Poker Tournaments News – September 19, 2010: The Brotha D Beat

In today’s poker tournament news we find that 'Brotha D' is the chip leader of the APPT Auckland Main Event final table as of September 19, 2010.  His real name is Danny Leaoasavaii.  Brotha D is often called the 'godfather of New Zealand hip-hop."

Brotha D has played on the tournament poker scene for the past four years, winning back-to-back SKYCITY Celebrity Invitational titles in 2009 and 2010. The minimum payout at the APPT Auckland is NZD $16,350, so he is already guaranteed the largest payout on the poker tournament scene. 

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Laak On The Attack

As Gambling911.com reported this week, Phil Laak won his first ever World Series of Poker Europe bracelet in 2010’s first event and now he is looking for a second.

Laak had just entered the £5,000 Pot Limit Omaha event.

He tweeted on Friday: “Still in the 5k plo. 35 left. Paying 18. Currently at 50% chip avg.”

He subsequently busted. 

WPT Borgata Open Starts Today

The 2010 WPT Borgata Open was scheduled to begin today.   The schedule is as follows:

Event 17

WPT Championship Event, $2 million guaranteed prize pool, $3,300 + $200

Day 1A, Sat. Sept. 18, 11am

Day 1B, Sun. Sept. 19, 11am

Day 2, Mon. Sept 20, 11 am

Day 3, Tue. Sept. 21, 11am

Day 4, Wed. Sept 22, 11am

Day 5, Thu. Sept 23, 4pm

Satellites for the championship will be run through Saturday.

Patrick Flanagan, Gambling911.com