Annette_15 – Wins WSOPE and £2,000,000!

September 16, 2007

Wow!  Already an online multi-table-tournament (mtt) legend, Annette Obrestad has just proven herself on a global stage, winning the 2007 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event.

This event was a £10k entry, with first place receiving £2m!  That’ll certainly help her online bankroll…

From Poker News – the final hand played out like this:

John Tabatabai has the button. He calls, Obrestad raises to 100,000 and Tabatabai calls. The flop is {7-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{5-Hearts}. Obrestad bets 250,000, Tabatabai raises to 750,000, Obrestad moves all in and Tabatabai calls. Tabatabai shows {5-Spades}{6-Diamonds} for two pair, but Obrestad has top set with {7-Hearts}{7-Spades}. The turn is the {2-Clubs}, and Tabatabai is drawing dead. The river is the {Q-Hearts}. Jack Effel pauses play to count down the stacks to see if Tabatabai is covered by Obrestad. She does, and Annette Obrestad wins the 2007 WSOPE Main Event, earning £ 1,000,000! John Tabatabai is our runner-up and will take home £ 570,150.


World Series of Poker Europe – Main Event

September 13, 2007

Going into Day 3 – Gus Hansen and Patrik Antonius are leading the field.  Other notables include Annette “annette_15” Obrestad in sixth, Annie Duke is seventh, and even Jamie Gold has some chips.  Read all about it @ Poker News.

Patrik Antonius WSOPE Main Event


How Addiction Works

September 12, 2007

If you have ever run around your house to get back to your computer so you didn’t miss a hand of online poker, perhaps you should read this:

How Addiction Works


Jesus and the Jew

September 11, 2007

In non-poker related news, check out the latest tv/internet reality show making waves in LA:

more available here


Poker Health Tip – Control Your Tilt

September 10, 2007

Often while playing online, we come across those individuals that completely ‘lose’ it at the table – cursing, beraiding others for their ‘bad’ play, moaning about all the bad luck they have, etc.  You know the type.  We have a recommendation for them: either a: move down in limits so it isn’t so painful, or b: quit playing all together.

Neither choice is all that appealing to someone stuck a few hundred or a few thousand at a time, but it is a necessary choice.  Playing successful poker requires a calm emotional state – to think clearly about the game – at a higher level than the ‘average’.  Generally, playing successful poker will result in you getting ‘sucked out on’ more often than you do it to someone else.  So don’t let that next unlucky hand set you off.

It all hinges on being able to put it all in perspective. Read the rest of this entry »


Paul Wasicka’s Take on Bankroll Management

September 7, 2007

Good discussion on playing within your means.


iPhone price drops $200 – so what.

September 6, 2007

This stuff happens all the time, in a variety of industries.  Take the automobile for example – every month, manufacturers come out with a slew of incentives from consumer to dealer/sales people to motivate the market to buy now.  The next month, invariably, the incentives get better, on a product that is now one month closer to extinction. 

So all you iPhone early adopters out there that are pissed – well, sorry.  Next time, don’t be so damn cool right off the bat. Note: As an aside, I think the iPhone is a cool toy, with neat features that I don’t need just yet as I find my T-mobile Dash to be durable, efficient, and easy to use.

This guy has a good perspective: Click Here


WSOP Coverage on ESPN needs work.

September 6, 2007

The coverage this year seems to be similiar to years past, but ESPN should start consulting with poker players to see what information we want to keep track of while watching. 

There should be regular estimates of # of players remaining, better chip counts at featured tables, current average chip stack, current leaderboards, time remaining in the level, what the next level’s blinds/antes are, and more featured tables – more hole cams – for example at the end of Day 2 during the WSOP ME Gus Hansen was Read the rest of this entry »


Pro Player Energy Drink – Newest Competitor

September 5, 2007

Powerthirst!!!!!  This is funny…check it out.

http://www.collegehumor.com/moogaloop/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1761896


Dogs are Cool

September 2, 2007

This guy on Flickr, Massimiliano Paena, takes incredible photos.  The PROP team definitely needs a dog…any recommendations?

Dog


Tom Schneider Busts 4th, Harrington takes it down.

August 31, 2007

WPT Final Table at the Bike - Legends of Poker

The PROP team would like to congratulate Tom Schneider on his 4th place finish at this year’s Legend’s of Poker WPT tournament hosted by the Bicycle Casino.  He started the day 1st in chips, but was riding a rollercoaster as he was one of the most active players at the table.

We tried to help by giving him a PROP dealer button to ‘calm’ him down.  You should see it on the table on TV as he was playing with it.  It seemed to bring good luck initially, as he was all in with pocket 7s, against chip leader Harrington who called with A/10.  An A/x/7 flop, A turn, blank river gave Tom a Boat and a Double up to about 2mil.  A few rounds later Read the rest of this entry »


It helps to run gooot – Joe Sebok busts on TV Bubble

August 30, 2007

Tom Schneider seems to be at the top of every leaderboard we look at these days…it doesn’t hurt that he is running good at the moment.  Check out this pic from cardplayer highlighting the final hand of Day 4 @ the Legends of Poker in Los Angeles at the Bicycle Casino. 

Joe Seboks Final hand @ the Bike

The hand played out like this:

Sebok raised to 120,000 from middle position and was reraised by Schneider out of the small blind. Sebok moved all in, and Schneider called. Sebok tabled pocket queens, and Schneider showed AJ. Sebok retained the lead on the flop when it came 652. However the turn brought a crushing A, and Sebok was drawing to two outs. The river was a brick when it came 10, and Sebok was sent to the rail in seventh place.


Funny Prank Calls

August 30, 2007

Telemarketers beware:

 How weird is Michael Jackson?  During this prank call he actually seems to have some noble ideas…but the better idea was the guy who decided prank him.


$10 Million Dollar Giveaway

August 24, 2007

Check out a company called Kiva doing something remarkable.

As poker players, we often become desensitized to the value of money.  This story should remind us of the power of a collective group of people rallying behind a cause, with relatively little individual finacial support, can create a huge impact on that cause. 

Think about ways in which you can contribute to the causes you are passionate about, as we can all do a little more.


High Stakes Golf

August 24, 2007

Check out the latest video on Card Player discussing the 3 team, 3 man, $1m per hole, scramble coming up on ESPN in October…fun stuff.


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