Archive for May, 2008

Grandmaster Flash was onto something!

Posted By : CarbonPoker May 21st, 2008

“Its like a jungle sometimes it makes me wonder how I keep from going under.” The words of Grandmaster Flash rang true for our Grand Masters as they challenged for the glory of being our first Monthly Grand Master Champion.

Entering the final day as leader was bagilloneontilt, and he found out first hand just how much of a jungle it was, slipping to finish the the month in third place. He finished the month with a 128-57 record and 1840 points.

Sneaking into second by only six points was Penguins3385. He actually busted more players than the eventual champ, but to get there was busted more times himself. He finished the month with a 56-18 record and 1846 points.

Storming to the inaugaral win was PitiqueBuricea. Finishing with a 54-15 record he found just the right balance of risk and reward, busting slightly less players himself, but avoiding slightly more bust outs to end up 39 points clear of his nearest challenger with 1885 points.

The new season is underway now and the first month has shown its quality not quantity that will see you rewarded with great prizes. So get started today and see if you can conquer the jungle that is the Bounty Grand Master Leaderboard.

You can get all the info you need on the Bounty Grand Master page.

Here are the top 20 finishers from the first month.

1 PitiqueBuricea 188
2 Penguins3385 184
3 bagilloneontilt 1840
4 IRONMANRICK 1822
5 Makiman77 1813
6 thefishercat 1810
7 dropemenezes 1804
8 CityHunter23 1790
9 radraymond 1782
10 momo33 1782
11 thefritzz 1763
12 Serenity18 17
13 Wibuckmaster 1749
14 teuteu2 174
15 bigedc 1742
16 Joow21 1741
17 xTHORx669 1739
18 ColpoMorto 1738
19 neumann4 173
20 jonojazz 173
21 BryantGroves 1731
22 LTUFlawless 1727
23 freebase 1727
24 tequilas 1727
25 BoBo14 1726

Shane @ Carbon Poker

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A double Royal Flush for a big winner

Posted By : CarbonPoker May 18th, 2008

It’s great news to hit a Royal Flush when playing our real money ring games, because you’ll win 100 times the big blind. However, the bonuses for the Royal don’t stop at Hold’em, because you can win even more at Caribbean Stud. We’ve had heaps of Stud jackpot winners over the past few months, and today’s lucky player picked up the jackpot AND a Hold’em Royal Flush bonus!

Sitting at a Fixed Limit table, kalleb first won $500 with a 100 times Big Blind bonus. Both hole cards were used to create the Royal, and the defeated players could only hang their heads when they saw the unbeatable hand they were up against.

Not content with one bonus, kalleb then checked out the potential for winning big at side games. While playing at our $1 Caribbean Stud Jackpot table, kalleb was just minding his own business enjoying the game, when a Club Royal Flush appears! Because the 20c jackpot bet was deposited on the table, the entire amount of $25,596 was taken down!

It’s not a bad effort to get two Royal’s over the course of two days. I’m still waiting on my first!

– Phil @ CarbonPoker

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The Texas Hold’em of Golf

Posted By : CarbonPoker May 15th, 2008

This is pretty cool. We all know that the World Series of Poker is a great chance for any amateur player to bust out some moves and walk away with millions in prize money, so someone decided that the World Series of Golf was an equally cool idea. That someone was right.

Well, Golf requires some pretty intense physical skills, and one needs to at least have some skill with a club to have a shot at the title. However, a bunch of poker pros with a heap of spare time on their hands – including Daniel Negreanu, Allen Cunningham and Phil Ivey – will be competing.

It’s a $10,000 buy-in event, and each player starts with 10,000 chips. As a no-limit event, players can bet, raise, fold or go all-in on their particular shots. For example, Cunningham and Negreanu may be involved in a pot where both players have made it to the green. Cunningham may be closer to the flag, but Negreanu may consider himself a better putter and raise his bet.

The top 25 places are paid, and it’s good to see various game mechanics from poker can be implemented successfully in other sports. If you happen to be in Vegas, head over to the Paiute Golf Resort and check out some of the action!

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Poker videos at Carbon

Posted By : CarbonPoker May 14th, 2008

Starting very shortly, we will be introducing new media to the community here at CarbonPoker. The success of poker in recent years was assisted greatly by the popularity of televised poker, so we thought it’s high time to start making some great poker videos accessible right here at our own site!

We have a number of cool new features in the works for video content, so players can enjoy the glory of the poker spotlight while still hitting the tables hard. The plan is to make your secure Player Admin a central hub for video content, where you can check out a whole bunch of online and live action.

For starters, every player should be aware of High Stakes Poker, a televised cash game starring some of the biggest names in the poker world. With pots skyrocketing to hundreds of thousands of real dollars, it is one of the most popular poker shows in the world. Those who haven’t had a chance to check it out yet, here’s the very first episode from Season 1. Enjoy!

– Phil @ CarbonPoker

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WSOP TV schedule released

Posted By : CarbonPoker May 7th, 2008

The WSOP Main Event final table is being delayed until November, and ESPN is sorting out all its television coverage to culminate in the (almost) live final table on November 11th.

Basically, players can enjoy all the fun of the World Series and win boatloads of cash, then watch the TV coverage soon after the events come to a close. The Main Event will start at the usual date, but conclude when the final table is set and break for over three months. During this time, regular WSOP coverage will air, including the first several days of the Main Event.

The final table will then be played, with a quick edit job for airing the very next day. Stay away from live updates to watch the action as it happens!

Here’s the tentative programming schedule:

• July 22 – Event 1: $10,000 pot-limit hold ‘em
• July 29 – Event 2: $1,500 no-limit hold ‘em
• Aug. 5 – Event 3: $1,500 pot-limit hold ‘em or Event 4: $5,000 mixed hold ‘em
• Aug. 12 – Event 5: $1,000 no-limit hold ‘em with rebuys
• Aug. 19 – Event 45: $50,000 HORSE
• Aug. 26 – Event 50: $10,000 pot-limit Omaha
• Sept. 2 to Oct. 28 – Event 55: $10,000 no-limit hold ‘em main event
• Nov. 4 – Event 55: WSOP main event final table preview show
• Nov. 11 – Event 55: WSOP main event final table

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Early shot at some WSOP success

Posted By : CarbonPoker May 5th, 2008

One of our affable players, James “DADuhWEEwah” Darnaby, decided to try his hand at a WSOP Circuit Event at Caeser’s in Las Vegas. As a $5000 buy-in event, this was no chump change, and Jim tried a few $550 satellites for a seat, with no luck.

Eventually deciding to just buy in to the event outright, Jim picked up a tough table, including pro Bertrand “Elky” Grosspellier.

The starting stack was 10,000 chips, with blinds at 25/50 and 75 minute levels. The first two levels were fairly uneventful, although Jim ended up at around 12k.

Picking up JJ, the button made it 275 to go and had one caller, and Jim re-popped it to 1025. Both players mucked.

On the critical hand of his tournament, Jim held KK on the button and again made it 1025. A player behind makes it 2700, and Jim goes ahead to push all-in for 11,800. After a snap call, he knew he was in big trouble. His opponents turned over AA, and that was that!

However, Jim had him covered by 525. He doubled up with 67 against K10, and then managed to get AA under the gun all in with an opponent holding AJ. It’s a premium position to be in, but the board ran out 10 8 7 9 2. The Aces were cracked with a straight, and Jim said goodbye to his first major live tournament.

Good game Jim – he made all the right moves, but nobody could control the cards. We hope to see him at another WSOP event in the very near future.

– Phil @ CarbonPoker

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