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Peter Eastgate has been quite busy traveling and playing poker, participating in several live tournaments this year, including the recent EPT Barcelona in which he did not do very well. After returning from his trip to Barcelona he registered to the WCOOP High Roller Match Play event on September 13th. The first match he had… Read more »
The World Championship of Online Poker tournaments have had a bigger success than expected by PokerStars, with most of the guaranteed prize pools exceeding their target numbers with ease. Today, Wednesday September 16, PokerStars will host two WCOOP tournaments. The first one will be a No Limit Hold’em with big antes at 2:30 pm ET… Read more »
The popularity of Pot Limit Omaha is no doubt growing all over the world. A more complex game by nature, Omaha has captured the attention of poker players and has made Omaha a popular poker game at live events and online as well. The overall performance of PokerStars pros at the WCOOP events had not… Read more »
The World Championship of Online Poker events started on September the 3rd and seventeen out of the total forty five events have been played. The outstanding part is the fact that only four out of the seventeen events have not exceed the guaranteed prize pool, with the other thirteen events easily reaching the guarantee, and… Read more »
The European Poker Tour event in Barcelona was a wonderful event, and the newly implemented structure allowed for much deeper play, which obviously favored more skilled players. The starting field in the tournament was outstanding, with poker pros like Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier, Thierry van den Berg, Noah Boeken, Roland de Wolfe and many others looking… Read more »
The European Poker Tour Barcelona which is sponsored by PokerStars started with 478 players, and after six days the final table has been reached, which means a champion will soon be crowned! The chip leader is Greek player Georgios Kapalas, who started playing poker in 2006 and has quickly become one of Greece’s best players.… Read more »
The WCOOP events started on September the 3rd and PokerStars players have been salivating over the bloated prize pools. Most of the guaranteed prize pools so far have been exceeded due to the high number of entrants. Event number one had a guaranteed prize pool of $1,250,000 but the entries to the tourney bumped up… Read more »
The main event at the European Poker Tour stop in Barcelona started with 478 players, including some of the biggest names in the poker world. Among the stars who made the trip to Barcelona were Daniel Negreanu, Robert Mizrachi, Asa Smith, Samer Rahmen, Brandon Schaefer, Mike McDonald, Noah Boeken, Sandra Naujoks, Ivan Deminov, Peter Eastgate,… Read more »
The biggest series of online poker tournaments started on September the 3rd and the anticipation had the poker world on the edge of their seats. The first event had a guaranteed prize pool of $1,250,000, but with 8,538 entrants, it swelled to $1,707,600. Many poker pros were spotted at the tournament tables. The 2003 World… Read more »
Just a week removed from an event in Macau, the APPT is all set for another event that will have the people in New Zealand at the edge of their seat. The PokerStars APPT Auckland will be run Saturday 10th- Saturday 18th, 2009. The previous APPT Auckland was won by a PokerStars qualifier who earned… Read more »
Beginning today, PokerStars will be hosting the largest series of online tournaments they’ve ever run. There will be $40 million in guaranteed prizes, and at least two events per day. The smallest guaranteed prize pool for an individual event will be $50K and the highest is the main event which has an unbelievable guaranteed prize… Read more »
Beginning tomorrow, PokerStars will be hosting the largest series of online tournaments they’ve ever run. There will be $40 million in guaranteed prizes, and at least two events per day. The smallest guaranteed prize pool for an individual event will be $50K and the highest is the main event which has an unbelievable guaranteed prize… Read more »
Two months ago the poker community saw the end of the IPT San Remo event, with a field of 255 players. The event winner was Italian player Stefano Puccilli, who won his seat at San Remo after winning a satellite tournament at PokerStars. His earnings at San Remo were $170K. Now IPT San Remo II… Read more »
The Sunday Warm-up at PokerStars has a massive $750K guaranteed prize pool, but his Sunday the purse swelled to $820K, where first place money was over $128K. The event was won by CucbKu after a heads-up chop – CucbKu increased his bankroll in $122K for his efforts, and the runner-up took home $101K. The biggest… Read more »
PokerStars and the Asian Pacific Poker Tour did an outstanding job with the Macau event, which was hosted by one of most luxurious casinos in Asia, the Grand Lisboa Hotel and Casino. The field was the largest to date for the event with four hundred and twenty nine players and a two million dollar prize… Read more »
The European Poker Tour London will start on September 30th. The main event will begin on October 2nd and it will run until the final table on October 7th. During the festivities in London, one event will most certainly capture the gentlemen’s attention – a ladies only event will be held on October 5th, 2009.… Read more »
Day two has ended at the prestigious event in Macau and only 42 players remain in contention for the 1st place prize that will award more than half a million to the winner. Australian player Suen Kit Cheong turned up the aggression in the last hands of the day, as he sent PokerStars Qualifier Justin… Read more »
The PokerStars APPT Macau is a prestigious event attended by players from all around the world. The event improves each year and offers a bigger price pool to the winners. This year is no exception; the APPT Macau has broken the record of biggest prize pool for a live poker tournament in Asia with an… Read more »
There are big names at the PokerStars APPT Macau, and it’s a fierce battle at the poker tables. Every player does his or her best job to read and play their cards as well as possible, the main goal of all the players at the table is to make the money in the tournament but… Read more »
PokerStars and FOX Sports have partnered for a new TV show called Million Dollar Challenge. It’s a chance for any PokerStars poker player to hit the spot light and play poker on TV against one of the best poker players in the world, Daniel Negreanu; who has more than $11 million in live tournament earnings… Read more »
PokerStars is involved in all major tournaments worldwide; if they don’t sponsor the event they probably have some of the best players on the field wearing their logos. The PokerStars APPT Macau main event is now underway and one hundred and nineteen players started the tourney. The field of players couldn’t be better, with big… Read more »
PokerStars Pro players at the EPT Kyiv had neither shame nor glory; all three of them hit the rail before the third day started. The third day at the tournament was the most stressful for most of the players. Game would end when only thirty two players remained and only the first forty places would… Read more »
PokerStars Pros have been busted from the European Poker Tour Kiev; they did the best they could but their cards did not hold up on tight situations and they were sent to the rail. There are sixty eight players remaining after 12 levels of play. Tomorrow will be day number three at the event and… Read more »
The PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker has been the largest tournament series online since its inception in 2002. The first main event raised a prize pool of $238,000 and the eventual winner took home $65,450. Over the years the WCOOP has grown exponentially with online Poker, and this year’s Main Event has a $10… Read more »
PokerStars announced a new TV show that will put the Full Tilt Poker show Face the Ace on a tight spot. PokerStars has been in a battle with Full Tilt Poker for some time now, in the past month Full Tilt Poker announced their “Biggest Bonus Ever” promotion and a few days after PokerStars crushed… Read more »
