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von TheFolder » Dienstag 14. März 2006, 19:35
Alan Goehring Wins Richest Prize in WPT History
Happy birthday to you, Alan Goehring. How does almost $2.4 million sound for a birthday present? Good? Good. I’m glad you like it.
Capping off a week in which he ended Day 1 as the chip leader and stayed at the top of the leader board the rest of the way, Alan Goehring won the 2006 L.A. Poker Classic at the Commerce Casino, taking home $2,391,550, the largest prize in World Poker Tour history, as well as a $25,000 seat in the WPT Championship.
It is a rare thing to see the first day’s chip leader actually do something the rest of a large event like the L.A. Poker Classic, so what Goehring did was quite impressive. While he began the final television table of six players in only fourth place, this was as low as he ever started the entire tournament. At $1.9 million chips, he had only half the stack of the final table chip leader, J.C. Tran, but he was not in bad shape at all, with about 14% of the total chips on the table.
It looked grim for Goehring early, as he lost almost half his stack in the first two hands, but he stayed calm and found a spot to double-up a couple hours later to get himself back in the game.
It was a grind from there. It took another two hours for Per Ummer to get knocked out in sixth place. Yet another hour elapsed before Goehring eliminated J.C. Tran, but the final two eliminations before heads-up occurred shortly thereafter.
Goehring entered heads-up play against Daniel Quach as more than a 2-to-1 underdog and essentially stayed like that for the first half hour. Goehring eventually battled back, pulling almost even, then losing the lead, and then just barely taking over the chip lead by the final hand. It was so close, in fact, that tournament officials had to count the stacks when the hand was over to be sure.
There was no strategic poker played on that last hand. Quach moved all-in pre-flop and Goehring called. Quach had A-J and Goehring had K-8, so Quach looked to be in good shape. But, this is poker, and the best starting hand doesn’t always win. Goehring hit his King on the turn to take down the pot and the championship.
Final Table Results (Bold = Television Table)
1. Alan Goehring -- $2,391,550
2. Daniel Quach -- $1,162,560
3. Michael Woo -- $571,315
4. Steve Simmons -- $338,803
5. J.C.Tran -- $265,728
6. Per Ummer -- $199,296
7. Anahit Galajian -- $166,080
8. Kevan Casey -- $132,864
9. Michael McClain -- $99,648
Happy birthday to you, Alan Goehring. How does almost $2.4 million sound for a birthday present? Good? Good. I’m glad you like it.
Capping off a week in which he ended Day 1 as the chip leader and stayed at the top of the leader board the rest of the way, Alan Goehring won the 2006 L.A. Poker Classic at the Commerce Casino, taking home $2,391,550, the largest prize in World Poker Tour history, as well as a $25,000 seat in the WPT Championship.
It is a rare thing to see the first day’s chip leader actually do something the rest of a large event like the L.A. Poker Classic, so what Goehring did was quite impressive. While he began the final television table of six players in only fourth place, this was as low as he ever started the entire tournament. At $1.9 million chips, he had only half the stack of the final table chip leader, J.C. Tran, but he was not in bad shape at all, with about 14% of the total chips on the table.
It looked grim for Goehring early, as he lost almost half his stack in the first two hands, but he stayed calm and found a spot to double-up a couple hours later to get himself back in the game.
It was a grind from there. It took another two hours for Per Ummer to get knocked out in sixth place. Yet another hour elapsed before Goehring eliminated J.C. Tran, but the final two eliminations before heads-up occurred shortly thereafter.
Goehring entered heads-up play against Daniel Quach as more than a 2-to-1 underdog and essentially stayed like that for the first half hour. Goehring eventually battled back, pulling almost even, then losing the lead, and then just barely taking over the chip lead by the final hand. It was so close, in fact, that tournament officials had to count the stacks when the hand was over to be sure.
There was no strategic poker played on that last hand. Quach moved all-in pre-flop and Goehring called. Quach had A-J and Goehring had K-8, so Quach looked to be in good shape. But, this is poker, and the best starting hand doesn’t always win. Goehring hit his King on the turn to take down the pot and the championship.
Final Table Results (Bold = Television Table)
1. Alan Goehring -- $2,391,550
2. Daniel Quach -- $1,162,560
3. Michael Woo -- $571,315
4. Steve Simmons -- $338,803
5. J.C.Tran -- $265,728
6. Per Ummer -- $199,296
7. Anahit Galajian -- $166,080
8. Kevan Casey -- $132,864
9. Michael McClain -- $99,648
Ramdin Triumphs at Foxwoods
von TheFolder » Mittwoch 12. April 2006, 00:05
Ramdin Triumphs at Foxwoods
Victor Ramdin pocketed over $1.3 million for his first ever victory on the World Poker Tour this weekend at the Foxwoods Poker Classic. Easily the most recognizable name at the table, he overcame a deficit of over a million chips going into the final table to take the title.
Ramdin quickly took the chip lead, eliminating two players within the first 18 hands. His first victim was Bruce Kater, who moved all-in with A-10, only to get called by Ramdin and his A-Q. No help sent Kater to the rail. Feeling in a dominating mood, Ramdin then used his Pocket Rockets to dispatch John Russell, who “only” had A-J.
For close to three hours following the first two eliminations, Ramdin and Ed Jordan passed the lead back and forth a few times before Alex Jacob joined the party, soaring to the front of the pack. He kept that lead for most of the remaining tournament leading into his heads-up match with Ramdin, largely in part to his knocking out both Larry Klur and Jordan.
At the beginning of their one-on-one competition, Jacob held about a 1.5 million chip lead and actually doubled it within the first ten minutes. But all of a sudden, the tide turned as Ramdin went all-in with his 9-9 against Jacob’s A-K. Ramdin hit his set on the flop and won the coin flip to take the lead.
Two hands later, it was over. Just as his hands dominated Kater’s and Russell’s earlier, he once again gave his opponent long odds to overcome, A-J versus K-J. Jacob never found his King and Ramdin grabbed the WPT crown.
Victor Ramdin pocketed over $1.3 million for his first ever victory on the World Poker Tour this weekend at the Foxwoods Poker Classic. Easily the most recognizable name at the table, he overcame a deficit of over a million chips going into the final table to take the title.
Ramdin quickly took the chip lead, eliminating two players within the first 18 hands. His first victim was Bruce Kater, who moved all-in with A-10, only to get called by Ramdin and his A-Q. No help sent Kater to the rail. Feeling in a dominating mood, Ramdin then used his Pocket Rockets to dispatch John Russell, who “only” had A-J.
For close to three hours following the first two eliminations, Ramdin and Ed Jordan passed the lead back and forth a few times before Alex Jacob joined the party, soaring to the front of the pack. He kept that lead for most of the remaining tournament leading into his heads-up match with Ramdin, largely in part to his knocking out both Larry Klur and Jordan.
At the beginning of their one-on-one competition, Jacob held about a 1.5 million chip lead and actually doubled it within the first ten minutes. But all of a sudden, the tide turned as Ramdin went all-in with his 9-9 against Jacob’s A-K. Ramdin hit his set on the flop and won the coin flip to take the lead.
Two hands later, it was over. Just as his hands dominated Kater’s and Russell’s earlier, he once again gave his opponent long odds to overcome, A-J versus K-J. Jacob never found his King and Ramdin grabbed the WPT crown.
von TheFolder » Sonntag 7. Mai 2006, 20:51
World Poker Tour Adds a Stop in Canada
Filming of Season Five Starts May 14
The World Poker Tour has been to the Caribbean and to France, but in October it will travel to a place it has never been before: Canada.
The third North American Poker Championship will take place not at the Bellagio this year, but at the Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort October 25-29.
“By staging the North American Poker Championship in this beautiful Canadian casino, we put out the welcome mat for all poker enthusiasts in Canada and truly lay down the gauntlet to see who can reign supreme on the continent,” said Steve Lipscomb, CEO and founder of WPT Enterprises, Inc.
Several WPT stars are Canadians, including Daniel Negreanu, Gavin Smith, Bill Edler, and Evelyn Ng. The stop in Canada will mean the WPT will leave the country three times in season five, which begins at the Mirage May 14. The tour also stops in the Bahamas and Paris.
http://www.cardplayer.com/poker_news/de ... 84dec2bac4
Filming of Season Five Starts May 14
The World Poker Tour has been to the Caribbean and to France, but in October it will travel to a place it has never been before: Canada.
The third North American Poker Championship will take place not at the Bellagio this year, but at the Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort October 25-29.
“By staging the North American Poker Championship in this beautiful Canadian casino, we put out the welcome mat for all poker enthusiasts in Canada and truly lay down the gauntlet to see who can reign supreme on the continent,” said Steve Lipscomb, CEO and founder of WPT Enterprises, Inc.
Several WPT stars are Canadians, including Daniel Negreanu, Gavin Smith, Bill Edler, and Evelyn Ng. The stop in Canada will mean the WPT will leave the country three times in season five, which begins at the Mirage May 14. The tour also stops in the Bahamas and Paris.
http://www.cardplayer.com/poker_news/de ... 84dec2bac4
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