Poker Strategy

Day 2 the £2,500 H.O.R.S.E. Event in WSOP-Europe (Part II)

The subsequent participant eradicated in this Poker competition when he was drained on 6th street next to Mark Gregorich was Marc Goodwin. At face-off Gregorich presented 5♥-10♦-4♣-10♠-10♥-5♦-6♠ for a full of tens. Marc Goodwin had four to 10 through ace straight presenting on the board moreover only showed a card with two spots as one of Marc hole cards. He was according to the grapevine drawing dead lying on 7th, furthermore Goodwin is inedible to bring together his £4,812 prize.

Sitting little loaded following a hand next to Howard Lederer in Limit Holdem event was Daniel Negraneu. With a flop on board of 9♥-2♥-Q♠-J♣-Q♣, Lederer gamble out also Negreanu had to muck. Negreanu was remains with just 18,000 chips. Lederer elevate to 107,000 on chips, which was next in general.

The most excellent Poker competitor living, Phil Ivey sustained to prove his supremacy in this competition. With 14 remaining competitors, he sits down with 124,300 chips. Jeff Lisandro, champion of 2007 WSOP $2,000 Stud Event was be seated third at 102,000 chips.

At this 2008 WSOP, Spencer Lawrence has had on a rip in limit rounds. He got three moneys and two ultimate tables. He completed 2nd place at $1,500 Omaha 8 or better round and then 6th place in a Limit Holdem Shootout. I was on position to look at both shows. His extra money was got in a $10,000 Limit Holdem Contest where he completed 22nd. Despite of wherever he came to an end in the Poker competition, he is confirming himself as the one of the majority productive limit poker competitors in the humanity.

Phil Ivey and Daniel Negreanu caught into an elevating Poker battle on the flop of 7♠-9♦-6♥. When the fume disappeared, Negreanu was worn-out and presented A♠-6♠-2♦-6♣ for the nut low deal plus a group of sixes. Ivey presented 10♦-7♣-2♠-8♠ for a dealt straight and poor low draw. The turn dropped the 2♥, bluffing Negreanu’s hand a nut low round, however leaving him a poor low draw. The K♦ on a fifth street completed Negreanu’s mission for the bracelet and finished him as our 14th position finisher.

 

Mark Gregorich was bended over two times in the file throughout the stud round next to Phil Hellmuth. Primary he created an eight next to Hellmuth’s jack. The extremely then cards, he was capable of protected one more double up as well as elevate to 50,000 of chips. Hellmuth had has crabbing previous regarding the dealer’s mixing up behavior and sustained to do so following these nonstop losses.

The Competition Administrators went roughly and spoke to every competitor regarding placing an untimely finish to the competition as it come into view so as to we were no place next to building a final 8. It was settled on that amusement would bring to a close latterly of stage 13.

Hellmuth’s assaults on a dealer finished up dodging of hand. At one moment, he prepared the dealer weep. The competition administrator drop round moreover gave details to her that it’s not her liability that he was behind. The trader was so disturb that the competition administrator informed him that he will receiving a punishment if his manners didn’t get better.

Phil Ivey place Isaac Haxton drained throughout a holdem stage. Unluckily for Haxton but Ivey appeared on top. Haxton turns out to be our 13th position finisher captivating £5,500.

I do not discern if you’re an advocate in Karma, but from time to time things occur that has to formulate us speculate. For instance, in 2006 WSOP Main Event, Friedman blamed Jeffrey Lisandro of thieving a pot chip throughout the Main Event. This finished up flattering a huge subject when he sustained to rebuke Lisandro for more than an hour about “ante theft.” Lastly, the Competition Administrator had to get mixed up to reinstate organize. It was afterward find out that Lisandro didn’t steal the ante, although Friedman not at all says sorry. Since that competition, Friedman hasn’t been heeded of on the competition sight. He hasn’t capital in an competition in more than 2 years. Lisandro on the other situation has had 9 ready money at the WSOP, counting three final tables plus one bracelet. He as well completed 2nd place in Player of the Year Race at 2007 WSOP. The amusement he succeeded the bracelet within was the Seven Card Stud. You have got to ante previous to every hand in stud.

What did the on top have fuss with this competition? Pre-flop throughout the holdem stage, Phil Hellmuth heatedly flung his chips by proclaiming worn-out. Because this was the limit round, this was in fact just the raise. Sherkhan Farnood increased the bet adequate to cover up Hellmuth furthermore they were inedible to the contests. Just to offer you a slight environment, Farnood had succeeded some pots previously in a day also Hellmuth had criticized him as the “most aggressive competitor in record.”

Hellmuth holds A♠-K♥ while Farnood holds 3♥-3♣. The flop showed J♦-Q♥-K♦ to provide Hellmuth high pair and the straight draw. The turn dropped the 5♦. Merely 2 cards in the floor could appear to grant Farnood the triumph. The river dropped the 3♦, giving Farnood trips of threes and eradicated Hellmuth from this event. Hellmuth tempest off to protest regarding Farnood, the trader, and no matter which those persons would pay attention to him moan about. How greatly you desire to gamble that Farnood is the trader’s innovative greatest buddy.

Howard Lederer completed a not on time day drive also is our present chip leader by 208,500 chips. After his suck out next to Phil Hellmuth, Sherkhan Farnood is exactly at the back him by 141,500 chips. Phil Ivey is taking a seat in 4th place by 114,000. Spencer Lawrence was the center of the bunch with 88,500. Raul Paez was our little load currently with 17,500. By the limits ready to rise to 4,000 – 8,000, Paez was gone with presently more two huge bets.

The concluding 11 competitors will be back tomorrow at 2:30 o’clock p.m. and engage until we arrive at our victor. As well, the £5,000 Pot Limit Omaha competition kicked off tomorrow. The most excellent Omaha competitors from in cooperation with the U.S. plus Europe will assemble to obtain their turn at a bracelet. Pot Limit Omaha is the majority popular type of poker in Europe, consequently the Americans will comprise a difficulty in tomorrow’s competition. Engage in recreation for that competition kicked off at 3 p.m. London time.

Tags:
Daniel Negraneu, Holdem, Limit Holdem, Poker, WSOP

WSOP Legend – Doyle Brunson

Doyle Brunson, alias “Texas Dolly” who stands alone just likes a legendary person in the name Poker world. Maybe he evaluated his self as an over qualified in WSOP. Even at this time he plays a large number of competitions in the game poker and it’s complicated to visualize “Texas Dolly” was not at the World Series of Poker.

Doyle Brunsonowns 10 WSOP bracelets furthermore still annoying to add his bracelets to 11th. Doyle got his foremost bracelet in World Series in the year 1976 when he was greatly slighter and got his 10th bracelet in year 2005. It is an elongated expedition for Doyle, the type of expeditions you create cinema regarding. I rather visualize Texas Dooly may possibly acquaint with legend for days concerning his pass days of competing in back rooms as well as periling his life being a poker enthusiast. Passing across them all and have fun next to the most excellent in four unlike decades. Anything says Doyle Brunson is the most excellent forever it doesn’t matter everybody respects him as well as recognizes he is the best among the best performers to ever fool around the Poker game.

The term Super System, identified as the “poker constitutions and by-laws”, Doyle was the author, altered the poker planet without end. In 1978 the normal competitor at the present had the skill to distinguish how the in favor of were creating currency take part in Texas Holdem. If still not read Super System, better to have one. This volume is still applicable these days, and got some idea how to engage in recreation about the game as a professional. Doyle believed that his writing has lot of expenditure, the amateurs become because of his book.

Doyle Brunson is identified as a Texas Holdem enthusiast, but he possibly will be the top all in the region of poker enthusiast to still exist. In No Limit Holdem, Brunson got the bracelets, Deuce to Seven Draw, Seven Card Stud, RAZZ plus HORSE. By the year 1979 Doyle again triumph a Mixed Doubles episode along with Starla Brodie. For that 10 bracelets in all ‘Dolly” succeed four of them by competing No Limit Holdem. The major cash price that Doyle Brunson has was the one when he prevails at the Shorthanded No Limit Holdem bracelet in excess of $350,000 at the World Series. And that could assist you appreciate how great deal the game have tainted, in the year 1976 Doyle prepared $230,000 for pleasing the major event. 1976 Doyle Brunson won two bracelets in the Main Poker Event also in the Deuce to Seven Draw.

Doyle’s hand known as the 10 – 2, he won nonstop up to main events cleave to the two hole hands in 1976 and 1977. In ‘76 Doyle Brunson hit Jesse Alto by Heads up that’s came from at the rear to build full house, once more in’77 with at hand 10 – 2 Doyle again coming behind creating a full hose next to Gary Berland. The 10- 2 cards is one among the worst cards in poker and evermore will be acknowledged the same as “Doyle Brunson”, Doyle occasionally will play the hand when he is on the TV show just for show. He changed poker a lot since succeed in main events in 1976 in attendance were twenty-two contestants in the competition and 34 competitors in 1977 measure up to the thousands that come in each year now. In 1977 Doyle got six bracelets, but in 1980 he did not win any. In 1991 Brunson add his next bracelet from the time 1979, with take home of $2,500, in No Limit Holdem event that exceed than $200,000. In 1998 in a RAZZ tournament, again Doyle succeeds, but in 2003 expecting again to prove that he may possibly still get big competitions when he make it in HORSE event. “Texas Dolly” again won his 10th WSOP bracelet by year 2005 captivating home in the event of Shorthanded.

Doyle Brunson got married in 1962 with Louise. Blessed with three kids, like father like son, Todd became also an expert poker competitor himself. Both of them Todd and Doyle are the original father and son permutation to succeed in WSOP bracelets. Doyle’s daughter Pamela as well plays and bring into being successor in 2007 Series. Doyle conquered big problems in his living for he got disease in the near the beginning of 1960’s so as to said untreatable. The doctors believed it was a miracle when the operation was finished because no cancer may possibly be found. Doyla, his daughter at peace when she got 18 years old and Doyle back to religion to obtain him all the way through the hard-hitting times.

At this time Doyle Brunson recurrent the major currency games in Las Vegas and take part in numerous competitions a year. He competes in the WSOP annually in Las Vegas as well as in Europe. He earned in excess of $2,800,000 in his WSOP line of business, and keep on the trail to get his 11th bracelet. This year 2008 with big runs in two tournaments, come to an ending 21st in event 8th and in the World Championship of HORSE he completed at 16th. At a WSOP tournament, Doyle has completed in the top 10, in 23 times with that number I know he will continue to rise. He got 31 totality cashes during his business and also obtain six in last three progression. With the HORSE competition perhaps the greatest possibility Doyle can make at captivating extra bracelets at some point, Doyle at rest is one among best versatile competitors around the world. In WSOP HORSE events, Brunson have cashed since 2003 four times and sooner than later he might succeed it again.

Texas Dooly developed the competition of poker by means of his book and subsequent to the poker roar he has brought backed himself as the Legendary Players around the world. Countless populace distinguishes “Texas Dolly” that stand alone as the facade of poker. If Babe Ruth in the name of baseball, Wilt Chamberlain in Basketball, Gordie Howe in hockey and what Doyle in the fairy tale of poker. The distinction is you are able to play with Doyle it’s like you can take part in competition or be seated in a tournament and assess your abilities in opposition to the mainly legendary player of poker of the record. Listen to Doyle’s legend and now have the benefit of the detail that you acquired to witness a factual legend of the game poker, seize the moment watch Doyle the legendary “Texas Dolly” play.

Tags:
Doyle Brunson, Holdem, No Limit Holdem, Poker, Texas Dolly, Texas Holdem, WSOP

The Final of £2,500 in WSOP-E (H.O.R.S.E. Event) – Part I

According to the event at World Series of Poker Europe the 11 finalist players meet last Wednesday for a final of this £2,500. Howard Lederer, Raul Paez, Erik Albinsson, Ivo Donev, Sherkhan Farnood, Jeffrey Lisandro, Mark Gregorich, Phil Ivey, Yuval Bronshtein, Jeff Duval, and Spencer Lawrence every one come as one to create a sprint for the bangle.

For the awfully actual WSOP had a player removed. First in Omaha 8 round, up to 8,000 was Raul Paez raised and from the full-size blind, Howard Lederer completed the call. The flop fall 7♣-6♥-2♦ and out for 4,000 Lederer bet. Then Paez called. The deal fall the 4♣ and Lederer place Paez in intended for his very last 5,500. Paez held 10♥-A♥-10♣-8♣ for his flush draw then gutshot straight draw, and a poor low. Lederer showed hands 5♥-5♠-6♠-7♥ for a couple pair, another straight draw, and then seven low. The river drop the J♦ and Lederer dogged a pot and get rid of Paez in eleventh place. Paez got £6,188 for his come to an end.

After that, the next Poker competitor to fall was Yuval Bronshtein. Yuval Bronshtein was weary on Fifth Street on the Stud 8 round and Phil Ivey got the call. An eight gutshot straight next pair on sixth holding 5♠-9♥-A♦-8♦ (J♥-Q♦), Bronshstein got on. Ivey was at hand a couple of kings. The last card had Bronstein was 4♣, then Bronshstein do away with in 10th with £6,875 as his prize for declining to the grand Phil Ivey.

Erik Albinsson required taking a place in a while once, when everyone in on 4th Street in Stud 8 round with (3♦-6♦) 5♣-Q♦). The one who made the Poker call was Jeffrey Lisandro holding (A♥-4♠) 10♣-10♦. Albinsson trapped a 5♥ on 5th Street to provide him a couple or pair however Lisandro trapped a 4♣ to set him in a distant lead. Albinsson would require in a row a Q♦, 5♦, or K♦ or A♦ to succeed the hand. When Lidsandro got a 5♠, Albinsson mislaid one of his cards on 6th. But he caught a 9♥. And a 6♥ on 7th Street fail to spot by Albinsson, and he turn out to be the 9th position terminated with £6,875.

The last on the Poker table was at the present place are Phil Ivey, Howard Lederer, Spencer Lawrence, Sherkhan Farnood, Jeffrey Lisandro, Ivo Donev, Mark Gregorich, and Jeff Duval.

This got almost three hours before for the subsequently exclusion. On 3rd Street, Spencer Lawrence is all in moreover the three contestants hang about the pot. Jeff Duval complete an untie pair of 10 on 4th and Ivey bowed out. Jeff gambles out on 5th keen on Howard Lederer, that was viewing 3♠, and Lederer got the call. 6th Street viewed Duval among three hands to straight on panel also Lederer amid three coordinate cards. Both participants ensured. Very similar deed happened on 7th. Lederer might simply gather a couple of aces. Duval viewed hidden kings so that kings up. Lawrence merely got nines and threes, but Spencer Lawrence was getting rid of in 8th position with £8,938. And this was the 3rd final WSOP ending table for this year by Spencer Lawrence, all near-term in assorted actions. This would be motivating to observe how he summarizes this presentation next year in Las Vegas in the WSOP.

An individual who is the greatest players at World Series of Poker for the last two consecutive years was Jeffrey Lisandro. As well as at the moment, he got 10 WSOP currencies in the preceding two years, four ending tables, and the bracelet in the year 2007 with $2,000 Seven Card Stud Event. Throughout a holdem season, among the board presenting 6♥-4♣-K♥-8♥, Lisandro made raised all-in into 15,000. Howard Lederer got the call. Lisandro dropped J♥-J♦ for a couple of jacks then flush draw. Lederer viewed 7♥-5♠ to have straight and punier flush draw. Unluckily for Lisandro, that the river fell the A♣, and Lisandro turn out to be out 7th position come to an end, and take home of £11,000.

A fairground ride final table had with Phil Ivey. He was changeable all through. For thirty minutes after the elimination of Lisandro, Ivey go on a bringing up the rear line and was gone with simply 14,500. For the duration of a stud round, Ivey got caught up in the hand of Mark Gregorich. Mark stake out keen on Ivey on each street furthermore yet bet murky on 7th Street. Ivey ungenerously complete the call lying on 7th with the final of his last chips. Gregorich exposed hidden queens to have with a couple of sixes presenting on his panel for queens-up. Ivey manure his cards and leading to the rail. Phil Ivey the 6th place terminated, with take home of £13,750.

Even though Gregorich get rid of Ivey, he was the merely sitting on with 32,000 chips. Among the restrictions of 6,000-12,000 chips, Gregorich has created a stand. The pot should three bet among Sherkhan Farnood and Gregorich in holdem round. K♣-9♣-8♣ fell on the flop. Gregorich gamble and Farnood bowled out the raise. Gregorich complete the call. The deal fall the 4♦ and Gregorich ensure to Farnood that gamble. Gregorich had only 13,000 remaining and he chosen to put down the chips. Farnood got called. Farnood presented 5♣-5♠ a pair and flush draw then Gregorich answered A♦-J♥ for air. The 9♠ with the river preserved Gregorich’s destiny, and he is our 5th position come to an end. With his strong performance he got a reward of £17,188.

The one who was calculating the majority of the battle at last final table so far is Howard Lederer. All in all he had up to 553,000 chips at one end in four handed for a cause to a large stud pot among him and Sherkhan Farnood. Howard is recognized with a designation of limit holdem specialist, but excluding a triumph in an Aussie Millions opening, Howard had not that actually huge achievement in poker a short time. He got two bracelets the one is in Omaha Hi-Lo and the other is in Deuce to Seven Lowball.

Whereas the chip leader was Lederer at present, possessions in Limit poker are able to alter hastily. When the time that the players are four handed, maybe the limits is about 8,000 and 16,000. The pair of pots might indicate a full-size swing chips.

I there for conclude that this happening will be placed in the subsequent post. Can Lederer do well incarcerating for his 3rd bracelet, or there is someone else create a surprising return?

Tags:
HORSE, Poker, World Series of Poker, WSOP

Day 2 the £5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Event in WSOP-Europe

Here is the Day 2 of £5,000 PLO Event in WSOP –Europe makes out 45 participants back to create their walk on the way to the final board. Along with the celebrities still at odds included Sorel Mizzi, Robert Williamson III, Doyle Brunson, David “DevilFish” Ulliott, Andy Bloch, Allen Cunningham, Joe Beevers, Max Pescatori, Chris “Jesus” Ferguson, and Erik Seidel. The game begins at 3o’clock p.m. London era moreover would maintain through to the last Poker table.

The earliest of the celebrities to fall as well as it did not take so long was the “DevilFish”. On a table of K♦-J♣-5♦, Ulliott progressed drained then called with Markus Golser. Golser stated to include the Fish into poor condition, however Ulliott opposed. DevilFish tossed above K♠-K♥-7♣-2♠ for arrange of kings. Golser turned over A♦-Q♦-10♣-4♠ meant for wrap plus a flush card. Golser was in fact the much loved at the moment with seventeen outs. The turn dropped the 9♥, providing Golser a good straight. DevilFish required the panel to pair, or else he was over. The river is 6♣ and DevilFish go for a dip downstream.

Jason Mercier lengthened his position as chips lead subsequent to eradicating two participants, one was Robert Williamson III. On the table of 6♦-A♣-10♦, Williamson passed to Mercier, who stake out 10,500 chips. Williamson after that check-raised pot as well as Mercier even called. On the fourth street of 5♦, Williamson stimulated exhausted for approximately 16,000. Mercier called then turned over K♦-J♦ among two extra cards for the king soaring flush. Williamson confirmed two aces amid two unsystematic cards for the group of aces. He would require the panel to pair to come first, but alas, the river dropped the 8♠ furthermore Williamson was abolished. Mercier lifts to 340,000 chips by his triumph.

Doyle Brunson is the next competitor gets rid of when mutually him and Erik Friberg flopped a three of a kind. Brunson had flopped three of a kind of nines and Friberg a three of a kind of tens. All the cash set foot in on the fourth street moreover Brunson was not capable to grasp the fourth nine. Brunson will need to come first the Main Event toward his 11th bracelet.

In a while following the initial break time, Andy Bloch was drained next to Erik Friberg. Bloch had dealt two pair and the gut-show straight drawing hand. Friberg had an improved gut-show straight drawing hand and the pair of queens. The fourth card get better Bloch’s two pair, however the river finished Friberg’s straight plus Bloch was outside the door.

Erik Seidel was got rid of in 25th position next to Theo Jorgensen. Seidel hold aces and Jorgensen by several partially organized straight hands. Regrettably in favor of Seidel, Jorgensen dealt two pair furthermore Seidel not at all advanced his aces. Bruno Fitoussi is the subsequent competitor to collapse headed for the dinner break time. He progressed drained among aces on the jack great flop however Tomi Nyback had dealt two pair. The two couple was high-quality and Fitoussi obtained an extensive dinner break time.

Just 18 competitors would bring in from this competition. It was not stretched earlier than we would arrive at 19 competitors and the last finishing position period began. PLO is typically a pastime where the finishing position stage is not that prolonged because the drawing possible of many hands. It does persuade a small piece of betting. The bubble stage did not even last ten minutes for this competition like Alex Kravchenko was drained pre-flop next to Ilkka Koskien. Kravchenko hold A♥-A♦-9♣-10♦. Koskien hold A♠-A♣-2♣-10♣. These cards had come apart written ended it. That is awaiting the flop anyhow. The flop dropped Q♣-Q♦-7♣ to grant Koskien the flush draw. The turn dropped the 7♥. This pot possibly a chop if not a club dropped, and certainly a club do fall on a river. The 8♣ dropped moreover Kravchenko was by this competition’s bubble boy.

Abolition then turns out to be fast and fuming. Jolyne Thompson progressed drained with her small load holding J♠-J♣-2♣-9♥. Allen Cunningham created the call with cards K♦-7♠-6♥-4♠. Cunningham would obtain the lead among tours when the deal dropped 7♦-3♦-7♥. Thompson would want a jack just to stay alive, but the jack didn’t come across the turn or a river. Jolyne Thompson is our 18th position finisher taking £14,438.

Stephen Kjaerstad is the next toward collapse. Kjaerstad raised pre-flop moreover was called with Theo Jorgensen. On a deal of 5♠-6♠-J♦, Kjaerstad gamble out of 21,500 and Jorgesen preserved. Kjaerstad called then was worn-out. Jorgensen hold 4♠-3♦-3♠-4c and Kjaerstad hold 7♦-A♠-8♦-A♦. The Q♠ dropped on the fourth street, proving Jorgensen the flush in addition to eliminating Kjaerstad in 17th position.

After 15 minutes, Theo Jorgensen got raised up to 11,000 along with Allen Cunnigham raised the pot to 39,000. Then Jorgensen called. On a deal of 10♠-4♥-4♠, Jorgensen locate Cunningham drained holding 9♥-4♣-Q♥-10♣ for full of fours and Cunningham holds A♠-A♥-Q♦-2♦. An ace didn’t drop on a turn or on a river, furthermore Allen Cunningham turns out to be our 16th position finisher.

Chris Bjorin goes after Cunningham outside the door almost immediately following while he was drained next to Joe Beevers. Bjorin holds Aces at a river however Beever was holding on nines full. Bjorin got 16th position finisher taking £16,500. Justin Smith goes out the door when Tomi Nyback dealt a nut flush. Smith did not contain some redraws and departed in 14th position, also winning £16,500.

Padraig Parkinson also got rid of next. He had dealt the straight draw, however his adversary Jason Mercier trapped in succession aces to create tours and Parkinson was our 13th position finisher. Joe Beevers was eliminated after that when his A♠-5♠-K♣-8♣ strike on the A♥-K♠-J♥-10♦ of Jason Mercier. Beever showed a couple of fives at the 5♦-Q♠-6♦ board, but a 9♦ provided Mercier the straight draw. He finished a straight draw by the 8♥ on a river then Beevers turned out to be the 12th position finisher, taking £18,562.

Neil Channing also eliminated next in 11th position after his pair plus straight 5 card draw could not bet Tomi Nyback’s two pair. Ilkka Koskinen next was our last eradication for today. He was drained on a round of 8♥-7♥-3♦-J♣ next to Theo Jorgensen. Koskinen holds A♣-J♥-10♥-9♦ for his straight and the gut-shot draw a straight flush. Jorgensen holds J♠-9♠-9♣-8♣ for jacks as well as eights. The river dropped the J♦, which provided Jorgensen the full house the formulate Koskinen our ultimate board bubble boy.

These our finishing nine appears this:

Fist Seat:  Erik Friberg with 189,000
Second Seat: David Penly with 162,000
Third Seat:  Jason Mercier with 650,000
Fourth Seat:  Sorel Mizzi with 290,000
Fifth Seat:  Tomi Nyback with 434,000
Sixth Seat:  Theo Jorgensen with 897,000
Seventh Seat:  Max Pescatori with 126,000
Eighth Seat:  Eric Dalby with 277,000
Ninth Seat:  Chris Ferguson with 282,000

Theo Jorgensen completed a late come to get a chip lead as of Jason Mercier. In general, this would be the one of a stronger final table of World Series of Poker with more than a few celebrities and a few of bracelet champions in the blend. The final table again will kick off at 4 p.m. London era this Friday.

Tags:
Poker, World Series of Poker, WSOP

Vanessa Rousso-WSOP Player’s Profile

The woman you want is Vanessa Rousso if you want a mix of good looks, intelligence, and No Limit Holdem aggression.

Born February 5, 1983 in White Plains, NY,  Rousso spent most of her childhood in Paris, France.

She is a dual citizen of France and the U.S. as a result. She and her mother moved to the United States after her parents divorced when she was 9.

Rousso stayed very active with many extracurricular activities besides her academic pursuits during her grade school years.

She was a member of her school’s debate team and played Basketball, Softball, and also Lacross.

She accepted a full scholarship to Duke University in 2001 after graduating from high school as Valedictorian.

Rousso still stayed seriously active outside of school while majoring in Economics with a minor in Political Science at Duke. She ended cum-laude in 2004 and entered law school at the University of Miami.

While in law school Rousso started to cash in various circuit events and even at the Ladies Event at the 2005 World Series of Poker when she started playing more live poker.

In 2006, she bubbled the final table at the Five-Star World Poker Classic in 2006, and earned her $263,625. She then signed a sponsorship deal with PokerStars.com. She then put together a line of several cashes before winning a preliminary event at the Borgata Poker Open in September 2006 for $285,450.

It was announced that she was dating poker pro Chad Brown shortly after her win at the Borgata. They later got engaged and are currently planning their wedding.

Rousso fell off of the Poker map for much of 2007 after her win at the Borgata.  Vanessa Rousso only had other live cashes for a grand total of around $90,000 excluding a 2nd place finish in a televised UPC event.

It seemed a little of the shine had fallen of the rising stars.

Many top pros will come out and take their shot at the big prize pools and the online bracelets and The World Championships of Online Poker are held each year by Pokerstars.com.

Vanessa Rousso achieved her biggest poker score to date which the Main Event of the WCOOP saw. She went on to finish 3rd for $463,940.50 and. made the final table of the event Later, it was discovered that the winner of the event was disqualified because of violation of PokerStars rules. As a result, Rousso’s payout now became $700,782.50 and was awarded 2nd place.

She has had eight cashes this year so far and her first ever cash in the WSOP Main Event., including a final table at the EPT Monte Carlo Grand Final.

Vanessa Rousso sits at around $1 Million in live tournament wins in total. She is mostly known as a No Limit Holdem player but she is beginning to improve in all facets of poker. It shouldn’t be too long before we see Rousso take down win her first bracelet or a major poker title in the future.

Tags:
No Limit Holdem, Player, Poker, Poker Sites, Vanessa Rousso, WSOP