12 Jan 12
The Daily Rewind: PA Crushing, EPL up for Sale? Melanie's New Site
Today we get the latest from Down Under with news of some big cash games. The Epic Poker League is in talks with a potential buyer, and Melanie Iglesias has launched her own website. We've got high stakes news and our Daily Signoff to cap off this Thursday.
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 bring the following stories to you:
PA Down Under: Man at work
The Aussie Millions is now officially open for business. The first event of the series ($1000 NL Hold'em) is underway and we'll be bringing you up-to-date with news from the series as it happens. Read our preview of this year's Aussie Millions here.It seems that there's some serious high stakes action going down too, with news from Tony G that he and Patrik Antonius have been involved.
The G Man informs via his Twitter that he's "just finished 1k/2k PLO @crownpoker - Patrik up a million - ended up a small winner. Game continues tomorrow."
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| One day and $1 million for PA in Melbourne |
Epic Poker for Sale?
It's been a turbulent inaugural year for the Epic Poker League. In a season filled with controversy, the EPL has recently postponed its fourth Main Event and the million dollar freeroll which is now planned for May 2012.Rumours of financial problems have inevitably arisen following the postponement, so it comes as something of a surprise that Pinnacle Entertainment is currently in talks with a view to acquiring Epic Poker.
While the advent of a sale may be a surprise, Wicked Chops Poker explain why the potential buyer is not;
"Pinnacle management consists of a number of ex-Harrah's executive staff. Ginny Shanks who currently heads Marketing for Pinnacle, helped run the World Series of Poker when Jeffrey Pollack first arrived and appointed himself commissioner."
The deal could be sealed in as little as 60 days.
Melanie Iglesias launches new site
Poker fans will all be familiar with the name Melanie Iglesias.The ex-Royal Flush Girl beauty has become something of an icon to the poker community with her 'Flipbook' series and fans will be delighted that she has launched her brand new website this week.
The site is in its early development stages but is sure to have had a fair few visitors already...
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| Melanie Iglesias - guaranteed clicks |
High stakes corner
With over $1.2 million burning a hole in his pocket, it was only going to be a matter of time before Viktor Blom cranked up the stakes a notch.The man known as "Isildur1" had been relatively calm since winning the PCA High Roller this week, but moved up to $100/$200 PLO yesterday with fairly unsatisfying consequences.
Blom was yesterday's biggest loser, who according to HSDB dropped just shy of $300,000 to the likes of "Fake Love888"(+$129,001), "bernard-bb" (+$157,588) and man on fire, "Berndsen12" who collected a whopping $455,556 on the day.
Brandon Adams's top 30
Businessman, intellectual and high stakes pro Brandon Adams this week has compiled his top 30 poker cities over at The Pokerfarm.Adams ranks his top poker destinations based on the "overall current level of activity in the poker scene, considering both private games and casino games."
Here's his top 10 picks:
1. Las Vegas
2. Los Angeles
3. Macau
4. Miami/Lauderdale
5. London
6. New York City
7. Ledyard, CT (Foxwoods)
8. Atlantic City, NJ
9. Chicago/Hammond
10. Biloxi, MS
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Krishjanis, 12 Jan 12 17:20
That spread!#2
LONGPLAY66, 12 Jan 12 18:03
hard to imagine a less classy pose,her parents must be so proud.#3
bazerk, 12 Jan 12 18:50
So if "Fake Love888" is Antonius, he's running good live and online ATM.