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Ike Haxton, Vanessa Selbst and David Williams took centre stage in this morning’s PCA Q&A on staking, swapping and selling. Make sure you swap with the right people: Williams has swapped out $700,000 and got $0 in return! Find out some of their top tips at the PokerStars Blog.
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Matt Berkey just raised it up to 500 and three players decided to make the call including the big blind. The flop brought out 
and all four players quickly checked.
On the turn the 
hit and the big blind lead out for 850, which was quickly called by Berkey. The other two players folded and on the river the 
popped up. The action was checked and the big blind tabled 
. Berkey showed 
and he raked in this pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
48,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
||
|
40,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
40,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
|
39,500
5,500
|
5,500 |
|
||
|
38,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
36,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
||
|
33,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
||
|
33,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
31,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
||
|
29,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
||
|
26,500
-1,500
|
-1,500 |
|
||
|
20,500
-9,500
|
-9,500 |
|
|
||
It’s what the game has needed for decades –- poker finally gets its Shark Cage, as the PokerStars Blog reports.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
87,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
|
||
|
74,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
||
|
49,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
|
|
||
|
43,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
|
||
|
37,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
||
|
34,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
||
|
34,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
33,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
|
||
|
32,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
|
||
|
31,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
|
||
|
31,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
|
||
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
||
|
29,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
||
|
23,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
|
||
|
22,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
|
||
The day is still young but Nikolaus Teichert just experienced a lot of pressure from Bryn Kenney who put a lot of chips at risk. Kenney raised from the cutoff to 500 and Teichert, no stranger to big buy in tournaments, made the call from the button.
The flop brought 
and Kenney threw out 800 and Teichert quickly called.
On the turn brought the 
and Kenney bet 2,300. Teichert tanked for a bit and eventually he made the call. The river completed the board with the 
and Kenney quickly bet 7,100. Teichert put together the call, played around with his chips, but eventually he let go of his hand.
Teichert was left behind with 18,000 while Kenney is up over the starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
35,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
||
|
49,000 | |
|
|
||
|
45,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
|
40,000 | |
|
|
||
|
39,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
39,000 | |
|
|
38,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
||
|
36,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
||
|
35,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
35,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
33,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
||
|
28,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
15,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
10,000 | |
|
|
||
From middle position, Alex Kravchenko raised to 550. Marcel Luske called, David Williams called from the small blind, and big blind also called. With four players in action, the flop came down 
, and action checked around.
The turn was the 
, and play checked around once more. Then, the 
completed the board on the river. Action checked to Luske, and he bet 3,000. Everyone quickly folded, and Luske won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
59,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
||
The European Poker Tour Season 10 Player of the Year race is on, and as you know players will be able to accumulate points in all events throughout Season 10, regardless of the buy-in level. In addition, all of the Festival Events (Estrellas, UKIPT, Eureka, FPS, IPT) that combine with an EPT tour stop will be eligible for Player of the Year points. The winner of this season’s award will walk away with €50,000 in Main Event buy-ins, good for any PokerStars or Full Tilt sponsored event.
The Global Poker Index (GPI) points formula, which will be used to determine the EPT10 POY, is a bit complicated, but you can read about all the details here.
Here are the current top ten on the EPT10 POY Leaderboard (last updated January 2, 2014):
| Place | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Muhlocker | 350.68 pts |
| 2 | David Benefield | 321.18 pts |
| 3 | Ole Schemion | 311.62 pts |
| 4 | Jeff Rossiter | 258.92 pts |
| 5 | Joao Barbosa | 257.14 pts |
| 6 | Kenny Hallaert | 253.87 pts |
| 7 | Nicolau Pacheco Villa-Lobos | 251.08 pts |
| 8 | Jonathan Duhamel | 243.35 pts |
| 9 | Timothy Adams | 222.31 pts |
| 10 | Frederik Brink Jensen | 209.90 pts |
We'll be bringing you daily updates on the Player of the Year race, so be sure to keep an eye out for those.
