This Week in Tournaments: ISPT, WPT Dublin and more
The PokerStars PCA may be dominating the headlines in the tournament poker world –soon to be overtaken by the upcoming Aussie Millions—but there are a number of developments on several different fronts including some major changes to the ISPT, the terrific turnout for the Multi-Prize Pool tournament that took place last night at the Dusk Till Dawn poker club in London, and the air dates for the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship.
Huge change to the ISPT structure
The ISPT has decided to nix the idea of holding the online portion of the ISPT tournament at Wembley Stadium, instead deciding to hold the online portion of the event of all places… ONLINE!
Players will now play the opening part of the tournament between February 3rd and May 19th in their own homes. The scheduled start time depends on the player’s location, and the survivors will then assemble in Wembley Stadium to play the live portion of the tournament in late May/early June.
You can visit www.ISPT.com for more information on the tournament and for the updated schedule.
Simon Deadman wins the WPT Dublin
A Deadman (not a Dead Man) won the WPT National Series in Dublin this week, pocketing a cool €67,500 in the process.
1. Simon Deadman – €67,500
2. Joachim Haraldstad – €47,100
3. Sean Prendiville – €30,250
4. Jack Salter – €22,350
5. Ben Carpenter – €16,750
6. Tommy O’Rourke – €13,750
7. Daniel Laming – €11,250
8. Fintan Gavin – €8,900
Multi-Prize-Pool Poker at Dusk Till Dawn
The inaugural Multi Prize Pool Poker went off on Thursday night and was a rousing success for the Roberto Romanello created tournament structure. In the end there were 177 total entrants for the £25+£6, with 111 players signing up for the £50+£8, and 64 players signing up for all three levels £100+£10.
You can find more on Multi Prize Pool Poker here: https://pokernewsboy.com/online-poker-news/hidden-headlines-twitter-rants-multi-prize-pool-and-more/13405
NBC National Heads-Up National Championship air dates
In a press release sent out this week NBC announced the air dates for the National Championship:
NEW YORK – Jan. 9, 2013 – NBC Sports Group today announced the return of theNational Heads-Up Poker Championship to NBC and NBC Sports Network. Coverage of the invitational tournament from Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nev., includes three original airings on NBC and three on NBC Sports Network beginning March 14 at 9 p.m. ET.
TheNational Heads-Up Poker Championship features 64 of the world’s most compelling poker players as they compete in a series of Heads-Up matches (one-on-one games of No Limit Texas Hold’em). The tournament is a single-elimination, bracket-style format modeled after the NCAA Basketball tournament. A player wins a match and advances to the next round; wins six matches and becomes the National Heads-Up Poker Champion.
This year’s event marks the eighth installment of theNational Heads-Up Poker Championship. For the seventh time, the tournament will be held at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nev., a resort with a long history of exclusive poker tournaments and cash games. The reigning champion is eight-time WSOP bracelet winner Erik Seidel, who defeated 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Chris Moneymaker to win the title. Previous Heads-Up Poker Championship competitors have included Phil Hellmuth, Daniel Negreanu, Phil Ivey and Antonio Esfandiari.
NBC SPORTS GROUP’S FULL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE (All times ET and subject to change):
DATE TIME NETWORK
March 14 9 p.m. NBC Sports Network
March 21 9 p.m. NBC Sports Network
March 28 9 p.m. NBC Sports Network
April 6 1 p.m. NBC
April 13 1 p.m. NBC
April 20 1 p.m. NBC
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