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Poker World Buzz: Big Wins, Controversial Deals, and Phil Ivey's Outburst
TournamentsOctober 19, 2010·1 min read

Poker World Buzz: Big Wins, Controversial Deals, and Phil Ivey's Outburst


In the world of poker, Randy "nanonoko" Lew won his largest MTT tournament prize of $37,582. In this tournament, 237 people registered, and the prize pool was $174,800.

Kirill "Raccoon" Telejkin also had a remarkable win, securing $81,338.80 in the Poker Stars Sunday 500 tournament. This amount was $6,000 more than what Kyle "bluffdeez503" Zartman, who took first place, received.

The Foxwoods World Poker Finals tournament ended with a 23-way deal. This unusual event occurred in a $400 buy-in no-limit hold'em tournament with 956 players. The first prize was $68,158, but due to the deal, the winner, John Agelakis, received $12,011, and the player who finished 23rd earned $10,091.

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