31 Jan 12

Daily Rewind: Meltzer's Last Laugh, 75 Billion, Euro Finals, Liv Boeree

Today's Rewind reports on a generous donation from the late Alan Meltzer, while PokerStars hones in on its 75th billionth hand. We also recap on the Euro Finals of Poker in Paris and take a look at Liv Boeree's new website.

The Daily Rewind is your one-stop-shop for a sharp review of the day in poker. Join us here for a mix of the latest news and a more irreverent insight into the poker world. Today we discovered the following topics for you:

Meltzer's last laugh

Late media mogul and high stakes poker player Alan Meltzer hits the headlines this week after reports of a generous donation to two of his closest aides. 

Meltzer sadly passed away in October 2011, just a year after separating from his wife of 13 years and details of his $10 million estate were published this week.

It was good news for Meltzer's former chauffeur Jean Laborde as well as his doorman Chamil Demiraj who were suprised to receive $1,000,000 and $500,000 respectively from his will.

His ex-wife won't be smiling however, as she was left nothing from the estate.

Would you check-raise all-in, Mr Obama?

PokerStars nears 75 Billion hands

Grinders over at PokerStars are eagerly anticipating a rather large milestone this week as the site closes in on dealing its 75 billionth hand.

The road to 100 billion hands is now close to three quarters of completion, and as ever PokerStars will be rewarding their loyal customers with prizes as each milestone hits. 

Players can keep uptodate with the latest winners over at the PokerStars milestone winners page.

Euro Finals of Poker

The Aviation Club de France in Paris was the host of the Euro Finals of Poker this month, reaching a conclusion this weekend after crowning a French champion in their flagship event.

The €5000 NL Hold'em Diamond Championship was won by Bruno Lopes, who defeated a mainly Gallic final table consisting of six Frenchmen, as well as recent EPT Loutraki champion, British player Zimnan Ziyard.

Euro Finals of Poker, Paris
Place	Name	Prize
1st	Bruno Lopes	€129,410
2nd	Aubin Cazals	€93,190
3rd	Jérôme Naye	€62,130
4th	Alain Roy	€46,600
5th	Jean Noël Thorel	€38,830
6th	Zimnan Ziyard	€31,065
7th	Antoine Labat	€25,890
8th	Vladimir Faubert	€20,710
9th	Sampsa HYTOENEN	€15,535
Players: 109 | Prize pool: €517,750

High stakes corner

The past 24 hours of online action have continued to be kind to PokerStrategy.com instructor JensKyllonen, who sits on top of the HighStakesDB leaderboard having banked an impressive $248,299 over the past day.

Daniel "KidPoker" Negreanu made a fleeting appearance at the high stakes NL tables last night and didn't fare so well, dropping close to $50,000 in a wild session.

Negreanu's main beneficiary was Aussie pro "wobbly_au" who has banked close to $140,000 over the 24 hour period.

Hooray for Liv Boeree

Excuse the cheesey strapline, but Liv Boeree fans will be smiling today with the news that Team PokerStars Pro, Astrophysicist and TV presenter Olivia Boeree has launched her brand spanking new website this week.

Visitors can keep abreast of all things Boeree on her website, which details her interests, poker successes and day to day life over at her blog.

Liv-ing on a prayer

Daily Signoff

Today's signoff takes a peek at the latest instalment in PokerStars's global ad campaign, "We are Poker".

The third ad was released this week - Keep an eye out for Liv Boeree's slightly darker side...