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22-Year-Old Scandanavian Semi-Pro Wins WSOP Bracelet

July 13, 2011

After 42 days and 56 events of the 2011 installment of the WSOP, more than one million hands of poker had been played when a final hand Royal Flush won a gold bracelet to the first Scandinavian player of the year. And the bracelet went to 22-year-old semi-pro player from Uppsala, Sweden, Alexander Anter on event #56 the $1,500 NLH event.

He eventually beat out a playing field of more than 3,300 players after five days of the event. It was Anter’s first time cashing at the WSOP. He won almost $778K. Anter is also known as Hansan Alexander Anter and is a full-time college student now thinking about going full-time pro.

As a student, Anter studies website development and has been playing poker since he was 16 years old. He plays online poker and live poker at private local clubs in Sweden. It is his first year at the WSOP. He originally came to play in the WSOP Main Event, but he decided to go for a few of the cheaper events in the mean time, and it’s a good thing he did. This was his second tournament and his first cash. He didn’t do so well in the $1,000 NLH, but made a great comeback in event #56.

When Anter was asked if he expected to win, he replied, “No, I didn’t expect to win. I was happy to make the money. My goal was to make the money in the Main Event. I came for the Main Event. I didn’t even plan to play this, so this is a big surprise.”

He also explained his feelings on winning the gold. He said, “It’s a big honor. Now I can finally show my parents that I’m a poker player and maybe they won’t yell at me to be studying.”

Written by Mac · Filed Under Poker News 

Poker Player’s Champion – Brian Rast (Not Hellmuth)

July 13, 2011

This year, the 2011 $50K buy-in Poker Player’s Championship was taken down by pro player from Las Vegas, Nevada, Brian Rast. Rast beat out a field of 128 other players in the mixed game format that spanned five days. He earned more than $1.7 million in winnings for the one bracelet. Only the Main Event top prize will go over this win.

This wasn’t his first bracelet though. Earlier this year, he won the $1,500 Pot Limit Hold ‘em event to become the only player to win more than one bracelet this year. His name was also added to the list of champs that includes other poker greats like David “Chip” Reese, Scotty Nguyen, Freddy Deeb ,Michael “the Grinder” Mizrachi, and David Back. The trophy is named after late Reese, who was the winner of the first championship back in 2006.

At the heels of Rast was Phil Hellmuth, who was on the verge of winning his 12th bracelet when Rast took it out from under him. Hellmuth finished second. This would be Hellmuths third second place finish this year, and while he hasn’t won any bracelets yet, he did become the first player to land in second place three times in one year without any wins, so he managed to make history anyway. And he took in a $1.06 million prize for his championship second place finish.

Hellmuth said, “Look, I wanted to prove to myself, and just to myself really, that I’m a pretty good player… The world in general has been great to me. My fans have been great to me. I feel really good about the treatment and a ton of people were watching. It just makes me feel really good that there are so many people out there rooting for me. And I’m so happy about that. I’ve been way to cocky in the past, and I hear my critics. That’s my problem.”

Written by Maria · Filed Under Poker News 

July 2011 PartyPoker Bonus Code

July 2, 2011

Poker Bonus

During the month of July, you’ll get a $/£/€500 welcome bonus worth 100% of your first deposit. Just use PartyPoker Bonus Code 500PS to claim this bonus, then make your first deposit and start playing real money cash games and tournaments online at PartyPoker. You will have 60 days to clear the bonus, which you will do by earning PartyPoints as you play poker. The bonus will be deposited into your player account in 10 installments. If you are playing with US or Canadian dollars, you’ll have to earn 6 times the bonus in PartyPoints; if you are playing in Euros, it’s 8 times; and Sterling, 9 times the bonus amount in points.

$1 Million Summer

Qualify for the $1 million tournament scheduled for August 7th for as little as $1. Qualifiers are running now, so don’t wait.

World Domination

This promotion starts at PartyPoker on July 8th and runs through August 31st. Up for grabs are freeroll seats, cash payouts, and the grand prize of $100K. If you are interested in achieving world domination, earn 10 PartyPoints (the same ones that clear your bonus can be used for this promotion). You will then be awarded a city randomly from a list of 72 cities. You can even get your first city for only 5 points to get you started. Many cities offer cash prizes and freeroll tickets. When you conquer an entire country or continent, you’ll receive even bigger prizes. Collect all 72 and get the $100K cash grand prize. Collect up to 100 cities per day!

If you receive extra freeroll tickets, you will be compensated with 5 PartyPoitns for all extras you earn. The freerolls will run September 2nd through 6th.

New Player Zone

Check out the New Player Zone for an in depth “How To” section and if you are a rookie, start out on the Beginner tables to get your feet wet before you play with the sharks.

Now is a great time to join PartyPoker because they have just increased the inter-account transfer and daily deposit limits. There is also a July reload bonus running through August 7th as well. When you make your second deposit, use code 200JULY.

Written by Bea · Filed Under Promotions 

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