The FTOPS is still running, but only through this weekend. Shannon Shorr scored a nice win and we've got the rest of the results, Tony G's newest blog post, and more in tonight's Nightly Turbo. In Case You Missed It … [Read more...]
The Nightly Turbo: Shannon Shorr Conquers an FTOPS event, Tony G’s Take on Viktor Blom and More
April 30, 2010 By
EPT €25k High Roller: Mizzi, Busquet and Reinkemeier chase Dori Yacoub at High Roller final table
April 30, 2010 By
Monte Carlo is the home of many things; the world famous Monte Carlo Casino, the Monaco Grand Prix and the €28 cheeseburger being among them. But if there's one thing that can truly call this majestic old principality its home then it is the high roller. Even the taxi drivers sit behind the wheel of Bentleys here. Put simply there is nowhere else … [Read more...]
EPT Monte Carlo: Chouity charge continues all the way to Grand Final title
April 30, 2010 By
At about 4.10pm yesterday, the Lebanese player Nicolas Chouity seized the chip lead at the EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo. There were 16 players remaining and more than a day's play before the end. But at about 9.15pm today, Chouity was crowned the latest champion on the EPT - and in the intervening 29 hours he had not relinquished the lead for even … [Read more...]
EPT €25k High Roller: Day 2, levels 18,19 & 20 (blinds 8,000-16,000, ante 2,000)
April 30, 2010 By
11.45pm: Schwartz blows up in 9th Luke Schwartz is our final table bubble boy after losing a race and blowing up after. Dori Yacoub raised from mid-position before the Brit moved all-in for another 242,000. Yacoub looked like he was going to fold and Schwartz told him so but after two minutes of thought and dialogue with his opponent he called with … [Read more...]
EPT Monte Carlo: Final table, level 31 updates (80,000-160,000, 10,000 ante)
April 30, 2010 By
9.15pm: We have a winner Nicolas Chouity wins EPT Grand Final and €1.7m Josef Klinger out in second, winning €1m It seemed pre-ordained that Nicolas Chouity would win this event and win it he just did. Chip leader from start to finish Chouity snap-called Josef Klinger's all-in. He had good reason, showing [ad][ac] to Klinger's [8c][8d]. All … [Read more...]
SCOOP is here! SCOOP is here!
April 30, 2010 By
If the headline did not tip you off, the news of the day is the fact that SCOOP is, indeed, here. A mere 49 hours from now, the 2010 Spring Championship of Online Poker will begin. On just the first day, PokerStars is guaranteeing nearly $7 million in prize money. Across the globe, Red Bull sales have spiked. Snack food stores have been depleted such … [Read more...]
EPT €25K High Roller: Day 2, levels 16 & 17 (blinds 4,000-8,000, ante 1,000)
April 30, 2010 By
8.20pm: Marafioti fuming Matt Marafioti isn't too happy that he's short stacked but he has been grinding his way back up. He's got one shove through and picked up a small pot against Dori Yacoub to get back to 140,000. Down but certainly not out. -- RD 8.15pm: Two double-ups in two minutes Sorel Mizzi and Paul Bernende both doubled-up with two minutes … [Read more...]
The “durrrr†Challenge: Antonius Scores Back-to-Back Winning Sessions
April 30, 2010 By
At last, Tom "durrrr" Dwan and Patrik Antonius are getting serious about putting their now 14-month-old "durrrr" Challenge match to rest. For the second day in a row, the two high-stakes rivals were back at the $200/$400 pot-limit Omaha tables and … [Read more...]
Online Poker Legislation Looking Possible for New Jersey
April 30, 2010 By
While it is seeming less and less likely that there will be any significant movement on federal legislation to license and regulate online poker in the U.S. this year, one politician believes the next eight months will produce the first state to... … [Read more...]