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World Series of Poker to Offer $1 Million Buy-In: Prize Will be $12.3 Mil
Just days after it was revealed that the Manila Millions Super High Roller will become the biggest cash tournament in history, the World Series of Poker has announced its own $1 million buy-in. The Manila event takes place next week and already has a number of top pros confirmed including Phil Ivey and Tom Dwan.
EPT Berlin 2012 Largest Poker Tournament in Germany Kicks Off the 16th
We are just days away from the start of the EPT Berlin 2012. This event is among the most memorable on the European Poker Tour following an armed robbery that took place during the final day in 2010. Last year’s EPT Berlin was much more subdued with Ben Wilinofsky taking home the €825,000 after beating a 773-strong field.
Freezeout Multi-Table Online Poker Tournaments to Become Re-Entry Tournaments at ACR
Americas Cardroom is ushering in a brand new era in online poker by making a big change to all freezeout tournaments. Just days away from their long expected $250,000 Guaranteed tournament on April 15th, all existing freezeout multi-table tournaments will become Re-Entry Tournaments, a popular tournament structure that lets players who bust out early re-enter at a new table with a refreshed chip stack.
Scott Seiver Wins 2012 PartyPoker Premier League V
Scott Seiver has won the 2012 PartyPoker Premier League V, beating out a star-studded final table that included the likes of Patrik Antonius, Phil Laak, Tony G and Daniel Cates.
16 players took part in the $125k buy-in event.
Each player in the PartyPoker Premier League V received $2,000 for each point earned in the preliminary heats, thus helping to boost the overall winnings.
Here is a look at the final table standings and prize payouts:
Scott Seiver – $560,000
Daniel Cates – $376,000
Phil Laak – $233,000
Patrik Antonius – $189,000
LockOps May Tease: Battle Tested Lock Poker Pro Takes Down Irish Open
So the folks from Lock Poker, one of the most popular online poker rooms on the planet, advised Gambling911.com Tuesday morning to watch for an upcoming event exclusively on their site.
Irish Open 2012 Won by Belgium Poker Player Kevin Vandersmissen
Belgium’s Kevin Vandersmissen has won the 2012 Irish Open, an event that was broadcast live over the Internet and displayed players hole cards. Poker fans around the world were also able to bet on this year’s Irish Open.
Epic Meltdown: Poker League Now $8 Million in the Hole
The disastrous Epic Poker League is sinking faster than the Titanic, minus the life rafts.
CardPlayer.com reports that EPL’s parent company’s bankruptcy filing lists liabilities of $8 million, not the $5 million previously asserted.
The company managed to earn just $37,052 in income over a 14 month period while racking up $7,892,242 in total liabilities, CardPlayer.com noted.
Irish Open 2012 Final Table Determined
The Irish Open 2012 Final Table has been announced with Ian Simpson leading the pack in terms of chip count. David “Dixie” Dean came in a close second. Both players are relative unknowns with Dean’s last big live circuit win occurring at the Inaugural Poker Championship – The Sportsman Showdown – in 2006.
Play Poker, Win Big Bucks on The Web This April
For those of you who play poker, we here at Gambling911.com have never seen such a great assortment of big cash promos and tournaments as what’s available during the month of April (2012). Today we look at Americas Cardroom and a very special April promotion. Players across the globe, including those in North America, Europe, Asia, South America, Africa, the Southern Pacific are welcome….
Watch the Irish Poker Open 2012 Live Online
For those of you who would love to watch the Irish Poker Open 2012 but don’t happen to be in Ireland, you’re in luck. PaddyPower.com is broadcasting the tournament here LIVE.
James Dempsey Wins Inaugural iSeries Live Poker Event
UK poker player James Dempsey has won the first ever iSeries Live poker event, beating out Dave “Devilfish” Ulliott and taking home the $100,000 prize.
Online Poker: 150 Seat Giveaway for $150k Guarantee at CarbonPoker
Carbon Poker’s $150K Sunday Guaranteed Freezeout is one of the staples on online player’s weekly tournament schedule. Now that they have added a weekly “150 seats to 150K Freeroll, many more can find their way into this great event, spending a Sunday afternoon playing for big bucks.
Online Poker $500,000 Series Marks Black Friday With Liberty Weekends
As the poker world gets ready to mark the 1-year anniversary of Black Friday later this month, it appears that online poker has changed for the better—at least at one US-friendly online poker site. Americas Cardoom's Liberty Weekends promotion is proving to be an incredible success, with hundreds of poker players joining the tables for the kickoff weekend of the $500,000 series.
Albert Sapiano Declared Winner of Genting Poker Series London 2012
British poker player Albert Sapiano has been named the winner of the 2012 Genting Poker Series London Final Table.
Sapiano adds to his over $161,000 in live tournament winnings to date.
Jannick Wrang Wins 2012 EPT Campione
PokerStars qualifier Jannick “EDWARDHOPPER” Wrang from Denmark has won EPT Campione for €640,000 after beating American Olivier Busquet heads-up. Wrang is the third Danish EPT champion in a row following Mickey Petersen’s triumph in Copenhagen in February and Frederick Jensen’s win in Madrid two weeks ago.EPT Campione 2012 Final Table Set: Fabrice Soulier Leads
The final table of the EPT Campione 2012 has been set with Fabrice Soulier leading in chips.
Soulier is a successful poker pro who has nearly $4 million in live tournament winnings to date.
The Frenchman has an amazing 82 cashes and 11 first place finishes. He was declared the winner of this past year’s World Series of Poker H.O.R.S.E Championship.
The 2nd biggest chip holder, Olivier Busquet, is no slouch either having won just over $2.6 million in live tournaments to date.
Cake Poker’s $100,000 Points Race Returns
Based on the popularity of March’s $100,000 Points Race, popular online poker site, Cake Poker is running another $100,000 Points Race for April and adding a bonus $10,000 Main Event seat giveaway.
Online Poker Tournament $50,000 Guaranteed: Liberty Weekends Begin
Starting this Saturday March 31st, Americas Cardroom is celebrating poker freedom in America with Liberty Weekends. Remember that you'll find two big guaranteed tournaments every weekend during the month of April, a $10k GTD Saturdays and a $50k GTD on Sundays.
Genting Poker Series 2012 Schedule Extends to December
The Genting Poker Series 2012 is already underway with the 7-leg tournament offering up to £800,000 in prizes.
Genting is the United Kingdom’s biggest brick and mortar casino and they also operate an online casino.
The Genting Poker Series offers an affordable tour, with one of the best structures around, run by the UK's biggest casino operator.
EPT Campione 2012 Day 3 Chip Leader Board
Hungarian PokerStars player Balazs Botond has a massive lead at EPT Campione going into Day 3. Botond has 646,000 with EPT Tallinn winner Ronny Kaiser currently second with 505,900. Botond's best EPT result so far was 13th place at EPT Vienna last season for €26,000.
Among the 99 players who will be coming back tomorrow are Team PokerStars Pros Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier and Liv Boeree. EPT San Remo champion Boeree enjoyed an amazing comeback today - from just 8,000 after the second level of the day to more than 300,000 tonight.
Balazs Botond800000
Irish Poker Open 2012 to Get Underway 6-9 April
The Irish Poker Open 2012 main event gets underway at the Burlington Hotel in Dublin 6-9 April and all of Europe is abuzz with excitement.
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Davide Andreoni Leads 2012 EPT Campione Day1a
178 players have taken part in the 2012 European Poker Tour Campione, an event held in a small town that borders Switzerland and Italy. Campione is both an Italian enclave and a Swiss territory.
It’s an interesting little town that takes advantage of its EU VAT exempt status by operating a famous the Casinò di Campione, as gambling laws are less stringent than in either Italy or Switzerland (also a legacy of the pre-World War II era).
Relative unknown Davide Andreoni led the EPT Campione event after Day 1a.
Gordon Huntly Wins 2012 ANZPT Sydney
Gordon Huntly is the winner of this year’s Australia New Zealand Poker Tour (ANZPT) in Sydney with a sweet US$238,524 first place prize.
“This is an incredible feeling,” said Huntly. “I have loved playing this event and I am just so elated to have come through such a tough field.”
32 Player Remain at 2012 LAPT Chile
Daniela Horno led the pack after Day 2 of the 2012 Latin American Poker Tour Chile.
Horno finished sixth in the LAPT Chile Main Event last year. This event featured a $651,840 prize pool that included a $129,470 first-place prize.
LAPT Season 4 Player of the Year Pablo Gonzalez failed to make the money at this year’s event.
Daniela Horno 767,000
Estrellas Poker Tour 2012 Coming to Valencia
From March 26 until April 1, the second stop of the 3rd season of the Estrellas Poker Tour will take place in the Casino Valencia.
2012 Australia New Zealand Poker Tour Leader Tobin Ryall
Tobin Ryall was the leader of the 2012 Australia New Zealand Poker Tour (ANZPT) after Day 1a.
Like Ryall, the second place chip leader Nabil Edgtton has had relatively limited success on the live poker tournament circuit to date.
Poker Maximus Main Events Kick Off Sunday March 25: First Place $50k
The much-ballyhooed Poker Maximus Main Events are set to go off this coming Sunday, March 25, with prizes that total $50,000. Lock Poker was one of the online poker rooms hosting this mega event. Players around the world are welcome. Enter here to participate and claim your piece of the hundreds of thousands of dollars up for grabs.
Frederik Jensen Wins 2012 EPT Madrid
Frederik Jensen of Denmark has won the 2012 European Poker Tour Madrid and the €495,000 cash that goes with that honor.
Jensen’s overall live tournament winnings are now over $2 million. With 11 cashes, this is the first time the Dane has finished in 1st place.
Carbon Rolls Out 3rd Online Poker Reload Bonus: Poker Maximus Satellites Unveiled
Seeing that the last reload bonus was such a success, Carbon Poker has decided to offer another reload bonus for the remainder of March, to coincide with the second half of the Poker Maximus event! With Poker Maximus entering the final week of its three-week run, the big time main events are coming up next weekend and Carbon is not only offering its reload bonuses, they also have
Epic Fail: Poker League “Mountain of Debt” Claims Clarified by Execs
Responding to claims reported by CardPlayer.com that the Epic Poker League had left behind a “mountain of debt” as it seeks to reorganize under a Chapter 11 filing, the league’s CEO David Goldberg and Jeffrey Pollack attempted to clarify the situation in an interview with PokerNews.com.
