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Tuesday, October 27, 2015
"Who is kennl?"
That was a common question among the online poker community, with forum posts inquiring about his identity dating back to 2009.
No one knew who was behind the infamous online avatar, but he had gained notoriety for crushing MTTs and giving regulars a hard time on the virtual felt.
"Does he hang around PocketFives? The dude is an absolute monster" read one of the posts.
Tournament specialist Jesse McKenzie was in town this week for the Main Event and nice enough to fill us in a little more on kennl. He said that the online crusher was also in the field here for ANZPT Melbourne, and goes by the name Kenn Langcake. McKenzie also told us that this was Langcake's first time playing a live event.
"He's from South Africa here on holiday and this is his first live tournament. No one knew who he was back in the day, just that he was a beast online." McKenzie said.
Things started adding up when Langcake made a late charge yesterday to end up on top of the chip leaderboard. He would bust Minh Nguyen in the final hand of the night to bag up 440,500 at the conclusion of play.
By all reports it seems that not only is Langcake one to watch at the tables, but also a genuinely nice guy. The same forum threads asking about his identity also attested to his friendliness at the tables. 2015 Aussie Millions final tablist Anthony Legg seemed to share similar sentiments.
"He's a family man and a really top bloke. I got the chance to go out with him the other night and he was buying tequila shots for everyone" Legg said with a laugh.
With only 31 players remaining here Langcake has already guaranteed himself a payday and will be hunting the $261,200 first place prize. We'll be watching him closely as the day progresses to see if he can make it through to our final seven. He is well on his way and one thing is for sure, McKenzie was right when he tweeted,
"Who is kennl? Y'all bout to find out."
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[Source: PokerStarsBlog.com :: Australia New Zealand Poker Tour]
The final table kicked off in the most tumultuous action I've ever seen, with an elimination on each of the first three hands! On the very first hand of the final table, the short-stacked Shaaarrrp moved all in from early position with A♠-Q♣. Juda10 moved all in over the top to isolate, and when the rest of the table folded, juda10 showed 8♣-8♥ for the slight edge in the race. A slight edge was all juda10 needed, as the board came down K♠-5♦-J♥-4♣-9♦, and Shaaarrrp was done in 9th place ($7,968).
Before the rest of the table could catch their breath, all the chips were in the middle again as L C P open-shoved with K♦-Q♦. His only opponent was Ansgar2000, holding the charmed hand du jour - pocket eights. Ansgar's 8♣-8♦ was good enough to send another competitor to the rail, however, as the board ran out 6♥-9♠-5♠-J♠-3♦. After two hands, and two coin flips, there were two fewer players at the table as LCP collected $12,450 for 8th place.
But the frenzy wasn't over yet, as Ramux and gaffel tangled in one last huge pot to kick off the final table. Ramux opened for a raise with K♥-Q♥, and made the call when gaffel moved all in over the top with A♣-J♠. The flop brought a huge draw to Ramux, as it came down 3♥-3♠-7♥, giving Ramux the flush draw to go with his live cards. The flush hit the turn on the form of the T♥, leaving gaffel drawing dead. The river was the irrelevant J♣, and gaffel headed to bed with an extra $22,410 for 7th place in his bankroll.
With the breathtaking pace of the first few eliminations, the remaining six players decided to chat about a deal. The massive chip lead the Ramux had accumulated made the deal process difficult, but after some lengthy debate, a deal was reached that left $10,000 for the winner and locked up comfortable guarantees for everyone.
The deal locked up $129,163.73 for chip leader Ramux, while the second-place Ansgar2000 picked up $86,163.71. Hismoon nabbed $77,163.71 for his third-place stack, Method999 locked in $68,163.71, juda10 took down a guaranteed $66,163.71 and Feez0 grabbed $48,163.71 for his 6th-place stack. That left $10,000 for the eventual winner of the tournament, and play resumed.
After some jockeying for position at the final table and a few double-ups, the first big confrontation sent two players to the rail at once. Feez0 found himself on the extreme short stack and put his last few chips in the middle of the table as the big blind. Method999 raised from the button, and Ramux made the call from the small blind. The flop came down 9♦-K♠-7♥, and the rest of the chips went in the middle. Feez0 showed Q♠-4♠, Method999 opened K♥-6♦, and Ramux held the lead with K♣-T♦. The K♦ on the turn did nothing to change that, and when the river brought the T♠, it was all over for Feez0 and Method999.
Ansgar2000 was the next to fall, busting in 4th place at the hands of juda10. Action folded around to juda, who moved all in preflop with 6♥-9♥. Ansgar thought for a moment but finally called with A♣-8♣. Juda10 picked up a pair of nines on a flop of T♥-K♠-9♣, and that was enough to hold up and send Ansgar packing as the turn and river came down 7♦-Q♦ and thin the field to three.
It took a little while to whittle it down, and there were several double-throughs along the way to heads-up play, but finally juda10's run at the final table came to an end. After Ramux folded from the button, juda10 moved all in from the small blind with A♣-6♣. Hismoon made the call with A♦-9♣, and his lead extended with the flop of 4♦-A♠-9♠. Needing running sixes to stay alive, juda was drawing dead after the T♣ hit the turn. The river was a meaningless Q♦, and the tournament was heads up for $10,000.
Heads up play was a real battle, with multiple lead change and double ups before everything was finally settled. But in the end, it came down to who could catch cards when it counted most, and that was Ramux on the last hand. After crippling Hismoon, then doubling him up on back-to-back hands, all the money went in the middle preflop once again, but this time Ramux had the right ammo - pocket aces. His A♣-A♦ was firmly in the driver's seat against Hismoon's K♣-J♥. The flop brought more suspense as it came down T♣-7♣-Q♠, giving Hismoon the up and down straight draw, but the 5♥ on the turn was no help. Ramux just needed to fade an ace or nine on the river to win the tournament and the extra $10k, and when the river brought the Q♦, that's exactly what he did. Hismoon played a brilliant final table, even taking over Ramux's seemingly insurmountable chip lead a couple of time, but in the end he could only come away with second place.
Congrats to Ramux, who picked up $139,163.73 when all was said and done, and congratulations as well to all our final table players!
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[Source: PokerStarsBlog.com :: PokerStars Sunday Tournaments]
The Belgian Poker Series has finished the third of its Day 1 flights. The tournament has seen big crowds, familiar faces, and lots of action in its first three days in play.
Day 1C saw many familiar names, including 2009 winner Antonio Guida, Tobias Peters, Bart Verbanck, Pierre Neuville, Jorg Peisert, and onetime EPT Monte Carlo champion Pieter de Korver. Other friendly faces included Frederic Van der Mersch and Raijmond Slabbekoorn.
Among the people lost on Day 1c were De Korver, Tobia Peters, and Antonio Guida.
Here were some of the top chip counts from Day 1c.
DANG Tuan - 154800 (Belgium)
BEKKOUCHE Karim - 145800 (France)
ISMAIL Demir - 122600 (Belgium) (Ukash)
DAOU Youssef - 119900 (Belgium)
DAVID Steven - 112700 (Belgium)
VERSLEGERS Jeremie - 106600 (Belgium)
VANHAEREN Fabrice - 106000 (Belgium)
DEMANY Alain - 96800 (Belgium)
PEPE Franck - 94800 (France) (Ukash)
URUS Metin - 92600 (Belgium)
NOUNA Ahmed - 92300 (Morroco)
For live coverage of the event, visit the Dutch-language PokerStars Blog.
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[Source: PokerStarsBlog.com :: Belgian Poker Series]
Monday, October 26, 2015
September 17th, 2015
Presented to you by FanDuel and numberFire, Rich, Brett, and Jim of the FantasyWired Football Podcast take a look at the best DFS plays for Week 2, and do their best to fade the widespread recency bias from most users.
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[Source: PokerNews Podcast Network]
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It's a fantastic line up and should produce a thrilling finale. Here's a little more background about our ANZPT Canberra final table participants...
Seat 1: Luke Edwards (PokerStars Qualifier) - Barwon Heads, Victoria
Luke Edwards is a 26-year old who works in the IT industry. He has been playing poker for five years after being inspired by none other than the great Tony Hachem. Luke is no stranger to ANZPT final tables after finishing second to Brotha D in last season's ANZPT Darwin event. Luke claims he is a nit who has been running like God, so he'll be looking to bring that form into the final table and rely on his previous experience to go one place better!
Seat 2: George Graziani - Sydney, New South Wales
George Graziani is a 38-year old motor mechanic from Sydney who describes himself as a "top bloke". We like top blokes so it's great to see this amateur reach his first major poker final table. He has been playing poker for four years after his mates got him into the game. George credits "solid play" as helping his reach this stage of the tournament and he will be keen to go all the way!
Seat 3: Tony Kambouroglou - Sydney, New South Wales
One of the cult heroes of Australian poker, Tony Kambouroglou is easily identifiable in any poker tournament by his trademark toothpick. A painter by trade, "Toothpick" has been playing poker for five years in both cash games and tournaments. With over US$200,000 in career tournament earnings, Tony has plenty of experience and support at today's final table as he strives to become the first toothpick to win an ANZPT title.
Seat 4: Andrew Watson (PokerStars Player) - Wollongong, New South Wales
Another fine product of the 'gong, Andrew Watson is a 24-year old with an impressive online and live poker resume. Andrew is known for his runner-up finish in last season's ANZPT Queenstown event, but he's also one of the country's finest online poker talents. Under the moniker "higher wattage", Watson is currently ranked 3rd online in Australia and will be a real threat here on this final table.
Seat 5: James Broom - Melbourne, Victoria
One of the most dangerously talented players in the country, James Broom is known for playing any two cards, anywhere, anytime. The 2008 Melbourne Championships Main Event winner has one previous ANZPT final table to his credit, a ninth place at the inaugural event in Adelaide back in 2009. Interestingly, this is the first tournament cash for Broom since that result, so he'll be keen to make this a big one. He has also final tabled the PokerStars Sunday Million and Warmup amongst an impressive online resume.
Seat 6: Khiem Nguyen - Wiesbaden, Germany
Khiem Nguyen is the only International player on this final table. Originally from Germany, Khiem is currently based out of Brisbane as he travels around the world on a backpacking-poker adventure. Khiem has been playing for five years and has built up a very impressive poker resume that includes a 2010 EPT Germany side event trophy, a third place in the 2010 Master Classic of Poker in Amsterdam worth over €140,000 as well as a third place in the Macau Millions this April for HK$200,000. Khiem was the chip lead entering the final day of play and will be hard to stop!
Seat 7: Xiuming "Sammy" Huang (PokerStars Qualifier) - Bonner, Australian Capital Territory
Sammy Huang is the lone local on this final table after being introduced to the game six years ago by his friends. Sammy enjoys both No Limit Holdem and Pot Limit Omaha and has several tournament results to his credit including runner-up in the 2009 Macau Poker Cup Red Dragon for HK$268,465 in prize money. Sammy was inspired by the greats of the game in Johnny Chan and Doyle Brunson and will be looking to replicate their greatness with victory here this afternoon.
Seat 8: Tristan Bain - Melbourne, Victoria
Tristan Bain is another of the talented, young guns at this final table. At 25-years of age, Tristan has been playing poker for four years after previously working as a dealer at Crown Casino. Interestingly, he is coached by none other than James Broom. That explains his aggressive style which was highlighted by his shove with six-eight offsuit to burst the bubble late last night. Away from poker Tristan enjoys AFL and golf, and he has ambitions to one day play high stakes poker all around the world.
Seat 9: Leigh Warne - Melbourne, Victoria
Leigh Warne is a 33-year old salesman from Melbourne who is another from the James Broom brood. The good mates have been playing together for several years, with Warne normally found in the cash games up to $5/10NL. Warne did final table the Melbourne Championships final table back in 2006, but he'll be looking to go a little further than his sixth place finish on that occasion.
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[Source: PokerStars Poker Blog :: Tournaments]
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