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 DINE ON THE WHALE
(UPDATED:
01/20/12)
Wild
Bill's reflections on poker, sports, and issues facing the Gulf Coast:
"**Congrats to all the folks I know and like,
the few I know and love, and the many I know and
hate, that cashed at the Beau so far. I don't
really hate anybody so that last category isn't
really true but it sort of just rolled off the
tongue and onto my keyboard. Because, if I did
hate them likely they wouldn't win anything as
the power of my hate is so strong it's like a
voodoo curse of lifelong bubbles. Just ask
CarrotTop, I started hating him 10 years ago.
**Just wrapped up the Dead Money Poker
Tournament, and I'm excited that our winner was
Ryan Howard from Cleveland. He'll be a great
representative for all that played and is a
quality guy. Had a lot of fun with him and his
buddies following the tournament--so much so,
that I am already excited about next years
weekend.
"
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SHORR 'NUFF
[UPDATED
11/01/11] Shannon Shorr has graduated. That's bad
news for the poker world because he's terrorized the circuit
while also being a full time college student. Now without
distractions, like class every day, the only question is how
quickly will he add to his over 3.2 million dollars in
tournament winnings. You can also read Shannon's blog at
his homepage:
http://shannonshorr.com/
"This entry is being written from an apartment
in Budapest, Hungary as I'm currently
vacationing here with my boy Matt while I'm
about halfway through a seven week European
poker trip. This is a really incredible city
with so much history, and it's such a great
opportunity to visit it. Our time here comes
after 12 days in Cannes, France for the World
Series of Poker Europe and seven days in San
Remo, Italy for a European Poker Tour series.
This weekend we'll head to Amsterdam for a week
long series followed by a two day vacation in
Athens, Greece.
Then, Ill head an hour west to a town called
Loutraki for another EPT series for a week to
conclude the trip before heading back to
Birmingham for Thanksgiving. Needless to say,
this has been an experience of a lifetime. I've
really taken the time to see some sites and
haven't taken a moment of the trip for granted.
If I could offer one piece of advice from all
the travels that I've been so fortunate to
experience during my time in this business, it
would be to see the southeastern coast of France
as it meets Italy. The views of the houses on
the hills on the Mediterranean Sea were images
that will never escape me as long as I live.."
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LITTLE THOUGHTS
[UPDATED
05/11/11] Jonathan Little has over 4 million dollars in lifetime
winnings . He was the WPT Season VI player of the year.
Born in Pensacola Florida, a mere 24 years ago the sky is the
limit for this young pro whose online handle is jcardshark.
He also is a poker coach at
sngicons.com.
"Lots of changes
Quite a bit has happened since I last posted a blog here. As
many of you can tell, I post numerous per times per day on
twitter, which has almost taken place of this blog. Despite
that, I would still like to give everyone a little summary of
what I have been up to.
As everyone now
knows, online poker has taken a huge hit in America. I was
really lucky that I only had around $15,000 online, most of
which was on pokerstars, which is the only site that has allowed
players to cash out. Most of my play was in the live poker
arena, which basically means Black Friday will have little
impact on my actual poker play. "
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SCOTTY'S BLOG
[UPDATED: 01/19/2] SCOTT CLARK is a GCP friend from
Saint Louis, MO. A pro since 2007, he has played
20,000 hours of live poker and over 5000 MTT tournaments online.
His blog features poker related videos, player interviews, poker
gossip, and tournament reports.
"I played a
session and booked two wins for $568. The first
tournament was a $10 Turbo Freezeout that began
at 02:30 CST with 100 runners. First place paid
$277. I entered this Final Table sixth in chips.
Needing a score after a long drought, and with
another table going very well, it was easy to
play well. The second tournament was a $5
Freezeout that began at 02:00 CST with 234
runners.
On a mission, I crushed this event." was how I
describe the second win. After going
back-to-back for the win(s), I began to think
about winning three in a row...
I then finished runner-up in three sucessive
tournaments this morning.
That's 0-3 heads-up and for the title, for those
keeping score at home.
Tournament One - $11 NL Bounty with 122 runners.
$183 for first ($5 bounties)
Tournament Two - $3.30 H.O. (NLHE/PLO8) with 56
entries. $50 for first.
Tournament Three - $16.50 NL 6 max with 112
entries. $437 for first.
."
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Donkey
[01/17/12]
Jennifer Gay is a poker player, poker room supervisor and
Ante Up Magazine Poker Columnist local to
Tunica, MS. Her blog covers the sometimes personal and
always comical reality of a life fully centered around poker in
the South.
"I dealt $300/$600 Badugi the other night. This
is the biggest game in terms of limits I've
dealt so far, and for it to be Badugi of all
games?! Seriously?! And it was a cast of
characters too.. all the "regular" high, high
rollers who are rumored to be either really nice
or really difficult to please. I've never spread
Badugi, though I have a good concept of it.. and
I've never actually dealt a triple draw live. So
imagine my fear when I push the next table to
find out it's triple-draw mixed game, $300/$600.
Josh has been telling me from day one (when I
decided I wanted to be a dealer roughly.. 6
months ago) that there would be a day that I get
yelled at, cussed at and humiliated by players.
I have been expecting it, and I certainly
expected it from this table. I did get yelled at
(twice), but both times I deserved it. I burned
a card before all the draws were declared.. and
I didn't wash the deck once between hands (it
had been requested). Overall though, these were
the nicest guys I could have possibly dealt a
game this big to. They were patient, they
explained things.. and within a few hands, I
found my groove and I was putting Badugi out
like a pro. Or at least, a terrified dealer
pretending to be a pro." [+]
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 MAKING
MOVES
[UPDATED
12/24/11]Joey Gross takes you on the wild side of poker.
This tournament rounder isn't afraid to tell you how things
really are on the poker road. Buckle your seatbelt
it's a fun ride.
"Wow...Yeah I just remembered that I have a
blog. I cant believe Bill hasn't booted me from
the front page of the site yet. Guess my couple
of posts have huge re-read potential, or my
striking good looks make a good front page for
the site. Either way...Ill take it.
For all of you who don't know me, I'm fixing to
get married. I know I know...I never thought I
would either. I actually remember on several
occasions, telling myself that I would never let
it happen. Until I met Ashley, I was pretty sure
that it wasn't. We have set a date for January
15th and are super excited. Alittle nervous, but
I'm told that's to be expected.
Some re-caps real quick on other things I have
going on around me..."
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 Poker
Rants From Baton Rouge
[12/11/11] This Baton Rouge native tells
the awful, honest, brutal side of poker. He gives a
realistic look at grinding every day in home games, tournaments
and on the boats.
"Well I've played a good bit of $20/$40
Fixed Limit now but not as much as I wanted to.
I would say I have played about 2000 hands so
far and broke even. I had my nice starting
streak and then ran into a wall and then went on
another streak. When I filter my results for
$20/$40 its funny because I have 5 wins in a row
then 5 losses in a row and then 7 wins in a row.
My losses are bigger than my wins unfortunately.
I havent really had a typically big win yet. I
really feel like I am just getting comfortable
with the game and the stakes. I have also been
reading whatever material I can find like
Johnnie Chan's Limit Cash game book and the
Limit sections of Super System "[+]
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Coast Poker.NET
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 JENA'S
POKER DIARY
[UPDATED
11/27/10] Jena Delk, isn't an up and coming poker player on the
Gulf Coast because she's arrived. A Florida native, Jena
is a fixture on the circuit. Her blog chronicles her
travels around the country pursuing her poker jones:
"IHow can I play in a million dollar prize
pool without having to go to Vegas for the WSOP or hit the WPT
trail? How can a $30 buy-in get me over $300,000 for 1st place
in a land-based casino? The Florida Poker Rooms have come up
with an solution. It’s called the Florida Million II.
This tournament is split into two flights, with many day 1′s.
There are seven participating poker rooms in Florida: Palm Beach
Kennel Club, Daytona Beach Kennel Club, Mardi Gras, Derby Lane,
Orange Park Kennel Club, Pensacola Greyhound Park, and Naples-Ft
Myers Greyhound Track. These rooms may hold lower buy-in
satellite tournaments to gain entry into the Florida Million II
$500+50 tournament. Alternatively, you can buy-in directly for
$500+50."
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FLOPPIN' ACES
[UPDATED:
11/17/10] BRIAN HEPTINSTALL has been called the Nolan
Dalla of the Gulf Coast. His informative blog provides the
latest news from an insiders point of view of the poker
industry. His tournament coverage is second to none.
"But, the news that came out today courtesy of TMZ.com now gets intertwined with gambling. They are reporting that VictoryLand owner Milton McGregor has been targeted by the FBI. Why? Well, no one really knows. But, Milton was arrested recently for possibly bribing politicians for pro-gambling legislation.
This doesn't affect gambling. Or does it?
I know that our newly elected governor has stated that he will put the gambling issue to a vote. The problem is that mud is being slung at the person who represents Alabama gambling -- McGregor. He may deserve what comes to him if he's done what he's accused of. There is no question that this situation won't help." [+]
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 THE
NUTS
[UPDATED
11/13/11]Ross L strips down poker to its core, essentially a
constant emotional struggle for superiority based on
mathematical computations and interpreting intrinsically
incomplete information. The thinking man's blog.
" The World Series of Poker Circuit Event at
Imperial Palace in Biloxi, Mississippi marks the
4th stop on the Circuit Tour in the 8th season
that will offer 17 stops in all from September
2011-May 2012. The Circuits unofficial motto is
“12 rings in 12 days” First the ring then the
bracelet. The purpose of the Circuit is an
additional opportunity for players to earn
points for that all but valuable seat into the $
1Million National Championship Freeroll to play
for a WSOP Bracelet & over $ 250K for first!
Each stop will conclude with a $1600 Main Event
played as a Re-Entry event so those players who
fail to bag chips that play day 1A can always
Re-Enter day 1B as a new player with a new
stack. "
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 WSOP
TUNICA CIRCUIT EVENT (BREAKING NEWS):
CAUFMAN
TALLEY FROM LAFAYETTE, LA DOWN TO 5 LEFT IN THE $550 EVENT
WITH 1ST PLACE BEING $27K...DO WORK KID!!!
10:30
update ...their down to 3 handed...Cauf has lots of BBs left
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 OUT
OF BOUNDS SPORTS BAR AND GRILLE
3802 Veterans Blvd in Metairie, La
and you can call @504-889-7350
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WSOP CIRCUIT EVENT
UPDATE TUNICA:
CHIP
ERVIN SHIPS THE FIRST RING EVENT IN THE RESTART WITH THE 2
DAY STARTS:
Local poker
tournament pro Chip Ervin outlast over 1200 runners to take
down the 1st ring event in the Tunica WSOP Event. Chip is a
mainstay on the circuit and GeneD spent some time talking
with him and Kristen Deardorff (Who also cashed) waiting for
the day 3 restart. Couldn't have happen to a nicer guy. His
rail was live also with BJ McBrayer and Glenn Poole routing
him on. I am told there should be a rail pic on the official
site. Chip...I hope you son was happy with that ring as I
know he must be some proud of his Dad
More updates
tomorrow...Everyone is chasing points...and more on Josh
Mancuso's score in A.C.
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HEATER REPEATER AND
MORE:
Kirill
Kruglov Russia 697,500
We will call him the “Russian”…We don’t know much about
him…sorry
Hamib Jahangard Atlanta, GA 310,000
Not much known about Hamid either except a 520th place
finish the 2008 WSOP Main Event for over $25,000
Glenn Poole Memphis, TN 300,000
Glenn Poole hails from Memphis TN, and has been a
pro poker player for several years now. He has some success
online, and his profession was crippled by the events of
Black Friday. He is unmarried and has no children at this
time.
Ryan Welch Henderson, NV 871,000
Ryan Welch is a well known poker professional
that currently lives in Las Vegas with his wife. Ryan goes
by the online nickname “gutshotallin”, and he has tons of
online cashes, and close to $800,000 in live tournament
cashes which consist of a WSOP Bracelet for $560,000 in the
2010 $3000 buy in NLH “Triple Chance” event. Ryan and his
wife Kristen were also featured on the TV shop “Inside and
Out” where they had there entire backyard in Vegas
transformed into a outdoor poker area.
John Dolan Biloxi, MS 849,500
Local tournament pro John Dolan is also at the
final table. Dolan is best known for his November nine run
several years ago, and since he has moved to the Gulf Coast,
is also considered the hometown hero in this final table.
Dolan has over 2 million in live tournament cashes with
several 1st and 2nd place finishes, and he also has numerous
online finishes and is considered a feared player online.
John is not married and has one child.
Mark Rose Orlando, FL 221,500
Mark Rose would be considered the hometown hero
behind Dolan just because of the success he has had here at
the Beau Rivage. Rose won the Gulf Coast Poker Championship
several years ago here beating out 2 local pros in the
process. Mark has close to $600,000 in total live tournament
cashes.
Mark is coming off several final tables in this series
Matt Stout Las Vegas, NV 486,500
Matt Stout comes into the Final Table as the only
sponsored poker professional as he is a Lock Poker Pro.
Stout goes by the online moniker “allin at 420”, and has a
little over 1,000,000 in total live tournament winnings. You
can also visit his websits at www.stoutpoker.com.
Mark “Randal” Flowers Greenville,NC 142,500
Randal Flowers is also a pro poker player from
the Carolina’s that has well over $1,800,000 in live
tournament cashes and a WPT title to boot. Coming in with
the short stack, look for him to make some moves early.
Daniel Clemente Wesley Chapal, FL 345,000
Dan Clemente is also a local pro with close to
$500,000 in total winnings. He has two 1st place finishes
with on in Tunica and one her at the Beau Rivage
FINAL TABLE CHIP
COUNTS BELOW:
Kirill Kruglov
Russia
697,500
Habib Jahangard
Atlanta, GA
310,000
Glenn Poole
Memphis, TN
300,000
Ryan Welch
Henderson, NV
871,000
John Dolan
Biloxi, MS
849,500
Mark Rose
Orlando, FL
221,500
Matt Stout
Las Vegas, NV
486,500
Mark Flowers
Greenville,NC
142,500
Daniel Clemente
Wesley Chapal, FL 345,000
GCP WILL BE
COVERING THE FINAL TABLE LIVE SO COME BACK AFTER 2PM FOR
LIVE UPDATES
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HEATER DAY 3 UPDATES
AND SOME CHIP COUNTS
We got these chips
counts from one of the players left so they may not be
official. We know lots of people have been looking for them.
They are at the 1250/2500 level
Kirill Kruglov Russia
460,000
John Dolan
Bonita Springs, FL
392,000 (pic)
Kenny Milam
La Place, La 213,000 (pic)
Chris Bigler Las Vegas, Nv
230,000
Shannon Shorr
Birmingham, Al
110,000
Jared Ingles Baton Rouge,La
27,100
(pic)
Barron
Whipple Houma, La
45,000
Mark Rose Orlando Fl
110,000
 
Jared Above and Mark to the right
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HEATER REPEATER AND
MORE:
DAY 2 CHIP COUNTS
BELOW:
Daniel Clemente Westley
Chapel, Fl 210,400
Ryan WelcH Henderson, Nv
205,500
Kirill Kruglov Russia
192,400
Shannon Shorr Birmingham, Al
142,600
Matt Stout Las
Vegas, Nv
135,900
Allen Kessler Hunington Valley, Pa
132,300
Clint Schaffer Baton Rouge,La
124,800 (Pic)
Brian Hawkins Fort, Lauderdale, Fl
123,400 (Pic)
John Dolan Bonita
Springs, Fl
112,400
Amir lehavot Westin, Fl
109,100
Jared Ingles Baton Rouge,La
105,900
Chris Bigler Las Vegas, Nv
105,100
Farid Nasserazad Atlanta,Ga
100,300
Ken Harbaugh Atlanta,Ga
97,600
Habiboullah Jaghangard Atlanta,Ga
97,600
Barron Whipple Houma, La
92,400
James Calderaro Venice, Fl
89,400
Micah Raskin Old
Westbury, Ny 85,400
Alistair Melville Hamilton, Ont
83,600
Jacob Bazeley Cincinatti, Oh
77,400
Jeremy Menard Raliegh, Nc
75,700
Mark Rose
Orlando Fl
75,400
OTHER NOTABLES:
David Nicholson Biloxi, MS
66,900
John Holley
Destin Fl
65,900
Kenny Milam
La Place, La
57,200
Glenn Poole
Memphis, Tn
57,200
Josh Arieh
Atlanta,Ga
53,600
John Evans
Grandbury, Tx
46,200
Bob Mahoney
Biloxi, MS
43,400
Joshua Mancuso New Orleans La
24,500 (pic)
Corey Burbick Davie, Fl
23,700
Jacob Naquin
Houma La
16,700
Bj McBrayer
Tuscaloosa, Al 16,100
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HEATER
REPEATER AND MORE:
We
have word that Las Vegas pro Joe Tehan has won two events at
the Beau's Million Dollar Heater. GCP blogger
Jonathan Little is trying to do the same today back at a
final table (2k No Limit Hold'em). Little prevailed in
the 1k and seems to be on a Heater of his own right now.
Go get 'em Jonathan.
Sidenote: Caufman Talley is in the money and a few
wins away from another Circuit Ring at the heads up event in
Choctaw, Oklahoma. Good luck Caufman.
Now on to getting everybody up to
speed with some past results from the HEater...
 EVENT 17: $340 No Limit Hold'em
Normally when we see a Mohammed on top of the
leader board is
local hotel mogul Mohammed Moeini but now Mohammed Munaf of
Dallas is giving him a run for his money for best Mohammed
in poker. Congrats to
Robert Beck of Slidell and Larry Little (pictured) of Pensacola for
another final table each. Jason Lipscomb (a former GCP
blogger), John Holley, Gene Timberlake and Ryan Enis also
cashed.
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1 |
Mohammed Munaf/Dallas, TX |
$25,407 |
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2 |
Kevin Daniel/Newnan, GA |
$13,549 |
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3 |
Steve Nussrallah/Atlanta, GA |
$7,621 |
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4 |
Robert Beck/Slidell, LA |
$5,928 |
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5 |
Michael Bolick/Biloxi, MS |
$5,081 |
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6 |
Larry Little/Pensacola, FL |
$4,234 |
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7 |
Thomas Bendetta/Huntsville, AL |
$3,387 |
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8 |
Randy Lowery/Macon, GA |
$2,540 |
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9 |
Dean Donahue/Detroit, MI |
$1,694 |
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10 |
Martell Parks |
$1,186 |
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11 |
John Harrel Parks |
$1,186 |
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12 |
Trevor Pierce |
$1,186 |
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13 |
John Holley |
$1,016 |
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14 |
Richard Hill |
$1,016 |
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15 |
Jonathan Greer |
$1,016 |
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16 |
John Green |
$847 |
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17 |
Gene Timberlake |
$847 |
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18 |
Amir Shahlai |
$847 |
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19 |
Yong Lee |
$677 |
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20 |
Kevin Choe |
$677 |
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21 |
Aaron Gamino |
$677 |
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22 |
Michael Smith |
$677 |
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23 |
Peter Mullin |
$677 |
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24 |
Bertel Ladner |
$677 |
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25 |
Joseph Antoine |
$677 |
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26 |
Jason Lipscomb |
$677 |
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27 |
Ryan Enis |
$677 |
EVENT 18: $550 Limit Omaha 8 or Better
Seth Foster tried for the double or the Heater Repeater*
(coined by us in regards to Michael Brawley et al) but fell
just short. Ylon Schwartz, Charles Chan (pictured), and Josh
Palmer all cashed again.
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1 |
Daniel Klein/Miami Beach, FL |
$11,697 |
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2 |
David Todd/Cedar Hill, MO |
$6,174 |
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3 |
Joseph Gray/Brownie,
Saskatchewan |
$3,899 |
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4 |
Matthew Smith/Lithia, FL |
$2,600 |
|
5 |
Seth Foster/Shreveport, LA |
$2,275 |
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6 |
Ylon Schwartz/Austin, TX |
$1,950 |
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7 |
Charles Chan/Panama City
Beach, FL |
$1,625 |
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8 |
Josh Palmer/Daphne, AL |
$1,300 |
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9 |
Chris Viox/Glen Carbon, IL |
$975 |
EVENT 19: No Full Results (but we do
know Biloxi Bob Mahoney won 24k for first place).
EVENT 20: $230 No Limit Hold'em
Kerri Dorsey does it again. Want a sure bet in a
ladies event? Pick Kerri to go far. Simmons,
Dorsey, whoever she's a lock. Also shout outs to Lynn
Kimball, Elizabeth Standley, Teresa Savage and Ann Holman.
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1 |
Kerri Dorsey/Gautier, MS |
$3,701 |
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2 |
Barbara Ogle/Dalton, GA |
$1,954 |
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3 |
Judy Sanders/Eatonton, GA |
$1,234 |
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4 |
Lynn Kimball/Baton Rouge, LA |
$823 |
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5 |
Elizabeth Standley/Daphne, AL |
$720 |
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6 |
Angela Hilton/Magee, MS |
$617 |
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7 |
Aaron Gamino/Moline, FL |
$514 |
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8 |
Ann Holman/Mangum, AL |
$411 |
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9 |
Teresa Savage/Panama City, FL |
$308 |
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MORE HEATER
RESULTS:.
EVENT 9: $230
No Limit Hold'em w/Re-entry
David Cofer held off a slew of local players to win the
title. A loaded final table included Captain Tom
Franklin, Kenny Milam, Blake Barousse, and Tommy McCollum.
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1 |
David Cofer/Cibolo, TX |
$14,317 |
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2 |
"Captain" Tom
Franklin/Gulfport, MS |
$7,556 |
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3 |
Tommy McCollum/Gulfport, MS |
$4,772 |
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4 |
Jonathan Hilton/Chattanooga,
TN |
$3,182 |
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5 |
Joe Pool/Loris, SC |
$2,784 |
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6 |
Blake Barousse/Lafayette, LA |
$2,386 |
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7 |
Kenneth Milam/La Place LA |
$1,989 |
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8 |
R.K. Mehrotra/ Baton Rouge, LA |
$1,591 |
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9 |
Robert Harwell/Pass Christian,
MS |
$1,193 |
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EVENT 10: $340
Limit Hold'em
Brawley is balling when it comes to Limit Hold'em.
Local and Beau Rivage favorite son Michael Brawley won yet
another Limit Hold'em tournament.
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1 |
Michael Brawley/Biloxi, MS |
$5,631 |
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2 |
Mojgan Stringham/Houston, TX |
$3,128 |
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3 |
Michael Usakowski/Belton, SC |
$1,877 |
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4 |
Paul Sokoloff/Toronto, ON |
$1,251 |
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5 |
Richard Clemons/Hazard, KY |
$626 |
EVENT 11: $340
HORSE
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1 |
Helen Ellis/New York, NY |
$4,453 |
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2 |
Paul Honas/Colorado Springs,
CO |
$2,968 |
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3 |
Michael Dobrowski/San Antonio,
TX |
$1,484 |
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4 |
Daniel Barrett/Jewett City, CT |
$989 |
EVENT 12: $340
Pot Limit Omaha Re-Entry
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1 |
Christopher Lillie/ Rolla, MO |
$12,397 |
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2 |
Jerry Ard/Monticello, MS |
$6,887 |
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3 |
George Elkhoury/Houston, TX |
$4,132 |
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4 |
Galen Kester/Biloxi, MS |
$2,755 |
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5 |
James Angotti/Lakeland, TN |
$1,377 |
 EVENT
13: $340 No Limit Hold'em
John Holley (pictured) comes close in third place.
Dustin Brunner of Jasper, Alabama prevailed. Also in
the money former November Niner Ylon Schwartz, Ray Young,
Jerry Ard, and Howard Jones.
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1 |
Dustin Brunner/Jasper, AL |
$18,439 |
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2 |
John Scherr/Charlotte, NC |
$10,169 |
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3 |
John Holley/Destin, FL |
$5,587 |
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4 |
Henry Goble/Kalamazoo, MI |
$4,470 |
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5 |
Raymond Young/Panama City, FL |
$3,352 |
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6 |
Matthew Inman/Birmingham, AL |
$2,794 |
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7 |
Jerry Ard/Monticello, MS |
$2,235 |
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8 |
Ylon Schwartz/Austin, TX |
$1,676 |
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9 |
William Henderson/Charlotte,
NC |
$1,117 |
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10 |
Howard Jones |
$782 |
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11 |
Soojung Kim |
$782 |
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12 |
Kyle Cruse |
$782 |
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13 |
Jorge Salbado |
$670 |
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14 |
Daniel Gilchrist |
$670 |
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15 |
Sean Small |
$670 |
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16 |
Matthew Davis |
$559 |
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William Watley |
$559 |
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Ismail Birben |
$559 |
 EVENT
14 $130 No Limit Hold'em Rentry:
Terry Kim of Ocean Springs, MS and Pablo Garcia-Salas
(pictured) of Baton Rouge got oh so close to adding another
win to their resumes but Wesley Richey of Virginia held them
off. Tip of the hat also to Keith Ray of Hurley, MS
for making the money.
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Wesley Richey/Alexandria, VA |
$6,286 |
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Carl Baker/Dallas, TX |
$3,317 |
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Terry Kim/Ocean Springs, MS |
$2,095 |
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Justin Clifford/Atlanta, GA |
$1,397 |
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Pablo Garcia-Salas/Baton
Rouge, LA |
$1,222 |
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Timothy Termarsch/Sopchoppy,
FL |
$1,048 |
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7 |
Tony Thrash/Sharpsburg, GA |
$873 |
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8 |
Keith Ray/Hurley, MS |
$698 |
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Jonathan Hitton/Chattanooga,
TN |
$524 |
 EVENT
15: $340 No Limit Hold'em:
Congrats to Jacob Bazeman for another win, and also to Ben
Mintz, Frank Alpandinar, Josh Mancuso, Josh Palmer and Coach
Rodney Shows (pictured) for cashing!
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Jacob Bazeley/Cincinnati, OH |
$21,321 |
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2 |
Kirill Kruglov/Moscow, Russia |
$11,758 |
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Brian Roper/Panama City Beach,
FL |
$6,460 |
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Rodney Shows/Hattiesburg, MS |
$5,168 |
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Joshua Palmer/Daphne, AL |
$3,876 |
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Aaron Klausman/Birmingham, AL |
$3,230 |
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7 |
Joshua Mancuso/New Orleans, LA |
$2,584 |
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8 |
Barry Mullinax/Cumming, GA |
$1,938 |
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9 |
Jared Reinstein/Tallahassee,
FL |
$1,292 |
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10 |
Ken McKenzie |
$904 |
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11 |
Brandon Guillory |
$904 |
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12 |
John Rollins |
$904 |
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Scott O'Neil |
$775 |
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14 |
Lars Smith |
$775 |
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Benjamin Mintz |
$775 |
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Hiep Doan |
$646 |
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Benny Champlin |
$646 |
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Frank Alpandinar |
$646 |
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EVENT 16: $340
6 Handed Bounty No Limit Hold'em:
Shreveport Seth is Best
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Seth Foster/Shreveport, LA |
$8,009 |
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Carl McGowan/Pearson, GA |
$5,005 |
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Ryan Enis/Corinth, MS |
$3,253 |
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Chris Viox/Glen Carbon, IL |
$2,252 |
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5 |
Gerald Stogner/Kokomo, MS |
$1,752 |
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Raymond Weaver/Birmingham, AL |
$1,251 |
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Jerry Rothwell |
$1,001 |
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Richard Braun |
$1,001 |
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Robert Wachtel |
$751 |
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Matthew Smith |
$751 |
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HEAT
OF THE MOMENT HEATER
RESULTS:
In
the 1k today GCP blogger Jonathan Little (upper left) is first in chips
with over 200k, Kenny Milam (upper right) is in second with around 160 to
170k. Josh Mancuso, David Nicholson, David Diaz, and
Chip Ervin also battling it out. The final table should be a good one.
Also
congrats to Kerri Simmons for winning another Ladies event
and to former GCP blogger Benton Blakeman for winning the
trophy in a PLO tournament. When we get more detailed
Heater results from these events you'll find them up here on
probably a pic of Kerri and Benton too.
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Come
check out our New Online Forum that will be rolled out
SOON!!!
HEATER
RESULTS:
A
mainstay on the Gulf Coast Circuit Robert Harwell wins the
PLO Cubed event...Congrats Robert (pic below):
Event 1: $200,000
Guaranteed $340 No Limit
Place Player Winnings
1 Scott Williams/Millington TN $74,535
2 Josh Palmer/Daphne, AL $42,194
3 Christopher Poole/Oxford, MS $29,298
4 Jerry Ard/Monticello, MS $27,395
5 Christopher Champagne/Covington, LA $22,955
6 Daryl Stephens/Chipley, FL $18,727
7 Michael Devinsky/Middletown, NJ $14,710
8 Larry Little/Pensacola, FL $10,693
9 Jared Mitnick/Alpharetta, GA $6,465
Event 2: $340
Omaha 8 or Better
Player Winnings
Lohrasb Jafari/Atlanta, GA $8,276
Leonard St. Germain/Ft Lauderdale, FL $4,368
Phillip Sass/Tallahassee, FL $2,759
Event 3: $340 Stud
8 or Better
Player Winnings
Ron Ware (pic)/Discovery Bay ,CA $4,050
Stewart Carpenter/Walls, MS $2,250
Charles Huska/Clearwater, FL $1,463
Dale Phillips/Naples, FL $1,013
Event 4: $550 No
Limit Hold'em
Player Winnings
Larry Carrol(pic)/Charlotte, NC $24,967
Richard Tolleson/ Rossville, TN $13,770
Lohrasb Jafari/Atlanta, GA $7,566
Jeffery Tims/Houston , TX $6,053
Alexander Kuchinoff/Houston, TX $4,540
Jeter Brock/Birmingham, AL $3,783
Ronnie George/Douglasville, GA $3,026
Brent Carter/Oak Park, IL $2,270
Matthew Colvin/Dallas, TX $1,513
Jayson Lee $1,059
David Mzareulov $1,059
Jonathan Macdougall $1,059
Event 5: $230 Seniors No Limit Hold'em
Player Winnings
John Lingo/Lafayette, LA $13,123
Ron Brown/Sunset, LA $7,238
Richard Palter/Atlanta, GA $3,977
Sandra Cannon/Dacula, GA $3,182
Stephen Schornstein/Bellaire, TX $2,386
James White/Austin, TX $1,989
Guy Turner/Mobile, AL $1,591
Nassar Jaser/Chattanooga, TN $1,193
Event 6: $340 No
Limit Holdem
Player Winnings
Ryan Tepen $12,866
Edwin Fields $7,097
Stuart Breakstone $3,899
Jonathan Moseley $3,120
Nelli Shteyn $2,340
Jessie Hulen $1,950
Ralph Benjamin $1,560
Konstantin Suvorkin $1,170
Event 7: $340 HORSE
Player Winnings
Helen Ellis/New York, NY $4,453
Paul Honas/Colorado Springs, CO $2,968
Michael Dobrowski/San Antonio, TX $1,484
Event 8:
$340 Pot Limit Omaha Cubed
Player Winnings
Robert Harwell/Williamson, GA $4,947
David Mzareulov/Houston, TX $2,968
Nancy Birnbaum/Atlanta, GA $1,979
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HEAT CHECK
UPDATE
FOR EVENT #9 NLH CUBED: KENNY "TRUCKER KENNY" MILAM (PIC),
CAPT TOM FRANKLIN AND BLAKE BAROUSSE COMING
BACK FOR FINAL TABLE TOMORROW
CONGRATS TO SCOTT
WILLIAMS FOR WINNING THE BIGGEST TOURNAMENT (BY ENTRANTS) IN
MISSISSIPPI HISTORY:
 The
Million Dollar Heater kicked off with a $350 buy-in rentry
tournament (two day ones) and a $200k guarantee. On
day 1A that had sold just enough seats to almost reach their
guarantee, on day 1B they sold more seats.
With
681 added to nearly 800 in the field it had a feel of a
massive online tournament with the eliminations coming fast
and furious. With 1453 buy-ins needed to be pared down
to one winner it's no wonder. They regrouped with 12%
of the field on Day 2, blew through the money bubble (top
99) and then limped to the final table in the early hours of
Day 3 (even if it was still officially Day 2). Scott
Williams of Memphis prevailed after a six way chop split up
the most of the cash but let a little to play for with the
bracelet.
Josh
Palmer of Daphne, Alabama finished second and though the BCS
title game would dampen his week as an obvious Auburn fan
the payday had to ease his pain.
Christopher Poole, Daniel Stevens, Jerry Kay and Michael
Devinsky were also in the chop. Larry Little
(pictured) went out in a bit of a cooler hand just before
the money was divvied up, GeneD does a write up here
ISILDUR1 IS ADORABLE
AND A WINNER:
The
uber-aggressive Swede, Viktor Blom, is having some
success with
 some
new things in life. One he got a hair cut, no longer
looking like a glum cast-off from a 90s grunge band (our
wives like the new look), and two he's winning live
tournaments. While it's likely Pokerstars backed most
of the entrants in the small Super High Roller field (at
least those that went deep), including Blom, it's still an
impressive accomplishment.
Blom
rose to prominence with his cavalier disdain for money in
high stakes online cash games and he played a man Dan Shak
who swims in cash like Scrooge McDuck heads up. Shak,
a former Hedge Fund guy, couldn't overcome the prodigy but
did well to finish second. Blom won over a milly for
first.
Galen
Hall, Jonathan Duhamel, and Dainel Negreanu rounded out the
top five (the in the money players). With
100k for a buy-in even Negreanu profited over six figures
for the tournament.
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GULF COAST POKER TOP
10 NEWS STORIES FOR 2011 (WELL ...TOP 11 ACTUALLY)
1) BLACK
FRIDAY:
Well …unless you were
in a deep freeze the past year…If you play poker then you
know that our “Great” Government shut down online poker. All
this under a Democrat as President that “Supposedly” plays
poker himself…He is so liberal that he borders on
“Communist”…all you poker players out there who voted for
“Hope and Change”…Lets “Hope” that our government gets their
head out of their asses and “Changes” the law where my
personal rights aren’t being violated…and I can do whatever
the hell I want to do with my own money in the comfort and
privacy of my own house
2) DAVID "LEFTY" DIAZ WINS 1ST WSOP BRACELET AND $352,800:
David Diaz…the local
rounder out of Memphis/Tunica wins his 1stWSOP Bracelet and
is one of the 1st of what we call the “GCP Crew” to win
one…all the up and comers from the Gulf Coast…Who’s next?…tydean??...DFish??...timkrank??...JRD??...This
brings us to #3 on the list…
3) JACOB "NOCKO"
NAQUIN KILLS IT IN 2011 COMING CLOSE TO WSOP BRACELET AND
WINS $213,500 FOR 4TH PLACE
IN 2011 WSOP:
Jacob “Nocko” Naquin who goes by “J Nock” online/FullTilt
had a great year in 2011. Not wanting Lefty (Diaz) to get
all the excitement over in Vegas last WSOP…Nocko decides he
is going to shift
 gears and put the pressure on. Not only
did Nocko pull this off, but he also came in 6th in the
FTOPS Main Event out of close to 15,000 online sickos for a
cool $230,000. The kid runs good, and is constantly putting
himself in “Good Spots” whether Playing or Staking other
players…we all want some of what this guy got bouncing
around in that gamblers head of his.
4) RYAN
LENEGHAN MAKES AN EPIC RUN IN THE 2011 WSOP MAIN EVENT:
I think
we all know about this story as Ryan has always been a good
friend of GCP, and we have been covering his poker exploits
for quite some time. Some sick calls…some sick Jams…and some
sick Game Theory propelled the kid to 16th place for right
under $400,000. It was a great run, and I am sure we can
expect to see many more from Ryan in the future...
(Throwback Pic on right)
5) SHANNON
SHORR SHINES IN 2011:
A linked blogger on
the GCP Website, Shannon is no stranger to GCP as well as
the poker world. A good kid hailing from the Birmingham, Al
area, He has to be in the top 10 of the poker players
without a WSOP Bracelet…He closed out 2011 with Close to
501,500 in winnings…17 cashes…close to 10 Final tables on
the WPT and EPT circuit as well as winning a Heads Up
event…The kid is a force to be reckoned with in the poker
world.
6) DARRYL
"FISH" FISH HAS A BREAKTHROUGH 2011:
Ok …Ok…there have been
enough “witty” comments made about his nickname with Darryl
 proving that the only fish he resembles is a "Shark". We can
remember the days when the kid was living in the IP Hotel in
Biloxi, and grinding away online and in the tourneys with a
core group of close friends…most of them now list
“Professional Gambler” on their IRS forms, and do quite well
for themselves. Fish has close to $450,000 in winnings in
live tourneys (Not counting online) with 13 cashes…6 final
tables…and has been on 2 WPT Televised FT’s and one WPT
Regional FT. We have said it before…”Kids got Skillz”
7)
LAFAYETTE, LA NATIVE JONATHAN POCHE COMES ON THE SCENE IN A
BIG WAY SNAPPING OFF THE MAIN EVENT IN THE VERY LAST CIRCUIT
STOP IN NEW ORLEANS THEN GOES TO THE MILLION DOLLAR FREEROLL
IN VEGAS A FEW WEEKS LATER AND ENTERS THE FINAL TABLE AS THE
CHIP LEADER WITH CLOSE TO 1/4 OF THE CHIPS IN PLAY:
Jonathan is a home grown Cajun Poker Player from the heart
of Acadiana and boy what a splash he made. Jonathan wound up
going out 5th in that Million Dollar Circuit Championship
Freeroll, and lets hope that GCP’s GeneD will have the same
kind of success when he gets to Vegas for the 2011 version.
The kid is one of many of the “up and coming” local players
that are scooting around Lafayette which include the likes
of Blake Barousse, Caufman Talley and Drake Roetker just to
name a few
8)TIM "MISSIPPI
MACHINE" BURT OWNING THE MIXED GAMES IN THE REGION:
The “Missippi Machine”
keeps in stroke, timing and rhythm while beating up the
mixed game tourneys on the Gulf Coast…We are looking for big
things from Tim in this year’s WSOP mixed game events as I
know he will be playing lots of them
9)
FULLTILT POKER COMES A CRASHING DOWN:
Yep folks …that’s what happens
when you think everything is running like a “well oiled”
machine, and you don’t keep an eye on what’s important. It’s
either the biggest "Con" that has ever been perpetrated in the
Poker world…or possibly the absolute worst case of neglect
and stupidity that could ever surface in a Million Dollar
Business. So you think they wasted money on marketing?...We
at GCP.Net have the following in our possession in case
anyone might be interested…Caps and Shirts (Never Worn) that
would include 8 different types of T-Shirts and 6-7
different Cap colors, sizes and styles including the pink “Trucker”
hat with the mesh in the
back…Headbands…wristbands…Patches…bags…Cigarette lighter USB
connectors…Ipod Holders…Its just sick the amount of cheese
these losers spent on Fluff/S.W.A.G.
10)
MONK AND SQUIRREL CONCEIVE:
This one is self explanatory…
Wild Bill and GeneD having had our 1st kids in last few
years could not be happier to know the Monk is going to be a
Dad…a little scary now that we know that it’s going to be a
little girl though. If she looks anything like her mama,
that dude is going to go apeshit crazy when she gets in her
teens and starts dating…Monk and Squirrel…we love you guys
11)
GCP'S CO-OWNERS BOTH BOOK THEIR 1ST FIVE DIGIT CASHES IN THE
SAME POKER SERIES...DAYS APART:
-
Bill “Wild Bill” Phillips makes his 1st five
digit score with a 2nd place finish in the $1600
IP WSOP Circuit Main Event for close to $70,000
- Gene
“Gene D” Dudek goes on heater at the IP and gets 1st
and 2nd five digit scores and wins the Overall
WSOP Circuit Casino Points Championship and a seat into this
year’s WSOP Circuit Million Dollar FREEROLL.
We want to think everyone
for the well wishes and know that we have a long way to go
to play alongside some of the guys on this list. We are
still trying to play better and plug leaks, and all we
really care about is trying to improve…stay teachable and
open minded…and hopefully someday our time may come…again
“THANKS TO EVERYONE!!"
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(UPDATED:
2/1/12)
Gene D's outlook on the local and national poker scene:
"Just got
back from the Beau Rivage and the Million Dollar Heater last
week and had a great time. I was there covering the final table
of the $5k main event that baarreeeellly covered the Guarantee,
and I was giving minute by minute updates on our facebook page
and the main website. Thanks Mary for the assignment...I really
enjoyed it.
Of course I did not get to play in the $5k Main Event as I fired
all my satty bullets and called it quits. Its very discouraging,
but all poker players know that feeling of covering/sweating a
tournament when you know you are good enough to play in the
event...you just could not Satty in. I think Kai and Monk have
both blogged about this recently.
The 1st $500 freezeout there were giving out 6 seats and half of
one in cash and I get knocked out 9th where I really feel like I
played well...Definitely good enough to get a seat. Never had my
tournament life at risk until we were down to the Final Table,
but I did get it in bad. This old dude that was the table
"luckbox" raises to $7200 when we were at 1500-3000...I am
sitting on about 12 bigs (37k) when I look down at Jacks (JJ)
from the button. Ben Mintz is on the BB with a little smaller
stack. I decide to Tank-Shove there and the blinds immediately
get out of the way...here is where it gets interesting.
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THE POKER MONKEY
[UPDATED:
01/20/12]
Poker Monkey shares his insights on the tournament poker
circuit, life in general, and the battle to make it happen:
"As if the Saints' loss wasn't hard enough to stomach...my 3rd
favorite NFL team (partially cuz I liked them when I was a wee
tike living in Montana when they featured the likes of Bart
Starr, Terdell Middleton and really cool green uniforms) and my
pick in the $25 Survivor Pool (with only 5 out of 225 remaining
entries left) AND the $50 MidSeason Survivor Pool (which was
down to just 12 of 91) decided to let the NYGiants come into
Lambeau Field and do to the Green Crew what they did back in
2008, on their way to beating the undefeated NE Patriots. Only
this time it was worse. The Packer's defense looked worse than
the Saints. I just sat here in my room, staring at the TV in
disbelief.
All these other people wanted to desperately do a deal, any kind
of deal...to guarantee some kind of money...the suggestion was
$2000 each and play it out for the final $3000 or so. But
stupid, 'No Chops in 2012' me...I resisted. And as fate always
seems to do to the guy who doesn't want to chop...I got my AA
cracked by J10 suited. And I'm sure those other 4 people were
laughing at me like a pack of hyenas. Come on 2012...I thank you
for 'Bama's win over LSU...okay? I do. Seriously. But this past
week? Let's go now...you can do better. I expect to be impressed
this week. I'm not going to dwell over this forever. Maybe one
more day.."
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AND REACT
(UPDATED
01/17/12) A
new title but the same blog,
Goondingy or Big Smoove and pure aggression on the felt examines
live poker action:
"I
donned my Gulf coast poker.net hoodie, after parking in Harrah's
garage, 8th floor. Grabbed my satchel, put on my size 8
throwback fitted hat and proceeded to the Queen and Crescent
hotel, home of the Dead Money tournament. I arrived in a state
of panic as I forgot that there are two entrances to the hotel
and was hanging out in the wrong one, I had to cross the street
to the main entrance and proceed to the Napoleon room. I flopped
down into a black painted, hard wood chair, quickly took off the
hoodie and the throwback Dallas Cowboy hat in order to cool down
as I began to slowly perspire, a very uncomfortable feeling.
Met Wild
Bill, exchanged pleasantries, grabbed a card player and bluff
magazine, have not seen any of these for about a year, good
stuff to find out where the poker world is now. Of course
getting on-line, and hitting those sites would be comparable,
however; I enjoy holding a magazine and leafing through the
pages. I started a conversation with Austin, another blogger on
the site, who had a pretty good cash in the Choctaw Casinos
Indian tournament series, (hope that's correct).!"[+] |
 SUPPLEMENTAL
INCOME
[UPDATED: 01/17/12] Kai
Landry is a funny man. He's also a force on the felt.
One of the best live tournament players in the region, Landry
pulls no punches in his blog. One of our favorites. Kai
promises to post every Sunday night so check in on Mondays to
see if he's still doing it.
"Well if this isn't just salt in the wound...
Flashback about one month ago. I get the only bill in the mail
maybe anyone could ever possibly look forward to receiving. And
tearing the envelope open with a big smile like it's Christmas
morning.
"Dear <Mr. Landry>, it is with great excitement that we are
pleased to announce ticket sales for the post season. The NFL
has directed us to go ahead and prepare to sell playoff tickets
to our season ticket holders as soon as possible tickets for up
to two postseason games..."
Boom Shaka Laka Laka!
Our boys in black and gold had done it again! Record shattering
amazing bastards! Greatest Show on Turf's points? Shattered. Dan
Marino's record? Shattered. Peyton Manning's record? Shattered.
Drew Brees even shattered the completion percentage record
formerly held by the great Drew Brees. Upwards of fifteen long
standing NFL records were obliterated by margins of up to 7-8%
by this team. Sproles. Graham. History books.
"
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THE CHEMIST83
[UPDATED:
03/11/11] Jeremy Gaubert is one of the world's best online
players and a rising live tournament star. Known as
thechemist83, Gaubert resides in Thibodeaux, LA:
"I’m going to be
offering poker exclusively coaching through this website.
Rates and options:
$200/hour to review my hand histories ‘live’ online through
AIM/Skype.
$125/hour to review your own hand histories ‘live’ online
through AIM/Skype.
$15 per 50 hands of your own tournament hand histories through
email.
$5/hand for solo hand histories with analysis. "
[+]
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AGAINST THE GRAIN:
[UPDATED: 01/16/12] MATT S hails from Lafayette and is big part of
the burgeoning local poker scene. Grinding agains the
Grain charts his progress as he improves as a player and builds
his bankroll.
"With the due date
just 2 months away, We are getting more excited with the arrival
of our little girl, but I am also getting fear built up cause I
don't want to be shit deep in debt, but its starting to look
that way. I think that is one of my biggest fears is the money
situation, but like I posted above I just have to keep my head
up and keep working hard to get through it. I guess I'm mostly
afraid because I was never big on surprises and the unknown and
this is definitely a big UNKNOWN. I just hope everything goes
smoothly at the delivery and both the wife and the baby come out
healthy. Unfortunately this will probably put a hold on my poker
funds for a while as I try to adjust to this new life. But it
will be hard as I am so passionate about poker and wont be able
to put as much time as I would like (Based strictly off my
income) hopefully I will be able to sell some action in some
future events to help build my bankroll in some way.
"
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 SAINTS
WIN
[UPDATED 01/10/12] ReidG ...who was raised in New Orleans and
lives in Mobile brings his poker Saints
football perspective on to GCP.NET.
"There are examples of
highly successful coaching philosophies that eschew punting in
almost all circumstances. The Saints were #1 in 3rd down
conversion percentage this season by an extremely wide margin
(57% to 48% for #2 San Diego).
I read a note yesterday that indicated the Saints were better on
3rd and 10 this season than any other team was on 3rd down
altogether.
That is a jarring stat and a telling indicator of just how
difficult, if not impossible, it is to stop this offense.
If that's true, why should they punt?."
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POKERBAT
[UPDATED:
09/09/11] THE POKER BAT is an online player from Northern
Louisiana who is trying out blogging to help him with his game.
Bat will delve into hand scenarios and discuss issues facing
today's online player.
"Fresh from a
World Series of World Class ass stompings the Bat is going to
answer some reader mail… Don’t get you pasties in a tizzy, this
is a legitimate request for a hand analysis…
Granted anything in a (xxx) are the Bat’s words not this reader…
“OK, so here is the hand I mentioned on your voice mail the
other day (when I begged you to give me a morsel of that Bat
knowledge because you, the Bat, are a poker legend, part myth,
part reality, 100% genius)."
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[UPDATED:
04/28/10] Bobby Toye is a former LSU student and a
rising online/live tournament player. Toye has six live
cashes to his name half of which are three first place finishes.
The aspiring screenwriter offers a well-written window into the
life of a young poker player.
"My game of
choice has been heads-up no-limit, although I exclusively play
tournaments all day every Sunday. I've been having more deep
runs in tournaments than I used to as well. I attribute it to a
confidence in my online game and the discipline to never ever
ever spaz out in a pot without a very good reason. This does not
mean I've been nitting it up. I play as many hands as I can
justify early on in tournaments, and it's working well.."
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[UPDATED: 09/19/10] PLAYER N scribes a tale
of grifters, sleaze balls, and beautiful card sharks all
hustling on the Coast.
"I
was ginning. I was on a rush like Darvin Moon at the World
Series. Everything was hitting. You know players that say they
haven't hit a set in months. I hadn't missed at least two sets
in a session in over a year. They always held. The only sets
over sets were the ones I was holding top set. I could see flops
before they hit. I wasn't soul reading people I was telling the
souls what they were going to be.
It was insane, it didn't matter if I was playing
Texas Hold'em poker
live or online I was simply crushing it. I didn't even know how
to play Omaha and I always seemed to get there whenever I'd be
forced to play. Double suited and I'd usually hit the flush on
an unpaired board. " [+]
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