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Scott Starts Aussie Millions Defense
It’s been a year since Stewart Scott walked into Melbourne’s Crown Casino an unknown chef-turned-poker player from nearby Adelaide and walked out the 2009 Aussie Millions champion.
Romania’s Teodor Caraba Leads Deauville, 24 Players Remain
Three full days are in the books at EPT Deauville and a record starting field has been reduced to just 24 players, including several previous EPT champs and even a former WSOP Main Event winner.
EPT: Levi, Lacay Lead the Way in Deauville on Day 2
With the first starting day officially out of the way and the record starting field of 768 players whittled down to 388 players with a shot at the title, the EPT Deauville main event got down to business today.
EPT: Two Romanians Top Jam-Packed Day 1A Field at Deauville
The European Poker Tour is back up and running after a quick post-PCA break, getting back into action today with Day 1A of the main event in Deauville, France.
Bodog Poker Sponsors Card Player Player of the Year
With a good few weeks of live tournaments under their belts, poker pros around the world already starting to rack up points in the 2010 Card Player Player of the Year race. With a recovering worldwide economy and some new poker tours debuting, this year could sport some huge events.
Poker Chip Retailers Eye 2010 Rebound
While the top 10 major online poker sites/networks grew around 30% in 2009, the pain of a worldwide economic recession was felt at casinos. Profits at Las Vegas casinos were down dramatically and major entities like the World Poker Tour (WPT) saw a slide in attendance. Other companies hurt by the downturn were retailers that sell supplies for private poker tournaments and home games. While business was booming prior to the downturn, many of the major retailers are encouraged by their 2010 prospects.
Poker Stars NAPT Will Be Televised on ESPN
The North American Poker Tour will be televised on ESPN, according to a blog posted by PokerStars Team pro Daniel Negreanu yesterday.
PCA: Reynolds Defeats Molson in High Rollers Event
The theme of today’s High Rollers final table was second chances. Several of the players have had their fair share of EPT success before, but they all came up just short of the win. Adolfo Vaeza, a businessman from Uruguay, came close to High Rollers victory in London, but busted out in 4th place while Matt Glantz went on to victory. William Reynolds from Iowa has a 4th place showing at both San Remo and Monte Carlo last season, but no victory to his name. Will Molson has even been in this exact position before, finishing as the runner-up to Bertrand “ElKy” Grospellier at the PCA last year.
Commerce Adds Five $10K Poker Seats to Prelim LAPC Events
In 2009, Cornel Cimpan won the Los Angeles Poker Classic main event for nearly $1.7 million. He beat out 695 other players — most of whom put up the $10,000 buy-in themselves — to win one of the most prestigious titles in poker.
PCA: High Roller Final Table
The Main Event of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure may be over and done, but the poker action is far from over on Paradise Island. A number of players stuck around Atlantis after Harrison Gimbel’s big victory on Monday and have been taking part in the remaining side events, including the prestigious $25,000 buy-in High Roller tournament.
