Poker Tournament News
In the largest poker tournament in the history of Estonian poker, Norwegian poker pro Kevin “KevBoyStar” Stani outlasted a talented final table early Monday morning to capture the first event of the European Poker Tour’s (EPT) seventh season in Tallinn, Estonia. 420 players stepped up with the €4,250 necessary for the buy-in, easily becoming the… Read more »
Three top Canadian players – 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) November Niner Matthew Jarvis, 2010 bracelet winner Gavin Smith, and 2009 WSOP double bracelet winner Greg “FBT” Mueller – will play in the $5,000 Heads-Up Main Event of the Canadian Open Poker Championships. The 2010 Canadian Open Poker Championships begin on Thursday in Calgary,… Read more »
The first stop of Season Seven for the European Poker Tour (EPT) in Tallinn, Estonia has broken records for a tournament and drew what is truly an international field. The tournament, which started yesterday with the first of two Day Ones, is the largest tournament in the history of Estonia. With a €4,000 buy-in, a… Read more »
One of the major players in the Canadian poker scene, Heads Up Entertainment – which owns the Canadian Poker Tour and will host the upcoming Canadian Open Poker Championships in August – is the subject of good news on the financial front in a time when such reports are rare for various poker tournament schedules… Read more »
In what was one of the more unusual tournament formats in quite some time, San Pedro, CA’s Richard Bakovic outlasted a huge field to win the championship of the Commerce Casino’s Million Dollar Guaranteed event. The latest concoction from the mind of Commerce Casino tournament director extraordinaire Matt Savage, the event guaranteed a $1 million… Read more »
PokerStars has announced the creation of two more non-U.S. tournaments: one in Mexico and the other in Bulgaria. From August 19th to August 22nd, Mexico City’s Casino Life del Valle will serve as host to the First National Poker Tournament, the likes of which have never been seen in the country. The tournament will begin… Read more »
From August 17th to 23rd, Foxwoods Resort Casino will hold its 17th Mega Stack Challenge. This time around will be like none other, as 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champ Chris Moneymaker and 2009 runner-up Darvin Moon will be in attendance. Tournaments to be held as part of the Mega Stack Challenge… Read more »
The €1,100 buy-in Main Event of the PokerStars U.K. and Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) Killarney stop concluded over the weekend. PokerStars qualifier Femi Fakinle came out on top when the final cards were dealt, banking €63,000 and a £5,250 seat into the European Poker Tour’s (EPT) Main Event in London. A total of 253 players… Read more »
The roster for the 24-team World Team Poker World Championship just got a little bit bigger. Top female poker pros Kathy Liebert and Cyndy Violette have been inked to play for Team Germany, whose roster currently includes Dan Heimiller. The World Championship will take place from October 11th to 17th in Las Vegas, although a… Read more »
It was announced earlier this week that the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) has added a new stop to its Season One schedule, heading to sunny Bell Gardens, California (a suburb of Los Angeles) and the legendary Bicycle Casino. Scheduled to run from November 12th to 17th, NAPT Los Angeles is looking to build… Read more »
The tentative dates for the World Championship event of World Team Poker have been announced. Poker News Daily has learned that the highly anticipated tournament will likely take place in Las Vegas from October 11th to 17th. World Team Poker officials are still negotiating with the Golden Nugget, which hosted the series’ first tournament last… Read more »
Full Tilt Poker pro Annette Obrestad will play for Team Norway as part of World Team Poker. The former Betfair pro will join Thor Hansen to represent the Scandinavian country. Team Norway did not compete in the kickoff World Team Poker event, which played out at the Golden Nugget in Downtown Las Vegas last month.… Read more »
On Friday, Unabomber Poker pro Phil Laak reached the halfway point of his endurance challenge. On a quest to break the standing record of 78 – yes, 78 – straight hours of poker, Laak is camped out at a $10/$20 table at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. While others are enduring the grind of the… Read more »
In an article that appeared on Friday on Pokerati, it was revealed that the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) might be on the outs with the Venetian and other casinos in Nevada. The Venetian hosted the NAPT’s first U.S.-based stop in February. According to Pokerati, the phenomenal success of the inaugural season of the… Read more »
On Monday, PokerStars announced that the PokerStars Baltic Festival will be reprised in June. The event will be held at the Olympic Casino at the Swissôtel in Tallinn, Estonia from June 16th to June 19th. Last year’s Baltic Festival was a celebration of worldwide diversity, drawing 307 runners from 24 different countries. United Kingdom resident… Read more »
The first World Team Poker (WTP) event wrapped up last week with Team China taking the gold. Ten-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet holder Johnny Chan and former World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship winner David Chiu served as the captains of the Chinese squad, which also featured Chau Giang, Mario Ho, Winfred Yu, Rich… Read more »
The 2010 PokerStars Asian Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Macau Main Event was truly a global affair. A total of 342 players from 40 countries and six continents descended upon the Asian gaming metropolis and, when the smoke cleared, Victorino Torres from the Northern Mariana Islands came out on top for HKD $3.2 million, or USD… Read more »
The 2010 PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) wrapped up with a bang Monday evening as nearly $12 million in prize money was handed out over the three Main Event tournaments. When it was all said and done, well-known pro Ryan “toetagu” Fair was poker’s newest millionaire and several unknowns made the scores of… Read more »
Former “Everybody Loves Raymond” star Brad Garrett will attend the upcoming charity poker tournament hosted by UB.com pro Annie Duke benefiting After School All-Stars. The $250 buy-in, $100 rebuy event will play out on May 20th from the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles. A bevy of superstars will attend, including Full Tilt Poker pro and… Read more »
The seventh season of the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) was announced on Wednesday. The roving tournament series will kick off on August 11th in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Qualifiers for the opening stop of Season 7 will begin in mid-June on the world’s largest online poker site. Twelve stops currently make up the… Read more »
Continuing her string of seemingly never-ending charitable efforts, UB.com pro Annie Duke will be hosting the Annie Duke Celebrity Poker Night at 7:30pm PT on May 20th at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles. The $250 buy-in, $100 rebuy tournament will benefit the non-profit organization After-School All-Stars. After-School All-Stars was established by California Governor Arnold… Read more »
Poker News Daily guest columnist and Foxwoods Casino Resort spokesperson Bernard Lee announced recently that two special guests will host the Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge from May 11th to 17th. Former World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event November Nine members Dennis Phillips and Kevin Schaffel will take part in the daily events and sign… Read more »
PokerStars qualifier Nicolas “niccc” Chouity finished atop the pack in the European Poker Tour’s (EPT) Monte Carlo Grand Final in Monaco. His first place finish was worth a rousing €1.7 million and Chouity became just the second player from Lebanon ever to win an EPT title. Last year, Chouity took 50th in the EPT Monte… Read more »
Full Tilt Poker Pro Jennifer Harman doesn’t stop when it comes to giving back to those in need. Just weeks after hosting a charity poker benefit for the Nevada Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), Harman and the Peppermill Resort Casino will present the second annual Throw Down Poker Championship benefiting the… Read more »
On May 21st and 22nd, the Aria Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas will debut The Ivey Room, a private high-stakes poker room bearing the name of all-around poker stud Phil Ivey. As part of the festivities, a $1 million invitational freeroll will play out. An invitation to the event posted on TwoPlusTwo and confirmed… Read more »
