Yes, we are a month away from the 2024 World Series of Poker. There are probably thousands of poker players, however, who will not be able to make it to Las Vegas for the festivities, especially those outside of the States. PokerStars is looking out for these players in announcing four different tournaments that will… Read more »
The money bubble burst at the European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona Main Event Tuesday, leaving just 303 players with chips going into Wednesday’s Day 3. Russia’s Eduard Barsegyan is the leader with 835,000 chips, while Ioannis Zachmanidis has 802,000, the only other player with over 800,000. Lurking in third place is Antoine Labat, who finished… Read more »
Day 2 of the €5,300 European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona Main Event is underway at Casino Barcelona, as the 698 survivors from the two Day 1 flights merge to continue the contest. There was a total of 2,053 entries between the two flights, leaving the field 242 entries short of breaking last year’s tournament record…for… Read more »
Note: This article was originally published 8/22/22, but technical issues required it to be re-posted. We’re going to start this out with a potent poker cliché: “a chip and a chair.” And even though it’s a cliché, it can be a wise mantra for any poker player. You are not out of a tournament until… Read more »
Live poker continues to thrive Amidst the World Series of Poker and the World Poker Tour, the European Poker Tour (EPT) sometimes gets ignored. Some of that is because it doesn’t have as many events and some of that is because, by definition, it doesn’t have the exposure in the United States that the other… Read more »
Thomas Wolfe famously once said that you “can’t go home again.” Come 2023, PokerStars is going to test that adage. Last week, PokerStars announced it will resurrect two of its most popular tournaments in 2023, taking them both back to the islands of the Caribbean for action. PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, PokerStars Players Championship Coming Back… Read more »
There have been many activities, including major sporting events like the 2020 Olympics, the Kentucky Derby and the Indianapolis 500 that have been postponed until later in this year or 2021. There is a bigger list of events that have been canceled outright. Thus, it comes as little surprise that PokerStars announced this morning that… Read more »
There was a clock on the final table at the European Poker Tour Barcelona Main Event on Sunday, but it wasn’t like the players needed it. Four players were eliminated from the action in the first 50 MINUTES of action, stunning those in attendance at the Casino Barcelona. After more than tripling that time, Simon… Read more »
The European Poker Tour has been enjoying their stay at the Casino Barcelona in Spain as they have worked their way to the final table of their Main Event. In a rather shocking move, it was one of the start of day “shorties” in the field, Simon Brandstrom, who ascended to the top of the… Read more »
Much like Thursday, the players were in a rush to get to the final table of the European Poker Tour Barcelona Main Event on Friday. How much of a rush? The players dropped so quickly that, instead of stopping at three tables remaining, they played down to the final 16 (two tables) before calling it… Read more »
The history making largest ever trip by the European Poker Tour to the sunny shores of Spain and the Casino Barcelona is going to be a very profitable one for some people. The third day of the EPT Barcelona Main Event is in the books and 48 players will come back on Friday from the… Read more »
Timur Margolin emerged from Tuesday’s action as the Day 1B chip leader of the European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona Main Event, holding 261,800 going into Wednesday’s Day 2. Benjamin Chalot still remains the overall leader, though, with 300,000. Registration is still open until the start of Day 2, but this tournament is already the largest… Read more »
After a two-month break, the European Poker Tour (EPT) is back in action. The Tour remains in Spain, this time at the Casino Barcelona. Monday featured the opening of the EPT Barcelona Main Event and of the 726 entrants for the first starting flight, just 259 remain. Benjamin Chalot is the chip leader, bagging up… Read more »
