WSOP Update - Kara Scott makes Day 3 - 10/07/08
Day 2b of the WSOP main event has just been completed with PartyPoker.com Sports Stars Challenge III winner Kara Scott making it to day 3. An amazing 2,379 players began day 2b and only 855 players made it to day 3
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WSOP update - Kara Scott back on the felt - 09/07/08
Day 2a of the WSOP main event has been completed with 466 players remaining out of 1,251 that started the day. Premier League Poker star Alex Kravcheno has made it through and will go into day three with 49,500. Other notable Matchroom Poker event players through are Mobster Barny Boatman with 78,700 and Christaine Klecz, who took part in the inaugural PartyPoker.com German and Women’s World Open takes 80,300 chips into Day 3. Neil Channing won’t add to his seven WSOP cashes as he busted out along with Vicky Coren, Poker Million Champion Joe Beevers and Poker Million Finalist Julian Gardener. Day 2b sees “Mad” Marty Wilson’s better half Katherine Hartree take to the felt hoping to build on her 150th place finish in 2006. Also playing will be World Darts Champion John Part, PartyPoker Sports Stars Challenge III champ Kara Scott and Snooker legend Steve Davis. Check back tomorrow to see who makes it through to Day 3.
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Kara Scott on form in WSOP Main Event - 08/07/08
Kara Scott is going strong at the WSOP Main Event in Las Vegas – getting through to the second day of the event. The PartyPoker.com Sport Stars Challenge III winner and Women’s World Open finalist took part in Day 1c and is one of the 1,026 players from the 1,928 who started the day and going into Day Two, Kara has 111,000 chips. Highlights for Kara including hitting quad fives on the river to cripple Justin Bonomo then later in the day picking up Aces to knock out another opponent who had AK as someone else on the table screamed: “She’s picked up Aces five times already today!” “I’m happy to have had a good day one,” Kara told us. “But the WSOP is a long tournament and there is a long way to go.” We will keep an eye on how Scott gets on as the tournament progresses.
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Jesse May's betting preview on the WSOP Main Event - 03/07/08
The voice of Poker Jesse May has written an exclusive betting preview for the WSOP Main Event, which kicks off at 8pm BST on Thursday – click here to visit Matchroom Bets and check Jesse’s tips for the runners and riders to reach the final table... http://www.matchroombets.com/articleDetail.asp?articleID=721
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Marty Smyth wins $10,000 PLO bracelet - 02/07/08
Irishman Marty Smyth has won the $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha World Championship bracelet at the WSOP in Las Vegas. Smyth scoops over $850,000 for his win to add to the $250,000 he won recently at the PartyPoker.com World Open IV and his Irish Open title last year. Marty rivered a king high flush to take the PLO title against heads-up opponent Peter Jetten. “It seems so surreal,” said Marty. “This was my main hope for the WSOP as I do play a lot of Omaha and I think there were a lot of Hold’Em players sitting there because they play every event. I was never huge but never any less than average and I don’t remember getting cruelly outdrawn in any hands and that is pretty lucky to go the whole way though the tournament and win all the 50-50/60-40 hands and that’s what you need at the end.”
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Premier League Poker II final table ends tonight! - 01/07/08
The final table of the PartyPoker.com Premier League concludes tonight on Channel 4 at 00.25, withTony G the commanding chip leader on 530,000. Tony G was chip leader going into the final table after finishing top of the league. Second in chips was Andy Black, followed by Russian sensation Alexander Kravchenko, “Flying Dutchman” Marcel Luske, Roland De Wolfe and then Annie Duke. Play started off fast with big bets and big pots but Duke was first to go after 49 hands. The much fancied Kravchenko raised pre-flop with 78 suited. Duke re-raised all-in with AJ off-suit with a 7 on the river giving the Russian two pair and sealing her fate after a QQ came on the flop. Tony G and Roland De Wolfe have both increased their chip stacks while Andy Black, Marcel Luske and Alexander Kravchenko have all taken hits. A PartyPoker.com spokesman said: “The short stack has fallen but in Annie Duke a very dangerous player has left the table. There is a lot of play left but Tony G remains in the box seat, the same place he was at the start of the final table.”
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Mad Marty cashes in Vegas seniors - 30/06/08
Matchroom Poker's Tournament Director "Mad" Marty Wilson final tabled at this year's $1000 NLH seniors event at this year's WSOP. He went into the final with 454,000 chips, eighth out of nine. The chips counts were: Seat 1: Marc Fluss (Scottsdale, Arizona) -- 873,000 Seat 2: Charles Wood (Austin , Texas) -- 531,000 Seat 3: Ed Clark (Sacramento, California) -- 504,000 Seat 4: Martyn Wilson (Bridgnorth, England) -- 454,000 Seat 5: Peter Silverstein (Houston, Texas) -- 435,000 Seat 6: Dale Eberle (Akron, Ohio) -- 1,414,000 Seat 7: Fred Berger (Slidell, Louisiana) -- 518,000 Seat 8: Dan Lacourse (Toledo, Ohio) -- 1,364,000 Seat 9: Jerry Yamachika (North Las Vegas, Nevada) -- 558,000 It has always been a dream for Marty to win a bracelet, who has been going to Vegas for over 15 years. Unfortunately this was not going to be his year. After an early raise Marty pushed all in. The raiser Fred Berger called and showed A,Q. Marty flipped over 88. The flop came down Q,Q,K. Marty had to hit an 8 to stay in the tournament. The turn came down a Jack and the river the 7 and Marty finished in ninth place and picked up $34,312. "I always look forward to coming to Vegas and dream of winning a bracelet. Over the years I have seen and learnt so much from all the top professionals. I wanted to do this for everyone back in Bridgnorth and after coming fairly close in the past couple of years I thought this might be it. Never mind... there's always the main event.”
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