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WPT L.A. Poker Classic Day 5: Sean Jazayeri Takes Final Table Lead

Posted on February 29, 2012 by admin

The final table is upon us at the World Poker Tour (WPT) L.A. Poker Classic, as the field was trimmed from 18 to the final six at the Commerce Casino on Tuesday. Yesterday’s starting chip leader, Noah Schwartz is still alive, and while his 3.835 million chips puts him in a great spot, the chip [...] Continue reading →

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Daily 3-Bet: $25k Friendly, Galfond "On the Lam," Calvin’s Heir

Posted on February 28, 2012 by admin

Any suggestions for a future 3-Bet, feel free to drop a note in the comments.
Today in the 3-Bet we find the pros upping their own stakes with a $25k bet, footage from Calvin Ayre’s atrocity of a reality show and the Wall Stret Journal giddy over Phi… Continue reading →

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WPT L.A. Poker Classic Day 3 – Tuan Phan Reaches Million Chip Mark, Takes Lead

Posted on February 27, 2012 by admin

The World Poker Tour (WPT) L.A. Poker Classic hit the halfway point last night and with three days down and three to go, Virginia’s Tuan Phan leads the remaining field of 54 players. Phan was the first player to eclipse the million chip mark and with 1.14 million bagged and tagged, he is still the [...] Continue reading →

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Weisner Tops Final 72 at EPT Copenhagen

Posted on February 22, 2012 by admin

Weisner, who is off to a strong start in 2012 with several deep runs in Aussie Millions events, finished with 368,200 chips, tops amongst the 72 players remaining in the contest.
Although Weisner has yet to score a major title, she has shown the abilit… Continue reading →

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O’Dwyer Dominates Day 1a at EPT Copenhagen

Posted on February 20, 2012 by admin

The veteran pro and recent EPT London runner-up, who we suspect might be good at poker, completely dominated play in the early stages of Day 1a and had the bulk of his stack by the third level.
From there he cruised to the finish, using his stack to pi… Continue reading →

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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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