Jarvis Finds Redemption in $5k Six-Max Event
The 26-year-old beat one of the dangerous fields assembled at the 2011 WSOP and took home the Event 40 $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Six-Max title and $808,538. He also secured his very first WSOP bracelet.
Schock Claims First North Dakota WSOP Bracelet
The 40-year-old poker veteran from Bismarck, ND, outlasted 606 players in Event 39 $2,500 Pot-Limit Hold’em/Pot-Limit Omaha to win $310,225. “It’s just incredible,” he said as he accepted the bracelet
WSOP Bracelet Winner Profile: Mitch Schock
Mitch Schock is North Dakota’s first WSOP bracelet winner. Moments after winning his first World Series of Poker bracelet Mitch Schock was still bouncing with joy. It wasn’t the money.
EPT Announces First Half of Season 8 Schedule
Six events in Europe and one in the Bahamas will see millions of dollars awarded to players from all over the world, starting with a return to the Estonian capital of Tallinn August 2-7. “We’re delighted to announce the dates for the first half of EPT Season 8. We’re expecting another incredible year, with a whole host of new champions crowned and maybe even the first ever two-time EPT Main Event winner!” said EPT Chairman and founder John Duthie.
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.
Poker News in Brief: April 24- May 1, 2011
As a result, a few smaller stories may have fallen through the cracks.
WPT Descends Upon the Sunshine State
A total of 406 players entered the $10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, just North of Miami. Registration remains open until 12 p.m
WSOP Goes High-Tech in North Carolina
The Harrah’s Cherokee Casino in North Carolina will host a $1,075 buy-in tournament May 13-15 with a $10,000 WSOP main event seat up for grabs as a part of a week of poker action.
POY: Eugene Katchalov and Ali Eslami Take Top Two Spots, Seidel Back in Top Ten
Eugene Katchalov may not have beaten Jason Mercier, but he holds the BLUFF POY lead. The 2011 BLUFF Player of the Year standings, sponsored by the Aria Resort and Casino, features a new leader as the runner-up finish of Team PokerStars Pro Eugene Katchalov at the $10,000 North American Poker High Roller Bounty Shootout leaped from