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Durrrr Wins $750,000 from Sammy George in Poker Challenge
by Brendan Murray | Published: Nov 20, '09
Tom “Durrrr” Dwan has won two out of his three heads up matches as part of the Full Tilt Million Dollar Challenge at Las Ambassadeurs in Mayfair, London. After losing a few thousand dollars to Italian Marcello “Luckexpress” Marigliano in Wednesday’s …
bwin Poker Up 22 Percent in First Nine Months
by Brendan Murray | Published: Nov 20, '09
European betting giant bwin yesterday reported its online poker turnover had increase by 22 percent in the first nine months of 2009 to €81.1 million compared to the same period of 2008 when the figure was €66.5 million. The third quarter of 2009, to …
Boylepoker $2,500 Added, $1 World Cup Bad Beat Freezeout
by Brendan Murray | Published: Nov 19, '09
France’s Thierry Henry’s now infamous ‘hand of God’ goal in last night’s crucial World Cup 2010 play-off qualifier in Paris killed Ireland’s hope of making South Africa next summer but soccer and poker fans can take some cheer from tonight’s clever …
Final Qualification for Belgium Poker Championships
by Brendan Murray | Published: Nov 19, '09
Online qualification for the sixth annual €1,500 + €200 buy-in Belgium Open Poker Championships (BOPC) being held in Casino de Namur in Belgium from Nov. 21 to 29 is drawing to a close with two chances left to qualify on PokerStars.com. Nov. 21 at 7 p. …
Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Grand Final Festival Starts
by Brendan Murray | Published: Nov 19, '09
The final Grosvenor UK Poker Tour festival of 2009 gets underway today at London’s Victoria Casino as the Grand Final Festival gets into full swing straight away with the £5,000 buy-in heads up UK championship. The full line up of events for the …
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Tournament Trail — Littered With the Dead and Dying?
by Brendan Murray | Published: Nov 01, '09
At the time of writing, four major European tournaments have just ended — Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Cardiff, World Poker Tour Slovakia, European Poker Tour Barcelona, and World Poker Tour Cyprus. Numbers at each event will have disappointed the …
Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
by Brendan Murray | Published: Oct 01, '09
It’s tempting to view the recent sale of the World Poker Tour brand (see Industry News) as the end of an era. The Tour, which did so much to promote poker in popular culture through its TV broadcasts in the U.S., also gave players a well organised …
Inside Straight -- News
| Published: Sep 18, '09
… Gamynia Limited for $9.1 Million Investment Vehicle Purchases Most of the WPT’s Assets By Brendan Murray World Poker Tour Enterprises, owner of the World Poker Tour, recently announced that it had sold …
Inside Straight -- News
by Brendan Murray | Published: Sep 01, '09
Private Poker Games on Danish Agenda The Conservative Party in Denmark is proposing to make private poker tournaments legal again, after the Supreme Court previously made them illegal, ruling that poker is more chance than skill. The new proposal …
Happy November Nine
by Brendan Murray | Published: Sep 01, '09
It’s been quite a remarkable World Series of Poker for many reasons. Despite the world being in the grip of the worst recession in decades, the WSOP attracted more players than at any time in its 40-year history and set many new records. • The 60,875 …
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