CardPlayer CEO Barry Shulman (above) beat Daniel Negreanu heads-up to win the 2009 World Series of Poker Europe early this morning.
While Annette Obrestad’s WSOP Europe win in 2007 had us hiding in our underground bunker as we awaited the Apocalypse, CardPlayer CEO Barry Shulman’s victory early this morning in London has us kicking our dogs, cutting off people on the freeway and just being all around total douchebags. Because apparently good things happen to people who suck.
In what was an epic heads-up battle between good and evil that lasted more than five hours, the “good guy” Daniel Negreanu came up short of the title after the so-called “Hand of the Year,” or as we like to call it, “Any given hand on any given night on Full Tilt.” Getting all-in on a flop of 5d-8d-Jc with Qc-Jd against Shulman’s pocket aces, Negreanu took the lead with trips after a jack fell on the river. As the crowd erupted, we thought about how much we fuckin hate writing hand recaps …blah blah blah and Shulman hit an ace on the river to give him a commanding chip lead over Negreanu. One hand later, Shulman was dealt tens to Negreanu’s pocket fours and sealed the title by hitting a set. Shulman banks £801,603, or approximately $156 million US dollars, for the win.
You can watch the above play out in this video. The crowd’s response is pretty telling. If you’re wondering who the only person is cheering for Shulman, it’s his wife.
To Shulman’s credit, he didn’t disparage Harrah’s or the bracelet he won (yet), something his son Jeff Shulman promises to do if he wins the WSOP Main Event this November.
This was Negreanu’s second consecutive WSOPE final table appearance, and with his £495,589 cash today, he is now the all-time leading money winner for career lifetime earnings. And that probably means absolutely jack squat to him right about now.
For a complete account of the final table action, go here.
Tagged as: Barry Shulman, Daniel Negreanu, featured, Jeff Shulman, WSOP Europe, WSOPE
Not quite the WSOPE Main Event final table but it's pretty close.
The
WSOP Europe Main Event has played down to a pretty sick final table.
Two-time EPT and one-time bracelet winner Jason Mercier has the chip lead, stacked 3,198,000. He’s followed by November NinerTMJames Akenhead with 1,398,000. Another N9′er, Antoine Saout (the French one), is sixth overall with 701,000.
Making his second consecutive WSOPE Main Event final table is a short-stacked Daniel Negreanu with 438,000.
And like son like father, Barry Shulman makes the final table, stacked at 1,090,000.
Get full final table chip counts here.
Tagged as: Antoine Saout, Barry Shulman, Daniel Negreanu, James Akenhead, Jason Mercier, Poker News, WSOP Europe
Yevgeniy Timoshenko (above) is still in contention for the WCP Triple Crown(TM) by winning a WPT, WSOP, and WCOOP event this year.
The money bubble popped at the WSOP Europe Main Event. Much like last year, a lot of marquee names have made deep runs.
Not among those names is chip leader Matt Hawrilenko, stacked at 701,500. Also not included is second overall Steven Fung with 648,000.
Some notables remaining include and are limited to Barry Shulman (452,500), Daniel Negreanu (314,500), Yevgeniy Timoshenko (285,000), Doyle Brunson (246,500), Antoine Saout (202,000), Liz Lieu, a woman (193,500), Steve Zolotow (156,500), James Akenhead (153,400), Dave Ulliott (80,000), and Men “The Master” Nguyen (63,000).
Get full chip counts here.
Tagged as: Matt Hawrilenko, Poker News, WSOP Europe, Yevgeniy Timoshenko
Yevgeniy Timoshenko (above) is looking to win a Triple Crown of sorts: WPT, WSOP, and WCOOP title all in one year.
Yevgeniy Timoshenko is on some kind of heater.
Dude (looks like a lady) won the WPT Championship in April, banking just over $2M. Then we won the WCOOP Main Event earlier this month for another $1.7M (followed by a $70k online win within 24 hours). Now at post time, with 58 players left (36 make the money), Timoshenko is making a run at the chip lead of the WSOP Europe Main Event.
Yev is currently fourth overall in chips. He trails Ian Munns (pic of Munns here…yep he’s probably British). Other big names remaining include Steve Zolotow, Dave Ulliott, Barry Shulman (really? man…), Amnon Filippi, Antoine Sauot, Daniel Negreanu, Doyle Brunson, James Akenhead, Antonio Esfandiari, Annette Obrestad (a woman), WSOP Last Woman StandingTM Leo Margets, Men “The Master” Nguyen, and half-man, half-amazing Freddy Deeb.
Follow the action throughout the day here.
Tagged as: Poker News, WSOP Europe, WSOP Europe Main Event, Yevgeniy Timoshenko
Watch Steve Zolotow WAS on an Episode of HBOs Cathouse on RawVegas.tv
Day 1’s of the
2009 WSOPE Main Event have wrapped. Overall, attendance has dropped, and this without having to turn away players like on Day 1D of the 2009 U.S. American version of the Big One.
A total of 335 entered this year, down from last year’s 362. Why the drop? The EconomyTM? Too much competition? Will this trend continue? Only time will tell.
The two Day 1 chip leaders were Brian Powell (194,600) and Steve Zolotow (166,825). So we don’t have to search for a random hot girl for this post, we’ll just go with Zolotow’s interview about being on HBO’s Cathouse from this summer above. We’d apologize, but by posting this instead of another hot girl, you’ll maybe appreciate the next hot girl we post just a little bit more.
Some notable big stacks include but are certainly not limited to Jason Mercier (189,725), Sami ‘LarsLuzak’ Kelopuro (168,925), N9′er Antoine Saout (144,400), and Doyle Brunson (92,900).
Get full chip counts here.
Tagged as: Brian Powell, Poker News, Steve Zolotow, WSOP Europe
Tom 'durrrr' Dwan (right foreground) is sweated by his if-Tara-Reid-didn't-do-tons-of-drugs-this-is-what-she'd-maybe-look-like-now girlfriend at Event #3 of the 2009 WSOPE.
Some quick updates from the
2009 WSOP Europe:
:: As we wrote earlier, Erik Cajelais won Event #2 (£2,500 Pot Limit Hold’em/Omaha), banking £104,677. Men “The Master” Nguyen finished fourth. Go to PokerListings here for an interview with The Master where he denies all of the cheating and chip dumping allegations from his past. Don’t know if we’ve seen him talk about that one before.
:: Tom ‘durrrr’ Dwan is looking to clear forum rumors about his sexuality capture his first bracelet by bringing his hot-ass girlfriend to sweat him winning Event #3 (£5,000 Pot Limit Omaha). With 26 of the initial 154 starting field remaining, durrrr holds the chip lead. Other big named big stacks include Howard Lederer, Sandra Naujoks (a woman), Robert Williamson III, and Barry Greenstein. Get full reporting here (click the Live Reporting link). Side note: durrrr’s chick has a hot friend with her too…we’ll use her pic for a future update post.
:: And according to this tweet, it looks like Phil Hellmuth gets to make his grand Caesar entrance to the WSOPE Main Event too.
UPDATE: durrrr is crippled. Not like, Jimmy Vulmer crippled, but he lost a big pot after flopping top set. Will probably go out in 14th place after dinner break. Related, Jimmy Vulmer at his best here.
Tagged as: Erik Cajelais, Men "The Master" Nguyen, Phil Hellmuth, Poker News, Tom 'durrrr' Dwan, WSOP Europe
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