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3-Bet: PokerGO Announces Wynn Poker High Roller Series; Richard Seymour Elected to NFL Hall of Fame; Brian Altman Wins Isle Casino Main Event

RUPAM THAKUR February 16, 2022
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This 3-Bet feature brings you three updates from the international poker circuit.

PokerGO has announced the Wynn Poker High Roller Series to be hosted at the Wynn Poker Room from March 1 to 8.

The former New England Patriots defensive star and poker enthusiast Richard Seymour will soon be inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame.

Brian Altman clinched his third WSOP Circuit ring in the Isle Casino Pompano Park NLHE Main Event, banking $204,935. The two-time bracelet winner Athanasios Polychronopoulos finished runner-up for $126,653.

PokerGO Announces Wynn Poker High Roller Series

With the Super High Roller Bowl in Russia getting canned, PokerGO recently announced the Wynn Poker High Roller Series. The nine-day series be held from March 1 to 8 at the Wynn Poker Room and will coincide with the highly anticipated Wynn Millions.

Part of the PokerGO Tour, the mini-series features five stakes NLHE tournaments with buy-ins ranging from $10K (+$500 fee) to $15K (+$700 fee). In addition, players who register before the scheduled 2 PM start time will get a $300 discount on the $10K buy-in events and a $400 discount on the $15K buy-in events.

Wynn Poker High Roller Series Schedule

DATE	BUY-IN	STARTING STACK
3/1	$10,000 + $500	100,000
3/2	$15,000 + $700	100,000
3/6	$10,000 + $500	100,000
3/7	$10,000 + $500	100,000
3/8	$15,000 + $700	100,000

PokerGO recently closed out the second edition of the PokerGO Cup. Jeremy Ausmus topped the overall series leaderboard to lift the PokerGO Championship Cup. The inaugural PokerGO Tour crowned Ali Imsirovic as the champion last year.

During the Wynn High Roller Series, the Wynn Poker Room will also be hosting the Wynn Millions. The series is scheduled to run from February 21 to March 20, featuring 16 tournaments with buy-ins ranging from $400 to $10K.

Wynn Millions Schedule

DATE(S)	BUY-IN	TOURNAMENT	GUARANTEE
2/21	$400	No-Limit Hold'em	$40,000
2/22	$400	Limit Omaha 8/B	$25,000
2/22	$400	No-Limit Hold'em	$40,000
2/23	$400	Seniors (50+) NLH	$40,000
2/24-2/27	$1,600	Mystery Bounty NLH	$1,500,000
2/28-2/29	$1,100	Seniors (50+) NLH	$100,000
3/1	$400	Pot-Limit Omaha	$25,000
3/3-3/11	$10,000	Wynn Millions Main Event	$10,000,000
3/8-3/9	$1,600	PLO/NLH Mix	$100,000
3/9-3/10	$3,000	6-Max No-Limit Hold'em	$200,000
3/10-3/11	$3,000	$1K Bounty No-Limit Hold'em	$200,000
3/11-3/14	$3,500	No-Limit Hold'em	$2,000,000
3/13	$5,200	NLH Progressive Bounty	$250,000
3/14-3/16	$400	No-Limit Hold'em	$100,000
3/16	$400	No-Limit Hold'em	$40,000
3/17-3/20	$1,000	No-Limit Hold'em	$500,000
3/20	$550	No-Limit Hold'em	$50,000

Poker Enthusiast Richard Seymour Elected to NFL Hall of Fame

The former New England Patriots defensive star and poker enthusiast Richard Seymour will soon be inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame. This summer, he will join the Hall of Fame Class of 2022 at an induction ceremony in Canton, Ohio. The official announcement was made last Thursday during the NFL Honours ceremony in Los Angeles.

Seymour had spent the first eight seasons of his 12-year NFL career with the Patriots and played an essential role in delivering six division titles, four conference crowns, and three Super Bowl championships to New England. He will be the 10th Patriot to be inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame.

After the announcement, Seymour tweeted:

i humbly and graciously accept this opportunity to stand alongside some of the greatest legends of the game of football.

football has given me the opportunity to live out my dreams and my passion. for that, words will never fully convey my gratitude and appreciation.

— Richard Seymour (@BigSey93) February 11, 2022

Seymour said, “For me, I think it’s about a body of work, not one game or one season because guys can do well one season and miss in the next, so I think it’s about a body of work over the entire course of your career,”

On the announcement, Patriots owner Robert Kraft said, “He laid the foundation for a defense that helped propel the Patriots to three Super Bowl championships in his first four seasons in the NFL. Richard was the consummate professional and leader, always accepting the roles he was assigned, putting team goals ahead of personal ones, and in turn, raising the game of everyone around him.”

Seymour said he learned poker after watching his father play video poker in convenience stores in Georgia when he was a kid. The game served as a competitive outlet for him after he retired from football in 2012.

He has over $645K in live tournaments earnings, including a 131^st place finish in the WSOP Main Event for almost $60K. His best performance in poker is the third-place finish at the $25K PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in 2018 for $376K.

Brian Altman Wins Third Circuit Ring in Isle Casino Main Event For $204,935

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit at the Isle Casino Pompano Park in Florida saw Brian Altman overcoming a 725-entry field in the Event #13: $1,700 buy-in NLHE Main Event, clinching his third WSOP Circuit ring and $204,935 in prize money. Altman defeated two-time bracelet winner Athanasios Polychronopoulos (2nd for $126,653) heads-up.

This was Altman`s 14^th time picking up a six-figure score in a live event. According to his Hendon Mob profile, the 2019-21 WPT POY boosted his lifetime earnings tally to $5,775,952 with the win. The 33-year-old poker pro has been playing professionally since 2008.

Recapping his early days in poker, Altman said, “I got into poker during the Moneymaker era. Everyone in high school was playing, and I was hooked.”

After the win, Altman ecstatically told WSOP reporters, “I am very excited to get my third ring, and now I get an invite to the ‘tournament of champions,”

The $1,700 buy-in Main Event logged in a 725-entry field to generate a $1,098,375 prize pool. The top 109 places finished in the money with a min-cash worth $2,555.

Altman entered the final day`s play with a massive chip lead over the six remaining opponents. He held on to the lead till the start of the heads-up play.

During the heads-up, he briefly lost the chip lead, but used his aggressive style to double through Athanasios Polychronopoulos. On the final hand of the event, Polychronopoulos’ fell short against Altman’s on the runout .