Aug
23
by jake
Unabomber Poker wants you to represent Down Under at the Aussie Millions next year, which is why it will start running satellites for it this September.
Aussie Millions is one of the richest and most prestigious live poker tournaments in the world. Taking place at the beautiful Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia, the Aussie Millions tournaments attract players from around the world as they compete across 19 days of tournaments through January.
Unabomber Poker will soon be running Aussie Millions qualifiers. Prize packages will be worth $16,000 USD to cover the $10,600 AUD buy-in to the No Limit Holdem Main Event with plenty of cash left over to go towards travel and accommodation.
There will be a Final Aussie Millions Qualifier running on the last Sunday of each month with a buy-in of $250 + $18. There will also be various satellites including a $0.20 Super Satellite running every two hours.
Check the Unabomber Live Poker Satellites page in September for more information.
Apr
5
by jake
MarketZero, the company behind the poker stat tracking portal PokerTableRatings, was recently purchased by Zynga, the company behind numerous highly successful social games for Facebook.
Zynga has been on a company buying tear having bought 11 studios in the past 11 months. The PokerTableRatings purchase is particularly interesting as its their first poker related purchase. Zynga described MarkeZero as a "pioneering force in the online poker world.”
Could Zynga, with its 37 million free play Texas Holdem players, be possibly gearing up to dive into the real money online poker game? If so, you can expect they'll be significant player in the industry.
Feb
28
by Jake
At 7:04am on June 7, 2010 Phil “The Unabomber” Laak, set a new world record for the most hours of poker played in a single sitting after 115 hours. Setting a world record and having a record officially verified by the Guinness Book of World Records are two different things however and Unabomber Poker is proud to announce that Phil Laak has now been officially named the new and current holder for the record of 'Longest marathon playing poker by an individual'.
Attaining the Guinness World Record required meeting stringent standards and providing proof and verification of certain facts that included: witnesses, media coverage following the event, video evidence, drug tests administered by a doctor on site, log books detailing dealer’s names and times, Guinness Book of World Records log books detailing the record breaker’s activity and rest times among other things.
Taking place at the luxurious Bellagio Poker Room in Las Vegas, Laak started playing at 12:04pm on June 2, 2010 and broke the previous world record by 36 hours and 15 minutes when he stopped at 7:04am on June 7, 2010.
"I was shooting for 80 hours all along and eventually it came. The obvious next step was to honor the moment by making the most of it. A gambling degenerate by trade this was a once in a lifetime opportunity to see what my inner vampire was really made of,” stated Laak. “Well we sure found out! It was loads of fun and of course impossible without my crew. This has been one of the most wonderful journeys I’ve ever taken, touchingly human and beautiful on so many levels. Thanks to everyone who shared in this amazing ride.”
Since breaking the record Laak has continued his storied and colorful career by winning a World Series of Poker Europe bracelet for the ₤2,500 buy-in Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em championship. Laak’s first WSOP bracelet followed a serious all-terrain vehicle accident that left Laak hospitalized with a broken elbow and other injuries and saw him win the tournament while wearing a cast.
You can check out a video recap of Phil Laak breaking the poker endurance record, or check out all the poker endurance challenge blogs on Unabomber for a complete review of how the momunmental event went down.
Dec
15
by Jake
Looks like Tiffany Michelle and Maria Ho are returning to the Amazing Race.
Previews for the upcoming 18th season of the CBS reality TV series, “Amazing Race” showed couples who had competed and lost in previous seasons returning for another shot. Among the contestants seen in the season dubbed, “Unfinished Business” were poker pros Tiffany Michelle and Maria Ho.
The two must be happy to be included in this next season as it’s composed of “favourite teams” from the past, so it’s a nice compliment to go along with the $1 million freeroll.
Ho and Michelle compete on Season 15 where they were ultimately eliminated in sixth place after being unable to complete a challenge on a makeshift golf course with high winds. The ladies simply didn’t have the strength to complete the challenge and were eliminated on the spot.
When asked by Poker News Daily whether she and Ho would consider returning to the “Amazing Race”, Michelle said, “The ‘Amazing Race’ was the adventure of a lifetime. Clearly with how we were eliminated from our season, we’ll always feel like we have some unfinished business and would jump at the chance to do it again.”
Oh she even used the name of the season in her quote so you know it’s got to be true, right? Well not necessarily. While a number of sites are reporting that Michelle and Ho are indeed part of the next season, some sites have reported seeing the teams racing around Oceanworld in Australia at the same time that Maria Ho was tweeting from the Heartland Poker Tour in the US.
You can find out for sure whether Tiffany Michelle and Maria Ho are on or not by tuning into the first episode which airs Sunday, February 20th. If you're like me you might prefer your reality TV mixed with some online poker. Grab your laptop and grind it up while you watch Ho and Michelle gunning for the $1 million.