Devilfish history brought to the screen
The eventful history of David "Devilfish" Ulliott would soon be brought to cinema. The film adaptation of his book "The Life and Times of a Poker Legend" is currently in draft.
Devilfish was born in England and he began to play poker very young, game for which he developed a dependency. Things do not go as he wishes in his debut and he ended up becoming a regular burglar to finance his poker games. He took and spent 1 year in jail.
Return to freedom, he begins to bank robberies and undergoes pinch again. This time, it's 18 months he spent in prison.
Things can always go wrong for him (given his perseverance) and eventually earn $ 200,000 in a PLO tournament $ 500 baking Queen of Las Vegas. This scholarship gives him high visibility and his career is launched on the international scene. The following year, he won a WSOP bracelet and immediately became a star.
To date, Devilfish has more than 6 million dollars in prize money (poker is still more pay than the robbery).For those who are seeking a good different poker reading of books of strategy, "The life & times of a poker legend ' is an interesting suggestion.
A new Team PokerStars pro
After the departure of JP Kelly and Juan Maceiras, Bjorn "Bjoerni89" Schneider arrives in the PokerStars Team Pro as a master of the sitNgo.
Björn has only 22 years old today and plays on the highest limits in sitNgo on the site. He regularly plays for the sitNgo $ 5000, he who had begun there's not long to play the sitNgo $ 5. In just two years, it has increased from sitNg $ 5 to the sitNgo $ 5000, which is exceptional.
In addition to completing this incredible performance, Bjorn is now near a record at PokerStars: accumulated the largest number of VPPS in a year.
In 2010, Kevin "WizardofAhhs" Thurman had accumulated 3 055 385 VPP while Schneider has currently more than 2 700 000. Will there be enough of the last days of 2011 to accomplish this feat?
In addition to his passion for poker, Björn is also a fan of World of Warcraft and Starcraft, which requires long hours behind the computer for him!
Sahamies, biggest winner on PokerStars
Last Tuesday on tables high stakes of PokerStars, Illari Sahamies and "Fake Love888" were each almost as a half million dollars in earnings. Sahamies won $ 417,144 while "Fake Love888" has won $ 418,229. The two biggest losers (of course, when a player wins, another must lose) were Peter "Garfield25" Chan who has lost half million and Rui "PepperoniF" CAD who has lost 200,000, he who is accustomed to align the winning sessions.
iPoker launches $1,000,000 tournament iPOPS series
It is important to remember that the Online Poker Series, or iPOPS, iPoker starts November 28, 2011, with the first event; a guaranteed $200,000 tournament.
Three other events will follow, with a $ 500,000 guaranteed Freezeout December 4. The tournament will be suspended when 27 players will remain and it will resume in the form of live event at the Ambassador Casino in Prague on 10 December. The finalists will win an all-inclusive trip in a hotel 5 stars with money for their expenses.
For the official calendar of the iPOPS, visit the following address: http://www.ipoker.com/ipops/
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