18 April 2008
Chorny Wins Tourney! Young Canadian wins EPT Grand Final
Monte Carlo: the playground for the rich and famous. Thanks to the
EPT Grand Final, a new millionaire was created, with Glen Chorny of
Canada winning almost $3.2 million for his Grand Final triumph.
Finns Spend €50m on Online Poker
The Finnish news agency STT has suggested that Finnish poker
players spending €50 million a year on poker sites run outside of
the country. Veikkaus, which is the state-owned lottery and betting
monopoly in Finland, feels that it could get some of th
French Government Consider Opening Online Gaming Market
The French Budget Minister has told the national press that he will
recommend the controlled opening of the online gaming market to
President Nicolas Sarkozy. Eric Woerth’s recommendations may see
online companies operating in the country from as ear
17 April 2008
Chorny Leads EPT Monte Carlo
Day Four proved to be a long trek for those still in the hunt for
the EPT Grand Final crowd. While Esfandiari took his stack of 1.6
million and redistributed the majority of it in one hand, a
Canadian strolled into the chip lead, followed closely by
Baxter Does the Double at Five-Star Poker Classic Prelims
One of the names which has been with poker for as long as the likes
of Doyle Brunson and Amarillo Slim, Billy Baxter is one of the
pioneering card players in the infancy of the Las Vegas poker
scene.
'OMGClayAiken' Up Almost $1 million This Month
From time to time we like to have a look at who’s running hot and
who’s not over on some of the major poker rooms. Over here in the
Bluff Europe offices we were very happy to hear that Phil
'OMGClayAiken' Galfond has had a very good month indeed…
State Gambling Monopoly in Denmark May End
A Danish newspaper report this week has suggested that the
government and New Alliance Party are proposing the end of the
state-owned gaming operator Danske Spil’s monopoly. The move comes
after the European Union Commission lawsuit filed against the
16 April 2008
Esfandiari Working his Magic in Monte Carlo
Records were broken, and a father and son combination cashed for
the first time at an EPT event. While some where looking at the
record books being rewritten, one Mr Esfandiari was busy raking in
the chips.
Barry Greenstein wins Stars of Poker Event in Monte Carlo
No amount of money could get you a seat at this table. The
invitation-only ‘Stars of Poker’ event, held alongside the EPT
Grand Final in Monte Carlo, saw ten of the best players in the
world fight it out over a $100,000.
APAT and Dusk Till Dawn Join Live Game Forces
Having worked their way through almost two seasons now, the
Amateur Poker Association Tour
– better known in the UK as APAT – has proved to be a big hit
with those who enjoy deepstack poker on a smaller bank