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Shawn Cunix Wins WPT Jacksonville BestBet Open

by Wicked Chops Entity on 5.3.2012 in Poker Tournaments | no comments

Not long before the WPT Jacksonville BestBet Open began, Shawn Cunix saved his son’s life (or at least saved him from serious injury), pulling him to safety from an approaching four-wheeler. In doing so, Cunix broke his collar bone.

Playing with his arm in a sling, Cunix gutted out a win at the WPT Jacksonville BestBet Open. In doing so, Cunix became the first person in the history of the world to actually be rewarded for a good deed. Seriously, do some good deeds and see how much you get shit on for it. We dare you.

Anyway, this is Cunix’s first WPT title. He banks $400,600 for the win.

Cunix defeated James Calderaro ($236,560) heads-up for the title.

WPT Raw Deal host Tony Dunst finished fifth for $66,532. And Will Failla moved into the WPT POY lead by finishing sixth for $54,704.

Get a full recap and payouts here.

Tagged as: Poker News, Shawn Cunix, Will Failla, World Poker Tour

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Daniel Negreanu Just Misses EPT Grand Final €25,000 High Roller Title

by Wicked Chops Entity on 5.2.2012 in Poker Tournaments | no comments

Not Daniel Negreanu won the EPT High Roller title.

Another high roller event, another near win for Daniel Negreanu.

Just a week after finishing sixth (and banking $444,699) in the EPT Grand Final €100,000 Super High Roller event, Negreanu nearly captured another major buy-in title. Holding the chip lead at various stages of final table play, Negreanu eventually finished second in the EPT Grand Final €25,000 High Roller event, earning $786,201 (or €598,600).

Igor Kurganov of Russia defeated Negreanu heads-up for the title. Kurganov, who has a string of high roller event cashes to his credit over the past year, banks €1,080,000 for the win.

Negreanu now has over $16M in career live earnings, placing him second behind Erik Seidel (by less than a million) on the all-time money winner’s list.

Justin Bonomo (€266,000) finish fourth. Phil Ivey (€73,200) finished ninth. Get full pay outs here.

* Photo courtesy PokerStars Blog.

Tagged as: Daniel Negreanu, EPT Grand Final, Igor Kurganov, Poker News

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Failla Goes For Second Season X WPT Title

by Wicked Chops Entity on 5.2.2012 in Poker Tournaments | no comments

Will Failla and Tony Dunst headline what should be an entertaining final table.

Solid TV final table at the WPT Jacksonville BestBet Open.

The major storyline is if Will Failla can win his second WPT title of Season X. The last time a player won two WPT titles in the same season, you ask? That would be Season III (otherwise known as 2004) when Daniel Negreanu captured the Borgata Poker Open and Five Diamond Poker Classic.

With this final table appearance, Failla has moved back into the WPT POY lead. He’s stacked third overall with 1,535,000. Shawn Cunix is the overall chip leader, stacked at 2,785,000.

Also making the final table in fourth overall is WPT Raw Deal commentator Tony Dunst with 1,315,000.

Final table stream starts at 4:30pm ET. Follow the stream and get full chip counts here.

Tagged as: World Poker Tour

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Will Failla Leads WPT Jacksonville BestBet Open

by Wicked Chops Entity on 4.30.2012 in Poker Tournaments | no comments

With another deep run, Will Failla is looking to bag up a WPT POY title.

With 16 remaining, Will Failla leads the WPT Jacksonville BestBet Open.

Failla has been on a tear of late. He has already captured one World Poker Tour title this season (the Legends of Poker) and currently sits second in the WPT POY race behind Joe Serock. Failla also won a HPT event in St. Louis in March. Over the past 12 months, Failla has 14 live event cashes.

Failla is stacked at 1,360,000. He’s followed by Peter Campo with 1,269,000.

Other notables remaining include the equi-on-a-tear Matt Marafioti (617,000) and Tony Dunst (469,000).

Allen “Chainsaw” Kessler min-cashed for $9,610.

First place will earn $400,600.

Get full chip counts here.

Tagged as: World Poker Tour

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Mohsin Charania Wins 2012 EPT Grand Final

by Wicked Chops Entity on 4.30.2012 in Poker Tournaments | no comments

That was a close call.

It almost happened again.

In 2007, Annette Obrestad almost caused an early end to civilization. Obrestad, a woman, captured the first WSOP Europe Main Event title. While the skies opened, and fire did in fact rain down from the heavens, and the seas did rise, and Swiss musician Jean Balissat met his untimely passing…the world as a whole did not in fact end that day.

As we all know, according to the Mayans, the end will actually happen this year. Probably not too long after our civilization starts having Death Races (also supposed to happen this year). Regardless, the end nearly started sooner than we all anticipated as Lucille Cailly,  a woman, came thisclose to capturing the 2012 EPT Grand Final.

Fortunately for humanity, Mohsin Charania saved us all, or for another few months at least. After some deal cutting negotiating, Moshin won the 2012 EPT Grand Final, banking €1,350,000 and defeating Cailly (€1,050,000) heads-up for the title.

Cailly, had she won, would’ve actually become the first woman to beat a man in anything since Obrestad’s 2007 WSOPE victory. For real. Google it. Hasn’t happened.

A bunch of Euros you’ve never head of finished 3-8. Get full chip counts here.

* Photo courtesy of PokerStars Blog.

Tagged as: EPT Grand Final, featured, Lucille Cailly, Mohsin Charania, Poker News

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