http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html FlopTech News - Poker, Apple, and FlopTech News en-us Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:10:59 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor127 We saw history being made on this year's Main Event day 8. Michael Mizrachi became the first person to win the Players Championship and make the Main Event November Nine. And it certainly wasn't easy. He took chances and won, but others got their chips in good only to suffer brutal beats... Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:10:59 GMT http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor127 http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor126 Day 7 was yet another do-or-die day for big stacks and short stacks alike. The difference between the chip haves and have-nots increased as the rapid bustout rate continued. The field was cut from 78 to 27 in less than 12 hours, and the chip leader at the start of play didn't make it through the day. Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:48:05 GMT http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor126 http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor125 Sometimes the best players don't win. Moritz Kranich himself said that was lucky to beat two of the world's toughest players to take down the WPT Bellagio Cup VI event... Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:10:31 GMT http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor125 http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor124 Johnny Chan is out, but Michael Mizrachi has moved into 2nd chip position. Could he go on to win his second bracelet in 2010? Too early to tell, but we've posted the top 10 chip leaders and a few stats... Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:10:31 GMT http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor124 http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor123 Evan Lamprea leads at the end of day 5, with a massive 3.564 million chips. But Theo Jorgensen, Matt Affleck, and Johnny Chan are all in the top ten to challenge him. Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:16:24 GMT http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor123 http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor122 The money bubble burst and the chip leaders blew past the 1 million chip mark on day 4. Tony Dunst is the chip leader with just over 1.54 million, Johnny Chan is 14th with more than 1.16 million, and Eric Mizrachi is the only one of the four Mizrachi brothers to no longer have a chance at winning the Main Event... Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:18:08 GMT http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor122 http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor121 Day 3 action cut the remaining field nearly in half, down to about 1,240. And among the chip leaders is none other than Johnny "The Orient Express" Chan (or Johnny "F***in'" Chan if you prefer.) He's got more than 7 times the average chip stack and his M is 100... Tue, 13 Jul 2010 07:54:35 GMT http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor121 http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor120 On the calendar, the WSOP Main Event is half over. This year's Main Event attracted 7,319 players, second only to the 2006 record of 8,773. And the players haven't even been in the same room together yet! Sunday is a day off, but play resumes on Monday, and maybe the money bubble will burst. Sun, 11 Jul 2010 06:29:39 GMT http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor120 http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor119 Of the 57 WSOP events, only 12 are Championship events. There's only one more Championship event left, and we won't know the winner until November. We'll be tweeting and blogging from the Main Event, but in the meantime here's our list of the Championship winners so far... Mon, 05 Jul 2010 19:14:08 GMT http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor119 http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor118 Busy week in both the poker and Apple worlds. We've been obsessively following WSOP and iPhone 4 news, and we've put together a few essential links... Thu, 01 Jul 2010 06:56:02 GMT http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor118 http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor116 The 2010 World Series of Poker is roughly half over, and we've posted a mid-term list of the World Championship event winners so far. There are five so far, and there are five more to be crowned before the Main Event begins. We'll be there to report from the rail.. Thu, 17 Jun 2010 05:55:28 GMT http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor116 http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor115 Steve Jobs has officially revealed the worst-kept secret in Apple history: iPhone 4. The new iPhone features an all-new (and widely leaked) design, with all-glass front and back panels, vastly improved screen, new A4 CPU, improved main camera with illumination, and a new front camera. iOS4 (formerly iPhone OS 4) packs quite a few surprises, including the new FaceTime video chat app, 720p video recording and editing with the optional iMovie app ($4.99 USD), and much more. Mon, 07 Jun 2010 20:00:58 GMT http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor115 http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor114 It was an intensely emotional victory, and one that was very popular with the audience. Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi defeated seven outrageously tough opponents, including his older brother Robert, to earn $1.5 million in first prize money, a portion of the David 'Chip' Reese Memorial trophy, and poker immortality. His is the name that will be engraved on the base of the David 'Chip' Reese Memorial Trophy this year. We were there, and we can say that it was an incredibly satisfying event to watch. Congratulations Grinder! Sat, 05 Jun 2010 23:22:09 GMT http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor114 http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor113 The World Poker Tour main event in Barcelona attracted 326 players, generated a 1.3 million EU prize pool, and Ali Tekintamac took the lion's share (421K EU) for the win. Congratulations to Ali and the WPT on yet another successful international event! Tue, 25 May 2010 19:04:29 GMT http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor113 http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor112 We've released FlopZoom 1.4.5, which resolves two Full Tilt multi-table tournament HUD issues. Table changes and multi-tabling are handled correctly now, and overall HUD stability has been improved. This release is recommended for all FlopZoom users, especially Full Tilt players. Tue, 18 May 2010 22:31:30 GMT http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor112 http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor111 Chips are power in a tournament, and they represented a nearly irresistible force for Theo Jorgensen. Four handed play lasted only about a dozen hands, which must be some kind of WPT record. Mr. Jorgensen beat 246 other players to take the 634K Euro winner's prize. Congratulations Theo! Sun, 16 May 2010 06:37:11 GMT http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor111 http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor110 FlopZoom 1.4.4 resolves an issue on launch that occurred on some Mac OS X 10.4 systems. It also resolves an issue that caused some Full Tilt hand history files to be ignored. This release is strongly recommended for all FlopZoom users on Mac OS X 10.4, especially those who play on Full Tilt. Wed, 05 May 2010 22:27:45 GMT http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor110 http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor109 The EPT Grand Final took place in the principality of Monaco, as usual, and a massive 848 players paid 10K Euros each to play it. Nicolas Chouity had a monster stack going into the final table, and more or less cruised to victory and the 1.7 million Euro top prize. Congratulations Nicolas! Sat, 01 May 2010 07:54:28 GMT http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor109 http://www.floptech.com/tips/index.html#launch FlopTech Engineering has published the first three in a series of video tips for users of their FlopZoom poker tracking software for Macs. These videos will help users get the most out of FlopZoom and make learning a bit more fun with their lively background music. Coming soon - the FlopTech YouTube channel. Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:13:01 GMT http://www.floptech.com/tips/index.html#launch http://www.floptech.com#fz143/ FlopTech Engineering has released FlopZoom 1.4.3, which resolves two issues with Full Tilt (an issue on launch and an issue with hand history files not being imported.) This update is strongly recommended for all FlopZoom users, especially those who play on Full Tilt. Tue, 27 Apr 2010 20:41:38 GMT http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor107 http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor106 If you haven't seen him since his 2004 runner-up finish in the WSOP Main Event, you might not recognize David Williams. Not him, not his playing style. His play has changed for the better, but the hair? Not so sure. Congratulations David! Mon, 26 Apr 2010 06:34:51 GMT http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor106 http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor105 Liv Boeree has finally broken through and won a major poker tournament. She beat 1,238 other players, took home 1.25 million Euros, and will be carrying huge momentum into the EPT Grand Final in Monaco. Congratulations Liv! Thu, 22 Apr 2010 01:11:28 GMT http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor105 http://www.floptech.com#fz142/ FlopTech Engineering has released FlopZoom 1.4.2, which resolves an issue causing certain Full Tilt hand history files to be ignored. This update is strongly recommended for all FlopZoom users, especially those who play on Full Tilt. Sat, 17 Apr 2010 23:31:54 GMT http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor104 http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor103 Vanessa Selbst has won yet another high-profile tournament, collected the $750K top prize, and you'll get to see it all on ESPN2 in the near future. Ms. Selbst already has a WSOP bracelet and a WPT Ladies event title win, and her aggressive style no doubt helped her win this one. We look forward to seeing much more of her. Congratulations Vanessa! Tue, 13 Apr 2010 22:58:26 GMT http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor103 http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor102 The World Poker Tour has a new venue as well as a new champion! Bucharest, Romania is the latest stop on the WPT circuit and Guillaume Darcourt has won the event's 125,846 Euro first place prize. He also received a $25,000 entry to the WPT Championship at Bellagio, so maybe we'll see him there. Congratulations Guillaume! Sun, 04 Apr 2010 23:11:18 GMT http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor102 http://www.floptech.com#fz140/ FlopTech Engineering has released FlopZoom 1.4, with four new statistics for the statistics pane and HUD: c-bets, 2-bets, 3-bets, and 4+bets. In addition, the player data panel can now be expanded to show per-street statistics as well as average statistics. There are many other improvements, including moving to the next or previous hands while playing back sessions, and increased HUD stability. Thu, 01 Apr 2010 05:14:49 GMT http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor101 http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor100 Carlos "El Matador" Mortensen has become the most successful player in World Poker Tour history. His third WPT win, the Hollywood Poker Open in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, ties Gus Hansen's record and makes him the leading WPT money winner. He doesn't get as much TV air time as other (louder) players, since strong-and-silent isn't "good TV." But there can be no doubt that he's got "good poker"... Sat, 27 Mar 2010 18:58:54 GMT http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor100 http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor99 McLean Karr came back from being super short on day 3 to having all the chips at the TV table. As always, the Bay 101 Shooting Stars WPT event was expertly run by Matt Savage and featured an all-star final table. Phil Hellmuth and Hasan Habib were the most well-known players, as far as TV exposure goes. But the talent was deep all around. And you'll never guess who got knocked out first on a bad beat... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:23:22 GMT http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor99 http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor98 This update resolves several issues that were caused by unsupported game types (omaha, stud, razz), and cancelled or truncated hands on Full Tilt. It also improves support for Italian PokerStars (PokerStars.it) and improves overall stability. This is a strongly recommended update for all users. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:41:36 GMT http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor98 http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor97 We haven't heard too much from Annie recently, but she's broken through to the spotlight again. She defeated the formidable Erik Seidel in the final match of the NBC National Heads-Up Championship to win $500K. Ms. Duke has joined the list of elite players who have won the NBC event, and has added another win to her impressive poker resume. Congratulations Annie! Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:45:27 GMT http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor97 http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor96 This update addresses several issues, including incorrect handling of Full Tilt MTT table changes, intermittent HUD operation, and incorrect long-term interval data display in the HUD. The 1.3.1 update also resolves several stability issues and contains many other improvements. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:28:06 GMT http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor96 http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor95 Kevin "ImaLuckSac" MacPhee, a well-known American online player, has done what 6 armed robbers failed to do. He walked away with the 1 million Euro top prize of the EPT Berlin main event, which was Germany's largest live poker tournament to date. Congratulations Kevin! Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:28:06 GMT http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor95 http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor94 Several armed men tried to take the European Poker Tour Berlin prize money, but apparently failed. The main event will continue, but several side events were cancelled due to tables being overturned and chips being scattered. The good news is that nobody was seriously hurt. Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:31:40 GMT http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor94 http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor93 The World Poker Tour hit Commerce, California and a near-record field showed up. Andras Koroknai was the last man standing out of 745 challengers, and he took the $1.7 million top prize. Congratulations to Andras, the Commerce Casino, and the WPT! Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:11:53 GMT http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor93 http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor92 We've put a lot of new features and infrastructure into FlopZoom 1.3, including per-street data in the statistics pane and HUD. You can optionally show many HUD statistics as either text or bar graphs, like miniature versions of the statistics pane graphs. There are many other improvements and many issues have been fixed as well. FlopZoom 1.3 requires a database rebuild, starts a new 30-day evaluation period if your older version of FlopZoom as expired, and of course it's free! Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:20:31 GMT http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor92 http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor91 The "Alabama Cowboy" has done it again and made it look almost easy (the poker, not the cattle ranching). Hoyt Corkins has won his second WPT title, the Southern Poker Championship at the Beau Rivage in Biloxi Mississippi, and we couldn't be happier for him. Way to go Hoyt! Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:38:40 GMT http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor91 http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor90 The rumors were (mostly) true. Apple has in fact been working on a tablet device for years now, and it will be available in two months. iPad fits into Apple's product lineup somewhere between iPhone and MacBook in terms of screen size. But software-wise it's much closer to iPhone OS. And it's much cheaper than we expected... Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:23:06 GMT http://www.floptech.com/news/index.html#anchor90