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ANZPT7 Melbourne Day 2: Back to the action

Records set as players return at the hunt for the largest prize in ANZPT history.

A cool quarter of 1,000,000 for the person who reaches the highest of the rostrum this week. First place prize is about at $261,200 and it's serious business here because the action gets back underway.

Yesterday we saw records broken as a complete of 520 players pulled up seats to set the prize pool at $1,066,000 for the last-ever ANZPT event. With an all-time high for field size and money up for grabs we're certainly ending the ANZPT's seven-year legacy in fine form.

It's been a frantic start as players found their newly allocated seats for the 12:30pm start. The plan is to minimize to the money tonight, with no less than seven levels of poker guaranteed. That implies the 241 Day 2 qualifiers might be whittled all the way down to 63, with those lucky enough to make it locking up a minimum of a $3,200 payday.

Leading the way in which as play began was South Korea's Hyeong Wook Choi who started with an outstanding 131,100 in chips. Choi emerged because the chip boss into Day 1b yesterday and continued scooping pots to cement that lead before play concluded.

Choi already has four live cashes on Australia soil but his biggest score up to now came last year with an APT Manila Main Event appearance. Ultimately finishing fourth Choi pocketed $35,300 and appears well on his technique to potentially besting that here at ANZPT Melbourne.

Following the chip leader is fellow South Korean and Day 1A end-of-day chip leader Min Jae Park. Currently second in chips Park began with 118,500. Just behind him is Danny Boxell with a stack of 107,100. Son of Australian Poker Hall of Famer Leo Boxell, he'll be trying to follow in his father's footsteps and discover a deep run.

Others still in contention include Team PokerStars Pro Chen-an Lin (60,900), James Obst (22,100), Tristan Bain (85,200), Billy 'The Croc' Argyros (33,500), James Rann (40,100), Raiden Kan (17,300), Anthony Legg (21,300), Luke Brabin (94,200), Sam Razavi (11,700) Michael Kanaan (25,800), Stevan Chew (58,700), Jackie Glazier (10,100), Manny Stavropoulos (59,800), Dean Blatt (43,800) and Tony Hachem (30,100).

Team PokerStars Pro Chen-an Lin remains to be within the running

We'll see who can survive here as we approach the bubble this afternoon. We're expecting another great day of action at Crown Melbourne and we'll be following every minute of it.

You can find the entire stories from the day here at the PokerStars Blog while the team at PokerNews have your entire live reporting needs!

Howard Lederer Apologizes for Full Tilt

Former Full Tilt Poker executive Howard Lederer issued an apology for the events that ended in the poker room failing to have funds to be had to pay all its players within the wake of 2011’s Black Friday. Lederer, in part, said “I take full responsibility for Full Tilt’s failure to offer protection to player deposits leading as much as Black Friday.”

In the wake of its domain being seized by the U.S... Department of Justice in April of 2011, Full Tilt was unable to refund all account balances as a result of a failure to segregate operational and player funds. PokerStars went directly to buy the whole Tilt platform and refund all players. Lederer, the general public face of Full Tilt, settled a civil complaint stemming from Black Friday in 2012. He’s just about stayed out of the poker spotlight ever since, rather then a chain of interviews he did called the Lederer Files.

Lederer doesn't get into much within the way of information about the events leading as much as Full Tilt having an important shortfall of funds, but endeavors to apologize. Within the wake of Black Friday, Lederer admits that Full Tilt players “trusted the site, they usually trusted me, and that i didn’t live as much as that trust.”

More from the apology:

I take full responsibility for Full Tilt’s failure to offer protection to player deposits leading as much as Black Friday. The shortfall in player deposits should not have happened. I must have provided better oversight or made sure that responsible others so long as oversight. I USED TO BE a founder within the company that launched Full Tilt, and that i became the face of the company’s management within the poker community. A lot of our players played at the site because they trusted me.

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Portugal Poker Series satellites on offer

ps news thn.jpg The PokerStars Portugal Poker Series heads now to Espinho for the last tournament of the year of this up to date live circuit. After the 2 first stages held in Vilamoura and Figueira da Foz, the circuit visits the north of Portugal . You'll qualify now to this €700 + €70 event during the satellites now available at PokerStars.

For a bit of as €1,10 or 100 Frequent Player Points (FPPs) you'll be able to work your method to the most productive Portuguese live circuit, just as did local man João Costa, winner of PPS Figueira da Foz, did for €24.640. Find the satellites under the tabs 'Events' > 'Special' on the PokerStars lobby and qualify now for the risk to win your share of what's expected to be the most important prize pool of the year in Portugal.

João Costa, PPS Figueira da Foz champion

Casino de Espinho is the mum home of Portuguese poker and due to its room with capacity for as much as 300 players has held the most important tournaments ever in Portugal. From 7th to 9th October, Salão Atlântico receives this 3-day tournament with a view to attract - besides many PokerStars qualifiers - the cream of Portuguese poker players, including the members of Team PokerStars Pro Nuno Coelho, Henrique Pinho and João Nunes.

You can find all details from this PokerStars circuit on the Portugal Poker Series page.

Big bets on Raptors with season at the line in Game 6

Will one of the crucial two vacancies within the NBA Finals be filled on Friday night? Covers talks concerning the big matchup with Jeff Stoneback, manager of the sportsbook on the Mirage, and an oddsmaker for online site BetNow.Cleveland Cavaliers at Toronto Raptors – Open: Cavaliers -6.5; Move: Cavaliers -6, then back to -6.5

There’s only been one close game within the Eastern Conference finals so far, and Wednesday’s Game 5 stayed true to that form. Cleveland thumped Toronto 116-78 as an 11-point favorite to take a 3-2 series lead into Friday’s 8:30 p.m. Eastern tipoff at Toronto.

The Cavs will attempt to punch their ticket back to the NBA Finals, while the Raptors will see in the event that they can keep the home-court luck rolling to force a Game 7.

“We opened at Cavs -6.5. Then we took a $30,000 bet at the Raptors, which took the road all the way down to 6,” Stoneback said. “It’s 2-1 in tickets written at the Cavaliers. Everyone else is at 6.5. We’ll probably finally end up there.”

Indeed, The Mirage went back as much as 6.5 late this morning Pacific time. Stoneback said the moneyline has seen some back-and-forth shifting as well, again as a result of a large Toronto ticket.

“We’d opened it at Cavs -280, then took a $20,000 bet at the Raptors at +240, which dropped the Cavs right down to -260 at the moneyline,” Stoneback said. “But we got some a refund on Cleveland, and we’re back at -280.”

In fact, the moneyline number ticked a bit further upward to -300.

Meanwhile, over at BetNow, the road opened at 6 but ultimately needed to shift upward, identical to everywhere else.

“We did see some considerable (early) action are available for the Raptors,” BetNow’s oddsmaker said. “We were anticipating for it to transport as we got in the direction of game time. We're seeing numerous action for the Cavaliers, and so one can definitely push the line, perhaps as much as two points.”

The total opened at 196.5, with BetNow moving to 197.5 after seeing bettors plow into the high side.

“The large majority of our bettors are laying their money at the over for this game,” the oddsmaker said. “This series have been fluctuating at the over and under, and we always see that our players love to pick the over.”

Patrick Everson is a Las Vegas-based senior writer for Covers. Follow him on Twitter: @Covers Vegas.

PCA 2016: Bahama Mamas all round

Something happened last night. Something extremely fun and entertaining. And while it was by no means forgettable, I AM NOT sure many of us will commit it to memory with crystal clear clarity.

I'm talking, of course, about last night's PokerStars players party here on the PCA. If you've never been to one, you actually owe it to yourself to check out and attend such a shindigs.

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First of all - there is a free bar. The Bahama Mamas were flowing so far as the attention could see.

Secondly, there's free food. And there is no expense spared here on the PCA; from exotic mini burgers and delicious Cajun chicken to exquisite canapés and...we mentioned the free bar, right?

Then there's the entertainment. This year the PCA has transformed the ballroom at Atlantis right into a Cirque du Soleil-esque extravaganza.

Two men painted gold like Oscars performing physical feats that experience to be seen to be believed; a girl manoeuvring 15 hula hoops round her body easily; acrobats dangling from the ceiling; it really was quite remarkable to watch.

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So, who was in attendance? Well, let's start with the PokerStars Team: Daniel Negreanu, Liv Boeree, Bertrand 'Elky' Grospellier, Eugene Katchalov, Jake Cody, Jason Mercier, Andre Akkari, Felipe Ramos, and Fatima Moreira de Melo were all in attendance.

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So were the high rollers: Mike McDonald, Ole Schemion and Fedor Holz are only a number of the big names we saw enjoying themselves.

Sadly, all great things must come to an end - or do they? When the official PokerStars party was drawing to a close, hundreds simply made the quick walk over to the superb Aura nightclub here at the Atlantis resort.

And the Bahama mamas continued to flow. Our heads are very sore this morning, but boy did we now have a fair time.

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Get yourself out to the PCA next year and you will see all of it for yourself. Satellites for next year's PokerStars Carribean Adventure and all the EPT and LAPT stops are running right now.

We mentioned the free bar, right? --JS

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Live Coverage of $300,000 Super High Roller Bowl at ARIA Starts Today

Live Coverage of $300,000 Super High Roller Bowl at ARIA Starts Today | PokerNews

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Live coverage of the four-day $300,000 Super High Roller Bowl on the ARIA begins today on @PokerNews.
Hand reports, chip counts, photos, and more from the 2016 Super High Roller Bowl on @PokerNews.

The day has arrived! One of the anticipated poker events of the year kicks off this afternoon with the second one running of the Super High Roller Bowl on the ARIA Resort & Casino. This $300,000 buy-in event will feature 49 players battling to achieve the highest seven spots to earn a work of the $15 million prize pool, with a $5 million prize and a unique Super High Roller Bowl Championship Ring going to the winner.

Looking to follow this year's Super High Roller Bowl? PokerNews has you covered, because the live reporting team could be to be had from the primary hands to the overall river card throughout this four-day event. Starting today at 1 p.m. PT/4 p.m. ET, you'll be able to enjoy comprehensive coverage with live updates, hand histories, chip counts, photos, daily recaps, and more here on PokerNews.

Last year's inaugural Super High Roller Bowl saw Brian Rast top a challenging field of 43 to win a $7.525 million first prize, including a difficult final table made out of runner-up Scott Seiver, Connor Drinan, Timofey Kuznetsov, David Peters, Tom Marchese, and Erik Seidel.

Speaking of tough tables, all seven of these players are back for this year's SHRB, and indeed all seven of seven-handed tables might be surrounded by lots of poker's best tournament players to start out play this afternoon.

Stephen Chidwick, Antonio Esfandiari, Fedor Holz, Byron Kaverman, Igor Kurganov, Bryn Kenney, Tom Marchese, Dominik Nitsche, David Peters, Nick Petrangelo, Talal Shakerchi, and Dan Smith will all be taking part, as will Daniel Negreanu and Phil Hellmuth — to list only a few of the names filling out this star-studded field.

The seat draw was announced yesterday — click here for a glance at who might be sitting where when play begins.

Also, there's still time to take part within the free-to-enter "MVMT Million Dollar Final Table Challenge," a competition being hosted by PokerCentral who has partnered with MVMT Watches. In case you can pick the highest seven finishers — so as — you'll be able to win $1 million. Other prizes for those coming closest can be found as well.

Read more in regards to the contest here, and for some discussion of the way to move about filling out a card in addition to a rundown of all 49 players' histories in super high roller events, click here.

Will there be a live stream? Indeed there will, available all four days of the development on PokerCentral's Twitch channel, its Facebook page, in addition to on CBSSports.com and at the CBS Sports Network. Click here for full schedule explaining when and where you'll watch the action.

Meanwhile, you'll want to bookmark PokerNews and begin checking back this afternoon for wall-to-wall coverage of what's certain to be one of the exciting events of the year.

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