European Poker Tour

EPT London Sold Out, Big Money Guaranteed

October 2, 2008 - No Comments Only a few days after a successful conclusion to the World Series of Poker Europe held in London, the European Poker Tour is coming to town, and that means lots of cash on the line for many of the top name pros in the world. The Main Event began yesterday with a guaranteed £1 million first-place prize. In addition, the tournament series will also include a £1 million high rollers event. The EPT is now in its fifth season and its widespread television....

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Theo Jorgenson Wins WSOPE Pot Limit Omaha Event

September 29, 2008 - No Comments It took seven hours of final-table play for Theo Jorgensen to be crowned the 2008 Word Series of Poker Europe pot-limit Omaha champion on Saturday. The £5,500 event was the second to last of the poker extravaganza and it took three days to whittle through a starting field that featured 165 players. The 20,000 in starting chips made this event a particularly enticing one, as the allure of the deep-stack brought out a few big names.  Still, it was....

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Annette Obrestrad vs Doyle Brunson in a Heads Up Poker Duel

September 25, 2008 - No Comments It’s going to be a match-up of the young and the restless vs. the old and experienced when Scandinavian poker goddess Annette Obrestrad takes on the godfather of poker, Doyle Brunson, in a best-of-three heads-up no-limit Hold’em match on September 26. Organizers of the event, which will take place at the World Series of Poker Europe, are billing the match as the “King” vs “Queen” of poker. The heads-up match will get....

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World Series of Poker Europe Day Three

September 23, 2008 - No Comments Only nine players remained as play began yesterday at the World Series of Poker Europe £1,500 no-limit hold’em event in central London. The original field of 410 entrants created a prize pool of  £615,000, with the first place prize ₤144,218 and the coveted World Series of Poker bracelet to be handed over the the victor. Daniel Nutt was the first player eliminated after he pushed all-in vs. Yevgeniy Timoshenko’s raise. Timoshenko’s....

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World Series of Poker Europe is Underway

September 22, 2008 - No Comments For the second time, London is the home of the World Series of Poker Europe, and now more than ever the European player is taking advantage of this poker stage. For many reasons, including the legality of online gambling in Europe and the vast amount of satellite tournaments available there, European players are nudging their American counterparts down the proverbial ladder. The field was split into two opening days for the £1,500 no-limit hold’em....

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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.....

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David Kitai Leads Field After Day Two of EPT Barcelona

September 16, 2008 - No Comments With a starting field of over 600 players, 203 returned for Day Two of the European Poker Tour Barcelona event. Sebastian Ruthenberg led all players with 100,000 in chips coming into day two action and saw his stack continue to improve as he finished the day among the chip leaders. After a day that boasted non-stop action only 38 players remained when it was all said and done. Among the eliminations were Robert and Eric Mizrachi, WSOP Main Event....

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Ex-Footballer Overcomes Great Odds To Win GUPKT Bolton

September 12, 2008 - No Comments Despite being down 4-1 in chips and facing local poker legend Ali Mallu going into heads-up play, ex-Republic of Ireland footballer Tony Cascarino won the seventh leg of the Grosvenor U.K. Poker Tour in Bolton last weekend to pocket the £52,850 prize. Cascarino translated his prowess on the green grass of soccer fields to the green felt of the poker table with an impressive stubbornness that allowed him to hang around despite the long odds. While....

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European Poker Tour Barcelona Day 1A

September 11, 2008 - No Comments With the field falling only eight seats short of reaching the 300 player cap on Day 1A of the European Poker Tour Barcelona Event, the action got off to an excellent start. World Champions Greg Raymer and Annette Obrestad were in attendance, but both failed to make it past the first day.  Joining them on the rails were David Williams and Vicky Coren, who got her money in on a coin-flip and lost. Former EPT winners Rueben Peters and Glen Chorny....

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Alain Roy Takes Down Partouche Poker Tour Main Event

September 9, 2008 - No Comments After four grueling days of play and 479 players sent to the rails, Alain Roy pocketed $1,426,645 by winning the Partouche Poker Tour Cannes Main Event. Roy beat Claudio Rinaldi heads-up in what was an anti-climactic finish to the poker marathon that preceded it. Roy came into Day Four second in chips to Stephane Bazin, who finished in fourth place after losing in a coin flip situation to the future champion Roy. The third place finisher was Antonin....

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