In the late hours of the morning ended in a mammoth session of the two Scandinavian high stakes players – with clear benefits for the Finn Ilari Sahamies.

Nearly 1,000 hands of Finn needed in a duel of the great Norse, to facilitate Victor Blom’s account by $ 450k. In the match on PokerStars Several pots played over $ 200k. The largest with $ 269k also went to Finland.

In his hand (PLO $ 100 / $ 200) played Sahamies # Kh Kc # # # Ac 3d compared with Blom J # # # # Ad Jc 4d. According to Blom’s six-bet (!) Pre-flop, the Swede had been well invested a third of his stack, while Sahamies had $ 30k in the hindquarters.

Sahamies hit on the flop # K # # 4h 9c top set and check-called all-in Blom, without having to sweat. Although gymnastics was the # Ah Blom some full house outs, but the river was the # 5d.

998 hands played over two and a half hours to two heads-up tables. Meanwhile, the two to $ 100 / $ 200 PLO have risen. This allows for the near future again even bigger pots . hope

As Sahamies came to the table, Blom was already in the game for hours. His main opponents were two German-speaking high roller: Nicki “RealAndyBeal” Jedlicka and Ronny “1-ronny3″ Emperor.

In this three-handed OmahaBlom-dominated game overall and could earn a six figure profit before Sahamies appeared.

104 Blom against Jedlicka enough hands on another table in order to relieve the Austrians $ 76k. Against “alexeimartov” filed 32 hands for $ 27k profit.

Thanks to the successful games against opponents from Austria, Switzerland and Russia are limited to a total loss of Blom – $ 161k for the entire session.

Daniel Cates tries, Phil Galfond to Canada to follow but do not know what to say to a customs official and what is not.

Only a few days ago it was announced that Phil Galfond the way is taken up by the North to return to the high stakes online can make you insecure.

After the end of the WSOP will do more in the near future at high limits, and therefore not Galfond went back to his New York apartment, but flew straight to Vancouver, where he has first sought a further stay.

Galfond said he would “stay 3-6 months and then see how it goes.”

Then he transferred $ 50,000 to his PokerStars account and sat down at a few $ 25 / $ 50 and $ 50 / $ 100 PLO tables. Phil Galfond online name is Nick with PokerStars’ MrSweets28 “.

Galfond was indeed well received – Isildur said in the chatbox: “Oh no, he’s back” – but lost once in the first session $ 18k more than 2500 hands.

Wanted to do better now that Daniel Cates. As it spread through Twitter, it was also to Vancouver to “crush finally back to the online tables.”

Unfortunately he was unable even to set foot on Canadian soil. When asked what he planned for in Canada, Cates said, he would work, but had no work visa. For Canadian tax collector, a red cloth.

Although tourists are welcome in the “Great White North”, but who wants to enter to work, and let it be too independent and freelance, must demonstrate or prove that his work can not be run by a Canadian.

The border guards transferred from Cates, who was then forced, after initially dodging Seattle.

You would think an American is aware of the provisions of the neighboring country, especially when it comes to such basic knowledge. Friendly words, Daniel “jungelman12″ Cates behaved extremely naive here.

Sobre las cartas que se dan vuelta 200×180 Sobre las cartas que se dan vueltaIn situations poker Live we can meet somewhat unusual situation that requires knowledge specific technical. These are times when one of the Letters a player turns (by accident).

As in many circumstances Players are able to observe the value of the card in question many will ask whether he should be given a new letter to the player, Cancel the whole hand or continue as if nothing had happened. The determination to continue in any case, the responsibility of the dealer will be pure by the table at any given time.

Poker Gamblers who are in a situation like this often go through a stressful situation for not knowing how to behave. First, it must be remembered that the last thing to lose in this type of situation is calm.

Players with some experience in casinos the earth may know that there is always the possibility of asking a superior on game mode to follow. If this occurs in a tournamentOtherwise, we must turn to an authority higher than the dealer that organizes itself game in a particular table.

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Last year the main event Berlin EFA reached the international headlines for very wrong reasons: a group of armed men broke into the Grand Hyatt Hotel and stole approximately € 242,000But fortunately no casualties were reported.

Some think that the EFA would not return to Berlin after this incident but, through a press release, people PokerStars announced EPT headquarters will move only and this time the competition will be held in Casino Berlin Spielbank.

PokerStars The communiqué makes no reference to the incident last year, but ensures that the move will benefit all participants”The new environment is more comfortable for players, there are forty and twenty tournament tables all cash desks located in the same area.”

EPT main event, buy-in € 5,300, will be played from 5 to 10 April is expected to be the largest poker tournament held in Germany’s history. Last year was the tournament champion Kevin MacPhee, Who pocketed as much as one million euros.

Little is leaving the High Stakes Poker we met a few years ago and will begin its seventh season on 26 February. On this occasion, through a press release, GSN announced that Gabe Kaplan did not return in her role as presenter and will be replaced by comedian Norm MacDonald.

MacDonald was released massively in the U.S. program Saturday Night Live where he had a comedy segment for five seasons. It is also a poker enthusiast and has participated in the WSOP and several celebrity and charity tournaments. Along with Kara Scott MacDonald again, Who will be responsible for interviewing the participants of High Stakes Poker.

Also new for this new season of the show is that be the first program to be filmed with poker 3DBut unfortunately this can only be appreciated by those who see the program in the United States.

Finally, the production of HSP unveiled at last complete list of players participating in this season, Not very balanced mix between professionals and amateurs. The players are:

Mike Baxter , Eric Boneta, Doyle Brunson, Johnny Chan, Robert Croak, Jon Duhamel, Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Galfond, Bill Klein , Phil Laak, Jason Mercier, Julian Movsesian , Daniel Negreanu , David Peat , Bill Perkins , Andrew Robl, Phil Ruffin, Vanessa Selbst , Bob Voulgaris