The $100k Challenge began at the Crown Casino today and, as expected,
it brought a handful of the best poker players in the marked cards world.
Although the 22 entrants fell well short of the 38 players who signed
up last year it will still pay four places with $2 million for first,
$616,000 for second, $330,000 for third and $242,000 for fourth (all in
$AUD of course).
The 22 included Joe Hachem, Daniel Negreanu, Daniel Alaei, Jonathan
Karamalikis, Dan Smith, Mikhail Smirnov, Phil Ivey, Tony Bloom, Masa
Kagawa, Jason Mercier, Sorel Mizzi, Gus Hansen, Tony G, Sam Trickett,
Erik Seidel, Nam Le, JC Tran, Dan Cates, Tobias Reinkemeier, Tom Dwan,
Dan Shak and Mike Watson.
We’re currently mid-way through the third level and eight players
have already been relieved of their $100k including Mike Watson, Dan
Shak, Tom Dwan, Masa Kagawa, Tony Bloom, Daniel Alaei, Daniel Negreanu
and local Jonathan Karamalikis.
Of course the biggest story of this two-day event might be the appearance of poker legend Phil Ivey marked cards lenses.
Outside of a trip to Macau, Ivey has been absent from major
tournaments since the events of Black Friday so it came as a minor shock
when rumors began to swirl that he would make the trip to Australia.
Indeed the former Team Full Tilt Pro showed up an hour late, much to the delight of Daniel Negreanu and various railbirds.
Negreanu and Ivey reminisced at the poker table and swapped new phone numbers.
It appears that Ivey hasn’t lost his edge as he’s been giving his
opponents fits all day and at the end of Level 3 he was third in chips
with 236,000.
Here’s a collection of photos we’ve taken throughout the day of the massive event:
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Weekly WSOP Qualifier Guide - May 2, 2011
The 2011 WSOP is looming and, like every year, there are countless ways to qualify.
From now until the 2011 WSOP Main Event, PokerListing.com will be highlighting some of the best options available through our online poker partners.
We’ll give you an in-depth look at all the various satellites including steps programs, multiple seat guaranteed tournaments and Sit & Gos.
This week we’re going to analyze some of the best WSOP satellites offered by Titan Poker, bwin Poker marked cards and PartyPoker.
Las Vegas
for all the action this summer. Titan Poker offers $13k WSOP Main Event
packages with seven nights accommodation at the five-star Wynn Hotel.
To sign up go to our Titan Poker review.
Main Event Satellite Structure A
This structure culminates with a massive $535 WSOP Freezeout satellite that takes place every Sunday at 22:00 (GMT+1). The winner receives a WSOP package worth $13,000 that includes Main Event seat,flight and accommodations.
There are numerous feeders into the satellite final with Freezeouts,
Rebuy and Add-on and Sit & Gos available. The various buy-ins
include $11, $33, $53, $66, $88 and $106.
Main Event Satellite Structure B
The Titan Poker Main Event satellite B structure finishes with a $215 buy-in Rebuy and Add-on tournament that takes place every Tuesday.
Once again every winner will receive a WSOP package worth $13,000 that includes your seat, flight and hotel accommodations.
There are a variety of ways to qualify for the final satellite with MTTs, Sit & Goes and rebuy events all represented. Buy-in levels include $8.80, $11, $13.20, $22, $23.50, $27.50, $47 and $112.50.
WSOP Jackpot SNG Executive Package
This year Titan Poker is offering an impressive $25,000 WSOP package to players that win six consecutive WSOP Executive Jackpot Sit & Goes. Each Sit & Go costs only $12 to buy into.
The $25k WSOP package includes not only the $10k Main Event buy-in but also a side event (Event 56) and 13 days accommodations at the Wynn in Las Vegas. In addition Titan Poker will provide $7k for flights and spending money.
The executive package is one of the best WSOP packages you can qualify for.
Side Event Qualifying Schedule
Titan Poker is offering numerous satellites to side events this year and even the prestigious $10k Pot-Limit Omaha championship. Qualifiers start at just $2.75 and run daily, weekly and monthly. Check the lobby for more information.
Click here to sign up for Titan Poker to get access to all these WSOP satellites.
Main Event Qualifying
bwin Poker’s Main Event satellite’s start at just $2.20 but it all feeds into the $15k Main Event finals, which run every Sunday. If you’d rather just avoid the qualifying part altogether you can just buy-in for a straight $320.
Side Event Qualifying
Similar to the Main Event satellites, the qualifiers start at just $2.20 and lead all the way up to a $320 final that runs every Tuesday and Thursday. The difference is that there will be more packages to win.
Main Event Freerolls
bwin Poker is one of the few sites that is straight up giving away seats to the 2011 WSOP. New players receive 10 tickets to weekly freerolls that take place every Saturday.
Click here to sign up for bwin to get access to all their WSOP satellites.
Daily Feeders
PartyPoker offers daily WSOP qualifiers at the $2, $4, $9 and $75 buy-in levels. The tournaments essentially act as progressive steps and if you win one, you qualify for the next level of satellite. Finally in the $75 qualifier, every 1 in 10 players gains entrance to the daily final.
Daily Final
PartyPoker offers a $750 buy-in WSOP satellite every day at 15:20 ET. It’s incredibly simple: 1 in 20 players in the tournament field gets a $14,000 package to the 2011 WSOP Main Event.
Freerolls
PartyPoker is offering several freeroll options but the best is one designed for new players. The top 10 players in each new depositor WSOP freeroll will receive entrance to the next WSOP satellite. The next one takes place May 28.
Click here to sign up for PartyPoker to get access to all their WSOP satellites.
On May 6, bwin Poker is running another edition of its ridiculously value-packed $10 Face Off tournament. There are no complicated sub-qualifiers here and if you manage to finish in the top five you will receive either a 2011 WSOP Main Event package or a 2011 WSOP side event package. In other words: You win and you’re going to Las Vegas.
To keep track of all the best WSOP satellites look at our WSOP How to Qualify page.
From now until the 2011 WSOP Main Event, PokerListing.com will be highlighting some of the best options available through our online poker partners.
We’ll give you an in-depth look at all the various satellites including steps programs, multiple seat guaranteed tournaments and Sit & Gos.
This week we’re going to analyze some of the best WSOP satellites offered by Titan Poker, bwin Poker marked cards and PartyPoker.
Titan Poker
Titan Poker is making one its biggest WSOP pushes ever with countless ways to get toMain Event Satellite Structure A
This structure culminates with a massive $535 WSOP Freezeout satellite that takes place every Sunday at 22:00 (GMT+1). The winner receives a WSOP package worth $13,000 that includes Main Event seat,
That's the one right there!
Main Event Satellite Structure B
The Titan Poker Main Event satellite B structure finishes with a $215 buy-in Rebuy and Add-on tournament that takes place every Tuesday.
Once again every winner will receive a WSOP package worth $13,000 that includes your seat, flight and hotel accommodations.
There are a variety of ways to qualify for the final satellite with MTTs, Sit & Goes and rebuy events all represented. Buy-in levels include $8.80, $11, $13.20, $22, $23.50, $27.50, $47 and $112.50.
WSOP Jackpot SNG Executive Package
This year Titan Poker is offering an impressive $25,000 WSOP package to players that win six consecutive WSOP Executive Jackpot Sit & Goes. Each Sit & Go costs only $12 to buy into.
The $25k WSOP package includes not only the $10k Main Event buy-in but also a side event (Event 56) and 13 days accommodations at the Wynn in Las Vegas. In addition Titan Poker will provide $7k for flights and spending money.
The executive package is one of the best WSOP packages you can qualify for.
Side Event Qualifying Schedule
Titan Poker is offering numerous satellites to side events this year and even the prestigious $10k Pot-Limit Omaha championship. Qualifiers start at just $2.75 and run daily, weekly and monthly. Check the lobby for more information.
Click here to sign up for Titan Poker to get access to all these WSOP satellites.
bwin Poker
World-class online room bwin Poker is upping the number of satellites on tap this year with a little something for everyone. This year bwin Poker is offering $15k WSOP Main Event packages with accommodations at the exclusive Venetian Palazzo. Side event players are also in luck with numerous $3,600 packages to the $1,000 buy-in Event 54.
There are all sorts of good things juice cards at the WSOP.
bwin Poker’s Main Event satellite’s start at just $2.20 but it all feeds into the $15k Main Event finals, which run every Sunday. If you’d rather just avoid the qualifying part altogether you can just buy-in for a straight $320.
Side Event Qualifying
Similar to the Main Event satellites, the qualifiers start at just $2.20 and lead all the way up to a $320 final that runs every Tuesday and Thursday. The difference is that there will be more packages to win.
Main Event Freerolls
bwin Poker is one of the few sites that is straight up giving away seats to the 2011 WSOP. New players receive 10 tickets to weekly freerolls that take place every Saturday.
Click here to sign up for bwin to get access to all their WSOP satellites.
PartyPoker
Online poker giant PartyPoker is always one of the premiere destinations to qualify for the WSOP and this year is no exception. Whether you prefer multi-table tournaments or Sit & Goes, PartyPoker has you covered. The site also offers $14k Main Event packages that include accommodations and spending cash.Daily Feeders
PartyPoker offers daily WSOP qualifiers at the $2, $4, $9 and $75 buy-in levels. The tournaments essentially act as progressive steps and if you win one, you qualify for the next level of satellite. Finally in the $75 qualifier, every 1 in 10 players gains entrance to the daily final.
Daily Final
PartyPoker offers a $750 buy-in WSOP satellite every day at 15:20 ET. It’s incredibly simple: 1 in 20 players in the tournament field gets a $14,000 package to the 2011 WSOP Main Event.
Freerolls
PartyPoker is offering several freeroll options but the best is one designed for new players. The top 10 players in each new depositor WSOP freeroll will receive entrance to the next WSOP satellite. The next one takes place May 28.
Click here to sign up for PartyPoker to get access to all their WSOP satellites.
PokerListings Satellite of the Week
bwin Poker $11 Face OffOn May 6, bwin Poker is running another edition of its ridiculously value-packed $10 Face Off tournament. There are no complicated sub-qualifiers here and if you manage to finish in the top five you will receive either a 2011 WSOP Main Event package or a 2011 WSOP side event package. In other words: You win and you’re going to Las Vegas.
To keep track of all the best WSOP satellites look at our WSOP How to Qualify page.
Another Close Call – Courtney Gee Poker Update
I am so happy to be back in Vancouver! Vegas is fun, but it’s way too hot and loses its appeal after a few days. Plus I really started to miss online poker!
I didn’t post last week because I didn’tplay marked cards much poker during my first week back, but I was able to get some decent
volume in the week after. Here are the numbers since being back from
Vegas:
# MTTs: 228
Average buy-in: $33.03
Hours: 49.25
Net result: +$1,863.53
I was actually down quite a bit the first five sessions back, losing >$4k over 186 games. Part of it was definitely being rusty since I hadn’t played online for a few weeks. Most of it was standard MTT bad variance.
Another portion of my losses was due to the fact I experimented a bit with some hands preflop, and it got me into some unfamiliar situations post flop. I definitely spewed a couple stacks and lit some money on fire doing that! (I don’t regret it though)
This past Sunday got me into the profit zone. I chopped the $22 500 cap 6-max tournament heads-up for ~$1.7k and then I placed 7th in the Bigger $55 for a bit over $5k.
I was really disappointed that I didn’t do better in the Bigger $55 because the final table was one of the softest I’ve ever played. A large percentage of the table had NO idea what they were doing! It was incredible.
Unfortunately I had a short stack going into the final table thanks to shoving into AA on the final table bubble, so I wasn’t able to take advantage of the weak players. I picked my spots well and gave myself a great chance, but in the end I lost two flips andbusted earlier than I would have liked.
Tournaments are strange because you’re almost always disappointed with the result if you don’t finish 1st. I busted that tourney in 7th place for $5k and felt terrible about it because 1st place was ~$30k.
On the other hand, if I had won the same amount but had taken 1st place in a different tourney instead, I would have been very happy. In fact, I felt much happier about my 1st place finish in the 6-max than I did about the Bigger $55 despite the fact I won over $3k more in the Bigger $55. Isn’t that ridiculous?
Now that I’ve gotten my sleep schedule back to normal, I’m ready to work hard and actually put some volume in (for the first time this year). I’m slowly improving my multi-tabling skills, so I should have no problem getting in a few thousand more tourneys before the end of the year.
This week is a really busy one but I’m going to try very hard to play four days. Hopefully I’ll be back next week to report some good results!
I didn’t post last week because I didn’t
# MTTs: 228
Average buy-in: $33.03
Hours: 49.25
Net result: +$1,863.53
I was actually down quite a bit the first five sessions back, losing >$4k over 186 games. Part of it was definitely being rusty since I hadn’t played online for a few weeks. Most of it was standard MTT bad variance.
Another portion of my losses was due to the fact I experimented a bit with some hands preflop, and it got me into some unfamiliar situations post flop. I definitely spewed a couple stacks and lit some money on fire doing that! (I don’t regret it though)
This past Sunday got me into the profit zone. I chopped the $22 500 cap 6-max tournament heads-up for ~$1.7k and then I placed 7th in the Bigger $55 for a bit over $5k.
I was really disappointed that I didn’t do better in the Bigger $55 because the final table was one of the softest I’ve ever played. A large percentage of the table had NO idea what they were doing! It was incredible.
Unfortunately I had a short stack going into the final table thanks to shoving into AA on the final table bubble, so I wasn’t able to take advantage of the weak players. I picked my spots well and gave myself a great chance, but in the end I lost two flips and
Tournaments are strange because you’re almost always disappointed with the result if you don’t finish 1st. I busted that tourney in 7th place for $5k and felt terrible about it because 1st place was ~$30k.
On the other hand, if I had won the same amount but had taken 1st place in a different tourney instead, I would have been very happy. In fact, I felt much happier about my 1st place finish in the 6-max than I did about the Bigger $55 despite the fact I won over $3k more in the Bigger $55. Isn’t that ridiculous?
Now that I’ve gotten my sleep schedule back to normal, I’m ready to work hard and actually put some volume in (for the first time this year). I’m slowly improving my multi-tabling skills, so I should have no problem getting in a few thousand more tourneys before the end of the year.
This week is a really busy one but I’m going to try very hard to play four days. Hopefully I’ll be back next week to report some good results!
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