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Estrellas Poker Tour is Coming to San Sebastian
The fourth stop of the Estrellas Poker Tour is in one of Spain’s most beautiful cities, San Sebastian, in the heart of the Basque country. This new penultimate event of the third season of the Estrellas Poker Tour will be taking place take place from July 23 -29 in the installations of the at Casino Kursaal.
Jesse Silvia the WSOP October Nine Chip Leader: Talks Phil Ivey (Video)
Jesse Silvia, who leads in chips coming into the World Series of Poker Final this October, sat down with PokerNews.com to talk about life before and after “Black Friday” and what makes Phil Ivey the “greatest poker player” out there.
Heartland Poker Tour to Celebrate 200th Episode With $250K Prize Pool in Albuquerque
The Heartland Poker Tour, the nationally-syndicated poker show produced out of Fargo, North Dakota, is set to film its 200th episode on Monday, July 30 at Route 66 Casino in Albuquerque, NM. A $250,000 prize pool guarantee in the Main Event will ensure the landmark episode is action-packed. Poker pro Greg “Fossilman” Raymer will lend some star power to the event.
English Poker Open 2012 Online Satellites and a US$2000 Cash Bonus
The English Poker Open 2012 online satellites were in full swing at Cake Poker, not to mention the popular Internet poker room was offering between a 110 percent to 200 percent signup bonus up to US$2000. Cake Poker is North America friendly we might add.
Gaelle Baumann Deprived of Being Part of WSOP ‘October Nine’ Due to Bonehead Move
The excitement overnight could not have been overstated as two females were vying for a spot among the World Series of Poker Final Table. No woman has made the Final Table in 17 years since Barbara Enright in 1995.
2012 World Series of Poker Main Event October Nine – Here They Are
Here is your October Nine for the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event. (correction: We inadvertantly referred to the final table as the November Nine based on recent years finals. The format has now changed)
Gaelle Baumann Almost First Woman to Make Final Table of World Series of Poker Main Event
Gaelle Baumann of France just missed becoming the first woman to ever make the Final Table of a World Series of Poker Main Event. She was eliminated in 10th place at around 3:30 am EST.
The 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event Final Table is…
Elisabeth Hille of Norway made an amazing run, busting at number 10 and walking off with $590,442 but failing to make the Final Table of the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event.
This would have been the furthest a woman had ever come in the Main Event if not for the fact that Frenchwoman Gaelle Baumann was still among the final 10. Hille busted just before Midnight.
Yes, history is being made folks.
Greg Merson Only Recent Bracelet Winner Still in 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event
Greg Merson is now over 20 million chips after doubling through Wilfried Harig in a straight-over-straight situation just prior to press time.
Latest WSOP 2012 Main Event Eliminations as we are Down to 15 Poker Players
They continue to drop like flies as we fast approach the World Series of Poker Final Nine (otherwise known as the November Nine).
At the time this was going to press, one of two females still standing, Gaelle Baumann, sat at the bottom of the pack but was trending upwards.
Elisabeth Hille, the other woman player, was in 11th place and trending downward.
Percy Mahatan is eliminated in 16th place and takes home $369,026.
Robert Buckenmayer is eliminated in 17th place and takes home $369,026.
Yuval Bronshtein Eliminated in 23rd Place at 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event
Yuval Bronshtein, known online as yuvee04, has been eliminated in 23rd place at the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event.
World Series of Poker Main Event Day 7 Player Profiles
There was plenty of excitement coming into Day 7 of the World Series of Poker Main Event as the final nine players will be determined from the 27 that remain now. Two of those players are women: Norway’s Elizabeth Hille and France's Gaelle Baumann.
Chip leader Marc-Andre Ladouceur was the chip leader coming into Monday. He hopes to become the second Canadian to win a World Series of Poker Main Event bracelet.
Elisabeth Hille Makes Top 5 With 27 Left at World Series of Poker Main Event
Norwegian amateur Elisabeth Hille is conjuring up memories of fellow Norwegian Annette Obrestad, who won the first ever World Series of Poker Europe Main Event before she even turned 18 years old.
Should Hille make the Final Table of this year’s WSOP, she would become the first female to ever do so. Hille is one of two women still standing, the other being Gaelle Baumann of France in 20th place.
World Series of Poker 2012 Last Woman Standing: Gaelle Baumann Still in Top 20
It’s always exciting as the World Series of Poker Main Event dwindles down to determine the “Last Woman Standing”.
Women have not had much luck in the WSOP’s illustrious history but this year we have Frenchwoman Gaelle Baumann, who, with only 58 players remaining, was among the top 20. Day 6 was expected to conclude with 27 players remaining going into Day 7 Monday.
Earlier in the day, Vanessa Selbst had been eliminated in 73rd place.
Vanessa Selbst Out: Amit Makhija Leads at WSOP
World Series of Poker bracelet winners, Jason Somerville and Vanessa Selbst had been moved to the feature tablewith just under 80 players remaining mid afternoon Sunday local time. Selbst busted just as this was going to press.
A lot of eyes were glued to Frenchwoman Gaelle Baumann, who remained among the top 15 chip leaders. She was trending upwards at press time.
Black Chip Poker the Latest to Offer Punta Cana Poker Classic Giveaways
Merge Gaming online poker room Black Chip Poker is the latest to offer online satellites to the 2012 Punta Cana Poker Classic.
This is the 3rd annual Punta Cana Poker Classic and is expected to have the largest turnout thus far.
The event will take place October 12 thru 17 (check out time up to October 18) at the beautiful Punta Cana Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.
2012 World Series of Poker Update: 97 Players Enter Day 6, Gaelle Baumann Top Woman
Heading into Day 6 of the World Series of Poker, 97 players will return including French female player, Gaelle Baumann, who at one point led with chips. She currently ranked at number 8.
The field is expected to be trimmed down to 27 by end of Day 6.
Genting Poker Series Tops £1 Million Mark
The Genting Poker Series is now officially a £1 million series. Guaranteed by Genting Poker at £800,000, the popularity of the series has meant the prize funds from the first three legs have pushed the accumulative value through the £1 million mark - with four legs still to come.
Leg 1 - Star City, Birmingham £146,000
Leg 2 - The Fox Club, London £232,000
Leg 3 - Fountainpark, Edinburgh £154,800
Yes Matt Marifioti is Among World Series of Poker 282 Survivors: So Too is Daniel Negreanu
The 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event is dwindling down and some big names still remain.
Among those who are all-in with just 282 players left: Daniel Negreanu, Vanessa Selbst, Jason Somerville, Sorel Mizzi, Eric Cloutier, Freddy Deeb, John Juanda, Dan Shak and Matt Marifioti.
Poker Pro Jason Somerville Out: Still Among Top 20 WSOP Main Event Chip Count (Video)
Jason Somerville is out! He’s also thriving at this year’s World Series of Poker Main Event.
Somerville recently made a public announcement that he was gay, noting that poker icon Daniel Negreanu has offered him advise on how to go about releasing such information that Somerville initially believed could be met with negative feedback. Instead, much of the response has been overwhelmingly positive.
The 2012 World Series of Poker Bubble Boys, Pepper Spray Incident, Roberto Luongo Cashes
And the 2012 World Series of Poker bubble boys are David Kelley, Dane Lomas, Desmond Portano, Steve Rosen.
Here is how it all went down as explained by PokerNews.com:
Leo Wolpert, Vanessa Selbst Among Top 20 as 2012 WSOP Dwindles Dow to 700 Players
Poker pros Leo Wolpert and Vanessa Selbst were among the top 20 chip leaders of the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event.
It seems Selbst’s name appears among the top 20 of just about every WSOP event she plays in at one point or another.
Shaun Deeb, Jason Somerville Enjoy Strong WSOP Showings Thursday
Both poker pros Shaun Deeb and Jason Somerville led with number of chips at various times of the day Thursday, Day 3 of the 2012 World Series of Poker.
Deeb has amassed $795,178 during his live poker career with two first place finishes.
Doyle Brunson Busts Out of 2012 WSOP, Ryan Eriquezzo Wins National Championship
78-year-old poker icon Doyle “Texas Dolly” Brunson busted out of the World Series of Poker Main Event Wednesday afternoon. He had initially considered not entering this year’s event but changed his mind in the last minute.
Poker Maximus II Coming in September
The Merge Gaming Network and Carbon Poker have slowly been releasing information regarding the upcoming Poker Maximus II this September (2012).
Doyle Brunson Still All-In at 2012 WSOP Main Event, Shaun Deeb, Vanessa Selbst Going Strong
Poker icon Doyle Brunson was still playing in the World Series of Poker 2012 Main Event. The Texas Dolly was actively tweeting from his table.
The Beast Roars to over $100,000 at Americas Cardroom Online Poker Site
Jaws drop at online poker tables around America as major $100,000 milestone reached in first 11 days of The Beast’s existence
William John Poker Player Profile – WSOP Main Event Day 1 Chip Leader
William John leads after Day 1 with the most number of chips. There is some recent history that might make this Australian poker player feel a bit more confident.
Only one player in recent memory held the Day One chip lead and then went on to win the world championship -- Joe Cada back in 2009.
John also holds a huge edge over the second-ranked player, John Hoang of the US.
William John was the only player to break the 200,000-chip mark, ending Day 1c with a total of 266,700 chips.
Casualties of WSOP: Some Notable World Series of Poker 2012 Eliminations
Heading into Tuesday’s play there were several noteworthy eliminations spanning a three-day period.
Poker Maximus II: Big News Coming Within 24 Hours
One of the most popular online poker tournaments, Poker Maximus, was expected to make a big announcement within the next 24 hours (July 10, 2012). Carbon Poker was offering its customers the opportunity to participate in this huge tournament.
