Daily Rewind: Micro Final, Cody's UKIPT Team, 24hPoker drops Fast Fold
Today we mark the close of MicroMillions 5, check out the latest UKIPT happenings and call time on 24hPoker's Fast Fold games.
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MicroMillions finale
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| "stygher" earns Micro crown |
After a week-and-a-half of mini mayhem the fifth instalment of PokerStars' MicroMillions has come to a conclusion.
Having lavished hefty prizes on a host of low stakes grinders, the festival crowned its biggest winner yesterday after 59,213 runners anted $22 for the Main Event.
A mixture of low stakes dreamers and MTT pros all lined up for their shot at the $1,184,260, but when the dust had settled it was Lithuania's "stygher" who stood victorious.
Despite trailing "lacostae" at the start of the final table, "stygher" was able to keep his composure whilst his rival hit the rail in fourth.
With only "MarieKen2112" and "S3XXYMUCK" in his way, "stygher" completed a one-two combination to knock out his remaining opponents and scoop the $160,726 top prize.
UKIPT's battle of nations
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| Cody leading the charge |
UKIPT's Galway festival got underway on Saturday with the first events in a 60-tournament schedule.
Having welcomed pros from around the world, including Gus Hansen and Viktor "Isildur1" Blom, the action has already been buoyant ahead of the €1 million guaranteed Main Event which kicks off on August 8.
However, before the pros get started in the Main, today saw England and Ireland's finest battle for national pride in a two-day heads-up event.
Lining up for Team England behind their captain Jake Cody was some of the country's finest, including: Martins Adeniya, JP Kelly, Matt Perrins and James Mitchell.
On the opposite side of the felt was Irish contingent featuring the likes of Steve O'Dwyer, Andy Black and Donnacha O'Dea.
The €1,100 tournament will come to a conclusion tomorrow when one team will lift the inaugural UKIPT team title.
Fast fold falters
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| Blaze now the choice |
Players at 24hPoker will no longer be able to choose which fast-fold poker variant the get to play.
Up until now 24hPoker had offered both Blaze Poker and Relax Gaming's Fast Fold, but according to an official email the site will be dropping the latter on July 31.
The decision to cut Fast Fold is because it's "been a challenge" running two similar products through one platform according to 24hPoker representatives.
Coinciding with the move, 24hPoker will join the MPN Network's €20,000 promotion which will distribute €10 to random (at five minute intervals) players grinding fast-fold games.
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High stakes corner
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| Blom back |
Despite losing over $700,000 last week and slipping from the top of the 2013 high stakes leaderboard, Viktor "Isildur1" Blom has bounced back in spectacular fashion in the last 24 hours.
Cleary intent on reasserting himself as the year's most dominant player, Blom banked $1,226,796 over the course of 4,342 to take his total earnings to $3,862,203.
At the other end of the profit spectrum, Gus Hansen emerged as yesterday's biggest loser with a deficit of $317,452.
That figure was enough to put him ahead of both Phil Ivey (-$309,454) and Kyle "KPR16" Ray (-$295,548) on the daily loss chart.
Daily Signoff
With Jake Cody leading his country into a heads-up battle today, we thought we'd finish with him showing his stuff in the 2011 WSOP Heads-Up Championship.
