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Worrigee NSW
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 Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 10:17 pm Post subject: Worlds Richest Poker Tourney |
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The Crown Hotel and Casino in Melbourne Austraila will host the worlds richest poker tournement next year. Six of the worlds best players will compete for the US$ 80million kitty, with the winner to take all in a series of elimination matches in July 2006.
It is expected Joe Hacshem the Melbourne poker player who won the 2005 WSOP Main Event will be invited to play.
The event will be screened into over 100million households around the world through the Fox Network in the United States and through various other networks in Europe Asia and Australia.
Players will pay US$10million each to buy into the tournement.
For More Information:
http://afr.com/articles/2005/12/13/1134236036596.html
Or Google 'The Worlds Richest Poker Tournement' |
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KGBlovesOreos
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Location: VA
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| Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2005 10:16 am Post subject: |
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| i thought the prize pool was going to be $60 million? i read it off of foxsports.com, so i guess it's only going to a 6 player freezeout instead of 8... |
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goomlah
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Joined: 08 Sep 2005
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Location: Chicago
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| Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2005 12:56 pm Post subject: forgot one thing kgb |
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the buy-in might be $10mill Aussie, which comes out to $80 mill.
I hope most of these guys are sponsored because Hachem only won 7.5 million last year. LOL |
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KGBlovesOreos
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| Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2005 5:09 pm Post subject: |
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| nah, i know its like 10 million dollars per person, jus tnot sure how many people are in the tournament... |
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_Xceptional
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Location: Sacramento, CA
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I'd be curious to see how many pros actually have enough of a bankroll to throw down 10 mil on a single tournament. With out sponsors, I honestly don't think many of them do. That is unless they own a majority of google stock.  |
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Honest_Rob
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| Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2005 7:37 pm Post subject: |
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| yeah I'm playing in that tourney. Gonna be a lot of fun. |
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byamamoto1
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According to ESPN, they said that the players will be named later, but the one for sure they said was playing was.....just take a guess: PHIL IVEY. "Phil Ivey, who has a reputation as one of the world's best Texas Hold 'em players, will be one of the six taking part. Identity of the others will be announced later, Greenberg said, adding that the entry fee for each of the six is $10 million. " I don't even have to know the other people to pick the favorite to win this....
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/poker/news/story?id=2256862 |
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Honest_Rob
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| Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2005 9:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Yeah Phil's gonna be a tough opponent but I'll do my best. Wish me luck everybody. |
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GripHoldOn
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Joined: 24 Jun 2005
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Location: Boston, MA
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| Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2005 11:19 pm Post subject: |
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| If anyone wants to sponsor me for it... I'll play. |
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Honest_Rob
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| Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2005 11:42 pm Post subject: Re: |
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| GripHoldOn wrote: |
| If anyone wants to sponsor me for it... I'll play. |
Well Ok but I get .25 for every dollar you win. Deal? |
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