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Yesterday the second day of the €10,400 NLH Split tournament of WSOP Europe was played. And once the day came to an end the field of 72 players had been narrowed down to 16 in the 6-max format. The remaining players are now guaranteed at least €28,831 each and the first prize is amazing €336,008. Erik Seidel, Jason Mercier, Matt Waxman, Michael Mizrachi and Brian Hastings are among the 16 players that will return to the tables today and play Day 3. So, one can expect the rest of the tournament to be very exciting.

Yesterday the final table of the €5300 PLO event of WSOP Europe in the the LE Cannes Croisette Casino was set, and in a big lead was Sam Trickett who's won over $3 million dollars this year. But things didn't go so well for British poker pro on the final table and he quickly ran out of chips and was eliminated in 4th place - a very disappointing result for Sam Trickett and his fans.

Read more » Steve Billirakis wins the WSOP Europe €5300 PLO event (€238k)

After 9 levels of play in the LE Cannes Croisette Casino, the field of 180 players had been squeezed down to a final table with 9 players. In a big lead is no one else than Sam Trickett with 713,500 chips. Trickett, from UK, has had a fantastic tournament year with 2 big cashes at Aussie Millions in January, and in total he has won over $3 million dollars this year. If Trickett takes home this final table today, he will take home another €238k!

But it won't be a walk in the park for the British poker pro as there are some amazing players on the final table today. One player that most probably will be his toughest opponent though is Ramzi Jelassi from Sweden. Jelassi has been around the live tournament scene since 2005 and has managed to take down quite a few tournaments all over the globe.

On Sunday it's time for a campaign named Double Vision Weekend at PokerStars. Instead of throwing just one Sunday Warm-Up and Sunday Million, PokerStars will run two Sunday Warm-Ups and Sunday Millions, and the guarantees will be the same as usual.

The first Sunday Warm up kicks off at 11:00 ET, and the second one will start half an hour later. Both events will have a $500,000 guarantee. The The first Sunday Million starts at the normal time of 14:30 ET, and 30 minutes later the second Sunday Million will kick off. Both events will have a $1,000,000 guarantee.

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On November 22nd it's time for the long-awaited boxing match between Lex Veldhuis and Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier. The winner of the match will take home amazing $100,000 - and a whole lot of prestige. This is what Lex Veldhuis, from Holland, had to say about the upcoming match...

"We are gonna fight, I want to knock him out, which will be a bit of a shock to him, it will really play with his mentality. I think the fight is gonna have something ElkY has never experienced before, the pressure of someone really wanting to hurt him badly. I know he has the drive, but I have the same personality which is why we do a lot of prop bets." Veldhuis said in an interview.

Read more » Poker stars to battle it out in the boxing ring

As Benny Spindler secured his win in the ETP Main Event, his fellow countryman Philipp Gruissem took the first prize in the EPT High Roller Event, giving him a neat payout of £450,200.
The final battle was decided on Kurganov's Qd-6s and Gruissem's 9c-9h.

1. Philipp Gruissem, Germany £450,200
2. Igor Kurganov, Russia £318,300
3. Rob Akery, UK £205,500 

4. Olivier Busquet, USA £171,200
5. Adrian Bussman, Sweden £102,250
6. Joel Nordkvist, Sweden £72,950
7. Sam Trickett, UK £68,800
8. Michael Tureniec, Sweden  £58,400

The German PokerStars pro Benny Spindler walked away with a well-earned first prize of £750,000 from the final table of the EPT London 2011.This win took Spindler's life time earnings up to an impressing $4,239,389.
The final table played out as below:

1. Benny Spindler, Germany £750,000
2. Steve O'Dwyer, USA, £465,000
3. Andre Klebanov, Germany, £265,000
4. Juan Manuel Pastor, Spain, £200,000
5. Mattias Bergstrom, Sweden, £155,000
6. Kevin Iacofano, USA, £120,000
7. Martins Adeniya, UK, £86,350
8. Miroslav Benes, Czech Republic, £64,000

There are now only 8 of 75 players with chips left in the EPT London high roller event. This means that the final table is set and all players are guaranteed at least £58,400 each from the £1,485,000 prizepool. The winner will take home amazing £511,300 while the runner-up will get £321,000.

In a big lead is Igor Kurganov (picture), from Germany, with 854,000. In second place is Robery Akery, from UK, with just about 622,000. Three players to keep an eye on the final table today are Olivier Busquet, Samuel Trickett and Michael Tureniec - great tournament players with fantastic results in the past!

The finalists for the 2011 Hall of Fame were announced yesterday. The 10 players who have the chance to get inducted this time are the following: Annie Duke, Barry Greenstein, Jennifer Harman, Marcel Luske, Linda Johnson, Jack mcClelland, John Juanda, Tom McEvoy, Scotty Nguyen and Huck Seed. Of the 10 nominees, 4, Greenstein, Johnson, McEvoy, and Nguyen were nominated both in 2009 and 2010.

Read more » And the 2011 Poker Hall of Fame nominees are...

Day 5 of the EPT London main event is in the books and the final table will start in a couple of hours. Martins Adeniya, who's been in the top of the field for the past 3 days, is the only player from the UK left in the tournament and with his stack of 4,736,000 he will do anything to stop the other 7 players from taking the trophy and the first prize of £750k out of the country.

Read more » EPT London final table set - Martins Adeniya is the chipleader

Last week the breaking news that Groupe Bernard Tapie (a French group of investors) and Full Tilt Poker signed an acquisition hit the poker world. The new owners said that they intend to pay back all players money as soon as possible. Yesterday, one could read in the Wall Street Journal that Full Tilt's new owners are looking at the possibilities to offer ownership shares in the company to pay off some of the liabilities to their players. Apart from that, Groupe Bernard Tapie might also offer the current owners continued investments in the company, however, they won't get any influence in the company's governance. 

Yesterday, when Day 4 was about to start, there were 3 Englishmen in the top of the field - James Mitchell, Sam Macdonald & Martins Adeniya. Mitchell and Adeniya made it through Day 4 together with another 22 players, however, they are no longer in the very top. The new chip leader is Mattias Bergstrom from Sweden with 1,838,000 chips, closely followed by Adria Balaguer from Spain (1,828,000) and Pascal Hartmann from Germany (1,8 million).

Read more » EPT London: 24 out of 691 remain - Swede leads the field

Titan Poker has recently launched their new Back Bet promotion which makes it possible for you to place side bets on several different outcomes of your poker hand. This way you can raise your stakes and maximise your winnings. Titan Poker is offering special No Limit Hold’em tables in their poker client to host the Back Bet feature.

How does it work?
You do need to be involved in the game in order to be able to side bet. Simply, take a seat at the table. As soon as you receive your cards a Back Bet icon next to the table will appear. Once you click the icon, a sidebar will open with all the betting options for the available Back Bet games.
Your stake will be taken directly from your account balance - not from your table balance. The bet currencies go according to the table you’re playing on.

What can I bet on?
Betting the board cards:
Before the flop is drawn, you will be able to bet on your prediction of the community cards. Among the betting options you will find:
- All black/red flop.
- One card of a certain suit hitting the flop.
- One card of 9 and above.
- One card of Q and above.
- One card of 4 and below, suited cards etc.

Betting on your next pocket cards:
Place your bet and cash in on your prediction of your next pocket cards. The odds will appear before your cards are dealt. You have numerous bet options: pairs, blackjack, 2 high cards, 2 low cards, 2 face cards, suited and connecters.

Betting on the outcome of your folded cards:
Even if you fold your hand you can still make a killing on betting on the outcome that hand. The options are many; bet that your hole cards and community cards will form a straight, on the turn, bet that one of your hole cards will form a pair with one of the board cards and much more.

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The EPT London main event's player field has been narrowed down even further as Day 3 of the tournament has come to an end. Out of the 159 players who came to start - only 62 survived the day. Benny Spindler, who was the chip leader both Day 1 & 2, didn't run as well during Day 3 and today he will return to the tables with 570,000 (12th place).

Read more » EPT London main event: Three local lads in the lead

The EPT London main event is down to 159 players after 2 days of play. Benny Spindler, who started day 2 in the lead, is the one who will return to the tables at midday (local time) with the largest stack (469k). Two years ago the young German came 12th in the EPT London main event, and the very same year he finished 3rd in PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. In other words, Benny Spindler is not a newcomer when it comes to doing well in big tournaments.

Read more » EPT London: Day 3 starts in a few hours - 159 players left

Today it's finally time for the first day of PokerStars EPT London. The stop in London is one of the most prestigious stops on the European Poker Tour... and, as always, lots of big names will take part. Just to mention a few: Doyle Brunson, Viktor "Isildur1" Blom, Joe Cada and Boris Becker.

Apart from the main event, which will be played until Thursday next week, a High Roller event with £20,000 buy-in will be something to look forward to. We will keep you updated with the most interesting news on both the main event and the high roller event. Stay tuned!

Incase you missed it: World Poker Tour Malta and Borgata Poker Open both ended a couple of days ago. Below is some information on both the tournaments.

WPT Malta
The stop in Malta was the first in WPT history and it ended up being a huge success even though most of the pros decided to play Borgata Poker Open in the U.S - with exception of Kara Scott and Phil Hellmuth.

Read more » World Poker Tour winners

If you like the skill required for playing poker, then trading is perhaps the thing for you. One thing is for sure - if you are skilled you can make a small fortune, if not, well like in poker, you probably have to be lucky to "win"

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So, how does it work?
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As you place bids you can earn Coloritas. These can then be used to win more bids (which cost $0.70 a piece) or even cash amounts (up to $1,000!) by playing the Reward Games or Lowest Unique Game.

Reward Games:
Every day there is a new Reward Game. You can convert your Coloritas to cash or bids. Each Reward Level has a starting level. When the auctions go live and bids are being placed, the amount you can convert will increase. When someone converts a Reward Game on a certain level, that level resets to the original starting point. At the end of the day when the auctions close, all levels are reset and new Colorita amounts will be needed to convert each level.

Lowest Unique Games:
In the Lowest Unique Game, you can use your Coloritas to place a bid on the grid. The squares where you have enough Coloritas to bid will turn bold. When you place a bid, a check mark will appear on the square where you placed a bid. You can only place one bid per square. The square with the least amount of bids that is more than zero will be the winner. If there is more than one square with the lowest unique bid, then the prize will be split between the winners.

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The Great Dane, better known as Gus Hansen, has now joined fellow team pro Tom Dwan and decided to speak out about the Full Tilt scandal and Black Friday. This is what Hansen's agent told the Danish newspaper EB.dk yesterday.

-Until Black Friday, Gustav was convinced that he was part of an oiled and well-running business machine, with a professional board of directors, who had a clear distinction between player money and money for running the site.

Read more » Gus Hansen on the Full Tilt scandal

Chris "Jesus" Ferguson and Howard "the Poker Professor" Lederer are now getting further involved in the Full Tilt Poker scandal. Together with a few other persons in the Full Tilt management they are accused of taking 440 millions from their players and to have put them in their own pockets. 

Read more » Full Tilt management accused of taking $440m from its players

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According to many poker experts, Tom Dwan and Phil Ivey are two of the best cash game players in history. There are plenty of clips on youtube and other video sites where one can see Tom Dwan and Phil Ivey showing their skills at the poker tables. 

However it's not very common that they face each other in huge pots, and especially not when neither of them have anything and decide to bluff. Below is a video with two of their best bluffs against each other. Enjoy!

Read more » Tom Dwan vs Phil Ivey - 2 insane bluffs!

Not less than 1,313 players ended up participating in the $3,5k main event of WPT Borgata Poker Open, which started 2 days ago, making it the largest tournament in WPT history. Now, both Day 1a and b are already in the books and Day 2 will start in a few hours.

Chip leader is Abe Korotkl with 260,100 chips, and in second place is no one else than Jeff Madsen with 216,925 chips (more info about him below). There are quite a few players with plenty of chips so, of course, anything could happen during Day 2 of the tournament. One thing is for sure though, a huge prize pool is up for grabs and the winner will take home stunning $922,441!

Read more » WPT Borgata Poker Open: Jeff Madsen in second place!

Some great news for all the Doyle Brunson fans out there! The godfather of poker announced on twitter yesterday that he will take part in European Poker Tour London Main Event.

"EPT is in London. I've got other business there but will play in the ME. Then maybe to France, still undecided about WSOPE." Brunson wrote on his twitter.

Now, PokerStars EPT London runs from September 30 - October 6 at the Hilton Metropole Hotel. The 2010 EPT London main event attracted a field of 848 players, which made it the biggest poker tournament ever held in the uk. The winner ended up being Dabvid Vamplew who received amazing £900,000 in first prize money.