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2014 Macau Millions: Break's over, time for Day 1D
There were two days of relative calm in the PokerStars LIVE room here in Macau. Not anymore. Players are flooding in for Day 1D of the 2014 Macau Millions. We've already seen 430 entrants during the...
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2014 Macau Millions: Late start, early birds
Chips are riffling, players are staring each other down and chicken feet are being munched on. Day 1D of the 2014 Macau Millions is underway. The chip riffling and intense stare downs are guaranteed to...
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2014 Macau Millions: Broken record
One record down. Day 1D of the 2014 Macau Millions is officially the largest starting flight of any Macau Millions. Ever. The previous record was 270 entrants and Day 1D has already crossed the 300...
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2014 Macau Millions: Button to button
Late registration is closed and the numbers are in. Day 1D drew 335 entrants, the largest Macau Millions Day 1 field ever. That means that 24 players from Day 1D will go on to Day 2. While the field is...
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APPT Season 8: Looking ahead to Seoul
Season 8 of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) drops into Seoul, Korea this April 1-6. When people talk about 'unique' locations for poker trips, Seoul is one of the first places that comes to mind....
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The wait for baby Cody
Forgive me if I sound a little distracted. I'm writing this post just a little over two weeks away from the due date of my first child. My girlfriend Alex is due to give birth to our baby girl,...
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2014 Macau Millions: Shrinkage
We're down to the double digits. Only 80 players remain after five hours of play and Chang Rak Choi seems to have the lead with 103,000. But with massive blinds, the lead is very fluid and there are...
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MicroMillions 7 starts Thursday
If you don't know this by now, I'll just assume you have been building a fort of small twigs in the countryside. If you're just getting back from the fort, I suggest you shower, find the jar of loose...
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2014 Macau Millions: Almost there
The action is incessant and brutal. Chang Rak Choi's table broke, he moved to another and continued to chip up. Choi made it up to about 170,000 and then lost a large pot to Chul Woo Jung. There was...
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2014 Macau Millions: Big bubble
The bubble burst in a very 1D way, swift and brutal. The final 30 players were spread across three tables and the short stacks quickly busted. Then there was a small slowdown when we got to 26 players....
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2014 Macau Millions: Zhaojun tops Day 1D, Im close behind
Today was a momentous day. Day 1D drew 335 entrants and became the largest-ever starting flight in Macau Millions history, obliterating the previous record of 270 entrants. We also have our first woman...
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2014 Macau Millions: Ready for 1E
It's time for number five. We've already had four days of Macau Millions action and we've seen a total of 765 entrants. We had a small two-day hiatus after Day 1C but players came roaring back...
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2014 Macau Millions: The flood
"That's the largest line I've seen at PokerStars LIVE," APPT President Danny McDonagh announced over the microphone. The line extends far beyond the boundaries of the PokerStars LIVE room, past the...
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2014 Macau Millions: Repeat business
As the weekend approaches, several players have been funneling into Macau from Hong Kong and mainland China. While they're taking their first crack at the Macau Millions today, many others aren't. Lots...
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Win the last longer, win a MicroMillions Main Event ticket
The MicroMillions series is back! Once again I will be playing a significant number of events in order to try and place well on the overall leader board. Despite this being my third time trying to do...
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On WSOP champs, ambassadorship, and the future of poker
There was a lot of talk not too long ago during the Aussie Millions regarding what Joe Hachem had to say. Joe was talking both about the recent WSOP Main Event champions -- going back to when he won in...
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Coming soon: ESPT Valencia
The Estrellas Poker Tour's second Season 5 stop is coming soon, and come hungry, because there is paella! Beginning April 1 and running through April 6, the ESPT and Casino Valencia will host a...
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2014 Macau Millions: Closing in
Late registration for Day 1E is closed. The massive registration line that invaded multiple parts of the casino is now gone. The Day 1E line earlier today The total number of entries for Day 1E came in...
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2014 Macau Millions: Action break
We've reached the second break and the tournament has reached a tipping point. Things will start going even quicker. About 100 players remain and stacks are starting to end up on one end of the...
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Femmeonfelt is winner on felt Maria Ho
A great many big poker scores and accomplishments happen on Sundays. And PokerStars is known for being the home of a majority of those big wins. It is no surprise, then, that one will often see Maria...
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