Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 22, 2012 Posted in WSOP News | No Comments »
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With eight Seasons of the PokerStars European Poker Tour and 10 Seasons of the World Poker Tour in the books, there are a couple of players running around who have completed those two legs of the Triple Crown. And with over 60 bracelets up for grabs at theRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 19, 2012 Posted in Tournament News, WPT News | No Comments »
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On Wednesday the World Poker Tour (WPT) released the first half of their schedule for Season XI, giving players a look at the upcoming stops in 2012. The Main tour features 11 Championship stops, including a new focus on Europe, as well as the long-standing stops players haveRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 16, 2012 Posted in Tournament News | No Comments »
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It was an interesting week in the world of tournament poker. Even though there were no WPT or EPT events on the schedule there was still plenty of action taking place at a variety of stops around the globe, and poker pros continued to dominate with names likeRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 05, 2012 Posted in Tournament News, WPT News | No Comments »
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At a final table that included three players still in the running for the World Poker Tour (WPT) Player of the Year crown, not to mention the host of the WPT segment “Raw Deal”, it was a little-known player from Ohio who would walk away with the WPTRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 02, 2012 Posted in Tournament News, WPT News | No Comments »
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Last season it was WPT commentator Mike Sexton who made a World Poker Tour final table, forcing “Raw Deal” host Tony Dunst into the commentator’s booth with Vince Van Patten, and now at the WPT Bestbet Jacksonville Open its Dunst looking to one-up Sexton (who finished in 6thRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 29, 2012 Posted in EPT News, Tournament News | No Comments »
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After four full days of action the final table for the 2012 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Grand Final Main Event is now set, and despite a relatively unknown field, expect some excellent play and fireworks during Monday’s finale. Leading the way in the final table will beRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 25, 2012 Posted in EPT News, Tournament News | No Comments »
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While most of the poker world was following the breaking news regarding PokerStars potentially purchasing Full Tilt Poker the biggest names in poker were busy playing down to the final table of the European Poker Tour Super-High-Roller tournament in Monte Carlo on Tuesday. The final table of theRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 24, 2012 Posted in Tournament News, WPT News | No Comments »
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Tommy Vedes put in the performance of a lifetime to pick up his second World Poker Tour title on Monday. The longtime poker pro not only had to battle a tough field, including three-handed play against former November Niner John Dolan and WPT Player of the Year contenderRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 23, 2012 Posted in Live Poker News, Online Poker News | No Comments »
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It was a fairly busy weekend in the poker world, with a number of major tournaments taking place from Florida to Germany, as well as some interesting news on the sponsored player front. So without any further delay let’s take a look at the big news coming outRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 23, 2012 Posted in EPT News, Tournament News | No Comments »
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Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier is one of the most accomplished poker players of the last decade; his exploits at the online poker tables are the stuff of legends, and since making the transition to live tournament poker ElkY has managed to build upon his online reputation, and is nowRead Full Article