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A New Dinosaur

2009-06-18T19:31:00.001-04:00

I hope I do not offend anyone with this...then again, no one's reading it anyway, so it doesn't matter much. It's not really poker related, but funny nonetheless.

I was at the deli today, and a guy was telling me that some palaeontologists discovered a new kind of dinosaur, and that is was a lesbian...

...they named it Lickalotopus :)

The Economy and Poker

2009-06-02T14:20:00.000-04:00

The Economy and Poker What does the ailing economy and poker have in common?

Damned if I know, but I am sure someone out there does. Please post them if you got 'em :)

German Poker Market

2009-05-29T11:18:00.002-04:00

In case you have not heard, (maybe you're heads been in the clouds, SunPoker has come into the German speaking market when it descended on Innsbruck Austria for the CAPT Austria poker tournament with its poker coach, "Sven Lucha" who showed 50 plus online poker players how to improve their game.

Did his training work?

Yes! In fact, so much so that a student of his, Chris Back, actually came in the money in at three tournaments he played since the seminar, so something must be working. For more information you can check out the page CAPT Austria for the next event you can qualify for at SunPoker.com.

WSOP Lives Up To Its Name For Europeans

2009-05-27T14:50:00.002-04:00

The 2009 WSOP is set to live up to its name and be the true "World" Series of Poker. Players from all over Europe and Asia are about to descend on the gambling mecca of the world, Las Vegas.

If last year's main event is any indication of just how worldwide this event has become with players from 125 countries around the world represented, this year with Peter Griffin's (from "Family Guy") formation of "Petoria" there will most likely be at least 126 countries playing in this years World Series.

While the main event does not start until the beginning of July, there are still many other smaller events Starting today. Here is a list below, (although the formatting stinks, but you get the idea). If you want to qualify for a seat online for free, visit SunPoker.com.

Event Date Days Tournament Buy-in
1 Wed, May 27th
12:00 PM 2-Day Casino Employees No-Limit Hold’em $500
2 Thu, May 28th
12:00 PM 4-Day 40th Annual No-Limit Holdem $40,000
3 Fri, May 29th
12:00 PM 3-Day Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better $1,500
4 Sat, May 30th
12:00 PM 4-Day No-Limit Hold’em $1,000
5 Mon, Jun 1st
12:00 PM 3-Day Pot-Limit Omaha $1,500
6 Mon, Jun 1st
5:00 PM 3-Day World Championship Seven Card Stud $10,000
7 Tue, Jun 2nd
12:00 PM 3-Day No-Limit Hold’em $1,500
8 Tue, Jun 2nd
5:00 PM 3-Day 2-7 Draw Lowball $2,500
9 Wed, Jun 3rd
12:00 PM 3-Day No-Limit Hold’em / Six Handed $1,500
10 Wed, Jun 3rd
5:00 PM 3-Day Pot-Limit Holdem/Omaha $2,500
11 Thu, Jun 4th
12:00 PM 3-Day No-Limit Hold’em $2,000
12 Thu, Jun 4th
5:00 PM 3-Day World Championship Mixed Event (Event 12) $10,000
13 Fri, Jun 5th
12:00 PM 3-Day No-Limit Hold’em $2,500
14 Fri, Jun 5th
5:00 PM 3-Day Limit Hold’em / Six Handed $2,500
15 Sat, Jun 6th
12:00 PM 3-Day No-Limit Hold’em $5,000
16 Sat, Jun 6th
5:00 PM 3-Day Seven Card Stud $1,500
17 Sun, Jun 7th
12:00 PM 3-Day Ladies No-Limit Hold’em World Championship $1,000
18 Sun, Jun 7th
5:00 PM 3-Day World Championship Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better $10,000
19 Mon, Jun 8th
12:00 PM 3-Day No-Limit Hold’em / Six Handed $2,500
20 Tue, Jun 9th
12:00 PM 3-Day Pot-Limit Hold’em $1,500
21 Tue, Jun 9th
5:00 PM 3-Day H.O.R.S.E. $3,000
22 Wed, Jun 10th
12:00 PM 3-Day No-Limit Hold’em Shootout (1,000 players max.) $1,500
23 Wed, Jun 10th
5:00 PM 3-Day World Championship 2-7 Draw Lowball $10,000
24 Thu, Jun 11th
12:00 PM 3-Day No-Limit Hold’em $1,500
25 Thu, Jun 11th
5:00 PM 3-Day Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better $2,500
26 Fri, Jun 12th
12:00 PM 3-Day Limit Hold’em $1,500
27 Fri, Jun 12th
5:00 PM 3-Day Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better $5,000
28 Sat, Jun 13th
12:00 PM 3-Day No-Limit Hold’em $1,500
29 Sat, Jun 13th
5:00 PM 3-Day World Championship Heads Up No-Limit Hold’em $10,000
30 Sun, Jun 14th
12:00 PM 3-Day Pot-Limit Omaha $2,500
31 Sun, Jun 14th
5:00 PM 3-Day H.O.R.S.E. $1,500
32 Mon, Jun 15th
12:00 PM 3-Day No-Limit Hold’em $2,000
33 Mon, Jun 15th
5:00 PM 3-Day World Championship Limit Hold’em $10,000
34 Tue, Jun 16th
12:00 PM 3-Day No-Limit Hold’em $1,500
35 Wed, Jun 17th
12:00 PM 3-Day Pot-Limit Omaha $5,000
36 Thu, Jun 18th
12:00 PM 3-Day No-Limit Hold’em $2,000
37 Thu, Jun 18th
5:00 PM 3-Day World Championship Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better $10,000
38 Fri, Jun 19th
12:00 PM 3-Day Limit Hold’em $2,000
39 Sat, Jun 20th
12:00 PM 3-Day No-Limit Hold’em $1,500
40 Sat, Jun 20th
5:00 PM 3-Day World Championship Pot-Limit Omaha $10,000
41 Sun, Jun 21st
12:00 PM 3-Day No-Limit Hold’em Shootout (1,000 players max.) $5,000
42 Sun, Jun 21st
5:00 PM 3-Day Mixed Event $2,500
43 Mon, Jun 22nd
12:00 PM 3-Day Seniors No-Limit Hold’em World Championship $1,000
44 Mon, Jun 22nd
5:00 PM 3-Day Seven Card Razz $2,500
45 Tue, Jun 23rd
12:00 PM 5-Day World Championship Pot-Limit Hold’em $10,000
46 Tue, Jun 23rd
5:00 PM 3-Day Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better $2,500
47 Wed, Jun 24th
12:00 PM 3-Day Mixed Hold’em (Limit/No-Limit) $2,500
48 Thu, Jun 25th
12:00 PM 3-Day Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better $1,500
49 Fri, Jun 26th
12:00 PM 3-Day World Championship H.O.R.S.E $50,000
50 Fri, Jun 26th
5:00 PM 3-Day Limit Hold’em Shootout (1,000 players max.) $1,500
51 Sat, Jun 27th
12:00 PM 3-Day No-Limit Hold’em $1,500
52 Sun, Jun 28th
12:00 PM 3-Day Triple Chance No-Limit Hold’em $3,000
53 Sun, Jun 28th
5:00 PM 3-Day Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better $1,500
54 Mon, Jun 29th
12:00 PM 3-Day No-Limit Hold’em $1,500
55 Mon, Jun 29th
5:00 PM 3-Day 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball (Limit) $2,500
56 Tue, Jun 30th
12:00 PM 3-Day No-Limit Hold’em / Six Handed $5,000
n/a Thu, Jul 2nd
2:00 PM 3-Day Ante Up For Africa Charity $5,000
57 Fri, Jul 3rd
12:00 PM 13-Days World Championship No-Limit Texas Hold’emJuly 3,2009 12:00 PM Day 1A (3,000 players)
July 4,2009 12:00 PM Day 1B (3,000 players)
July 5,2009 12:00 PM Day 1C (3,000 players)
July 6,2009 12:00 PM Day 1D (3,000 players)
July 7,2009 12:00 PM Day 2A
July 8,2009 12:00 PM Day 2B
July 9,2009 12:00 PM Media Event
July 10,2009 12:00 PM Day 3
July 11,2009 12:00 PM Day 4
July 12,2009 12:00 PM Day 5
July 13,2009 12:00 PM Day 6
July 14,2009 12:00 PM Day 7
November 7-10,2009 TBD FINAL TABLE $10,000

ECOOP IV starts 25 May $4.5 Million Guaranteed

2009-05-24T08:26:00.003-04:00

The European Championship of Online Poker kicks off on Monday 25 May an includes $4,500,000 in guaranteed prize money. It is the single biggest online poker series of its king, and you can get in the action from SunPoker.com, so get in there and claim your share of the sick prize money.

Good Luck, and please drop in a comment and let us know how you do.

To sell or not to sell with a blog?

2009-05-22T10:05:00.004-04:00

In the world of non-stop eCommerce, the question is, "Should I use my blog to 'Pitch' my product or service?"

I am sure this can be debated from both sides for a very long time, and the answer either way you slice it will NEVER please all of the people all of the time. So what is the write answer? From our perspective, the fact that the company that allows me to sit here all day and blog, pays my bills, I suppose it it's necessary to solicit the actions of the reads of said blog to come into the poker room and see for themselves what makes SunPoker such a great company.

Anyway, I don't want to "Sell" you on playing at SunPoker, just pull up a chair and head into a Texas hold'em, Omaha or other poker game at the table stakes of your choosing, and you'll sell yourself on the fun and excitement in what's being called, 'The Hottest Poker Room under the Sun.'

Herein lies the end of my pitch;)

Win one of 40 World Series of Poker Seats FREE

2009-05-22T07:07:00.002-04:00

God only gave you one ass to fill a seat, although some come in different sizes and may 'overfill' the seat, nonetheless, it's just one ass. Now SunPoker.com is giving a chance to put your in one of the 40 it's giving away for free.

Beginning May 19th, SunPoker.com is giving away a guaranteed 40 seat to the worlds biggest poker tournament, the World Series of Poker for FREE. So stop reading bligiddie blogs and get into the action so your ass can make it to the WSOP with one of these $13,000 packages.

This is test, yes only a test

2009-05-20T22:11:00.000-04:00

This what I am watching right now on tv. Just testing how the blog and how it handles the posting from my phone. The quality of the video is going to be a little suspect, but it's only a test. Had this ben an actual post, you would have been alerted to the exits:)

Funny "Poker Her" Story

2009-05-20T21:16:00.004-04:00

Two couples were playing poker one evening.

Jim accidentally dropped some cards on the floor. When he bent down under the table to pick them up, he noticed Bob's wife, Sue wasn't wearing any underwear under her dress! Shocked by this, Jim upon trying to sit back up again, hit his head on the table and emerged red-faced.

Later, Jim went to the kitchen to get some refreshments. Bob's wife followed and asked, "Did you see anything that you like under there?"

Surprised by her boldness, Jim admitted that, well indeed he did.
She said, "Well, you can have it but it will cost you $500."

After taking a minute or two to assess the financial and moral costs of this offer, Jim confirms that he is interested.
Sue told him that since her husband Bob worked Friday afternoons and Jim didn't, Jim should be at her house around 2 p.m. Friday afternoon.

When Friday rolled around, Jim showed up at Bob's house at 2 p.m. sharp - and after paying Sue the agreed sum of $500 - they went to the bedroom and closed their transaction, as agreed. Jim quickly dressed and left.

As usual, Bob came home from work at 6 p.m. And upon arriving, asked his wife: "Did Jim come by the house this afternoon?" With a lump in her throat Sue answered "Why yes, he did stop by for a few minutes this afternoon."

Her heart nearly skipped a beat when her husband curtly asked, "And did he give you $500?"Sue, using her best poker face, replied, "Well, yes, in fact he did give me $500." Bob, with a satisfied look on his face, surprised his wife by saying, "He came by the office this morning and borrowed $500 from me. He promised he'd stop by our house this afternoon on his way home and pay me back."

Now THAT, my friends, is a poker player!

If Jim was a SunPoker player, he would have borrowed $1,000 and went at it twice;)

SunSessions - Improving your poker game.

2009-05-18T19:35:00.003-04:00

If you have not seen it yet, you will very soon... SunSessions is the video tutorial guide to playing better poker online. With videos made by real poker players, you will learn the ins and outs of Texas hold'em to really improve your online game.

If you think you have what it takes to be a poker coach, and you would like to show other players how to improve their game, you can upload your own videos as well. It is going to be a great library of poker skills and knowledge. Get it out.

A New Dawn for SunPoker

2009-05-16T07:48:00.004-04:00

The SunPoker blog may seem to have taken a slight backseat due to our live promotions and land based presentations throughout Austria in recent months, but we are diligently looking working on the solution for the new Sun rise of the SunPoker blog...

As we expand our reach throughout the globe on the world of online poker, we will be bringing you an exclusive look at what makes poker players tick. From the 16 hour a day players to the casual 2 hour per week variety, we are going to get into their heads and make sense of the gray matter for you, so you will know how to spot them from five Gigabytes away, and more importantly, how to beat them at the tables.

Stay tuned, there is much more to come;)

Online poker with Sunpoker

2009-03-16T17:15:00.001-04:00

End of last year, during the EPT at Prague, I had a very interesting conversation with Alex Jagodik, the captain of the famous Fearsome Foursome, about coaching in poker . We agreed to try poker coaching on the SunPoker site in 2009.
Part of our agreement is, that I should take care of the online qualifiers during the CAPT as the SunPoker coach. This part worked our very good thus far. By both CAPT that just past, the seminar was well attended and the results of our players were good. At the first tournament in Seefeld, there were 2 players in the money ; at the second event in Bregenz – the biggest CAPT until now – even 3 out of six made it to the paid ranks.
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The other part of our agreement is, that I play online at SunPoker. With the iPoker Network SunPoker found a very good platform. I think you can play comfortble, the software is very good and I never encountered any problems. The choice is huge, there is always action in all kind of cash games – Hold’em, Stud and different Omaha games. They have tables for all limits, from low limit to high stakes tables - you will find what you are looking for. Lots of tournaments and qualifiers for live events, like the CAPT are offered as well. For sure it is worth to give the SunPoker room a try..
I am playing there since January , my nickname is“sunpokercoach“. SunPoker provides special tables 1/2 and 2/4 NL Hohld’em called, „Coach Sven“ and „Coach Lucha“. There you can play with me, and we can chat about played hands or other poker issues.
You can find me as well at the Sit and go tables. I prefer the six handed turbo and superturbo. I love the action and by these tournaments, you surely can find it. Don’t hesitate, you always can ask me questions at these tables. I am always willing to discuss certain moves and decisions.

See you soon at the SunPoker tables.
Your Sunpokercoach Sven Lucha

CAPT Bregenz

2009-03-12T14:44:00.001-04:00

Vom 22.2 bis zum 1.3.2009 war die CAPT in Bregenz zu Gast. Für uns, das TGI mit Stephan Kalhamer und mir, war dies das zweite Event heuer, bei dem Stephan als Gastredner auftreten und ich als Sunpokercoach Onlinequalifikanten betreuen sollte.
So reisten wir einen Tag vor Beginn des Mainevents Freitag nach Bregenz an. Dort angekommen trafen wir uns zuerst mit Alex Jagodik und Christian Seidl, um den Ablauf noch einmal zu besprechen und den Raum für den abendlichen Vortrag zu inspizieren. Praktischerweise war der Seminarraum in unserem Hotel.
Einige Qualifikanten reisten erst Samstag an, so bot sich für andere Spieler die Möglichkeit den Vortrag zu hören und am Handcoaching teilzunehmen.
Trotz laufendem Turnier begann dann um 19 Uhr, nicht ganz pünktlich wie für Pokerspieler üblich und zu erwarten war, Stephans Vortrag. Das Hauptaugenmerk lag auf der Turnierstruktur und der dazu geeigneten strategischen Herangehensweise. Mit Jason Hackett und Mihay Manole waren zwei Spieler anwesend, die schon in Seefeld mit von der Partie waren. Dieses Kunststück, sich back to back zu qualifizieren, gelang auch Alexander Zaja, der im Mainevent ebenso an den Start gehen sollte wir der Sieger der last longer bet in Seefeld Hannes Schoenegger.
Anschließend übernahm ich dann am Tisch das Keyhandcoaching, in dem ich Hände in verschiedenen Blindphasen und mit variierenden Stacks spielen ließ und dazu jeweils Erläuterungen zur passenden Spielweise und geeigneten Handranges gab. Jeder Spieler sollte sich an verschiedene Konstellationen gewöhnen und Standardsituationen (Handhabung eines Restealstacks, Push-or Foldmodus) üben.
Das Coaching fand viel Interesse und ging dann auch sehr lange. Um halb 12 verabschiedeten sich die Spieler, die Crew begab sich noch auf eine kleine „After Work Party“ in die City von Bregenz. In einem gemütlichen Lokal ließen wir den Abend lustig ausklingen.
Am nächsten Tag trafen wir uns mit allen Qualifikanten, Alex und Christian zum Mittagessen. Um14 Uhr startete das Turnier, das mit 200 Anmeldungen völlig ausverkauft war. Es gab sogar eine Nachrückerliste und mit letztendlich 221 Spielern war es das größte CAPT-Event ever. Fast alles was im deutschsprachigen Pokerraum einen Namen hat, wie Sebastian Ruthenberg, Michael Keiner, Andreas Krause oder Markus Golser war zugegen.
So war die ganze Woche auch an den Cashgames unglaubliche Action, was sich am Wochenende nochmals verstärken sollte und zu riesigen Wartelisten führte.
Die Sunpokerschützlinge schlugen sich sehr gut. Leider lief Mihay, nachdem er schon verdoppelt hatte in zwei schlechte set-ups. Alex, anfangs einer der Chipleader im Turnier, verlor einen sehr großen Pot im klassischen Coinflipszenario AK vs QQ und musste leider die Segel streichen. David Wintersberger hielt sich lange gut, bustete aber dann doch noch spät an Tag eins.
Um halb drei Uhr morgens endete schließlich Tag eins und 33 Spieler erreichten Tag zwei, davon drei aus unserem Sunpokerlager.
30 sollten ins Geld kommen. Jason und Hannes gingen als Shortstacks in Tag zwei, Alexander war ungefähr im Average.
Am nächster Tag war dann mit den Survivors eine Besprechung zum Mittagessen anberaumt. Die Tische waren neu ausgelost worden und so gaben wir den Spielern die neue Platzverteilung mit dazu passenden Strategien an die Hand. Oberste Devise sollte zuerst einmal sein, so risikofrei wie möglich ins Geld zu kommen. Nachdem das Zwischenziel erreicht wäre, sollte anschließend auf aggressives Spiel umgestellt werden, da die Plätze 30-15 fast identisch bezahlt wurden.
Die Bubble zog sich, letztendlich teilten sich zwei Spieler Platz 30 und unsere drei Verbliebenen hatten alle die Geldränge erreicht. Danach war es Zeit für unsere Jungs Gas zu geben. Leider lief es dabei sehr unglücklich. Jason verlor mit TT gegen A8 und beendete das Turnier auf Platz 28. Alexander bustet als 24ster mit JJ gegen AT und anschließenden lief Hannes in late position mit A5 gegen TT. Diesmal gab es leider keinen Suckout, und auch für den sympathischen Österreicher war auf Rang 23 Endstation. Jedoch bot dieser erneut eine klasse Leistung, war back to back im Geld und erneut bester Sunpokerspieler.
Alles in allem war es ein gut organisiertes Turnier mit einer sehr ansprechenden Leistung unserer Sunpokerspieler. Drei aus sechs im Geld in der bisherig größten CAPT ist ein äußerst gutes Resultat, das es auch bei der CAPT in Salzburg Ende März zu wiederholen gilt.

Upcoming and Ongoing Promotions

2009-01-28T14:25:00.001-04:00

Ongoing SunPoker Network Promotions (February 2nd 2008 – February 8th, 2009) – All Times GMT

:: $2,500,000 Guaranteed

♠ SunPoker will run a tournament with a mega $2,500,000 guaranteed prize pool!

♠ Buy-In - $1500+$80

♠ Main event will run on March 8th, 2009

♠ Satellites will commence on January 1st, 2009

Satellites

♠ Stage 1 Satellite $100 + $9 R/A, Wednesday & Sunday at 19:35, 1 Seat for every $1,580 collected,

Sunday – 8 seats guaranteed, Wednesday – 3 seats guaranteed.

♠ Stage 2 satellite, $12+1 Turbo R/A, Wednesday & Sunday at 12:25 & 16:10

♠ Stage 2 satellites, $8+0.8 R/A daily at 20:50

♠ Stage 1 Satellite $200+15 Freezeout, Monday at 19:35, 1 seat for every $1,580 collected, 3 seats

guaranteed. Monday – 5 seats guaranteed.

♠ Stage 2 satellites, $20+2 R/A, Monday at 12:25 & 16:10

♠ Stage 2 satellites, $12+1 R/A, daily at 22:10

♠ Stage 1 satellite $25+2.5 R/A, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday at 19:35, 1 seat for every

$1,580 collected, 2 seats guaranteed.

♠ Ongoing Sit’N’Go stage 2 satellites $2.75+0.2 to the next available $25+2.5 stage 1

♠ Stage 2 satellites, $3+0.3 Turbo R/A, daily at 18:15

♠ Stage 2 satellites, $3+0.3 Turbo R/A, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday at 12:25 &

16:10

♠ Stage 1 satellite $15+1.5 R/A, Daily at 13:25, Minimum 40 players

♠ Stage 2 “1 hand” SNG’s, $1.6+0.1 (10 players)

:: Irish Open 2009

♠ SunPoker will run a super satellite promotion to the Irish Open, 2009.

The event will be held at the CityWest Hotel in Dublin, April 10th – April 13th, 2009.

♠ Total Package Value - $6,500.

♠ The Package includes:

♠ €3,200 + €300 Buy In to the Main Event (Approx. $4,700 USD).

♠ Approx. $800 for 5 nights’ accommodation in Dublin, April 9th – April 14th, 2009,

at the CityWest Hotel in Dublin.

♠ Up to $1,000 for flights and spending (depending on currency exchange rates).

♠ The first prizes are non-refundable, non-transferable, and cannot be converted to cash. You must

play or forfeit the seat.

♠ By playing or winning the Irish Open super satellite you declare that you are ready and able to

travel to Dublin in order to play at the Irish Open event. This includes any and all documents

required for travel to the destination.

Structure A

♠ Weekly Super Satellites, Sundays at 20:05, Buy-In is $200+$15 Freezeout.

♠ Minimum number of players in the super satellites is 25.

♠ Satellites will start on October 29th.

♠ First Super Satellite on November 2nd.

♠ Last Super Satellite on March 29th.

Satellites

♠ Ongoing Sit’N’Go stage 1 satellites to the Super Satellite, $43+$3 (5 players).

♠ Ongoing Sit’N’Go stage 1 satellites to the Super Satellite, $21.5+$2 (10 players).

♠ Stage 1 Satellite $30 + $3 Freezeout, 1 seat for every $215 collected, Daily at 16:45

♠ Ongoing stage 2 Sit’N’Go satellites, $3.3 + $0.3 (10 players), to the 16:45 stage 1.

♠ Stage 2 Satellite $5 + $0.5 Freezeout, Daily at 11:45, 1 Seat for every $33 collected to the 16:45

Stage 1.

♠ Stage 2 Satellite $2 + $0.2 Turbo R/A, Daily at 09:40, 1 Seat for every $33 collected to the 16:45

Stage 1.

♠ Stage 1 Satellite $20 + $2 R/A, 1 seat for every $215 collected, Daily at 20:55 except Sundays.

♠ Stage 2 Satellite $2 + $0.2 R/A, Daily at 17:00 except Fridays and 00:10 except Saturdays, 1

Seat for every $22 collected to the 20:55 Stage 1.

Structure B

♠ Weekly Super Satellites, Tuesday at 19:05, Buy-In is $40+$4 R/A.

♠ Minimum number of players in the super satellites is 30.

♠ Satellites will start on November 11th.

♠ First Super Satellite on November 18th.

♠ Last Super Satellite on April 1st.

Satellites

♠ Ongoing Sit’N’Go stage 1 satellites to the Super Satellite, $8.8+$0.8 (5 players).

♠ Ongoing Sit’N’Go stage 1 satellites to the Super Satellite, $4.4 + 0.4 (10 players).

♠ Stage 1 Satellite $5 + $0.5 R/A, 1 seat for every $44 collected, Daily at 19:40, except Tuesdays and

Sundays.

♠ Stage 1 Satellite $3 + $0.3 R/A, 1 seat for every $44 collected, Daily at 14:05.

♠ Ongoing “1 Hand” stage 2 Sit’N’Go satellites, $0.55 + $0.05 (10 players), 1st place wins a seat to

the 19:40 stage 1.

Structure C

♠ SunPoker will run a ticket only satellite promotion to the Irish Open, 2009. Each ticket only super satellite

winner will receive a seat to the Irish Open Main Event.

♠ Total Seat Value - $4,700.

♠ Weekly Super Satellites, Thursdays at 20:05, Buy-In is $300+$20 Freezeout.

♠ Minimum number of players in the super satellites is 13.

♠ Satellites will start on January 19th, 2009.

♠ First Super Satellite on January 22nd, 2009.

♠ Last Super Satellite on April 2nd, 2009.

Satellites

♠ Ongoing Sit’N’Go stage 1 satellites to the Super Satellite, $64+$6 (5 players), 1st place wins a seat.

♠ Ongoing Sit’N’Go stage 1 satellites to the Super Satellite, $12+$1.2 (30 players), 1st place wins a

seat, 2nd place wins $40.

♠ Stage 1 Satellite $20 + $2 R/A, 1 seat for every $320 collected, Monday to Saturday at 13:30 and

Daily at 18:25 except Thursdays.

♠ Ongoing stage 2 Sit’N’Go satellites, $2.2 + $0.2 (10 players), to the 18:25 stage 1.

♠ Stage 2 Satellite $4 + $0.4 R/A, Daily at 14:50, 1 Seat for every $22 collected to the 18:25 Stage

♠ Stage 2 Satellite $2 + $0.2 R/A, Monday to Saturday at 09:05, 1 Seat for every $22 collected to

the 13:30 Stage 1.

:: iPoint tournaments

♠ Weekly on Saturday at 23:00 - $500 Omaha Special for a “buy-in” of 300 iPoints

:: Beginner freeroll tournaments

♠ This daily freeroll will help beginners practice and improve their game.

♠ Daily at 12:00 ($50), 23:20 ($50)

♠ Any player who signed up in the last 90 days will automatically be allowed to register to these

freerolls.

♠ Min players 50

♠ Max players 1000

:: Fort Knox - Jackpot Sit ‘N’ Go

The Fort Knox Jackpot Sit ‘N’ Go is progressive:

The Fort Knox Progressive Jackpot starts at $50,000 and accumulates $10,000 every week until we have a

winner. The winner of six consecutive first or second places will receive $750.

If no claim is received Fort Knox Jackpot for next week: $70,000

:: Dirty Dozen – Jackpot Sit ‘N’ Go

The Dirty Dozen’s are two tables - 6 players per table tournaments, with a buy-in of $2 + $0.40. The

winner of 4 consecutive DD’s wins a jackpot prize of $2,000.

:: Rio – Jackpot Sit ‘N’ Go

The Rio Jackpot Sit ‘N’ Go is progressive:

The Rio Progressive Jackpot starts at $25,000 and accumulates $10,000 every week until we have a

winner. The winner of six consecutive first or second places will receive $300.

If no claim is received Rio Jackpot for next week: $35,000

:: Maui - Jackpot Sit ‘N’ Go

The Maui Jackpot Sit ‘N’ Go is progressive:

The Maui Progressive Jackpot starts at $15,000 and accumulates $3,500 every week until we have a

winner. The winner of five consecutive first or second places will receive $200.

If no claim is received Maui Jackpot for next week: $81,500

:: $50,000 Guaranteed Prize tournament

♠ Every Saturday 19:30

♠ $100 + $9 buy-in

♠ Freezeout

♠ Ongoing Sit ‘N’ Go satellites $10.90 + $1 (10 players) and $21.80 + $2 (5 players)

♠ Ongoing Sit ‘N’ Go “1 hand”, $10.90+$1 (10 players), 1st place wins a seat

♠ Daily Except Sat MTQ at 23:15, $11 + $1, 1 seat for every $109 collected R/A

♠ Daily Except Say MTQ at 17:20, $8 + $0.8, 1 seat for every $109 collected R/A, Min Players 10

♠ $11+1 R/A, Saturday at 15:20 (Turbo – 30 seats guaranteed) & 16:30 (Speed – 20 seats

guaranteed), 1 seat for every $109 collected.

♠ $22+2 Freezeout, Saturday at 16:55 (Turbo), 1 seat for every $109 collected

♠ Min players 40

:: Monster Tournaments

♠ High Roller Monday Freezeout ($500+$30) at 20:45 - $50,000 GP, 60 players min

o Ongoing SNG feeders - $53+5 (10 players)

o Stage 1 satellites, Mondays at 17:35 ($50+5) R/A, 1 seat for every $530 collected – 12

seats guaranteed!

♠ Wednesday at 20:45 - $20,000 GP R/A ($100+$9) – 40 players min

♠ Thursday at 20:45 - $30,000 GP R/A ($200+$15) – 40 players min

♠ Friday - $300+20 - $25,000 GP Double Stack, Freezeout, at 20:45 (GMT)

o Ongoing SNG feeders - $64+6 – 1 seat for every 5 players

♠ Super Tuesday - $100+9 R/A, $50,000 GP, Tuesdays at 20:45, 100 players min

o Ongoing SNG feeders - $12+1 (10 players), 2nd place wins $11

o Stage 1 satellites, Tuesday at 17:35 (Turbo - $11+1) R/A, 1 seat for every $109 collected

– 10 seats guaranteed

:: Friday $150,000 Guaranteed Prize tournament

♠ $150,000 GP ($100+9) R/A*, Friday at 20:00.

♠ Min Players: 25

*Unlimited Rebuys for the first hour.

♠ Ongoing Sit’N’Go stage 1 satellites, $12 + $1 (10 players), 1st place wins a seat, 2nd place gets $11.

♠ Ongoing Sit’N’Go stage 1 satellites, $24 + $2 (5 players), 1st place wins a seat, 2nd place gets $11.

Monday – Thursday

♠ Stage 1 Satellite ($8 + $0.8) R/A, Monday – Thursday at 16:35, 1 seat for every $109 collected.

♠ Stage 1 Satellite ($15+$1.5) R/A, Monday – Thursday at 18:55, 1 seat for every $109 collected.

♠ Stage 2 Satellite ($1.5+$0.1) R/A, Monday – Thursday at 12:00, 1 seat for every $16.5 collected

to the 16:35 Stage 1.

Friday

♠ Stage 1 Satellite ($8 + $0.8) R/A, Friday at 12:00, 1 Seat for every $109 collected.

♠ Stage 1 Satellite ($15 + $1.5) R/A, Friday at 15:00, 1 Seat for every $109 collected, 70 seats

guaranteed.

♠ Ongoing Sit’N’Go stage 1 satellites, $3.3 + $0.3 (5 players), 1st place wins a seat.

♠ Stage 2 Satellite ($1.5+$0.1) R/A, Friday at 11:00, 1 seat for every $16.5 collected to the 15:00

Stage 1.

♠ Stage 1 Satellite ($11 + $1) Turbo R/A, Friday at 16:00, 1 Seat for every $109 collected, 25 seats

guaranteed.

♠ Stage 1 Satellite ($11 + $1) Speed R/A, Friday at 17:00, 1 Seat for every $109 collected, 40 seats

guaranteed.

♠ Stage 2 Satellite ($1+$0.1) R/A, Friday at 13:00, 1 seat for every $11 collected to the 17:00

Stage 1.

♠ Ongoing “1 Hand” stage 2 Sit’N’Go satellites, $1.1 + $0.1 (10 players), 1st place wins a seat to

the 17:00 stage 1.

:: Daily 50 Grand - $50 Rebuy

♠ Monday - Thursday at 19:45

♠ $50 + $5 Buy-in R/A

♠ Daily Stage 1 satellites, $5.5+0.5 Turbo R/A at 16:20. 1 seat into same day’s main event for every

$55 in the prize pool – 25 seats guaranteed

♠ Ongoing Sit’N’Go satellites, $5.5+0.5 (1 seat for every 10 players)

:: Sunday’s Weekly Freezeout Guaranteed Prize Tournament – 19:00

$300 + $20 - $250,000 GP!

Monday-Saturday

♠ Ongoing Sit’N’Go Stage 1 Satellites, ($32+$3), 10 players, 1st place wins a seat

♠ Ongoing Sit’N’Go Stage 1 Satellites, ($65+$5) 6 players, 1st place wins a seat, 2nd place wins $70

♠ Stage 1 Satellite ($40 + $4) Freezeout, Daily Except Sunday at 22:30, 1 Seat for every $320

collected, 10 seats guaranteed on Saturday

o Ongoing Sit’N’Go Stage 2 Satellite ($5.5 + $0.5), 8 players, 1st place wins a seat in the

22:30 stage 1

♠ Stage 1 Satellite ($32 + $3) R/A, Daily Except Sunday at 19:20, 1 Seat for every $320 collected, 5

seats guaranteed on Saturday

♠ Stage 1 Satellite ($32 + $3) R/A, Daily Except Sunday at 18:00, 1 Seat for every $320 collected

♠ Stage 1 Satellite ($50 + $5) Freezeout, Daily Except Sunday at 20:20, 1 Seat for every $320

collected, 10 on Saturday

o Stage 2 Satellite ($7+0.7) Turbo Freezeout, Daily at 17:05, 1 seat for every $55 collected, to

the 20:20 stage 1, 7 seats guaranteed

♠ Stage 1 Satellite ($40 + $4) R/A, Daily at 21:15 (Except Sundays), 1 Seat for every $320 collected,

15 on Saturday

o Ongoing Sit’N’Go Stage 2 Satellite ($4.4 + $0.4), 10 players Turbo, 1st place wins a seat in

the 21:15 Stage 1

Sunday

♠ Stage 1 satellite, $25+2.5 Turbo R/A, 23:10, 01:15, 02:30, 08:00, 09:05, 12:30, 13:30, 14:30 (8

seats guaranteed), 15:25 (8 seats guaranteed) 1 seat for every $320 collected

♠ Stage 1 satellite, $32+3 R/A, 10:00, 11:00 (5 seats guaranteed - Turbo), 12:00 (15 seats

guaranteed), 16:00 (25 seats guaranteed – Speed)

o Ongoing Sit’N’Go “1 hand” stage 2 satellite ($3.5+0.3) 10 players, to the 12:00, 14:00 &

16:00 stage 1

♠ Stage 1 satellite, $50+5, 13:00 (8 seats guaranteed) & 15:00 (8 seats guaranteed – Turbo)

o Ongoing Sit’N’Go Stage 2 Satellite ($5.5 + $0.5), 10 players, 1st place wins a seat in the

13:00 & 15:00 stage 1

♠ Stage 1 satellite, $40+4 R/A (50 seats guaranteed), at 14:00

o Stage 2 satellite, $5+0.5 Speed R/A, Sunday at 09:35, 10:10, 10:45, 1 seat for every $44

collected, to the 14:00 stage 1 (10 seats guaranteed)

SunPoker Coaching

2009-01-23T11:22:00.001-04:00

Coaching by Sven Lucha

The Gambling–Institute represented by Stephan Kalhamer and myself, Sven Lucha, was invited by SunPoker.com, to coach their players. SunPoker.com participated with 8 online qualifiers and 8 invited players at the CAPT Seefeld this year.

The important question for us:

How can we help technically strong players in such an event?

Especially the invited players were experienced and successful players, but mainly Cash gamer and not so used to the Tourney Poker. Therefore the main point in our presentation, the day before the tournament was the tournament structure.

· What to do at what point in the tournament?

· Do I have to look for a spot or can I wait until the game finds me?

· When do I have to play?

· How do I avoid pressure?

The structure of the CAPT comprises 10'000 $ starting chips with Blinds of 25/50 and 60 min per level. That means the players are very deep in the beginning. There is no reason to play in the beginning except an extremely good hand or the situation is likely to force you into a hand. You should not get involved in any pots with a middle class hand – you never know, where it ends. We always wanted to have a plan, so we could ask the questions. This was the plan for the first levels of the tournament. For example, if a player would sleep late and miss the first 3 blind levels, he would only loose about 10% of his stack. . A lot of players – but only a few SunPoker players – would have been happy the next day, if they would have slept late. By the way, you should not sleep in this time, but collect information on the other players, which can help you further down in the tournament

Then we focused on not getting under pressure. Our main concern was to find the spots in time. With that we wanted to avoid having to win in the showdown without any fold equity.

In the training program, we tried to arrange situations of pressure, show spots for re-steals (very efficient in tournaments) and to fix hand ranges for pushes and calls, depending on the stack. This is where you can use the information you collected in the first levels of the tournament.

Which player raise often and therefore with a wider hand range, often with a hand, that can not call a re-push? That could be a easy victim for a re-steal. .

Which player acts fearful? Here we can steal the BB easier with a push, as he would not call with many hands.

On the other hand we should always ask ourselves, which players are most likely to call us, because of their loose-passive way of playing.

The next important point was the player’s attitude towards the live poker adventure. Online it is enough to play a technically good poker. By live poker the table image, your own and that of the other players are important too. To understand, how the other player would see oneself is important as well. As a young online player- if the others see you as this – it is easier to re-steal online than live. On the other side it will be easier to get good hands paid for such here we put our emphasis in our live coaching during the tournament. We wanted to help the players to read the current table situation right, due to blinds, their own stack and the stack of the other players and the table image – their own and the adversaries. It was our goal to use our own stack actively against the folding players. We tried as well to mention possible„tells“of our players.

One player was sitting looking board at the table, waiting on his monster. If this player now sits up and take his cards, every attentive opponent would know, he has a very good hand now.

Especially in the later part of the tournament, our help consisted in foreseeing pressure and finding spots to increase the stack without any showdown.

Which player has difficulty to call, due to the stack size, should only play with a real monster?

Which player would call easier, because of his big stack, - has to be attack with a better hand?

The game design was getting important in this later phase of the tournament. I was asked by one player with 17BBs, who he should play hands like AK or TT with his stack. He rarely could raise, and folded after a re-raise, and out of position with theses cards would give him only very few good Flop scenarios. So there was alternatively the Limp-re-raise-Pre-flop. Than he asked the question on fold equity, he could take the pot without a show down, or he had all chips in the middle of the table at a point in time, he believed in his hand.

Another source of errors, we wanted to avoid, was the non-consideration of the opponents stack. Some players commit themselves, without even knowing. They don’t see the opponents stack, the effective stack and can be found in an unfavorable All-in situation if they have to call a push, which followed their own raise.

Before day 2 we handed out the new seating order for the last 4 tables to our remaining players together with an analysis of the best spots for stealing with showdown.

The SunPoker players were doing well with these tips. 2 reached in the money, for the big win, we were missing this little bit of luck...

Rounding up the experience, it was positive. Even technically very good players appreciated our help. Not even the successful player should sit back, because in poker too, :“ who don’t move, move backwards“..

What's in a day two?

2008-09-23T13:10:00.000-04:00

Believe me when I say that I am not one tell, listen to, or even like ‘Bad Beat Stories’, and the rest of this post is not meant to represent one at all, but merely the story of the last hand of a major poker tournament which I did not win;)

The question is, can I, (or anyone else), learn from plays that are made on the felt, whether right or wrong…?

There’s two levels left in day one of the WSOP Main Event, (three hours or so), and we are on a break… I am at the concession getting a banana to hold me over, and I see a guy who is sitting across from me at my table, who has been a folding machine. He says to me, “Making it to day two…that’s the key. My plan is to make it to day two.” Now on one hand, I am pretty sure that every player who’s ever won a major event, made it through to day two, however I think I am fairly safe in assuming that it was not from this style of play or thought process, of, “Make it to day two at all costs.” Before I get to my last hand, let me digress.

The ‘Folding Machine’, after folding literally 70 straight hands, including every one of his blinds which had been even min raised, he pushed all in UTG, met no resistance and took the blinds. Even though he did not show his cards, everyone’s X-ray vision glasses must have been working perfectly, because we all saw two aces.

To my last hand…

With 30 minutes to play in day one, I have about $17k in chips, I am in third position, and it’s folded to me, (I had been folding pretty consistently, just playing premium hands), so to mix up my game, I raise 3 times the BB to $1,200 with 9-7 of hearts. Action folds to the button who calls, the blind fold, so with the ante’s, there’s $3500 in the pot.

Flop comes out A-4-6 all hearts. My heart flutters…can I be in a better situation…I suppose, but for now, I’ll take it. Now with three hearts on the board, and my highest being a 9, I think, let me make a move at this pot and take it down right there… I bet out $3k, button thinks for a minute and makes it $6k, (min raise)… I think for about 10 second about the folding machine at the other side of the table, “Make it to day two at all costs.”… F’ that, “I’m all in!”… the button thinks from literally 5 minutes…finally calls, shows a set of 4’s…turns a 6 for a full house and my main event is over.

I am not telling this as a bad beat at all, you can draw your own conclusions, but know this, on day two for everyone else, I was on a plane back home to my wife and kids, so I’m the real winner anyway:)

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Rob Gallo

CEO

rob (AT) SunPoker.com

Rob Gallo is the CEO of SunPoker.com and is incharge of the business development for SunPoker.com. Rob is passionate about developing new and out of the box marketing ideas and promotions that help advance the state of Online Poker in a whole.

Life without Poker

2008-09-23T10:58:00.002-04:00

I was going to do a well researched blog about how a lot of the Poker Pros we know have lead some cool lives, like the Male Model life of Patrick Antonius, or the Rap Group Life of Daniel Negreanu... or the fact that a lot of poker players give up jobs such as lawyers to focus on playing the game of poker.

The blog was going to be an amazing piece of Poker Playing Journalism, figuring out the in depth psyche that motivates the players to leave the job security of their 9-5 for the risk and reward of playing Poker Online and Live.

But instead I present 2+2's view of Where the Pros would have been had they not played poker.

The Karate Kid and Family Guy ones made me laugh a lot.

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Greg Harrison

Poker Room Manager

greg (AT) sunpoker.com

Greg is the Poker Room Manager for SunPoker.com and focuses on Marketing, Promotions, Branding, and the over all experience of our end user. He focuses on creating a positive environment where poker players can feel like they belong to a group, not numbers at a company.

Charity Poker - All In for a Good Cause!

2008-09-22T14:17:00.007-04:00

About a month ago me and a friend decided we wanted to give back to our community here in Antigua, we thought about many different ways to help raise money and eventually we decided the best is of course poker. And so with that in mind we decided to invite the ladies of Antigua to "go ALL IN for a good cause."

Last week Saturday (20th Sept.) was our first attempt to raising money for the Disability Advocacy Programs in Antigua...oh wow I tip my hat off to every event coordinator, every tournament director and every person in the background that has ever organized such an event. What a mission and a real task it was, every time we got tired we had to remind ourselves that it was for a good cause and that thought alone kept us going.

Amazing what soft hearts women have for charities :-) A total of 40 women played in the No Limit Texas Hold'Em tournament, we had SunPoker girls, Bodog girls, WSEX girls and even female dealers from the local casinos coming out to support. But by far the most interesting women were the ones who have never played a singlehand of poker until that night. The amount of folds on Straights and Flushes that were made that night were beyond adorable...but for charity they were all willing to give it a go and by the end of the night with the help of the best dealers, which included two of SunPokers very own staff members, those girls were almost....ALMOST ready for a real cash game.

At the end of it all, the hard work paid off, the ladies had a blast (I'm sure the endless flow of alcohol helped) poker is a big hit amongst the new ones and most importantly money was raised for a worthy charity here in Antigua.

To here's to the ladies of Antigua going ALL IN for a good cause.

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Abi Mansoor
PR Manager
abi (AT) sunpoker.com

Abi Mansoor is the PR and Customer Relations Manager at SunPoker.com. She works with our SunPoker.com customers to ensure they are taken care of and to help spread the word about playing poker online with SunPoker.com!

Rant!

2008-09-19T10:40:00.002-04:00

What can you say about a Tuesday…there is nothing worth watching on TV, although ESPN has new episodes of the 2008 WSOP main event on for two hours (8:00 – 10:00PM) hear on the East Coast of the US. Will DVR it of course, just in case there is footage of me busting out with 30 minutes left to play in day 1. (The story of my last hand in the WSOP main event to follow next week, and you can vote on what you would have done…)

I know it was months ago that the WSOP took place out at the Rio in Las Vegas, but it was not until last week, while I was watching the movie “Lucky You”, that I recognized a guy in the final table of the movie who was at my table in the Main Event.

It was David Oppenheim, and at the time, (while he was gathering in my chips), I thought the guy was a real prick just rolling over the table… Then after I saw him in the movie, I realized that, “Yes, he is that same prick.” I mean that in the nicest possible way.

I suppose he’s a good poker player, he aught to be if he does it for a living and has to feed his fat ass…I’m sorry is that too much animosity…I should make fun of his weight. Perhaps he’s using his poker tournament winnings to maintain his Rogaine treatment regiment, and that’s why he bald…did I say that out loud…oops.

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Rob Gallo

CEO

rob (AT) SunPoker.com

Memorize this statement!

2008-09-10T10:18:00.003-04:00

I just read about another live poker game robbery and thought about how it can still be a dangerous world when it comes to playing poker live. This being said I still do play poker live although I mostly stick to online games, I always love the social aspect of live poker.

I was reading a news article on a private home game that was robbed and came across some advice from Johnny Hughes that I think everyone, including Non Poker players should learn.

"Any Poker Player Should Memorize this Statement:

'Take all the money, please don't hurt anyone and we won't call the law'

- Johnny Hughes"

I think this is valid for any situation when it comes to being Robbed. You can try and stop it and risk death or you can lose your money and live to play poker another day! Its always better to be safe than sorry!

As far as poker goes, both live and online poker are great ways to have a lot of fun and win some money, just always be smart about dealing with bad situations!

I want to wish the people that lost their friend in this horrible robbery my condolences and wish the best for them!

Is Live Poker's Future Pokertek

2008-08-13T09:08:00.003-04:00

Although there is money to be made on live poker, there has been some buzz about how Casinos are skipping the poker rooms to keep room for more table games and that the only reason poker rooms are kept in a lot of casinos is because it brings in people to play their table games.

With all the staff being hired to run poker rooms its understandable that the poker room doesn't bring in much revenue. Then you have the variance of poor dealers that can make mistakes and can be slow.

So lets get rid of the variance of dealers, have it so a 50 man tournament once run by 10 people can now be run very successfully by 3 people and get 50% more hands in an hour.... Oh and lets keep the rake down too, while still making money. How is this done? The new PokerTek PokerPro tables.

It combines the speed and fun of online poker with the face to face live poker action.

This is definitely a positive factor in live poker and should start revolutionizing the live poker world! I have heard a few vegas casinos are going to be switching their poker rooms from dealer tables to pokertek tables in the very near future!

Spencer Lawrence places 6th at the WSOP!

2008-07-04T14:51:00.002-04:00

Spencer Lawrence Eliminated in 6th Place ($20,221)

Spencer Lawrence was all in preflop against Jean-Robert Bellande.

Bellande:
Lawrence:

Board:

Bellande's nines were enough to send Lawrence home in sixth place. He will take home $20,221 for his efforts.

Current WSOP SunPoker.com Cashes!

2008-06-16T09:43:00.004-04:00

THE CURRENT TOTAL OF MONEY MADE BY SUNPOKER PLAYERS AT THE WSOP IS:

$247,881

Mihai Manole - Event 7 - 5th - $155,013
Mihai Manole - Event 13 - 42nd - $10,925
Dominik Kulicki - Event 23 - 7th - $81,943

Dominik Kulicki Places 7th in Event 23!

2008-06-16T09:31:00.002-04:00

Having won his buy-in to event #23 - No Limit Hold'em $1820 Buy-in through SunPoker.com's 5k WSOP Free Roll.

Having out lasted 1337 people, Dominik Kulicki ended up placing 7th and winning a total of $81,943!

Great start to his 2008 World Series of Poker!

From all of us at SunPoker.com, Congratulations Dominik!

Go Mihai Go!

2008-06-06T10:14:00.004-04:00

Mihai is still doing his best at dominating Multi table tournaments. The World Series of Poker is happening right now and Mihai Manole is currently 2nd in Event #7 ($2000 NLHE) with only 9 people remaining!

The final table starts tonight and we are wishing him the best at capturing his first WSOP Bracelet, with many more to come!

I will keep you posted on his progress as he continues to dominate the poker tournaments in Vegas :)

Mihai Manole Eliminated in 5th place ($155,013)

Theo Tran raised to 60,000 from under the gun and the action folded around to Mihai Manole who reraised to 160,000 from the small blind. Tran made the call and the flop came 853. Manole bet 150,000 and Tran raised to 350,000. Manole reraised all in and Tran made a quick call. Manole turned over A8 for top pair, top kicker while Tran showed 55 for middle set. The turn brought the 10 and Manole was drawing dead to an inconsequential river card (Q). Mihai Manole was eliminated in 5th place ($155,013) while chip leader Theo Tran raked what was surely the biggest pot of the night thus far.

Congrats Mihai on doing so well in the WSOP so far! We look forward to seeing how you do in the next events!