Cantu A Shooting Star At Bay 101 Championship Event

Haley Hintze
Wed, 19 Mar 2008

While most tournaments remain in the U.S., PokerStars is yet determined to be a poker missionary to the world; carrying big games to Poland. And why not?

The Weekly Poker Net, Volume 61

This Shooting Star’s Named Cantu --  Brandon Cantu won the second major title of his young career when he won the WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star in San Jose, CA this past week.  Cantu took a dominant chip lead to the final table after being near the top of the leader board throughout the week, and quickly put an end to work after finishing off Steve Sung for the World Poker Tour Championship.  Cantu, a Vancouver native who also won a bracelet at the 2006 WSOP, picked up $1,000,000 for his win.

WSOP Europe Dates Announced --  Harrah’s Entertainment released the official dates for the 2008 World Series of Poker Europe Presented by Betfair -- and no, like it or not, we can’t leave off that "Presented by Betfair" part.  The second edition of the WSOPE takes place September 19 – October 1, 2008, and will be held at the same three London casinos used for the inaugural 2007 affair: St. James (Fifty), Leicester Square (The Casino at the Empire) and Marble Arch (Sportsman).  Norway’s Annette Obrestad will be on hand to defend the WSOPE Main Event title she claimed last year, the largest prize to date won by a woman in poker history.

PPA Sponsors March on Boston State House -- A wretched Massachusetts land-based casino plan promoted by Mass. Governor Deval Patrick drew the attention of the Poker Players Alliance, which organized a protest rally against a provision in the bill that planned to make playing online poker a felony, punishable by prison time or a fine of up to $25,000, or both. Fortunately, Patrick’s bill is likely to die for lack of state legislative support.  Interestingly, no one wants to take credit for the inclusion of the online poker ban included in the bill; an effort by Harvard Law professor Charles Nesson, co-founder of the Global Poker Strategic Thinking Society, contacted several prominent players connected to the bill, all of whom denied responsibility for the anti-poker clause.  Was the section snuck into the bill by a do-good member of Patrick’s staff or inserted on behalf of the would-be land-based casinos?  Maybe we’ll never know the truth.

Eric “Sheets” Haber Takes WSOP -C Atlantic City Ring --  Another World Series of Poker Circuit series event concluded this week, and it went to a notable online pro.  Eric “Sheets” Haber, known also for his connection to a prominent online poker-instruction site, left his computer long enough to take down the title.  Haber claimed $431,136 for the win and put away Dan Hicks, who led each of the first two days, to seal the win.  Hicks collected $237,124 for his runner-up showing.

Michael Schulze Wins at EPT Warsaw --  Europe’s biggest event of recent days was the PokerStars.net European Poker Tour Polish Open, held in Warsaw.  The winner here was Michael Schulze, a German businessman with little previous poker success, who nonetheless took the chip lead to the final table and held on for the win.  Schulze and Ricardo Sousa took turns dominating the final before Schulze put away the $946,269 victory; Sousa’s second-place showing was worth $536,276.~~

Read more about Poker Tournaments.

Recent
WSOP 2008 Final Table Delayed Until November
Chiu Overtakes Gus Hansen For WPT Championship
Chorny Takes Down $3M EPT Monte Carlo Event
Cantu A Shooting Star At Bay 101 Championship Event
Ivey Takes LA Poker Classic
Freeroller Vance Wins 1.2M At EPT Copenhagen
'Reverse' Becomes FTOPS VII Champion
FullTilt, PokerStars Tournaments Take Off
Timex Wins German Open, Antigua Goes WTO Round 2
Faustman Wins World Poker Open Title

Tools

E-mail this story!   Print  Bookmark

Bodog Poker - $100 Bonus
Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, 7 Card Stud , 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo, 5 Card Stud....
www.bodogpoker.com
Bodog Poker - $100 Bonus
Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, 7 Card Stud , 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo, 5 Card Stud....
www.bodogpoker.com
Full Tilt Poker
Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Omaha 8/Better, Seven Card Stud, Seven Card Stud 8/Better,Razz...
www.fulltiltpoker.com
Royal Vegas Poker
Whether you're an Amateur or Poker Pro, there are games to suit all players. An established,well-respected and trusted online poker room...
www.royalvegaspoker.com
Bugsy's Club
Has downloads for both Windows and Macintosh. A generous signup bonus of 40% up to $200...
www.bugsysclub.com

More...
 
Poker Home Page