EPT PCA Day 4: Faraz Jaka Returns to his Throne

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The European Poker Tour (EPT) PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) saw the money bubble burst Tuesday.  With that plateau out of the way, players used Wednesday to not only climb up the pay ladder, but also to position themselves for a run at the final table.  The field was narrowed from 64 to 24 on Day… Read more »

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EPT PCA Day 2: Faraz Jaka Makes His Move

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When top poker players start their tournament day, they usually have a goal of multiplying their chips several times.  Sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn’t.  For Faraz Jaka, Day 2 of the European Poker Tour (EPT) PokerStars Caribbean Adventure went just about as well as he could have imagined.  Starting with 129,500 chips, Jaka… Read more »

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David Shallow Wins WPT Ireland

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David Shallow entered final table play at the World Poker Tour (WPT) Ireland Main Event as the overwhelming chip leader.  It is commonplace to see someone with a healthy chip advantage to begin the final day – maybe a couple million chips – but leads like Shallow’s are something to see.  With 6,155,000 chips, he… Read more »

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“Live At The Bike” To Broadcast WSOPC Events

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Providing something a little extra for the first ever stop by the World Series of Poker Circuit on its grounds, the Bicycle Casino has warmed up their servers to provide coverage of the ring events through its popular “Live At The Bike” internet feed. The Bicycle Casino has been providing this feed since the start… Read more »

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2012 PCA $100K Super High Roller, Day One: Isaac Haxton Holds Lead Over ‘Isildur1,’ Erik Seidel

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The 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure is underway at the Atlantis Casino and Resort in the Bahamas, with the $100,000 Super High Roller event drawing out some of the biggest (and deepest pocketed) poker professionals to the felt. At the time the tournament started on Thursday afternoon, 24 players were arranged around the tables without a… Read more »

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Live Tournament Action Returns This Week

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After a chance to relax with friends and family for the holidays, poker players from around the world are taking to the roads and skies this week as the first major live poker tournaments of 2012 get underway.  The big boys – World Poker Tour, European Poker Tour, and World Series of Poker (Circuit, of… Read more »

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Edoardo Alescio Wins WPT Venice

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When most people think about their first live tournament cash, they have fond memories of a low buy-in tournament, probably at their local casino, when they were able to just eek out a profit.  It’s an exciting time, even if the cash is so tiny that the cost of food and drink that night makes… Read more »

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Epic Poker League $20K “Mix-Max” Day Four: Andrew Lichtenberger Seizes Lead With Five Left, Champion Crowned Today

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It was another short day at the Palms Casino Resort for the surviving twelve men in the Epic Poker League’s $20,000 “Mix-Max” event, setting up for the crowning of a new champion on Sunday. With the twelve men already guaranteed a $50,920 payday, all were setting their sights on the top prize of $801,680. They… Read more »

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Epic Poker League $20K “Mix-Max” Day Three: Joe Tehan Leads After Controversial Move Ends Play Early

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After what was an expected short Day Three, former World Poker Tour champion Joe Tehan has amassed a tremendous lead at the Epic Poker League‘s $20,000 “Mix-Max” Main Event after one of the most controversial hands seen in a poker tournament in some time. Day Three began innocently enough, with 25 players remaining in pursuit… Read more »

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Epic Poker League $20K “Mix-Max” – Erik Seidel Looks To End 2011 As He Started It, Holds Day One Lead

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One of the final major events of the 2011 tournament poker season is underway at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, as the Epic Poker League’s third of five scheduled events began yesterday afternoon. As with the EPL tournaments, every Main Event has a different format. Originally, the scheduled event for this third tournament… Read more »

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Martin Finger Outlasts David Boyaciyan To Win EPT Prague

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The final champion for the 2010 calendar year on the European Poker Tour has been determined, with Martin Finger outdueling David Boyaciyan to take home the crown at the Golden Prague Poker Room in the Hilton Prague Hotel, the Czech Republic. Of the eight men who came to the felt on Saturday, it was thought… Read more »

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