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Mohamed Samri came out as a victor from the Estrellas Poker Tour Barcelona €1,100 Buy-in Main Event after a tough final table after a heads-up deal was agreed. The event ended with the French poker plater being proclaimed as a winner, after setting a record with the total number of 3,447 players who took part in the competition. Samri took home the first-place prize of €353,200. Barcelona was the final stop of the ESPT Season 7. The event coincided with the EPT Barcelona festival, which featured several cross-listed events and…

Fedor Holz won the European Poker Tour (EPT) €50,000 Super High Roller tournament that took place in Barcelona and took home a massive prize of €1.3 million. The third and final day of the EPT’s €50,000 Super High Roller gathered a total of nine players out of the player field of 102 entrants. Less than five hours were needed by the German poker pro Fedor Holz to emerge on the first position from the competition and claimed the victory by getting yet another trophy. In addition to the trophy and…

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit is to take place at King’s Casino Rozvadov once again. The tournament is to be held on October 27th and features a guaranteed prize of €2.25 million. After the great success it had in 2015, the WSOP Circuit is to return to the biggest and most popular poker room on the territory of Europe – King’s Casino Rozvadov, which constantly attracts poker players from Europe who want to take part in a number of the most thrilling tournaments and games. The event is…

The EPT Barcelona €10,300 Single Re-Entry tournament offered tons of excitement to both fans and entrants and at the end there were 14 players who survived the day. In comparison, their number at the beginning of the day was 125 and decreased to 14 after 10 levels of one hour each. Chip leaders were quickly switching their places, some of the big names in the poker industry busted at quite an early stage and at the end, it was Alexandru Papazian who finished the day as a chip leader. His…

Season 13 of the European Poker Tour started mere days ago and it is scheduled to finish on August 28th. Meanwhile, it promises unparalleled excitement and the first stop this year is one of the favourite destinations of players namely Barcelona. Although fans’ attention over the last few days was captured by the game action at the Estrellas Main event, there was yet another event worthy of checking. The €10,300 NLHE Single Re-entry tournament kicked off on August 17th and attracted a total of 223 players. As many as 186…

The 2016 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Event #22 $5,250 Championship that kicked off on August 13, attracted 847 entrants who had a guaranteed prize pool of $5,000,000. After three days of play, Jason Koon emerged victorious to collect $1,000,000 of the accumulated prize pool after defeating Seth Davies, a close friend of his. Right after the victory, the champion shared that his participation in the tournament was a special moment in his life. He also added that he felt fantastic and was pleased with the end result and the…

Event #11 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller kicked off in Harrah’s Cherokee on August 14th and attracted a total of 107 entrants who accumulated a prize pool of $214,000. After two days of play, it was Brian Senie who triumphed and collected the second Circuit Ring in a High Roller event as well as the amount of $64,200 for his first place. The winner came to North Carolina with the aim of taking part in the Global Casino Championship that kicked off last Tuesday. Senie is a professional poker player and…

A few days after his third place finish at the Global Casino Championship, held at Harrah’s Cherokee, Joshua Turner is back on track. He is among the participants at Event #10: $1,675 MAIN EVENT ($1,000,000 Guarantee). Turner not only made it to the money bubble but also has managed to secure a seat at the final table. When the event kicked off, there were as many as 804 entrants. However, at the end of Day 2, their number was narrowed down to 13. Three days after collecting more than $150,000…

Said El-Yousfi became the latest champion in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) after winning the 2016 Global Casino Championship, formerly known as the National Championship, and taking home a prize of $343,256. This achievement made El-Yousfi the second non-American who has ever won this tournament after in 2014 the German player Dominik Nitsche emerged victorious from the tournament. The Global Casino Championship took place at Harrah’s Cherokee from August 9th to August 11th. A total of 126 entrants participated in the event and accumulated an overall prize pool estimated…

Rob Stephens won his first WSOP Circuit Ring while playing in the second tournament he has ever taken part in. The 2016/17 WSOP Circuit $365 Buy-in No Limit Hold’em Eight Max event started on August 9th at Harrah’s Cherokee. The 36-year-old player managed to beat the all other 325 participants and won the tournament’s #7 event. The $365 Buy-in No Limit Hold’em Eight Max event gathered a total of 326 players who accumulated a total prize pool estimated to $97,800. this is the second tournament Stephens has ever played in,…