It’s a little odd for the money bubble to burst on Day 2 of a major poker tournament –something that usually takes place on Day 3, and sometimes even as late as Day 4– but this is precisely what happened at the PokerStars European Poker Tour London tournament yesterday. The original field of 848 players had been whittled down to just 380 for theRead Full Article

As London continues to dominate the poker world’s headlines the European Poker Tour rolled into town and put up a very big number on Day 1a of the EPT London Main Event. A total of 339 players registered for the first of two Day 1 flights, and the tournament is easily within reach of breaking its own UK attendance record that was set lastRead Full Article

The European Poker Tour has made a living setting attendance records in virtually every country they hold a poker tournament in, and this week was no different. This time the record fell in the poker hotbed of Estonia, where a total of 420 players entered the Championship Event over two days. The total prize-pool for the €4,000 buy-in poker tournament eclipsed the €1.5 millionRead Full Article

In all a total of six suspects were arrested in connection with the brazen robbery that occurred in Berlin at a European Poker Tour event back on March 6th. Four of those suspects recently appeared before a German court and admitted to a litany of crimes, but declined to say where the missing €290,000 is located. The four men were the men that stormedRead Full Article

It’s hard to believe that this August the European Poker Tour will kick of its 7th season with its first ever tournament in Tallinn Estonia. The upcoming season will once again end in Monte Carlo with the EPT Championship, which will follow two of the most popular stops on the tour, Berlin Germany, which made as much news over the daring robbery that tookRead Full Article

The European Poker Tour stop in San Remo Italy seems to break its own European attendance record each year, with this year’s field topping out at a massive 1,240 players (62 better than last year’s mark). Perhaps the idea of Italy in mid-April adds to the appeal of the poker tournament! The San Remo event combines everything poker players could ask for in aRead Full Article

The associated Press is reporting that after several hours of interrogation, a suspect thought to be involved in last week’s robbery of the European Poker Tour’s Berlin tournament was released for lack of evidence. The four armed robbers, who made off with an estimated $330,000, are still at large, as is a possible 5th suspect thought to have tipped off the gunmen. The robberyRead Full Article

When the European Poker Tour (EPT) announced they had added a stop in Berlin, Germany, many in the poker industry had a feeling the tournament would attract a large field of poker players, and the final tally in Berlin made this speculation reality. The tournament is the largest poker tournament ever held in Germany, and came close to setting the EPT record –minus theRead Full Article

Europe’s second most populated city is about to host its first European Poker Tour event. The EPT has made numerous stops in Germany, but this will be the tour’s first stop in Berlin: The previous stops in Germany were in Dortmund, during seasons 3, 4, and 5. Season 5’s German stop ranked third in overall attendance, and was the largest tournament ever held inRead Full Article

When it was announced that Season 6 of the popular poker show, High Stakes Poker, was going to air on Valentine’s Day 2010, forums were alight with excited posters wondering which professionals would feature over the series. However, the excitement and joy quickly turned to despair and sorrow as it was also announced that one of the co-hosts, AJ Benza, would not be returningRead Full Article