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After an epic heads-up battle for the first place and a deficit of more than 10-to-1 Mike Sexton managed to win the 2016 World Poker Tour (WPT) Montreal Main Event and took home a prize of $317,896. The Main Event of the WPT’s 2016 edition in Montreal gathered a total of 648 participants, but only one of them managed to get his name inscribed on the WPT Champions Cup by occupying the first position. Apart from the glamorous shiny trophy Sexton got, he also scooped a massive cash prize which…

The World Series of Poker, which is currently not only the largest, but also the oldest poker event on a global scale, is heading to the Netherlands. All poker lovers in the country will be able to enjoy the tournaments and events included in the Series from 2017. The WSOP organisers officially announced that the Holland Casino has reached a one-of-a-kind agreement with Caesars Interactive Entertainment, where the WSOP International Circuit Series is to be organised on an annual basis. According to the organisers’ announcement, the Holland Casino in Rotterdam…

Christophe Bouziane emerged victorious from the 35th event in the 2016 World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) Caribbean Series after he managed to outlast 67 other players. The cash portion the French scooped from the guaranteed prize pool amounted to $7,140. The 35th event marked the end of the WSOPC Caribbean took place at the casino Royale, attracting a pool of a total of 68 players. The Turbo one-day event featured a buy-in of $365 and was finally won by the French player Christophe Bouziane after a heads-up battle with…

MacroPoker, an online poker results tracking website, has revealed that it is to host the first Online Poker Awards that are to take place on December 17th. All poker lovers will be given the chance to watch the event live directly on YouTube and the MacroPoker’s Twitch channel. The website, which offers an online poker statistical database, has shared that it plans to honour poker players for their performances with its Online Poker Awards. A total of 10 open categories as well as Best Player award category are featured by…

The second UKIPT Series 10 event for this year is to take place at PokerStars Live at London’s Hippodrome Casino. The tournament is to kick off on November 17th and will be through on November 20th and will provide local poker players with the unique opportunity to take part in a large number of events to join, by challenging excellent cash prizes. The UKIPT Series has gathered great popularity among poker players after its amazing success in January this year. At the beginning of the year, the first tournament took…

Tom Middleton emerged victorious from the 2016 edition of the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) Blackpool Main Event. He managed to scoop not only the Main Event’s trophy, but also a cash portion of £56,255 after a deal was reached between the last three standing opponents. The Main Event of the GUKPT Blackpool featured a buy-in of £1,100 as well as a guaranteed prize pool estimated to £200,000. The No-Limit Hold’em event accumulated a players base of 251 entrants, of which only 17 reached the final Day 3 of the…

The 888Live Festival is heading to the King’s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic. After the great success of the 888Live Festival at the Aspers Casino in London, the 888poker brand is to run another festival in the period from January 26th to February 5th. The 888Live Rozvadov Festival that is to last for 10 days, will feature a total of 12 tournaments which offer a combined guaranteed prize pool of €600,000. Players will be given to participate in a large number of satellites and various cash games running at the…

The 8th Leg of the 2016 edition of the Grossvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) kicked off in Blackpool on November 6th and is to come to an end on November 13th. The seaside town has been home for the GUKPT Main Event since the very beginning of the tournament, which has started about ten years ago. Currently, Blackpool has the reputation of one of the most popular stops of the GUKPT Series, which attracts hundreds of poker players every year. This year, the GUKPT Blackpool Main Event features a guaranteed…

The 2016 Master Classics of Poker (MCOP) is to return to the Hollands Casino Amsterdam on November 12th to mark an event that is worth to remember. The 25th edition of the MCOP will be celebrated with a 15-day event that is to take place in the period from November 12th to November 26th. In comparison to the MCOP which took place in 2015, when there were only 12 events, the special Silver Edition will feature a total of 25 events. Of course, special attention should be paid to the…

The French poker player Jean-Pierre Didier emerged victorious from the 2016 edition of the WSOPC Caribbean festival in Sint Maarten, winning his first WSOP Circuit ring. The festival gathered a total of 236 entrants, only 43 of whom reached to the final day of the competition. Only the first 25 players, however, were granted with a cash portion of the event’s guaranteed prize pool. Eventually, Jean-Pierre Didier from France was proclaimed as the winner, after making a three-way deal with his last two standing opponents – Patrick Alain and Dueval…