Tue, 03/29/2011 – 00:58 – PokerPages Staff

Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst featured in the latest episode the High Stakes Poker game show which aired on GSN on Saturday.

Selbst was joined by  Doyle Brunson, Antonio Esfandiari, Andrew Robl, Bill Klein, David Peat and Johnny Chan for the final session from the first group of Season 7.

Selbst, who has been increasingly active during recent episodes, forced Esfandiari to fold the nut straight during the early exchanges.

Selbst had turned the nut flush and a three bet to $43,000 was enough for ‘The Magician’ to muck his made hand.

Poker Hall of Famer Doyle Brunson then locked horns with Selbst after meeting the 26 year-old Yale student’s re-raise to $14,000.

Brunson checked middle pair and a flush draw on an 8-K-2 board and Selbst resisted the urge to fire with top pair top kicker.

Another check from Brunson on the Jc turn prompted Selbst to fire a $17,400 bullet. Brunson responded by moving all of his chips into the middle and Selbst called him down.

Both players agreed to run the river twice and Brunson failed to find any salvation on either as Selbst snared the huge pot.

Brunson, who bought back in for $200,000, was also involved in the final notable hand of the evening.

Esfandiari opened for $2,500 pre-flop with A-K and Peat (Q-9) and Brunson (9-9) came along for the ride.

All three players checked the 4-5-6 flop. Esfandiari hit top pair on the turn and led out for $5,600. Brunson check raised to $22,600 and Esfandiari completed.

Brunson fired another $40,000 barrel on the river as a three hit the felt. Esfandiari went into the tank before folding in fear of the four card straight.

2010 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Jonathan Duhamel and Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier will feature in the new line up of pros on the next episode of High Stakes Poker this weekend.

Fri, 03/11/2011 – 01:16 – PokerPages Staff

Two poker players who were behind a robbery of a high stakes poker game in Louisville last month have been charged by the police.

34 year-old Ronald Walter and 30 year-old Michael McTier infiltrated the basement of Glenn Ubehlor, who was hosting his weekly game of poker, in Vineleaf Drive on February 17.

The two masked men were accompanied by a third associate as they executed the heist by holding the players at gun point. They seized all valuables before fleeing the scene.

Eric Ivey, one of the regular players, admitted he did not recognize the magnitude of the situation when the three men first entered the basement.

“Thirty minutes into the game, we just look up and I noticed a masked gunman walking into the room. At first I thought it was a joke, but quickly realized that it was not.”

Ivey and Ubehlor both questioned whether it was a random attack or the workings of people they knew. Walter and McTier were both regulars at the home games.

A fourth man had also allegedly tipped off the masked men about the ideal time to enter the basement and steal the money.

Ivey spoke of his relief that the men involved have been charged with eight counts of robbery.

“That was one of the most unfortunate effects of all this. People who would typically be friends were questioning each other’s integrity. So it is a huge relief that we have found who caused this.”

He also admitted that the home games are unlikely to occur in the future as the incident has flagged the possible dangers involved.

“…it makes you realize the inherent dangers of playing at home games. It really does.”