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Antonio Matias Wins European Poker Tour Vilamoura
by Rebecca McAdam | Published: Nov 23, '09
… totally wiped out soon after but at least the former chess phenomenon finished closer to the goal than in Poland where he finished 10th, bubbling the final table. It all began with a raise of 125,000 from Matias. Both players called. The flop was 9 7 3 …
PokerStars European Poker Tour Vilamoura -- Day 3 Recap
by Rebecca McAdam | Published: Nov 21, '09
… of 69 quickly became 24, bursting the bubble without delay or hesitancy along the way. … Drescher was also among the pre-money bubble casualties. He moved all in for 17, … pocket aces and they stayed ahead. The bubble came and went quickly, claiming Sergey …
PokerStars European Poker Tour Vilamoura -- Day 2 Recap
by Rebecca McAdam | Published: Nov 20, '09
… of 108 players that number became 69. With 48 getting paid from a total prize pool of €1,561,700 ($2,319,434), the bubble will surely burst today. Players moved up and down the leader board throughout day 2 but two players who didn’t stray too far from …
Poker Tournament Trail -- Isaac Baron
by Ryan Lucchesi | Published: Nov 19, '09
… yesterday now, play during the money-bubble was very slow. Were you able to take advantage of the bubble? IB: I was for a little … chip up too much on the bubble, I was able to steal a … an annoying seat during the money-bubble for this event. Was the …
Amsterdam Master Classics of Poker Main Event Day 2
by Brendan Murray | Published: Nov 12, '09
The Amsterdam Master Classics main event played down to 43 players yesterday, just 12 players from the bubble. Players return today to begin the chase for the €637,980 top prize. The top 10 chip leaders at the end of day two were: Kristoffer Thorsson …
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Card Player CEO Captures World Series of Poker Europe Championship
by Justin Marchand | Published: Nov 13, '09
… into his own stack, and Wilf exited in 16th place. With so many notable players remaining on the WSOPE final-table bubble, the Empire was filled wall-to-wall with rowdy fans clutching pint glasses. A steady stream of footballers-cum-poker fans shuffled …
Meet the November Nine Part II
by Card Player News Team | Published: Nov 01, '09
… event as the overall chip leader. Aggressive and relentless, he controlled the action. With just seven players remaining and the TV bubble in full effect — that year, only the final six were televised — Shulman was taking over the final table, reportedly …
The Three Stages of a Tournament
by Ed Miller | Published: Oct 30, '09
… my early-phase play and bubble- and prize-phase play, respectively … the strategies align. Once the bubble nears, however, you must balance … the prizes right after the bubble are small, so while raw … strategy in and around the bubble to one that highly treasures …
PokerStars.com World Championship of Online Poker
by Julio Rodriguez | Published: Oct 30, '09
… Benjamin “Chong94” LaFew, [Timoshenko] and I were able to pretty much take what we wanted, especially on the final-table bubble.” Thanks to the rapid chip accumulation before the final table, there were always a few short stacks to contend with, and the …
Online-Tournament Game Selection
by Matthew Hilger | Published: Oct 16, '09
… large fields. The deeper a good player is in a tournament, the more advantage he has. Good players exploit bubble situations. Good players understand short-stack dynamics when in the money. Good players exploit their opponents when it becomes shorthanded. …
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