Poker Tournament News
With the preliminary events out of the way (except for the High Roller Event, which begins Wednesday), it is on to the Main Event at the 2015 World Series of Poker Europe. The two starting flights are already in the books and leading the way heading into Tuesday’s Day 2 is Scotland’s Niall Farrell with… Read more »
The 2015 World Series of Poker Europe has made its share of history this year. Last week, it hosted the largest event ever at the WSOP Europe, The Oktoberfest, which fielded 2,144 players. And now, the latest bracelet winner is just the third player from Greece to pull off the feat. The kicker here, though,… Read more »
The 2015 World Series of Poker Europe rolls on and Tuesday night, Richard Gryko (not to be confused with former “21 Jump Street” star Richard Grieco) picked up his first WSOP bracelet, winning Event 3: €3,250 Eight-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha. Gryko picked up €126,345 ($143,489) for his achievement. It was a small event compared to most… Read more »
Event #2 of the 2015 World Series of Poker Europe made history over the past several days, as it became the largest tournament – in terms of player numbers – ever seen at the WSOP Europe. It obliterated the previous record, too, fielding 2,144 entries, almost three times as many as the 771 who played… Read more »
As we pull into the final quarter of the tournament poker year, poker professional Anthony Zinno has continued to dominate the different Player of the Year races in the tournament poker world. In fact, unless someone goes on a major heater before December 31, Zinno probably should have these titles sewn up. (Due to the… Read more »
Aaron Mermelstein joined a select group of poker players Tuesday as he became just the 25th repeat winner in World Poker Tour (WPT) history, as he took the crown in the inaugural WPT Maryland Live! Main Event. Not only was it his second WPT title, but it was also the second he earned this calendar… Read more »
It was a fairly short day at the inaugural World Poker Tour (WPT) Maryland Live! Main Event as only fourteen eliminations were needed to determine the composition of the final table. Leading the charge into Tuesday’s action is the chip leader entering Monday, 2012 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event Champion Greg Merson. With… Read more »
The 2015 World Poker Tour (WPT) Maryland Live! Main Event has been a swift one, as after just two days (three calendar days because of the two starting flights), the field has been whittled from 337 to just 20 players. Leading the charge for the quarter-million dollar first prize is 2012 World Series of Poker… Read more »
Remember when Binion’s in downtown Las Vegas used to be a legendary venue for poker? Now it’s more like Binion’s is a place that people only hear about in legends. The latest piece of evidence in the near-disappearance of poker from Binion’s altogether came yesterday, as the gambling hall announced that it is dropping the… Read more »
The survivors from Day 1A and 1B met on Tuesday at the Borgata in Atlantic City for Day 2 of the 2015 World Poker Tour (WPT) Borgata Poker Open Main Event. After late registration closed, the total field, including those who had already been eliminated, end up at 1,027 players. Just 127 runners remain heading… Read more »
The opening flights of the 2015 World Poker Tour (WPT) Borgata Poker Open Main Event in Atlantic City are complete and the survivors from each are ready to combine into a single field today for Day 2. Sofia Lövgren came out of Day 1B as the chip leader both of her flight and of the… Read more »
The World Poker Tour was back in action Sunday with the first of two starting flights of the WPT Borgata Poker Open Main Event in Atlantic City. This $3,300 + $200 No-Limit Hold’em tournament has a $3 million guaranteed prize pool and will pay down to 120 places if its field reaches the same size… Read more »
Another live tournament series is taking shape, though those of you who like to regularly drop $5,000 to $10,000 on buy-ins need not worry about scraping up some more cash. This one is for low rollers. Nottingham’s Dusk Till Dawn poker club has teamed up with partypoker to launch the Grand Prix Poker Tour, a… Read more »
The survivors from the three starting flights of the 2015 World Poker Tour (WPT) Legends of Poker Main Event, plus some late entrants, came together in a single field for the first time on Tuesday for Day 2 of the tournament at the “legendary” (HA! I crack me up.) Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens, California.… Read more »
All three starting flights are in the books at the 2015 World Poker Tour (WPT) Legends of Poker Main Event and now it is on to Tuesday’s Day 2. David McCaw dominated Day 1C on Monday, opening up a nearly 100,000 chip lead on his nearest competitor. He is also the overall Day 1 chip… Read more »
The World Poker Tour revved up again over the weekend with the first two of three starting flights of the popular WPT Legends of Poker Main Event held at the Bicycle Casino and Hotel in Bell Gardens, California. Day 1A saw 171 entrants pay the $3,700 buy-in, while 214 more gave it a shot on… Read more »
Wrapping up a record breaking two week stay along the coast of the Mediterranean, John Juanda emerged as the champion of the European Poker Tour Main Event in Barcelona, Spain, on Sunday, picking up his first tournament cash in well over a year. To start the penultimate day of the EPT Barcelona, the nine men… Read more »
On their way to crowning their first Main Event champion for their Season 12 schedule, the European Poker Tour stop in Barcelona, Spain, churned on with its action on Friday. By the end of the day, Peter Eichhart was on top of the final 36 with Day 3 leader Oleksii Khoroshenin lurking behind him. 110… Read more »
With Day 3 in the books at the European Poker Tour’s stop in Barcelona, Spain, only 110 players remain from the massive 1694 player field that started the event on Sunday. Tonight, former EPT champion Oleksii Khoroshenin is sleeping well as he sits atop that 110 player group with the chip lead. 343 players came… Read more »
It’s been a hectic week on the shores of the Mediterranean as the European Poker Tour kicks the afterburners of the inaugural event of its Season 12 schedule at the Casino Barcelona in Spain. They have crowned two High Roller champions earlier this week and, by the close of the weekend, will have a Main… Read more »
Yesterday, I referred to the Day 1A field of the 2015 European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona Main Event as “solid,” with 459 runners. Yeah…solid. Well, Tuesday’s Day 1B was just a *smidge* better than solid, coming in at a staggering 1,214 entries. The total field of 1,673 players set a new European Poker Tour record,… Read more »
Unlike the World Poker Tour, the European Poker Tour (EPT) doesn’t have a major event seemingly every other week. EPT stops are spaced out over the year, so there is actually some anticipation when they arrive. The EPT Barcelona Main Event was the latest to get underway, beginning with the first of two starting flights… Read more »
After a slight siesta following the completion of the World Series of Poker Championship Event in Las Vegas (OK, the determination of the “November Nine”), the tournament poker world is coming back with a vengeance. Following the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open earlier this month, the European Poker Tour is getting back to action with… Read more »
The 2015 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (SHRPO) concluded late last night after a long heads-up battle between Omar Zazay and Brian Phillis. Zazay came out on top, notching just his second recorded live tournament win and perhaps more importantly, his first million dollar payday. This was the third year for the SHRPO and,… Read more »
The 2015 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (SHRPO), one of the few major live poker tournaments not associated with a poker tour, is on to Day 3 Monday with just 43 players remaining. Topping the leader board by a significant margin is the only player above the 2 million chip plateau, Rick Alvarado, with 2.011… Read more »
