Luca Pagano
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.
PokerStars to Launch North American Poker Tour (NAPT)
Those who have been longing for a PokerStars-sponsored tour in the States can let out a sigh of relief. This morning PokerStars announced it would be launching the North American Poker Tour (NAPT), a three-stop tour with tournaments in the Bahamas, Las Vegas and Connecticut.
Hometown Hero Jan Skampa Wins European Poker Tour Prague
Jan Skampa continues to make strides as possibly the best tournament poker player to come out of the Czech Republic. Just last month he became the first Czech player to take a seat at a European Poker Tour final table when he made the final eight at EPT Vilamoura. He’s not got another “first” to add to his resume.
Luca Pagano Makes his Sixth PokerStars EPT Final Table
Day 4 of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague €5,000 no-limit hold’em main event saw 24 players return, and all of them were eager to make the final table of eight. Everyone was guaranteed at least €15,500, but after three days of poker they wanted much, much more. It took a little more than five levels of play to decide who would move on to play for big money tomorrow and the big name lost along the way was Anthony Lellouche, who busted out in 19th place and took home €15,500.
European Poker Tour — Prague Day 3
Day 3 of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague €5,000 no-limit hold’em main event welcomed back 95 players, and the first order of business was to burst the money bubble. The top 80 players would get paid, and the unfortunate bubble brigade that fell during early play included Team PokerStars pros Sandra Naujoks and Jude Ainsworth. After the bubble burst, every player remaining would walk away with at least €8,000, and the new order for the field was to shrink down to 24.
EPT:Brosolo Leads The Way in Prague After Two Days Of Play
The last stop on the European Poker Tour for this decade is drawing closer to a final table now that two days of play are in the books in Prague, capital of the Czech Republic. Just 95 players of the original starting field of 584 were able to make it through Day 2, leaving the tournament just 15 spots off the money as action paused for the night.
Marius Heiene Tops Day 1B, ElkY Close Behind in Prague
The second starting day of EPT Prague saw an unprecedentedly large field of poker players descend on the Hilton in the capital of the Czech Republic. The 367 players on Day 1B were too much for the tournament area to handle, meaning tournament director Thomas Kremser had to move some of them into the area reserved for cash games until enough players were eliminated to reduce the field to the tournament’s normally prescribed boundaries.
