Matt Kirk Australia Poker

November 13, 2017 1:59 pm

After split decision on Matt Kirk's $2M suit against Leon Tsoukernik from May 27 heads-up game, Tsoukernik has filed a countersuit against Kirk and Aria. Leon got wasted gambled millions on loan from Matt Kirk probably because Kirk knew the casino won't give him the loan being he was drunk (Leon won millions in roulette so I don't see how the casino won't loan him 2 million unless he was drunk). Leon was willing to settle for less, Kirk said I want it all.

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Back in May, Czech casino owner Leon Tsoukernik lost $3 million to Australian poker pro Matt Kirk at the Aria casino in Las Vegas. Tsoukernik then apparently paid Kirk only $1 million of the money he lost during the poker session, with the two players now embroiled in a high-profile lawsuit. According to Tsoukernik, both Kirk and the Aria were responsible for his losses due to neglect, manipulation, and ploughing him with too much alcohol to play or read his cards properly.
Needless to say, the poker community has been weighing in with their own take on the issue, with some of the more interesting reactions noted below:
Leon Tsoukernik’s Debt
CardPlayer
“Casino Owner Says He Was Tired, Drunk When He Lost $3M In Controversial Poker Game”
Matthew Parvis
“This is what I was hearing right after the game happened. I overheard one player say (paraphrased) “if it was any other poker room in the world and not Ivey’s Room the dealer would have stopped the game.”
Doyle Brunson
“This is so stupid. Anybody that knows Matt Kirk knows he would bet his last dollar when he gets in heat. U need a witness Matt, call me.
Kevin Smith
“I agree Dolly. Even though I don’t know him personally, when you borrow money from someone… you pay them back. Especially when you are a multi-millionaire.”
Phil Galfond
“I wasn’t there but can almost guarantee all those claims are false. No chance Aria floor is conspiring with Matt, bringing Leon drinks he didn’t order, or preventing people from helping him.”
Bill Chen
“Look I understand, he was drunk and made some bad decisions. Even a math guy like me sympathizes. So long as the same consideration is given when we visit his place right?”
Michael McCray
“Shit I would go get hammered and play at his place then when I lose everything sue him for it back plus some. Bam! Profit based on his own precedence.”
Joe McKeehen Coaching Reactions
Meanwhile, Joe McKeehen may have taken down the 2015 WSOP Main Event for $7,683,346, but it seems that he has not won the affection of many in the poker community who seem to view him of being too aloof. After Chip Leader Coaching subsequently announced it was offering poker coaching lessons with McKeehen, here are some of the unflattering tweets that were posted thereafter:
Chip Leader Coaching
“Welcome new #CLCcoach Joe McKeehen! He has EIGHTEEN TITLES including this one (??) and can teach you about closing on http://chipleadercoaching.com”
Gags30
“After your tweet about the stats, I thought “those sound like joe McKeehen’s stats”… I then thought “nah no way joe would ever do a coaching thing where he has to talk to people”
Christopher Larrea
“He’s gonna have to unblock alotta people for them to get coached.”
Harry Doyle
“#JoeMcKeehen has the personality of a microwave….this smelly douchebag needs his own personality couch & a f*ckin shower..#SwampAss
Dick Norris
“Not the most personable brand ambassador”
Others
Finally here are some other tweets posted by your favorite pros over the past few days:
Daniel Cates
“I think we should put all the guys who stare down at the poker table all at one poker table and stream it on the internet.”
Chris Moorman
“I fly with @Ryanair once every 3 years and always forget how fuming they make me so this time I’ll tweet about it so I never fly them again.”
Daniel Negreanu
“Renaming my Sunday rec league soccer team. Which name do you like best?”
Shaun Deeb
“Angle shooters”

The massive $250,000 buy-in Aria Super High Roller Cash Game has been a rotating carousel of elite No-Limit Hold’em talent… and Australian Matt Kirk.

The unheralded poker pro from Perth was the biggest loser on Day 1 of the cash game dropping hundreds of thousands to players like Antonio Esfandiari and Phil Ivey.

The 28 year old, who’s known simply as “Aussie Matt” at the tables, was unperturbed by his bad fortune.

“I’ve played bigger games than this,” he said. Kirk is a Pot-Limit Omaha specialist and admitted No-Limit Hold’em is hardly his strongest game.

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“I shouldn’t really be playing,” he said. “I’m just bored, there were no PLO games running.”

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Kirk maintains he’s purely a live player and unlike much of his competition he doesn’t play online poker at all.

The Perth native was 18 years old when he started playing poker. He started at the casino and transitioned to a private game.

Despite being one of the lesser known players, Kirk had no problem mixing it up with the established TV pros.

Poker legend Doyle Brunson, who was one of the game’s biggest winners on Day 1, called Kirk “a bit of a maniac” while on break.

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“I’m just having fun,” he said. “I’m not expected to win. They are all pros. It’s a terrible lineup. There’s no real soft spots.”

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On Day 2 Kirk was joined by Doug Polk, Scott Seiver, Dan Colman, Paul Newey and Sam Trickett.

Kirk said he has some experience playing with Seiver and Trickett in PLO but the other players were new to him.

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There was also a rumor going around that Kirk has been playing a massive heads-up PLO game against Phil Ivey this summer.

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For the time being Kirk is enjoying his time in the spotlight and trading blows with some of the best players in the world.

He’ll have two more days of action to try and dig himself out of the hole.

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“I would pay a lot of money to change this game to PLO right now,” said Kirk.