Wheeler, Moorman Flying on EPT Prague Day 1a
Despite their dominant play it was upstart Russian player Vedzizhev Beslan who finished with the overnight chip lead with 132,200 chips. Close behind was Spaniard Jesus Cortes who built a stack of...
View ArticlePateychuk Caps Heater of Lifetime, Wins WPT Prague
Just five months after finishing 15th in the World Series of Poker Main Event and five weeks since a win at EPT San Remo, Pateychuk came all the way back from a 15-1 chip disadvantage against Spain’s...
View ArticleJungleman Cash Game Streaming Live in Prague
Blinds are €50/€100 to start and players in the game so far include Cates, Luke "FullFlush_1” Schwartz, Andy Moseley, Czech internet entrepreneur Jan Barta, American Scott Baumstein and German...
View Article888poker Gets Nod as Poker Operator of the Year
It’s been a big year for 888poker with a major software redesign and new exclusive features such as webcam tournaments, team tournaments, 3D graphics and private user-created games. Customers seem to...
View ArticleSaenko Leads Record Field at EPT Prague
After two Day 1 heats Russian Andrey Saenko leads the charge to the 104 spots that get paid in this event. All told over €3.5 million is up for grabs with €775,000 reserved for first place. In addition...
View ArticleSelbst Out Front as WPT Five Diamond Wraps Day 1
After five levels of play Selbst has built herself a stack of around 165,000 chips to start Day 2 - about 10k clear of the rest of the field. Following closely on her heels though are an elite top 20...
View ArticleAGCC to Review Full Tilt Licensing and Suspension
The review is intended to “provide full transparency” and “make the outcome public” in the best interests of players, license holders and the AGCC itself. Peter Dean, the former Chairman of the British...
View ArticleGSN Axes High Stakes Poker
According to a story with buzzerblog.com, High Stakes Poker will no longer be shown on the network effective Jan. 2, 2012. The show reportedly lost a good portion of its audience when Norm Macdonald...
View ArticleTevosov Takes Charge on Day 2 at EPT Prague
Just not the same Russian. Garri Tevosov, a former Russian Poker Series winner, has replaced Andrey Saenko at the top of the leaderboard after a big day that’s left him with a sizeable lead and 764,000...
View ArticleClements, Nguyen Impress on WPT Five Diamond Day 2
Lang claimed the chip lead with 382,000 chips while Clements slid into third with 330,100 and Nguyen was right behind with 329,800. A total of 283 players started Day 2 but after 10 levels of play only...
View ArticleDeepStacks Poker Tour Coming in 2012
Organizers are promising affordable buy-ins, big name poker pros and numerous stops across North America. “DeepStacks has established itself as a leading brand in the poker industry. Now we’re giving...
View ArticleRenkers Racing, Timex Chasing as EPT Prague Down to 31
With over 2.4 million in chips, Renkers has nearly double his nearest competitor – Germany’s Martin Finger at 1.28 million – and is in control with just 31 players left in the race to the final table....
View ArticleJulius Reigns on Day 3 of WPT Five Diamond
The first, the largest pot of the tournament so far, came in the middle of the day when he won a huge race with queens against Alexandre Debus' AK for a million-chip pot. The last was a 500k pot...
View ArticleJamie Gold Poker Room Opens at Tropicana
Starting Dec. 5th Gold will be making daily appearances until mid-January at the Tropicana and fans will have the chance to sit down and play a few hands with him for “as little as $100.” Fan-focused...
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Isildur1 Returns, Ben86 Dominates: Top 10 Weekly Winners/Losers
Without so much as an explanation, Blom hopped right back into the games after a nearly three-month absence from PokerStars. Poker fans speculated the Swedish prodigy was jumping ships to another...
View ArticleFinger, Levi Neck-and-Neck into EPT Prague Final Table
Finger, who was hovering around the chip lead for virtually the whole tournament, looked to be on the ropes after losing some big pots near the end of the day but knocked out Patrick Renkers on the...
View ArticleFreeroll Spotlight: Winter Edition Hits Titan Poker
The Winter Edition includes four separate components including Happy Hour point multipliers, Sit ‘Win’ Go, Titan Time and a $10,000 freeroll in the New Year. Players receive 50% more frequent player...
View ArticleFinger Holds On for EPT Prague Title
The 21-year-old student from Frankenberg earns his first EPT cash in 10 tries and his largest live tournament cash ever. Despite starting the day with the chip lead and having a fairly trouble-free...
View ArticleEsfandiari Eyes Back-to-Back at Stacked WPT Final Table
Last year’s winner of the WPT Five Diamond Classic, Esfandiari could become the first player ever to win back-to-back WPT event titles if he can pull off a win tomorrow at the televised final table of...
View ArticleNeverending Story: Mercier Wins $100k High Roller
Still one of the hottest players on the tournament circuit well over three years after his first big win at EPT San Remo, Mercier is another $683,767 richer after taking down the Bellagio $100k High...
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