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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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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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WSOP Main Event: Lenaghan Is in the Chiplead

July 18, 2011 at 2:39 PM |

The 2011 WSOP Main Event enters Day 7 on Monday, 18th July with 57 players remaining in the contest for the ultimate poker title, the WSOP Main Event Champion’s. Yesterday, Event Day 6 brought about a major set of eliminations.

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WSOP Event #56 and Event #57 - $1,500 NLHE and $5,000 Omaha H/L

July 11, 2011 at 4:31 PM |

The Swedish programmer Hasan Alexander Anter took down the WSOP Event #56 ( in style: he defeated his opponent with a royal flush. The Event #57 bracelet ($5,000 Omaha H/L) went to Nick Banger.

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WSOP Event #54 and Event #55 - $1,000 NLHE and $50,000 Poker Players Championship

July 7, 2011 at 4:05 PM |

Max Lykov had the lead throughout the final table of WSOP Event #54 $1,000 NLHE, eventually defeating Dror Michaelo heads-up. In the famous $50,000 Poker Players Championship (WSOP Event #55), Phil Hellmuth lost his third HU battle in WSOP 2011, this time against Brian Rast.

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WSOP Event #52 and Event #53 - $2,500 Mixed Hold'em and WSOP $1,000 Ladies NLHE

July 6, 2011 at 7:41 PM |

The 52nd and 53rd Events ended, Matt Matros won the $2,500 Mixed Hold'em Event for $303,501 and Marsha Wolak the $1,000 Ladies NLHE Event for $192,344. As last year, many males entered the ladies event, which caused major upheaval amongst other players.

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WSOP – Weekend Results: Events #36, #37, #38, #39

June 27, 2011 at 5:31 PM |

Four events were concluded during the past weekend at the WSOP in Las Vegas: the $2,500 NLHE (won by Mikhail Lakhitov), the $10,000 HORSE (Fabrice Soulier), the $1,500 NLHE (Arkadiy Tsinis) and the $2,500 Pot Limit Hold’em/Omaha (Mitch Schock).

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WSOP Event #32 and Event #33 - $1,500 NLHE and $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low

June 22, 2011 at 1:37 PM |

Kirk Caldwell is the fourth Canadian to win a golden bracelet in this year’s WSOP, taking down Event #32 $1,500 NLHE. In Event #33 $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Phil Hellmuth once again got close to his 12th bracelet but eventually lost to Eric Rodawig heads-up.

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WSOP Event #19 and Event #20 - $2,500 Limit Hold’em and $1,000 NLHE

June 16, 2011 at 5:33 PM |

Darren Woods won WSOP Event #19 $2,500 Limit Hold’em, which makes him the third British player to win a bracelet in this year’s championship. Event #20 $1,000 NLHE was taken down by Jason Somerville, who single-handedly (pun intended) defeated Yashar Darian heads-up.

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WSOP Event #2 - Jake Cody Defeats Hansen

June 7, 2011 at 10:54 AM |

As we reported, Gus Hansen was a clear favourite for the WSOP $25,000 Heads-Up Championship. However, it was Jake Cody, 22-year-old British poker pro, who took down the $851,192 main prize and the WSOP bracelet in the end.

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WSOP Event #2 - Hansen In Final Eight

June 3, 2011 at 4:53 PM |

The Top 8 of the WSOP $25,000 Heads Up World Championship Event is set after day 2 ended. Gus Hansen eliminated his fellow Full Tilt Poker pro, Tom 'durrrr' Dwan in a fierce fight.

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WPT Spanish Championship: Berglund Becomes Youngest Champion Ever

May 30, 2011 at 12:36 PM |

18-year-old Swede player Lukas Berglund won the World Poker Tour (WPT) Barcelona Main Event. Defeating his seven opponents at the final table, he became the youngest champion of the tournament ever.

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WSOP Heads-Up Rematches - Seidel vs. Johnny Chan as 3rd Match

May 27, 2011 at 10:00 AM |

The vote on the WSOP Heads-Up Rematches has closed, not surprisingly, voters chose the Johnny Chan vs Erik Seidel 1992 WSOP final match to be recreated during this year's championship. The event will air on ESPN on July 26.

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WPT Championship: Seiver Wins Main Event, Seidel Takes Down Super High Roller

May 23, 2011 at 12:12 PM |

Scott Seiver won the $1,618,344 first prize of the WPT Championship Main Event, defeating 'Freddy' Bonyadi heads-up. The Super High Roller event is also finally over: Erik Seidel emerged on Friday as champion.

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WPT Championship Final Table Set, Galen Hall Leads

May 19, 2011 at 8:18 AM |

The final table of this year's WPT Championship is all set and ready to go in the Bellagio. Galen Hall still leads, but Scott Seiver is not much behind. Young, Bonyadi, Gargano and Teska all made it to the finals. Andy Frankenberger won the Player of the Year award.

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WPT Championship - Sam el Sayed leads, Almost ITM

May 17, 2011 at 8:36 AM |

WPT Amneville winner Sam el Sayed leads the World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship. 52 players made it through Day 4. The infamous cheater, Ali Tekintamgac is still at the tables.

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Mercier Takes Down EPT Champion of Champions Trophy

May 16, 2011 at 9:09 AM |

As a conclusion to this year's European Poker Tour series, Jason Mercier won the tournament that brought together all EPT winners of the last 7 years. Mercier defeated PCA winner Galen Hall for €50,000 worth of EPT Season 8 buy-ins.

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Freitez Wins EPT 7 Grand Final

May 13, 2011 at 1:02 PM |

The final table of the European Poker Tour Season 7 Grand Final took place yesterday, on May 12. Eventually, Venezuelan Ivan Freitez managed to acquire the Shamballa bracelet, defeating his last four opponents in a less than two hours long session, broadcast live with some delay.

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EPT Grand Final Final Table Live Feed

May 12, 2011 at 9:50 AM |

The Final Table of the EPT Grand Final is soon underway. In a few minutes, 8 players will sit down and battle each other until only 1 remains. You can watch the live feed right here, on Rakerace.com.

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Mike Scarborough Takes Down WPT Hollywood, Seidel 2.

April 15, 2011 at 10:22 AM |

Mike Scarborough won the 2011 WPT Hollywood Poker Open Main Event after, on a huge rush, he managed to eliminate the chipleader William Reynolds. Erik Seidel finished second.

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EPT Berlin: NeverScaredB Wins

April 11, 2011 at 11:56 AM |

Ben ‘NeverScaredB’ Wilinofsky won the EPT Berlin Main Event on Sunday, April 10. Martin Jacobson played his fourth EPT final table but, once again, the cards were not on his side.

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WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star Final Table Set with Matusow, Sexton and Rajkumar

March 18, 2011 at 10:16 AM |

The World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star tournament in San Jose, California has came down to the final table; 6 players will sit down for the $1,000,000 first prize tomorrow at 4 P.M. 4 well-known pros have been able to make it to the best six this time: Mike Matusow, Mike Sexton, Vivek Rajkumar and Steven Kelly.

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Erik Seidel Wins NBC National Heads-Up Challenge - Tops All-Time Money List

March 8, 2011 at 9:52 AM |

The NBC National Heads-Up Challenge has ended with the victory of Erik Seidel, who defeated Chris Moneymaker, overtaking Daniel Negreanu on the all-time tournament money list with $14,697,297.

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NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship Field Revealed

February 24, 2011 at 7:21 AM |

The 6th annual National Heads-Up Poker Championship is about to start soon, 64 top high-stakes pros will battle each other from March 4-6. The prize pool is $1,8 million, so we'll see fierce fights from the players.

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EPT Copenhagen – the Action has Started!

February 22, 2011 at 4:16 PM |

Yesterday, on the 21st February players occupied their seats in Copenhagen to battle for victory in the most prestigious European poker tournament series, the European Poker Tour. Five stops are remaining as the seventh season is drawing to its end, the first of which is EPT Copenhagen. Action will get down to the final table on February 26.

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Madrid Hosts EPT Grand Final

February 21, 2011 at 6:27 PM |

It has been a public knowledge for some time that the EPT Grand Final would not take place in Monte Carlo this year. PokerStars has just announced officially that the new location is Madrid, Spain.

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Celebrity Event at the 2011 LAPC This Weekend

February 17, 2011 at 3:20 PM |

The Los Angeles Poker Classic is all set to be started, WPT's Event will be held at the Commerce Casino in Commerce, California on February 19th. On Day 1, the WPT Celebrity Invitational tournament will most definitely draw some attention to the poker tables.

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Sam Trickett's Chance at WPT Paris Final Table

February 15, 2011 at 2:41 PM |

After being very successful at the Aussie Millions, British player Sam Trickett managed to reach the final table again, now at the WPT Paris. At the very same place, Tony G wanted to show the World that French players are the worst.