Monthly Archives: January 2016

Aussie Millions Round Up: Ari Engel Wins Main Event

Another round-up from the 2016 Aussie Millions as Ari Engel defeats Tony Dunst in heads-up action to win the A$1.6m first prize on the A$10,600 buy-in Main Event.

The $10,600 Aussie Millions Main Event is history. The A$1.6m first prize could not have gone to a better poker bastion as Ari Engel beat Tony Dunst, in heads-up action, to win his first major final after a decade in the business.

I won Aussie millions main event! pic.twitter.com/sjEyZ02dXt

— Ari Engel (@realAriEngel) January 31, 2016

Sheldon Adelson Signs Annette Obrestad to Represent Venetian Poker Room

Former online prodigy Annette “Annette_15” Obrestad has signed on to become an ambassador for Sheldon Adelson’s Venetian Poker room.

Would Daniel Negreanu become an ambassador for a slaughterhouse?

And yet Annette “Annette_15” Obrestad has become an ambassador for the Venetian Poker Room.

For many, me included, Obrestad was the epitome of online poker chic. Playing under the pseudonym “Annette_15” she amassed $2.7m in cashes playing online poker tournaments.

Sheldon Adelson Signs Annette Obrestad to Represent Venetian Poker Room

Former online prodigy Annette “Annette_15” Obrestad has signed on to become an ambassador for Sheldon Adelson’s Venetian Poker room.

Would Daniel Negreanu become an ambassador for a slaughterhouse?

And yet Annette “Annette_15” Obrestad has become an ambassador for the Venetian Poker Room.

For many, me included, Obrestad was the epitome of online poker chic. Playing under the pseudonym “Annette_15” she amassed $2.7m in cashes playing online poker tournaments.

Grosvenor Casinos Join Microgaming Poker Network; Jannis Brauer Wins Viennese Top Prize

UK-based Grosvenor Casinos has joined the Microgaming Poker Network, and Austrian Jannis Brauer wins the Microgaming Poker Network Poker Tour Main Event in Vienna.

Alex Scott and the gang over at Microgaming have a new buddy.

The UK-based Grosvenor Casinos has moved their online poker operation to the Microgaming Poker Network (MPN).

Established in 1970, Grosvenor Casinos services 110,000 digital customers and hundreds of thousands more who traipse through their 55 brick and mortar establishments throughout the UK.

Grosvenor Casinos Join Microgaming Poker Network; Jannis Brauer Wins Viennese Top Prize

UK-based Grosvenor Casinos has joined the Microgaming Poker Network, and Austrian Jannis Brauer wins the Microgaming Poker Network Poker Tour Main Event in Vienna.

Alex Scott and the gang over at Microgaming have a new buddy.

The UK-based Grosvenor Casinos has moved their online poker operation to the Microgaming Poker Network (MPN).

Established in 1970, Grosvenor Casinos services 110,000 digital customers and hundreds of thousands more who traipse through their 55 brick and mortar establishments throughout the UK.

Susanne Hinte: 'I'll never play the lottery again' insists washing machine ticket gran

The 48-year-old says she regrets trying to claim A 33million jackpot, but says she didn’t tamper with ticket The gran who tried to claim the 33million Lotto jackpot with a damaged ticket has said she will never play the lottery again. Susanne Hinte found herself at the centre of fix claims after producing what she said was the winning ticket last Friday.

Susanne Hinte: 'I'll never play the lottery again' insists washing machine ticket gran

The 48-year-old says she regrets trying to claim A 33million jackpot, but says she didn’t tamper with ticket The gran who tried to claim the 33million Lotto jackpot with a damaged ticket has said she will never play the lottery again. Susanne Hinte found herself at the centre of fix claims after producing what she said was the winning ticket last Friday.