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Kursevich Crushes EPT Deauville Final Table

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000

The 24-year-old Kursevich dominated much of the play and, despite a challenge from Paul Guichard heads-up, ultimately pocketed the prestigious title after a 12-hour battle at the final table. Kursevich also pocketed a healthy €875,000 for the win. Guichard, the Frenchman who held a slight chip lead over Kursevich coming into the day, came very close to a title of his own instead

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Andrulis Thrives, Scott Survives EPT Deauville Day 1a

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:00:00 +0000

The former EPT Tallinn High Roller champ from Lithuania has company at the top, however, and will enter Day 2 just 400 chips ahead of second-place Philippe Ma. Rounding out the top 5 after play today were Elie Payan (141,800), Julien Claudepierre (128,200) and Marchel Masaladzhiu (114,600). Brammer, Dempsey, Scott Head Survivors As per usual on the EPT, another elite field of pros an amateurs is in close pursuit.

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POY: Speidel Surpasses Duhamel to Take the Top Spot

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:00:23 +0000

Ivey won the Player of the Year title in 2005 When we saw how many 2012 BLUFF Player of the Year points Jonathan Duhamel amassed after his big run at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, we thought it would take weeks for someone to threaten him for the top spot. Turns out it wasn’t a matter

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Tournament Tracker: Buchanan’s Big Win and More PCA Results

admin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:00:16 +0000

Buchanan also won a PCA side event last year The Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas may be free of poker players until 2013, but the results from the 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure side events keep rolling in.

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By The Numbers: 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

admin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:39:24 +0000

The poker world is full of facts, figures, stats and records. With so many numbers being crunched day in and day out, sometimes it is tough to see what they all add up to. That is why BLUFF brings you some of the more interesting numbers related to the big tournaments, big stories, and big

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Galfond Records Super Sweet $378k Weekend

admin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:50:00 +0000

The Maryland-native went into beast mode this weekend and won a staggering $376k in 2,460 hands on PokerStars . Galfond’s primary victim was Dutch pro Sander “Berndsen12” Berndsen who picked up $631k last week. Right from the start, Galfond appeared to have Berndsen12’s number as he was dominating the $100/$200 heads-up PLO games they were playing.

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PCA: Bilokur Bests Duhamel Heads-Up in High Roller

admin — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:29:38 +0000

Winner photo courtesy of the PokerStars Blog/Neil Stoddart Less than one day after amateur Jonathan Dibello defeated a final table stacked with pros, Leonid Bilokur upset an even tougher line-up at the final table of the $25,000 High Roller event at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure to win the tournament, pick up $1,134,930, and best the

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PCA: John Dibella Defeats Stacked Final Table

admin — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 04:53:22 +0000

Winner photo courtesy of the PokerStars Blog/Neil Stoddart At a final table dominated by big name poker pros, it was a Ney York stock trader John Dibella who walked away with this year’s PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event title, not to mention a $2 million dollar payday. Dibella defeated a tough line up of pros

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PCA: Jaka, Julius, Liu Big Stacks at Main Event Final Table

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:46:42 +0000

This is Liu’s second EPT final table. She finished 3rd at EPT San Remo last season

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Tournament Tracker: Cada, Duhamel Find PCA Side Event Success

admin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:00:29 +0000

Cada posted his biggest win since the WSOP Main Event The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event and Super High Roller may be drawing the big headlines, but the long list of side events at the Atlantis are producing some huge paydays,especially for two WSOP Main Event Champions. 2009 Main Event winner Joe Cada picked up

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