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Ivey Storms Back with $2 Million Victory
Less than 24 hours after busting out of the 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event, Phil Ivey has won the $250k Challenge for $2 million. The Phil Ivey of Poker. Making a deep run in the Aussie Millions Main Event earlier in the day, Ivey eventually busted in 12th place just shy of the final table. [...]
Ivey Falls Short of Aussie Millions Final Table
Iconic poker pro Phil Ivey went on a glorious run at the 2012 Aussie Millions but ultimately finished 11 players short of the ultimate prize. Ivey entered Day 5 last in chips with 699,000 and was eliminated in the first level of play. In Ivey’s final hand online grinder Yann Dion opened from under the [...]
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Hometown Hero Smashes Aussie Millions Final
Oliver Speidel put in a dominant performance to win the 2012 Aussie Millions for $1.6 million on Sunday. “Words can’t describe it,” said an ecstatic Speidel. “It’s amazing to win it all. I don’t know what to say, to be honest.” Speidel finished the tournament in style picking up pocket aces in the final hand [...]
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Do MMA Stars Have a Fighting Chance in Poker?
Former MMA fighter Rami Boukai It’s not just poker players that have been crossing over into the MMA world. World-class fighters have been trying their hand at poker for years. Forrest Griffin, Chuck Liddell, Randy Couture and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson are amongst the numerous MMA stars that have played in the World Series of Poker. [...]
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The Biggest MMA Fight in Poker History
Terrence Chan isn’t the only poker player who has taken an active interest in MMA. Team PokerStars Pros Lex Veldhuis and Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier recently fought in an actual kickboxing match as part of one of the greatest prop bets in the history of poker. Back in 2009 Veldhuis and Grospellier got to talking about [...]
WSOP to UFC: The Rise of Poker and MMA
What strategic competition featuring marketable personalities, a large TV presence and big money busted onto the mainstream spotlight in the mid-2000s? Hint: we’re not talking about poker. We’re talking about Mixed Martial Arts and its most popular vehicle: the Ultimate Fighting Championship. In the last few years the UFC has skyrocketed in popularity and now [...]