UKIPT Edinburgh: Day 2, level 13 - 16 updates (Blinds 2,000 - 4,000 ante 400)
9.10pm: Play has ended Play has now finished for the day, we think 49 players in total made it through, news on the chip leader and the rest of today's action coming up in a wrap shortly. -- NW 8.55pm:...
View ArticleShashank Scrambles into MPC: Red Dragon Final Day Lead
The difference between 157 players and 18 is huge. The task we had today in the Macau Poker Cup: Red Dragon Main Event was to eliminate dozens of players and usher in at least the final two tables....
View ArticleTCOOP 2013: No time for talking, vitocov wins Event 9 win ($82 PL Omaha)
In the end it all looked a little easy for viticov, winner of Event #9 of the 2013 PokerStars Turbo Championship of Online Poker, who waltzed to victory and a first prize of $30,516.70 (plus bounties)...
View ArticleUKIPT Edinburgh: Derrick leads final 49 at UKIPT Edinburgh
When play started today 267 players remained; some were looking to further increase their sizable stacks, whilst others were looking for a much-needed double up to give themselves a fighting chance....
View ArticleTCOOP 2013: GaggleoKings gains kingship in Event #10 ($11+R 3X-Turbo NLHE)
Action, poker, 3X-turbo and $610,340 was up for grabs to anyone willing to put up at least $11 in Event #10 of this year's TCOOP. Aside from a 3X-turbo format, Event #10 also featured unlimited re-buys...
View ArticleTCOOP 2013: powerhockey shoots, scores Event #12 title ($27 Triple Stud)!
With much fanfare and following a lengthy delay, the National Hockey League finally opened its season today to the delight of hockey fans all over the world. Meanwhile as pucks finally dropped around...
View ArticleTCOOP 2013: DARE U TOO dares and wins in Event #13 ($33 NLHE Saturday...
The Turbo Championship of Online Poker (TCOOP) is now in full swing with thousands of players enjoying the fast-paced action and huge prize pools on offer. Today was no different as the Saturday...
View ArticleTCOOP 2013: gorglav gorges field in Event #11 ($109 NL Heads-Up)
Finland's cannotletgo looked unstoppable in TCOOP Event #11 $109 Heads-Up NL, especially after knocking out Team PokerStars Pro Matthias De Meulder in fourth place. Only one player, gorglav from...
View ArticleMPC Red Dragon Day 3: Level 21-22 (Blinds 12,000-24,000, Ante 4,000)
4.25pm: First Break The action has flown fast, but the players can finally have a breather! The first ten-minute break of the day has just begun! 4.10pm: Double For Eemil Yoshitaka Okawa couldn't win...
View ArticleMPC Red Dragon Day 3: Level 23-24 (Blinds 20,000-40,000, Ante 5,000)
6.50pm: Extended Break The three remaining players have been sent on an extended 25-minute break. 6.45pm: Confusing Times Sometimes the language barrier is hard to get past here in Macau. There are so...
View ArticleMPC Red Dragon Day 3: Level 25-26 (Blinds 40,000-80,000, Ante 10,000)
Yoshitaka Okawa Wins the Macau Poker Cup: Red Dragon Main Event! A massive day of poker has come to an end as Yoshitaka Okawa has proven too strong for the competition to claim the MPC: Red Dragon Main...
View ArticleUKIPT Edinburgh: Day 3, level 17 - 20 updates (Blinds 5,000 - 10,000 ante 1,000)
3.35pm: Today's exits Below are the players who've busted so far today... 24th, Darren Moore, United Kingdom, PokerStars Qualifier - £2,280 25th, Paul van Oort, Netherlands, PokerStars Qualifier -...
View ArticleThe Unstoppable Yoshitaka Okawa Wins the Red Dragon
Starting a final day with two tables, as opposed to just the final table, is always a daunting task. It's a simple equation of having to bust twice as many players to make it through the day. Well, to...
View ArticleUKIPT Edinburgh: Dajer leads Sykes and Vamplew in final charge for a ₤100k...
The most frantic of days at a UKIPT main event has come to an end as our final table of eight is set for tomorrow. A total of 49 players returned to the Balmoral today, all assured of a payday, but all...
View ArticleTCOOP 2013: sirgenutz edges patpatman for Event #16 title ($320 NLHE KO)
Sirgenutz is a successful mid-stakes MTT grinder. He puts in volume, racks up final tables, and has over half a million in tournament earnings on PokerStars. The vast majority of you reading this would...
View Article2013 TCOOP: Paul "padjes" Berende grabs 2nd COOP victory in Event 17 ($109...
You hear it all the time. "I run bad at flips." Or, "I can't win my flips." Or, "I never seem to win flips when they matter." At the final table of the 2013 Turbo Champion of Online Poker Event 17,...
View ArticleNo tears for kry19kry, winner of January 20 Women's Sunday
The online tournament world is on fire this weekend with the return of the Turbo Championship of Online Poker (TCOOP). The second running of the series began on Thursday and runs through January 27,...
View ArticleTCOOP 2013: maciekzbg makes it big in Event #18 ($27+R 6-Max PLO 2X-Turbo)
The blinds were twice as fast and NLHE players got twice the amount of cards they're used to. Players could re-buy as much as they wanted in the beginning, but then the safety net was gone. There were...
View ArticleSunday Warm-Up: Gerge Jung gets the win, banks $111k
Dejanaceking is no stranger to a PokerStars final table. He's been there during the SCOOP and the MicroMillions, banking some solid five-figure cashes. Gerge Jung, however, is more likely to be found...
View ArticleTCOOP 2013: iPUNI$H punishes them in Event #19 ($215 NLHE Sunday Supersonic...
Just when you thought the Turbo Championship of Online Poker (TCOOP) couldn't get any more "turbo", PokerStars kicked things up a notch with the Special Edition of the Sunday Supersonic. A $215 buy-in,...
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