Poker News Roundup for the Week ending October 1, 2010
by Bodog Poker | Oct 1 2010
London
England's own James Bord took the top spot in this year's World Series of Poker Europe Main Event, held at Casino at the Empire in London. He led a field of 346 players to a very tidy £830,401 in the £10,000 buy in No Limit Hold Em poker tournament. With a total prize pool of over £3,400,000, it's easy to see why so many players from Europe, America and Asian made their way to Leicester Square for this event. This is Bord's first WSOP bracelet, and the main event was only the second WSOP Europe event that he had ever played in. His career earnings at WSOP events now total $1,366,054
Despite being known to his peers as a cash game player, Bord has earned seven cashes at WSOP events, including a sixth-place finish in Vegas earlier this year in the Deuce-to-Seven Lowball championship. Bord worked for Citicorp before becoming a professional poker player a couple of years ago. He spends about half his year in Las Vegas, engaging others at the cash games, playing $300-600 and $400-800 limit mixed games.
His friend and strategic ally Sam Trickett, who was present at the finale, has been a touchstone for Bord and his expansion from cash games to tournament play. He told reporters after his victory: “I was a pretty awful tournament player. Sam (Trickett) being one of my best mates and being one of the best tournament players in all of England gave me some coaching over the last year and now the result is, I got a bracelet! I can't complain. Thank you Sam!”
Indiana
Speaking of the World Series of Poker, this weekend sees the start of a WSOP Circuit Event at Horseshoe Southern Indiana. It's the second of thirteen stops scheduled for the 2010/2011 season, and according to estimates, it may well be one of the biggest ever. It features a variety of circuit ring events, including HORSE, mixed pot limit hold ‘em/Omaha and for the first time ever, a No Limit Hold ‘Em shootout. The $1,600 buy-in Main Event begins on Sunday, October 10 and like all of the WSOP Circuit Main Events, the winner gets money, the Circuit Event ring and automatic entry into the $1,000,000 WSOPC National Championship next May in Las Vegas.
Ohio
A 47-year-old man from Shelbyville, KY was taken to the hospital at around three in the morning on Thursday after getting a worse-than-bad beat during a private residence in Catawba, Ohio. He was reportedly playing cards with three other men and left the room for a few moments. When he returned, he accused at least one of the players of stealing money from the pot. There was a scuffle and he produced a four-inch blade. The others dogpiled on the man and called the police, who took him to the hospital for treatment of his injuries and booked him with assault, aggravated menacing and disorderly conduct.
