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ISPT in Serious Trouble?

February 12, 2013 at 6:54 PM |

ISPT Day 1A has been delayed as only two players registered for the tournament. This might mean serious trouble for the tournament, which was planned to be held with 30,000 entrants live in the Wembley Stadium in London.

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Mervin Chan Wins Aussie Millions Main Event

February 4, 2013 at 10:48 AM |

Malaysian Mervin Chan won the 2013 Aussie Millions Main Event for A$1,600,000. Patrik Antonius finished 3rd, Dan Shak followed in 4th place.

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Sam Trickett Wins Aussie Millions Super High Roller for A$2,000,000

February 1, 2013 at 7:06 PM |

Sam Trickett took down the Aussie Millions A$250,000 Challenge, the Super High Roller event of the show. The British pro is now nearing the $20 million in total live tournament winnings.

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NBC National Heads-Up Championship - Negreanu Withdraws, Sands Joins

January 24, 2013 at 2:17 PM |

Dealing starts at the NBC National Heads-Up Championship soon, without Daniel Negreanu apparently, who backed out and will not take part in the most prestigious heads-up challenge.

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Sheppard Wins First Multi Prize Pool Tournament, Romanello Finishes Second

January 21, 2013 at 7:18 PM |

As we reported in January, Roberto Romanello's brainchild, the Multi Prize Pool tournament finally took off. The event was held at Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham and ended with the victory of Brian Sheppard, beating Romanello.

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NBC National Heads-Up Championship Entrants List Released

January 21, 2013 at 2:23 PM |

The names of the players participating in this year's NBC National Heads-Up Championship has just been made public. Amongst the 64 entrants are Phil Hellmuth, Michael Mizrachi, Phil Laak, Viktor 'Isildur1' Blom and Gaelle Baumann.

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PCA High Roller 2013 - Vanessa Selbst Wins, Most Successful Female Poker Player Ever

January 15, 2013 at 10:25 PM |

Vanessa Selbst won the PCA High Roller event at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in the Bahamas. With her current first prize of $1,424,420 she is the most successful female poker player in the World with $7,004,036 life tournament winnings.

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Online Phase of ISPT Starts in February

January 10, 2013 at 6:32 PM |

Fresh pieces of information have surfaced on the International Stadiums Poker Tour (ISPT). The online phase runs from February through May to resume with the live phase after that, starting 1 June.

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Multi Prize Pool Tournaments Debut in January

January 3, 2013 at 1:24 PM |

One tournament, three prize pools. On 10 January, the first ever Multi Prize Pool poker tournament will be held at Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham.

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WSOP Europe Goes to Paris

December 20, 2012 at 11:30 AM |

After London and Cannes, the World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) now moves to near Paris, making the Casino Barrière Enghien-les-Bains its new home.

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WPT Montreal 2012 - Jeff Gross in the Lead, 45 Players Left

November 26, 2012 at 4:03 PM |

The second day of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Montreal Main Event has come to an end with the American Jeff Gross in the lead, and all the remaining players ITM.

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WSOP Main Event: Greg Merson Is Champion

October 31, 2012 at 6:56 PM |

On Monday night, following 103 days of waiting, they shuffled up and dealt in the World Series of Poker 2012 Main Event Final Table. After two days of play, a new champion emerges in the person of Greg Merson.

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EPT Sanremo 2012: Ludovic Lacay Is Champion

October 13, 2012 at 12:10 PM |

French professional poker player Ludovic Lacay took down the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Sanremo 2012 Main Event for €744,910.

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WSOPE 2012 Main Event: Phil Hellmuth Is Champion

October 5, 2012 at 1:35 PM |

Phil Hellmuth has won his 13th world championship bracelet by taking down the World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) Main Event for €1,022,376.

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WSOPE 2012 Main Event - Phil Hellmuth is in the Lead, Brammer and Mercier also in the Final

October 4, 2012 at 4:48 PM |

The WSOPE Main Event final table starts with Phil Hellmuth in the lead, but the 12-time WSOP champion has to face tough opponents in the fight for another bracelet.