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High Stakes Grudge Match: Benyamine vs. Rosenkrantz

September 30, 2008 - No Comments It’s pretty crazy to watch the high-rollers play deep stack no-limit Texas Hold’em. There are insane amounts of cash being tossed around like it’s Monopoly money, yet somehow none of these players ever seem to get nearly as upset as the donkeys splashin’ around at the $.50-1.00 tables.  Every now and again however, something strange goes down and it gets personal. This is exactly what happened between French poker pro David....

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Partouche Poker Tour Kicks off in Cannes, France

September 5, 2008 - No Comments The Partouche Poker Tour Main Event held at the Palms Beach Club in Cannes, France got underway on Wednesday as a star-studded field of 226 players gathered for day 1A. Gus Hansen, Scotty Nguyen, Dario Minieri and Chris “Jesus” Fergusonall put down the €8,500 entry fee for the chance to take home a share of the guaranteed €2,000,000 prize pool. This tournament is the biggest poker tournament in French history so there is no surprise....

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Mike Watson Leads $15,000 WPT Bellagio Final Table

July 17, 2008 - 1 Comment The World Poker Tour’s $15,000 buy-in event at the Bellagio has reached the final table, and - boys and girls - it’s a good one. The final table is headlined by internet superstar Mike “SirWatts” Watson, who brings over $5,000,000 chips into the finale. Nipping at his heels is none other than David Benyamine, with $4,860,000 in chips. Just behind those two are John “The Razor” Phan, Luke “IWEARGOGGLES”....

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Vanessa Selbst Wins WPT Ladies Event

February 7, 2008 - No Comments Vanessa Selbst is now a World Poker Tour champion after taking down the $1,000 buy-in women’s event, earning $26,500 after toppling Erica Schoenberg heads up. One man entered the event - as a court ruling deemed the ladies only event discriminatory - but he made an early exit. Here are the official results: 1) Vanessa Selbst - $26,500 2) Erica Schoenberg - $14,690 3) Crystal Osgood - $10,920 4) Christina Hung - $7,800 5) Jana Delacerra - $5,850 6)....

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