‘varunganjoo’ won the second edition of the Player of the Year(POY) Tourney of adda52 taking the top prize of Rs. 2,30,000. He prevailed over a record field of 171 entrants and a final table which comprised of adda52 regulars darksider12, rckkk77 and saths.
New Year Resolutions: From the Felt
It is the dawn of 2013 and New Year resolutions are flying high in the air. Each year the charade is the same. People pledge to do certain things to make their upcoming year better, some stick to the cause others forget the resolutions mid way. This year, we decided to check out what the poker fraternity is resolving to do. So we asked a few poker pros what their new year resolutions are for 2014.
Samad Razavi on winning the APT Player of the Year(POY): An Exclusive Interview
Samad Razavi won the Asian Poker Tour(APT) Player of the Year(POY) for the second year in a row proving his supremacy in the Asia Pacific region.OPN caught up with with Samad Razavi exclusively to get a pulse of his journey so far and plans ahead. Below are the excerpts of the chat on a social media channel with our Editor, Rupal Bansal.
Julian Thomas is WPT Prague Champion
Poker action climaxed last week with Julian Thomas winning the World Poker Tour (WPT) Prague Main Event to take down the title and $283,827. Thomas prevailed over 306 entrants getting membership to the elite WPT Champions Club.
Christmas Gifts for Poker Players
Christmas is upon us now and with the festivities around, everyone is busy making lists or holiday shopping. But what really is that is going on in the poker players mind. What does a poker player want this Christmas?
World Series of Poker announces 2014 dates
The World Series of Poker have announced the dates for 2014’s biggest poker festival. The 45th WSOP will take place from May 27-July 14, 2014 at the Rio All-Suit Hotel and Casino.
Yokosawa wins WPT Korea, Sekularac leads Final 21 in WPT Prague
WPT action pursued across two continents as the World Poker Tour made a comeback in Asia with the WPT Korea crowning Masato Yokosawa as the Main Event champion. In Prague, WPT action entered the money with the final 21 being decided. Serbian Ognjen Sekularac stayed in chip lead with Vasili Firsau also in contention.
Julian Track wins EPT Prague, €725,700
Prague is definitely the centre of all of the world’s poker activity right now with two major poker tournaments; European Poker Tour(EPT) and World Poker Tour(WPT) going on this past week. While EPT Prague winded up a record breaking third stop of its Season 10 Schedule, the WPT Main Event is closing in on the money bubble.
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APPT Season 8 Schedule announced
The Season 8 schedule of the very popular Asia Pacific Poker Tour(APPT) was announced by Pokerstars here today. The start of the circuit coincides with the 20th Anniversary of the prestigious Macau Poker Cup(MPC) and also includes the star studded Aussie Millions Poker Championship.
Its a new Guinness Record and a new APT-RWM Iron Man Poker Champion
The Guinness World Record for the ‘Longest Continuous Poker Tournament’ was broken here today at the Resorts World Manila and in complete style. The previous record of 36 hours, 34 minutes and 41 seconds was beaten and a new one set of 46 hours with the crowning of Damon Shulenberger as the APT-RWM Iron Man Poker Challenge Main Event Champion.
APT-RWM Iron Man Poker Challenge: Record Attempt Underway, 21 players left now
The APT-RWM Iron Man Poker Challenge Main Event kicked off in Manila today with 115 entrants and at the time of going to press, this record attempting tournament had 21 survivors. The target of these poker pros is beating the current Guinness Record of 36 hours, 34 minutes and 41 seconds set at the Delaware Iron Man Poker Challenge last year. Czech Peter Konas had won this event.
APT-RWM Iron Man Poker Challenge Day 2: Czar Ian Marcos wins side event
Day 2 of the APT-RWM Iron Man Poker Challenge marked the countdown to the record attempting Main event with two side events and APT reg Czar Ian Marcos winning a title. The $300 NL Hold’em Event was won by Marcos by defeating Japanese poker pro Iori Yogo.
Dan Smith wins WPT Five Diamond Poker Classic for $1,161,135
Following a topsy-turvy three way battle, Dan Smith conquered the WPT Doyle Brunson Five Diamond Poker Classic at the Bellagio, Las Vegas to take the top prize of $1,161,135.
Going for the Records: APT-RWM Iron Man Poker Challenge begins
The APT-RWM Iron Man Poker Challenge organised by Asian Poker Tour(APT) and Resorts World Manila(RWM) is aiming to enter the record books by breaking the current ‘Guinness World Records’ for the ‘longest continuous poker tournament’.
WPT Doyle Brunson Five Diamond Poker Classic Final Table: Dan Smith in command
After five days of grueling poker action, the World Poker Tour(WPT) Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic has boiled down to a six handed final table led by Dan Smith. Being played out at the Bellagio, Las Vegas, Level 26 saw Curt Kohlberg as the final table bubble.
Joseph LaPinta defeats roommate Joseph Wertz for WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Resort Atlantic City Title
Joseph LaPinta defeated his namesake and roommate Joseph Wertz to win the 2013-14 WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Resort Atlantic City Main Event for $182,070. He won the coveted Circuit Ring and a seat in the WSOP National Championship.
Tristan Bain wins inaugural APT Sydney
The first ever Asian Poker Tour(APT) Sydney was won by Tristan Bain as ‘The Star’ played host to a huge poker field of 648 players. The four day event, the first by APT ‘down under’ was in partnership with National Poker League and saw Bain win AUD 282,212.
Rosenbarger is WPT Montreal Champion
Derrick Rosenbarger prevailed over a strong field of 862 players to win the PartyPoker WPT Montreal Main Event last weekend. He won the top prize of $500,824, the WPT Montreal Champions Belt and also etched his name in the Champions Club.
Global Poker Index: Ravi Raghavan Enters top 10 of GPI 300
Poker player Ravi Raghavan who has East Indian roots stormed into the top 10 of GPI 300, a ranking of the top 300 tournament players in the world released by Global Poker Index(GPI).
888 Announces ‘The Gr888 Winter giveaway’!
To bring the festive cheer of Christmas and New Years to the poker room, 888poker is launching ‘The Gr888 Winter Giveaway’ which offers all players $10,000 Freerolls every day and more cool prizes.
Ben Mayhew is UKIPT-4 Nottingham Main Event Champion
Season 4 of the United Kingdom and Ireland Poker Tour(UKIPT) reached Nottingham this weekend as Ben Mayhem triumphed over a field of 458 entrants to win the Nottingham 6-Max Main Event. The tournament witnessed three starting flights and Mayhew won on Monday to get the top prize of £72,840.
Indian Poker Championship
India Poker Championship made a grand entry to the world of Poker in India in March 2013. It started conducting its tourneys in the offshore casinos of Goa which attracted
Golden Aces Poker League
The Golden Aces Poker League (GAPL) was created by Golden Aces based out of Bangalore which also operates the Golden Aces Cards Room in Bangalore. The Tournament that had its
PokaBunga
PokaBunga.com is one of the newest online Poker websites in India that offers ‘No Limit Texas Hold’em’ poker game. This Indian Poker room is operated and owned by WYZ Games