Mel Judah, a former Aussie resident, picked up a win this week in Event 3 of the tournament series, an Omaha Hi-Lo event. According to the Aussie Millions Web site, the $1,100 Omaha Hi-Lo event is one of the smaller tournaments, but because it is one of the more specialized, it brings out many familiar pro faces.

The models chosen for this year’s calendar include Gelusa Zaripova, Emily Marie, Tracy Nova, Laura Leigh, Melissa Jo Berry, Mellie Zadeh, Kelli Lam, Claudia Verela, Hillary Fisher, Noelle Joy, Cathleen Lee and Jennifer Korbin. “All I’ve got to say is with beauties like ours in the 2009 Hollywood Poker Girls Calendar, who wouldn’t want to have all 12 delivered right to their doorstep!” said Vince Van Patten, Hollywood Poker spokesperson. Not only are the women featured in the 2009 calendar, they will also be featured on the Hollywood Poker site, where there will be a dedicated section for fans to check them out

In this strategy snapshot we’ll look at a hand from a high-stakes online Hold’em session featuring a player by the online handle “regista8″ and Finnish pro Sami “LarsLuzak” Kelopuro. Regista8 was bleeding money and fast, losing four pots collectively worth over $450k. The rest of the high-stakes online pros of course took note and sat quickly to pick him off