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by Ryan Lucchesi | Published: Jun 21, '08
The World Series of Poker in 1985 featured one of the first prolonged money bubbles in the history of the tournament. Any one of the final ten players refused to go silently into the night and money-bubble action went on for five hours. Part of the reason these players dug in so much on that […]
by Ola Brandborn | Published: May 09, '07
It's official: I'm the worst poker player in Sweden! I had pocket sevens on a flop of T-9-7 during the Swedish Championships held in Tallinn, Estonia. Obviously, flopped sets are worthless against A-T. After another 10 on the turn and a 9 on the river, I was very low on chips, and a few hands […]
by Card Player News Team | Published: Jun 13, '24
Resorts World Las Vegas’ 2024 Summer Poker Series is now underway, with 12 of the 82 events already in the books. The festival, which runs from June 6 – July 22, features more than $900,000 in guaranteed prize money, with each and every tournament featuring sporting a guarantee. Below is a look at the early […]
by Sean Chaffin | Published: Jan 09, '24
Card players saw some nice time in the mainstream spotlight last week with the release of a TED-Ed animation focusing on the history of poker. James McManus, author of Positively Fifth Street and Cowboys Full: The Story of Poker, wrote the script for the animation after being contacted by the group about a year ago. […]
by Brendan Murray | Published: Dec 06, '10
The European Masters of Poker reaches its conclusion this week with the EMOP Master Cruise featuring the top 16 players from across season II of the Tour. All season long EMOP has deducted 4 percent of the prize pool from its main events to put into the freeroll pot for the lucky cruisers. They will […]
by Rebecca McAdam | Published: Nov 22, '10
The European Masters of Poker Malta main event was won by Simone Lombardo after he beat 240 other players including heads-up opponent Mathias Fricke. The Italian received €63,000 for his victory in the €1,500 + €150 buy-in main event as a deal was made heads up which meant that Fricke would walk away from the […]
by Rebecca McAdam | Published: Feb 02, '10
A Pole ploughed his way through Sweden, Finland, and Denmark to conquer the European Masters of Poker Gran Canaria main event final table. He was one of three fellow countrymen who took home titles from the seven events EMOP had to offer. Maciej Lipny beat 287 others to take home the top end of the […]
by Rebecca McAdam | Published: Jan 31, '10
The second leg of the European Masters of Poker season two kicked off in Casino Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands on Jan. 28. The event reached its max of 360 and with still so many survivors late yesterday it was decided play would continue for two more hours or until the final table. The […]
