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Adeniya, Lacay Stacked After EPT Deauville Day 2

Posted on February 2, 2012 by admin

Adeniya, a former stock trader in London who quit to go pro a few years ago, has built himself another big stack in an EPT event and bagged up 512,200 in chips to take the outright lead heading into Day 3.
He’s yet to close out a big event, however, … Continue reading →

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Barbero, Rousso Build Stacks on EPT Deauville Day 1b

Posted on February 1, 2012 by admin

A swath of Team PokerStars pros lead the charge and by the time the chips were bagged Jose “Nacho” Barbero and Vanessa Rousso had built up 100k-ish stacks to put them inside the top 30.
Barbero finished the day with 106,300 while Rousso was slightl… Continue reading →

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EPT Deauville Kicks Off Tuesday

Posted on January 31, 2012 by admin

After a more than two week break following the fun, sun, and hours upon hours in the poker room at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA), the European Poker Tour (EPT) will resume Tuesday in Deauville, France. EPT Deauville will be a €5,000 + €300 event with a 1,000 runner cap, slated to run through February [...] Continue reading →

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EPT PCA Day 4: Faraz Jaka Returns to his Throne

Posted on January 12, 2012 by admin

The European Poker Tour (EPT) PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) saw the money bubble burst Tuesday.  With that plateau out of the way, players used Wednesday to not only climb up the pay ladder, but also to position themselves for a run at the final table.  The field was narrowed from 64 to 24 on Day [...] Continue reading →

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Jaka Closing in on PCA Main Event Final Table

Posted on January 12, 2012 by admin

Jaka has spent the majority of the tournament either on top of the chip leaderboard or near it and he didn’t let up on Day 4.
The Californian ended with 4.1 million chips and is starting to pull away from his competition. Alex Fitzgerald is the close… Continue reading →

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EPT PCA Day 3: Phil D’Auteuil, Sam Greenwood Neck-and-Neck

Posted on January 11, 2012 by admin

The plan at the European Poker Tour (EPT) PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) on Tuesday was to start with the 184 remaining competitors, play six levels, and call it a night.  That’s seven and a half hours of poker not counting breaks.  It would be made up for on Wednesday, as it was anticipated to be [...] Continue reading →

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EPT PCA Day 2: Faraz Jaka Makes His Move

Posted on January 10, 2012 by admin

When top poker players start their tournament day, they usually have a goal of multiplying their chips several times.  Sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn’t.  For Faraz Jaka, Day 2 of the European Poker Tour (EPT) PokerStars Caribbean Adventure went just about as well as he could have imagined.  Starting with 129,500 chips, Jaka [...] Continue reading →

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Rheem, D’Auteuil Among Leaders After PCA Day 1b

Posted on January 9, 2012 by admin

Of the 654 players to fork over the $10k buy-in to start the day, just 342 escaped with chips.
Alex Venovski leads the way for the Day 1b flight with 193,000, but 2008 November Niner Chino Rheem is a very close second at 182,900.
Rheem has to consider … Continue reading →

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Epic Poker League $20K “Mix-Max” Day Four: Andrew Lichtenberger Seizes Lead With Five Left, Champion Crowned Today

Posted on December 18, 2011 by admin

It was another short day at the Palms Casino Resort for the surviving twelve men in the Epic Poker League’s $20,000 “Mix-Max” event, setting up for the crowning of a new champion on Sunday. With the twelve men already guaranteed a $50,920 payday, all were setting their sights on the top prize of $801,680. They [...] Continue reading →

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Doyle Brunson to Receive Epic Poker League Lifetime Exemption

Posted on December 13, 2011 by admin

The Epic Poker League, about to start the third tournament series of its first season, has decided to grant the legendary Doyle Brunson its first lifetime player card, which will grant him eligibility for every Epic Poker League event, regardless of whether or not he met the entry requirements. “It’s unnecessary but I guess it’s [...] Continue reading →

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