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Martin Finger Wins EPT Barcelona €25K High Roller 2015, Banks €865,900
A three-handed battle in the €25k High Roller had to be deferred on Wednesday when it reached 5am. At the time, Martin Finger had the chip lead ahead of Team PokerStars Pro Liv Boeree and Mark Teltscher. Martin Finger won't care much about the unforeseen delay however as hegot the job done this afternoon for a first prize of €865,000.
Bwin.party Asks GVC for Best Offer: Prepared to Dump 888
Reuters is reporting that key aspects of GVC’s proposal to buy publicly traded online gambling firm Bwin.party for approximately 1 billion pound ($1.55 billion) have been met.
Nick Petrangelo Leads for Day 3 of the EPT Barcelona Main Event
American pro Nick Petrangelo is leading the EPT12 Barcelona Main Event in to Day 3. He bagged 570,000 to top the 343 survivors.
Petrangelo has been excelling on the live scene recently, especially this year. He took down the $5k NL Turbo for $113,853 at the PCA and also finished sixth in the $25k High Roller there to add another $301,500 to his Bahamas haul. Petrangelo then brought headed to the inaugural EPT Malta Festival where he made final tables in both the €25k and €10k High Roller events for a combined €344,900.
Americas Cardroom’s $150,000 Freebuy Super Series II is Here
San Jose, Costa Rica - America has always been known as the land of the free, but this takes things to a whole new level.
Liv Boeree Makes Deep Run at EPT Barcelona €25K High Roller
A deep run in one-day High Rollers is not for the faint-hearted, but if simply making a final table earns you north of €100k, then 15 hours of work suddenly seems alright.
Team PokerStars Pro Liv Boeree, Martin Finger and Mark Teltscher kept going until 5am when casino regulations meant bagging up and arranging another time to play down to a winner. The three former EPT champions will resume their battle for another major EPT trophy (and first prize of €865,900) at 4pm on Thursday. All are guaranteed at least €391,000.
More Records Broken in Barcelona as EPT Main Event Sees 1214 Competing Tuesday
Day 1b of any EPT Main Event is usually bigger than the previous flight but, with 1,214 players competing today, Barcelona has far exceeded expectations.
It's been the strongest starting day in the EPT history, making it the biggest EPT Main Event ever, and already beating PCA 2011 by more than 100 entrants. So far, the new record stands at 1,673, but late registration stays open until tomorrow's restart at noon.
There were 716 Day 1b survivors who will come back for Day 2, joining the 273 players who bagged their chips on Day 1a.
Local Business Owner Earns $118k on HPT Poker Tournament
Kansas City, MO Coming into the Heartland Poker Tour Final Table Monday afternoon, Greg Jennings knew he'd have to outlast some of the most accomplished players the tour has ever seen to take home the Title.
At the end of the day, it was Jennings' solid play and relentless aggression that led him to victory. The business owner from Overland Park, Kansas walked away from Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City with $118,560 and the HPT champion's bracelet.
2015 Coco Poker Open at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek Unveiled
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. - The Coco Poker Open will begin an 11-day run at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek on Thursday, September 24.
The Coco Poker Open will feature a $2,500 buy-in, $1 million guaranteed, No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack event, October 1-4. It will offer 25,000 in starting chips.
Preceding the $1 million guaranteed event will be a $250,000 guaranteed No Limit Hold’em event, September 24-27, with a $350 buy-in.
EPT12 Barcelona Poker Festival Kicks Off With 459 Players
The flagship event of the EPT12 Barcelona Poker Festival kicked off today as 459 players took part in the €5,300 Main Event on Day 1a.
Imad Derwiche collected 170,000 to seize the lead tonight - certainly a better day for him than Sunday when he fell just two places shy of the money in the €50k Super High Roller. Derwiche last caught our attention on the final day of the EPT11 Grand Final when he was runner-up to Charlie Carrel in the €25k High Roller, taking €750,000 for second place.
Sylvain Loosli Wins EPT Barcelona €50K Super High Roller for €1,224,000
A stunning comeback reaped massive dividends for French pro Sylvain Loosli tonight when he became the EPT12 Barcelona €50k Super High Roller champion - for a hefty €1,224,000 first prize.
When play reached seven-handed (from a record-breaking field of 99 entries), almost nobody would have bet on the Frenchman who - at one point - was down to less than four big blinds. All-in preflop, and just one card away from elimination, he spiked what he needed on the river, made a double through EPT Player of the Year Dzmitry Urbanovich and survived.
Mario Lopez Wins Estrellas Barcelona Main Event 2015
The one and only Mario Lopez has just won the 2015 Estrellas Barcelona Main Event, beating out 3291 players and taking home €408,000.
Not that Mario Lopez though.
This is Argentina’s own Mario Lopez as opposed to the Hollywood heartthrob from “Saved By the Bell”.
The 3,291 players broke a record for the biggest field in PokerStars live tournament history.
Mixing Poker and Casino - Is It a Good Idea?
Online gambling has a long and colorful history - and it started with online poker, long before the first fully functional real money internet casino was launched in 1994. The system was far from being as user-friendly as it is today, though - poker games were played in IRC chat rooms, with a piece of software dealing the cards. The users had to type in commands using the IRC interface. IRC Poker was played with imaginary money, but has attracted many big names, like WSOP champion Chris Ferguson, who first started playing poker through this system.
DraftKings Teams Up With Bad Boy Dan Bilzerian: Let Them Eat Unicorn Cake
One of the behemoths in Daily Fantasy Sports, DraftKings.com, has decided to team up with one of poker’s most colorful characters, Dan Bilzerian.
Michael Egan Leads EPT Barcelona €50K Super High Roller in Final Day
The EPT12 Barcelona €50k Super High Roller has been a parade of the some of the most famous poker players in the world, but it is the relatively unknown Michael Egan who has sneaked under the radar to take the chip lead in to the final day.
The Australian is a relative newcomer to European events and all his cashes to date have come in the land down under. Winning the Victorian Poker Championship for A$160,700 has been Egan's career's highlight but that might be about to change here in Barcelona.
Jonn Forst Seizes Lead Before Estrellas Barcelona Final Showdown
Austrian player Jonn Forst is leading for the final day of the Estrellas Barcelona Main Event after taking the chip lead from Poland's Jose Carlos Garcia in the penultimate level of Day 3.
Deceased Poker Pro Chad Batista Go Fund Me Account is a Scam
The family of deceased poker pro Chad Batista has confirmed that a Go Fund Me account set up in his name is illegitimate.
EPT Barcelona €50K Super High Roller Hits 99 Entries: €1,224,000 for Champ
A loaded field of 85 unique players plus 14 re-entries: that's the raw stats for the EPT12 Barcelona €50k Super High Roller. The 99-entry field smashed last season's numbers (77 entries), breaking the record for both unique and total entries.
A juicy €4,753,485 will be divvied up between the top 15 players. The new champion will be rewarded with €1,224,000 while the minimal payout stands at €80,800. Last year, Olivier Busquet beat Daniel Colman after cutting a heads-up deal to take €896,434.
Stephen Chidwick Atop EPT Barcelona €50K Super High Roller Event
Another busy day at the EPT12 Barcelona Poker Festival Saturday as a staggering 81 unique players showed up for the €50k Super High Roller.
Twelve players opted to re-enter and brought today's number to 93 entries. It's another record-breaking event for EPT Barcelona - there were 77 entries last season.
Online Poker Pro and ‘Bad Boy’ Chad Batista Dead at 34
A Coral Spring, Florida professional poker player, known for his diamond-studded teeth grill, black, baggy clothing, has passed away at the young age of 34.
Record Breaking Field of 3292 Players at 2015 Estrellas Barcelona Main Event
A record-breaking field of 3,292 players from 81 countries entered this season's €1,100 Estrellas Barcelona Main Event creating a €3,193,240 prize pool.
The winner will take home €491,000 with 487 finishing in the money and a min-cash worth €1,755. Spain accounts for 18% of the field with 590 players, followed by France with 14% (445 players) and Italy (8%, 251).
The biggest event of this season's EPT Barcelona Poker Festival is under way with 59 players already registered (beating last year's record for this event of 58 unique players)
Hugo Pingray Tops Estrellas Barcelona Coming Into Weekend
French pro Hugo Pingray is leading the 485 players who made it through the final start day of Estrellas Barcelona Friday.
The WSOP bracelet winner has 290,900, but is still behind several of Day 1b's players; the current chip leader is EPT Vienna finalist Pablo Gordillo from Spain who returns for Day 2 with 353,100.
Day 1c attracted at least 1,570 players which, combined with the 1,122 Day 1b entries and 592 on Day 1a, means the event is well over the 3,200 player mark and has easily surpassed last season's record-breaking 2,560-strong field.
Judicial Watch Files Lawsuit Against DOJ Over Wire Act Opinion
The right-wing watchdog group Judicial Watch has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice, claiming it has failed to cooperate with a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed last year.
Pablo Gordillo Leads at End of Estrellas Day 1B
Pablo Gordillo is leading the 330 players left at the end of Day 1b of the €1,100 Estrellas Main Event. The 22-years-old spanish player has 353.100 chips.
There were 1,122 entries today which, combined with yesterday’s 592-strong field and the 1,000+ players already registered for Day 1c tomorrow, means Estrellas Barcelona has again beaten its own record. Last season, 2,560 players entered the €1,100 event; this season the total is at least 2,760 and may well be substantially higher than that.
Among those who competed today and will be back for Day 2 on Saturday are:
EPT12 Barcelona – Estrellas Day 1B Field Tops 1122 Players
A huge field of 1,122 players has competed on Day 1b of the €1,100 Estrellas Main Event, not only totally dwarfing Wednesday's 592-strong Day 1a field but also showing a 28% increase on Day 1b last season.
GVC Holdings Once Again Increases Offer for Bwin.party: Talks ‘Very Positive’
(Reuters) - British online gambling company GVC Holdings Plc may increase its offer for rival Bwin.party Digital Entertainment Plc for a third time, a source close to GVC said on Thursday.
The source said GVC and Bwin had been in talks over the past week and that Bwin's response had been "very positive".
The talks centred around synergies between the two companies, according to the source, who declined to be identified because the matter is confidential.
2015 Estrellas Day 1A Breakdown
A huge field turned out for Day 1a of the €1,100 Estrellas Main Event today, the first big tourney of EPT Season 12.
The 592-strong field was a 35% increase on last year's 438 players but, by the end of the day (12 x 45-minute levels), just 166 players remained. Spain's Fernando Heredia is the chip leader with 336,200; he won his seat in a live satellite yesterday.
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open 2015 Winner is Omar Zazay: Walks Off With $1 Mil
HOLLYWOOD, Fla – Omar Zazay of Richardson, TX walked away with $1 million after winning first place in the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (SHRPO) $5 Million Guaranteed Championship held August 15 - 18, 2015 at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. The signature series featured The Big 4, a first ever four final table finale.
2015 Estrellas Day 1A Sees 592 Players Enter
The first big tourney of EPT Season 12 is well under way with 592 players competing on Day 1a of the Estrellas Main Event.
The Goliath 2015 Won by Miikka Toikka: Biggest Poker Tournament Outside of WSOP
Miikka Toikka was declared the winner of the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) and the Goliath. It is considered the biggest poker tournament ever held outside of Las Vegas and the World Series of Poker.
Toikka, a British-based poker pro, walked away with a cool £70,800. He outlasted 4,119 opponents to claim the £70,800 top prize.
This year's Goliath featured a £120 buy-in and smashed the £250,000 guarantee with a £421,000 prize pool.
Here were your final results:
New Video Set to Expose Sheldon Adelson, US Presidential Hopeful Lindsey Graham
A new video is set to premier on The Tim James Show which looks to expose the hypocrisy of casino magnate Sheldon Adelson and his push to prohibit online gambling.
Adelson is the brainchild behind legislation introduced by South Carolina Republican Senator and U.S. Presidential hopeful Lindsey Graham as well as Utah Republican Representative Jason Chaffetz.
