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Aaron Todd Gaming Guru - Page 8  Top-10 Thanksgiving themed betting games24 November 2014
Nothing says "I'm American" more than celebrating the harvest with a meal of pure gluttony, aka Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is also a time to reflect on the blessings of family, friends and good health (so long as that gluttony is confined to the Thanksgiving feast). Casino game makers are fond of turning our favorite things into opportunities to gamble. ... (read more)
2014 WSOP November Nine illustrated17 November 2014
Last week, Swedish poker pro Martin Jacobson won the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event and claimed the $10 million first-place prize. The tournament was one for the ages, as Jacobson played one of the best tournaments in recent memory, and Americans were shut out of the top-three places for the first time in the WSOP's 45-year history. ... (read more)
European domination of WSOP likely to continue12 November 2014
LAS VEGAS — For the first time in the 45-year history of the World Series of Poker, none of the final three players in the Main Event were Americans. Sweden's Martin Jacobson, who won the event and the $10 million first-place prize on Tuesday night, Norway's Felix Stephensen (who was second for $5.1 ... (read more)
Hard work pays off for top-three at 2014 WSOP12 November 2014
LAS VEGAS -- When you become a member of the World Series of Poker November Nine, you face a myriad of decisions. What are you going to do with the money? What kind of sponsorships might you try to work out prior to the final table? But perhaps the most important choice you can make is how you're going to prepare for what could be the most important poker tournament of your entire life. ... (read more)
Newhouse finishes ninth for second year in a row at WSOP final table11 November 2014
LAS VEGAS -- Mark Newhouse knew that William Tonking's hand was ahead of his pocket 10s when Tonking called his 4.5-million-chip bet with the board reading J-4-2-4 in the 56th hand of the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event final table. Since he knew he was behind, he planned to check it down on the river and surrender the pot. ... (read more)
Politano finishes eighth at WSOP Main Event, Brazil rejoices11 November 2014
LAS VEGAS -- We're only 14 years into the 21st century, but saying Bruno Politano got Brazil excited about the World Series of Poker Main Event might be the understatement of the century. The November Nine has seen rowdy supporters in the past. But rarely has the November Nine seen a group as unified in its ... (read more)
Sindelar never gets comfortable, finishes seventh at WSOP Main Event11 November 2014
Most of the time, when you've been in a profession for almost a decade, you've had enough experiences to be prepared for just about anything. That doesn't apply, however, to professional poker players who play under the lights of the ESPN stage as a member of the November Nine. Dan Sindelar never got ... (read more)
Larrabe's unorthodox style leads to sixth place at WSOP Main Event11 November 2014
If you watched any of the World Series of Poker coverage leading up to the Main Event final table, you probably saw Andoni Larrabe making what most players would call unorthodox plays. The 22-year-old professional poker player from Spain didn't disappoint on Monday night at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino's Penn and Teller Theater, checking a set of fives on the river on a board of 6-7-J-5-K. ... (read more)
Lone amateur at WSOP final table exits fifth11 November 2014
William Pappaconstantinou (aka, Billy Pappas) was carrying the hopes and dreams of the foosball community, the amateur poker playing community and the greater Boston community on his back at the World Series of Poker Main Event final table on Monday night (and into Tuesday morning). He struggled early on, ... (read more)
Tonking out in fourth, wins $2.8 million at WSOP Main Event11 November 2014
Outside of Mark Newhouse, no one took their exit from the World Series of Poker Main Event final table on Monday night and Tuesday morning harder than William Tonking. Tonking's day was a true roller coaster. He started the day fifth in chips, then catapulted himself into second when he put the pieces together on Mark Newhouse's river bluff to score the first elimination of the final table. ... (read more)
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