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We are at the close of day two of the 2010 Poker Stars EPT from Vilamoura in Portugal. This is the seventh season of Europe’s biggest poker tour and the second leg of this year’s event. The tour began on August 11 in Tallinn, Estonia and will finish sometime in the spring of next year [...]

At the close of the fifth day of main event play Andreas Krause became a champion with a pair of fives. This was the first year the Merit Cyprus Classic was sponsored by Full Tilt and the first time it was won by a relative unknown (to Americans at least). Andreas Krause walks away with [...]

Sponsored by Full Tilt Poker (perhaps in a bid to balance their recent negative bad press) the Merit Cyprus Classic is actually held in Cyprus, Greece. The poker tournament is a part of the World Poker Tour and is traditionally sponsored by Pokerstars. The location is political and the prize pool is around $3 million. [...]

It didn’t take long for the original number of applicants for the European Pokerstars tour main event to go from 420 to 25 by today, the end of day three. The players are eyeing the 400,000 euro prize which is about $510,680.00 to us. A lot of big names have already bitten the dust. Here’s [...]

So we all know the 2010 WSOP in Vegas is pretty much over except for that final televised table in November. Here’s a little background on those final nine players. Filippo Candio: 25, Italy. Recent credits include his win at the 2009 Italian Pro Championship and past sponsorship from PokerStars.net. Considered a strong favorite by [...]

This is a recap for those of you out there who like tables and charts. When it comes to poker, it just makes pattern easy to spot. In this case, it make big winners easier to spot. Check out below for the winners of every event in the 2010 WSOP except for event 57, of [...]

And despite the final game the results of the 2010 WSOP are in and what a ride it has been. For those who like recap without too much drama here are the results of events 53 through 56. Event 53: $1,500 Limit Hold ‘Em Shootout tournament. . It didn’t take long to thin the herd [...]

Last week we discussed the events up to the 47th tournament. Now let’s recap the five following. There was a lot of action, a lot of plays and a few surprises. Event 48: This was the $2,500 Mixed Event. The game consisted of eight different styles of poker. There were a total of 453 entrants [...]

The 2010 Main Event seems to be speeding past us and we all wish we could sit and watch it on the television hand by hand. But alas, that’s not possible. So for now its internet reporting and recaps. I’ll make it even easier for you: here’s a table of the results for events 25 [...]

Well another week of the 2010 WSOP is behind us and we continue to enjoy some fabulous poker. As we go into the mid way break we have completed 57 events. Here’s an update on events 23 through 33. Event 23 was the $2,500 Limit Hold’em six handed game and Dutch Boyd of the United [...]