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Sam Stein Movie Score: 5 / five
Sam Stein Movie Score: 5 / five
The day 1 of The 2013 pokerstar.net Australia New Zealand poker tour Sydney event managed to attract a total of 254 entrants. The event which was held at the Star Casino saw Ashley Mason take the top spot during the play and at the end being crowned the champion. The level of play at the tournament was actually similar to what we have been witnessing over the last few days in other tournaments where the players showcased a very high level of play.
The day 1b entrant brought the total number of entrants combined to a total of 460 which was actually only 1 player less compared to last year’s tournament. The tournament generated a prize pool amounting to AUD $920, 000 with the first place earning AUD$226, 300 in cash. The level of play witnessed on day 2 of the tournament was generally slow as compared to the first day of the tournament. During the day 1 of the event, the number of players rapidly reduced as most of them got eliminated along the way and therefore only a quarter of the entrants made it to day 2
Day 1 of the event witnessed a total of 86 players remain after the final event. Ashley Melson managed to maintain his lead all through holding a total amounting to 253, 800. This was not the first time this week that Ashley had been in the spotlight on the final table. Also in the day1 event of the tournament was Brendon Roble who had just only recently came back from another deep run at the World Poker Tournament Bay 101 events that was held in San Jose. He was amongst the poker stars who made it to day 2 of the and finished his day with a total of 177,700 in chips.
Sam Stein Video Ranking: five / five
Sam Stein Online video Rating: four / five
There is a very famous saying all over the world that all that shines is not gold. Similarly everything that is gold should not be judged by the gold only. Only medals and prizes do not estimate the quality of a player, it is the long term dedication and performance which does evaluate the quality of a player. The Poker world’s very own Dwyte Pilgrim seems to endorse this sentence, with statements deriving from his own life. He has not won any bracelets or flashy titles yet, but has made up for it for his master skills in the finishing off the buy in tournaments in the middle.
Dwyte is a very hard working and talented player who has broken all the norms and generalizations of general Poker playing and selection norms. He has done so with great dedication, through bankroll management and a great sense of the game knowledge. Thus clearly he is a young model to all those young upcoming players who wants to be seen in the international poker arenas, and is yet to make their debut on the international poker circuit. Dwyte Pilgrim is the living proof that you need not have any flashy titles or WSOP bracelets in order to have a successful poker career and earn a handsome.
In an exclusive interview, Dwyte Pilgrim pointed out some important issues on being so successful on the international poker circuit. He said that the first thing he had learned while playing international poker is the importance of consistency. One could always chip up during any part of the tournaments. If one plays consistently, there would be a time surely when he/ she might get hot and then are favorites to win that round. The key is to maintain an optimum balance between your hot times and the minimum consistency level.