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APPT Manila Day 2 report

November 16, 2008
The Hyatt Hotel and casino in Manila saw the return of 77 survivors from Day 1A and Day 1B of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour’s Manila stop. The starting field included Nali Kaselias, Celina Lin, David Saab, James Obst and the ... Read More

APPT Manila Day 1B report

November 15, 2008
Day 1B of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour’s Manila stop featured a marginally smaller starting field than Day 1A, but there were more “name” pros in the lineup. John Phan, Nali Kaselias, Carter Gill, J.J Liu and Eddy Sabat were all ... Read More

APPT Manila Day 1A report

November 14, 2008
Day 1A of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour’s Manila stop saw 149 players belly up to the tables of the Hyatt Hotel and Casino.
Among the players set out to follow in Brett Praise’s footsteps (he won the APPT Manila stop ... Read More

Peter Eastgate wins 2008 WSOP Main Event

Peter Eastgate wins 2008 WSOP Main Event

November 11, 2008
It’s official: Peter Eastgate is the newest and youngest WSOP Main Event champion. The Heads-up stage of the WSOP’s final table lasted a little over 5 hours, and saw Eastgate capitalize on the chip lead he started the day with. ... Read More

WSOP Main Event headsup preview

November 10, 2008
I don’t know whether it’s just me or we are indeed witnessing an evolution in the top echelon of the world of professional live poker. A few years back, it was the old school players (their skills acquired at the green ... Read More

It’s Demidov vs Eastgate heads-up for the title

November 10, 2008
The long wait which preceded the Big Dance’s final table is over. The 9 players still in the books were finally allowed earlier today to battle it out for the biggest prize in live poker and the prestige that comes with ... Read More

Antigua and Barbuda added to the UK’s list of approved gambling jurisdictions

November 10, 2008
Antigua and Barbuda has recently been added to the list of locations the UK endorses as far as gambling and online gambling goes.
The tiny island nation has this way become the second Non EU recipient of the above named honor ... Read More

Legal agreement reached in UB cheating scandal

November 09, 2008
It’s been quite a while since the cheating scandal that hit Ultimate Bet dealt another blow to the credibility and reliability of the online poker industry. It is good to see though that matters are beginning to settle, and players who ... Read More

LAPT San Jose Day 3 coverage

November 07, 2008
Ryan Fee started the LAPT’s Costa Rica event final tale in the chip lead, and he controlled the hostilities all the way to the finish line.

Day 3 of the LAPT’s San Jose stop saw some extremely fast-paced action, as ... Read More

LAPT San Jose Day 1 coverage

November 06, 2008
The Latin American Poker Tour’s San Jose stop saw around 80% of the starting field eliminated on Day 1. The quality of play was outstanding as the first day’s action was highlighted by names like Humberto Brenes, Eddy Sabat, Carter Gill, ... Read More

LAPT San Jose Day 2 coverage

November 06, 2008
38 players returned to the green felt on Day 2 of the Latin American Poker Tour’s San Jose stop. These players were all that was left after a fast and furious Day 1, during which British pro Rob Woodcock took a ... Read More

WSOP Circuit event Hammond final table report

November 04, 2008
Steve Billirakis proved he deserved to win the WSOP’s Hammond circuit event as he took the chip lead on Day 1 and didn’t let go of the reins till he was the only player left standing. This win brought him a ... Read More

EPT Budapest Day 4 report

November 03, 2008
England’s Will Fry will definitely always remember Budapest with a smile on his face. The winner of the first Hungarian EPT stop took down a prize of €595,839 on his very first major live poker tournament participation.
On his way to victory, ... Read More

WSOP Indiana circuit event Day 1 report

November 02, 2008
The WSOP circuit returned to Indiana yet again this month. This time, the stop hit the Chicago area, taking place in the Horseshoe Hammond.
165 players bellied up to the green felt on Day 1, several of whom had played ... Read More

EPT Budapest Day 3 report

November 02, 2008
Day 3 was a relatively brief affair at the European Poker Tour’s Budapest stop. It didn’t take long for the starting field of 42 to thin down to 8, as the final table was set.
Along the way, several of the ... Read More

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