Monthly Archives: January 2019

PokerStars PCA Report: Ole Schemion wins the PCA National

Another round-up from the land of Sidney Poitier as Ole Schemion takes down the 812-entrant PokerStars Caribbean Adventure National for $148,220.

The $1,100 PokerStars Europen Poker Tour (EPT) National is an event that produces incredible numbers. Last year, 1,510 turned up in Monte Carlo, 2,486 in Prague, and a ridiculous 4,348 in Barcelona. The only 2018 National event that didn’t produce an ant-like infestation of poker players was the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) when Maria Konnikova beat 230-entrants to win the $84,600 first prize.

2019 has started in finer fettle after 812-entrants created a $787,640 prize pool (a knock on effect from the 1,039 who were in town for the PokerStars Player’s No-Limit Hold’em Championship (PSPC)), and Ole Schemion took it down.

The former European Poker Award winner didn’t operate to his usual standards in 2018 (or he ran like a pigeon with one leg), squashing $1.4m into his piggy bank, his lowest annual return since 2011. But he still managed to win the World Poker Tour (WPT) European Championships in Berlin and made the final table of EPT Monte Carlo where he finished eighth.

PokerStars PCA Report: Sam Greenwood wins the $100k for $1.7m

Another report from the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure at the Bahamas and Sam Greenwood has won the first of two $100,000 No-Limit Hold’em events, banking $1.7m in the process.

[Image credit: Neil Stoddart]

When it comes to walnuts, Sam Greenwood’s is bigger and more impressive than most.

The Canadian has just taken down the first of two $100,000 No-Limit Hold’em events, and with Greenwood running this hot, and playing this well, don’t be surprised to see him make another deep run in Act II.

EPL week 22 review: Liverpool open up a seven-point lead; Utd win again

Week 22 of the English Premier League sees Liverpool open up a seven-point lead at the top, with Man City playing on Monday, and Spurs losing to Man Utd at Wembley.

Liverpool extended their lead at the top of the English Premier League (EPL) to seven points, and ended a run of two successive defeats, after beating Brighton at the Amex.

More than anything, the result showed a growing maturity in Jürgen Klopp’s squad, who have now won every single game they have played against the sides that operate out of The Big Six.

Talking of his team’s slender 1-0 win, Klopp hailed it as their most mature performance of the season, telling the press – we know we can control the game, and we are not that childish anymore.