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PokerStars.com APPT Auckland Day 1b Recap
Friday, October 10, 2008
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James Honeybone, APPT Auckland - Day 1B, Asian Pacific Poker Tour
A total of 142 players including Team PokerStars pros Joe Hachem and Lee Nelson piled into the poker room of Skycity Casino to take part in Day 1b of PokerStars.com APPT Auckland.
The Day 1b field, when combined with the Day 1a runners, bumped the total number of entrants in APPT Auckland up to 306, which further proved just how poker-starved the... Read More
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PokerStars.com APPT Auckland Day 1a Recap
Thursday, October 9, 2008
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Maori dancers, APPT Auckland - Day 1A, 2008 Asian Pacific Poker Tour
Day 1a of PokerStars.com APPT Auckland felt like another groundbreaking moment in the history of poker.
A total of 164 players bought in for Day 1a, and without having seen the final number of entrants for Day 1b, it's safe to say that the first APPT event held in New Zealand will be the biggest poker tournament ever played in the country.
One... Read More
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Mercier Wins PokerStars EPT London £1m Showdown!
Monday, October 6, 2008
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Jason Mercier wins the PokerStars EPT London £1m Showdown
In a battle between two of the hottest winning streaks in poker, Jason Mercier defeated John Juanda in heads-up play to capture the PokerStars.com EPT London £1m Showdown on Monday night at the Vic.
Mercier, who shocked the poker world last April with a victory at... Read More
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Luckbox Inc.: Martin Wins EPT London
Sunday, October 5, 2008
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The final table at PokerStars EPT London Season 5
It wasn't quite a chip and a chair, but Michael Martin's victory at the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour's London leg featured about as dramatic a comeback as you're liable to see at the final table of a major poker tournament.
Down to his last two big blinds with four players remaining, the 24-year-old Pennsylvanian went on a card... Read More
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Final Table Set at PokerStars EPT London
Saturday, October 4, 2008
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Marcin Horecki on Day 3 of EPT London Season 5
We're down to the hot and heavy at the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour's London event as another day of reckoning has brought the final table and that £1 million first prize within the grasp of an elite eight.
Thirty-two players, comprising the final four tables, returned to the hallowed halls of the Vic for Day 3 action, all with a... Read More
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Rainy Night In Soho: EPT London Day 2
Friday, October 3, 2008
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Gus Hansen playing in Day 2 of PokerStars EPT London
With some 160-odd players entering the fray on this Day 2 of Pokerstars.com EPT London, one would think the Euro-donks had made their exits already and only the cream of the crop were left to settle the score.
But the speed with which the collective field was willing to ship it and run suggested otherwise. While getting down... Read More
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The Longest Day: Juanda Wins WSOPE ME
Friday, October 3, 2008
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John Juanda after his victory at the 2008 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event.
Ivan Demidov came into the final table of the Betfair Poker World Series of Poker Europe Main Event the focal point. More than 21 hours later, however, it was John Juanda who had landed his name in the history books.
The introverted Indonesian-American pro claimed his fourth World Series of Poker bracelet - and first since 2003 - after... Read More
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P-Stars Funkadelic: EPT London Day 1b
Thursday, October 2, 2008
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Phil Ivey playing in Day 1b of PokerStars EPT London
Ace-ten must have been the nuts pre-flop again, as it was truly Euro-donk day at the PokerStars EPT London main event.
With alternates allowed in the first three levels they ended up getting a whopping 309 entrants by the time the fourth level ensued on this Day 1b.
Add that to Day 1a and what you get is the fact more than 600 people ponied... Read More
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Towers of London: WSOPE ME Day 4!
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
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Ivan Demidov, Event 4, No-Limit Hold'em Main Event - Day 4
World Series of Poker final tables are always important events, but on Thursday's final table at the Betfair Poker 2008 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event, one man has a chance to make real history.
For months, Ivan Demidov has been alleged to be a member of the so-called... Read More
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The West End Stage: EPT London Day 1a
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
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Victoria Coren playing in Day 1a of the PokerStars EPT London
With the second-to-last day of the WSOPE going on in nearby Leicester Square, not all eyes in London, much less in the poker world, were on the start of the PokerStars EPT London today. But perhaps they should have been.
The guaranteed £1 million first-place prize at this year's London EPT is substantially more than the less than... Read More
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WSOPE Main Event Day 3 Recap!
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
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Mike Matusow playing in Day 3 of the 2008 WSOPE Main Event
It's a cornucopia of awesomeness after Day 3 at the 2008 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event, presented as always by the supreme dream team at Betfair Poker.
Another five levels have come and gone in Betfair PokerBetfair's big... Read More
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Rule Brittania!: WSOPE Main Event Day 2 Recap
Monday, September 29, 2008
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Andy Bloch playing in Day 2 of the WSOPE Main Event
It was business as usual for some of the biggest names in poker as Day 2 of the Betfair Poker 2008 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event presented merely a bump in the road for many top professionals.
On the whole, however, the Casino at the Empire in Leicester Square, London, was substantially quieter than in days past, with the early... Read More
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God Save the Queen: WSOPE Main Event Day 1b
Sunday, September 28, 2008
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Doyle Brunson playing in the 2008 WSOPE Event 4, No-Limit Hold'em Main Event - Day 1b
The game's biggest stars braved London's Sunday morning hangover to take to the felt on Day 1b of the Main Event at the World Series of Poker Europe presented by Betfair Poker today.
When things got rolling just after the scheduled 1 p.m. start time, huge names like Doyle Brunson, Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, Tom Dwan, Phil Laak, Antonio... Read More
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Ichiban for Japan!: Tasaka Wins APPT Seoul
Sunday, September 28, 2008
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Yoshihiro Tasaka wins 2008 APPT Seoul
This year's PokerStars.com APPT Seoul main event has come to an end and, fittingly, it was a member of the Asian contingent who took it down, Japan's Yoshihiro Tasaka. It was a win-win for Japan when play got down to the final two, seeing as both Tasaka and his heads-up adversary Hidenari Shiono hail from the land of the rising sun.
It was a... Read More
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London Calling: 2008 WSOPE Main Event Begins!
Saturday, September 27, 2008
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Mike Matusow playing in the WSOPE Event 4, No-Limit Hold'em Main Event - Day 1a
The preliminary events have come and gone and it's time for the big show at Betfair Poker's 2008 World Series of Poker Europe.
The Main Event of the second annual WSOPE fired up on a beautiful Saturday afternoon in London, England, with the first of two flights of Day 1 hopefuls taking to the tables at the swank Casino at the Empire in... Read More