March 31, 2018
The 2018 Pokerstars European Poker Tour Sochi main event is in the record books following the end of the competition in Russia over the long weekend, with local poker pro Arsenii Karmatckii claiming the first prize of $478,451 after besting a field of 861 hopefuls. Karmatckii also became the latest winner of a PokerStars Platinum […]
December 20, 2016
Notorious Brit poker motor mouth William Kassouf has finally managed a solid live tournament High Roller win, but due to a chop he took home less than his second placed rival. Kassouth reportedly secured a seat in the Euro 10,300 European Poker Tour Prague High Roller competition through a Euro 1,600 satellite, according to his […]
December 20, 2016
With its absorption into the new “poker festival” structure of tournaments at Pokerstars, this year’s European Poker Tour Prague was the last under that brand, and 29-year-old Dutch pro Jasper Meijer van Putten made the event his own in the Czech capital this week. He survived a record field of 1,192 entrants in the Euro […]
December 17, 2016
In a third response to player demand for another High Roller competition this week (see previous reports) the European Poker Tour Prague organised a Euro 25,500 buy-in tournament, but this time the response was a little lower, with just 16 players and 8 re-entries recorded for the single-day event. Among those who entered but did […]
October 30, 2016
Aliaksei Boika, a 28-year-old poker pro from Belarus, is Euro 335,700 wealthier this weekend after emerging victorious from the Euro 5,300 buy-in European Poker Tour Malta main event. Boika survived a field of 468 entries over six gruelling days of competitive poker, and was the low stack when final table action commenced. However through skill […]
October 24, 2016
New Zealand online and live tournament player David Yan bested a field of 65 (including re-buys) over the weekend to claim the honours and the top prize of Euro 465,800 in the Euro 25,750 buy-in Poker Stars European Poker Tour Malta High Roller event after a tough three-day tussle with a stellar range of players. […]
October 21, 2016
The European Poker Tour is off to a good start in Malta, with German pro Dietrich Fast claiming a well-earned Euro 174,000 main prize in the Euro 10,000 buy-in Single-Entry Rebuy event. The mainly professional field comprised 60 entries in total from 48 players. Fast’s performance was impressive; the German pro bulldozed through the field […]
August 29, 2016
This year’s European Poker Tour Barcelona continued to set new benchmarks in entry fields and prizes as the High Roller and Main events concluded over the weekend. Taking the honours and the Euro 1.2 million first prize in the hotly contested Euro 5,300 buy-in Main Event was Sebastian Malec (21), a young Polish player who […]
August 24, 2016
The European Poker Tour Barcelona Euro 25,500 buy-in Single-Day High Roller concluded Tuesday with US poker pro Pratyush Buddiga claiming victory after a tough heads up against New Zealander David Yan. The event attracted a total of 165 entries comprising 131 unique players and 34 re-entries, creating a prize pool of over Euro 4 million […]
August 22, 2016
Tour (EPT) Season 13 Barcelona €50,000 Super High Roller title. “Today, I didn’t have too many tough decisions,” Holz said. “I ran really well obviously.” Described as a “high-octane” final, play whittled down in less than three-and-a-half hours to Holz and Canadian Sam Greenwood in which Holz emerged victorious. Final table finished up: 1 Fedor […]