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EPT9 Grand Final Super High Roller: Dan Smith discovers his inner Cinderella,...
Few people know as much as Dan Smith either about winning tournaments in Monaco or winning Super High Roller events. He's done three of the former and one of the latter and is trying to tick both boxes...
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EPT9 Grand Final: On form Paul Volpe calls time on Mike McDonald, wins €130,500
Paul Volpe is currently one of the world's most on form players, as proved by his €130,500 win here in Monaco. Volpe clocked up his fourth six-figure score of the year by beating Mike 'Timex' McDonald...
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Maxim-izing my time at home
I've talked before about my visa problems. They forced me to stay home in Russia all winter. As a result I spent a lot of time playing online poker and working on my game. Eventually it all paid off in...
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SCOOP 2013: The tourney itch
The first poker game I played was a cashgame. I think a lot of people started with small SNG's at home with friends but back when I started I didn't even know you could play the game in a tournament...
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Felix 'xflixx' Schneiders joins Team Online
PokerStars' Team Online has a new German powerhouse in its stable tonight. Team Online announced this weekend that Felix 'xflixx' Schneiders is officially carrying the flag of the big red spade. "I...
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EPT9 Grand Final: Gilbert Diaz wins the (mini) Main Event!
Gilbert Diaz won the turbo edition of the Main Event here at the EPT Grand Final pocketing €14,800, a great spin up from his €330 buy-in. Diaz is a regular on the European Poker Tour having bagged 10...
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EPT9 Grand Final: Alexander Uskov wins a small one, bags €10,100
Alexander Uskov won a small turnout side event at the EPT Grand Final to pick up a bang tidy €10,100 payday. Uskov beat fellow Russian Mikhail Ustinov heads up to take home the trophy. EPT9 Monaco,...
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SCOOP 2013: Reshafim87 reaps riches in Event #01-L ($27 NLHE 6-Max)
Things are changing up in the Northern Hemisphere. We've passed the vernal equinox, snow is melting, flowers are blooming and all types of woodland critters are waking up and jumping in front of cars....
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EPT9 Grand Final Super High Roller: Good food, bad food, booze, and the...
Dan Smith snapped. Could everyone be quiet for 20 seconds, he asked while grinning. "I'll be quick!" Smith had been involved in a hand in the middle of a drawn out conversation between Daniel Negreanu,...
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EPT9 Grand Final Super High Roller: Chips dig Jason Mercier, Team Pro leads...
You might be under the impression that it is impossible to knock Phil Ivey out of a poker tournament, especially one with a buy in of €100,000. But we have grown very accustomed these days to making...
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SCOOP 2013: 12ziz12 sizzles, wins Event #1-M ($215 NLHE 6-Max)
The Spring Championship of Online Poker is finally here, and judging by the turnouts for this year's initial tournaments, many have decided the time for hunting SCOOP watches has at last arrived. Like...
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SCOOP 2013: Spindler spanks spangled final, scores 2nd SCOOP title (Event...
After a year of waiting, SCOOP is back. It kicked off in style yesterday, just as the EPT Grand Final Main Event and High Roller Event were coming to an end in Monaco. Today, the first SCOOP 2013...
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SCOOP 2013: Gowardo goes for gold in Event #2-L ($27 NL)
Sometimes a specific hand propels you to greatness. In this instance, pocket fives was the magical hand for Gowardo. After losing a heads-up chip lead against KoRn1337, Gowardo avoided an elimination...
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SCOOP 2013: Hope_Flooky's Event 5-M victory no fluke ($109+R NLHE Turbo)
Hope_Flooky was not the most decorated player at the final table of SCOOP 2013 Event 5-Medium, $109+R NLHE Turbo. That honor probably belonged to cal42688, a WCOOP winner in 2010 and a SCOOP winner in...
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SCOOP 2013: Paul "paulgees81" Volpe denies Deeb sixth title, victorious in...
Many recall last year's Spring Championship of Online Poker as the Shaun Deeb show, with Deeb earning four SCOOP watches -- all in "High" events, in fact -- on his way to winning SCOOP Player of the...
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EPT9 Grand Final Super High Roller: Scott Seiver on headphone-gate
Scott Seiver has been to plenty of major tournament final tables and won his fair share, including the Super High Roller event at the PCA in January. He didn't mind being moved to the television set...
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Teaching the game
In addition to playing a pretty full schedule this year, I've gotten back into teaching poker more regularly as well, and it has really been rewarding to do so. I obviously started out as an amateur...
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SCOOP 2013: Ana Marquez masters Event 5H ($1,050+R NLHE Turbo)
She's no stranger to the tables of PokerStars. Ana Marquez' No Limit Hold'em game has come a long way in the past few years, and that wasn't more obvious than when she took over Event 5H of SCOOP...
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EPT9 Grand Final Super High Roller: The silent, calm man amid the chaos
If you have any knowledge of low-cost air travel in Europe, you will know all about that airline from Ireland that pretty much just prods you in the back with a stick until you've walked to your...
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EPT9 Grand Final: Back to back festival wins for Joe Kuether, wins €16,800
It looks like Mr Joe Kuether should play more on this side of the Atlantic having won his second EPT trophy in as many festivals. He picked up €36,500 and his first silver spade in Berlin. Yesterday he...
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