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It is the Democrats’ turn to take the national stage this week as they attempt to rally their base at the National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. And, like the Republicans, the 2012 Democratic National Platform was published to coincide with the festivities. Unlike in the Republican National Platform, however, online poker was not attacked.… Read more »
According to a number of sources, including PocketFives.com and PokerFuse.com, Merge Gaming Network CEO Anthony Taylor has stepped down from his position at the helm of the company. No reasons have yet been given as to his departure and Merge has yet to issue a press release. Taylor joined Merge Gaming in April 2007 after… Read more »
The largest online poker tournament series in the world, PokerStars’ 2012 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP), kicked off Sunday in style with tournaments repeatedly putting their guaranteed prize pools in the rear view mirror. The year’s most anticipated online poker series has a long way to – almost three more weeks – so if… Read more »
Most poker players would salivate at the notion of having nothing to do for a month than to play poker in some of the most stylish poker rooms in Europe. That opportunity exists for those that are in the United Kingdom as the 2012 London Poker Festival, sponsored by Bluff Europe, opened up shop yesterday… Read more »
The recently completed stop on the World Poker Tour, the Legends of Poker at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles, CA, brought a great deal of excitement for poker fans. With several notable names at the final table, including Jeff Madsen, Greg Mueller and Ali Eslami, Josh Hale was able to outlast the field to… Read more »
Coming to the felt with a massive chip lead, Josh Hale rode that stack (albeit with a little adversity) to defeat a difficult final table to take down the World Poker Tour’s Legends of Poker championship last night at the Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens (Los Angeles), CA. Hale had been a force on the… Read more »
The final table bubble burst right around midnight PT at the World Poker Tour (WPT) Legends of Poker Main Event in Bell Gardens, California, giving six players one more nervous night as they try to win the half million dollar first prize. Josh Hale is the overwhelming chip leader with 7.325 million chips – almost… Read more »
The 2012 World Poker Tour (WPT) Legends of Poker Main Event is moving along briskly at the Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens, California, as just 84 players remain after Day 2. Sunday’s play was the first with a combined field, with 303 survivors from the two Day 1 flights beginning the day. Only one player… Read more »
In an outstanding kickoff to the Season Nine schedule for the European Poker Tour, Belarus’ Mikalai Pobal outlasted noted cash game specialist Ilari Sahamies to take down the championship of the EPT Barcelona yesterday afternoon. Heading to the EPT eight handed final table, it was Sahamies who was at the head of the field, but… Read more »
In what was a quick day of action, the final 24 players have been determined at the Casino de Barcelona for the inaugural event of Season Nine on the European Poker Tour, with Samuel Rodriguez at the helm of the field and several notable pros on the hunt for the final table. 61 runners came… Read more »
The money bubble burst in the 2012 European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona Main Event Wednesday as the tournament continued marching towards this week’s final table. 207 players started the day with chips and after 47 eliminations, the remaining players were all guaranteed at least €8,400. By the end of Day 3, just 61 players remained,… Read more »
The 600 survivors of the two Day 1 flights came together in a unified field for the first time Tuesday in Day 2 of the 2012 European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona Main Event. When the chips were bagged and tagged at the end of the night, 207 players remained, just 47 spots short of the… Read more »
Exactly 600 players will comprise the combined Day 2 field at the 2012 European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona Main Event Tuesday, each seeking the first Shamballa Jewels bracelet of Season 9. Day 1A saw 403 players begin the festivities and another 679 registered for Day 1B, bringing the total field to 1,082 runners. Those numbers… Read more »
Season 9 of the European Poker Tour (EPT) is upon us and Sunday marked the start of its first Main Event. EPT Barcelona got underway this weekend with 403 players paying the €5,000 + €300 buy-in on Day 1A of the week-long tournament. Event organizers expect Monday’s Day 1B to see somewhere around 600 runners… Read more »
Although they technically opened up a few days ago, the European Poker Tour will officially throw open the gates on its Season Nine schedule tomorrow as the first of its Main Event tournaments plays out in Barcelona, Spain, at the Casino de Barcelona. The reason there’s a “technically” in that first paragraph is one of… Read more »
The first tournament on American soil for the World Poker Tour’s Season XI schedule is now in the books with Anthony Gregg walking off with the championship of the WPT Parx Open Poker Classic in Bensalem, PA. The 500 entry field had been worked down to the final six by Wednesday and saw Stephen Reynolds… Read more »
The final table of the 2012 World Poker Tour (WPT) Parx Open Poker Classic was determined Tuesday as the first U.S.-based event in Season XI saw its field narrowed to six from the original 500. It was a relatively short day as far as WPT events are concerned, with the competition starting at noon and… Read more »
Three days down, two to go at the World Poker Tour (WPT) Parx Open Poker Classic. Just 16 players remain. The $416,127 first prize can be seen on the horizon, but there is still a ways to go to even see the big bucks. The next seven players eliminated won’t even cash for $20,000 (a… Read more »
The World Poker Tour (WPT) Parx Open Poker Classic at the Parx Casino in Bensalem, Pennsylvania is moving right along, as after Day 2, the field has already been narrowed from 500 players down to just 47. 196 runners began Sunday’s Day 2, all at least eyeing the money, which would go to the top… Read more »
The World Poker Tour continued its first stop on American soil for its Season XI schedule yesterday in Pennsylvania with the second of two Day Ones at the Parx Casino in Bensalem. The stunning surprise of the opening of Day 1B was the appearance of defending WPT World Champion Marvin Rettenmaier on the ground at… Read more »
Fresh off the opening tournament of their Season XI schedule on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, the World Poker Tour is wasting little time in getting back to action with their inaugural Season XI tournament on American soil. The entirety of the WPT staff arrived at the Parx Casino in Bensalem, PA, for the first… Read more »
Germany’s Marvin Rettenmaier is continuing what has been an outstanding 2012 tournament poker season for him to this point, emerging last night as the champion of the World Poker Tour’s Season XI debut at the WPT Merit Cyprus Classic. In winning the tournament, Rettenmaier also etched his name into the WPT record books for an… Read more »
Preparing for their ceremonies next month, the British Poker Awards have announced the nominees for their 2012 awards show, featuring several prominent members of the British poker community vying for ten different honors. The British Poker Awards, sponsored by Genting Poker and the English Poker Open, are in their third year of existence and have… Read more »
The money bubble burst in the 2012 World Poker Tour (WPT) Merit Cyprus Classic Tuesday as the tournament drew one day closer to the final table. 53 players began Day 3, 36 made the money, and just 19 emerged at the end of the night to live to see Day 4. Erik Cajelais, who started… Read more »
Online poker players, don’t get excited just yet. Don’t start running around the neighborhood yelling about how your “One time” has finally come in. Ok, fine, get a little excited. For the first time, Facebook is offering a game in which players can wager real money, not simply things like in-game currency or Facebook credits.… Read more »
