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David peters wins poker masters opener for $193,200

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David Peters drew first blood in the Poker Masters series at the Aria Casino in Las Vegas last night, taking down the $10k buy-in opening event for a $193,200 payout ahead of the biggest names in the high roller scene…

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The series kicked off with 69 entries vying for not only prizes, but also points in the 7-event leaderboard race to don the purple jacket (won last year by Steffen Sontheimer) with Daniel Negreanu, Ike Haxton, Liv Boeree and husband Igor Kurganov among them – as was Phil Hellmuth, always keen to share his fate good or bad…

With buy-ins ranging from $10k to $100k, yesterday’s opener was the baby of the series, but it was still fiercely fought, six players returning for the day 2 final table showdown and guaranteed $41,400 – that honour going to Isaac ‘Ike’ Haxton who fell early at the hands of overnight leader Brandon Adams, and followed to the rails by Cord Garcia in 5th…

When Adams was flushed out in 4th by Peters, the finale would be a brief flurry of ‘unlucky eights’, German high-roller expert Rainer Kempe’s pocket 8’s losing out to Peters’ pocket deuces, and then heads up the same problem arising for Brian Green – this time Peters holding kings and securing the opening title…

Poker Masters Event #1 Final Table Results:

1 David Peters $193,200
2 Brian Green $138,000
3 Rainer Kempe $89,700
4 Brandon Adams $69,000
5 Cord Garcia $55,200
6 Isaac Haxton $41,400

 

There was little respite for the high-rolling pros, however, the $25k buy-in event 2 underway even as Peters was fighting his way to victory and the full Poker Masters series looking as follows, including a Short Deck Hold’em event starting Tuesday

Sept. 9 $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em
Sept. 10 $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
Sept. 11 $25,000 Short-Deck No-Limit Hold’em
Sept. 12 $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em
Sept. 13 $50,000 No-Limit Hold’em
Sept. 14 $100,000 Main Event
Sept. 15 $100,000 Main Event Final Table

Borgata Poker Open Approaches On Property’s 15th Anniversary

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Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa is one of the hottest poker spots on the eastern seaboard, with the largest poker room in Atlantic City, a huge cash game scene, and popular tournaments throughout the year. That includes being a featured World Poker Tour stop for the Borgata Poker Open, which has been on the WPT schedule since 2003.

The event debuted in Season II and this year’s event, part of the WPT’s Season XVII, runs September 16-21, 2018. The $3,500 buy-in event features a $3 million guarantee with the final table live streamed. Along with a big poker scene, Borgata offers players plenty of amenities — fine dining, nightlife and entertainment, a spectacular pool and spa scene, and luxurious rooms and suites.

As the property celebrates its 15th anniversary in 2018, this year’s WPT Borgata Poker Open should be even more special.

Borgata Is a Player’s Place to Play

What makes the Borgata such a great place for poker players? Asher Conniff, a WPT Champions Club member, is a regular at the Borgata and a huge fan of the property. He has almost $2 million in live tournament winnings, and won the WPT World Championship held at Borgata in 2015 for $973,683.

Conniff says the Borgata has a great down-home feel, whether it’s a $200 nightly tournament or a massive WPT event with more than 1,000 players.

“Like most poker rooms, there is a solid base of local players who show up for tournaments big and small,” Conniff said. “And yet so many of the top pros have been coming to Borgata for the big tournaments for so long that they have also become familiar faces.”

Conniff says WPT events at Borgata have become must-play events for many players in the area and from across the country. Everyone seems to become a regular.

“The floor people know all the players as they’ve been showing up for years and years,” Conniff said. “It’s all really cool.”

In the past few years, Conniff says the property has done even more to cater to players — especially when it comes to dining options. That includes renovating the cafeteria area downstairs, placing more healthy and interesting dining options, and upgrading the fast food options. Borgata also often gives dinner vouchers to players, including coupons for discounts at fine dining on buy-in receipts.

At the tables, Conniff says one thing he likes is that when tournament play is 10-handed, tournament staff rush to get back to nine-handed as quickly as possible. He adds that tournament director Tab Duchateau is always willing to listen to player feedback and make changes if needed.

Winning in Style

During his win at the Borgata, Conniff says a few things stand out. Two weeks earlier, he also won the first event of the series — a $560 buy-in tournament that brought him $203,231.

“First, how cool it was to win it at my home casino in front of so many of my friends and my dad?” Conniff said. “And just how wild the entire ride of that tournament series was, with the WPT win being the amazing culmination.”

Conniff actually won a satellite into the WPT championship before going on to win nearly $1 million in first-place prize money.

“That really is the dream, and I’m just lucky to have lived it,” Conniff said. “For my career and my life, it’s almost like before the WPT win was B.C. and after the win is A.D. Winning almost $1.2 million in two weeks is usually going to be life-changing, and I’m no exception. It allowed me to play a wide variety of tournaments, travel as I please, and help people in my life. It was really crucial to my career.”

As the WPT Borgata Poker Open approaches, Conniff is already planning his trip. He hasn’t missed a tournament series in over three years and that’s not changing this year.

“I would never miss a WPT at Borgata,” Conniff told us. “The tournament is so great, the casino is my favorite place to play and hang out, and there’s no place like home.”

Prior to the WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship, the Borgata will be offering 23 events featuring the $1.5 million guaranteed Deepstack Kick-Off as well as the $1 million guaranteed Almighty Stack event. The entire slate of action gets started September 4. For more information on the schedule of events, click here.

Past WPT Borgata Poker Open Winners

Season II: Noli Francisco – $470,000
Season III: Daniel Negreanu – $1,117,400
Season IV: Al Ardebili – $1,498,650
Season V: Mark Newhouse – $1,519,020
Season VI: Roy Winston – $1,575,280
Season VII: Vivek Rajkumar – $1,424,500
Season VIII: Olivier Busquet – $925,514
Season IX: Dwyte Pilgrim – $733,802
Season X: Bobby Oboodi – $922,441
Season XI: Ben Hamnett – $818,847
Season XII: Anthony Zinno – $825,099
Season XIII: Darren Elias – $843,744
Season XIV: David Paredes – $723,227
Season XV: Jesse Sylvia – $821,811
Season XVI: Guo Liang Chen – $789,058

For more information on the Season XVII WPT Borgata Poker Open, including the $3,500 Championship, check out the event hub on WPT.com.

WPTDeepStacks Portugal Main Event Day 2 Kicks Off with 81 Hopefuls

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It has been action-packed two days at Casino Vilamoura in Southern Portugal where this year’s edition of the WPTDeepStacks Portugal Main Event is taking place. The final of the tournament’s three starting flights was completed at the host venue late last night and we now know that its overall field was comprised of more than 200 entries.

The Main Event featured a total of three starting flights, played over two days. Days 1B and 1C, the latter one featuring a turbo format, were played yesterday. Following more than ten hours of poker action at Casino Vilamoura, it was Peter Giordano who scooped the largest stack of the two starting flights. Bagging 375,000, Giordano will also enter Day 2 of the tournament as the overall chip leader and a comfortable advantage over the rest who managed to make it through any of the three starting flights.

There will be 81 players who will return for Day 2 action, the survivors from the previous two playing days. Play is set to resume at 2 pm local time, which means that the start of the new day is just minutes away from now.

Who Else Made It Into Day 2

A look at the chip counts chart tells us that Tarej Bouchama with 225,000 and Angello Falletta wih 201,000 were the other two players to find a spot into top three of the temporary chip counts chart and to bag big for the night.

The 2017 WPTDeepStacks Portugal Main Event champ, Francisco Lopes, was too among the players to make it through the initial stage of action and into Day 2 of play. Lopes emerged victorious over a field of 250 entries last year at the same host venue to scoop a first-place prize of €57,060 and the tournament trophy. This year, the player is ready to fight for a back-to-back title. He entered the tournament on Day 1A, but got busted in the final level of action. As it can be seen, his run yesterday was much more successful as he managed to lock a coveted spot into the second day of play.

There is one more former WPTDeepStacks champion still in contention. Rex Clinkscales emerged as the chip leader of Day 1C with 92,000. The player is vying for his second title from the popular series after taking down the WPTDeepStacks Tampa Main Event at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tampa in June 2017. The player collected a nice payout of $162,354 for his triumph back then.

It is yet to be announced how much the winner of the Portugal Main Event will scoop for remaining the last surviving contender. Organizers are set to announce the final prize pool and the places paid later today. The money bubble is expected to burst at some point during Day 2 action and the field will be whittled down to just a few players who will advance into the final Day 3, which will be played tomorrow at the host casino.

Source: casinonewsdaily.com

WinStar World Casino the Official Casino of the Dallas Cowboys

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The Dallas Cowboys, who compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s National Football Conference (NFC) East division, on Thursday announced a partnership with WinStar World Casino and Resort, making it the first in the 32-team league to have an official casino designation.

According to Reuters news service…

The Thursday announcement naming the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma-owned and operated casino and resort in Thackerville, Oklahoma the Official Casino of the Dallas Cowboys came from the general manager for WinStar World Casino, Jack Parkinson, and Jerry Jones, owner of five-time Super Bowl champions, the Dallas Cowboys.

New partnership:

Commenting on the new partnership, Cowboys owner, Jerry Jones, said, “The Dallas Cowboys take great pride in aligning themselves with the best brands in the world. It is a privilege to stand shoulder to shoulder as partners with such a prominent entertainment brand like WinStar World Casino.”

While sports betting remains illegal in Oklahoma, during the NFL off season, a committee of owners approved relaxed rules regarding gambling promotion. Teams are now able to partner with casinos, and gaming companies can even bid for stadium naming rights. Direct relationships with sportsbooks, however, is still not allowed.

“We are excited about the future of gaming as it relates to the NFL,” said Jones.

PASPA and the future of sports betting:

In a 6-3 decision on May 14, 2018, the United States Supreme Court determined that a 1992 federal law [The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA)] violated constitutional principles by forcing states to ban sports betting under their own laws.

Having struck down the federal ban on wagering outside of Nevada, states are moving quickly to legalize and regulate it. Sports betting is currently legal in 8 states including Delaware, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, New York (launch pending), Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and West Virginia.

Kentucky and Ohio have bills that have been pre-filed for the 2019 legislative session, while many others have considered legislation this year.

Potential revenue swell:

The notion that billions of dollars in additional revenue from widely available, legal, regulated sports betting will be realized by the NFL isn’t exactly a new one. However, a new Nielsen Sports study commissioned by the American Gaming Association (AGA) offers data to support the supposition.

The league’s annual revenue may increase by $2.3 billion a yearas a result of increased spending from betting operators on sponsorship, advertising and data related to sports betting, according to the study.

Poker Strategy: Joe Cada Discusses Ace-Six Bluff Versus Alex Lynskey In WSOP Main Event

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In the video above four-time bracelet winner and 2009 World Series of Poker main event champion Joe Cada ran one of the most exciting bluffs of the 2018 summer series, firing multiple barrels with just ace high and getting his opponent to lay down top pair as the final-table bubble approached in the 2018 WSOP main event.

Card Player caught up with Cada after the summer to discuss this exciting hand that helped propel him to a fifth-place finish in the tournament for $2,150,000.

The Hand: Joe Cada was in eighth chip position with 12 players remaining. With blinds of 250,000-500,000 and an ante of 75,000 Cada raised to 1,100,000 from the button holding the AHeart Suit6Spade Suit.

Alex Lynskey called from the big blind with the KClub Suit9Heart Suit. The flop brought the KSpade Suit10Diamond Suit5Heart Suit. Lynskey check-called a bet of 1,000,000 from Cada and the turn brought the JHeart Suit.

Lynskey checked and Cada bet 2,600,000. Lynskey called and the 3Diamond Suit completed the board. Lynskey checked. Cada moved all-in for 7,150,000. After plenty of consideration, Lynskey folded his pair of kings and Cada grew his stack to 17,300,000.

Card Player: Can you talk about the bluff you ran with ace high against Alex Lynskey during playdown to the final table?

Joe Cada: So when I ran that A-6 bluff in the main event, I had been playing really tight the whole day. Both chip leaders were to my left. I had folded four out of the five buttons recently, and the one I did play I ended up raising with an ace and I just checked down with ace high.

So in this hand, it is a unique situation because A-6 is literally the worst hand I’m going to raise on the button given the situation with the chip leaders on my left, stack sizes and everything. So that context, and the fact that the table likely had noticed how tight I’d been playing, that all informs how I played the hand. The flop came K-10-X.

Generally, that flop would be good for my range. I bet pretty small on the flop with the goal of folding out hands like a weak ace high, or eight-nine or other non-equity hands. My smaller bet targets those types of holdings for Lynskey and protects my hand. If he happens to call I planned on bluffing the turn if either a queen or jack hit, because with my preflop range it is more likely I have hands like two pair or a straight. With only ace high for showdown value I have one of the weakest hands that I possibly could given the action, and so it’s one of the only hands I can bluff with.

The turn did bring a jack and I realized that I just had to stick to my gut. It fits with my range and I’d been playing tight. Also, [as the player in the big blind who called a raise] he can have a lot of hands like Q-10, 10-9 and even K-X. There are so many hands were he is just forced into a really tough spot on the river, and sometimes you just have to make something happen when you aren’t getting hands.

CP: For sure. Now, given the information that Lynskey had at the time, do you think his fold is a good play? Does he just have to assume that the board interacts better with your range than his? To a layperson, it might seem a little tight to fold top pair in this spot.

JC: He’s only really bluff catching with his hand. One thing his hand has going for it is that the K-9 is kind of good in a card-removal sense. I’ll say that if I were him I’d probably have ended up folding. Also, it is worth noting about this hand that I likely wouldn’t have played it the same way against a less experienced player. Lynskey is a really good player and clearly thinks deeply about the game. I just felt like he should give me credit in this spot due to the factors I have already laid out: how tight I’ve been playing, the way the board ran out and what type of hands I would even take this line with. Ace-six is one of the only hands I could have as a bluff here. Ultimately I just thought that he would give me credit. In his spot, it is so hard to call with less than two pair.Spade Suit

Leon Tsoukernik Wins partypoker POWERFEST SHR for $208k

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We are more used to seeing him in massive live cash games, but Kings Casino boss Leon Tsoukernik proved he had some serious online game yesterday when he took down the partypoker POWERFEST Super High Roller title and $207,978…

The high-rolling, sometimes controversial, multi-millionaire casino impresario emerged ahead of a field of 204 entrants to scoop the top prize in the $5200 buy-in event, part of partypoker’s $60million guaranteed, 670-event POWERFEST series which runs until September 23rd…

Speaking to HighStakesDB today, the Russian-born Czech explained that it was only his second-ever online tournament, stating: “I’m so proud” after playing “a very tough 11 hours” from across the border in Germany – partypoker not yet available in Czech, although plans are apparently afoot to change that.

Tsoukernik is well-known for his loose aggressive style in live cash games and tournaments, recently taking down the Velden ‘EM Super High Roller title in Austria after firing 7 bullets in the €25k buy-in event – the final one eventually working as he walked off with the €370,000 ($432,819) first prize… although his online win required only one bullet.

At the POWERFEST Super High Roller final table yesterday he fended off the challenges of a host of big names in the online world, ‘mczhang’ falling in 6th spot and ‘Chelsea72’ departing in 3rd for a $100k+ score.

Heads-up saw Tsoukernik topple ‘helicopterben82’, the latter having to content himself with the none-too-shabby $150,960 runner-up prize, while Leon can now look forward to the upcoming WSOP Europe at his casino in Rozvadov with a few extra $$$ in his pocket…

The $1million guaranteed tournament also saw partypoker ambassador Patrick ‘plenopads’ Leonard running deep, although he missed out on the final table, eventually finishing 11th, an $18,156 payday just short of the really big money…

Final results:

1 Leon_Tsoukernik $207,978
2 helicopterben82 $150,960
3 Chelsea72 $107,610
4 SplashThePot $79,560
5 HellmuthTheGr8 $56,100
6 mczhang $42,840
7 Hahaha_Owned $31,620
8 k2Schogori $23,460

Will Pengelly Wins WinStar River Poker Series $2,500 Main Event.

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The WinStar River Poker Series $2,500 Main Event is now in the books. The tournament drew 807 entries who challenged their luck and tested their skills against each other at WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Oklahoma, on Tuesday. In the end, it was 20-Year-Old Will Pengelly wins the first prize of $249,310 for outlasting his many opponents.

He skipped avoided at the University of North Texas in order to play The WinStar River Poker Series Main Event, which started from 1-4 September, and it has clearly paid off. The player belonged to a 5-way deal which slightly decreased the pay-out to the ultimate champion while adding a little bit much more to the remainder associated with the bargain. Four of the top five eventually took home prizes in excess of $200k.

At this age, this sort of money is a dream come true and it’s probably a wonderful start to what could be a fruitful career in poker for Will Pengelly. He has been a cash game player at WinStar since he turned 18 but never cashed in a tournament until this one.

“I think of tournaments kind of like the lottery,” he said. “Many people enter and one player wins a lot of money. Today, that happened to be me.”

It has been a successful poker tournament that has seen involvement by a variety of poker pros, with everyone fighting it out for an item of the $2-million prize pool.

Place Player Country Prize
1st Will Pengelly United States $249,310*
2nd Ekrem Bozkurt United States $215,170*
3rd Jeff Banghart United States $206,570*
4th Ricky Green United States $205,710*
5th Dean Baranowski United States $144,000*
6th Matthew Bray United States $75,440
7th Alan Cummins United States $58,580
8th Johnny Deas United States $46,060
9th Brian Green United States $36,640

 

Among the familiar faces have been Maria Ho, Rainer Kempe, Dan Heimiller and Ben Zamani, who took down the event last year. Unfortunately for these players, they were not able to survive into the final round.

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Piotr Nurzynski Wins 2018 EPT Barcelona (€1,037,109)

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The 2018 European Poker Tour €5,300 no-limit hold’em main event attracted a record-breaking field of 1,931 entries, topping the previous high turnout of 1,785 set at this event in 2016. The big yield created a total prize pool of €9,365,350 ($10,882,982 USD), with the lion’s share of that money ultimately awarded to Piotr Nurzynski. The 28-year-old doctor Piotr Nurzynski won his seat into this event in a €250 online satellite on PokerStars. He took home €1,037,109 ($1,213,418 USD) as the champ of this event after striking an offer during the four-handed play.

In addition to the money, Nurzynski also earned a Platinum Pass (a $30,000 value) for the 2019 PokerStars Players NL Hold’em Championship (PSPC), a gigantic $25,000 buy-in tournament taking place in the Bahamas next January.

The final day of this tournament began with six players remaining. Matthias Tikerpe was the first player eliminated, running his AClub SuitKClub Suit into the 9Heart Suit9Club Suit of Nurzynski. The board brought no help for the Estonian and he was eliminated in sixth place, earning €287,050 ($335,849 USD). Nurzynski had begun the day in second chip position behind Haoxiang Wang, but with this pot took a commanding lead.

Wang closed the gap somewhat by knocking out Rodrigo Carmo in fifth place. Again it was ace-king versus a pocket pair, this time the8Spade Suit8Diamond Suit for Wang. Carmo’s ADiamond SuitKClub Suit did not improve and he was sent to the rail with €354,200 ($414,414 USD).

The final four players battled it out for a while before opting to strike a deal that saw the title and trophy, the Platinum Pass and €180,000 set aside to play for, while securing the following payouts for the remaining players:

Haoxiang Wang – €1,023,701
Piotr Nurzynski – €857,109
Ognyan Dimov – €725,621
Pedro Marques – €698,369

Marques and Dimov finished in fourth and third place, respectively, taking home the agreed-upon payouts listed above. Wang had knocked both players out, and as a result, took nearly a 4-to-1 chip lead into heads-up play against Nurzynski. The short stack was able to find a double up, picking up pocket kings and getting all-in against Wang’s middle pair and a straight draw on the flop. Nurzynski’s overpair held up to close the gap considerably. Not long after that he overtook the lead.

By the time the final hand arose Nurzynski had more than a 4-to-1 chip advantage. With blinds of 250,000-500,000 Nurzynski limped in from the button with the AClub Suit9Club Suit. Wang checked with the KSpade Suit2Diamond Suit. Both players flopped a pair when the ADiamond SuitKClub Suit6Diamond Suit hit the board. Wang bet 500,000 from out of position and Nurzynski called with top pair. The turn brought the 7Club Suit to give Nurzynski the nut flush draw in addition to his pair of aces. Wang now opted to check. Nurzynski bet 2,000,000 and Wang made the call. The river was the 4Diamond Suit. Wang checked and Nurzynski moved all-in. Wang thought it over and eventually made the call, only to get the bad news that his pair of kings was second best. Wang earned €1,023,701 ($1,197,730 USD) for his runner-up showing in this event.

Final Result 2018 EPT Barcelona €5,300 Main Event

Place Winner Country Prize (in EUR) Deal (in EUR) Prize (in USD)
1 Piotr Nurzynski Poland €1,611,500 €1,037,109 $1,203,658
2 Haoxiang Wang China €859,050 €1,023,701 $1,118,097
3 Ognyan Dimov Bulgaria €590,000 €725,621 $842,148
4 Pedro Marques Portugal €424,250 €698,369 $810,520
5 Rodrigo Carmo Portugal €354,200 $411,056
6 Matthias Tikerpe Estonia €287,050 $333,127
7 Mark Buckley Ireland €220,000 $255,314
8 Patrick Clarke Ireland €155,000 $179,881

Former EPT Barcelona Champ Eyeing Second Title at PokerStars EPT Barcelona

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Friday was a long day of quality poker at Casino Barcelona where this year’s edition of the EPT Barcelona festival is currently running. Eyes are set on the Main Event, which is entering its concluding stages. The tournament attracted a record-breaking field of more than 1,900 entries, but there are only 13 of them left.

Day 4 of the tournament was supposed to end when there were just 16 players left at the tables of the host casino. However, Level 6 of the night kicked off with 17 hopefuls in contention and organizers had to decide whether to stop play when the original target of 16 survivors was reached or to allow players to complete the level.

A decision was made and action ran until the end of the level. As a result there will be 13 players to return today at noon local time and to continue their battle for the title and the €1.6-plus-million prize pool.

It will be Portugal’s Pedro Marques who will lead the 13 finalists into the penultimate day of action. The player had accumulated a stack of 9.15 million by the time play ended for the night. There was a little bit of action on the very last hand of Day 4 when Brazil’s Fabiano Kovalski eliminated his fellow countryman Upeshka De Silva in 14th place to scoop a massive stack. That final hand rocketed the player just one spot below the top.

Former EPT Barcelona Champ Eyeing Second Title

John Juanda, one of poker’s most accomplished players, is still in contention for the title and the first-place cash. The player won the EPT Barcelona Main Event in 2015 for over €1 million. Now he is looking to double his achievement. Juanda will have a difficult start to Day 5, though, as he will enter the day as the short stack.

Another former EPT Main Event champion is vying for a brand new title from the popular series. Bulgaria’s Ognyan Dimov won the EPT Deauville in 2015 and is now still in contention for a title from another EPT stop. Just like Juanda, Dimov is at the bottom half of the chip counts chart, but we all love poker for being a game of fantastic twists and turns and there will certainly be many twists and turns during the two remaining days of play within this year’s EPT Barcelona.

As mentioned above, play is set to resume at noon local time at Casino Barcelona. The 13 remaining players will play down to the final six. And the final six will return at the host venue tomorrow to play down to a champion.

Each of the remaining 13 survivors is guaranteed a minimum cash of €88,250. And each of the six finalists will leave with no less than €287,050. However, it is more than clear that all remaining survivors have set the first-place prize of €1,611,500 as their ultimate goal.

Phil Ivey Heads To Philly To Appeal $10M Judgement

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All-time poker great Phil Ivey is asking the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to overturn a $10.1 million judgement in a case pitting him against an MGM Resorts-owned casino, according to court documents obtained by Card Player Magazine.

Ivey, along with his playing partner Cheung Yin “Kelly” Sun, on Friday filed an appeal in the federal court in Philadelphia, just days after U.S. District Court Judge Noel Hillman denied their motion to stay enforcement of the judgement, without bond, pending the appeal.

Judge Hillman’s decision allows the Borgata casino-hotel in Atlantic City to try and collect on the judgement while the appeal is pending, the casino’s lawyer told Card Player.

The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey determined in 2016 that Ivey and Sun breached their contract with the Borgata when they gained a small edge on the house. Their legal team still disputes the breach of contract ruling.

The case stems from 2012 high-stakes baccarat sessions at the top casino in the East Coast gambling hub. Ivey and Sun used a technique called edge-sorting to exploit subtle manufacturing defects on the backs of the playing cards. As a result, they gained a significant, albeit small, edge over the house. It paid off over the course of their marathon gambling sessions.

Borgata said that the edge-sorting “changed the overall odds of the game from an approximate 1.06 percent house advantage to an approximately 6.765 percent advantage for Ivey.”

“Even though Ivey and Sun’s cunning and skill did not break the rules of baccarat, what sets Ivey and Sun’s actions apart from deceitful maneuvers in other games is that those maneuvers broke the rules of gambling as defined in this state,” Judge Hillman wrote in late 2016.

Ivey and Sun were betting as much as $150,000 per hand, with Ivey claiming in an unsuccessful countersuit that the casino plied him with alcohol.

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