If playing poker is the lifestyle that many want to pursue, how about pursuing that lifestyle on the French Riviera? The European Poker Tour has been doing that for the past week with the EPT Monte Carlo at the Monte Carlo Casino in Monaco. What was a record field for the tournament is now down… Read more »
We are only a month away from the 2023 World Series of Poker, so it is only natural that the two major tournament poker circuits get in their last action before everyone goes to “Summer Camp” in Las Vegas. On Friday, the World Poker Tour will open action on their latest trek to Florida. Later… Read more »
It had long been rumored, but on Friday it became official. In a brief announcement, officials with the PokerGO Tour, the creation of the streaming channel of the same name, announced that two players had been suspended. “High Rollers” Ali Imsirovic and Jake Schindler, who at one point were 1-2 in the PokerGO Tour Player… Read more »
The festivities are over on the shores of the Mediterranean as the European Poker Tour closes the book on their festival in Monte Carlo. In the €5000 Main Event, it looked like Morten Hvam was going to steamroll to the title – that is, until Marcelo Simoes Mesqueu made history in knocking him off. In… Read more »
The European Poker Tour stop at the Monte Carlo Casino in Monaco is beginning to wind down. Saturday will mark the close of the perennial favorite event on the European circuit with not one but two events. The €5000 EPT Monte Carlo Main Event and the €25,000 High Roller will both be in action, with… Read more »
The European Poker Tour is back in action – at least for a short bit before the World Series of Poker – holding their EPT Monte Carlo for the first time in three years. The return of Europe’s most popular tournament series has brought the biggest names out for the festivities, with the €5000 Main… Read more »
We are not exactly out of the COVID-19 pandemic, but restrictions have been lifted on casinos around the world for a while now and poker players have shown that they REALLY missed live poker while casinos and poker rooms were closed. Yet another major live poker tournament has enjoyed a spectacular turnout as players continue… Read more »
Looking to ramp up their 2022 tournament schedule, PokerStars and the European Poker Tour have been rapidly expanding the list of events for the coming year. After seeing a stop in Russia postponed because of Russian president Vladimir Putin’s aggression against Ukraine, the announcement of the EPT Monte Carlo was a necessary step. In addition… Read more »
The latest event on the European Poker Tour, their former “season ending” event at the Casino de Monte Carlo, is off and running in the principality of Monaco. Starting off the festivities has been the €100,000 Super High Roller Event, which has played out its first two days on Saturday and Sunday. By the end… Read more »
Battling through one of the most difficult final tables in recent memory, Nicolas Dumont was able to vanquish several top professionals on his way to winning the championship of the European Poker Tour Monte Carlo in Monaco on Friday. Dumont was at the helm of the ship at the start of action on Friday, sitting… Read more »
