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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 »
The survivors of the two starting flights combined into a single, 132 player field Monday at the 2012 World Poker Tour (WPT) Merit Cyprus Classic, allowing the competitors the chance to take a good look at everyone who stands in between them and a WPT title. With just 53 players remaining after Day 2, Switzerland’s… Read more »
The second of the two starting flights of the 2012 World Poker Tour (WPT) Merit Cyprus Classic is now in the books, so it’s time to marry the survivors into a single, combined field for Monday’s Day 2. A total of 164 players took to the felts Sunday at the Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and… Read more »
After a well-deserved break through most of the summer, the World Poker Tour surged back into action with its Merit Cyprus Classic yesterday. Held at the Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino in Cyprus, poker pros from around the world have descended on the Mediterranean island looking to take down the first championship of the… Read more »
A petition drive in the state of Arkansas to put a ballot measure on for the November elections is facing challenges after a tumultuous battle to even be considered by the people of the Natural State. In Arkansas, there are no legal gaming outlets available for their citizens to partake of casino games and, in… Read more »
In the world of poker, there is always some type of action going on. This action, known as proposition or “prop” bets, is used by some players to keep them interested in the action, level the variance of the game or just to screw around. 99.99% of the time the prop bets are covered, but… Read more »
It is the news that the poker community has been waiting to hear for well over a year now. After several false starts, the United States Department of Justice and PokerStars have announced a settlement of the civil claims by the federal government against the number one online poker site in the industry. As a… Read more »
Death at any point is a saddening reality of our existence, but it is even more painful when someone passes away at a young age. Yesterday afternoon the poker world received that message poignantly when it was learned that poker professional Ryan Young had passed away at the age of 28. Twitter was where the… Read more »
