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EPT12 Prague: Unofficial Final Table Player Profiles
We are down to nine: unofficial final table profiles below.
Seat 1: Hossein Ensan, 51, Munster, Germany
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Russia’s Gleb Tremzin Leads EPT Prague Main Event After Day 2
As we end Day 2 of the EPT Prague Main Event a little more than 200 hopefuls have an opportunity to open another window in this high stakes advent calendar. At the top of them all, Russia's Gleb Tremzin who started the day with with 168,000 and finished on 610,500.
If you're looking for a good story behind your advent calendar winner, consider Niall Ferrell who sits on 547,000. He's just a few weeks removed from winning EPT Malta and seems intent on making another run.
ACR’s CAGE Sees One of the Biggest First Place Payouts In History
The Cage didn’t necessarily feature the biggest turnout in Americas Cardroom’s history last night, but it was a memorable event nonetheless.
Not only did all eight players who successfully emerged from The Cage win more than their buy-in back, but this week’s top two players earned more cash than the first place winner in most installments of the time-based cash game.
Restore Americas Wire Act: Does House Oversight Committee Have Nothing Better to Do?
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia- Today, Campaign for Liberty President Norm Singleton issued the following statement regarding the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s hearing on the “Restoration of America’s Wire Act”:
Kid Poker Daniel Negreanu Blasts Trump as ‘Disgusting’
A few poker pros have come out against Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s proposal to refuse all Muslims from entering the U.S. if elected.
Canadian poker pro Daniel Negreanu (aka Kid Poker) came out swinging on Twitter Tuesday.
Brian Rast vs. Sorel Mizzi Fight Goes Off December 30
Forget the fight everyone is looking forward to this coming Saturday – Conor McGregor vs. Jose Aldo. How about Brian Rast vs. Sorel Mizzi?
Luuk Gieles Tops EPT12 Prague €50K Super High Roller Day 1 Field
Dutch poker pro Luuk Gieles is leading the EPT12 Prague €50k Super High Roller at the end of Day 1.
He bagged 1,025,000 after today's eight levels to top the 50-entry field (42 unique players + 8 re-entries). The 23-year-old's total live tournament results of $144k wouldn't necessarily mark him out as an EPT Super High Roller, however Gieles has a strong online background with Supernova Elite status on PokerStars where he's crushing it as "pokerkluka". His achievements there include a TCOOP title which he won back in January 2014 for $284k.
Baaaad Behavior: Brunson Draws Goat Analogy While Tweeting at 'Freaking Foreigners'
When it comes to US-based poker pros stance on how to deal with the recent spate in radical Islamic terrorist attacks across the globe as well as gun control in the U.S., few have been more outspoken than Todd Brunson, son of poker legend Doyle Brunson.
He tweeted:
The younger Brunson went on a Twitter tirade of sorts over the past 24 hours in regard to the later.
I've had 4 tweets from ppl disagreeing with my views on American gun control laws and all 4 were from other countries. Wtf??...
‘Ahundredollars’ Takes Biggest Prize in Million Dollar Sunday History
San Jose, Costa Rica – His online poker name is ahundredollars, but the Million Dollar Sunday champion is waking up this morning with a lot more money in his pocket after taking first place in Americas Cardroom’s $1 million guaranteed poker tournament.
With a first place prize of $200,000, ahundredollars has won the biggest payout in the history of the Million Dollar Sunday.
No Festivus for the Rest of Us Kid Poker Affirms
Poker’s most outspoken representative Daniel Negreanu (also known as Kid Poker) has objected to the idea of banning any type of religious holiday observations on some college campuses.
Samuel Sjoqvist Leads Eureka 5 Prague at End of Day 1A
After twelve 45-minute levels, the 118 Day 1a survivors of the €1,100 Eureka 5 Prague Main Event called it a day tonight - with Samuel Sjoqvist from Sweden in the lead after bagging 263,500.
The 26-year-old's live tournament resumé doesn't reveal much. So far, Sjoqvist has recorded only two cashes, one of them coming in the EPT11 Barcelona Main Event where he earned €20,300 for a 42nd place.
Eureka 5 Prague Main Event Underway at EPT Prague Poker Festival
Eight years ago, Prague was introduced to the European Poker Tour for the first time. Since then, the tour has been returned to the Hilton Prague every December and here we are again - with a record-breaking 97 events, making this year's festival the largest ever held by PokerStars.
WPT Acquisition of RealDeck Could Let Players Host Own Online Poker Tournaments
The World Poker Tour announced Friday their purchase of RealDeck for $15 million.
The deal is significant in that one of the patents held by RealDeck involves providing players with a live dealer and actual cards instead of software. They also offer P2P audio and video.
Man Gets Three Year Sentence for Biting Off Ear During Poker Brawl
James Salisbury, 27, has been jailed for three years after biting off a portion of another man’s ear during a heated brawl at an Ipswich Conservative Club poker game this past January.
Free Tournament Bucks Announced for Million Dollar Sunday Event
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas — and one US-facing online poker site is starting to look like Santa. Americas Cardroomtoday announced a series of free giveaways to every player at the site, designed to help poker players get into December 6th's Million Dollar Sunday and put more cash in their pockets. The Million Dollar Sunday gets underway on Sunday, December 6th at 5pm ET and features a guaranteed prize pool of $1,000,000, with $200,000 earmarked for first place.
Jason Chaffetz Announces Hearing Date for Online Poker
Utah Republican Congressman Jason Chaffetz has announced a hearing date to determine the status of his co-authored legislation, Restore America’s Wire Act or RAWA for short.
Hearing Date: December 9, 2015 1:00 pm 2154 Rayburn House Office Building
Judge Transfers State Lawsuit Against Seminoles
(Associated Press) - A federal lawsuit filed by the state against the Seminole Tribe of Florida has been transferred to Tallahassee, where it will join another pending lawsuit about gambling at Seminole casinos.
Kid Poker Documentary Available Soon: Gets Rave Reviews
A documentary on the life of poker icon Daniel Negreanu aired in Canada Tuesday night but not everyone lives there so, as one would expect, folks are inquiring as to when this documentary will air over the Internet.
According to PocketFives Community Manager Kevin Mathers, details of where to watch will be released soon.
The documentary received rave reviews from his peers who were able to watch it.
Poker player Michele Martin tweeted:
PokerStars Bounty Builders: A 9-Handed Progressive Knockout Format
On Tuesday December 1, PokerStars introduced its new promotion: “Bounty Hunters”
It is described as a new daily tournament designed for everyone. With buy-ins ranging from $0.55 to $215, and with a 9-handed progressive knockout format (and guaranteed prize pools) you can rely upon them to create some great action.
Ballooning Prize Pools for Americas Cardroom’s OSS V Results in Mass Appeal
San Jose, Costa Rica – With 23 events now in the bag, the Online Super Series V (OSS V) is proving to be one of the most successful tournament series yet. With 20 of the 23 events seeing bigger than expected prize pools, online poker players across the United States and around the world are gearing up to make the $2.6 million online tournament series the biggest one in Americas Cardroom’s history.
Historic Norwegian poker championship over
The first poker championship to ever be arranged on Norwegian soil took place in Oslo this week and the event was closely followed by local Norwegian Poker sites such as Norskcasino.com (site in Norwegian). The finals followed 5 county championships, that saw the county champions and 2000 players fight for the titles in Oslo. The highlight of the tournament was the main event, which saw poker star Felix Stephensen becoming historic by taking home the first national title.
$13 Million Prize Pool in Upcoming Poker Events at Seminole Hard Rock
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, has released its upcoming poker events through August 2016. The AAA Four Diamond-Rated resort will host five series that will pay out over $13 million in guaranteed prize pools. Signature events include the Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open (January), Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown (April) and Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (July/Aug.) In addition to the signature line-up, a $1 Million Escalator Series (February) and Deep Stack Series (May) will be held.
'Mr. HPT' Wins Second Title and $153k
Mt. Pleasant, MI - Craig Casino has seen plenty of success with Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) since he won his first title over four years ago. He's won more money, been to more Final Tables, and cashed in more tournaments than any other player in HPT history. However, that second title has always eluded him. Until now. On Monday, the certified arborist from Winfield, Illinois defeated a star-studded Final Table that included a reality TV star and a former world champion to earn $153,323 at Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort.
Poker Pro Alex Jacob Crowned ‘Jeopardy’ Tournament of Champions 2015 Winner
LOS ANGELES — (Associated Press) - There’s a new "Jeopardy!" champion to add to the quiz show history books.
Alex Jacob, a currency trader from Chicago, won the $250,000 top prize on the syndicated TV show's "Tournament of Champions" finale that aired Friday.
Shift Card Bitcoin Debit Card Availability for Online Gambling Sites Unclear
The Shift Card, a first ever Bitcoin debit card for American customers, will soon be available to those residing in select states and could one day be utilized for gambling online.
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Bitcoin: How it Works for Betting Online
Most online betting sites have now incorporated the anonymous digital currency Bitcoin with great success, however, only about a quarter of the wagering population actually know how it works.
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North American Gambling News: Quebec Looks To Block Online Gambling Sites
Gambling911.com has all your latest North American gambling news including that from the United States and Canada.
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Rake-Free Six-Handed Texas Hold’em Online Unveiled by TonyBet
The open-face Chinese online poker site Tonybet Poker has upped the ante by unveiling its new rake-free six-handed Texas hold’em and pot-limit Omaha games.
$2.6 Million on the Table in Americas Cardroom's OSS V November 27 through December 6th.
San Jose, Costa Rica – November 19, 2015 – Forget about sleeping during the day after Thanksgiving. Poker players in the United States are going to want to practice their bluffing skills all day long in preparation for the OSS V. Americas Cardroom today announced the return of its Online Super Series. The fifth installment of the online tournament series features a $1 million Main Event, a total of 76 tournaments, and over $2.6 million in guarantees.
