Andreas Oscarsson shot dead @ his home

The Swedish founder of the popular PokerListings website has been found murdered in his bedroom, having been shot by an unknown gunman.

Andreas Oscarsson, 36, was apparently shot on August 3, according to a posting on the PokerListings site. His two-year-old son was said to have been present at the time of the shooting, and police were talking with the boy for any leads he might be able to provide.

An article on one website speculated that: ?Whilst details/sources still remain uncertain, word is out that a 20-year-old man by the name of Andreas Oscarsson was shot down last year in the exact same town in Sweden.?

A statement posted on PokerListings? website read: ?Andreas was a very generous person to those close to him, a brilliant internet marketing guru, and a savvy business entrepreneur ? always looking to break new ground and break new records.?

Police have not commented on how many times Oscarsson was shot, where he was hit, or if his son was awake at the time of the murder. A translated article from a Swedish newspaper that appears on the TwoPlusTwo website states that a window in Oscarsson?s bedroom was open.

Oscarsson had taken a back seat from day-to-day operations at PokerListings following the birth of his son, and had been working as an advisor to the site in recent times.

Oscarsson?s wife has reportedly flown to Sweden from her home in New York while the investigation continues.

Phil Ivey, Andy Bloch and the $2 mln story

If Phil Ivey, one of the WSOP november nine and a member of Team Full Tilt Poker, is capable of winning the WSOP 2009 Main Event hey collects $10,000,000 by Full Tilt Poker.

Fellow Team Full Tilt player Andy Bloch made a sidebet with 2400 players remaining in the event: If Ivey wins the Main Event it will cost Andy about $2,000,000.

So if Phil wins the Main Event he wil collect about $20,000,000!! Go Phil, go Phil..

WSOP November nine 2009

The November Nine are on a 115-day break and the chipleader is a logger from Maryland who plans on going back to his day-job. He’s got the biggest stack but not the biggest name of the November Nine, part two.

Phil Ivey, considered by most to be the best player in the world, is also in the mix and though he’s only got 9,765,000 in chips, he’s the name that everybody will talk about the players reconvene in November.

Here are the chip counts of the November Nine:

1. Darvin Moon – 58,930,000
2. Eric Buchman – 34,800,000
3. Steven Begleiter – 29,885,000
4. Jeff Shulman – 19,580,000
5. Joseph Cada – 13,215,000
6. Kevin Schaffel – 12,390,000
7. Phil Ivey – 9,765,000
8. Antoine Saout – 9,500,000
9. James Akenhead – 6,800,000

Moon’s chip lead is thanks largely to monstrous pots that resulted in the 12th place and 11th place finisher busting out.

First, with play down to two tables, he eliminated Billy Kopp by flopping a better flush than Kopp in a pot worth 45,000,000. After a flop of [Kd] [9d] [2d] and a turn of [2h] all the chips went in the middle with Kopp holding [5d] [3d] and Moon holding [Qd] [Jd].

Then, with the final ten players all seated together Moon continued to run red hot getting into a pot with Jordan Smith. After Moon called a preflop raise from the button, Smith re-raised to 2,600,00 and Moon called. The two players saw a [8c] [4d] [2d] flop, Smith checked and Moon bet 4,000,000. Smith moved all-in and Moon called instantly and tabled a set of eights. Smith showed pocket aces and when he was unable to improve on the turn or river he was the November Nine bubble boy.

The two shortest stacks belong to the only non-American players at the final table. England’s James Akenhead is the shortest with 6,800,000 and France’s Antoine Saout sits in eighth with 9,500,000.

Eastgate vs Demidov the re-match

Peter Eastgate vs. Ivan Demidov was one of the classic World Series of Poker* Main Event confrontations, and now PokerStars is recreating that epic encounter with an online grudge match. Heads-up poker is the purest form of the game and this battle is set to be another classic. Ladies and Gentlemen, we bring you Eastgate vs. Demidov: The Rematch. Let’s get ready to rumble!

At stake are bragging rights and $10,000 to the charity of the winner’s choice. You can take part too and show your support for the player that you think will win, by playing in one of two fan tournaments. One tournament will be for players that think Eastgate will win, and the other for people that think Demidov will win. The winner’s tournament will have $10,000 added, so you can win cash as well as support your favorite player. Who do you think will win?

Check the Pokerstars website for more information.

Watch the WSOP live on PKR

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