Eureka3 Czech Republic: Day 3 full updates
6.50pm: Fechner loses race, busts in ninth Well that didn't last long. A matter of six or so hands into the nine-handed play, we have lost Frank Fechner in ninth and have our final table line up...
View ArticleWith love for poker, from Jerusalem
I only came to Israel for long enough eat hummus in the Arab market six times, play three Sunday Millions and visit the Dead Sea once. Upon landing, I took a quick stroll around Jerusalem, where I had...
View ArticleMicroMillions 4: Golden Oldie 88 wins Event #81 ($5.50 PL Omaha 6-Max)
It wasn't always pretty watching Event #81. At times it looked more like chess to poker, with a complicated battle of attrition taking place on the table that seemed never ending. But one player had...
View ArticleEureka3 Czech Republic: Swift and bruising day at King's as Thomas Erler...
The bare data of a final table scarcely tells the story of how those players got there. But let's lead with the facts and get to the nitty gritty later. Today at the King's Casino in Rozvadov, we...
View ArticleMicroMillions 4: Kudos to el kudos, Event #83 champion (NLHE $4.40 1R1A)
The chances to turn a little into a lot in MicroMillions 4 are starting to dwindle, with this weekend's final days of tournaments providing a few more opportunities for players to enjoy huge bankroll...
View ArticleMicroMillions 4: Grindalf casts a spell over Event #88 ($4.40 NLHE 6-Max,...
Earlier today, MyScarHand became the fifth player to make two final tables in the MicroMillions 4 and tonight, mikal12345 became the sixth. Ten days ago, mikal12345 finished third in Event #4, and lest...
View ArticleANZPT Sydney: Final Table Set, History to Be Made?
Only nine players remain in the ANZPT Sydney Main Event! Just a short while ago 11 players were still alive, but with one quick elimination, and a fairly short final table bubble, we have now arrived...
View ArticleMicroMillions 4: Pextis scoops title in Event #89 ($5.50 Limit Omaha H/L)
Fixed limit Omaha Hi/Lo might not be everyone's cup of tea, but it provided plenty of action on the final table of the MicroMillions today, with Pextis from Greece delivering an impressive victory. It...
View ArticleANZPT Sydney: How the Tables Have Turned
When the final table began, Dejan Divkovic had a huge chip lead. That's not exaggerating. He literally had almost three times his nearest opponent and a third of the chips in play. Oh, how the tables...
View ArticleEureka3 Czech Republic: Final table player profiles
Here's how the final eight line up for Eureka3 Czech Republic at King's Casino, Rozvadov. Seat 1: Thomas Erler, Germany, 1,642,000 Thomas Erler is the 38-year-old chip leader, who has often enjoyed his...
View ArticleEureka3 Czech Republic: Final table level 27 updates (30,000-60,000 10,000 ante)
6.40pm: Bart Lybaert is Eureka3 champion, winning €115,000 Fabian Leib out in second, winning €77,250 There we are. The day is done. "Finally, it's over," said Fabian Leib, exhausted. He got pretty...
View ArticleMicroMillions 4: vhaselein survives rebuy madness in Event #90 ($1+R NLHE...
While the MicroMillions series is full of great tournaments, my personal favourite is the micro-limit, super-turbo-charged, rebuy madness that offers something for everyone. Big fields, big prize pools...
View ArticleANZPT Sydney: Grinding to Five
It's been a grind, but with a few eliminations, the ANZPT Sydney Main Event is down to just five players. It's not that there hasn't been a huge amount of action at the final table, it's just that...
View ArticleMicroMillions 4: Russian domination as u123 claims Event #92 Sunday Spark...
It's no question the Russian players have come out in force here at PokerStars. Case in point, four Russians would reach the MicroMillions 4 Event #92 Sunday Spark Special Edition final table. dmXwaar...
View ArticleANZPT Sydney: Only Two Remain
Time has ticked well past 1.00 a.m. and we are finally down to heads-up! That's right, just two players remain in contention for the ANZPT Sydney title. Yawns can be seen by those on the rail, us in...
View ArticleMicroMillions 4: Nothing certain but death and IRS.rus, winner of Event #91...
If there are only a handful of certainties in life, tax is one of them. Or, if you were playing Razz in Event #91 of MicroMillions 4, that would be IRS.rus. The Russian was unstoppable on his way to a...
View ArticleANZPT Sydney: Give the Trophy to Dinesh
The last four days of poker have quite simply been riveting and true to form that was also the case during the heads-up battle. When the final two players started to fight it out for the title, Dinesh...
View ArticleEureka3 Czech Republic: Latest side event results
Bart Lybaert took first place at the Eureka Czech Republic Main Event, but the festival featured significantly more action than just that. Here are the results from the rest of the side events,...
View ArticleEureka3 Czech Republic: Bart Lybaert lays all-comers to waste and picks up...
Last month in London, a 21-year-old Belgian poker player named Bart Lybaert recorded the first cash of his young career. Suffice to say, 139th place for £1,200 at the UKIPT main event did not set the...
View ArticleMicroMillions 4: dunko44 slams through Event #95 ($2.22 NLHE Heads-Up...
The last week-and-a-half has flown by lightning-quick with most of the 100 events on the MicroMillions 4 schedule having already played out. A few remain, however, and it seemed fitting somehow that...
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