For the second week in a row, the GPI Rankings have seen a new poker face. While it was Marvin Rettenmaier two weeks back, Ole Schemion reigned last week and this week, it is the turn of Daniel Negreanu.
Mohsin Charania wins 2013 WPT Paris for $469,477
Mohsin Charania overcame his small stack and a large chip disadvantage to emerge the winner of the World Poker Tour(WPT) Paris and $469,477 in prize money.
Satrya Teja leads ACOP Main Event after Day 1b
The Pokerstars LIVE at the City of Dreams came alive with the Asia Championship of Poker(ACOP) Main Event entering Day 1b. Indonesian Satrya Teja was in chip lead as the second of the two Day 1 flights came to an end with a total of 166 players left from the 203 starting field.
Golden Aces releases full schedule of upcoming Poker Tournaments
Golden Aces Poker League(GAPL) has announced its yearly poker schedule for 2013-14 and is upping the ante this time with its association with Casino Pride, Goa and Adda52.com, India’s first online poker website.
WPT Grand Prix De Paris Update: Matt Salsberg Leads after Day 2
Defending Champion Matt Salsberg leads the Day 2 of World Poker Tour(WPT) Grand Prix De Paris with a stack of 212,600 chips but is trailed closely by Hicham Hilmi, Vasili Firsau, Connor Drinan, and David Peters
Adrian Mateos wins WSOP Europe Main Event, €1 Million
The 2013 WSOP Europe came to an end yesterday in Paris as 19 year old Adrian Mateos won the Main Event for €1 Million. He defeated local favorite Fabrice Soulier for his first major victory.
Global Poker Index: Rettenmaier slips, Schemion on top of GPI 300
This week the GPI Top 300 sees long time leader Marvin Rettenmaier slip down and Ole Schemion replace him. But in the bargain, Schemion had to give up the top spot in the GPI Player of the Year(POY) to Mike Watson.
Daniel Negreanu is 2013 WSOP Player of the Year
Daniel Negreanu earned enough points to win the 2013 WSOP Player of the Year (POY) Award as he formed the eight player ‘stacked’ final table of Event 8 of WSOP Europe.
2013 WSOP Europe Main Event: Adrian Mateos leads, Gruissem leads High Roller
Adrian Mateos continued his good run on Day 4 of the Main Event of the 2013 WSOP Europe as he lead the final six with a chip strength of 3,781,000 chips.
2013 WSOP Europe Main Event Day 3 Update: Negreanu falls, Adrian Mateos in Lead
The 2013 WSOP Europe Main Event continued in Paris on Tuesday as Daniel Negreanu fell on Day 3 while Adrian Mateos ended the day in chip lead. Following closely was Daniel Steinberg with 1,009,000 chips.
Apoorva Goel brings home first ACOP Title
Apoorva Goel won the Event 3: 6 Max Championship of the Asia Championship of Poker(ACOP) bringing home the first ever ACOP Title. He won a huge HK $1,328,900 in prize money.
2013 WSOP Europe Main Event Day 2: Ivey, Hellmuth fall
Phil Ivey and Phil Hellmuth fell on Day 2 of the 2013 World Series of Poker Europe(WSOPE) Paris Main Event as German Dominik Nitsche emerged in chip lead with a gigantic stack of 504,800 chips
Scotty Nguyen, Tom McEvoy elected to 2013 Poker Hall of Fame
Scotty Nguyen and Tom McEvoy are the two latest inductees to the Poker Hall of Fame and will be inducted on November 3rd when the 2013 WSOP November Nine festivities kick off.
David Benefield
David Benefield is an American Poker pro who dropped out of college to pursue a poker career. He is the shortest stack in the 2013 November Nine but also one of the most accomplished.
Sylvain Loosli
Sylvain Loosli is a poker player from France who is a relatively unknown name in the poker world. With good online poker winnings, he has made it to the 2013 November Nine.
GPI Rankings Update: Silverman in Top 10, Kuganov falls off
The GPI Rankings released by Global Poker Index this week continue to have Marvin Rettenmaier and Ole Schemion in the top 2 slots while High Roller Steven Silverman made an entry into the top 10.
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Czardy Rivera is the 2013 APT Manila Main Event Champion
Czardy Rivera created a record of sorts when he won the 2013 APT Manila Main Event becoming the third Filipino poker player in 3 years to have taken the Manila leg title home. It was an all Philippines affair in the heads up battle as Rivera defeated Lester Edoc to win the top prize of PHP 4,270,000.
Goa Casinos Raging Debate: In future, the bigger the casino vessel, the higher the fee
Another chapter to the raging debates over the Goa Casinos in the River Mandovi was started when Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar told the house yesterday that the government was formulating rules under which the fee charged will be determined by the size of the casino vessel.
2013 APT Manila Main Event Day 2 starts: Apoorv Goel, Mandeep Narang going strong
The 2013 APT Manila Main Event Day 2 has just begun at the Resorts World, Manila and the 155 who took to the felt have already been reduced to 129. Apoorv Goel, Mandeep Narang and Srinivas Poloshetty are the three poker players still holding the Indian fort high.
Robin Ylitalo is EPT London Main Event Champ
Swedish Poker Player Robin Ylitalo overcame a field of 604 players to capture the EPT London Main Event crown taking home a cash prize of £560,980.
Adda52 to Organise Oktoberfest, DDLJ Promos; Cash Prizes of Rs. 6 Lakhs to be given
To celebrate the festive month of October, Adda52.com has launched Oktoberfest and DDLJ Promotions where players can win upto Rs. 6 Lakhs. Oktoberfest is a month long poker tourney while DDLJ is a loyalty format tournament.
Ryan Riess
Ryan Riess “The Beast” doesn’t need any formal introduction as this poker player is a great inspiration for all young poker enthusiasts. Riess is fifth in chio strenght in the 2013 WSOP Main Event Final table and will look to win his first ever WSOP Bracelet
EPT London Main Event Day 4 Update: David Yan Leads
It took all of four levels of play on Day 4 of the EPT London Main Event to take the playing field down from 45 to 16 and for David Yan to emerge in chip lead.
CM Parrikar to Remove offshore Casinos from River Mandovi
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today told the State Legislative Assembly that the offshore casinos in the waters of River Mandovi will not be shut down but removed in phases. It is also learnt that the removal will be done over a period of two years.