Poker Tournament News
The remainder of the starting flights of the 2013 WPT Montreal Main Event wrapped up over the weekend with 357 players surviving to the beginning of the work week. Topping the field is Sebastien Drolet-Poitras, the chip leader after Day 1A, holding 270,800 chips. As expected, each successive Day 1 flight was larger than the… Read more »
With the holiday season upon us, it is also time to remember (along with our families and friends) some of those that can’t fend for themselves. Six-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Layne Flack will be doing that on Saturday and the public is invited to join him. Flack will play host to the… Read more »
Tuesday night at the Playground Poker Club in Montreal, Quebec, saw the finale of the partypoker Premier League VII. 12 of the best (and deep-pocketed) pros in the poker world laid down $125,000 for the chance to play in the Premier League’s latest incarnation last Thursday and, after six heats and one playoff heads up… Read more »
Monday evening saw the wrap of the heat stages of the partypoker Premier League VII at the Playground Poker Club in Montreal, Quebec, with Scott Seiver earning the victory in Heat 6 and, along with it, a trip to the playoff round of the event. Coming into Monday’s action, Seiver needed to at least earn… Read more »
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) announced today a major change to its international tournament schedule. Starting in 2014, its two highlight poker festivals outside the United States will take place in alternating years, rather than during the same year, as was the case in 2013. This year, WSOP Asia-Pacific (WSOP APAC) made its debut… Read more »
If this was online poker, conspiracy theorists might think something smelled fishy. But this isn’t online, so let’s nip the “poker is rigged” talk in the bud right now. Tony “Bond18” Dunst, the host of the Raw Deal on World Poker Tour (WPT) broadcasts, won his first WPT event Sunday, taking down the WPT Caribbean… Read more »
Once again, the partypoker Premier League VII saw a relatively speedy heat Sunday, as Heat 5 was completed in fewer than 160 hands. The first three heats were knockdown, drag out affairs, each lasting over 200 hands, but Saturday’s Heat 4 started a new trend, coming in at a nifty 156. It was Brian Rast… Read more »
Compared to its earlier incarnations, Heat 4 of the partypoker Premier League VII was a sprint instead of a marathon. In the end, Dan Colman was able to capture the Heat 4 victory and, with the 14 points for the win, took the top slot in the overall standings. It’s not like Colman had a… Read more »
After another long night of poker at the Playground Poker Club in Montreal, Canada, on Friday, Sorel Mizzi emerged as the victor in Heat 3 of the partypoker Premier League VII event while Heat 1 winner Jeff Gross stepped back to the top of the heap in the overall standings. The first two heats of… Read more »
In what turned out to be another marathon affair, Jason Koon emerged victorious in Heat 2 of the partypoker Premier League VII last night at the Playground Poker Club in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and also took possession of the overall lead. Heat 1 on Wednesday, at 236 hands, proved to be the longest heat in… Read more »
The partypoker Premier League VII kicked off its festivities yesterday afternoon and, if the rest of the matches are as hotly contested as the opener, then it should be an all-out fight for the championship. Heat 1 of the six-heat opening process featured eight players that mixed outstanding live tournament success with excellence in the… Read more »
Jared Jaffee took a huge chip lead into the final table of the World Poker Tour (WPT) bestbet Jacksonville Fall Poker Scramble Main Event Tuesday and went virtually wire-to-wire for as easy a victory as one will see on the Tour. For the win, Jaffee cashed a check for $252,749. It was a breakthrough of… Read more »
Could the final table of the World Poker Tour (WPT) bestbet Jacksonville Fall Poker Scramble Main Event be a race for second place? It is possible, as Jared Jaffee has a sizeable lead on the rest of the field heading into Day 4. With 3,650,000 chips, he has double the chips of his closest competitor.… Read more »
The 123 survivors from the two starting flights of the World Poker Tour (WPT) bestbet Jacksonville Fall Poker Scramble Main Event came together for Day 2 Sunday with paydays on their minds. Just 45 players were to make the money in this tournament; by the end of the day, everyone remaining was guaranteed almost $10,000.… Read more »
Philipp Gruissem is having quite the nice autumn this year. Less than a three weeks after winning the World Poker Tour (WPT) Alpha8 London event, he has now won his second straight Alpha8 title, taking down the St. Kitts tournament last night. The million dollar score marks his third significant cash in the span of… Read more »
Daniel Brits began the final table of the 2013 World Poker Tour (WPT) Emperors Palace Poker Classic Monday a distant second, but he quickly built his stack, took the lead, and cruised through to play heads-up against Eugene Du Plessis. It was a back-and-forth battle, but Brits won the big hands when it counted, eventually… Read more »
For some it may be a bit early to start thinking about plans for the next year. For poker tournament organizers – and the poker tours themselves – now is the time to start preparing for another new year and schedule out their events. The Heartland Poker Tour, reaching its monumental Season Ten, is already… Read more »
The European Poker Tour (EPT) announced Wednesday that it has made a change to its current season, Season 10, replacing the sixth stop with a different city and venue. What was EPT Berlin is now EPT Vienna, hosted by the Hofburg Palace in the middle of the city. “Due to a unique opportunity in Vienna,… Read more »
Ryan Riess crouched in front of his rail after three and a half hours of play Tuesday, tears welling up in his eyes. One card to come. His dreams were right in front of him, but then again, they were right in front of him an hour earlier, too. One card to come. As he… Read more »
Last night was the night the poker world had been eagerly anticipating for three months. The final table of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event began last night as the nine remaining players in the tournament, known as the “November Nine,” reconvened to battle it out for poker immortality. And what was nine… Read more »
Heading into the homestretch for the various Player of the Year races around the poker world, Canadian poker professional Daniel Negreanu is in a strong position to maintain his lead in all the races after what has arguably been the finest year of tournament poker in his career. On the Bluff Magazine POY rankings, Negreanu… Read more »
In a stunning comeback, Mohsin Charania overcame a gigantic chip deficit throughout the final table to win the 2013 World Poker Tour (WPT) Grand Prix de Paris Main Event. For his efforts, the Illinois resident known as “chicagocards1” online received $469,477. One of poker’s oldest clichés is “a chip and a chair” and rarely has… Read more »
This is it. We have reached the final table of the 2013 World Poker Tour (WPT) Grand Prix de Paris Main Event at the famed Aviation Club de France. Just six players remain of the original 187 and leading the way is the same player who topped the chip counts going into Day 4, Vasili… Read more »
Just 24 players remain in the 2013 World Poker Tour (WPT) Grand Prix de Paris Main Event as the tournament heads into Day 4 on Tuesday. Leading the very top heavy field in the race to the €340,000 first prize is Belarus’ Vasili Firsau with 756,000 chips. Just how top heavy is the leader board?… Read more »
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe Main Event just ended and the traditional WSOP Main Event final table is just a week away. Serving as the meat in a delicious poker sandwich this fall is the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Grand Prix de Paris Main Event, hosted by the legendary Aviation Club de France.… Read more »
