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As announced a few days ago, players were privileged to hear the birth of another stage of the prestigious poker tournament World Series of Poker (WSOP). This tournament established in 1970 have a high profile among poker enthusiasts including professionals. Instead of reinforcing the reputation of the WSOP in the world, the organizers seem determined to extend the circuit across the five continents and may create the opposite effect. Indeed, by expanding the tournament all around the world, the WSOP may no longer be as mythical as before and therefore, the tournament is likely to attract fewer and fewer players including the best in its greatest appointment because on one side, there are other tournaments which begin recording a success almost continental and in the other side, the fact of winning a WSOP bracelet is no longer a real prestige because today, there are now a total of three annual tournaments: the WSOP in Las Vegas, the WSOP Europe and the WSOP Asia-Pacific. With this initiative to extend the circuit from one year to another, specialists and professionals of live poker see in this development of the WSOP a growth which outcome may lead an afloat distribution of bracelets in this series. To recap, the latest in the series, the WSOP Asia-Pacific, is scheduled from April 4 to 15, 2013 for its first edition to be held at Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia.... Read More

The International Poker Tour Stadiums (ISPT) is a great poker event keenly awaited by followers of the game. As a reminder, it's the concept of the tournament that makes it so interesting because it is expected to total around 30,000 players who will compete for a single title. It will also meet for the first time the world of online poker and live poker because the first part will be played online using touch pads. Participants will be installed in the tribune. And when there remain only 3,000 players competing, the game will run on real tables installed on the lawn. We should also mention the huge prize pool of € 20 million which will allow the winner to come away with a great reward. If the first edition of the ISPT was originally scheduled to take place this autumn, poker enthusiasts will have to wait again because the organizers decided to organize it in 2013. It must be said that the preparation of such an event requires a lot of time, what could be the cause of this decision. Thus, the famous rendezvous will take place from May 31 to June 6, 2013 in the legendary Wembley Stadium in London. The designers of this project who are Laurent Tapie and Prosper Masquelier hope to account a record in terms of participation in this tournament open for a buy-in of € 600 and will do whatever is necessary to keep it a memorable event for participants. They also told that it is to accommodate all poker enthusiasts from around the world they chose a place as large as the Wembley Stadium.... Read More

After a second successful season that ended with a grand finale held in the Dominican Republic, the Grand Series of Poker Circuit (GSOP) unveiled a program part of its third season. As usual, it will be a series of live events that will delight fans of poker because the organizers have chosen beautiful destinations for each step. Actually, four calls were announced. Thus, for the inaugural stage, it's the city of Malta that will have the privilege to host it. The event will be held from September 4 to 9, 2012. After Malta, the tournament will visit the Czech Republic from December 11 to 16. Participants will be welcomed at Corinthia Prague Casino. In February 2013, Dublin will also receive another step of the GSOP Season 3 even if the exact date is not yet revealed. Organizers said other stages will be also created. However, we can already see that they are much less numerous than in the previous edition. In return, the organizers promise to make available to players wonderful programs for each call and provide better allocations to each tournament organized, which could satisfy even fans of the circuit. Qualifying in online poker rooms will be also held to give all players the chance to take part in every step of the GSOP 2012-2013. With regard to the grand finale, it's scheduled to take place between April and May. And already, poker enthusiasts can expect a great event.... Read More

Belgium is a growing country in the middle of online poker. The country is best known for live poker tournaments that took place on many times at Ostend Casino and Dinant. There are among others the Ostend Poker War whose second edition was held in January. But online poker is relatively new and the Gaming Commission of Belgium is rather strict on legalizing poker game. On Tuesday, May 15, the Commission published a list of online poker sites that was banned for non-compliance with the Belgian regulation of gambling. In all, 30 sites were seen in this list of illegal poker sites that was sent to the four major ISPs in Belgium to let them block immediately their inflows and outflows. Among these blacklisted sites, there is Partypoker, BetClick, Bwin, Betfair, William Hill and 888. The reason of this ban is the non filling of the requirements of the Commission on guarantees of repayment of the funds of players. A fine of € 100,000 was imposed on these poker sites if after having been banned they continue to provide their services to poker players in Belgium. Belgian players are also imposed a fine of € 25,000 if they connect to these rooms to play. Currently, only three operators are authorized to provide their services in Belgium: PokerStars, Partouche and GoldenPalace. These operators have casinos among the eight functional casinos in the country. The possession of a land based casino is one of the main criteria to open an online poker room in Belgium.... Read More

The 3rd edition of the Club Trophy was held at the Château des Condé in Vallery. This poker tournament brought together 208 players from 104 amateur clubs. Member of Holy Poker Club Poitou Charente, Renaud Rosier win the victory during the competition and was crowned champion of France of Poker Club. As reward for his performance, he was entitled to the package for Dublin Winamax Poker Open, a professional event that now become a major event for poker enthusiasts, and also received 10 tickets for online poker tournaments and 5 briefcases of 1000 chips for his club. In the second place is Lawrence Callet, a member of the "Pok Rhone" poker club while the third place went back to Bastien Callet Poker Chalon. Note that this new edition has been marked by the holding of a Side Event turbo. The title of the event was awarded to Claudio Gabeau Poker 05, who managed to dominate Marc Pomarel of Poker Club Val d'Essonne during the final duel. Mickael Agnez of Cherbourg Poker also accomplished a nice feat at this event as he won the third place. These three players were each entitled to a package for the WPO Dublin for their performances. Aside from these tournaments, various activities were also organized, which delighted participants, mostly those eliminated. In addition, Sit & Go tournaments with the participation of some well known players as Gaëlle Baumann and Davidi Kitai were also in the program.... Read More

There are only two steps before the big final of the tournament Partouche Poker Tour (PPT) scheduled to take place in Cannes from September 3 to 9, 2012. According to the official program already announced by the organizers, the meeting in Palm Beach Casino promises to be exceptional. But in the meantime, fans of the circuit are invited to join the city of Ostend in Belgium to take part in the penultimate PPT Super Satellite 2012 that will take place this weekend. This will be another opportunity to play poker in a professional setting and to win great endowments. As usual, the main event open for a buy-in of € 1,250 will allow players to pick up package amounting € 8,500 for the final in Cannes. Note that 10% of the field will have this ticket. An additional prize pool of € 40,000 will be distributed to the best players in the game without forgetting 20 packages for the famous tournament International Stadiums Poker Tour to be held according to sources at Wembley Stadium in London in 2013. The Partouche Casino of Oostende expects then those who want to compete for the championship title of the PPT 2012 on May 19 and 20, 2012. After this passage in Belgium, the tournament will make a final stop at the casino of Forges Les Eaux on June 29 to July 1st, 2012. As in the previous stages, the Super sat of Oostende will be certainly composed of various side events that will maximize the enjoyment of players who will join the city to take part.... Read More

For some time, poker events having charity purposes tended to increase, with increasing success, a fact which proves that making money is not the only concern of poker enthusiasts. In France, some players mobilized to provide assistance to various charitable organizations. Among others, there is Fabrice Soulier and Claire Renaud, two professional poker players who created the famous "1% for the next WSOP" to support the activities of the association "l'Etoile de Martin," which conducts research on children cancer. They decided to donate 1% of rewards obtained in the next world championship of poker in Las Vegas at the association and appeal to their comrades to support this great initiative. Note that top players such as Fabrice Santoro and Estelle Denis support regularly the association in its humble quest. In the same context, an avid of online poker, Alban Juen, also decided to create an association that is named "Défi-¼uvre Caritative." This player confided that he supported a charity "&ven'kid" for two years and hopes that other grinders will also take part in this charity by joining the association. The concept is to pay a percentage of profits for five days or a week for the association. The challenge run since Monday, May 14. Funds raised will enable the association to fund the education of poor children in Asia and Africa through the intervention of PLAN International. Already, many players responded to his call.... Read More

Last weekend, they were 372 players who joined the Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham for the DTD 150 Deepstack tournament. The event was a success, the fact that there was a guaranteed prize of £ 50,000 to be won in this poker tournament was surely for something there. When the competition ended, the Londoner David Trigg emerged victorious. He made a good run, which earned him the first prize of £ 14,939, 44. But this is not the first feat achieved by Trigg at Dusk Till Dawn. We can say that he is a regular here and a big fan of deepstack tournament. Indeed, in November 2011, he reached the third place in the 300 deepstack tournament hosted on the same place and pocketed the prize of £ 10,414. At the final table of the 150 deepstack, Trigg clashed with regular players of this club like Jack Allen, James Tomlin and Janis Nikolovskis who was his opponent in the final duel. As runner-up, he pocketed the prize of £ 8,733.83. Next weekend, another 150 Deepstack tournament will be held in this famous gambling establishment of Nottingham. A guaranteed prize of £ 50,000 awaits those who will also make the trip. Note that the tournament will consist of two first days which first day will begin on Friday, May 18. The champion will be announced on Sunday, May 20. Those who like playing poker deepstack are expected at DTD club Nottingham.... Read More

Ibiza is a prestigious destination for an unforgettable stay on the seaside of the Mediterranean. But the island is also a destination for poker tournaments. Once again this year, the Estrellas Poker Tour visited the Spanish island for its third stage of the Season III. The festivities have already started on Monday with the satellites for the Main Event. The ESPT Ibiza continued after the second day with the satellites of the Main Event and the High Roller of € 2,000 buy-in scheduled for two days. The Casino of Ibiza will be the host of this new edition of the Estrellas Poker Tour which Main Event, the main attraction besides the High Roller, is scheduled for Wednesday, May 16. Last September, the Main Event of the ESPT Ibiza Season II brought together 426 players which ended with the victory of Grzegorz Gosk after four days of competition. For this victory, the Poles took home € 92,100 while the runner-up Alvaro Santamaria pocketed € 58,600. Carlos Simon Martinez meanwhile pocketed € 32,500 for his last spot on the podium. This season, the organizers of the ESPT plan 500 seats for the entry days. Besides the Main Event and the High Roller, the Casino of Ibiza will also have in its program events as the NLH Turbo Freezeout of € 220 buy-in, the Bounty NLH Freezeout of € 220 (€ 50 Bounty) or the € 165 Deepstack NLH Freezeout Turbo.... Read More

Place that marked the development of the Asian poker industry, the Grand Waldo Hotel and Casino will have the privilege of hosting a stage of the Macau Poker Cup 2012 during the Red Dragon tournament, a series to be held from June 9 to 18. As a reminder, the Grand Waldo hosted in 2008 the Asia Pacific Poker Tour, the largest poker tournament in Asia. From 2009, the organizers signed a contract with the Casino Grand Lisboa. Since then, all tournaments were held within this casino. But the contract expired since March of this year. And the organizers decided to choose the Grand Waldo to host the tournament especially since it has all the necessary infrastructure to host large poker event. Indeed, the resort has undergone extensive renovation. The competition will take place at the heart of the Conference and Exhibition Centre. Players who will take part in the event will also enjoy all the leisure activities offered by the Grand Waldo Hotel. Note that the Red Dragon 2012 will consist of several tournaments expected to satisfy all fans of poker among which is the Main event of $ 11,000 buy-in with a guaranteed prize pool of $ HKD 3 million. Tournament organizers also confirmed that the Macau Poker Cup Championship of Asia and Asia Championship will be held respectively as planned in September and November. But before these two major events, another Red Dragon will be held from July 28 to August 6.... Read More