AUSSIE MILLIONS
The WSOP has officially come to an end and our congratulations once again go out to Pius Heinz. Now it’s time for us to get ready for the next big tournament - The Aussie Millions Poker Championship! http://www.sunpoker.com/tournaments/tourn_AussieMillions.asp
SunPoker invites you to join us down under with full $16,000 winners' prize packages to the Aussie Millions Main Event in Australia
The winning $16,000 Packages included:
All players are registered to day 1A- January 22nd, at 12:30PM.
- $2,500 for 10 nights’ accommodation at Crown Promenade
hotel in Melbourne, January 19th – January 29th, 2012.
- $250 for handling fees.
- $2,750 for flights and spending.
- 2 tickets to a VIP players’ party on January 19th.
Satellites start for as low as $0.20 and a Weekly Super Satellite every Saturday at 21:00 with a Buy-In of $500+$35 Freezeout!
- Next Super Satellite takes place this Saturday November 12th at 21:00
- Last Super Satellite takes place on January 7th, 2012
The biggest tournament to kick off 2012 is just around the corner and what better way to start off 2012 then with an opportunity at a millions!
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Pius Heinz wins 2011 WSOP Main Event
It didn’t take long for the three remaining players in the World Series of Poker Main Event to tangle in a big pot, as no sooner had the players been introduced than Martin Staszko and Ben Lamb found themselves all-in pre-flop with Staszko holding pocket 7’s and Lamb K/J offsuit on the very first hand of the night. Lamb must have forgotten to recharge his “Run-Good” as he couldn’t out-flop Staszko’s small pair; the hand crippled Lamb and sent Staszko’s chip-count into Pius Heinz territory.
Staszko didn’t stop there however. Just moments later a huge hand developed between he and chip-leader Pius Heinz, and Staszko was able to pick-off a Heinz bluff with his pocket Kings, and within three hands Staszko had gone from short-stack to chip-leader! On the very next hand (Hand 4) Lamb would be eliminated from the WSOP Main Event in 3rd place when Staszko called his open-shove with Pocket Jacks. So in the first four hands Staszko picked up 77, KK, and JJ in a three-handed match!
Based on the pace at the outset, it seemed that the tournament might be over in 30 minutes, but instead Staszko and Heinz would end up in one of the longest heads-up battles in recent memory, playing 123 hands, with eight lead changes peppered in. Perhaps even more amazing than the sheer number of hands was the fact that neither player faced elimination until over 100 hands been played.
In the end the tournament came down to the inevitable coin-flip situation (which occurred post-flop) when Staszko held Qc9c and was up against the AhQh of Heinz. After a flop of KsTc7c Heinz moved in with just Ace-high and was called by the flush and straight draws of Staszko, but Heinz managed to dodge Staszko’s 12-outs on the Turn and River, taking control of the tournament in the process.
A few hands later it was all over, as Staszko shoved with Tc7c and ran into the AK offsuit of Heinz. Once again the board bricked-out and Pius Heinz became the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion –Germany’s first Main Event Champion.
Here is a look at the complete final table payouts from the 2011 WSOP Main Event:
1. Pius Heinz — $8,715,638
2. Martin Staszko — $5,433,086
3. Ben Lamb — $4,021,138
4. Matt Giannetti — $3,012,700
5. Phil Collins — $2,269,599
6. Eoghan O’Dea — $1,720,831
7. Badih Bounahra — $1,314,097
8. Anton Makiievskyi — $1,010,015
9. Sam Holden — $782,115
Source: Steve Ruddock of www.pokernewsboy.com |
A great final table to the WSOP 2011, congratulations once again to all winners!
We look forward to next year congratulating one of our very own SunPoker players at the WSOP but while we wait for that event lets aim for congratulations to the Aussie Million and Irish Open that are right around the corner!
Refer a Friend for $100
Not ready to become a full blown affiliate just yet, but still want to benefit from inviting a friend to join SunPoker? Well we want you to benefit also, this is why we have our Refer a Friend program where both you and your friend are eligible for $100 EACH!
http://www.sunpoker.com/promotions
/promo_referfriend.asp
For every friend you invite to join you on the tables at SunPoker, you’ll both earn cash bonuses… Once your friend starts to play in any real-money ring games or tournaments, the “refer a friend” bonus is deposited into both your accounts as he/she reaches the following milestones:
How does your friend get the $100?
As they pursue the Refer a friend milestone, they will be earning SunPoints that are worth cash, therefore the SunPoints that complete the milestone are kept for cash rewards. Not only that, but with their first deposit they automatically qualify for the 100% Welcome Deposit Bonus…and you guessed, those same points help clear the bonus!
Get Started
To get started it is important you follow these simple 1-2-3 Steps
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Log onto your SunPoker Account
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Select “Invite a Friend” option in the Cashier
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Submit your friends email address through that sheet.
That’s all there is to it, once your friend registers an account with SunPoker he/she will be linked to your account and the credit process will begin as their gaming commences.
One important note to keep in mind please, your friend MUST register their account using the same email address that you invited them from.
There is no limit to the amount of friends you can invite to SunPoker, so open up that address book and start earning some extra cash! |
