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Rafa hits the clay in Paris and doesn't break a sweat
It's Paris in the springtime. It's a clay tennis court. It's the heralded arrival of Rafael Nadal. But it's not the French Open. It's a poker tournament where the biggest star is the King of Clay. This...
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Eureka3 Croatia: Achilles Bozso wins Eureka3 Croatia and €59,100
When heads-up play began in Dubrovnik we knew one thing for sure, that a player from either Hungary or Croatia would be winning their countries second Eureka Croatia main event title as Richard Bodis...
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ANZPT Repechage shines through gloomy Melbourne skies
As I sit here and look out the window at a miserable, rainy Melbourne day, I can't help but think of Las Vegas. You may have heard that there's a little poker tournament called the World Series of...
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ANZPT Repechage: Money talks
The money or the title? The cash or the glory? We all play poker tournaments for different reasons but it's the age-old question - would you prefer to take home the top prize or the trophy? It's...
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ANZPT Repechage: Golden rule of guarantees
In the poker world, guarantees are made to be broken. We've seen it throughout Macau where the Red Dragon prize pool guarantees are always smashed. We've seen it online in the recent SCOOP series where...
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Lights, Camera, Bluff!
After going about five months without cashing in a live tournament, I finally put an end to the streak at the France Poker Series High Roller event in Evian. It was a beautiful destination up in the...
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Greatest Poker Hand: Who is that kid named Mercier?
If you listen closely, you can almost still hear the echo of people saying, "Who is this kid?" In the days before EPT San Remo's Season 4 main event in five years ago, there weren't a great many people...
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ANZPT Repechage: The life cycle of a poker player
The Crown Poker Room has seen many transformations over the years. From the tables of Two-Card Manila in the back corner with registration on whiteboards, to the seventy-something tables and digital...
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Hachem King on Day 1a of ANZPT Repechage
It was a miserable day in Melbourne today, but that didn't stop 224 entrants taking part on Day 1a of the historic ANZPT Repechage Main Event. It's an event that has brought a lot of hype and...
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Help Cancer Research UK with Liv Boeree this weekend
Team PokerStars Pro Liv Boeree is a special case. When she heard about the Race for Life to raise money for Cancer Research UK, she immediately dedicated herself to a training regimen as she wanted to...
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SCOOP champs around the globe
Viktor Blom doesn't do a lot of media work. Even in the few opportunities I've had to talk to him, I've walked away without a perfectly clear understanding of what we just talked about. That is a short...
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ANZPT Repechage: It's good to be home
We're lucky enough to come to the Crown Casino pretty regularly. Every month or so, we find ourselves back here in the poker room reporting on a major poker championships. This place is like a second...
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ANZPT Repechage: Quality and quantity
Day 1b of the ANZPT Repechage Main Event is nearing the half-way mark and looking around the room we see a rather impressive field, both in terms of quality and quantity. Yesterday we mentioned how...
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ANZPT Repechage: TGIF
Friday night is my favourite time of the week. The working week has come to an end and it's a chance to put the feet up, grab a drink and relax. If you're in Melbourne then Friday night offers a...
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No fuss for Dan Neilson on Day 1b of ANZPT Repechage
Day 1b of the ANZPT Repechage Main Event brought together a very strong field of 254 entrants to quickly dispel any concerns over this tournament not meeting the $750,000 prize pool guarantee. With...
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Asia Millions to be webcast around the world
The GuangDong Ltd Asia Millions (GDAM) was always going to be a big event. With a $130,000 buy-in and the world's top players flying in from the far reaches, the tournament was going to be one for the...
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SCOOP winner Jan 'JacktShipper' De Smet, an old head on young shoulders
While the likes of Daniel Negreanu, Viktor Blom and George Danzer may have taken the biggest headlines it should not be forgotten that the SCOOP crowned a lot of heroes during its $75 million festival....
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Dad won the lottery
I was on a break during the Sunday tournaments and was getting ready to throw some chicken in a pan for dinner when I went to check my phone. My heart nearly pounded out of my chest when I saw several...
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Am I successful Team Online player?
Lately I had the idea to check all my cash-game results since I joined Team PokerStars Online. As I was chosen in the original 'draft', my Team Online adventure started on Dec 15th, 2009. In 2009 and...
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Miraculous George 'Jorj95' Lind conquers his million VPP challenge
George Lind, who is better known as Team PokerStars Online's 'jorj95', has just completed what they said couldn't be done. And by 'they', I mean 'we'. When Lind made his bold proclamation that he would...
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