MIDNIGHT POKERCLUB http://MIDNIGHTPOKERCLUB.ORG Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:50:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 Microgaming Poker Network Improves http://MIDNIGHTPOKERCLUB.ORG/index.php/2011/09/16/microgaming-poker-network-improves/ http://MIDNIGHTPOKERCLUB.ORG/index.php/2011/09/16/microgaming-poker-network-improves/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 06:36:16 +0000 admin http://MIDNIGHTPOKERCLUB.ORG/index.php/2011/09/16/microgaming-poker-network-improves/

Microgaming Poker Network Improves
Microgaming is known as one of the largest and forward moving online gaming software providers. The online casino and online poker software provider has just announced that it will be releasing a new version of the online poker software that will run on the Microgaming Poker Network. The Microgaming Poker Network will now have an online poker software version that comes with usability updates, and also includes changes that have been made based up the needs of the players, with information gathered from feedback from its customers. Included in this exciting new software update is a special bonus tool that can be used for both operators and players. Some of the changes that will be taking place include the use of larger cards in the games. The 10 seat cash game tables will now be 9 seat cash game tables. There are additions that will appear on the My Calendar feature that is offered, which will now include the players MTT schedules. The bet slider configurability has been improved upon, as have the usability updates. The improvements to the usability updates give players the opportunity to use a New Multi-Table Launcher, giving players the choice to open new cash Aussie casino games, using only one click. The Auto Buy-In feature allows players to configure their choices by players for cash game tables, with less clicks needed before they can begin gameplay. There are also special bonus tools that are being launched at this time. Some parts of the new release have already been live on the Unibet online poker site since 23rd August 2011, and the final updates should be in place by October of this year. The Head of Poker at Unibet, Daniel Eskola, said: At Unibet, we are all very excited about this update, which brings in new functionality for ourselves and our players as well as improvements on old classics. This release demonstrates Microgamings commitment to ongoing software development and responsiveness to player and operator requests. Head of Network Games at Microgaming, Lydia Melton, had the following to say: At Microgaming we are constantly innovating and looking for ways to enhance our Poker product. The new features and functionality have been developed from listening to operator and player feedback and we are confident that the new software version will lead to an enhanced user experience. Related Posts Victor Chandler Poker Offers Facebook Promo 6th Anniversary of Titan Poker Party Poker Changes Rake Merge Poker Network Ready for US Players French Court Rules Texas HoldEm a Game of Skill Share on Facebook, Twitter, MySpace…

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Card casino games just like the backgammon game are all about hierarchy and priority. Your fate is determined by the cards that you hold in your hands. Online Poker or Video Poker at American casinos is no different a game, it is all about waiting for the right moment and the right opportunity. The moment you let your opponent aware of your motives, you can be quite sure that you are going to face the wall if youre your opponent is half as worthy as he should be. Online poker , especially online poker teaches you to strike at the right moment. casino online are a good place where you can experience the thrill of actually winning an online poker game.

But before winning at online casino you must learn the game. The hierarchy is dependent on every aspect that a set of cards can provide you with. The face value of each card and the color that it belongs to, determine its value for the player. For example the face value of Ace has the highest individual value but the most popular form of poker is played with five cards and the value of the Ace depends on the other cards that accompany it. Similarly, two has the lowest individual face value but it is the remains that decide its importance.

There are nine different types of hands in the game of online PKR Poker . Starting with the lowest, High Cards is the weakest set of cards that a player can get. It means that your whole game depends on the highest individual face value card that you have got. Next is One Pair , which means you have two cards with same face value and the remaining cards are different from each other. Two Pair means having two pair cards with different face value, Three of a Kind means having a triplet of cards with same face value, Straight means having a series of ascending cards like 2,3,4,5,6 of different colours and Flush, which means having set of cards with the same colour on them. Now coming to higher end of the table, we have the Full House , means having a triplet and a pair, Four of a Kind , having four cards of the same face value and a kicker and finally the Straight Flush consisting of a series of an ascending cards belonging to the same colour group. These are very important poker rules and something one needs to know, if they want to play poker seriously.

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]]> http://MIDNIGHTPOKERCLUB.ORG/index.php/2009/10/04/hellmuth-to-host-charity-poker-tournament/feed/ 0 Strategy with Kristy: Jared Tendler on the Mental Game of Poker Part 2 http://MIDNIGHTPOKERCLUB.ORG/index.php/2012/01/29/strategy-with-kristy-jared-tendler-on-the-mental-game-of-poker-part-2/ http://MIDNIGHTPOKERCLUB.ORG/index.php/2012/01/29/strategy-with-kristy-jared-tendler-on-the-mental-game-of-poker-part-2/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 09:54:05 +0000 admin http://MIDNIGHTPOKERCLUB.ORG/index.php/2012/01/29/strategy-with-kristy-jared-tendler-on-the-mental-game-of-poker-part-2/ Strategy with Kristy: Jared Tendler on the Mental Game of Poker Part 2
December 22 2011, Kristy Arnett Related Articles Strategy with Kristy: Jared Tendler on the Mental Game of Poker Pt 1 Strategy with Kristy: Andrew Seidman Discusses His Book, Easy Game Strategy with Kristy: Andrew Robl Discusses Televised Cash Game Hands Share It Tags Poker Players, Poker Strategy, PokerNews Podcast, Psychology of Poker Print Jared Tendler is the author of The Mental Game of Poker and has coached more than 200 players from around the world. Equipped with a masters degree in psychology and years of experience as a performance coach, Tendler has become one of poker’s most respected teachers of the mental side of poker, which includes tilt, emotional control, confidence, motivation, and fear. Last week on Strategy with Kristy, brought to you by South Point, Tendler came on the show and discussed how to approach improving your mental game, the Adult Learning Model, and more. This week, host Kristy Arnett put into practice a few tips she learned from Tendler and discusses her experience. Here is a snippet from the interview: Personally, I feel like my confidence changes so much. Sometimes I feel unstoppable and other times I feel like I can’t do anything right. Can you talk a little bit about confidence and the importance of finding middle ground with it? Confidence is huge. The key thing to keep in mind with confidence is that we’re looking for it to be stable, meaning that it doesn’t swing too high or too low. Those times when you feel unstoppable are almost not as real as the times when you feel like nothing can go right. Neither one is accurate. When you feel unstoppable, some players feel like they can beat anybody like the Iveys or the Durrrrs of the world, but that’s not true. It’s an illusion, but it feels that way. In that moment, being carried away by that emotion can be very destructive on the high side. And the same thing on the other side. When a skilled player like yourself, who’s a proven winning player, feels like they can’t doing anything right, that’s as much of an illusion as feeling like you can beat anyone and you’re unstoppable. What we’re trying to do is move you more toward the middle, and the middle is not being numb. This is key because like I said last week, emotion is not the problem. Being neutral and being robotic is not what we’re looking for. We’re looking for your confidence to be much more focused around the things that you control because in the short run in poker, you can very easily have your results fueled by variance in one way or the other. If your emotions and confidence goes along with it, it will be a roller coaster of emotion along with the roller coaster of your results. That means your confidence is perfectly tied to results. What we’re trying to do is create it much more around your skill. Focus your evaluation of your game, not around how much money you won or lost in a single day, but instead on your skill. You have to be able to recognize how well you played or how poorly you played, specifically what mistakes were made, specifically what difficult spots you got yourself into that you made good decisions for. Being able to see the subtle nuances in your game and the subtle nuances in your opponent’s game, allow you to kind of tease out the results in a slightly different way than just money. That’s important to maintain that stability because if you’re able to know definitively, on a day when you lost five or six buy-ins, that you played as well as you could and that none of your C-game or B-game mistakes showed up, then you can walk away feeling pretty good. I’m not saying you feel good losing money, but you can walk away knowing that on a very difficult day, you were able to withstand those beats, withstand all those difficult hands and spots, and played as well as you could. That’s something that creates a lot more stability for confidence in the long run. Podcast Powered By Podbean Tune in every week for new episodes of Strategy with Kristy, brought to you by South Point. Feel free to send in questions, ideas or suggestions for the podcast to kristy@pokernews.com. Also remember to follow PokerNews on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news. Follow Kristy Arnett on Comments

]]> http://MIDNIGHTPOKERCLUB.ORG/index.php/2012/01/29/strategy-with-kristy-jared-tendler-on-the-mental-game-of-poker-part-2/feed/ 0 Second Wave of Indictments http://MIDNIGHTPOKERCLUB.ORG/index.php/2012/01/27/second-wave-of-indictments/ http://MIDNIGHTPOKERCLUB.ORG/index.php/2012/01/27/second-wave-of-indictments/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:18:29 +0000 admin http://MIDNIGHTPOKERCLUB.ORG/index.php/2012/01/27/second-wave-of-indictments/ Second Wave of Indictments
by Adam Marshall | May 24th, 2011 The first wave of federal indictments that took PokerStars, FullTilt, and Absolute Poker out of the U.S. market was called Black Friday. This second wave targeting sites like Doyle’s Room and TruePoker is now being called Blue Monday. The indictments came from Maryland early yesterday targeting the following sites… DoylesRoom.com TruePoker.com BookMaker.com 2Betsdi.com Funtimebingo.com GoldenArchCasino.com BetMaker.com BetGrandeSports.com Betehorse.com Beted.com Doyle Brunson formally announced his separation from Doyle’s Room earlier this month due to the current legal turmoil surrounding online poker. Obviously, a hallmark of a great player is knowing exactly when to cash in your chips. :) The indictments were the result of undercover work done by the Department of Homeland Security. An undercover payment processing business was created called Linwood Payment Solutions, which connected agents with executives inside those gaming operations. The covert processor made around 300,000 transactions in the meantime while tracking financial data. Of note is the fact that some of these sites operated outside the legally murky arena of online poker and in the much-more-illegal field of sports betting. Charges included money laundering and conducting an illegal gambling business but not the previous accusations of bank fraud or violations of the UIGEA. Although this attack pales in comparison to the Black Friday indictments, to some they still represent a push against poker as a whole. Others believe these to be the initial parts of the staging phase that ultimately leads to the long overdue regulation of online poker. Copyright 2012 Ace Nine, LLC Legal | Contact Us | Site Map

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Online poker traffic in the first week of 2012 has increased by almost 10 percent, according to an independent online poker study performed by PokerScout, an online poker traffic monitoring website. Although the general trend was to have an increase in traffic at online poker sites, it seems that the French PokerStars site had somewhat of a decline in its player base. It has been said that the reason for this is the new way that PokerStars has decided to calculate the rake, and the new version of how to calculate VIP points. It seems that many poker players have chosen not to play at PokerStars in protest. PokerStars.com, however, has had about a 5 percent increase for real money games during the same time period. While PokerStars.com has had some increase in traffic, it is not as high as the increase in the traffic to other online poker operations. Party Pokers increase in player volume reached 29 percent in the first week of January, and this increase is most likely because of the changes that this poker site has made because of its VIP rake race promo which was launched on 2nd January 2012. Because of this increase in players, the online poker site moved up in rank to reach the position of the second largest online poker site in the industry, with the iPoker Network drooping down a position. While online poker traffic was up for the first week of the New Year, 2011 showed a general decline in online poker traffic by 31 percent on a global level. This decline, however, is due to the legal actions that took place in the United States that was aimed at some of the bigger online poker sites such as PokerStars, Absolute Poker, and Full Tilt Poker. Related Posts World Poker Tour in Ireland New VIP Awards Method at PokerStars Win Place to Irish Open with William Hill Poker WSOP Has a $1 Million Buy-In Tournament Winter Edition Promo from Titan Poker Share on Facebook, Twitter, MySpace…

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published on 03/18/11 at 7:09 am Angel Valdez is working towards the American dream. By waking up at noon, cracking opening a PBR, and giving online poker a shot full-time. We talk to the recently unemployed McDonalds cashier, now full time poker player and owner of the Online Poker Team (OPT) to see what he is all about. Special interviewer, Street3, makes an appearance to ask a few of his own questions. What is the background on your twitter name, GI Joe Valdez? Big into kids and toys? Was Snake Eyes the coolest Joe? Why not the nickname, El Burro?I was in the Army for 8 years and was pretty crazy. One time one of the older guys said slow your roll gijoe and take it easy and it stuck since then some called me gijoe. After I got out of the Army I created an email with that name. Nothing glorious about it but it has stuck. Now most people that dont know my real name call me Joe. Why did you start the OPT?Other players and I used to be a part of another online poker team but they were jerks when it came time to play. If you lost they were all over you, and put a lot of pressure for you to finish out your allotment. Talked to a couple of other unhappy players and they suggested I start my own. I did and took it from there. I made it a lot of fun to be a part of this team with zero drama and been very lucky so far. Has this endeavor been profitable?The OPT: Yes, when we first started The OPT share were sold at $5 each. Now they are close to $6, and when we started I begged players to join we now have a waiting list and its not as easy to get in.Full time poker pro: Im on day 3 and if I continue min cashing in this fashion I will be broke sooner then 2 weeks. What are your plans if you do not find a job when your bankroll runs out next week?I been lucky to have made a lot of final tables in my online poker career so I paid close attention to all the rail beggars. Noted all their sappy questions and how they get players to ship them money. Its better then standing by the freeway with a sign. I can beg from home. Just open up a final table and go to work. If you were a pro who would you like to sponsor you?Some whale that doesnt care if they lose money. Mike Matusow is probably the biggest candidate. Ive seen him stake some really bad players in the Main event so I figured I cant do any worse. What is the square root of 9?There is a square in 9? Had to Google that. 3 it says. What is your favorite poker game? Cash/tourney? The most you have ever won and lost?Favorite game are Super Turbos MTT, 2nd favorite are Rush games, 3rd are deepstack/double stack MTTs. I dont play cash games at all, but when I have Ive done pretty well. The most I have won in an MTT has been $3300 on Pokerstars, and $2200 several times on Fulltilt. The most Ive lost in an MTT online was $110 and in cash game $77 I think. Live game I spent $125 to play a sat which I won. That gave me $1100 to play a wsopc event. I didnt cash so that sucked. Im a bankroll nit so Noob Was it a good or bad decision, on my part, to allow Street3 into this interview? Explain this.Its always good to let Street3 into any conversation with you. He will make you look good. You could be picking your nose live on TV and no one will notice anything but his big forehead. See attached pic space is available for advertisement on his forehead so he says Check/Call or Bet/Fold? Why?Both.Check/call: when using pot control. If you have top pair and weak kicker or fear other player flopped bigger hand.Bet/fold: is what I use when in agro mode and I use it vs any number of opponents. You get so much information by throwing out a bet. At best they all fold or 1 calls the rest fold, and at worse case scenario they all fold and 1 re-raises you, or they all call. What piece of advice would you give a first time online poker player?Dont get started. QUIT! Turn around and go play checkers. But if he really doesnt like that advice I suggest getting some proper training or a solid coach, read up on the game, have a nice bankroll to back you up, set your priorities, and stick to a routine. Ive seen a lot of players go on tilt in poker but it doesnt stop there. Usually that carries across there other parts of their life and they crash and burn. There are a lot of stories on the news about gamblers robbing some casino, held up another player, or held up a bank or convenience store. If you arent patient in life you will definitely not succeed in poker. While this game skill has 70% of chance the other 30% is lady lucks doing and shes a cold hart bitch. If you arent ready for the losses or cant handle it then dont get started. This game is filled with skilled and solid players, and it takes time for a noob to get there. This game can be a lot of fun just dont let it get you down. Related posts: Online Poker Player Plays His Cards Close To The Vest Black Friday Saves One Players Money & Relationship

]]> http://MIDNIGHTPOKERCLUB.ORG/index.php/2012/01/15/gi-joe-assaults-online-poker-refrigerated-beer-noobs/feed/ 0 A Historical Look at the Aussie Millions from 2003-2007 http://MIDNIGHTPOKERCLUB.ORG/index.php/2012/01/10/a-historical-look-at-the-aussie-millions-from-2003-2007/ http://MIDNIGHTPOKERCLUB.ORG/index.php/2012/01/10/a-historical-look-at-the-aussie-millions-from-2003-2007/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:36:06 +0000 admin http://MIDNIGHTPOKERCLUB.ORG/index.php/2012/01/10/a-historical-look-at-the-aussie-millions-from-2003-2007/ A Historical Look at the Aussie Millions from 2003-2007
January 10 2012, Chad Holloway Related Articles Aussie Millions Flashback: The Great Dane and Alexander the Great Aussie Millions Main Event, Day 2: LaGarde Leads as Bubble Looms 2011 Aussie Millions Event #9 Day 2: Dorfman Leads, Ivey-on-Antonius Violence; Woods and Smith Make HU Semis Related Tournaments Related Players Share It Tags 2007 Aussie Millions, Aussie Millions, Erik Seidel, Joe Hachem, Lee Nelson, Tournament Results, Gus Hansen, Erick Lindgren Print On Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012, the Aussie Millions Poker Championship will celebrate its 10th Anniversary at the Crown Casino is Melbourne, Australia. The tournament series, which runs for nearly three weeks and features 26 different events, has become one of the premiere poker events on the circuit. In preparation for the 2012 Aussie Millions, we’re taking a look at the events history, beginning with the inaugural event in 2003, the year credited with sparking the poker boom. Silver Fox Becomes the First Aussie Millions Champion By todays standards, the maiden Aussie Millions was quite small. Aside from the Main Event, the largest buy-in of the series 10 events was AUD$5,000, modest compared to the AUD$250,000 tournament that debuted last year. That first year was comprised mainly of players from the South Pacific, as well as a smattering of pros from the United Kingdom including Harry Demetriou, Ram Vaswani, Joe Beevers, and Lucy Rokach. In addition, a few Americans traveled to Melbourne including Erik Seidel, who has since become a regular at the Aussie Millions. 2003 Aussie Millions Results Event Winner $360 Pot-Limit Holdem Luke Chezick (NZ) $360 Limit Holdem Carlo Citrone (U.K.) $1,500 Limit Holdem Michael Tomeny (USA) $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Sherkhan Fernood (Afghanistan) $5,000 Heads-up No Limit Holdem George Mamacas (Australia) $200 NLHE Pioneers Event Paul Pedersen (NZ) $1,000 Pot-Limit Holdem Sherkhan Fernood (Afghanistan) $1,500 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo Mel Judah (Australia) $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Lucy Rokach (U.K.) $10,500 NLHE Main Event Peter Costa (U.K.) The first Aussie Millions Main Event attracted 122 players and created a prize pool of AUD$1,220,000. The final table ended up being a battle between Australia and the U.K., with the former having five runners in contention against the latters four. Appropriately, Leo Boxwell of Australia squared off against the U.K.s Peter Costa in a heads-up match considered one of the best in Aussie Millions history. It contained 14 all-in bets and in the end, the Englishman, nicknamed Silver Fox, took down the AUD$394,870 prize and became the first Aussie Millions champion. Costa, who was known by many through his appearances on Late Night Poker, was certainly the big story from that first year, but it is also worth noting that two of the Hendon Mobs four members (Ram Vaswani and Joe Beevers) made the final table, and another member, Barny Boatman, bubbled in 10th place. 2003 Aussie Millions Champion Peter Costa 2003 Aussie Millions Main Event Results Buy-in Entrants Prize Pool $10,500 122 $1,220,000 Place Player Prize 1st Peter Costa (U.K.) $394,870 2nd Leo Boxwell (Australia) $225,640 3rd Harry Demetriou (U.K.) $124,640 4th Sam Khouiss (Australia) $101,538 5th Joe Cabret (Australia) $78,974 6th Ram Vaswani (U.K.) $67,696 7th Martin Comer (Australia) $56,410 8th Erich Kollmann (Austria) $45,128 9th Joe Beevers (U.K.) $33,846 Another U.K. Victory in Aussie Land The Aussie Millions began to grow in 2004, and an extra tournament was added to the schedule. In addition to the Australian and U.K. contingents, a group of Americas made the trek and found success. In fact, three U.S. citizens captured preliminary titles: Seth Towle, Steve Zolotow, and Andy Glazer, who took down two events. 2004 Aussie Millions Results Event Winner $100 No Limit Holdem Marty Wilson (U.K.) $500 Limit Holdem John Homann (Australia) $500 Limit Omaha Arul Thillai (Australia) $500 Pot Limit Holdem Andy Glazer (USA) $500 Pot Limit Omaha Seth Towle (USA) $1,600 Limit Holdem Sam Korman (Australia) $1,600 Limit Seven-card Stud Andy Glazer (USA) $5,200 Heads-up NLHE Per Werner Swennson (Sweden) $2,100 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo Michael Guttman (Australia) $1,100 Pot Limit Holdem Mike Ivin (Australia) $5,200 Pot Limit Omaha Steve Zolotow (USA) $10,500 NLHE Main Event Tony Bloom (England) The final table was comprised of two Americans, two Englishmen, and five Australians, making the probability of a local capturing the national title quite high. Unfortunately, that hope diminished significantly when the first four eliminations were Aussies. Not long after, the last Australian, David Hatzis, was sent packing in fourth place, leaving Americans Kenna James and Jesse Jones to take on Englands Tony Bloom. James was the first to fall in third place, and Jones followed him back across the Pacific in second. Bloom became the second Englishman in a row to win the title, and took home AUD$426,500 for his performance. 2004 Aussie Millions Champ Tony Bloom 2004 Aussie Millions Main Event Results Buy-in Entrants Prize Pool $10,500 133 $1,330,000 Place Player Prize 1st Tony Bloom (England) $426,500 2nd Jesse Jones (USA) $243,700 3rd Kenna James (USA) $134,000 4th David Hatzis (Australia) $109,700 5th Mark Banin (England) $85,300 6th Brian Hull (Australia) $73,100 7th Mike Ivin (Australia) $60,900 8th Han Luu (Australia) $48,700 9th Tino Lechich (Australia) $36,600 Field Nearly Doubles in 2005 Tony Bloom, the defending Aussie Millions champ, returned to the Aussie Million in 2005 and found success in the preliminary events, taking down the AUD$1,600 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo tournament, but the real story was the explosion in attendance. This was evidenced by the appearance of some new poker sharks including Mike Sexton, Scotty Nguyen, and Marcel Luske. Sexton had the best series of the three, placing third in the AUD$5,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Holdem event for AUD$16,000, finishing 11th in the Main Event for AUD$30,000, and winning the AUD$20,000 Non-Australian High Stakes Speed Poker event for AUD$120,000. 2005 Aussie Millions Results Event Winner $200 No Limit Holdem Richard Ashby (U.K.) $500 Limit Holdem Baden Logan (Australia) $560 Pot Limit Omaha Marty Wilson (U.K.) $550 Pot Limit Holdem Mick Guttman (Australia) $550 Tag Team James Potter/Nick Georgoulas (Australia) $1,100 Pot Limit Holdem Tino Lechich (Australia) $1,100 Limit Seven-card Stud Han Luu (Australia) $1,600 Speed Poker Michael Thuritz (Sweden) $1,600 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo Tony Bloom (U.K.) $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Marcel Luske (Netherlands) $5,000 Two-card Manila Carlo La Rosa (Australia) $5,200 Heads-Up NLHE Martin Comer (Australia) $20,000 High Stakes Speed Poker (World) Mike Sexton (USA) $20,000 High Stakes Speed Poker (Australia) Lee Nelson (NZ) $10,000 NLHE Main Event Jamil Dia (NZ) Marcel Luske headlined that years Main Event final table, though he made a quick exit in ninth place. Once again, an Australian failed to captured the title, despite three nationals making the final table, though a local player emerged victorious. Jamil Dia, a Lebanese banker from nearby New Zealand, defeated American Mike Simkins in heads-up action to capture the first Aussie Millions AUD$1 million first-place prize. 2005 Aussie Millions Champion Jamil Dia (Picture courtesy of PokerNetwork) 2005 Aussie Millions Main Event Results Buy-in Entrants Prize Pool $10,000 263 $2,630,000 Place Player Prize 1st Jamil Dia (NZ) $1,000,000 2nd Mike Simkins (USA) $465,000 3rd George Mamacas (Australia) $250,000 4th Martin Comer (Australia) $170,000 5th Stephen McLean (Ireland) $110,000 6th Warwick Dunnett (USA) $80,000 7th Jonathan Paul (USA) $70,000 8th Gary Benson (Australia) $60,000 9th Marcel Luske (Netherlands) $50,000 Aussie, Aussie, Aussie . . . Enter Hachem The poker scene in Australia boomed like no other after Joe Hachem, a regular at the Crown Casino, won the World Series of Poker Main Event in 2005. There was six months of anticipation between Hachems big win and the 2006 Aussie Millions, and expectations were high. The allure of money attracted even more poker stars from North America, including Phil Ivey, Daniel Negreanu, Barry Greenstein, Kathy Liebert, David Williams, John Juanda, Antonio Esfandiari, and Scott Fishman. Juanda was the only one of the aforementioned players to find success at the Aussie Millions that year, winning AUD$1 million for emerging victorious in the $100,000 Speed Poker Million Dollar Challenge. He defeated such pros as Ivey, Greenstein, Mike Sexton, Tony G, and Jeff Lisandro. 2006 Aussie Millions Results Event Winner $560 No Limit Holdem Paul Taylor (Australia) $565 Pot Limit /No Limit Holdem Robert Lumb (U.K.) $1,100 Limit Holdem Andrew Kanaridis (Australia) $1,100 No Limit Holdem Olle Sundin (Sweden) $1,600 Speed Poker Ray Sanchez (Sweden) $1,100 Limit Omaha Hi-Lo Steve Hegyi (Australia) $3,200 Two-card Manila Fred Bart (Australia) $1,150 No Limit Holdem Sam Khouiss (Australia) $3,200 Pot Limit Omaha Steve Hegyi (Australia) $100,000 Speed Poker Million Dollar Challenge John Juanda (USA) $1,100 Teams Event Pot Limit Holdem Robin Saab & David Saab (Australia) $560 No Limit Holdem Steve Accardo (Australia) $10,500 NLHE Main Event Lee Nelson (NZ) The 2006 Main Event Final Table had some familiar names in Kenna James (his second appearance at a Aussie Millions Main Event final table), Shannon Shorr, and Nenad Medic. The final table belonged to 63-year-old Lee Nelson, however, who outlasted the competition and captured the AUD$1,295,000 prize, the largest prize in tournament poker outside of the U.S. up to that point. Lee, who became the second New Zealander to capture the title in as many years, was no stranger to poker, being ranked the top Australian poker player from 2000 to 2006 by PokerNetwork. 2006 Aussie Millions Champion Lee Nelson 2006 Aussie Millions Main Event Results Buy-in Entrants Prize Pool $10,500 418 $4,180,000 Place Player Prize 1st Lee Nelson (NZ) $1,295,800 2nd Robert Neary (USA) $689,700 3rd Nenad Medic (USA) $376,200 4th Shannon Shorr (USA) $271,700 5th Jeff Sealey (USA) $209,000 6th Russell Davies (Australia) $167,200 7th Wes Bugiera (Australia) $125,400 8th Mark Vos (Australia) $83,600 9th Kenna James (USA) $83,600 The Great Dane Avoids Getting Fricke-Rolled If there was a year that the Aussie Millions came into its own, that year would have been 2007. It was a year of records as more than 2,000 entries across 15 events, and more than AUD$10 million in prize money was disbursed. By then, all the notable players in poker were traveling to Melbourne in January, including Mike Matusow, Carlos Mortensen, and Huck Seed. Erick Lindgren found success in Melbourne in 2007 as he took down the AUD$100,000 event, defeating Erik Seidel in heads-up play and earning AUD$1 million. 2007 Aussie Millions Results Event Winner $1,100 No-Limit Holdem Gabriel Xiourouffa (Australia) $1,100 Limit Holdem Nick Sutar (Australia) $1,050 Omaha Hi-Lo Jethro Horowitz (Australia) $1,100 No-Limit Holdem w/ $1,000 rebuys Gary Benson (Australia) $1,000 PokerPro No-Limit Holdem Adam Weiss (USA) $3,200 Pot-Limit Omaha w/ $3,000 rebuys Jesse Jones (USA) $1,650 No-Limit Holdem Feature Event Alex Masterman (UK) $100,500 No-Limit Holdem Erick Lindgren (USA) $5,200 Australian Heads-up Championship David Saab (Australia) $1,100 No-Limit Holdem Teams Mark Roland/Matt Vengrin (USA) $550 No-Limit Holdem Jozef Berec (Australia) $3,200 Two-card Manila w/ $3,000 rebuys Mark Ericksen (Australia) $10,500 NLHE Main Event Gus Hansen (Denmark) The 2007 Aussie Millions Main Event drew 747 entrants, thanks in large part to online qualifiers, but when the final table was reached, a plethora of pros headline, though none hailed from Australia. Kristy Gazes and Marc Karam were both at the final table, though they were eliminated in seventh and sixth respectively. Andy Black was also there, though he was sent packing in third place, leaving American Jimmy Gobboboy Fricke to battle The Great Dane, Gus Hansen, heads up. It took 47 hands of heads-up play, but Hansen ultimately dispatched the online qualifier to collect the largest first-place prize to date –AUD$1,500,000. Hansen’s experience also led to Hansens well-received book, Every Hand Revealed, where he reviewed the hands he played on the way to winning the 2007 Aussie Millions Poker Championship. 2007 Aussie Millions Champion Gus Hansen 2007 Aussie Millions Main Event Results Buy-in Entrants Prize Pool $10,500 747 $7,470,000 Place Player Prize 1st Gus Hansen (Denmark) $1,500,000 2nd Jimmy Fricke (USA) $1,000,000 3rd Andrew Black (Ireland) $700,000 4th Julius Colman (Vic) $500,000 5th Hans Martin Vogl (Germany) $400,000 6th Marc Karam (Canada) $300,000 7th Kristy Gazes (USA) $220,000 Be sure to check back tomorrow for Part II of the Aussie Millions flashback as we cover for more years of action, including the year an Aussie finally captures the Main Event title. Stay up to date on all the latest news by following us on Twitter and liking us on Facebook. 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December 24 2011, Rich Ryan Related Articles Five Thoughts: We’ll Do it Near-Live! The WSOP on ESPN: $50,000 Poker Player’s Championship 2011 World Series of Poker Day 45: Money Bubble Bursts and Viswanathan Leads Related Tournaments Related Players Share It Tags Ben Lamb, Brian Rast, Daniel Negreanu, Epic Poker League, John Juanda, Phil Hellmuth, WSOP, WSOPE, Poker Top 10 Print If you were to tell any poker player in the world that they would amass $1.65 million in tournament prize money next year, they would ask to sign the dotted line immediately. Well, in 2011, Phil Hellmuth did just that, making it the most profitable year of his career. Still, the self-proclaimed Poker Brat would probably trade every penny hes made this past year for one simple thing. A win. Hellmuth painstakingly finished runner-up in three World Series of Poker events this summer, finished third and second in the Epic Poker League Event #2 Pro/Am and the Epic Poker League Event #2 Charity Event respectively, and bubbled the final table of the World Series of Poker Europe 2,500 Six Max tournament. To add insult to injury, Hellmuth finished runner-up in the WSOP Player of the Year race, scoring 145 fewer points than the eventual winner, Ben Lamb. Close Calls (by date of occurrence) Event Finish Prize WSOP $10,000 No-Limit Deuce to Seven Draw Lowball World Championship 2nd $226,907 WSOP $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo Championship 2nd $273,233 WSOP $50,000 Poker Players Championship 8-Game 2nd $1,063,034 EPL Event 2 $1,500 No-Limit Holdem Pro-Am 3rd $20,000 EPL Event 2 $200 No-Limit Holdem Charity Event 2nd $1,500 WSOPE 2,500 Six Max No-Limit Holdem 7th $32,305 *Stats provided by the Hendon Mob database Hellmuths first close call was understandable John Juanda is arguably the best deuce-to-seven player in the world. In fact, fellow pro Daniel Negreanu tweeted during the match that, Watching Juanda/Hellmuth doesnt seem like a fair fight. If PH [Phil Hellmuth] wins this Ill be both uber impressed/shocked. Negreanus analysis was spot on. Despite entering heads-up play as a 3:1 favorite, Hellmuth crumbled against Juanda, and was denied his 12th WSOP bracelet for the first of three times at the 2011 WSOP. In the final hand, Hellmuth moved all-in with the button and Juanda called. Juanda drew one card while Hellmuth stood pat with . Juanda tabled , and squeezed out the for a winning jack-eight low. Then Hellmuth tweeted, Couldnt sleep, took pajamas off + walked downstairs to High Roller bar at Aria Hotel, drinking 4th glass of 25 yr old Macallan Scotch. Ten days later, Hellmuth found himself at the final table of the Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo Championship event. There, he outlasted the likes of David Benyamine, Ted Forrest, John Racener, Ali Eslami, and Joe Tehan. Hellmuth was again one elimination away from his 12th bracelet, but this time he was out-chipped 7:1 by Eric Rodawig. The two battled for less than an hour, and Hellmuth was never less than a 3:1 dog, despite doubling twice. On the final hand, Hellmuth was all-in with /, but failed to improve his hand. Rodawig made two pair and a low, scooping the pot and the bracelet. He again took to Twitter: On July 6, Hellmuth reached his third final table of the 2011 WSOP, and it was in the most prestigious event of the summer the $50,000 Poker Players Championship. Hellmuth, whose best game is no-limit holdem, which is the format of the final table, was in the middle of the pack to start the day, but ascended to the top of the ranks after doubling through Brian Rast. Six eliminations later, Hellmuth found himself heads-up with Rast with a slight chip advantage. After winning a massive, 8-million-chip pot, Hellmuth jumped out to what appeared to be an insurmountable 8:1 chip advantage. But Rast didnt quit. On a board, Hellmuth moved all-in with and Rast called with for just ace-high. The turn and river bricked , respectively, and Rast doubled. Three hands later, Rast three-bet shoved all-in with top pair after the flop, and Hellmuth called him with another flush draw. Rast faded clubs this time, and doubled to make the match even. Rast then made a flush (ironic) two hands later, taking the lead by nearly 2 million chips. On the final hand, Hellmuth had the button and opened. Rast defended, and the flop came down . Rast led out, Hellmuth moved all-in, and Rast made the call with the nuts . Hellmuth was drawing to yet another flush draw, this time with , and again neither the turn, , nor the river, , were any help. Rast was the champion, while Hellmuth would have to settle with a third runner-up finish at the 2011 WSOP. Surprisingly, Hellmuths seven-figure cash that night was the first of his career his largest cash before that was $755,000 for winning the 1989 WSOP Main Event. Hellmuths three other close calls were much less epic (no pun intended), because the EPL Pro/Am awarded the top four spots a $20,000 seat in the EPL Main Event, the EPL Charity Event was, well, a charity event, and he didnt even make the official final table when he finished seventh in the WSOPE short-handed event. Still, the losses hurt, and so did finishing second to Lamb in the WSOP POY race. Perhaps if Hellmuth didnt covet the 12th bracelet hes yet to win so much, these losses would be less painful. However, if he didnt care as much about winning the gold, then he wouldnt be the Poker Brat. He wouldnt be Phil Hellmuth. Every year we look forward to seeing him at the WSOP, because we know that whenever he goes deep, its history in the making. You cant deny that. Only Hellmuth could be disappointed with a $1.65 million year, but thats why we love/hate/laugh at/shake our heads at him. And we always will. Good luck next year Phil, were sure youll make history some how or another. Get all the latest PokerNews updates on your social media outlets. Follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook today! Follow Rich Ryan on Twitter @RichTRyan Recent Articles Happy Holidays from PokerNews U.S. Department of Justice Opinion: Wire Act Only Applies to Sports Betting (UPDATED) Top 10 Stories of 2011: #10, The Big One for One Drop PokerStars Adds Three More Stops to Season 8 of the European Poker Tour How to Achieve Your New Years Resolution Most Popular This Week 2010 World Series of Poker Champion Jonathan Duhamel Victim of Home Invasion (UPDATED) 2011 Poker Player Class Superlatives The Nightly Turbo: Peter Eastgate’s Prop Bet, Phil Ivey Divorce Details, and More The Weekly Turbo: Full Tilt Poker News, Bodog Leaves the U.S., and More Details Surface in Phil Ivey Divorce Settlement Case Comments Great story … if Phil H manages to completely shed the pokerbrat snake-skin … when he does bag that 12th bracelet he will have a real fan base to rival the top players in poker such as Daniel Negreanu, etc.

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