative tax revenue source.

Majority Caucus Chair Eric Pettigrew (D) and seven other members of the legislature sponsored HB 1975, which would legalize sports betting on both professional and collegiate sporting events in the state.

Under the current gaming landscape in the state, gambling is only legal on tribal land and any sort of internet gambling is a class C felony.

According to the Washington State Gambling Commission, there are 29 federally recognized tribes in the state, all of which have Class III gaming compacts, with 21 of those tribes operating the state’s 28 casinos.

Pettigrew’s bill would not change that. Sports betting would only be allowed on tribal grounds, with mobile betting apps permitted for on-site wagers.

Chris Stearns, a member of the state’s gambling commission, told The Seattle Times that if this bill is passed, it could open up a much bigger sports betting market in Washington. Under the current federal gaming compact laws, once the tribes are given the ability to offer these services, they may be able to negotiate a deal with the state.

“It may look limited, but it just opens the door to what the tribes can negotiate with the governor,” said Stearns.

For instance, if the bill passes, the tribes could go back and negotiate with the state to allow statewide betting on mobile apps. As opposed to only on tribal land.

There is a public hearing on the bill scheduled for Thursday morning, and will eventually be voted on by the spring. The bill comes just four years after lawmakers were unable to pass legislation that would legalize both daily and season-long fantasy sports.

If passed, Washington would become the 12th state to legalize sports betting. Washington is the 29th state to introduce legislation that would legalize sports betting.

Kentucky doesn’t have a solitary online casino within its boundaries, however it might soon have on the internet casino poker and also sports wagering if state lawmakers get their way.

Recently, Republican politician Rep. Adam Koenig, together with 14 other sponsors, presented HB 175, which would legalize both sports betting and on the internet texas hold’em in the state.

Like some other states that have actually established wagering regulations, the state’s lotto game compensation would function as the regulative body for the sector. Under the suggested regulations, poker would be enabled players who are 18 or older, and any kind of earnings from online casino poker would be exhausted at 6.75 percent.

On the sports betting side of the costs, the tax obligation rate would be a little greater, at 10.25 percent for in-person sports wagers as well as 14.25 percent on income from online betting. Operators would certainly require to obtain a sports betting license, which would certainly set you back $1 million.

Kentucky signs up with New york city and also West Virginia as states with pending on-line texas hold’em regulation, and the numerous states with sports wagering regulations in the jobs. Pennsylvania passed on the internet poker regulation in 2017 but has yet to implement it.

Kentucky attempted to pass similar regulations in the past but was not successful. The state has a lengthy background with a strong anti-gambling stance and has taken legal opportunities versus online video gaming carriers well before Black Friday, consisting of an effort to seize online casino poker domain in 2008.

The state submitted a civil activity suit against Bwin.party digital home entertainment in 2010 after the online casino poker carrier took out of the USA complying with the passage of the Unlawful Net Gambling Enforcement Act in 2006. In 2013, the state opted for a $15 million settlement from the gaming titan.

Kentucky is likewise still in a legal battle with Destiny Team after bringing an $870 million lawsuit versus the globe’s largest poker site in 2010 for operating in their state after the law was passed.

Despite it’s anti-online texas hold’em history, it has been lawful to bet on equine auto racing in Kentucky given that 1783 when the state carved out an exemption for lotteries and equine auto racing in the state’s constitution.

Michael Hudson has almost 40% of the chips with 9 gamers left. Day 3 activity starts at midday Monday.

Day 2 of the WSOP Circuit Potawatomi Centerpiece started with 97 gamers returning from the beginning area of 667 access. After 10+ degrees used Sunday, just 9 gamers continue to be in their pursuit to catch the $207,159 first-place reward as well as a seat right into the 2019 International Gambling Establishment Champion.

Michael Hudson regulates a large chip lead, holding simply reluctant of 40% of the chips at the last table. Hudson got on the winning end of a number of crucial hands today, 2 of which came versus ring-winner Kevin Saul, that was the chip leader to start both hands.

Initially, with 47 gamers staying, Hudson was done in on the turn with a double-gutshot straight draw versus Saul’s tumbled collection. Hudson made his straight on the river to endure, and also it had not been the last time he placed the injured on Saul.

At the last table, Hudson transformed a capacity versus Saul’s tumbled complete residence. A huge river check-raise from Hudson led to a telephone call from Saul, sending out Hudson back to the top of the chip matters.

Here is how the final table lines up for Day 3:

Seat 1: Josh Turner – 1,265,000 (25 bb)
Seat 2: Hank Sitton – 2,870,000 (57 bb)
Seat 3: Kevin Saul – 1,810,000 (33 bb)
Seat 4: Cody Brinn – 805,000 (16 bb)
Seat 5: Nathan Braungardt – 1,100,000 (22 bb)
Seat 6: Damjan Radanov – 1,355,000 (27 bb)
Seat 7: Eric Wasylenko – 770,000 (15 bb)
Seat 8: Brett Apter – 2,195,000 (44 bb)
Seat 9: Michael Hudson – 7,850,000 (157 bb)

Second in chips is Hank Sitton, in search of his first circuit ring. Next is Brett Apter, who captured his first ring earlier this series with a win in the $400 six-max event last week. Apter also is in the mix for Casino Champion and could take the lead in that race depending on his finish at the final table. The aforementioned Kevin Saul is fourth in chips, looking to win his second wing. His first came back in 2013.

In the middle of the pack is Damjan Radanov, who held the chip lead entering Day 2. Radanov also has a circuit ring on his résumé from 2015.  Next is Josh Turner, on the hunt for his eighth circuit ring and second this season. Rounding out the final table are Nathan Braungardt, Cody Brinn and Eric Wasylenko. Braungardt and Wasylenko are looking for their first circuit rings, while Brinn has two on his mantle already.

Cards will be in the air at noon local time on Monday.

With the conclusion of Day 1B, the Globe Series of Texas Hold’em Circuit Main Event at Potawatomi has completed its 2nd, and final, beginning leg.

Trip A drew 292 entries on Friday while Trip B signed up an additional 375 entrances, bringing the Event # 10: $1,700 No-Limit Hold ’em Main Event complete starting area to 667 participants. The mark is 63 players above ins 2015 number as well as simply 10 much less than Potawatomi’s inaugural Circuit Main.

A prizepool amount of $1,010,505 was generated, exceeding the $750,000 assurance. The top 72 finishers will certainly grab a Globe Collection of Poker money as well as Gambling enterprise Champion factors. A min-cash is worth $2,829 as well as at the top awaits $207,159 for the impending champion.

Day 1A stopped at the 15 minute mark of Degree 16 due to the fact that 12% of the beginning field was reached. Amongst the 36 survivors in Flight A, one loomed above the rest. Damjan Radanov, owner of one Circuit gold ring, landed 855,000 in chips. The high bar verified to be unreachable for Trip B players, suggesting Radanov will certainly start Day 2 as the overall chip leader.

Day 1B imitated its precursor, stopping before completion of Level 16 and also ended with 61 plaers. This leaves a mixed overall of 97 competitors progressing to Day 2. Ricky Landais nabbed the Trip B chip lead with 508,500, barely slipping by gold ring winner Kevin Saul by a single 500-denomination chip.

A couple gold arm band champions are still generally Occasion mix, Kevin Eyster (232,500) and also Alexander Ziskin (97,000), each with one gold arm band to their name. Eyster also lays claim to 3 WSOP gold rings. Two other progressing players with 3 gold rings are Aaron Massey (204,500) and also Peter Vitantonio (131,000). Massey only simply protected his third Circuit title on Friday, winning Occasion # 9 of the series.

Two-time gold ring victors Cody Brinn (258,000) and Andy Philachack (118,000) are also transferring to Day 2, together with a large handful of gamers with one gold ring. Philachack will be wanting to duplicate his success from ins 2015 Main Event at Potawatomi where he finished in 5th location, winning $48,045.

Here are the top-five chip stacks going into Day 2:

1st: Damjan Radanov – 855,000
2nd: Miguel Dabul – 564,00
3rd: Mark Kroon – 522,000
4th: Ricky Landais – 508,500
5th: Kevin Saul – 508,000

The advancing bunch will begin the day 25 spots from the money. Play resumes at 12:00 p.m. with 15:53  Level 17: Blinds 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante and is scheduled to play through ten, one-hour levels.

British boxing icon David Haye has been back in the ring as he prepares to face one of live poker’s biggest challenges, the GUKPT Goliath.

Posting the video of his impromptu poker session on Instagram (@mrdavidhaye), Haye can be seen in his natural habitat. Setting up a Grosvenor Casinos branded table inside a boxing ring, the former heavyweight champion gave his followers a brief glimpse into his preparation (see video below).

Hayemaker Having Fun Ahead of GUKPT Test

Although it wasn’t an all-star line-up, Haye had his work cut out with an active “bluffer” and chip leader to his right. As expected, the atmosphere was jovial and the Grosvenor ambassador looked as though he was enjoying the training.

Rewind a couple of months and the scene was very different. After being announced as an ambassador for Grosvenor Casinos, Haye lasted less than a round in his first live event.

Despite receiving a crash course prior to GUKPT Blackpool, The Haymaker did everything wrong and hit the canvass within three hands. Never one to stay down, the retired athlete returned at the recent GUKPT London.

Learning from his mistakes and with his mentors’ advice ringing in his ears, Haye made it through some tough spots but fell just short of completing Day 1.

GUKPT Numbers Strong Ahead of David Haye Showdown

For his new sponsor, the Haymaker effect appears to be paying dividends. On top of the GUKPT London Mini Main breaking all previous records, the £1,110/$1,435 main event also reached new heights.

Between the allure of rubbing shoulders with David Haye and the £200,000/$259,000 guaranteed prizepool, 467 runners joined the action inside London’s The Poker Room.

That figure was 18 more than the previous high of 449. What’s more, it’s one of the few times a GUKPT main event has breached the 400-runner mark since the tour’s inaugural season back in 2007.

With the GUKPT on a high, Grosvenor will be hoping for another monstrous field in the Goliath. Set to get underway on July 27, the David vs. Goliath event as it will be known this year could set another record.

Building on the GUKPT’s current momentum and the fact David Haye will be a bounty, the 2019 Goliath is a good bet to become the largest live poker event outside of the WSOP. Whether Haye can make it through unscathed is a slightly longer bet but the recent evidence suggests he’s now taking the game more seriously.

The World Series of Poker has revealed the official dates for the 2019 WSOP Europe event, which will occur at the King’s Resort Rozvadov for the 3rd straight year. The series is set to run from October 15 through November 4, with the present plan seeing 10 official WSOP gold bracelet occasions occur.

The WSOP Europe EUR10,000 no-limit hold ’em main event is set up to range from Oct. 25-30. All various other arm band events have not yet had their styles as well as routines wrapped up.

“We love hosting WSOP Europe and treating the game’s best players with our one-of-a-kind hospitality,” said King’s Resort owner Leon Tsoukernik in the WSOP’s press release. “We hope players who have participated in WSOPE come back this year, and for those yet to make it out to King’s, we strongly encourage you to make plans to join us for Europe’s richest annual live poker festival.”

In 2018 the 10 WSOPE bracelet events drew a total of 6,028 entries, with EUR20,997,184 in cash prize awarded throughout. Jack Sinclair beat an area of 534 entries to win the centerpiece in 2018, gaining EUR1,122,239 and his very first gold arm band.

The past two WSOP Europe’s have been our best yet in terms of entries and prize pools in the dozen years we’ve held WSOPE,” said WSOP Director Gregory Chochon. “King’s Resort is perfectly situated and convenient for Europeans to get to and we expect the 2019 edition to continue to deliver big prize pools and participation.”

Stay tuned to social poker for further updates as even more info is released concerning the 2019 WSOP Europe.

Maryland online poker player Joseph Stiers has gotten to a negotiation with Caesars Enjoyment over a situation that entailed his disqualification from the 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event.

Joseph Stiers (left) reached a negotiation with Caesars Home entertainment over his disqualification from the 2017 Globe Collection of Casino Poker Centerpiece. (Picture: Borgata).

Pseudonyms Used to Skirt Casino Ban

That’s when safety at the Rio cuffed him and intimidated to bill him with trespassing if he didn’t leave immediately.

It turned out that Stiers had actually formerly been prohibited permanently from all Caesars residential properties in 2015 after he had counted cards while playing blackjack at the Horseshoe Casino Site Baltimore. Consequently, he was invalidated from the competition without a reimbursement, waiving his chips with no prize money.

Stiers attempted to continue playing in poker events in 2015, however was tossed out of a WSOP Circuit occasion in Baltimore. He then began skirting the policies by entering events under the pseudonym of Joseph Conorstiers. He actually managed to cash twice in the 2016 WSOP under that name before attempting the trick once more in 2017, when he went into under the alias of Joseph Conor.

Stiers, now a third-year law student at the University of Maryland, fought back by filing a lawsuit in June 2018. The player not only sought to reclaim his entry, but also the equity of his chip stack, which he estimated at about $150,000.

His claim also kept in mind that he would certainly contend the very least won concerning $20,000 had his pile simply been blinded off from the time of his ejection, and also accused Caesars of ruining his career as a professional online poker player.

Terms of Settlement Not Disclosed

At the time, attorneys standing for Caesars requested for the instance to be dismissed with prejudice, and also with Stiers representing himself, there was little reason to suspect he may win versus the pc gaming titan.

Apparently, he had enough of a case to at least get the company to consent to some kind of settlement. According to a Feb. 1 court filing reported on by United States Bets, both events had gotten to a deal, and wanted to press back a coming target date so that the terms can be finalized.

According to the United States Bets record, a WSOP speaker said that it could not talk about the instance, yet that Stiers was still outlawed from Caesars venues. On the other hand, Stiers told the site that he couldn’t speak with the terms of the settlement due to a discretion agreement.