Tournanment Trailby Brendan Murray | Published: May 19, 2009 |
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As the European poker circuit beings to wind down ahead of the annual exodus to Las Vegas for the World Series of Poker, it is worth remembering how far we have come in a few short years. Taking the WSOP as its lead, trailblazers like John Duthie and his European Poker Tour and Paddy Power Poker with its stewardship of a reinvigorated Irish Open are examples of the best Europe has to offer in terms of live poker. Witness recent record numbers at the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Walsall, EPT Copenhagen, Ladbrokes Irish Poker Festival, PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, and the B_elgium Poker Championship_. Amidst gloomy times it is heartening to see such a strong and competitive market place, and particularly, a cohesive and tangible social network continue to blossom across the continent. With EPT San Remo and EPT Monte Carlo effectively putting a full stop on the Euro circuit until ...
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