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Wow, what a whirlwind week it has been at Poker.com… We’ve seen our most exciting software released (great effort by the whole team), WSOP Main Event & Ladies seat winner’s, the Forum vs Staff Tourney and the weekly Freerolls.

I'm starting to have a hard time keeping up with all the winners, but I only have myself to blame and that little thing called the World Cup… Too many sleepless nights!
Aussie, Aussie, Aussie Oi! Oi!Oi!

$80 - Enough to Book WSOP Seat
Congratulations to Joejoek, who is the latest winner of an all expenses paid trip and seat to the 2006 WSOP Main Event. Don’t waste anytime booking your accommodation and flights to Vegas… We can’t have you missing this MILLION dollar opportunity!

How Joejoek Won $12,500 WSOP Package for $80

• Entered WSOP Thursday Semi Final Freezeout
• Placed 5th and won $275 Grand Final Coupon
• Sunday 18 June WINS WSOP SEAT (99 entrants)

Here are some highlights from the Final Table:

18:37 - 4th Place Decider:
• Bobo8655 is the Dealer
• Alone70 Posted Small Blind $1000.00
• The666Devil Posted Big Blind $2000.00
• Joejoek & Bobo8655 Folds
• Alone70 Calls $1000.00
• The666Devil Raised to $10000.00
• Alone70 All In for $49275.00
• The666Devil All In for $9412.00
Flop: Ks 5c 5d Turn: 6d River: Qd
• Alone70 - Td Qs Vs The666Devil - Js Jd
Alone70 Wins with : Two Pair, Queens and Fives
Chip Count: Alone70 - $70,687

18:38 - 3 Players Remain
• Dealer - Alone70 raises to $8k
• SB & BB Fold
• Alone70 Shows: Jc Jh

18:39 - Chip Leader Swap
• Joejoek is the Dealer
• Bobo8655 Small Blind $1000.00
• Alone70 Posted Big Blind $2000.00
• Joejoek Calls $2000.00
• Bobo8655 Folds
• Alone70 Raised to $6000.00
• Joejoek Calls $4000.00
Fop: 5c 9s Jc
• Alone70 Bets $8000.00
• Joejoek Calls $8000.00
Turn: Qc
• Alone70 Bets $2000.00
• Joejoek Calls $2000.00
River: 5s
• Alone70 Bets $8000.00
• Joejoek All In for $26546.00
• Alone70 Calls $18546.00
• Joejoek - Kc Tc Vs Alone70 - 6c 6s
Joejoek Wins $86092.00 with: Flush, King High

18:40 - Play tightens up after some big pots swap hands…
- Chip Count:
• Bob8655 - $80,766
• JoeJoek - $87,092
• Alone 70 - $30,141

18:42 - Short Stack Tries To Double Up
• Alone70 Pairs 7’s on the turn & pushes All-in
• Joejoek Calls
• River: 9 - hitting a Nine High Straight on the board
• Split Pot: $31,141 each

18:43 - 3rd Place Decider
• Dealer: Bobo8655 raises 2 x BB
• SB: Alone70 re-raises All In - $23,641
• Joejoek Folds, Bobo8655 Calls $19,141
Flop: 9d 6d Ad Turn: Jc River: Qs
• Alone70 - 9s 9c Vs Bobo8655 - Ks Ts
• Alone70 finishes a commendable 3rd after his trip 9’s suffered runner-runner, giving Bobo8655 the straight.
• Bobo8655 Wins $53282.00 from pot 1 with : Ace High Straight

- Chip Count
• Joejoek - $113k
• Bobo8655 - $85k

- With both player potentially only 1 hand away from winning a $12,500 Package, surprisingly play did tighten up. You could almost say that for a few hands things became quiet friendly…. Until;

18:46 - WSOP 1st Place Decider
• Joejoek is the Dealer
• Joejoek Calls BB $1,500
• BB Bobo8655 Raises to $6,000
• Joejoek Raises to $9,000
• Bobo8655 Raises to $12,000
• Joejoek All In for $137,092
• Bobo8655 All In for $39,908
Flop: 9c 3c 8d Turn: 8h River: Qc
• Joejoek - Ac Kd Vs Bobo8655 - Jh Ah

Joejoek Wins with : Pair of Eights & King kicker

With the WSOP just round the corner and Poker.com Guaranteeing 2 Seats in our next Grand Final and Daily WSOP Freerolls, you could be next!

$20,000 Weekly Freeroll
Today's freeroll gathered a field of 761 eager players, a few of whom I’m sure were playing in the WSOP Grand Final... Good thing Poker.com now has multiple windows!

Congratulations to, PILLIKSKI, who claimed the first place trophy and $4,000 in cash… I know what I’d be using it for; “WSOP here I come.”

Here are this week’s deciding hands:
- 3rd Place Decider
• Ratamahatta1 is the Dealer
• PILLIKSKI Posted Small Blind $8000.00
• MrStepha Posted Big Blind $16000.00
• Ratamahatta1 All In for $97648.00
• PILLIKSKI All In for $507421.00
• MrStepha Folds
Flop: Tc 2d Ah Turn: 5d River: 3d
• PILLIKSKI - Th Ts Vs Ratamahatta1 - 7d 7s
PILLIKSKI Wins with: Three of a Kind, Tens

- Final Hand
• MrStepha is the Dealer
• MrStepha Posted Small Blind $8000.00
• PILLIKSKI Posted Big Blind $16000.00
• MrStepha All In for $123931.00
• PILLIKSKI Calls $115931.00
Flop: Ac Ks 3h Turn: 7d River: 9d
• PILLIKSKI - Ah 5s Vs MrStepha - 8c Qh
PILLIKSKI Wins with: Pair of Aces


$10,000 Guaranteed
How's this for value: $10,000 / $50 = 200 Players needed to create this size prize pool…
At Poker.com this week’s $10,000 Guaranteed only had a field of 88 players battle it out for first place. That’s the same as 200 players registering to play, but 112 not showing up on the day. Can you say + E.V.?

Congratulations to this week’s winner, Tazdog2, who’s +5hr effort was well deserving of first place and the $3,000.

Good luck at the tables this week!

Liam @ Poker.com