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Update: EVPVegas.com

Starting today, the website for following Everest Poker in Vegas is live!

This website is made for all of you at home wanting to catch up on the action taking place in Vegas! Here you can watch Live Steaming from our Everest Poker Lounge. You can see pictures from our Lounge Photobooth and any Twitter or Facebook updates that have been posted.

Also, you can catch Live Interviews with our Everest Poker sponsored players and online qualifiers. These interviews will be everyday at 11:00, 13:00, and 18:00. You can find out the schedule on facebook and evpvegas.com. If you have any questions for these players make sure to post them and they will be asked!

If you have any comments for your friends here in Vegas, make sure to post them on our Live Twitter Wall in our Lounge by using the hashtag #evpvegas.

So, to stay in touch and updated on the action in Vegas, make sure to check out www.evpvegas.com!

We look forward to hearing from you!

Vegas June 27, 2010

Sigurd Wins!

After a long night, Everest Poker’s Live the Dream Team player Sigurd Eskeland, achieved the performance of a lifetime!

He won the gold Bracelet for Event #48 at the World Series of Poker in Vegas! One of the most prestigious tournaments in the world where talent and technique are the keys to succeed!

It was a truly amazing day that began at 3pm with 20 players still in the game. 14 hours later, Sigurd was the last man standing after he knocked out Steve Sung!

Of the 8 different games, it’s with No Limit Hold’em that Sigurd took the final advantage on his opponent winning with Ac9s and a flush on the river against pockets QQ.

Sigurd takes home $260,497 and Everest Poker’s first ever Gold Bracelet!

Congratulations Sigurd!!!

Update: Heads Up

Sigurd Eskeland from the Live the Dream Team is in the final Heads Up of Event #48 against Steve Sung.

After the elimination of Alexander Wice on a 2-7 triple draw, there are only two players remaining and Sigurd is the chipleader!

Here’s an updated chipcount for the two players:

Sigurd Eskeland: 2,263,000 chips

Steve Sung: 1,134,000 chips

Stay tuned to follow our LTD player on his final race for a Bracelet!

Update: Three Players Remain!

Three players have been eliminated so far:
Scott Seiver (6th)
Jared Jaffee (7th)
Kirill Rabtsov (8th)

Sigurd Eskeland takes the chip lead with a well played Hold’em no Limit game!

Nikolai Yakovenko called the Big Blind from the cut off and Sigurd raised from the button for 56,000 chips (blinds at 6,000/12,000 – 3,000 ante).
Alexander Wice re-raised to 170,000 from the blinds. Sigurd didn’t want him to take the lead so he shoved All In for 946,000 chips! Wice gave it a long thought, had a look at the structure and prize pool and finally made the call and both players went to a showdown.

Sigurd : KK
Wice: AsKs

Nothing will come on the board to save Wice who find himself short stacked and Sigurd becomes the chip leader of the Final Table with more than 1,959,000 chips!

Here we go Sigurd!

Above: Sigurd waiting for the call

Steven Su Eliminated in fifth place and Nikolai Yakovenko eliminated in fourth place.

There are only 3 players remaining on the final table:

Sigurd Eskeland is now down to 1,340,000 chips after losing a pot of 600K against Alexander Wice in Omaha-8.
Alexander Wice is now second with 1,220,000 chips.
Steve Sung is now 3rd with 790,000 chips.

Update: Final Table

Sigurd Eskeland, our exceptional player from the Live the Dream Team and native of Norway made it to the Final Table of Event #48: $2,500 Mixed Event!

This variation of 5 card stud changes every eight hands played. The 8 different games are: 2-7 triple draw, Hold’em, Omaha 8/b, Razz, Stud, Stud 8/b, No Limit hold’em, Pot limit Omaha. To play this variation of Poker, players need exceptional assets in strategy and techniques.

There are 8 players seated around the Final Table. Here are their starting chipcounts at the Final Table:

Steve Sung: 900,000 chips
Nikolai Yakovenko: 575,000 chips
Stephen Su: 544,000 chips
Alexander Wice: 360,000 chips
Sigurd Eskeland: 346,000 chips
Scott Seiver: 229,000 chips
Jared Jaffee: 210,000 chips
Kirill Rabtsov: 125,000 chips

Here is the prizepool breakdown:

1. $260,497 + a Bracelet
2. $160,952
3. $102,314
4. $ 73,776
5. $ 54,032
6. $ 40,175
7. $ 30,319
8. $ 23,223

Update: Sigurd is In the Money

Event #48: $2,500 mixed Event – Sigurd is In The Money!

Sigurd Eskeland, our Norwegian player from the Live The Dream Team is within the last 20 players standing to be crowned Champion for Side Event #48: $2,500 mixed event!

The game includes: 2-7 triple draw, Hold’em, Omaha 8/b, Razz, Stud, Stud 8/b, No Limit hold’em, Pot limit Omaha.

Of the 176 survivors of Day 1, only 20 made it to the final day (day 3). Sigurd is one of them and doing well with a stack of 167,200 chips in 12th position! The average is 169,000 chips and we have no doupt that are fearless player from Norway will do everything to reach the final table! Stay tuned for more updates about his performance.

Here’s the payout structure for the last 20 players:
1. $260,497 + a Bracelet
2. $160,952
3. $102,314
4. $ 73,776
5. $ 54,032
6. $ 40,175
7. $ 30,319
8. $ 23,223
9-10. $ 18,045
11-12. $ 14,232
13-14. $ 11,377
15-16. $ 9,220
17-20. $ 7,585

Vegas June 26, 2010

Update June 26, 2010

Side Event #46: $1,000 No Limit hold’em

1,759 players started Day 1A of Event #46: $1,000 No Limit hold’em with 3,000 chips and levels of one hour.

5 of our Everest Poker players have started the tournament; here is a recap of their performance during this Side Event:

Steven Van Zadelhoff
It looks like our excellent Dutch player from Team Everest had a good day. He’s the only survivor from the Team to come back to Day 2!
He’s going to come back on Day 2 with a stack of 30,000 chips and a great motivation to go far on this tourney!

Good Luck Steven!

Fabien Perrot
Fabien was up to 5,500 chips during the major part of the day. Unfortunately, our excellent Live The Dream player who has already cash two side events in Las Vegas, found the way out just after the Dinner Break of Day 1A.
Fabien was down to 2,300 chips just before the dinner break by losing a pot of 14,000 chips. Everything happened preflop when Fabien pushes All In with KK in hand. He’s paid by QQ and unfortunately another Q comes on the turn. Fabien was favorites on this hand but it was not enough and he’s then down to 2,300 chips! Our French player will then shove after the Dinner Break with 46 suited and he’s paid by K9 with a 9 on the flop…

Koen De Bakker
Koen made it to Level 4 (75/150) with double the starting stack: 6,000 chips.
During level 4, his teammate Fabien came on to seat on his right after his table broke. After half an hour the following happened:
Preflop, Fabien in UTG+4 open to 375 and Koen in position UTG+5 call.
The Big Bling mad a raise of 900 and our two LTD players called.
The Flop is 3cKc9h
The Big Blind open to 2,000 chips, Fabien fold is pockets 77 and Koen shoved All In with KQ.
His opponent call and shows pockets AA. Unfortunately nothing will save our excellent dutch player.

Thomas Froslev
Unfortunately Thomas was out after three levels on this very tough tournament. He was All In with pockets QQ and he’s paid by 2 opponents with pockets 99 and AJ. An Ace and a 9 will come on the flop and our Live The Dream Team player will find himself out of the tourney.

Update

Side Event #47: $2,500 Mixed Event

453 players entered this Side Event #47, $2,500 Mixed Event. The biggest names and best players in the world have started the tourney.

The game includes: 2-7 triple draw, Hold’em, Omaha 8/b, Razz, Stud, Stud 8/b, No Limit hold’em, Pot limit Omaha.

The level of technics required to play this event is very important and the field is very tough.

Two Everest Poker players can be found today:

Sigurd Eskeland
Sigurd started the side event with 7,500 chips. He’s down to 7,500 but he has a very good image on the table.
After 6.5 hours of play, Sigurd is up to 18,000 chips and he moved from his starting table. He’s at the same table as two strong players; Daniel Negreanu and Cindy Violet!
Our excellent Live The Dream Team player from Norway made it to day 2 with 32,000 chips for an average of 19,000 chips! There are 176 players left attempting to be one of the 48 players In The Money.

Fabrice Soulier
Unfortunately for our French player, Fabrice Soulier will not go further and he’s out on day 1.

$75,000 Guaranteed Final Table Results; June 27th

Congratulations are in order for abbas1 who netted $20,250 for first place in Everest Poker's weekly $75,000 Guaranteed Tournament. 183 players began the largest guaranteed tournament of the week but the following are those who made the final table:

abbas1 1st $20,250.00
macqueen 2nd $12,750.00
petjen27 3rd $9,375.00
mement_mori 4th $7,500.00
CLARKLOVELY 5th $5,625.00
playnojacks 6th $4,125.00
MBN2RUNLIKEU 7th $2,812.50
celestine88 8th $2,250.00
GuilhermeOSA 9th $1,687.50
Babaneya 10th $1,125.00

Get your seat in the $75,000 Guaranteed through $30 + 3 Super Turbos and $9 + 1 satellites running all week, but even more frequently on Sundays.

Vegas June 23, 2010

Update: June 23, 15H07

Event #42: $1,500 No Limit Hold’Em

2,521 players entered Side Event #42 today in Las Vegas for a prize pool of $3,403,350 to be shared by 270 players ITM. The players started with 4,000 chips.

Five of our Everest players entered the tournament:

Fabien Perrot

After being down to 5,500 before the dinner break, ShumyFab managed to climb to 10,000 chips without any showdowns! With blinds at 300/600-75 ante and an average of 21,816 chips, our French Live The Dream Team player needed to double up in order to stay alive in the tournament.

Kim Wooka

Kim Wooka managed to stay in the tournament until after the dinner break when she found herself short stacked with 5,500 chips and decided to shove with AsTs. A player in middle position called and showed A9 off suit. Unfortunately for our Japanese player, a 9 will hit the flop and no card will come to save her.

Leo Truche

Leonard Truche from the Live the Dream Team had a stack of 7,500 after the dinner break. One hour after the break, an aggressive opponent raises to 1,025 and Leo decided to shove with As9s. His opponent insta-called and showed pocket A’s and nothing will come on the board to save our French Live The Dream player.

Julien ClaudePierre

During level 3 with blinds at 75/150, Julien discovered QQ in his hands while he’s the Big Blind. Here’s the action:

1. The player in UTG raises to 400 – The cut off call and Julien raises to 1,250 / UTG fold and Cut Off call
2. The Flop is: 7c 3c 3
Julien bet 800 and his opponent shoves for 4,000 with Jc9c
Julien decides to call for his last chips with QQ
3. Unfortunately a J comes on the turn and then a 4c on the river.

Julien is out very early on the tournament after a bad beat on the river.

Antoine Saout

Unfortunately Antoine Saout lost a coin flip and was out in the same time as Julien.

Update: June 23, 19H32

Event #36 : $1,000 No Limit Hold’Em – Antoine Saout & Fabien Perrot In The Money

Of the 3,102 entrants of Event # 36, 3 Everest players have managed to reach Day 2! Go Everest!

Antoine Saout
During the first day, Antoine Saout showed his great game to the 1,109 players entered. He was second in chips during the first 4 levels and he was up to 32,000 chips with the following hand:

One player opens to 600 with one limper, Antoine called the Big Blind.
The flop is: K 8 5
Antoine opens to 1,500 and a player in the middle position called.
The turn is a 7, Antoine checks; his opponent bet 1,500 and our November Nine called.
The river is a 4.

Antoine hits a straight with A6 in hand and he checks, waits for a bet from his opponent … and his opponent falls into the trap and bets 4,000 chips. Our November Nine then pushes all in and he's insta-called by his opponent who shows AK.

Antoine started Day 2 with a stack of 31,825 chips, having stagnated during the last 4 levels of Day 1. He reached the bubble with a stack of 30,000 chips and a clear intention to go very far in this tournament!

Antoine will then end in 111th position! He's out of the tournament with a pair of Kings against a pair of Aces and a pot of $2,903. This will be his second ITM so far in 2010.

Fabien Perrot

After he has out lived many of the 1,987 entrants of Day 1A, Fabien begins Day 2 with 13,500 chips and he's quickly down to 8,000 chips. A couple of minutes before the bubble, he paid the all in of his neighbor with Ah Qh against Js 6h, the flop will bring him a flush with 5h2h9h 4c Jd.

Fabien ups his stack to 16,100 and entered the bubble with a nice hand!
SchumyFab ended in 140th position for a win of $2,903!

Fabrice Soulier

Despite a very good performance during Day 1A, where he finished with a stack of 31,925 chips, FabSoul goes out just before the bubble with A8 suited in hand against a flush touched in the river for his opponent. We look forward to seeing you in your next tournament Fabrice!

Update: June 23, 18H48

Javier Martinez achieves a beautiful performance in Las Vegas!

Our Spanish player from the Live the Dream Team has just gone out of Event #32, but with an excellent performance overall. The tournament can be played Six Handed - 6 players maximum per table. 568 of the best players in the world entered the tournament for a $5,000 Buy In and 15,000 in starting chips.

Javier began Day 2 with 115 other players with hopes of becoming one of the 55 players In The Money. Despite the fact that he stayed below average all day, our excellent Spanish player managed to reach the 20th seat for a win of $21,036. He finished in front of numerous stars like Phil Ivey, Eric Baldwin and Devilfish to name a few.

All of us here at Everest Poker congratulate Javier Martinez - Winner of the SPT Ibiza 2010 - for his excellent performance in a really tough tournament!

Update: June 23, 15H38

Steven Van Zadelhoff finished 19th in Event #33: $2,500 Pot Limit Hold’Em/Omaha

Steven was very close to a big performance at Side Event #33!
482 players entered the $2,500 Pot Limit Hold’Em/Omaha where 45 players would finish In The Money.

On the second day of the tournament the bubble exploded and Steven was in a good position with a comfortable stack of 88,000 chips.
Unfortunately he went out in 19th position after he pushed all in with AQ against 77, the flop was QT7 and the trips of his opponent beat our Dutch player’s good hand.

Steven cashed out with $7,982 and he’s now ready to take on even more side events.

Update: June 23

Kim Wooka In The Money at Event #22- Ladies No-Limit Hold’Em Championship

Kim Wooka from Team Everest has had a great performance so far here in Las Vegas.
She finished 35th in the Ladies No-Limit Hold’Em Championship and cashed out with $4,847.00!
1060 players started this $1,000 Buy In tournament with 117 players finishing ITM. Out of these 117, Kim managed to finish in 35th position. Well done Kim!

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$100,000 Guaranteed Results; June 20th

Congratulations are in order for Veron22 who scooped up $30,000 for netting first place in Everest weekly $100,000 poker cash game Guaranteed Tournament. 258 runners began the largest guaranteed tournament of the week but the following are the proud final tablers:

Veron22 1st $30,000.00
AquaKwak67 2nd $19,000.00
barone72 3rd $12,000.00
william1971 4th $8,500.00
JezuSWOWW 5th $6,500.00
sketch1967 6th $5,000.00
strange48 7th $3,500.00
pokerjo18 8th $2,500.00
Miss_Fearo 9th $1,750.00
lyzardos 10th $1,250.00

Join us next Sunday for another action packed day. See you on the virtual felt!

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Fabien Perrot In The Money at the side Event #24 in Las Vegas !!!!

Update June 15: Fabien Perrot is the first French Live The Dream Team Player to finish In The Money!

With a huge field of 3,289 players competing in Side Event #24 in Las Vegas, Fabien Perrot has managed to stand out and finished 283rd of the tournament for a prize of $ 2,072.00!
After two days of intense tournament, our French Live the Dream Team player (ShumyFab) has managed to stand out during this $ 1,000 Buy In tournament.
This first performance allows him to be a lively contender in the remainder of his tournaments here in Las Vegas!