17 April 2012
Vladimir Geshkenbein leads EPT Berlin Day 1a
The PokerStars European Poker Tour Berlin began yesterday with 243 players competing in Day 1a. Come the end of the day just 110 of them had made it through to Day 2 with Russian pro Vladimir Geshkenbein leading the way.
16 April 2012
Double deposit bonus as Badbeat.com partners with WPT
Badbeat.com, the training and staking site behind the MyGame online training system, has announced details of a new partnership with WPT Poker.
No pressure for Peers at GUKPT Stockton
FA Cup semi final or a seat in GUKPT Stockton? That was the dilemma facing Allan Peers this weekend. It looks like he made the right choice though, forsaking a rare Andy Carroll goal and a triumph for the Reds by taking down the GUKPT's first Deepstack event for £11,000.
UKIPT Nottingham final table set, Iqbal Ahmed leads
UKIPT Nottingham is down to a final table of eight with British pro Iqbal Ahmed leading, having taken the chip lead early on Day 2 and holding it throughout that and Day 3 to reach the final table on top.
Morten Christensen wins WPT Vienna
It’s official, the Danes are taking over. Morten Christensen has won the WPT Vienna and become the fourth Dane in a few months to win a major European tournament, after Frederik Jensen, Mickey Petersen and Jannick Wrang.
EPT Berlin begins today
The PokerStars EPT has arrived in Germany to kick off EPT Berlin, which last year saw Ben Wilinofsky triumph over a field of 773. This year, we expect a larger field with Berlin’s Grand Hyatt able to accommodate up to 1,300 players.
14 April 2012
Romanello chases second WPT title
Just 21 players are left at WPT Vienna but amongst that number are two players looking for their second WPT title. Roberto Romanello and Eugene Katchalov will have their work cut out making it WPT title number two, returning as they do near the bottom of the chip counts.
UKIPT Nottingham smashes £1m guarantee
The final numbers are in from UKIPT Nottingham and PokerStars, Dusk Till Dawn and a very chunky field can be very pleased with their efforts as the ambitious £1m guarantee has been smashed.
13 April 2012
Chris Moorman builds a big stack on Day 2 of WPT Vienna
After Day 2 of the World Poker Tour Vienna just 66 players remain, with Morten Christensen of Denmark leading the field, having bagged up 483,000 chips. However, he has stiff competition coming up the rear.
UKIPT Day 1b complete, 1,090 entrants so far.
Day 1a of the PokerStars UKIPT Nottingham matched Day 1a nicely, getting over 500 players out and leaving us with a fraction of that. A total of 558 players competed with 123 joining the 100 survivors from Day 1a.