EPT: Sam Phomveha Leads After Day 3 at Deauville
Sam Phomveha is leading the French brigade at EPT Deauville after Day 3 (photo courtesy PokerStars/Neil Stoddart) At the start of Day 3 at EPT Deauville it was Ludovic Lacay who was supposed to lead the French charge of players. Things didn’t quite go according to plan however and Lacay, who started the day fourth
Daily 3-Bet: Negreanu Rebuts, Chad Rebuked, Rap Icon Scores
Any suggestions for a future 3-Bet, feel free to drop a note in the comments. Today in the 3-Bet we find Daniel Negreanu bristling at an interview misinterpretation, Norman Chad pissing off an LA superior court judge and French rap pioneer Kool Shen crushing the EFOP
Barbero, Rousso Build Stacks on EPT Deauville Day 1b
A swath of Team PokerStars pros lead the charge and by the time the chips were bagged Jose “Nacho” Barbero and Vanessa Rousso had built up 100k-ish stacks to put them inside the top 30. Barbero finished the day with 106,300 while Rousso was slightly behind with 96,400. Chip leader to end the day is Frenchman Amir Salhani, who bagged up 191,000.
PA, Galfond Crush: Top 10 Online Winners/Losers
Heineckerragen narrowly edged out French pro Alex “BiatchPeople” Luneau for the top spot while high-stakes regulars Viktor “Isildur1″ Blom, Sander Berndsen and Ronny Kaiser found themselves among this week’s biggest losers. A relatively subdued week in the nosebleed games with many players in transit either from the PCA or to the Aussie Millions, the last seven days nonetheless saw a few seriously large pots.
Jaka Closing in on PCA Main Event Final Table
Jaka has spent the majority of the tournament either on top of the chip leaderboard or near it and he didn’t let up on Day 4. The Californian ended with 4.1 million chips and is starting to pull away from his competition. Alex Fitzgerald is the closest but is more than a million chips behind Jaka
Duhamel ‘Fortunate to be Alive’ After Attack
Published in French on princepoker.com , Duhamel explains in detail how the attack transpired and exactly what was taken. Considering himself “fortunate to be alive,” Duhamel says he was bound and beaten by the two attackers as they robbed him. Taken were several 500 euro notes, a black Rolex watch and his engraved 2010 WSOP Main Event championship bracelet
PokerStars Unveils New ‘Player Protection Plan’
Called the PokerStars Player Protection Plan, this strategy will see the appointment of a fully independent UK trust company to oversee player funds.
GBT and FTP Reach Agreement on Assets
The two groups executed an agreement to further transfer Full Tilt Poker’s assets to the French group. This comes roughly one month after GBT successfully struck a deal with the DOJ to purchase forfeited FTP assets.