Portuguese Joao Barbosa has been grabbing the attention of other players and the rest of the poker community at most stops of the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour so far. He cashed in 26th place in London for $22,888, went off the radar in Budapest, and reemerged as champion at the EPT Polish...
With so much poker activity in Europe, a smaller field than usual turned up at the casino in the Hyatt Regency Hotel for the PokerStars.com 2008 EPT Polish Open. However, the 217 players who did turn up made for five days of high-octane, action-packed poker. Some of the notables included Sorel...
Arnaud Mattern is a PokerStars.com European Poker Tour champion. He was the victor of the event in Prague during season 4, and has made continuous attempts since at repeating this achievement. His performance at this season's EPT Polish Open has been nothing less than stellar. Taking skills...
Young Frenchman Arnaud Mattern has made a strong and impressive impact on the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Polish Open throughout. With charisma, aggression, skill, and an instinctive way of reading people, Mattern is attempting to do something that has never been done before - he is...
109 hopefuls took to the felt today in the casino at the Hyatt Regency Hotel for the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Polish Open. The chip leaders going into day 2 were: 1. Roland De Wolfe (UK) -- 67,150 2. Antony Lellouche (France) -- 57,600 3. Alain Roy (France) -- 50,950 4. Ludovic Lacay...
As Roland de Wolfe heads into day 2 of the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Polish Open as chip leader, he spoke to Card Player about televised events, online play, and honestly described the extreme swings of high stakes action. Rebecca McAdam: Would you say the televised games are like...
Roland de Wolfe is one of those players who stands out among the poker community - not just in achievements and his style of play, but in personality and charisma. With his recent success at the PartyPoker Premier League and his constant cashes in the World Series of Poker, it is not unusual to...
Antony Lellouche has been doing France proud over the past few years on the live poker tournament circuit, particularly during season IV and V of the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour. He excels on Euro turf and his talent can be clearly seen by looking at his recent finishes - sixth in season...
Today saw the final table of the very first PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Hungarian Open play out. Eight players left over from an original field of 532 took to the felt at lunchtime in Budapest and didn't waste any time getting down to business. The chip counts at the start of the day...
Norwegian Johnny Lodden is best known for his online antics but has been making some respectable cashes in the live circuit also. It is hard not to watch the baby-faced assassin take out his opponents one by one, as he seems to have that magic spark which many of the greats have brought to the...
Day 3 of the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Hungarian Open got off to a flying start with four players busting out in the first twenty minutes of the day. But Severin Walser from Switzerland, Hungarian Szabolcs Attila Saskoy, Irishman George McKeever, and Symeon Pyrakis from Greece were not...
Young Canadian Sorel Mizzi has been to the top of the online ranks numerous times, and now he wants the same from the live world of poker. Since hitting the felt with great intent, this online pro has shown the kind of heart and determination that can make people forget he is only just 22 years...
Casey Kastle has been a staple of the international tournament circuit for more than 10 years. Taking down fourth in the recent Asian Poker Tour main event in Macau, and second in event No. 43 of this year's World Series of Poker, this is one committed player who seems determined to set all...
Danny 'THE_D_RY' Ryan has failed to disappoint since his arrival on the poker scene. Eager to mirror his online success in the live circuit, this young American gent is going for gold in Europe. Card Player caught up with the online whizz kid at the current EPT in Budapest to find out how...
Day 1B of the PokerStars European Poker Tour London saw numerous notable faces come and go through the doors of the Victoria Casino on Edgeware Road. A field of 309 was the turnout, beating day 1A's attendance by 12. This means that a total of 598 players have taken part in this year's...
After just seven hours of play, the final table of the £5,000 pot-limit Omaha event found its winner. But first, it had to get rid of eight aspiring champions. Tomi Nyback was first to go, earning a tidy sum of £22,688 from the beefy £825,000 prize pool. After a rollercoaster...
Day 6 of the World Series Of Poker Europe, presented by Betfair, saw the £5,000 pot-limit Omaha event play down from 45 to the final nine. Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott was one of the first day 2 exits when his trip kings were beaten by Markus Golser's straight to the ace. Things...
Although 110 players kick-started the £2,500 H.O.R.S.E event, only 11 were left going into its third day. With each hoping for the £76,999 top prize, they were all safe in the knowledge they would be going home with a large chunk of the ₤275,000 prize pool. The very first player...
Day 4 of the World Series Of Poker Europe, presented by Betfair, saw the second day of the £2,500 H.O.R.S.E. event play out with many highs, lows, and moments of pure entertainment. The first couple of eliminations saw Andreas Hoivold, Josh Gould, Barry Greenstein, and Jean-Robert Bellande...
With the larger end of the £615,000 prize pool to play for, the heat was on in central London yesterday. Nine players remained from an original field of 410 in the £1,500 no-limit hold'em event, but only one could take the top prize of ₤144,218, and the object of every...
With 45 paid places to play for on day 2 of the £1,500 no-limit hold'em event, exits were hard to come by early session. World Series Of Poker bracelet winner Jesper Hougaard took a substantial pot off Shaun Deeb with AQ versus 1010 on a KQA77 board. The two went head-to-head once again...
Day 1B of the World Series of Poker Europe's £1,500 no-limit hold'em event saw a fresh field of 219 poker faces whittled down to 46 yesterday as players battled fiercely for the top prize of £144,218. Heads-up champion Jeff Kimber doubled up early through Hubert Attali. Kimber...
A mixed field of 191 poker celebs, online whizz kids, and unknown hopefuls took to the floor yesterday for the first day of the World Series Of Poker Europe in London. Norwegian Annette Obrestad unconventionally celebrated her 20th birthday on the felt on day 1A of the £1,500 no-limit...
