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Season 9 EPT Grand Final Super High Roller Day 2: Mercier Leads the Final Table

05-15-2013

There are seven very happy players in Monaco on Tuesday evening, as the PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT9 Grand Final Super High Roller reached the money. Seven is way less than those who fell along the way and they are thinking about how much...

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Season 9 EPT Grand Final Super High Roller Day 1: Mercier Crushing; Ivey Busts Twice

05-14-2013

The final event of the European Poker Tour's ninth season began on Monday, and it happened to be the tour's biggest buy-in event. The massive €100,000 Super High Roller at the PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final is under way, and...

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Steve O'Dwyer Wins the Season 9 European Poker Tour Grand Final Main Event

05-13-2013

On Sunday, Steve O'Dwyer won the PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino European Poker Tour Grand Final for €1,224,000. O'Dwyer beat a field of 531 players, but more importantly he outlasted arguably the toughest final table in EPT history. * Place...

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Las Vegas Lifestyle: Summer Festivals and Shows During the WSOP

05-11-2013

For many poker players, the World Series of Poker is all about chasing gold bracelets. As many have learned in the past, going out every night in Sin City can be a distraction from the goal of playing your A-game and collecting as much money as...

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Global Poker Index: Steve O'Dwyer Returns to the Top 10

05-10-2013

Each week, the Global Poker Index releases a list of the top 300 tournament poker players in the world using a formula that takes a player's results over six half-year periods. For a look at the entire list of 300, visit the official GPI...

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Season 9 EPT Grand Final Main Event Day 2: Team PokerStars Pro Johnny Lodden On Top

05-09-2013

Day 2 of the 2013 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino European Poker Tour Grand Final Main Event concluded on Wednesday following an exciting six levels of play that saw many of poker's hottest players rise to the top of the pack. At the beginning of...

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Season 9 European Poker Tour Grand Final Main Event Day 1b: Sbrissa Takes Overall Lead

05-08-2013

On Tuesday, the second starting flight of the PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino European Poker Tour Grand Final drew a crowd of 423 hopefuls who all put up €10,600 to be a part of the spectacular Main Event. After eight 75-minute levels, LAPT Sao...

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WSOP Alternatives: Las Vegas Tournament Series Outside the Rio

05-08-2013

There's no doubt that the World Series of Poker is the center of the poker universe every summer. With 62 bracelet events plus deepstack tournaments and satellites running daily, there's no shortage of tournament action at the Rio All-Suite Hotel...

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Jason Mercier Wins €2K Open-Face Chinese Poker Event at EPT Grand Final

05-08-2013

Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier broke his 15-month cold streak on Monday by winning the €2,150 Open-Face Chinese Poker event at the PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final. Event #2 of EPT Monaco attracted 52 players and 17...

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2013 WPT Canadian Spring Championship Day 2: Klann Eyes Second Title of Season XI

05-07-2013

On Monday, the 2013 PartyPoker World Poker Tour Canadian Spring Championship continued for Day 2 action from the Playground Poker Club with 294 of the original 735 players returned for ten more levels of play. At the end of the day only 44 players...

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Season 9 European Poker Tour Grand Final Main Event Day 1a: Smith Leads Few Survivors

05-07-2013

On Monday, the PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino European Poker Tour Grand Final kicked off with Day 1a of the Main Event. Leading the remaining 53 players is Dan Smith. After "some bluffing and two full houses" after the dinner break, he bagged...

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History of the World Series of Poker Part 3: The WSOP Today

05-07-2013

Continuing with PokerNews' editorial geared towards the 2013 World Series of Poker, we're bringing you Part 3 of the History of the WSOP: The WSOP Today. In Part 1, we looked at How It All Began. Then in Part 2, we looked at the Growth and...

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2013 WPT Canadian Spring Championship Day 1c: Roy Eyes Repeat in Montreal

05-06-2013

The 2013 PartyPoker World Poker Tour Canadian Spring Championship continued on Sunday with Day 1c action at the Playground Poker Club. The third and final Day 1 starting flight saw 258 players put up the CAD$3,300, bringing the total number of...

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2013 PokerStars.net APPT Cebu Day 3: Jim Collopy Leads Final Table

05-05-2013

After just six levels of play on Day 3, the final table of the 2013 Pokerstars.net APPT Cebu Main Event is set with Jim Collopy leading the way at the Waterfront Airport Casino and Hotel. Collopy, a highly-regarded online player, is well positioned...

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2013 PokerStars.net APPT Cebu Day 2: Daniel Spence Leads Final 25; Jim Collopy Third

05-04-2013

Just over six hours before play ended, 76 players walked through the doors of the Waterfront Airport Casino and Hotel ready to set themselves up for a final table run at the 2013 Pokerstars.net APPT Cebu Main Event. After a full day of play, only 25...

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Chris Moneymaker Reflects on Historic WSOP Win a Decade Later

05-03-2013

“I’ve got so many good things in my life to be thankful for. If I didn’t win the WSOP, I probably wouldn’t be doing what I’m doing now. I wouldn’t have the family that I have now.” -- Chris Moneymaker a decade after his win. Everyone knows the...