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'Better late than never' is a very well-known proverb that suits perfectly the beginning of the Greek Poker Cup , the very first poker tournament that takes, officially, place on Greek Soil.
For years, all the Greek fans of poker have been eager to take part in a big poker event in Greece. Many of them decided to travel abroad in the past and take part in some of the numerous poker tournaments across the globe. Today, Pokerstars gave them the chance to take part in another great Poker event - this time, very close to their own home!
Day 1a of the Greek Poker Cup saw 136 poker players taking their seats at the poker room of Club Hotel Casino Loutraki, in search of becoming the first Greek Poker Cup champion. This task was bound to be difficult, however, from the very beginning : the playing field included some of the most fearful Greek Poker Players, known for their online or offline successful results . And, may I remind you - this is only Day 1a!
Greece is proud to have three 'Challengers' for a place in Team Pokerstars. One of them, Georgios Kapalas, could be found in one of the tables of the Greek Poker Cup today. His experience , unquestionable. Having already participated in one WSOP Final table and one EPT Final table, he is always a force to be reckoned with at a poker tournament. Alas, this time he had to wave us goodbye in the 7th blind level, when his Ace-King failed to 'crack' the pocket eights of his opponent. See you next time, Georgios.
In the meantime, players kept falling. It took us 6 hours and 36 eliminations to reach 99 players - it was more than obvious that noone was willing to leave their seats that easy. Some have to fall , however, while others keep 'climbing' the ladder to the top, dreaming of a seat at the first Greek Poker Cup final table. And, of course, Georgios was not the only one to hit the rail . Many known Greek players such as Andreas Halkiadakis, Ioannis Bouzalas, Enias Protopapas, Nikos Kouris, Ilias Zografos had to abandon any thoughts of a Greek Poker Cup final table - at least, regarding the very first event of the series!
When the final hand of the day had been dealt, 38 players were more than happy to pack their chips for Day 2. They deserved to be happy - after more than 13 hours of poker, they had ensured a place in the next day of the first Greek Poker Cup, with their hopes for a major cash still... 'alive and kicking' !
Among the 38 players, the Greek 'celebrities' can found their own representative! Ioannis Tsimitselis, one of the most well-known and talented young Greek actors has 53.300 reasons (or chips) to believe that he can see his name in the payout structure of the first Greek Poker Cup !
The man standing out of the 38-people crowd, of course, is none other than the chip leader. In our case , his name is Ioannis Papathanasiou. His chip stack, 185.000 chips, is almost twice as big as the stack of Olov Daniel Bergstrom - the guy on the chip count's second place. Other notable names in the chip count include Panagiotis Gavriilidis (95.900 chips), Dimitrios Karonis (64.500 chips), Nikolaos Mproysianos (35.200 chips - his father, Elias Mproysianos, has some notable EPT cashes under his belt), John Taramas (24.000 chips - the Greek BlackJack Legend) etc.
The tournament is resuming tomorrow (Friday) with the second flight of Day 1. There, more than 130 hopeful poker players are expected to fill Club Hotel Casino Loutraki's poker room to capacity once again, chasing their current poker dream : to become the champion of the first ever Greek Poker Cup!
| Alternative names | Tight hold 'em |
|---|---|
| Type | Community card poker |
| Players | 2-10 |
| Skills required | Probability, psychology |
| Cards | 52 |
| Deck | French |
| Play | Clockwise |
| Card rank (highest first) | A K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 |
| Random chance | Low to Medium |
Greek hold 'em (originally known as tight hold 'em) is a community card poker game variant of Texas hold 'em which transitioned into the evolution of Omaha hold 'em.[1][2] Greek hold 'em combines the rules of Texas hold 'em and current day Omaha hold 'em. In professional poker player Doyle Brunson's book, Super/System, this version of poker was referred to as tight hold 'em.[3][4]
Rules[edit]
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Greek hold 'em follows the same rules as Omaha, except that each player is only dealt two cards, same as in Texas hold 'em. In Greek hold 'em each player must use both hole cards along with 3 of the total available community cards to make the strongest five card hand, unlike Texas hold 'em where each player may play the best five card poker hand from any combination of the seven cards available to them.[4]
History[edit]
Greek hold 'em is called a transitional game between Texas and Omaha hold 'em. The game was commonly played during the 1960s in Memphis at the Greek club. Another variant was Spit in the Ocean, both are considered early variations of Omaha. In the late 1970s, Robert Turner introduced Greek hold 'em to Bill Boyd manager of the Golden Nugget at the time. By 1982, the two decided on four hole cards instead of two.[2]
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Notes[edit]
- ^Jones, Adam (May 20, 2015). 'Omaha Poker Rules & Strategy'. PokerVIP. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- ^ abTurner, Robert (November 4, 2014). 'The origins of Omaha Hi/Lo poker'. Gaming Today. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- ^Doyle Brunson's Super System. Cardoza Publishing. ISBN978-1-58042-475-2.
- ^ abDario De Toffoli (January 23, 2013). Superpoker. Sperling & kupfer. pp. 11–. ISBN978-88-7339-769-4.
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