Scott Clements Becomes XFactor in Poker

Scott made a strong debut in the spring of 2005 when he cashed in three WSOPC events, including a first-place finish in the $1K No-limit Hold ‘em event in Lake Tahoe. In 2006 that he really made his mark  after cashing in the $2K Omaha Hi/Lo event as a warm up, then going on to win his first WSOP bracelet in the $3K Omaha Hi/Lo event. Making his presence in circuit games, he racked up 11 cash finishes, including a WPT Championship, all before returning to Las Vegas for the 2007 WSOP. Then Scott cashed in five events and won his second WSOP bracelet in the $1.5K Pot-Limit Omaha event.

In April 2008, Scott added an additional $206,000 to his bankroll by winning Event #4 at the Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker Classic.

• 2 WSOP Bracelets
• 3 WPT First-Place Finishes
• Over $3.1 Million in Career Earnings

With all these accomplishments there should be no doubt in anyones mind why he has recently been welcomed to the PokerXFactor as a Featured Pro. He’ll be making videos on covering both tournaments and cash games, including No Limit Holdem and Omaha. Known as BigRiskky on many online sites, Scott Clements is one of the top poker players in the world today.

Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies launches his poker blog

It’s interesting news for railbirds and all poker enthusiasts who have been following Ilari Sahamies’ career over the past few years. The feared “Ziigmund” has started blogging in English for his new poker community at Coinflip.com where every poker player can read his blog and learn from the regular videos he uploads – free of charge.

Says Ilari “After several requests I wanted to start my blog on a brand new site that is not filled with flashing banners but is a simple, slick and cool poker community. My blog and videos will be updated as frequently as possible, and I hope that poker players everywhere will often visit my blog with their comments and questions.”

There are going to be videos going up every week and people now have the opportunity to visit Coinflip.com for regular updates of Ziigmund’s hilarious blog and his latest videos of online duels against the likes of Phil Ivey and other high stakes regulars. Says Ilari in his blog “Nowadays I’m able to control my tilting better than before – and many of you know that I used to tilt a lot – and generally I take poker much more seriously now. But fear not, when the next tilt session comes, you’ll see the video here. Tilt or not, there will be many videos, and we will try to upload them on a regular basis – whatever the content may be”.

Keep your eyes glued to Coinflip.com for all the blogs, videos, advice and answers to all your poker questions!

About Coinflip.com

Coinflip is an online poker community where players can learn from well known poker professionals such as the legendary high stakes cash game player Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies. Poker enthusiasts will be able to view EXCLUSIVE strategy videos, read Ilari’s blog as well as get advice and answers from him on their poker questions. Players will also be able to get involved in the poker community and enjoy a comprehensive archive of poker videos from around the world.

APT: Neil Arce Wins Philippines Main Event

MANILA, Philippines (1 February, 2009) – Neil Arce won the Asian Poker Tour Philippines $2,500 no-limit hold’em main event on Feb. 1, and took home $185,000 for topping a field of 262 players. The heads-up showdown between Day 1A chipleader Arce and Day 1B and Day 2 chipleader Steve Yeah came into the showdown as the Filipino was behind in chips to the Korean, 1,572,000 to 1,048,000.

On the final hand, Arce again made a move for Yeah’s chips with a 100,000 raise, Yeah raised $300,000, Arce moves all in and Yeah quickly calls.  To Arce’s dismay, his Ks Qs was completely dominated by Yeah’s Ad Kh. Then came the  flop of 4s 6c 7h, as the crowd gasped, the dealer made the turn and it was…Queen of Hearts! Finally as the dealer made the burn and it came up 6h, Arce was mobbed by his friends and supporters and the heads up action came to an end!

Here is a look at the chip counts when things got started at the final table:

Seat 1: Ron Kluber (USA) — 310,000
Seat 2: Cicurel Didier (Switzerland) — 182,000
Seat 3: Steve Yea (South Korea) — 754,000
Seat 4: Vesa Leikos (Finland) — 94,000
Seat 5: Neil Arce (Philippines) — 377,000
Seat 6: Kim Tae Hyung (South Korea) — 168,000
Seat 7: Susumu Toge (Japan) — 102,000
Seat 8: Liz Lieu (USA) — 144,000
Seat 9: Casey Kastle (Slovenia) — 503,000

Heads-Up Chip Counts

Steve Yea: 1,570,000
Neil Arce: 1,050,000

The Asian Poker Tour has been licensed by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation. The Asian Poker Tour is supported by the iPoker Network, Titan, Dafa Poker, PKR, PartyPoker, Everest Poker, 888, JBet Poker, Japanese Poker League, 32Red Poker, Microgaming Network and the National Poker League. Full details can be found at http://www.asianpt.com/

GusTV

On February 21, 2009 Gus Hansen is unvailing his new online poker site GusHansenTV.com and he is doing it in sorta reality TV show fashion. Gus Hansen, a professional poker player that plays poker online exclusively at Full Tilt Poker, is set to debut his new poker site with a pre event boxing match against fellow dane and poker pro Theo Jorgensen.

If I’m not playing poker, there is a good chance you can find me on the golf course, the tennis court, the squash court or playing soccer with my friends, as I find that playing sports and working out help me maintain the physical stamina needed to be a successful poker player.

I guess now we can add “Boxer” to the list of hobbies above. The bout will take place in front of a live audience and Jorgensen will receive $35k if he wins while Hansen will get $25k if he manages to beat Jorgensen.

If anything this will be interesting to watch! Let us know your thoughts below.

WSOP Circuit Event: Event #2

Event #2 – No Limit Hold’em
Perry Ernest
Winnings: $32,448

WSOP Bracelets: 0
WSOP Cashes: 0
WSOP Earnings: $0

Circuit Cashes: 3
Circuit Earnings: $105,020

WSOP Circuit Event: Event #1

Event #1 – No Limit Hold’em
1st place: Ronald Sewell
Winnings: $37,384

Harrah’s Tunica
Tuesday, January 20, 2009 to Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Buy-in: $340
Prizepool: $149,574
Entries: 514

Bluff-ESPN Power Ranking: 1332
Total WSOP & Circuit Earnings: $74,496
WSOP Bracelets: 0
WSOP Cashes: 1
WSOP Earnings: $14,762
Circuit Cashes: 2
Circuit Earnings: $59,734

Clonie Gowen Put on “Full Tilt”

Clonie Gowen has filed a lawsuit seeking damages of $4million after being released from Team Full Tilt Poker.

The lawsuit suit issued in November 2008 after discussions between the parties failed to reach a resolution and come to terms with a verbal agreement made between Gowan and Tiltware. The verbal agrrement was that she would have a 1% ownership in the company for wearing the Titlware apparel at tournaments and in public poker venues.  This oral agreement is not supported by a written contract, which makes the existence of a legal contract tougher to prove.

Tiltware LLC, the parent company of online poker’s number two brand, Full Tilt Poker, has filed a Motion to Dismiss in a lawsuit brought by Clonie Gowen this past November.  Ms. Gowen alleges she is yet to be paid amounts promised as 1% shareholder and team Full Tilt Poker member.  Other breaches include breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, unjust enrichment, and fraud. The alleged oral contract was executed in 2004 with FTP and Clonie promoted the Full Tilt brand on tournament circuit. Howard Lederer reportedly offered her a distribution check of $250,000 in 2007, but Gowen declined to accept it. Nevertheless, Clonie continued wearing FTP logo gear wherever she played.

Most legal experts are guessing that this will be settled out of court because Full Tilt Poker probably doesn’t want their financial information to become a matter of public record.

What’s your take? Have an opinion…feel free to express your comments below!