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John Juanda Does Not Win EPT London; Still Only One-Third Of Way to Triple Crown(TM)

by Wicked Chops Entity on 10.4.2010 in Poker Tournaments | 1 comment

David Vamplew is 33.3% of the way to poker's Triple Crown.

John Juanda had it in his grasp: an EPT title, two-thirds of poker’s elusive Triple CrownTM, but in the end, it wasn’t meant to be.

Heads-up for the EPT London Main Event championship, Juanda was crushing David Vamplew. Eventually, Juanda had Vamplew all-in on the turn. Juanda was holding a broadway straight to Vamplew’s flush draw. The river produced the flush, and Juanda never really recovered, eventually going down to his we’ve-never-heard-of-him-before opponent.

For the win, Vamplew banks £900,000, his first EPT title, and a claim to one-third of poker’s Triple Crown. Juanda takes £545,000 for second, and moves past Scotty Nguyen for fifth on poker’s career tournament money list.

Get full final table results here and a recap of the tourney here.

* Photo from Poker Stars Blog.

Tagged as: David Vamplew, EPT London, John Juanda, Poker News

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John Juanda Goes For Fictitious “Triple Crown” at EPT London Final Table (Sort Of)

by Wicked Chops Entity on 10.3.2010 in Poker Tournaments | 2 comments

John Juanda is goes for poker's elusive Triple Crown...some day...

Somewhere along the way, someone in the so-called poker “media” decided that winning a WSOP bracelet, WPT title, and EPT crown signified a “triple crown” of sorts. Gavin Griffin was the first to accomplish this feat in 2008. Then Roland de Wolfe did it last year after taking his first WSOP event.

John Juanda is now in position* to match these legends of the game**, as he finds himself second in chips going into the EPT London Main Event final table.

Juanda is stacked at 7,075,000, just slightly behind overall leader Kyle Bowker (7,165,000). From there, it drops off to David Vamplew with 3,670,000.

Tom Marchese is fifth overall with 1,480,000 and Per Ummer (do you really care?) is among the short-stacks with 1,2450,000.

Follow Juanda’s gripping pursuit of the Triple CrownTM starting around noon London time here.

In related news, Juanda has never won a WPT title, so the whole Triple Crown point is moot anyway. This would actually only be the second leg of it for him. But he’s capable of winning a WPT title at anytime, so file this post in your memory banks if and when that day presents itself.

*He’s not.

* *Ok, Griffin and de Wolfe aren’t exactly legends. Let’s not get carried away. In fact, the fact that they are the only two Triple CrownTM winners kind of devalues the significance of the Triple CrownTM in general. Having said that, Griffin and de Wolfe are great players and their victories are absolutely nothing to shit on or not appreciate.

Tagged as: EPT London, John Juanda, Kyle Bowker, Poker News

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2010 EPT London Main Event Breaks Records

by Wicked Chops Entity on 10.1.2010 in Poker Tournaments | no comments

The 2010 EPT London Main Event pulled in a Keeley Hazell breast-sized field.

The 2010 EPT London Main Event brought in a field of 848, making it the largest poker event in U.K. history. Some might even call it a “record.”

Day 2 play is currently underway, with around 230 remaining. Femi Fakinle, who has a UK & Ireland Poker Tour win at Killarney (whatever), is the current chip leader with 465,000. He’s followed by Alex Kravchenko with 325,000.

Other notables remaining in the field include but are certainly not limited to Max Pescatori, Chino Rheem, Noah Boeken, John Juanda, Phil Ivey, Daniel Negreanu, Ivan Demidov, Matt Affleck, “Salty” Joe Hachem, Vicky Coren, Shannon Shorr, Leo Margets, and Eric Baldwin.

A total of 128 get paid, with first banking £900,000. Follow the action here.

Tagged as: EPT London

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Peter Eastgate in Contention at EPT London Final Table

by Wicked Chops Entity on 10.7.2009 in Uncategorized | 1 comment

Watch Peter Eastgate Has Had Better Days on RawVegas.tv


The EPT London Main Event is down to seven at post-time, and Peter Eastgate, is in contention, currently stacked third overall. Looks like he’s having a better day than he did in the above vid.

He trails Aaron Gustavson (7,140,000) and Martin Gudvangen (5,500,000).

Annette Obrestad, a woman, finished 17th (£17,000) and Kevin Schaffel continued his 2009 heater, coming in 19th (£17,000).

Getting Schaffel at 12/1 for the November NineTM final table seems like a good value bet now. In related news, get Schaffel at 12/1 here.

Follow the final table action online here.

UPDATE: Eastgate now chip leader with four remaining…

UPDATE II: Eastgate now now heads-up, 2:1 chip deficit.

UPDATE III: Eastgate lost.

Tagged as: EPT London, Kevin Schaffel, Peter Eastgate, Poker News

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Eva Laskari Brings You Today’s Poker News

by Wicked Chops Entity on 10.5.2009 in Poker News | no comments

Eva Laskari would be the dictionary definition of "Greek Goddess." Plus she's not afraid to get naked in front of cameras, so she has that going for her too...

Eva Laskari would be the dictionary definition of "Greek Goddess." Plus she's not afraid to get naked in front of cameras, so she has that going for her too...

With the WSOP Europe wrapped, it’s time to catch up on some poker news from the past week.

:: Our favorite part-time poker player, Dancing with the Stars‘ Joanna Krupa, and one-time poker player dater Derek Hough, go second this week. Not sure if this is what she’ll look like, but either way, liking the brunette look. Anyway, Krupa did an interview with Fox News this morning and turns out her and Paris Hilton hate each other. Didn’t think it was possible for Krupa to get better. But there you go. [link]

:: More reality TV and more on this later, but Tiffany Michelle and Maria Ho made it through another week of The Amazing Race. [link]

:: Darvin Moon is getting all Dennis Phillipy, saying he doesn’t want the limelight, then going on ESPN’s Inside Deal and doing a Washington Post feature in a week. [link & link]

:: Full Tilt is getting sued so much, they should just start making cigarettes. [link]

:: The EPT London Main Event brought out 760 entrants. They’re in the money now with Annette Obrestad, a woman, among the chip leaders. link]

:: Occasional host of The TOKE, Dave Farra, made his MMA-ish debut of sort, kicking his radio co-hosts ass at the South Point. [link]

:: The murder of Poker Listings co-founder Andreas Oscarsson is now being investigated as a Mob style hit. Wtf. We thoughts Swedes were all nice, good-looking, morally casual types who just want to eat some ligonberry jam, have group sex, and dance to ABBA. Time to reassess. [link]

And finally, for more Eva Laskari pics (some NSFW), go here.

Tagged as: Andreas Oscarsson, Annette Obrestad, Dancing with the Stars, EPT London, joanna krupa, Maria Ho, The Amazing Race, Tiffany Michelle

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