The PokerNews Home Games Leaderboard continues in December and readers can continue to pit themselves against one another in our private PokerNews Home Games group on the PokerStars platform.
PokerNews Home Games has already awarded over $20,000 worth of tickets and with games running daily, there is always time to jump and grab some of that juicy value.
The best way to keep up-to-date with the schedule of games will be in our new and improved Discord channel which you can join below.
Throughout December, PokerNews will be running daily Added Value MTTs in which the winner shall receive a tournament ticket, of $11, for winning the MTT and this is on top of the prize pool itself. Buyins are an affordable $1.10 and there are also Leaderboard prizes for the top 10 finishers at the end of the month.
Any MTT in which registration closes with over 30 players, PokerNews will double the first-place ticket, so the incentive is there to get all of your poker-playing buddies involved and get even more value.
Hassan Sleiman raised to 2,500 from early position and Christos Xanthopoulos three-bet to 7,500 from the hijack. After it folded back to him, Sleiman called.
Sleiman led out for 4,000 upon seeing the 3♣A♣4♦ flop and Xanthopoulos called.
The 10♣ came on the turn and Sleiman shoved for Xanthopoulos' remaining 23,000. Xanthopoulos called and the cards were revealed.
Christos Xanthopoulos: A♠K♥
Hassan Sleiman: A♥9♣
Xanthopoulos was way ahead and just had to avoid a nine to double up. The K♦ dropped on the river to give Xanthopoulos top two pair and he earned the double.
Riccardo Elia opened the action to 2,500 from early position and faced a three-bet from Milan Aloric in the cutoff. David Ceranic announced all in for 33,000 from the small blind. After Elia folded, Aloric quickly called, and the cards were revealed.
David Ceranic: AxKx
Milan Aloric: QxQx
Ceranic needed to win this classic race to stay alive in the tournament, but his chances took a hit after the dealer revealed the Q♥8♠9♣ flop. The 7♣ turn and 10♣ river sealed his fate, and Aloric scooped the pot to increase his stack.
