29 November 2010
durrrr vs jungleman12 resumes; Dwan wins $50k
Just when we were wondering if the durrrr challenge would ever resume again, it does. Psychic, we are. Over the weekend Daniel "jungleman12" Cates and Tom "durrrr" Dwan played a session of just under ninety minutes. They got 769 hands out of the way and Dwan found himself a $47,341.50 winner.
Kent Lundmark triumphs at EPT Barcelona
Kent Lundmark has served up the best performance by a Swede in Barcelona since Zlatan Ibrahimovic's match winning effort against Real Madid last year, to take the latest European Poker Tour event in the Catalan capital.
WPT Marrakech Day 1b concludes; 82 return for Day 2
Before the World Poker Tour Five Diamond Classic at the Bellagio begins in December there is another World Poker Tour event to be shoehorned in; the WPT Marrakech sponsored by Chilipoker played out two opening flights whereupon their 222-strong field was reduced to 82 for Day 2.
Janos Katzenberger wins GSOP Live Malta
The latest leg of the Grand Series Of Poker Live Tour took place at the Portomaso Casino in Malta over the weekend. The €1,600 buy in event once again attracted a big international field and in the end it was Janos Katzenberger who took the honours.
27 November 2010
EPT Barcelona final table set
24 became eight at EPT Barcelona yesterday with Giuseppe Pantaleo leading the way as we head to the final table.
New book from Leatherass
DragTheBar.com coach Dusty Schmidt has released details of his forthcoming new book, the provocatively titled Don’t Listen To Phil Hellmuth: Correcting The 50 Worst Pieces Of Poker Advice You’ve Ever Heard .
Players Championship Main Event this weekend
It's not just The Vic that is hosting top quality tournament action in London this weekend. The Players Championship series will be coming to a conclusion on the other side of the capital at The International.
26 November 2010
Last call for Intertops Mega Money
If your bankroll is in need of a Christmas boost then Intertops Poker has just the thing. The final pair of Mega Money Tournaments are scheduled for next weekend with a whopping $5,000 in extra value added to the prize pool.
Giuseppe Pantaleo leads EPT Barcelona
Just 24 players remain at the PokerStars EPT Barcelona after the third day of play knocked the in-the-money field of 112 down to just 24 with Giuseppe Pantaleo holding over 2.3m in chips, way ahead of second place Alessandro Longobardi (best name ever) on 1.8m.
Peter Eastgate’s bracelet sells for $147,500
As much as we wanted to see Tony G’s dog in a blinging’ diamond-encrusted WSOP bracelet collar, we can’t be too disappointed in the final result of Peter Eastgate’s 2008 Main Event bracelet eBay auction. The Danish champion sold his bracelet for $147,500 after an intense bidding war.