Two years ago at the Victoria Casino in London, Vicky Coren triumphed on home soil to become the first woman to win an EPT main event. Coren remained alone until about an hour ago at Hohensyburg Casino, Dortmund, when Sandra Naujoks, a PokerStars.de ShootingStar, joined her in the exclusive club, winning €917,000 and the latest EPT championship. Naujoks, … [Read more...]
EPT Dortmund: Level 30 updates
Live updates from level 30 of EPT Dortmund are brought to you by Stephen Bartley and Howard Swains. Click refresh to see the latest updates here, or head on over to EPT Live for live action from the final table. Blinds: 50,000-100,000 (ante: 10,000) The final hand: Sandra Naujoks takes this one down. Naujoks makes it 300,000 to get it going, then … [Read more...]
EPT Dortmund: Level 29 updates
Live updates from level 29 of EPT Dortmund are brought to you by Stephen Bartley and Howard Swains. Click refresh to see the latest updates here, or head on over to EPT Live for live action from the final table. Blinds: 40,000-80,000 (ante: 10,000) 10.05pm: Slow Sandra Naujoks has a massive chip lead heads up, but isn't prepared to give it up lightly. … [Read more...]
EPT Dortmund: Level 28 updates
Live updates from level 28 of EPT Dortmund are brought to you by Stephen Bartley and Howard Swains. Click refresh to see the latest updates here, or head on over to EPT Live for live action from the final table. Blinds: 30,000-60,000 (ante: 5,000) 8.52pm: Level comes to a close Kanisch makes it 150,000 pre-flop which Gork calls. The flop comes 5h-Tc-5s. … [Read more...]
EPT Dortmund: Level 27 updates
Live updates from level 27 of EPT Dortmund are brought to you by Stephen Bartley and Howard Swains. Click refresh to see the latest updates here, or head on over to EPT Live for live action from the final table. Blinds: 25,000-50,000 (ante: 5,000) 7.25pm: Naujoks back to the action Sandra Naujoks came back from the dinner break and moved all in on … [Read more...]
EPT Dortmund: Level 26 updates
Live updates from level 25 of EPT Dortmund are brought to you by Stephen Bartley and Howard Swains. Click refresh to see the latest updates here, or head on over to EPT Live for live action from the final table. Blinds: 20,000-40,000 (ante: 4,000) 5.15pm: New/old chip leader Johan Storakers is our new/old chip leader, regaining the top spot in a hand … [Read more...]
EPT Dortmund: Level 25 updates
Live updates from level 25 of EPT Dortmund are brought to you by Stephen Bartley and Howard Swains. Click refresh to see the latest updates here, or head on over to EPT Live for live action from the final table. Blinds: 15,000-30,000 (ante: 3,000) 3.58pm: Break time Players go on a 15 minute break at the end of level 25. 3.55pm: Before the break Thorson … [Read more...]
EPT Dortmund: Level 24 (continued)
Live updates from level 24 of EPT Dortmund are brought to you by Stephen Bartley and Howard Swains. Click refresh to see the latest updates here, or head on over to EPT Live for live action from the feature table. Blinds: 15,000-30,000 (ante: 3,000) 2.55pm: Thorson's William Thorson has just taken the first sizeable pot of the final table so far. … [Read more...]
EPT Dortmund: Final table about to begin
The players are gathering, the cameras are flashing, the EPT trophy shines and the television stage is ready. Eight players remain in the EPT Dortmund and all that stands between them and an EPT title are seven others intent on ruining each other's day. This should make for a thrilling final with records to be broken and €917,000 up for grabs, … [Read more...]
EPT Dortmund: Cream of the crop
Four years is a long time in poker. If we cast our minds back to season one of the EPT, we can probably remember the sight of a spiky-haired young Swede and a suave young Italian making quiet yet confident progress through fields of about 200 players, anteing something like €2,000 a pop. There was some raw, rude talent in each of those young frames … [Read more...]