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WSOPE 2011 Is Underway - Hellmuth Looking For 12th Bracelet

October 10, 2011 at 6:08 PM |

The World Series of Poker Europe 2011 is finally here, the first event already ended with the partipation of 11-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth. The hot-dog-riding Poker Brat finished 7th, missing a final table appearance at the €2,500 Six-Max NLHE event. Guillaume Humbert took down the main prize in the end.

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EPT London - Benny Spindler's First Major Tourney Win

October 7, 2011 at 4:33 PM |

The German 26 year old Benny Spindler won the £5,000 buy-in main event of the EPT London. After eliminating most of the final 8, he defeated American Steve O'Dwyer heads-up, taking home the £750,000 prize and a Shamballa Jewels bracelet worth €10,000.

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International Stadiums Poker Tour - $30 Million Guaranteed in 2012?

October 6, 2011 at 2:41 PM |

30,000 players can qualify online for the International Stadiums Poker Tour, held in 2012 in the Wembley. If the $30 million guaranteed event is realised, it will simply be the biggest poker tournament ever.

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The London Poker Festival Launches with EPT London

September 30, 2011 at 1:19 PM |

On 30th September, it is shuffle up and deal for the European Poker Tour (EPT) London Main Event but the London Poker Festival already warmed up on Thursday.

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Poker Action in Europe – Autumn

September 9, 2011 at 6:40 PM |

Rakerace.com has compiled a list of the poker action in Europe this Fall. Find out what do the buy-ins for the tournaments, travelling and accommodation cost!

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WCOOP 2011 Kicked Off on Sunday

September 5, 2011 at 2:56 PM |

On 4th September, the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) 2011 launched with three events. To tune you in for the single greatest international online poker championship, here are some exciting stats and figures from the history of the tournament.

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EPT Barcelona - Martin Schleich Takes Down €850,000

September 2, 2011 at 1:23 PM |

The European Poker Tour has its newest champion, as the German player Martin Schleich took down the EPT Barcelona final table, cashing whopping €850,000. Dragan Kostic came in second, while Team PokerStars pro Eugene Katchalov finished third.

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WSOP Live Coverage On Air

August 22, 2011 at 12:35 PM |

Every Tuesday, ESPN is airing episodes of the WSOP Main Event. The first episode is already on the Internet in two parts.

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Chino Rheem Wins Epic - Will He Settle His Debts?

August 15, 2011 at 4:08 PM |

Chino Rheem has won the million-dollar first prize at the Epic Poker League. He defeated Erik Seidel heads-up. The question is: will he use this sum to pay off his debts or will he continue scamming the poker community?

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Ronny Kaiser Takes Down EPT Tallinn

August 9, 2011 at 8:43 PM |

The Swiss Ronny Kaiser managed to win the European Poker Tour (EPT) Tallinn, earning €275,000 alongside his EPT trophy. He liked the event so much that he is sure to travel to Barcelona for the next EPT.

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EPT 8 Tallinn: Days 1A and 1B Over

August 4, 2011 at 7:23 PM |

On 2nd August Season 8 of the PokerStars European Poker Tour kicked off in Tallinn, Estonia. Main Event Days 1A and 1B are now over, and here is a report on the players, survivors and chipcounts.

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ESPN Coverage of WSOP Main Event Is a Success

July 27, 2011 at 4:29 PM |

ESPN has released the statistics on their coverage of the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event. The number of viewers doubled compared to last year’s data.

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2011 WSOP November Nine Odds Are Out

July 21, 2011 at 1:43 PM |

The final nine of the 2011 WSOP Main Event has just been set, but the bookmakers have already prepared their odds for the November Niners. You can now bet on the winner or the top two finishers legally at online sportsbooks.

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WSOP Main Event: We Have a November Nine

July 20, 2011 at 3:51 PM |

For the first time ever in the history of World Series of Poker Main Events, a Czech player, Martin Staszko, is on the final table; what is more, he is in the chiplead with 40,175,000 in chips. The November Nine also includes American pros Ben ‘benba’ Lamb and Phil ‘USCphildo’ Collins.

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Ben Lamb is Best Player at the WSOP

July 18, 2011 at 4:15 PM |

PLO champion Ben Lamb is still competing in the Main Event, and with his current results he has overtaken Phil Hellmuth on the Player of the Year (POY) leaderboard.