Mysterious Russian on Top After Day 1a at PCA
With just one known live cash on his record, a sixth in last year’s EPT Grand Final High Roller event, not too much is known about the Russian businessman other than it seems like he has deep pockets and enjoys long dinners. Repik played and busted the $100k High Roller event here on Thursday and raced out to a huge chip stack – around 150k – before the dinner break today. He then proceeded to take a three-hour break before returning to the felt.
PokerStars Releases 2011 WCOOP Schedule
This year the huge online poker series will include 62 events with over 22 days with $30 million in guarantees. Starting Sept.
PokerStars Releases 2011 WCOOP Schedule
This year the huge online poker series will include 62 events with over 22 days with $30 million in guarantees. Starting Sept. 4, the 2011 WCOOP will include a wide variety of games from traditional No-Limit Hold’em to more obscure games like Badugi and Triple Stud. This year PokerStars is offering extra incentive for frequent WCOOP players as the player who finishes atop the leaderboard will receive an EPT Grand Final package, a 2012 PCA package, a 2012 SCOOP seat and more. Second and third place on the WCOOP leaderboard will also receive prizes.
ElkY Wins First WSOP Bracelet and Poker’s Triple Crown
Outlasting 126 players in the $10,000 Seven-Card Stud Championship, ElkY pocketed $331,639 and his first WSOP gold bracelet. For someone with such an impressive poker résumé it seemed like a win at the World Series was bound to happen. In ElkY’s opinion, however, it shouldn’t have taken this long
The Week That Was: 2011 WSOP, UB Fires Pros, EPT Grand Final and More
This week, the World Series of Poker made some major announcements regarding the 2011 WSOP in the US and Europe, a formerly US-facing site released their team of sponsored players, the European Poker Tour concluded their seventh season with the Grand Final from Madrid and more news from around the poker community. Details announced for 2011
Freitez Dominates in EPT Grand Final Victory
The 46-year-old transport business owner and pro poker player took a sizeable lead into the final table and never really looked back on the way to winning €1.5 million. “When we were down to four players, I felt I was going to win,” said Freitez. “I brought out the animal in me, and just went for it
Gomes Seeks Triple Crown Win at EPT Grand Final
The 28-year-old Brazilian already has a World Poker Tour victory at the Bellagio Cup in 2009 and a WSOP bracelet from the 2008 World Series of Poker $2,000 No-Limit Hold’em event and could become only the third player in history to win the Triple Crown with an EPT win at the Grand Final in Madrid, Spain. Gavin Griffin and Roland de Wolfe are the only other players to have done so.
EPT: Gomes and Ramdin Headline Final 24 in Madrid
Ramdin is trying for his third major final table of the year The PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Grand Final in Madrid may be the premiere event of the European poker scene, but it is actually two South American players stealing the spotlight with just three tables remaining in the €10,000 buy-in Main Event. Team PokerStars Pros Victor