EPT: 24 Remain at Deauville, Luca Pagano Takes Chip Lead After Day 4

Those who have followed the European Poker Tour since its inception are more than familiar with the name Luca Pagano. The Italian poker pro has 20 EPT cashes (including this one) to his credit and now, after Day 4, has the chip lead with only 24 players remaining at EPT Deauville. Pagano finished the day

McClung Lays Sick Beat to Keep Lead at EPT San Remo

McClung sits at 3.14 million in chips and leads the final 24 players heading into Day 5 with a substantial edge over Australian pro Daniel Nielson in second at 2.01 million. He essentially has all of Cheong’s chips to thank for the advantage

McClung Lays Sick Beat to Keep Lead at EPT San Remo

McClung sits at 3.14 million in chips and leads the final 24 players heading into Day 5 with a substantial edge over Australian pro Daniel Nielson in second at 2.01 million.

EPT: Day 1a in San Remo Belongs to the Italians

The European Poker Tour’s San Remo stop got underway Friday with 359 players paying the €4,900 buy-in on Day 1a and it was the local talent that rose to the top. Four of the top ten spots, including the top three, on the Day 1a leaderboard all belong to Italian players. Gianluca Trebbi leads the

Young Gun Hinrichsen Becomes Sixth Aussie Bracelet Winner Ever

Hinrichsen joins Joe Hachem, Mark Vos, Jeff Lisandro, Mel Judah and Gary Benson as the only Australians with a WSOP win on their poker résumé.

Shorr, Romanello Headline WSOPE Day 4

Shorr, an American pro with more than $4 million in career earnings, finished Day 1 of the €5k PLO event as chip leader and will return tomorrow to make a run at the third final table of the 2011 WSOPE. Romanello, meanwhile, is sitting in third position going into the final table of Event 2, looking to add a WSOP bracelet to a record that already includes both EPT and WPT titles. Read on for highlights from Day 4 from the World Series of Poker Europe in Cannes.

Giannetti Uses Some Run-Good for WPT Malta Win

Two weeks in he’s already added another €200,000 to his bankroll, won the first-ever World Poker Tour Malta Championship and secured a 25k seat in the WPT World Championship at the Bellagio in April. Still, according to Giannetti, he used up a bit too much run-good to win his first WPT title at the Casino de Portomaso in Malta last night. Despite playing extremely solid for most of the tournament, Giannetti had a few up-and-down stretches at the final table before he sealed the win

Katchalov Catches WSOP Gold

Katchalov outlasted 355 players and then came back from an almost insurmountable heads-up deficit to beat Italian Alessio Isaia to win his first WSOP title in the $1,500 Seven-Card Stud event. “I can’t describe how happy I am to finally get the monkey off my back and finally win a WSOP bracelet,” he said

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.

Huge Numbers Expected for Live EPT Grand Final Broadcast

In fact, the site believes an estimated 500,000 people will tune in. The Grand Final kicked off in Madrid, Spain this weekend with 686 players from 51 countries competing.

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