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PKR just launched their 2.06 software update with some big improvements:

Synched breaks
Each MTT will break at 55 minutes past every hour, for five minutes.

Localised clients
Those of you in Germany, Russia, Holland and Spain can now enjoy PKR’s award-winning software in your own language.

3D casino games
Blackjack need no longer be a solo pursuit with the launch of multiplayer 3D blackjack, where you and your mates can double down like never before. Also in this update are 3D Caribbean Stud Poker and 3D Casino Hold’em.

New emotes
Among the avatar additions (including a raft of new hairstyles) are nine new emotes.

/ship it
/what
/show
/sick
/in your face
/finally
/sorry
/shhh
/boom

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Xmas Cracker
The Xmas Cracker series brings you a new and exciting event each night at 19:00 GMT from Thursday, 22 December. With a schedule designed to please every type of poker fan, the action gets underway with the thrilling $8,000 EXP Turkey Triple Chance before continuing with Terminators, Deep Stacks, Omaha and more.

Every time you play in a Xmas Cracker tournament you will also get entry into a lottery to win cool added prizes like an iPad 2 and PS3. To be in the running just make sure you remember to register for your tournament’s lottery at 18:55 GMT the day after the event you played.

Xmas Happy Hours
Just take to Ring Game and Sit & Go tables between 17:00-18:00 GMT each day from Thursday, 22 December to Monday, 2 January and we’ll double every PKR Point you earn.

XMAS reload bonus
Don’t miss out on the best value reload in poker. Make a deposit from $10 up to $250 using bous code XMAS11 before midnight 31 December and we’ll double it – paying you out in $10 portions for each 3,500 PKR Points you earn.

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Poker superstar Joe Hachem and PokerStars have decided not to renew his PokerStars Team Pro contract, which expired recently.

“It’s been a great run with PokerStars and I’m proud of my association with the people and the company. But it’s time for me to pursue other career opportunities and it will be fun to have some down time to spend with my family. I look forward to the future with much excitement and anticipation and will always have fond memories of my time at PokerStars.”

Joe Hachem won the WSOP Main Event in 2005 for $7.5 million and was signed by the online poker giant the same year. Hachem then followed his golden year with $2,644,958 in earnings for 2006, including a win at the WPT Five Diamonds Poker Classic for $2,207,575.

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Lex blogged how it all started:
“During EPT Barcelona in 2009 me and Elky were both hanging out outside at the hotel terrace. He was drinking with some friends and I was playing online with some friends. He was very rowdy and I told him to stop running around and knock shit over. He told me to stfu and I told him to watch himself. Like true guido’s we didn’t back down, even when we jokingly told each other to zip it or take a beatdown. Elky then said: ‘You can’t defeat me, I’m Elky.’ This of course made me laugh and I asked him if he really thought he could fight. He had some training for a bet with Sorel and he was convinced he was a powernerd. Everything was in good spirits still, but I thought it was a good moment to seize and challenge him to a fight.”

Rules:
• 5 rounds of 3 minutes. We realize this is ridiculously long for beginners, but we had a reason for it.
• You only win the fight if you get KO’d or TKO’d, or if someone gives up. When we both stand at the end of 5 rounds the bet is wash. We chose to do it this way because if you work with scoring points, one of us might feel a bit unhappy with the ruling. This way you circumvent this.
• Kicks are allowed to every part of the body except the groin.
• No elbows
• Knees to the face and the rest of the body (except the groin) are allowed. Clinch knees (holding someone’s head and repeatedly kneeing it) are not allowed.
• If you get counted down 3 times in 1 round you lose.
• If you get counted down for the 4th time in the match you lose.
• No headbutts, punched to the back of the head.
• Spinnings kicks/punches as well as sweeps are allowed.

PKR announced the 23-year old Jake Cody as their new Team PKR Pro member. Jake has won four major live tournaments, notably a trio of EPT, WPT and WSOP titles which sent him into the history books earlier this year as the youngest player to win poker’s triple crown.

With lifetime tournament earnings in excess of $2.8 million – good for 13th in the All Time GB Money List – a major online title worth $234K to his name and a fearsome reputation as one of the game great young guns, Jake is the ultimate addition to Team PKR Pro.

The new Pro speaks:
“I’m very VERY excited about joining Team PKR Pro” said Jake. “I’ve been patient with sponsorship, waiting for the right deal to come along. When I spoke to PKR I was really impressed with the whole setup and the ideas that they have going forward, and I knew straight away I wanted to be part of it! It’s a great site to be involved with right now and I think I can help take it to the next level.”

Take on Jake this sunday @ the Bounty Day! Join PKR and register to bust Jake and win $100 instantly. You can also register now for tonight’s JakeCody’s Pwn a Pro lotto, which starts at 21:30 GMT to win a seat to the next ‘Pwn a Pro’ heads-up clash.

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Pius Heinz wins the 2011 WSOP Main Event with after a long HU battle with Martin Staszko. In the last hand Martin openshoves his 10 7 s and got called by Pius with his AKos. No help for Martin and he collects $5,433,086 for his 2nd place. Pius wins $8,715,638 and the bracelet!

World Series of Poker November Nine 2011 results:

1 Pius Heinz $8,715,638
2 Martin Staszko $5,433,086
3 Ben Lamb $4,021,138
4 Matt Giannetti $3,012,700
5 Phil Collins $2,269,599
6 Eoghan O’Dea $1,720,831
7 Bob Bounahra $1,314,097
8 Anton Makiievskyi $1,010,015
9 Sam Holden $782,115

The November nine chip counts:
1 ) Martin Staszko 40,175,000
2 ) Eoghan O’Dea 33,925,000
3 ) Matt Giannetti 24,750,000
4 ) Phil Collins 23,875,000
5 ) Ben Lamb 20,875,000
6 ) Badih Bounahra 19,700,000
7 ) Pius Heinz 16,425,000
8 ) Anton Makievskyi 13,825,000
9 ) Samuel Holden 12,375,000