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EPT Budapest Day 1B Highlights
October 30, 2008 - No Comments Another 270 players paid the €4,000+€300 entry fee to participate in Day 1B of the European Poker Tour Hungarian Open at the Sofitel Hotel in Budapest. The field was once again a sellout, exceeding the 250 player pre-tournament cap that organizers had placed. One dominant player early in this day was Frenchman Anthony Lellouche, who dominated his table from the get-go, accumulating just under 30,000 coming up to the 15-minute break at the end.... Read More
Festa Al Lago Kicks Off at Bellagio in Las Vegas
October 22, 2008 - No Comments Despite skipping the popular venue during season six, the World Poker Tour hit the the Bellagio’s Festa al Lago this season, as action began Monday at the $15,000 buy-in Main Event. Day 1A featured a particularly stacked field, as 153 of the world’s top players joined the action. One of the most notable players in the field was Olympic stud Michael Phelps. The world’s best swimmer and 14-time Gold Medalist was escorted around the.... Read More
Vivek Rajkumar Wins WPT Borgata In Record Time
September 19, 2008 - No Comments Vivek Rajkumar took down the final six at the WPT event at the Borgata Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey in just under three hours on Thursday. The final six players sat down at 4 p.m. and finished just before 7 p.m., setting a new WPT record for the shortest final table in history. The final six concluded their battle for the $1,424,500 first place prize in only 48 hands. Although the speed with which the final table concluded was somewhat surprising,.... Read More
Yevgeniy Timoshenko Takes Down Macau
September 2, 2008 - No Comments In the United States, U.S. poker player Yevgeniy Timoshenko wouldn’t even legally be allowed to compete in a poker event. In Asia, the 20-year-old poker pro just won himself $500,000 doing just that. Timoshenko outlasted 257 entrants to win the Asian Poker Tour Macau event at the Galaxy StarWorld Casino this weekend. The field of 257 was devoid of many of the big names that World Poker Tour events often have. The Legends of Poker Event last.... Read More
John Phan Takes Down Legends of Poker Tournament
August 29, 2008 - No Comments Unlike in most professional competitions, the favorite to win it all in a poker tournament rarely follows through. More times than not, there is no clear favorite anyway. At the Legends of Poker final six, John Phan was the clear favorite, and he did not disappoint. Of the six players competing for the grand prize of $1,091,428 , five had never made a World Poker Tour final table. The other player was John Phan — a man making back-to-back appearances.... Read More
WPT Legends of Poker Day 3
August 27, 2008 - No Comments Day three of the WPT Legends of Poker Tournament at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles featured 79 remaining players battling it out to reach three final tables. Eliminations came fast and furious in the early portions of the day, as players bowed out consistently and the field narrowed towards the money bubble. Many top tier players fell during this portion of the tournament including November Nine finalist Kelly Kim, Kathy Liebert, Toto Leonidas,.... Read More
WPT Legends of Poker Day 2
August 26, 2008 - No Comments After two days of preliminary competition, 248 players returned to the Legends of Poker Tournament at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles on Monday. After the final numbers were calculated, it was determined that the top 36 places will finish in the money with the grand prize totaling $1,116,428. The action was fast and loose to start the day, as players were busting out at an unexpected rate despite their large chip stacks in comparison to the 200-400.... Read More
World Poker Tour Enterprises Announces New Series
August 12, 2008 - No Comments The World Poker Tour has announced yet another series to be aired on new broadcast partner Fox Sports Net starting in September. The new program will be based on WPTE’s subscription and sweepstakes site, CLUBWPT.com. The concept is that CLUBWPT players will get chances to qualify for the show by playing in poker and blackjack tournaments online. The show will air weekly and will feature CLUBWPT players battling it out for cash prizes at a.... Read More
