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Markin Wins SHR; Lodden, Shorr Start Fast on EPT Prague Day 1a
Markin, who had a very limited amount of live scores before a 4th-place run at the EPT London 10k in October, defeated British businessman Paul Newey heads up for the title. Collecting €771,360 for...
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Zaichenko, Selbst Stacked as EPT Prague Main Event Hits Day 2
A total of 750 players entered Day 1b today to push the combined field up to 1,092 entries - a record for EPT Prague. By day's end Zaichenko had lapped them all, thanks primarily in the end to a...
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Dennis Phillips: Seminole Hard Rock & PokerStars Would Be "Beautiful Marriage"
He came third in the tournament for $4.5m - an amazing accomplishment in its own right - but even better he catapulted himself right into a new side career in the poker industry. He's now a major...
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Altman Tops, Kitai Builds as EPT Prague Main Event Heads to Day 3
Altman, an online grinder now living in Canada, stacked up 704,100 chips to end the night well ahead of second-place Gustav Nordh. Day 1b chip leader Andrey Zaichenko fell back in the pack, as did...
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Jonas Mackoff: "There are Always the Cards, and Everybody Makes Mistakes"
He's been pretty particular about how he spends his time on the live circuit, though, and up until recently had spent most it playing in Canada or at the World Series. In August Mackoff crossed the...
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Mickey Petersen: "It’s Nice to Not Know Who the Best MTT Player Is"
Discovered poker while playing Magic: The Gathering. Took a year off before going to university play poker a bit more seriously. Won enough to make him decide not to go back to school at all but...
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Kitai, Selbst Rise w/ 61 Left in EPT Prague Main; Mattsson Leads
One of them is three-time WSOP bracelet winner Davidi Kitai. Coming into the day near the top of the pack Kitai didn't give an inch all day and finished even higher up the counts. Kitai bagged...
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Grafton, Kitai, Selbst Chase Sperling w/ 22 Left in EPT Prague Main
An action-packed Day 4 in the Czech Republic today saw Sperling make a steady climb up the ranks before seizing the chip lead from second-place Stephen Graner late in the day. Sperling, who won an...
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Sam Grafton: "I Can Make Good Decisions and Also Have a Good Time"
Affable, entertaining and funny, the real joy watching Grafton play poker isn't even how much fun he's bringing to the table - it's how much fun he's having himself. Don't mistake his joviality as a...
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Graner Crushes, Big Three Bounced as EPT Prague Hits Final Table
The story coming out of Day 5 is undeniably Stephen Graner. The American pro based out of Las Vegas stole all the thunder today as he ran to a huge chip lead and premium position to take home his...
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Alan "Ari" Engel: "I'm Kind of a Global Hobo Right Now"
He still is, kind of, despite the early sponsorship days that inspired the nickname now long over. One important thing from that era decidedly lives on, though - the winning. Owner of six career...
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Graner Rips to EPT Prague Main Event Title, €969,000 Payday
It showed. The 26-year-old from Las Vegas ripped through the final table in just 81 hands to cap an impressive week of poker that saw him barely move from the top of the chip counts. Thwarting the...
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Ronaldo, Negreanu Among Stars and Celebs Tackling Huge PCA 2015
Over the next ten days poker players from all over the world will compete in 35 different poker events with buy-ins ranging from $600 all the way up to $100,000. Over 400 players are already confirmed...
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Ike Haxton: PokerStars Rake Rollback "Great and Significant"
It was a decision met with disapproval from most in the mid- to high-stakes games but now, just two months later, PokerStars has decided to cancel the increases and go back to how things were before....
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Tito Ortiz: “I’ve Been in Jon Jones’ Shoes Before”
While the event was announced well in advance, the question on everyone’s mind didn’t exist until this morning. Earlier today, the story that current UFC light-heavyweight champion, Jon Jones, tested...
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The Chadha Saga: From Magic: The Gathering to Super High Rollers
While Chadha’s road to the PCA did involve several steps they were taken methodically and consistently over the years. It comprises a three-part poker odyssey that was slightly less monumental than...
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Massive LAPT Bahamas Draws 736 Players, Pahuja Leads
A total of 736 players paid the $3,000 buy-in creating a prize pool of $1.9 million with $367,928 set aside for first place. It’s the first time the LAPT has kicked off its year in the Bahamas and it...
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O'Dwyer Clips Entrepreneur Sippl for PCA Super High Roller Title
The veteran O'Dwyer, who has called Ireland home since Black Friday, toppled businessman Roger Sippl, one of the only amateurs in the event, heads-up to seal the win. Already an EPT Main Event winner...
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Perkins: "When you’re motivated, there are few things you can’t do"
Aside from the high-ticket prices of Super High Rollers, Perkins often loses thousands of dollars in side bets while he’s playing. A few days ago, during Day 1 of the $100k Super High Roller, Perkins...
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Xuan Liu on Sponsored Life, the Business of Poker and Werewolves
She was a young, dark-haired girl who had just broken onto the poker scene. She was patchless and sleeping on someone’s floor. Then, a few months later Liu final tabled the EPT7 San Remo and finished...
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