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€1 million buy-in cash game during EPT Grand Final? (updated)

According to the PokerStars Blog, rumors are swirling about a possible €1 million buy-in cash game, that would be played during the upcoming European Poker Tour Grand Final.

May 11, 2013

Isildur1 Smashes the $500/$1000 CAP PLO Games for Over $700k

Over the last couple of days we have seen an increase in the popularity of the $500/$1000 CAP PLO tables, with ring games filling up with some familiar names. It looks like Isildur1 and Ben ...

May 11, 2013

Andrew Pantling Surges Ahead At EPT Monte Carlo Main Event 2013

16 remain going into day 5

May 10, 2013

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May 10, 2013

durrrr Beats the $500/$1000 CAP Games for $527k

There was a lot of action yesterday over at the nosebleed tables of Full Tilt, with plenty of big names in action. The biggest winner of the day was Sauce1234 as $680k of his $1.37m win agai...

May 10, 2013

Lodden Stays On Top At EPT Monte Carlo Main Event 2013

Top quality field in pursuit including Negreanu and Mercier

May 10, 2013

Sauce1234 Gets Revenge on Isildur1 - Wins $1.37m

After suffering plenty at the hands of Viktor "Isildur1" Blom this year, Ben "Sauce1234" Sulsky got some major revenge in a big PLO match which ran from last night into the early hours of th...

May 09, 2013

Lodden Leads EPT Grand Final Main Event

Bubble approaching when play resumes on day 3

May 09, 2013

Isildur1 Crushes Allcomers to Win $1m

Viktor "Isildur1" Blom proved his worth as an all round poker player yesterday as he won over a million dollars at the nosebleed tables of Full Tilt, splitting his winnings between the PLO, ...

May 08, 2013

Day 1b Of EPT Monte Carlo Main Event Belongs To Victor Sbrissa

The Brazilian tops a busier day at the main event

May 08, 2013

Ivey Suing Crockfords Casino for £7.8M, EPT Schedule for 10th season and more

Phil Ivey is apparently now suing the oldest casino in Britain, Crockfords Casino, for his unpaid £7.8 million (12 million USD) win.

May 07, 2013

Another $600k for Isildur1

Once again Viktor "Isildur1" Blom was at the centre of the biggest high stakes games yesterday as he beat both ben "Bttech86" Tollerene and Ben "Sauce1234" Sulsky at the PLO tables.

May 07, 2013

Dan Smith Leads EPT Grand Final Main Event Day 1a

Poor attendance for day 1a though at just 108 players

May 07, 2013

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May 07, 2013

Isildur1 Wins $880k at $500/$1000 CAP PLO & Another Good Day for durrrr

After suffering a couple of bad days, Viktor "Isildur1" Blom was back with a vengeance last night, taking $880k from Ben "Bttech86" Tollerene is a five and a half hour battle at their favour...

May 06, 2013

Bttech86 Wins Latest CAP PLO Battle & A Good Day for Phil "Polarizing" Ivey

Ben "Bttech86" Tollerene took close to $400k from Isildur1 in 2.5 hours of $500/$1000 CAP PLO in the latest installment of their ongoing nightly high stakes battles.

May 05, 2013

ragen70 Wins $1/4 Million & durrrr Takes on Isildur1 at PLO

Yesterday saw plenty of high stakes action at Full Tilt & PokerStars with action at the NLHE, PLO and 2-7 triple draw tables. The day's biggest winner was German NLHE specialist Nicklas "rag...

May 04, 2013

Sauce1234 Gets Revenge on Isildur1 - Wins $367k

After taking a beating at the $200/$400 PLO tables yesterday, primarily at the hands of Viktor "Isildur1" Blom, Ben "Sauce1234" Sulsky got his won back last night, winning $340k from Isildur...

May 03, 2013

A Big Night & Morning at The Tables

As well as the now inevitable big $500/$1000 CAP PLO match between Bttech86 and Isildur1 we were also treated to some 2-7 TD NL, some non cap $200/$400 PLO and some high stakes NLHE action a...

May 02, 2013