Daily Rewind: Prague latest, MacPhee's herbal problem, APPT welcomes Aussies
Today we crown an EPT High Roller champ, remove some unwanted smells from Kevin MacPhee's room and look forward to the Aussie Millions.
Ivan's impressive EPT win
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| Victorious Ivan (Image: Neil Stoddart) |
Before Julian Track stole the headlines inside The Hilton Prague, Ivan Soshnikov had his moment in the EPT High Roller.
Having previously had a record live cash of €4,800, Ivan was certainly jumping in at the deep end when he anted up €10,300, but that didn't seem to worry the young Russian.
As the finale got underway Vanessa Selbst (7th - €64,500) was the first to fall, before Andy Seth (6th - €88,650), Mike McDonald (5th - €115,400) and Thomas Muhlocker (4th - €144,700) all followed suit.
With just three players left it was time for Ivan to take the lead and eliminate Dmitry Yurasov (3rd - 177,500) before dispatching with Olivier Busquet (2nd - €257,860) in a pocket tens vs. pocket fours coup.
As Ivan was banking the biggest score of his poker career (€382,050), across the city Marc McLaughlin (410,800 chips) and Kara Scott (375,100 chips) topped the final 63 players in the WPT's Prague event.
Meanwhile in Prague...MacPhee gets busted
Whilst money was being won and cheers of joy rung out across the Czech capital, Kevin MacPhee wasn't having such a fun time at the Hilton Prague.
After failing in his quest for an EPT title, MacPhee was dealt another blow when the hotel slapped him with a €180 bill as he tried to check-out.
The unexpected cost was noted as "cleaning services", which MacPhee later discovered was to remove the smell of cannabis from the room.
When he asked what the consequences would be if he refused to pay, the hotel receptionist informed Kevin that the police would be called.
Unable to bluff his way out of the situation, the disgruntled pro agreed to pay the bill but not before calling the staff "extortionists" and "thieves".
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Aussie Millions joins the APPT
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| Aussies join the APPT party |
The latest season of PokerStars' Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) was announced recently and, in amongst the tour's usual stops, the Aussie Millions has found a resting place.
Despite being one of the most popular events on the poker calendar, the Australian festival will now take shelter under the APPT's banner on February 2.
From a practical standpoint Aussie Millions will remain largely unchanged and still take place inside Melbourne's Crown Casino.
However, from a marketing point of view the Crown Casino's COO, Xavier Walsh, believes that "by aligning with the biggest poker tour in the region" it will "guarantee the [the Aussie Millions'] success in the coming years."
'samrostan' continued his recent surge at the virtual felt in the last 24 hours with another six-figure profit. Having banked just over $1 million in the last seven days, the online grinder locked up another $111,425 on Wednesday to top the latest high stakes chart ahead of 'Lottenice' ($34,643).
Helping 'samrostan' complete his latest upswing was Phil 'OMGClayAiken' Galfond who topped the loss leaderboard for the third day in a row after dropping $106,583.
Question of the Day
For today's taxing teaser we want to know your thoughts on the following dilemma:
Would you rather be a small lifetime winner and have the respect of your peers or hit a big score ($1 million+) but live the rest of your life as Eric Molina?
Daily Signoff
With the Aussie Millions now part of the APPT we thought we'd finish today with a look at this classic hand from the 2012 Main Event.
May's Prague Show
Make sure you catch Jesse May's daily show from WPT Prague at 20:00 GMT today.
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