Mexico LAPT PokerStars event Suspended

The PokerStars Latin American Poker Tour's Nuevo Vallarta main event has been suspended prematurely and indefinitely at the Marival Grand and Club Suites in Mexico this weekend.

Day 1 of the second event on the LAPT's second season was proceeding smoothly into the night, with 89 of the original 242 runners still in contention with 46 minutes left in the ninth and penultimate level of the evening when tournament director Mike Ward called an unscheduled stop to the action at about 10:30 p.m. CT on Friday evening.

A few minutes later, all players were asked in Spanish to leave the tournament room and shortly after that, the media, TV crews and dealers were evicted as well, sending the entirety of LAPT contingent out into the ante chambers of the Marival resort with little information as to why or for how long their play had been suspended.

Four hours later, the answers are still unclear as we await official comment from PokerStars.

Apparently PokerStars and LAPT officials still in heavy negotiations with local government and gaming officials and nothing as yet resolved, Ward instructed his players to return on Saturday at noon C.T. for word as to whether the tournament will continue as planned or whether alternate arrangements will have to be made. At the time of writing, no indication had been given as to what those alternate arrangements might be.

It was a bizarre and rather startling interruption in what had been up to that point a relatively exciting LAPT event. Team PokerStars pros Greg Raymer and Victor Ramdin were leading a contingent of survivors that included Maria "Maridu" Mayrinck, Alex Brenes, Gualter Salles and LAPT2 Costa Rica champ Ryan Fee, while fellow pros Andre Akkari, Alexandre Gomes and Humberto Brenes numbered among the ranks of those already eliminated.

Meanwhile stick with PokerListings.com for full coverage of this developing story as they get to the bottom of this extremely unusual situation.

We'll see what I fetch next time.....
Pack Leader

World Blogger Championship of Online Poker Again

I have registered to play in the PokerStars World Blogger Championship of Online Poker!

The WBCOOP is an online Poker tournament open to all Bloggers.

Registration code:
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We'll see what I fetch next time.....
Pack Leader

Bailout Solution for the Big 3 Automakers

I'm happy to see that congress is not bailing out the Big 3 Automakers for many reasons that I won't get into as my goal with this blog is to present a simple solution to fix this problem.....

The oil companies should provide the money to bail them out.....They are making record profits and they have the most to gain or loose by the success or failure of these companies.....

It's pretty simple actually......


We'll see what I fetch next time.....
Pack Leader

Obama it is

President-elect Barack Obama resigns from senate.

Obama's press office has just released the following (via email):

"It has been one of the highest honors and privileges of my life to have served the people of Illinois in the United States Senate. In a state that represents the crossroads of a nation, I have met so many men and women who've taken different journeys, but hold common hopes for their children's future. It is these Illinois families and their stories that will stay with me as I leave the United States Senate and begin the hard task of fulfilling the simple hopes and common dreams of all Americans as our nation's next President," said President-elect Barack Obama.

Lucky for him, he's already got another gig lined up.

Let's hope that he not only focus on the economy but that he gets behind the UIGEA.

Everybody should send an email to the Obama Transition team and tell President-elect Obama that once in office he should immediately turn back the UIGEA and other "midnight rules" issued by President Bush.






We'll see what I fetch next time.....
Pack Leader

MS Team PokerPadz in 5 days and counting

We are ONLY 5 days away to walking 50 miles in 3 days in order to support the cure for Multiple Sclerosis walk.

It's all about movement and we will be doing just that!

Our MS Team Pokerpadz is seeking donations, we have raised over $11,000 yet our goal is $100,000.

At the end of the day whatever we have all donated will go to a fantastic cause and hopefully a cure in the near future.

Our poker community is very generous and we are confident that we can meet this goal with your help and through friends of friends.

The direct link to a tax free donation is:

MS Team PokerPadz

Any help is greatly appreciated........

THANK YOU,
Kristin





We'll see what I fetch next time.....
Pack Leader

Poker Netcast has relaunched new site

We are happy to see that the old "Live at the Bike" site has relaunched "Poker Netcast"......

Poker Netcast is a global poker network featuring live and on demand cash and tournament poker, including instructional and special segment content, 24/7.

They offer some of the most informative and interesting poker content found on the web, all designed to make you a better, more informed player....

Poker Netcast is the first poker portal with a slant towards promoting LIVE gaming played in casinos from around the world with the most in-depth poker analysis via live commentary...

Here is one of the poker tournaments that I personally played at this final table against Jennifer Tilly, Gavin Smith, Lara Wilson, etc....



Everybody should check out their new site Poker Netcast

We'll see what I fetch next time.....
Pack Leader

MS Team Pokerpadz Bill Edler Kicks off MS Awareness Week and WPT Bay 101

Here we are on the eve of another major poker tournament, WPT Bay 101 and professional poker player Bill Edler made a generous donation to MS Team Pokerpadz.

This is a great way to kick off MS Awareness Week, March 10 - 17.

Last year Bill Edler came in 6th place at this World Poker Tour tournament -WPT Bay 101. There were 450 players and he finished in 6th place, the above photo is him sitting at this final table.

This year Bill is one of the "shooting stars" that other players will be trying to knock out. There are 50 "shooting stars" in this event, each with a $5,000 bounty on their head.

We wish Bill the best of lady luck and hope that he takes down this event.....

In the meantime we urge everybody to join our walking team or make a donation while we continue to find a cure for Multiple Sclerosis - MS Team Pokerpadz

We'll see what I fetch next time.....
Pack Leader

MS Team Pokerpadz Andy Bloch NBC Heads Up Championship one of the Final 8 players

Here we are again on the eve of a major poker tournament and a famous poker player makes a generous donation to MS Team PokerPadz

64 players started in the NBC Heads Up Championship and we are now down to the Quarterfinal matches where only 8 players remain:

Orel Hershiser vs. Andy Bloch
Jonathan Little vs. Chris Ferguson
Gus Hansen vs. Phil Ivey
Huck Seed vs. David Benyamine

After Andy's last match he jumped on his computer and made a generous donation to MS Team PokerPadz.

Again, this just shows how giving poker players are even in the heat of competition.

Let's hope that this is just the beginning of the big poker players getting behind MS Team PokerPadz. So far we have Phil Hellmuth, Jan Fisher, Andy Bloch and a few private donations.

Keep the donations coming in as our goal is to raise 100K, find a cure for MS while showing the world how generous poker players are in charitiy work.

We'll see what I fetch next time.....
Pack Leader

MS Team PokerPadz WPT LA Poker Classic battle of the Phil's

Today is the final table of the World Poker Tour LA Poker Classic at the Commerce Casino.

The buy-in was $9,900, 665 players equaling $6,288,000 in total prize pool....

Jennifer Tilly finished 12th - way to go Jennifer taking home a cool $61,610!

And an excellent performance by Mike Watson, finishing 10th taking home $61,610, as well. He played in the Poker Netcast home game the night before the main event and I'm confident that playing in this game helped him to brush up on his poker skills and allowed him to finish so strong. He's an excellent commentator and can be watched at www.pokernetcast.com in a few weeks.

So, we are down to the final 6 players and it's come down to the battle of the Phil's:

Chip count

1. Phil Ivey 4,100,000
2. Scott Montgomery 2,680,000
3. Phil Hellmuth 2,380,000
4. Charles Moore 1,510,000
5. Quinn Do 1,450,000
6. Nam Le 1,180,000

Which Phil will prevail if any?!?!?!

My prediction is that Phil Hellmuth will win this entire event. He may not have the most chips starting today but he certainly has the most experience and that alone is priceless.

Something that most people may not know about Phil is his generous heart. Even though he is known in the poker world as the "Poker Brat," Phil is actually a very nice and generous man.

After finishing late last evening Phil and Kathy personally donated a chunk of change and sponsored me in the upcoming MS Society walk. How cool is that?!?!?! This man has many things on his mind, like winning this event yet takes the time last evening confirming his donation after playing down to the final 6.

Now that is one committed man, not only to poker but to life.

I hope others will follow in his footsteps (Thank you Jan Fisher for your donation last evening) and continue to donate to this wonderful cause.

This year we are not only trying to find a cure for MS but we would like to show the rest of the world that the poker community is filled with generous, giving and caring people.

You can personally donate to our team by clicking this link - MS PokerPadz Team and/or feel free to join our walking team. Either way it's a commitment that truly helps others.

Good luck PH, may the poker gods be by your side tonight....

We'll see what I fetch next time....
Pack Leader

Poker Netcast and Two Rags Home Game

Layne Flack, Todd Brunson and Serge Ravitch




Shane Schleger, Nath Pizzolatto and Vivek Rajkumar

Thayer Rasmussen and Jose Canseco


The other night was a bit crazy when we were about to film our first Poker Netcast and Two Rags home game. We were expecting a few experienced players but the line up ended being much better than expected.

I first answered the door to Jose Canseco who is every bit his size. He showed up on a motorcycle and in full on motorcycle gear. When he walked through the front door, he had to duck as to not hit his head. I swear he is almost 7 feet tall and 4 feet wide. He is HUGE and he is actually a really nice guy and he's not a bad poker player. He's gotten much better at poker over this past year to every body's surprise.

10 minutes later the door bell rings. I open up the front door and standing there was none other than Todd Brunson and Layne Flack. I was surprised to see them since the WPT LA Poker Classic at the Commerce Casino was to start the following day and I just figured that all of the big players would be at the casino and not playing in a home game but that was not the case with Todd and Layne. We were happy to have them play in our game.

As they were coming into the house the rest of the players showed up; I didn't recognize any of the younger players as they normally play online poker.

Here was the final 10 player line up:

Shane Schleger
Nath Pizzolatto
Vivek Rajkumar
Mike Watson
Shaun Deeb
Layne Flack
Todd Brunson
Serge Ravitch
Thayer Rasmussen
Jose Canseco


The game started around 6pm and everybody left around midnight. It was a GREAT tournament with monster pots, bad beats, great poker and everybody had a good time.

You'll be surprised to see who busted out first, how long Todd and Layne lasted vs the young online players, how Jose Canseco play AND who actually won the event. Every hand was recorded through the special hole card cameras, as the players busted out they sat with our commentators (Scott and Kyle from Two Rags) etc...

You can watch this on Poker Netcast
in a few weeks once the new site is up and running........

We'll see what I fetch next time....Pack Leader

Dognapped possibly as a fighting dog and that there is a ring of theifs in SoCal

Monday evening (Feb. 11, 2008) outside the 7-11 @ Cahuenga and Yucca in Hollywood, "Hambone" was taken by two men, put into a van and kidnapped in broad daylight!

One man approached the dog, starting petting it asking if it was a puppy. The person watching the dog mistakenly said "Yes," when a van pulled up, the suspect unleashed the dog, jumped into the van and sped off.

The van has been described as:
A Green work van (like an Astro van), with a crappy paint job. On the roof of the van is a light bar "W2" is painted on the driver's side.Hambone is a Pit Bull and was possibly picked up as a fighting dog and that there is a ring of theives operating in SoCal.......

Please help us break up this dog fighting ring and bring Hambone back safely. Because the van that the two men jumped into is so distinct, we are confident with the public's help that this van will be spotted, license plate reported and the men will ultimately be arrested and Hambone will be brought back home.

Hambone has a black body with a white head. One blue eye, and one brown. He is gentle and submissive. Please email eric.leemon@gmail.com with any information or post here.

Televised Poker

I am proud to unveil the "Sizzle Reel" or "Show Reel" of what we accomplished while in Australia:

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1178875605

Please post your comments. We are a worldwide poker production company that streams events to the web, captures for television or movies. If you have the money, we have the experience! Feel free to email me at kristin@pokerpadz.com!

Enjoy.......