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Durrrr Wins $750,000 from Sammy George in Poker Challenge
by Brendan Murray | Published: Nov 20, '09
… Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies on Thursday to book a $68,000 profit over 500 hands and hit paydirt yesterday against Sammy “Any Two” George forcing the bullish UK player to rebuy twice for $250,000 and ending the session up $750,000. This brought his total …
PokerStars European Poker Tour Vilamoura -- Day 1B Recap
by Rebecca McAdam | Published: Nov 19, '09
… , Pascal Perrault, and Marcin Horecki, as they failed to make it through to day 2. Here are some other big busts from the day: George Danzer’s demise began when, after betting his way through a board, he was called all the way down by not one, but two …
ESPN Remains Pleased with November Nine Poker Concept
by Stephen A. Murphy | Published: Nov 19, '09
… more content), and we did that this year, adding 30 minutes more than we had last year.” ESPN’s senior director of communications, George McNeilly, said that there were pros and cons with that decision. “On the one hand, the decision was made to serve …
Italian Beats Durrrr in First Live Million Dollar Poker Challenge
by Brendan Murray | Published: Nov 18, '09
… a lot pre-flop and you have to play tight but I made some good moves and I’m happy I proved I can play with Tom.” The Challenge, being filmed by Matchroom Sport for TV, continues today against either Sammy “Any Two” George or Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies.
Live Durrrr Million Dollar Challenge Starts Today
by Brendan Murray | Published: Nov 17, '09
… he sits down to play Sammy “Any Two” George today. He will play 500 hands of no-limit hold’em against George at blind levels of $500/$1,000 with … a player busts or 500 hands have been completed. George was the first to accept the challenge a …
Magazine Article Results
Luck Versus Skill in Poker
by Justin Marchand | Published: Oct 30, '09
… to him that poker is “a game of skill,” as opposed to “a game of chance.” For more details, see Page 24. Next, George Will wrote a great editorial in the Washington Post in August that pressed the skill argument and provided the general public with an …
PokerStars.com World Championship of Online Poker
by Julio Rodriguez | Published: Oct 30, '09
… own from previous WCOOPs. This year was no different, as German pro George Danzer topped a field of 976 in a $215 pot-limit Omaha … Ryan “g0lfa” D’Angelo $50,250 19 $320 pot-limit Omaha George Danzer $109,545 24 $530 heads-up no-limit hold’em Eugene “ …
Inside Straight -- News
| Published: Aug 07, '09
… fame with a runner-up performance in this year’s Celebrity Apprentice television show, hosted the event. Cheadle, Duke, and Norman Epstein created the nonprofit organization in 2006. This was the third year that the event was played at the World Series. …
Inside Straight -- News
by Brendan Murray | Published: Aug 01, '09
… . Check Raise Management Signs Players CheckRaiseManagement.com has announced the latest names to join its ranks. The first is Sammy George (see cover feature) — a high stakes cash specialist based in London who is thought to have won $3 million in …
Sammy ‘Any Two’ George
by Rebecca McAdam | Published: Aug 01, '09
… are. Enter Sammy “Any Two” George A name known perhaps only … fuelled poker forums. But Sammy George is now appearing on the … their pockets are short.” As George continues to speak about his … his challenge — either way Sammy George awaits the smell of fresh …