Soulier, Busquet Rolling with 24 left at EPT Campione
Soulier, the renowned French pro and 2011 WSOP braclet winner, had a fairly steady day but used a late double-up when he spiked an ace on the flop against then-chip leader Alexandre Andermatt to jump up the ranks. Thanks to that double Soulier bagged up 1.23 million in chips to sit second overall heading into Day 4 tomorrow behind Dane Jannick Wrang, who holds the chip lead with 1.74 million
How to Qualify for the EPT: Beating the $22 Rebuy
See the list of all articles in the series below. The $22 Rebuy EPT qualifier on PokerStars is a tricky tournament as there is only one or two EPT seats available. The goal with this article is to give you the best chance for a return on your investment.
Sunday Scoop: Russia Takes Two out of Three
By the end of the day Russia had locked up wins in two of the day’s three biggest events. PokerStars boasted two $1 million guarantees yesterday, as tens of thousands of online poker players logged on from around the world for a chance at the cash. We’ve got full details on the MicroMillions main event, the Sunday Million and the Sunday Warm-Up in this week’s edition of the Sunday Scoop.
Daily 3-Bet: Birdguts Punked, Dial-a-Benza, FTP Relaunch?
Any suggestions for a future 3-Bet, feel free to drop a note in the comments. Today in the 3-Bet we find the WSOP media team giving Gavin Smith the gears, AJ Benza getting back on the poker fan radar and Wicked Chops suggesting signs of a Full Tilt Poker relaunch are springing up. 1) Gavin “Birdguts” Smith: Barrel-Waisted Bad Boy Someone in the WSOP media room either severely miscalculated April Fool’s Day or has a wicked sense of humor
Gavin Griffin: A Matter of Pride and Necessity
As far as poker pedigree goes, it doesn’t get much higher than Griffin. Griffin is a Triple Crown winner with over $4.6 million in career live tournament earnings and a former member of Team PokerStars Pro. When he won a WSOP event in 2004, he was the youngest bracelet winner ever.
Pros Get Cut in New Live-Betting Poker Series
Set to launch in Dublin, Ireland, on April 5, the new iSeries LIVE will feature live hole cards and let real-time viewers bet on a number of scenarios including odds to win, winner of the next hand, last-longers, next elimination, red/black flops and more. On top of the winner-take-all top prize for the first 10-person, €10,000 buy-in tournament, players also get a cut of the betting for and against them
Pros Get Cut in New Live-Betting Poker Series
Set to launch in Dublin, Ireland, on April 5, the new iSeries LIVE will feature live hole cards and let real-time viewers bet on a number of scenarios including odds to win, winner of the next hand, last-longers, next elimination, red/black flops and more. On top of the winner-take-all top prize for the first 10-person, €10,000 buy-in tournament, players also get a cut of the betting for and against them. Also committed to the first event in Dublin are pros Dave “Devilfish” Ulliott, Carlos Mortensen, Maria Ho, Tobias Reinkemeier, Marvin Rettenmaier, James Dempsey, Eoghan O’Dea and Faraz Jaka.
Simao, Timex Star in Final 24 at EPT Madrid
Simão earned his spot as the outright chip leader at 1.9 million thanks to a double elimination on the last hand of the night. Simão, Andries Swart and Konstantinos Nanos all got it in pre-flop with Simão holding AK to Swart’s QQ and Nanos’s 77.
Daily 3-Bet: Iowa Cool, T.I. Fool!, Negreanu Stalked
Any suggestions for a future 3-Bet, feel free to drop a note in the comments. Today in the 3-Bet we find the state of Iowa surprisingly voting to support online poker, TMZ dramatically overestimating rapper T.I.’s poker skill and Daniel Negreanu getting soaked in his latest vlog. 1) Iowa Senate Approves Online Poker Bill Big Iowa fan.
Timex Crushes EPT Madrid Day 2
Danish pro Frederik Jensen is a close second with 404,000 chips while former WPT winner Mclean Karr (330,000) and Austrian Erich Kollmann (275,000) are also in the top 10 chip counts. McDonald has won over $4 million playing live tournaments and although he’s yet to win a second EPT title he’s certainly come close