Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 07, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Last year the PokerStars European Poker Tour hosted the inaugural Champion of Champions tournament at the EPT Grand Final that took place in Madrid, Spain. The tournament invited all of the past winners on the EPT tour to compete for EPT Passport Packages with a total value ofRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 04, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The PokerStars European Poker Tour Grand Final will have a new addition to its schedule this year as the tournament series in Monte Carlo will host the first six-figure buy-in tournament in European poker history. The tournament will be a €100,000 buy-in Super-High-Roller event, and has already attractedRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Mar 14, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

After a disappointing turnout on Day 1a of the European Poker Tour (EPT) stop in Madrid, Spain, Day 1b of the tournament saw a much larger field take to the poker tables at the Casino Gran Madrid, putting the final attendance tally at 477 players. The turnout wasRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Feb 09, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

In 2011 the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) moved their end-of-the-season Championship Tournament, the Grand Final, from its home in Monte Carlo to Madrid, Spain. Well after the one-year experiment the EPT has decided to move the Grand Final back to Monte Carlo in 2012, for Season VIIIRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Dec 24, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

With three more stops announced this week, the remainder of the Season 8 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) schedule is starting to take shape. The tour now has six scheduled stops on the Season 8 schedule after the New Year, with a few others likely to be addedRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Aug 05, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

After being denied access to Canada, Daniel “jungleman12” Cates is now on his way to Portugal according to his Twitter account. Cates was prepared to move to the Vancouver area last week, but ran into some visa issues as he crossed the US/Canadian border –apparently Cates wasn’t awareRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 20, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The final table for the $25k World Poker Tour Championship is set, and leading the way is 2011 PCA Champion Galen Hall, who after making the final table told Card Player Magazine about his unusual trek to the WPT Championship which began in Madrid, Spain. Hall flew homeRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 11, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Day 3 of the 2011 PokerStars European Poker Tour Grand Finale saw 104 players return to the poker tables in Madrid, Spain knowing that only 24 players would be proceeding to Day 4 of the tournament with the hopes of taking down the EPT Grand Finale title andRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 08, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The action was fast and furious at the EPT Grand Finale as players jockeyed for position on Day 1a, and when the dust settled it was a number of well-known poker pros that found themselves at the top of the leader-board. With a total field of 302 playersRead Full Article