Saturday, 8 December 2012
Like the previous legs of the Genting Poker Series, the Grand Final has proved to be a huge hit with a bumper field smashing the £200,000 guarantee.
After two days of action at the Fox Poker Club just 66 players are still chasing a share of the prize pool that stands at an impressive £264,000 with Day 1A leader Yucel 'Mad Turk' Eminoglu retaining the overall chip lead heading into day 2.Big movers on the second opening flight included Wesley Wiemes 151,300, Genting Pro Daniel Hardy 123,700 and the dark majesty that is Dave 'Devilfish' Ulliott who returns with 111,000.Other notable Day 1B survivors included recent WPT South Africa runner up Jerome Bradpiece, English Open winner Mickey Petersen 57,800 and Bluff Europe regulars Paul Jackson 50,100, Ben Jackson 45,200 and Alex 'Pickleman' Rousso 21,700.The average stack stands at 80,000 with blinds at 800/1,600 when play resumes this lunchtime. 18 players will make the money with the min-cash standing at £3,300. The final nine will pocket at least £5,900 with the winner trousering £75,200.Keep up to date with all the news from the poker world by following us on Twitter and Facebook.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off a second three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Fans of the Oh Hell trick-taking game will soon be able to enjoy real-money competitions online after Hell Club announced that it will be launching its new Oh Hell Stackpot innovation from Sunday.
Tuesday is the deadline for all working Americans to have submitted their income tax returns to the federal government and Juicy Stakes and Intertops Poker are set to mark this annual occasion by holding a special freeroll competition featuring a $1,000 top prize.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes cASINO are giving online poker players another chance to win their way to the Caribbean.
Win your way to the Caribbean in online satellites at Intertops and Juicy Stakes.
“We run a lot of higher stakes tournaments for our more hard-core players,” said Intertops’ poker manager. “But since our network is generally pretty soft, we created this series to give less competitive players a shot at winning.”
$200 GTD ‘East of Eden’ Poker Tournament Monday night at Intertops Poker will be a freezeout tournament with no re-buys or add-ons.
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