Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jan 15, 2013 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

On Monday Vanessa Selbst closed out the 2013 PokerStars PCA tournament series in grand fashion, winning the $25k High-Roller tournament, which attracted a huge field that passed 200 entries after reentries were counted –by comparison the $25k WPT Championship at the Bellagio hasn’t surpassed 200 entries Since SeasonRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Nov 25, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

It’s been four years since a World Poker Tour tournament has been held on Canadian soil, but considering the record-setting field that massed at the Playground Poker Club for the WPT Montreal, the WPT will likely make Canada a regular stop on the tour. Thanks to the twoRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 28, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The €10k Mix-Max No Limit Holdem event at the 2012 World Series of Poker Europe is down to the final 16 players. The final 16 have been paired up for the heads-up portion of the tournament, which will see some very interesting matchups take place as some ofRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Aug 20, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

With 64 total entries the prize-pool for the inaugural €50k High-Roller tournament on Season 9 of the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) reached over €3 million, guaranteeing the winner of the event one of the biggest 1st place prizes of the year, €1,075,500. Heading nito the final dayRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Aug 19, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

 The final table of the €50,000 buy-in High Roller event at the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona has eight players, but essentially it is a three-man race between Dan Smith, Mike McDonald, and JC Alvarado, considering the three players control nearly 13 million of the 16 millionRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jan 22, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
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Attendance in the $100k Challenge at the Aussie Millions was way down from last year’s impressive 38 entrants, with just 22 players registering for the $100k buy-in tournament this time around. Even with the attendance drop the tournament still managed to attract some of the biggest names inRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Dec 04, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

After two full days of play the inaugural World Poker Tour Prague Main Event is down to just 63 players from the original record-setting starting field of 568. All 63 players have made the money in the tournament, and now the players’ focus will shift to the €450,000Read Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Oct 18, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

At the end of play on Day 2 of the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event the field had been pared down to just 116 players, from the original starting number of 593, and poker fans will find a number of recognizable names amongst the chipRead Full Article