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The final stop for the European Poker Tour before its season ending Grand Final reached its crunch point on Thursday with the final 17 players being determined at the Grand Hyatt in Berlin, Germany. At the start of action on Thursday afternoon, 55 players still held out hopes of taking home one of the bigger… Read more »
The money bubble burst Wednesday at the European Poker Tour (EPT) Berlin Main Event as the field was narrowed from 168 to just 55. As the payouts started at 136, most of the day was played with the participants feeling comfortable that the tournament was at least a profitable one. The chip leader going into… Read more »
The survivors from both starting flights combined into a single, unified field Tuesday as the 2013 European Poker Tour (EPT) Berlin Main Event forged ahead. Making a quantum leap on Day 2 was Finland’s Aku Joentausta, who was certainly in good shape to start the day, holding 105,500 chips, but when the night was over,… Read more »
The European Poker Tour (EPT) is underway again as the EPT Berlin Main Event kicked off Sunday at the Grand Hyatt Berlin. 347 players paid the €5,000 + €300 to participate in the first of two starting flights and after eight levels, about half – 171 – remained. Leading those players waiting for Tuesday’s Day… Read more »
Following the completion of their first tournament of 2013, the International Federation of Poker has announced that the organization’s only president, noted poker author and general Renaissance man Anthony Holden, has stepped down from his leadership role with the group. A meeting of the board of directors accepted Holden’s resignation and immediately set about electing… Read more »
Nearly two years to the day after torpedoing the online poker industry, the same lawyer who pushed those indictments has announced another round of litigation, this time targeting several poker professionals who are alleged to be a part of a massive scheme. Earlier this week, the U. S. Attorney for the Southern District of New… Read more »
Kevin Eyster led the World Poker Tour Seminole Hard Rock Showdown after Day 3. He led after Day 4. And aside from a few minutes, he led Day 5 all the way through, winning his first World Poker Tour title and $660,395. Eyster, going by the screen name “1SickDisease” (and variants) is a highly respected… Read more »
A few days ago, “Kid Poker” Daniel Negreanu came up just short of a bracelet at the World Series of Poker Asia Pacfic (WSOP APAC), placing fourth in the A$2,200 Mixed Event. Today, he completed the journey, winning the WSOP PAC Main Event, defeating a total field of 405 players. For the victory, Negreanu won… Read more »
As expected, Day Four at the World Series of Poker Asia/Pacific (WSOP APAC) Championship Event was a quick one, but the final table that will be played out on Monday will feature some excellent talent overall. The fifteen men who came back on Sunday for action in the Crown Casino were looking to eliminate seven… Read more »
The final two tables have been determined in the World Series of Poker Asia/Pacific (WSOP APAC) Championship Event and a name familiar to poker fans from last year’s Las Vegas Championship Event, Russell Thomas, has emerged as the leader of the pack heading to Sunday’s action. 94 players resumed the hostilities on Saturday at the… Read more »
In an exclusive interview with Poker News Daily, poker professional Dutch Boyd disclosed some insights into his upcoming book, “Poker Tilt,” as well as some of his observations on the poker world in general. “I think I could have written the book earlier,” Boyd stated in the interview. “I could have taken advantage of things… Read more »
After a Day Two that was jammed with action around the Crown Casino in Melbourne, the World Series of Poker Asia/Pacific (WSOP APAC) has a new leader in Winfred Yu, with both Rupert Elder and Day One chip leader Daniel Negreanu in hot pursuit. With 262 players returning to the tables on Friday, Negreanu held… Read more »
The first day of the inaugural World Series of Poker Asia/Pacific (WSOP APAC) Championship Event is in the books and, while it might be a smallish field for one of the prized WSOP bracelets up for grabs in 2013, it doesn’t lack for notable names atop the leaderboard. The players gathered in the Crown Casino… Read more »
Doyle Brunson and Johnny Chan had better take a look in their rear-view mirrors. Phil Ivey is tailgating. Ivey, the man most would probably consider the greatest living poker player, added to his legend Wednesday, winning the World Series of Poker Asia Pacific (WSOP APAC) $2,200 Mixed Event, earning himself his ninth career WSOP bracelet.… Read more »
The 2013 World Poker Tour (WPT) Barcelona Main Event ground down to just two tables Monday as the Day 3 starting field of 42 was narrowed to just 13. Spain’s Sergio Fernandez has a sizable lead going into Tuesday’s action; with 1.268 million chips, he has more than a 400,000 chip advantage on the next… Read more »
Monday was a landmark day in the poker world as the first-ever World Series of Poker Asia Pacific (WSOP APAC) bracelet was awarded at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia. It was perhaps fitting, too, that the inaugural WSOP APAC bracelet was in a tournament format that was also making its initial run: the Accumulator… Read more »
For the first time at the Crown Casino, two events on the World Series of Poker Asia/Pacific (WSOP APAC) were in action, with the “Accumulator” event working down to (or as close as possible) the final table and the $1650 Pot Limit Omaha tournament seeing its first action. Event #1 – $1100 No Limit Hold’em… Read more »
The World Poker Tour stop at the Casino Barcelona in Spain has finished off its second Day One, with a Spaniard storming through the Day 1B field to take the overall chip lead in the event. As expected for the second Day One, there was a rush to get in on the action for this… Read more »
The first event of the inaugural World Series of Poker Asia/Pacific (WSOP APAC), the $1100 No Limit Hold’em “Accumulator” tournament, has finished play in its three Day Ones with France’s Antoine Saout the overall leader. After seeing two 330-plus player fields for the first two Day Ones, the Crown Casino and WSOP officials were expecting… Read more »
While most of the attention of the poker world is centered on the autumnal climes of Australia (remember, the Southern Hemisphere is opposite the Northern), the springtime urges of some poker players are being satisfied by the World Poker Tour’s venture to the Casino Barcelona in Spain. Day 1A of the WPT Barcelona brought out… Read more »
The second day of the World Series of Poker Asia/Pacific is in the books as Event #1, the $1100 No Limit Hold’em “Accumulator” tournament, wrapped up its action early this morning (U. S. time). Much like Thursday’s action, the players flooded the floor of the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia, taking part in the first-ever… Read more »
The inaugural running of the World Series of Poker Asia/Pacific (WSOP APAC) has completed the first day of its first event, a unique offering that may be a test run for its usage in other WSOP events at a future date. The players descended on the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia, bright and early on… Read more »
On Wednesday, social gaming giant Zynga will launch its first real money gambling games, starting with a limited release in the United Kingdom. ZyngaPlusPoker and ZyngaPlusCasino will run on the bwin.party software platform and will be available to players 18-years of age and older. The launch was announced by Zynga’s Chief Revenue Officer Barry Cottle… Read more »
The iPoker Network is bringing back its tournament series for a fourth time, promising a total of $1.2 million in guaranteed prize pools. The not-quite-originally named iPoker Online Poker Series (iPOPS) will run from April 21st through May 5th and will feature 17 events as well as satellites. The format for iPOPS IV is different… Read more »
Stunning the audience in attendance at the Casino di Venezi Ca Vendramin Calergi, Rocco Palumbo fought back from the bottom of the standings to win the World Poker Tour’s Venice Grand Prix Saturday night. Although there were plenty of home country favorites for the Italians to cheer for (chip leader Marcello Montagner, Erion Islamay and… Read more »
