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posted on February 3rd, 2012
When Alan Meltzer passed away last October, he left behind $1 million in his will to his chauffeur and another $500,000 to the doorman of his building. An entrepreneurial success story, Meltzer built his fortune in the music business and gained fame in the poker world when he appeared on Season 5 of High Stakes [...]
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posted on April 11th, 2011
Ben Wilinofsky, the 22 year old Canadian with the adventurous spirit, last night won the EPT Berlin Main Event 2011. The win earned Wilinofsky 825,000 Euros ($1.1 Million) and an EPT Title. This win takes Wilinofsky to over $2 Million in lifetime winnings and is his first major poker title. Wilinofsky plays online at PokerStars [...]
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posted on February 5th, 2011
The tournament players were flocking to France for the end of last month, as the PokerStars European Poker Tour hit Deauville, bringing some of the biggest names in the game with it. It was a stop filled with intense action, near misses and a lot of fun as the tournaments played out with the Main [...]
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posted on December 6th, 2010
The poker world has been abuzz with news of online tournaments over the recent weeks, but live poker is by no means dead either, with major tournaments still being held all around the world. Spain’s second largest city of Barcelona was abuzz with exactly that as the PokerStars European Poker Tour stopped there, giving locals [...]
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posted on November 1st, 2010
The European Poker Tour Vienna Main Event has concluded this weekend, with the great stop being an awesome experience for everyone involved, and the main event no exception. As day four came to a close and the final table was set, it was Daniel Negreanu and his spectacular chip lead who was in the spotlight, [...]
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posted on October 7th, 2010
In an amazing feat, up-and-coming pro David Vamplew took down two tournaments in as many days, winning the PokerStars EPT Main Event in London and the PokerStars UK and Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) Champion of Champions. Vamplew, a successful midstakes grinder on PartyPoker and SNG player on PokerStars, bested a record-breaking 848 players on the [...]
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posted on October 6th, 2010
The European Poker Tour hit London over September and the beginning of October, finding its place amongst the myriad of other poker events also taking place. There were big cash prizes up for grabs, but not everybody was motivated by pure financial gain. As part of the Tour, PokerStars also hosted a charity tournament, the [...]
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posted on October 4th, 2010
London has been abuzz with poker this past month, but the action-packed weeks have finally come to a close with the conclusion of the EPT London Main Event today. As reported on FlopTurnRiver yesterday, only eight players remained at the close of day four, and battling through them all was David Vamplew. He now stands [...]
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posted on October 3rd, 2010
London has been the poker capital of the world for the past month, with more big-name poker series, tournaments and festivals taking place in the city than you can shake a stick at. Among those, the EPT London stop kicked off five days ago and has been a great tournament for everyone involved. Day four [...]
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posted on September 5th, 2010
All poker enthusiasts will know that the European Poker Tour stopped in Vilamoura last week, given the players a chance to enjoy the beautiful scenery and play some cards in Portugal’s largest ever poker tournament. A much less well-known event was also taking place in conjunction with the official stop, namely PokerStars Fairways and Felts, [...]
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posted on September 4th, 2010
Poker has truly hit Portugal, with the Vilamoura stop of the European Poker Tour taking place this week. It was an exciting week for portuguese poker as this tournament is the largest ever to be held within Portugal, and brings with it the promise of more poker events in the future. It was Toby Lewis [...]
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