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5 reasons why the TCOOP series is awesome
Before leaving the PCA I wrote a blog post about my plans for 2014, and even though I was planning to play some tournaments, it would just be just a small part of schedule. My plan was to focus mostly...
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Twin on twin: The Supernova Elite challenge
It's a new year, and my brother Matthias and I have decided for 2014 to challenge each other and both go for Supernova Elite on PokerStars. We're really going to have to put the pedal to the metal and...
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The grind to Supernova Elite
I've been writing frequently in my posts about my goal of reaching Supernova Elite in 2013. Well, I did it! Here's a tweet I sent out shortly after I finally got there: Just got Supernova Elite...
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TCOOP 2014: sting_AC's final table comeback good for the win in Event #1, $27...
With millions of dollars in guarantees and minimal time requirements thanks to the turbo structures in all of its events, TCOOP is going to give tournament grinders a lot of reasons to play over the...
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TCOOP 2014: OnTheThinIce skates way to Courchevel victory in Event #2 [$55 NL...
"Skating on thin ice" is a common cliche attributed to someone taking a hazardous risk. One misstep can be disastrous because if you don't drown, you'll probably freeze to death. But don't tell that to...
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TCOOP 2014: K_Heaven07 ascendent in Event #3, $215 NLHE Turbo, Knockout
The first day of PokerStars' 2014 Turbo Championship of Online Poker was a well patronized one, players registering in droves for a taste of turbo-injected action. A whopping 25,590 played Event #1, a...
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TCOOP 2014: Sam Stein crowned King of Event #4 ($55 NLHE Turbo)
The opening day of the 2014 Turbo Championship of Online Poker (TCOOP) has entered the record books in a flash. Four action-packed tournaments were crammed into a busy day and by the time it was all...
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EPT celebrates return to Vienna with more new games than any other Season 10...
Focus on innovation and fun to create spectacular 40-event schedule. The European Poker Tour today announced a spectacular 40-event tournament schedule for the forthcoming Vienna stop, featuring more...
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Nadal beats Federer to secure berth in Australian Open final
World number one tennis player and Team PokerStars SportStar Rafa Nadal today beat long-time rival Roger Federer in straight sets to progress through to the final of the Australian Open. The win sets...
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My own private PCA
I'm just coming off my first ever PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. It was a great experience overall, and a fun way to kick off the new year. I'm not really a huge Christmas person -- not that I dislike...
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What did she say? Play PS Women's Club caption competition
Last week, we announced the relaunch of the PokerStars Women's Club. It was a happy day. Women were glad for the additional cash prizes offered in the Sunday freerolls, as well as the lower buy-ins and...
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2013: A year of million dollar swings
My favourite poker moment of 2013 came when my girlfriend asked me if I wanted to eat dinner with her one evening or if I was going to keep playing poker. I was two-tabling Viktor Blom heads-up at...
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TCOOP 2014: Sam Stein pips Kevin Macphee, PokerStars Blog chops one
The Turbo Championship of Online Poker (TCOOP) is the youngest of the COOPs. While the World Champion of Online Poker (WCOOP) and Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) have been around since 2002...
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TCOOP 2014: Melwax waxes the field in Event #5 ($27 PLO 6-Max 2R1A)
The 2014 Turbo Championship of Online Poker (TCOOP) rolled into the weekend on the second day of play with a popular variant of the game. Players love to gamble it up in Pot Limit Omaha, throw in the...
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TCOOP 2014: freudionline slips into a win in Event #6, $55 NLHE (6-max,...
The second day of this year's Turbo Championship of Online Poker featured its first shootout tournament. If normal turbo tourneys are appealing, turbo shootouts are even more so - for every winner...
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TCOOP 2014: rkdehddls runs roughshod to win Event #7 [$27+R NL Rebuy]
Wire-to-wire is not an easy task, especially with five-minute levels in this turbo-centric series with hyper-escalating blinds and antes. South Korea's rkdehddls made it look easy in Event #7 $27 NL...
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TCOOP 2014: iBreakU_U shatters the field in Event #8 win ($82 NLHE, Big...
From the blogging chair, variance is usually reserved to an undercooked quickly made meal or watching having to deal with the polar vortex weather that delivers -20°F temps one day, 30°F temps with a...
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TCOOP 2014: Zoom win for Zach Lou in Event #9 ($215 NL Hold'em Turbo Zoom)
Sometimes Turbo is not enough. On occasion there's need for even more explosiveness, and so, short of TNT, schedule planners add words that might help deliver. In the case of Event #9 of TCOOP 2014...
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TCOOP 2014: Joopster26 jumps them in Event #13 ($33 Saturday Speedway NLHE...
The Turbo Championship of Online Poker (TCOOP) is all about action, big fields and enormous prize pools. It's also about time efficiency. I mean, who really wants to grind poker for 16 hours straight,...
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EPT10 Deauville: Welcome to stage two of beach-to-beach Main Events
The European Poker Tour spends January visiting the beaches of the world. After the sun-kissed, golden sands of the Bahamas, home of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, we have now decamped to Normandy...
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