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Laurent Tapie: “Full Tilt deal… by end of February.”
February 2nd, 2012 No Comments Posted in BluffEurope.com
In an interview with iGaming France, son of GBT founder, Laurent Tapie, stated that the deal with Full Tilt was progressing nicely and that he expects the deal to be finalised by the end of next month.
EPT Deauville attracts 889 players; €870,000 for first place
February 2nd, 2012 No Comments Posted in BluffEurope.com
The second day of the PokerStars EPT Deauville Main Event saw a field of 550 players compete in Day 1b, which in addition to Day 1a gives us a total field of 889. This is just two entries less than the record field of 2011.
Canadian Police recover half of Duhamel’s stolen cash
February 2nd, 2012 No Comments Posted in BluffEurope.com
Police in Quebec have confirmed that they have recovered around half of the cash stolen during the robbery at Jonathan Duhamel's home in December.
Wife of Purple Lounge Director to face trial over sex act
February 2nd, 2012 No Comments Posted in BluffEurope.com
Mary Gorman, the wife of Purple Lounge Group Director Chris Gorman, faces trial over allegations that she assaulted a police officer who was trying to eject her from an Orlando nightclub close to Disney World.
Genting Poker Series
February 1st, 2012 No Comments Posted in BluffEurope.com
The new Genting Poker Series is about to commence, with Leg 1 starting tomorrow at Genting Club Star City, Birmingham. Its early days for the fledgling tour, but already it looks like it is going to grow big wings.
WSOP 2012 schedule announced today: no November 9
February 1st, 2012 No Comments Posted in BluffEurope.com
The schedule for the World Series of Poker 2012 will be released later today but organisers have already confirmed via Twitter that there will be at least one big change. Namely, no November Nine.
Why you are not Jason Mercier
February 1st, 2012 No Comments Posted in BluffEurope.com
What is it that separates the best players in the world from the rest of us? You may be inclined to answer that it is their technical knowledge of the game and their fundamental skill sets that are practiced and honed over time to near perfection.
Mid to low pocket pairs in early position
February 1st, 2012 No Comments Posted in BluffEurope.com
Playing mid to low pocket pairs in early position can be sticky situation, especially when you’re playing 15 to 20 big blinds in the middle to late stages of a tournament.
How to get rich playing poker Part II: Exploiting the Matthew Effect
February 1st, 2012 No Comments Posted in BluffEurope.com
Last month I looked at how to get rich playing poker. I considered there to be two ways: 1) the Joey Knish way – of grinding, day in day out, until you’ve made enough to call yourself rich; or 2) the easy way.
Road Gambler - Benny Binion, Part II
February 1st, 2012 No Comments Posted in BluffEurope.com
By Johnny Hughes.The Texas Centennial in 1936 celebrated Texas’ independence from Mexico. It was depression-era, hard times, and the political bosses of Dallas and Ft Worth allowed wide-opening gambling. Benny flourished in hard times, first bootlegging, then dice, then the policy wheels. Benny said, “Tough times make tough people.”
Full Tilt & DoJ agree; Terry’s class action suit largely dismissed
February 1st, 2012 No Comments Posted in BluffEurope.com
Honestly, you wait ages for a bit of news about Full Tilt Poker and then two bits come along at once. According to a report from Gaming Intelligence the Department of Justice have agreed on the final terms of forfeiture with Full Tilt Poker and secondly, Todd Terry’s lawsuit against the site has mostly been dismissed.
Kristijonas Andrulis heads EPT Deauville
February 1st, 2012 No Comments Posted in BluffEurope.com
The opening flight of the latest PokerStars EPT event in Deauville attracted a very healthy starting field of 339 starters, with 221 making it back for Day 2. Leading the way at the close was former EPT Tallinn High Roller winner Kristijonas Andrulis on 162,600 followed by Philippe Ma 162,400 and Elie Payan 141,800.
Brit aims for the record books
February 1st, 2012 No Comments Posted in BluffEurope.com
When Phil Laak set the record for the longest continuous live poker session at 115 hours we didn't think that anyone would be brave or foolish enough to challenge it. Now a former British Army squaddie has stepped up to the mark and will take on the Unabomber's feat later this year.
Maiden Genting Poker Series this week
January 31st, 2012 No Comments Posted in BluffEurope.com
The eagerly anticipated Genting Poker Series gets under way this week with £100,000 in prize money up for grabs at the Star City Casino in Birmingham.
Genting Poker Series starts Wednesday
January 31st, 2012 No Comments Posted in BluffEurope.com
The eagerly anticipated Genting Poker Series kicks off tomorrow and there are 100,000 very good reasons to head to Birmingham's Star City Casino.
EPT Deauville starts today
January 31st, 2012 No Comments Posted in BluffEurope.com
After trips to The Bahamas and Australia, the centre of the poker world returns to Europe this week with the latest leg of the PokerStars European Poker Tour starting in Deauville today.
Bruno Lopes wins Euro Finals of Poker
January 31st, 2012 No Comments Posted in BluffEurope.com
There was a home victory in the biggest event at the Euro Finals of Poker series in Paris as Bruno Lopes took down the €5,000 Main Event Diamond Championship after outlasting a 109-runner field.
Turbo Championship of Online Poker concludes
January 31st, 2012 No Comments Posted in BluffEurope.com
The inaugural PokerStars Turbo Championship of Online Poker is over, with the $770 Main Event wrapping things up with a $2.4 million prize pool. The 3,500 plus field capped off a series that has awarded $18 million in prize money.
Alan Meltzer leaves a $1.5m tip
January 30th, 2012 No Comments Posted in BluffEurope.com
Poker players are used to leaving tips at the table (in America at least) and one high stakes player has managed to make two of his staff extremely wealthy courtesy of a gift from beyond the grave.
Thew’s the daddy. Again…
January 30th, 2012 No Comments Posted in BluffEurope.com
Julian Thew has added yet another live title to his tournament CV after winning the latest leg of the Sky Poker Tour over the weekend. The Team Sky Poker Pro outlasted a 200-runner field in Luton to take home a first prize of £11,200.
Phil Ivey wins Aussie Millions $250,000 Challenge
January 30th, 2012 No Comments Posted in BluffEurope.com
Phil Ivey has returned to the poker world, notably the live tournament scene. He has made his presence felt with a deep run in the Aussie Millions Main Event before this, his biggest career cash with a AU$2,000,000 victory in the $250,000 Challenge.
Everything hunky for Dorey at APT London
January 30th, 2012 No Comments Posted in BluffEurope.com
Players in the capital got to celebrate Chinese New Year in style as the Asian Poker Tour hit the Fox Poker Club over the weekend.
Lewis Hunter wins GUKPT Manchester
January 30th, 2012 No Comments Posted in BluffEurope.com
Lewis Hunter has won the opening leg of the new Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) season. The Scot outran a 171-runner field at Manchester's G Casino to pocket a first prize of almost £50,000.
Oliver Speidel claims Aussie Millions Main Event
January 30th, 2012 No Comments Posted in BluffEurope.com
Oliver Speidel has joined the likes of Lee Nelson and Gus Hansen in the Aussie Millions winner’s circle, after defeating Kenneth Wong heads-up in a dominating performance. He kicked off the final table with a bang, eliminating Yann Dion, and proceeded from there.
Aussie Millions final table set – Ivey misses out
January 28th, 2012 No Comments Posted in BluffEurope.com
The final table of the 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event has been set and unfortunately for most the of the rail, both Phil Ivey and Lee Nelson won't be at it.
Asian Poker Tour London starts today
January 28th, 2012 No Comments Posted in BluffEurope.com
Following the same principle as the European PGA Golf Tour, which is currently in Dubai, the Asian Poker Tour is venturing away from its familiar habitat this weekend.
Mobile Poker Club launch real money apps for Android/iOS
January 28th, 2012 No Comments Posted in BluffEurope.com
Mobile Poker Club, with nearly one million users, has launched a new real money gaming app for both Android and iOS devices – expect that one million number to increase rapidly. The software can be downloaded at mobilepokerclub.com and is compatible with Android device as well as iPads, iPhones and iPod Touch.
12 left at Aussie Millions – Ivey the short stack
January 27th, 2012 No Comments Posted in BluffEurope.com
The action was brief at the Crown Casino in Melbourne overnight as the 26 Aussie Millions Main Event starters were quickly whittled down to a round dozen. Leading a tightly packed leader board at the close of play was Canadian pro Yann Dion on 2,670,000 followed by Bjorn Li on 2,471,000.
Aussie Millions Million Dollar Cash Game under way
January 27th, 2012 No Comments Posted in BluffEurope.com
Tournaments, schmournaments, lol donkaments. The Million Dollar Cash Game has begun at the 2012 Aussie Millions and already Sam Trickett is a big winner, finishing yesterday’s action up over $260,000.
Chris Ferguson’s secret Full Tilt money
January 27th, 2012 No Comments Posted in BluffEurope.com
According to Subject: Poker, Chris Ferguson funnelled approximately $60,000,000 of his Full Tilt Poker payments into his own bank accounts from at least 2007, though he did allow $14.3 million to be used for post-Black Friday expenses.