THE SCRAMBLE: Full Tilt Ownership Could Include You, HPT Gets ESPN Love, Live Long and Prosper
Good morning poker people. Tuesday’s SCRAMBLE has some news on Full Tilt’s potential new owners and how the old owners might get to be involved even after getting bailed out.
EPT: James Mitchell Stands Out After Day 3 in London
James Mitchell has a million reasons to smile after Day 3 at EPT London (photo courtesy PokerStars/Neil Stoddard) The last two days at the European Poker Tour stop in London have been all about the Benny Spindler show. Day 3 however was all about James Mitchell. The British poker pro, and 2010 winner of the
Poker’s In and Out List: Brunson’s Survival, Full Tilt’s Revival
It was an eventful week that included poker legends, heartening news for players with frozen FTP accounts and Phil Hellmuth riding a giant hot dog across the water in Cannes.
EPT: Benny Spindler On Top After Day 2 in London
Back-to-back Benny? Spindler finished Day 2 at EPT London with the chip lead again. For the second time in two days Benny Spindler sits at the top of the leaderboard at the European Poker Tour event in London
Brunson, Greenstein Talk Full Tilt Poker Scandal
And while the majority of the poker community bases their opinions on little more than what they see on television and read in the media, there are those who know the two FTP owners personally. Doyle Brunson and Barry Greenstein can certainly be counted among the latter group. “I’m extremely surprised because I’ve known Howard for years and years and I’ve always held him in very high regard,” Doyle Brunson told PokerListings.com on Day 1A of the 2011 EPT London main event
Brunson, Greenstein Advance at EPT London Day 1A
280 in total bought in today and while that number is less than expected, staff and players remain optimistic about tomorrow’s turnout.
Doyle Brunson Plays First Ever EPT
With ten WSOP bracelets, a WPT title and over $6 million in career earnings Brunson truly is the Godfather of poker.
2011 WSOP Main Event Day 1A Level 3 Update
Candio is a calmer, quieter version of himself Just because you did well in the WSOP Main Event once or twice doesn’t guarantee that you will do well every year. Just ask Greg Raymer, Matt Affleck, Adam Levy, and Doyle Brunson, all of whom busted during Level 3 of Day 1A of play. With blinds at
2011 WSOP Main Event Day 1A Level 1 Update
Brunson is the headliner on the ESPN feature table It is effectively Christmas morning in the poker world today, as the Main Event is finally underway. So far, around 1,000 players have turned up for the first of the four starting days. They took to their seats, collected their 30,000 starting chips and started playing with