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Van Marcus, Wilder Than the Rest in Manila
November 22, 2008 - No Comments The Asia Pacific Poker Tour Manila stop crowned its champion this weekend as Van Marcus took down a 285 player field to capture the $162,856 first-place prize. The Australian used a combination of luck and skill to earn the victory, although many feel as if it was more luck than skill, and that he didn’t “earn” it at all. “I was saying to my friends I don’t know what I did the last few weeks but someone up there must.... Read More
Only Six Remain in WPT Borgata No-Limit Event
September 18, 2008 - No Comments The World Poker Tour Borgata Open $10,000 no-limit event has been billed as one of the most player-friendly tournaments around due to its high starting chip count of $40,000, 75-minute levels, and smaller than average antes. As a result of this structure, the tournament flowed consistently and without hitting a wall. With a starting field of 516 players, the field was whittled down to the final table of 10 players as of Day four. Still, despite.... Read More
Sebastian Ruthenberg Wins EPT Barcelona Event
September 17, 2008 - No Comments After holding the chip lead at the conclusion of day one, Sabastian Ruthenberg won the European Poker Tour Barcelona event on Monday, outlasting over 600 players to claim the title. Ruthenberg continued his solid play through day three, continuing to chip up and enter the final-table just out of the chip lead. It took Ruthenberg just over eight hours to accumulate all of his opponents’ chips and take home the €1,361,000 first place prize..... 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
Trickett Out-tricks Competition to Win GUKPT Leg Six
August 14, 2008 - No Comments The young guns are at it again as 22-year old Sam Trickett emerged victorious in the sixth leg of the Grosvenor United Kingdom Poker Tournament (GUPKT). The tournament took place in Luton at the G Casino and Trickett had to maneuver through a field of 376 players to earn the win and the £106,000 for first place prize. The final table included a myriad of big names including Martin Green, David La Ronde, Stuart Rutter and well-known darts expert.... Read More
Irish Poker Championship Tour Has Commenced
August 4, 2008 - No Comments The opening event of the Party Poker Irish Poker Championship Tour kicked off this Friday, August 1. The event took place at the Eglinton Card Room and Casino and was the first of eight scheduled to take place across the island. The tour has attracted 298 partipants so far, this despite a snowstorm that engulfed the island, making it extremely difficult for many to get to Galway. The tournament appears to be on the way up as there are tournaments.... Read More
Frank Gary Wins $1500 Mixed Holdem Event at WSOP
June 26, 2008 - No Comments After an intense few days of poker, Frank Gary emerged victorious in the $1500 Mixed Holdem event at the 2008 World Series of Poker, besting a final table that included Nick Binger and Jonathan Tamayo, two very young talented players. Frank Gary was arguably the tightest player at the table; he sat back and let Binger and Tamayo do most of the battling before he changed gears and picked up more pots. Nick Binger held a huge chiplead going into 3 handed.... Read More
Dan Lacourse Wins $1000 Seniors Event at WSOP
June 26, 2008 - No Comments Dan Lacourse was the last man standing in the $1000 Seniors event at the 2008 World Series of Poker, besting a field of 2,218 players and taking home the $368,832 top prize, along with the coveted World Series of Poker gold bracelet. This was the largest field in the history of the WSOP Senior’s event. Here are the official results from the tournament: 1 $368,832 - Dan Lacourse 2 $235,141 - Dale Eberle 3 $156,424 - Marc Fluss 4 $131,194 - Jerry.... Read More
