Sep
16
by Jake
Phil Laak came into the 2010 WSOPE £2,650 Six-Handed No-Limit Holdem Event #1 with the third most chips and found early momentum that rarely faltered. He eventually went heads-up against Andrew Pantling before finally winning not only his first WSOPE bracelet but his first WSOP bracelet period. Laak also pocketed a tidy £170,802 to go along with the hardware.
The sold out event saw 244 entrants battle it out over three days. The final table saw Willie Tann eliminated first in sixth place(£23,900), followed by Ilan Rouah in fifth place (£33,617), David Peters in fourth (£48,202), and Chris Bjorin in third (£70,473) leaving Andrew Pantling and Phil to go heads-up.
Pantling started with a lead of 1,078,000 to Laak’s 759,000. The tables turned fairly quickly as Laak evened the score and then took the lead. From there the two went back and forth for a while before a decisive hand gave Laak a significant lead.
With a relatively small pot of about 50,000 and the board showing 10c-7c-6c-Ks, Phil made an overbet of 180,000 which brought an all-in push from Pantling. Phil made the call to put his tournament life on the line.
The men flipped their cards to show bottom pair with flush and straight draws for Pantling who held 6s-8c while Phil led with two pair with 6h-7h. The river missed Pantling’s draws with a 10h doubling Phil up to 1.4 million and leaving Pantling with 430,000.
The final hand came when Pantling raised from the button and pushed back with his entire stack. Pantling called for his final 350K and showed Ah-9h to lead over Phil’s Kd-5c. The flop fell 7h-4h-4c giving Pantling plenty of hope by adding a flush draw. But the turn brought a 5d and the crowd roard with excitement as Phil took the lead. The Qc on the river changed nothing for Pantling and Phil Laak took down his first WSOP bracelet.
Congratulations to Phil and here’s to further success at the 2010 WSOPE!
Jul
12
by Jake
You too could be sporting your very own custom Unabomber Poker hoodie signed by Phil Laak.
Phil Laak has been giving away custom signed Unabomber hoodies to anybody who opens a new account and earns at least 2,500 Frequent Player Points (FPPs) before August 5th. Make sure that you use the promo code “FreeHoodie” when signing up to get your signed Phil Laak hoodie.
You’ll still enjoy Unabomber’s generous 110% sign up bonus on top of it, so download the free poker software and open an account today.
If you already play on Unabomber Poker, have no fear, you can also score yourself a signed hoodie by earning 2,500 FPPs between June 15th and August 5th.
Jun
23
by Jake
For those of you who weren’t able to stay up for 115 hours straight and catch all of Phil Laak’s progress as he broke the Guinness World Record for longest poker session, we’ve got a highlight video recap for you.
Check it out and if you haven’t done so already, you can sign up for a Unabomber Poker account and get a signed Phil Laak hoodie for earning 2,500 frequent player points before July 5.
Jun
7
by Jake
After 115 hours of playing poker, Phil Laak has finally decided to take a nap.
With the Guinness World Record for longest poker session neatly tucked under his arm 43 hours ago, Phil Laak finally went to bed with a new world record of 115 hours! He even finished $6,766 in the black, half of which will go to the charity he was raising money for, Camp Sunshine.
Fans and supporters might be interested to know that Phil’s poker room, Unabomber Poker, is currently offering all new depositors the opportunity to get custom hoodies signed by Phil. All players need to do is open an account and earn 2,500 frequent player points within 30 days.
It was a wild ride for Phil and everyone who was there cheering him on. You can review the story of how he did through blog posts here on the Unabomber Poker Blog, on his Twitter feed as well as the Phil Laak Guinness World Record Image Gallery.
You can even watch the last hour or so of Phil before he hits 115 hours. Check it out below:
Thanks to everyone who was out there rooting for Phil. He’s probably dreaming of you all right now.