Thu, 08/25/2011 – 06:14 – PokerPages Staff

The World Series of Poker Main Event took center stage for the second week as ESPN continued its coverage of the elite tournament with two new episodes on Tuesday evening.

The action picked up where it had left off on Day 3 with Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu still at the feature table alongside Sami Kelopuro, Max Heinzelmann and six other players hoping to advance to a fourth session at the Rio in Las Vegas.

Negreanu ended Mike Zulker’s run after waking up in the big blind with pocket rockets. Zulker, holding pocket nines, called down a 17,000 pre-flop re-raise, 19,800 turned bet and 36,100 shove from ‘Kid Poker’ before mucking his pair as he headed for the exit door.

Another player who departed was former PokerStars European Poker Tour winner Patrik Antonius. Antonius got the last of his 48,100 chips into the middle with A-9 but the Finn failed to outdraw Christian Kudmore’s pocket sixes.

The second episode featured a classic Phil Hellmuth rant. The ‘Poker Brat’ was dismayed when Chee Kian Chan took down a pot after initially calling down an under the gun raise with A-4os. The 2-A-10-10-6 board locked up a sizable pot for Chan as Hellmuth uttered several expletives and took a brief break from the action.

Amanda Musumeci made one of the most impressive reads featured after picking off a bluff from Kevin Saul. Saul, holding a busted straight draw, had fired bets of 27,800 and 47,700 but Musumeci refused to be forced off her modest pair as she called and snared the 170,800 pot.

Take a look at the PokerPages Tournament Database for all of the results from the 2011 World Series of Poker.

Tue, 08/16/2011 – 09:39 – PokerPages Staff

Leading female poker player, Leo Margets has joined Lock Poker as the newest member of its PRO Elite team, it was announced on Monday.

The Spaniard, who burst onto the live tournament scene three years ago with a top 30 finish in the World Series of Poker Main Event, spoke of her excitement at the deal in a press release.

“I am incredibly happy and thrilled to join Lock! I am also super proud to be part of a family with so many extraordinary players, this new era that now starts is a huge motivation for me!”

Margets earned $352,832 for that deep run at the Rio Suite and Hotel in Las Vegas in 2008.  Her maiden live tournament triumph followed in 2010 after taking down the Full Tilt Master Series for a $132,000 jackpot.

The former 888 Poker pro team member becomes the first female pro to join the Elite team ranks at Lock Poker. The likes of Chris Moorman, Brett Jungblut, Nicky Evans, Eric Lynch and Matt Stout all represent the popular poker room.

Margets will hope to flourish under the Lock Poker banner and CEO/Owner, Jennifer Larson, is confident that the Barcelona based pro will be an asset to the Merge Gaming Network site.

“Leo is a dream come true for Lock. She is brilliant, driven, incredibly talented and represents the brand perfectly. Having Leo join the team is just another step towards truly becoming the best online poker brand in the world.”