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From next February 8 to 12, 2012, the Belaya Veja casino of Minsk, in Belarus invites those who love playing poker Omaha to participate in a magnificent festival of poker. Throughout the festival, fans of the game will be entitled to various Omaha events starting with the Omaha Freezeout of $ 3,300 buy-in that will take place on February 8. On February 9, an Omaha rebuy-in Add-on of $ 1,100 will be offered. On February 10, 2012, players who joined the Belarusian capital are invited to participate in the Omaha Double Chance tournament of $ 2,200 entry fee. The main event, an Omaha freezeout tournament, open to a buy-in of $ 10,600 is scheduled to begin on February 11, 2012. The event will certainly gather fans of this poker game and also Russian players who like action.

This Saturday, January 28, a deepstack tournament open for £ 110 buy-in will be held in the poker room of Gala Casino, in Bristol, UK. This is the One Way Poker Deepstack, an appointment not to be missed for those who like playing poker deepstack. This tournament has a prize pool of £ 10,000, and is expected to gather about 160 participants. Already, 92 players registered. However, the organizers announced that registration is still open until the end of Level 4. About the structure of the tournament, the competitors will receive 15,000 starting chips for a playing level of 45 minutes. At the last edition of this One Way Poker Deepstack held in the month of December 2012, in the casino Les croupiers of Cardiff, organizers registerd a field of 160 participants. After the competition, Josh Evans and Dilon Herbert shared the grand prize and cashed each a prize of 3,522.50 £.

After the Bronze, the Silver and the Gold Championship, the European Finals of Poker (EFOP), terminates this series of tournament in joy with the Diamond Championship which will be the main event of this tournament with a buy-in of € 5,000. The first day of this major poker tournament was held last Thursday with the participation of many local players as well as foreign competitors like the Canadian Jonathan Duhamel among others. Compared to the turnout in previous Diamond Championship, it was estimated that a large number of players would participate in this event but at the end, 109 players came at the Aviation Club de France. As a reminder, the year 2011 was marked by the victory of Natalia Nikitina face to a field of 187 players. Hugo Lemaire won the edition 2010, a year during which 141 players were registered.

At the same time as the holding of the Aussie Millions 2012, the enthronement of David Gray and Jason Gorr in the Australian Poker Hall Of Fame (APHOF) was also announced. As a reminder, the APHOF was born in 2009 to formally recognize the best players in the poker world in the southern hemisphere. At the time, seven players were elected to become members of this famous association. In 2010, the APHOF received a woman who is Marsh Wagoner and in 2011, Leo Boxell and Danny McDonald. The integration within the APHOF is subject to numerous criteria. First, the candidate should be a resident or former resident of Australia. He should also have contributed to the development of poker in Australia. For players, their performance and skills contribute a lot to their election. And Gray Gorr and fully deserve to join Tony G, Joe Hachem, Jeffrey Lisandro, Mel Judah or Lee Nelson in the APHOF.

The annual European Poker Awards took place in the Aviation Club de France. During the show, many poker players and celebrities came there to witness the awards ceremony. The nominees for the titles were also among those present. Regarding the result, the jury named Sam Trickett as the best player of the year. His many achievements during the year 2011 earned him this title. The title Hendonmob Player of the Year was attributed to the French number one player, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, who largely defended the honor of France in major tournaments as the name the World Series of Poker 2011 (WSOP). The great "ElkY" also won the prize of Personnality of the Year.

From this week, the prestigious Crown Casino of Melbourne, Australia receives one of the largest poker tournament in the southern hemisphere: the high roller tournament of the Aussie Millions. This tournament is exceptional by its buy-in of $AUD 10,000, a prize pool of $ 6.59 million and $ 1.6 million to be offered for the winner. After a start taking place during three days, the 314 players who survived on Day 1A, 1B and 1C were gathered at Crown Casino for the second day of tournament. At the end of Day 2, Tim O'Shea became the chip leader with a stack of 921,000 chips followed by Phil Ivey and his 778,500 chips. Indeed, Phil Ivey is back on the track of professional poker and is among the 74 other players qualified for Day 3.

The European Poker Tour (EPT) will continue its fifth consecutive year in the heart of the famous French resort of Deauville. The meeting is scheduled to take place from January 31 to February 6, 2012. Note that 890 players invaded the poker room of the Centre International de Deauville (CID) last year to attend the event. By viewing the program of this new stage, it is certain that success will be in the appointment. Thus, during the EPT Deauville 2012, 35 tournaments will be organized. The flagship event is the € 5,300 buy-in Main Event planned to gather more than 1,000 players. If the different qualifying days will take place in the CDI, the final table will be held at the Salon des Ambassadeurs of Barrière Casino.

The European Finals of Poker is currently in its second and last half and it remains only four tournaments until next Sunday, January 29 which are the PL Omaha Championship, the Diamond Championship, the High Roller and the Omaha Hi Lo Championship. The first half of this poker tour in Paris was closed Sunday by the Horse Championship, which ended with the victory of Anthony Duthuille. After two days of competition, the French was the best among the 62 registered players at this tournament. The Horse Championship with a buy-in of € 250 allowed Anthony Duthuille to win € 4,000. The runner up is Elias Damouni who wins € 2,700 but after the deal, the two players end up with € 3,400 and € 2,300. Eric Duportal complete the top three with a gain of € 2,140. The other players in the money are Sacha Israel (€ 1,570), Antony Lellouche (€ 1,280), Simon Abitbol (€ 1000), Jean Levy (€ 860) and Robert Cohen (€ 710).

The World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) come to crown another champion. This is Abraham Araya, a father of 44 years old who has just triumphed after a tough battle against 978 players registered at the main event of this tournament, a meeting will a nice turnout because a total prize pool of $ 1.4 million have been collected. Having lost his job as aircraft mechanic, Araya is very fortunate to have a huge talent to play poker, which enabled him to support his family needs. In last October, he already won the title of Poker Challenge TJ Cloutier and at the same time pocketing a prize of $ 83,659. After fairly eventful qualifying days, Aray managed to reach the final table by standing immediately in place of chip leader. He took advantage of his advantage and has integrated the heads'up final opponent Daniel Lowery, who lost in the place of runner-up after the confrontation.

The European Finals of Poker 2012 is currently the main event of live poker tournaments in France. During the three days of competition, 168 players registered at the Aviation Club de France but in the end, only one winner come out as victorious : Yann Brosolo. Having stumbled at the EPT Prague of last December, the French found the taste of victory after having stood up against Samir Choubani who was also part of the race to win the title. Choubani began the third day of the Gold Championship as chipleader until final duel despite some fears throughout the day. Indeed, Samir Choubani had a stack of more than 1.7 million chips against 1.6 million for Brosolo but this didn't stop Brosolo to reverse the trend and play the final.

Dan Smith signed the biggest win of his career in the poker room of Crown Casino in Melbourne. Indeed, he won the title of Challenge tournament of $ 100,000 buy-in, which brought together a field of 22 participants including top players. Known in the world of online poker for his exploits in high-stakes tournaments and because of his participation for years in cash game tournaments, Dan Smith aka "KingDan23" had just pocketed a gain of AUD $ 1,012,000 thanks to this performance. The player was ranked at third position while it remained only eight players in contention. Gus Hansen held the position of chipleader during the final day. With this advantage, the Danes managed to eliminate Nam Lee in the eighth place and Sam Trickett in the seventh place. However, the chipleader was forced to abadon after an attack of Mikhail Smirnov who also discarded Sorel Mizzi.

After the holding of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) tournament, the ranking of the Global Poker Index (GPI) registered a major change, the most important is the come back of Erik Seidel in the first place with 2,988.29 points. So he succeeded again to surpass Jason Mercier, who was relegated at the second place and Bertrand Grospellier is now ranked at the 3rd position. The player who also enjoyed great success during this week is Mike McDonald. He accessed in the top 10 of the GPI and close this famous list of the best poker players. For other members of this list, Shawn Buchanan, Matt Waxman and Emmanuel Failla won each a seat and are respectively in the 5th, 7th and 8th position. Sam Trickett lost one place and is now in the 6th position while Vanessa Selbst lost two places and finished 9th. As for Eugene Katchalov, he managed to maintain his position.

The first qualifying day of the World Series of Poker Circuit Choctaw (WSOPC) has already ended. With 647 players on Day 1A and 300 players on Day 1B, the event brought together a total of 947 participants. After more than 14 hours of action-packed play, there remained 498 survivors for the second day of competition. Ranked in the place of chipleader with a stack of 167,500 chips, Chris Tiller is well positioned for the rest of the competition. At the second position is La Sengphet, holder of 144,000 chips.

After the Bronze Championship which ended with the victory of Alexander Reard face to a field of 178 players, another French had just stood out during the European Euro Finals of Poker (EFOP 2012) during the Silver Championship : Frank Boyer. During this tournament of € 1,000 buy-in, 212 players registered last Wednesday at the Aviation Club de France, but after two days of fierce competition, Franck Boyer won the first place and € 42,845. The first 20 players of the event were paid but as usual, a competition doesn't always bring happiness to all of the participants. This is the case of Kara Scott, Idris Ambraisse, Yves Hallagues, Rémy Biechel, Ludovic Heinry, John Eames or Greg Ravise who were eliminated during the second day.

The tournament of champions held as part of the Aussie Millions 2012 delivered its verdict last Saturday, January 21. The event brought together eight champions of the previous Aussie Millions who were Peter Costa (champion in 2003), Tony Bloom (2004), Jamil Dia (2005), Lee Nelson (2006), Gus Hansen (2007), who was defeated at the fourth place, Stewart Scott (2009), Tyron Krost (2010) and David Gorr (2011). They received a special invitation to take part in this exceptional poker competition. Note that the 2008 champion refused the invitation because of the birth of his son. After the confrontation between these titans, the Aussie Millions champion 2010, Tyron Krost, won the trophy that let him to win a gold ticket allowing him to have access forever in all major tournaments of $ 10,600 buy-in of the Aussie Millions.

The Euro Finals of Poker 2012 is taking place at the Aviation Club de France until January 29. On the evening of Monday, January 16, the ACF hosted the Bronze Championship, a tournament of € 500 buy-in that took place over two days. This poker tournament brought together 179 participants with the presence of many French players like Laurent Polito, Frank Hagege, Fred Coranson Alexander Réard, Ruben Smadja, Jean Pierre Huard, Amichi Mahdi, Jonathan Zaoui or Julien Jolivet. This field of 179 players generated a prize pool of € 83,235 to be shared among the 20 paid places. After two days of fierce competition, it is ultimately the French Alexandre Réard who was the best by winning the title and also pocketed € 19,980 for the winner.

The sixth season of the tournament Grosvenor United Kingdom Poker Tour (GUKPT), which will start on January 23 promises to be a great festival of poker. Indeed, the organizers brought some improvements and following the request of many followers of the circuit, two new phases are planned for this new edition. In total therefore, the GUKPT 2012 will have 13 steps. At each stage, four main event of £ 500 buy-in will be in the program and will allow players to play poker deepstack and Six-Max, but the main event of £ 1,000 will be also kept. A new classification of the GUKPT will be implemented and the best of the list will have the honor to participate in all single main event of the 7th edition and will also receive a package of £ 40,000 that will ensure his accommodations. And finally, the Champion of Champions tournament will be also back.

The edition 2012 of the Aussie Millions tournament began last week. This is the biggest poker event in the southern hemisphere that brings together amateurs and professionals in the poker room of Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia. Of the 26 events scheduled to take place during this poker festival, three have already announced their results. Indeed, the inaugural tournament of AUD $ 1,100 which brought together 945 participants have already crowned its winner in the person of Brendon Rubie. Champion of a side event of the Asian Pacific Poker Tour 2008, Rubie pocketed AUD $ 200,000 with his achievement. The Pot Limit Omaha tournament of AUD $ 1,100 also elected Dan Kelly as champion. This online poker pro triumphed face to a field of 129 participants and succeeded to eliminate giants of the game at national and international level as Van Marcus who finished 3rd, McLean Karr (6th) or Billy Argyros (8th). As champion, Dan Kelly pocketed $ 34,384.

Last weekend, passionate of deepstack gave appointment in Belgium for the second edition of the tournament Ostend Poker War. The Casino Kursaal of Ostend was a real "field of war" from January 13 until 15 for European amateurs who made the trip for this poker tournament of € 1,000 buy-in, with levels of 60 minutes for a starting stack of 50,000 chips. During these three days of competition, 81 players joined the casino against 85 participants last year. This field generated a prize pool of € 76,532, large enough for amateur poker players. And at the end of the final table, it was the German Thomas Esser that emerged victorious, winning € 19,300.

If Texas Hold'em is the poker game that still stands on the podium in various tournaments held around the world, since a few time, Pot Limit Omaha also attracts fans of poker. In the last two weeks of January, a magnificent program of Pot Limit Omaha tournament is waiting for poker players. The first meeting will be held on January 24 and 25 inside the poker room of Aviation Club de France as part of the European Finals of Poker 2012. This is the Pot Limit Omaha Championships of € 1,000 buy-in. And on January 25, those who like playing Omaha poker are also expected in England in the G Casino in Manchester to attend a PLO tournament of £ 250 + £ 50.

The World Poker Tour Bay Shooting Star (WPT) is one of the major stages of the WPT circuit. This year, it will run as usual in San Jose, California from March 5, 2012. Organizers have just announced the names of the stars of poker as "Bounty" during the event of $ 10,000. This tournament is planned to gather many people, because it is an opportunity for poker enthusiasts to challenge big players on live tables, not to mention that the winner will receive a big gain. During the WPT Bay Shooting Star 2012, therefore, a reward of $ 5,000 will be offered to the player able to eliminate one of the 49 poker pros who will be on the gaming table such as Jonathan Duhamel, Erik Seidel, Phil Hellmuth, Jason Mercier, Daniel Negreanu, Barry Greinstein, Erick Lindgren, Antonio Esfandiari, Chris Moorman, Freddy Deeb, Eugene Katchalov, Joe Hachem, Tony G, Jennifer Harman, Maria Ho, Scotty Nguyen, Liv Boeree, Men Nguyen, Michael Mizrachi and the star of the finals 2011 Mike Matusow. The two French stars Bertrand Grospellier and Fabrice Soulier will be also present there.

Henceforth, the DeepStack Open (DSO) tournament became an international poker circuit. Indeed, the program of the edition 2012 has just been unveiled and the passage of the tournament in Las Vegas is confirmed. Note that this poker circuit delighted those who love playing poker deepstack since a few years because they could indulge their passion in a professional setting with a modest price. The DSO will be held so in Las Vegas from June 19 to 22, 2012. Regarding the structure of the tournament, it will run for four days of competition. Competitors will receive 50,000 starting chips. Note that the event will be held simultaneously with the World Series of Poker 2012, which could help it to have a great success.

Bingo is always a popular event for fans of board game, the atmosphere is at its height and the awards worth the trip without forgetting the feeling of having contributed to the quest of the organizers. In the department of Saone-et-Loire, Bourgogne region, the Amicale laïque of Palinges is planning a bingo bonus at Mille Club room on next Saturday, January 21. The president of the association, Véronique Carl and the organizing committee met in the evening of last Thursday in the same room for the final preparations of this lotto event. The association also planned a party for children where pet shop Monopoly and other different games will be played. The benefit of this lottery will be allowed to the funding of the school trips for pupils of the school group Les Pastels. Thus, the event should bring a lot of people with a the presence of parents.

Whether an evening or an afternoon of bingo, either free bingo or bingo having an entry fee, success is always guaranteed with good organization and quality prizes. This week, fans of the game will be spoiled because many events are scheduled. In Montespan, in the department of Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrenees region, it's the Monte Hispanii association which invites fans of lotto to participate in their lottery of the year. The event will be held in the hall of Montespan from 8:30 p.m. It will be a nice evening and the best winners will receive greedy prizes like chickens, rabbits, fruit and vegetables, foie gras, pork, lamb, pigeons and cheese. During the evening, a special section called the lottery of the "loser" will be in the program and the winner will get a surprise award.

The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) attracted 148 players for the NLH 8-Max High Roller Event of $ 25,000 buy-in. Many well-known poker players competed at the event but in the end, it's Leonid Bilokur who emerged victorious. During the nine hours of play, six players from the eight finalists left one by one the final table leaving the Ukrainian Leonid Bilokur and the Canadian Jonathan Duhamel in the head's up . The Ukrainian has taken over his opponent and grabs the title and win more than a million dollars. Behind Bilokur and his $ 1,134,930, there are Jonathan Duhamel with $ 634,550 followed by Isaac Haxton ($ 380,730). The last five places are occupied respectively by Jason Koon ($ 271,950), Nicolas Fierro ($ 217,560), Govert Metaal ($ 181,300), Michael Telkes ($ 145,040) and Randy Lew ($ 108,780).

The award ceremony for the best players and poker actors in Europe will be held on January 25, 2012 at the Aviation Club de France (ACF), at the same time as the European Finals of Poker. This is the European Poker Awards. Already, organizers of the ceremony unveiled the names of those who qualified for the awards to be distributed. Among the players who marked the year 2011 and who deserve to win a trophy thanks to their performances are Jake Cody who was able to climb the ranks of the holders of Triple Crown, the world champion of poker 2011 Pius Heinz, the champion of the Super High Roller at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Eugene Katchalov, Andrey Pateychuk who won a World Poker Tour title and an European Poker Tour title in 2011, the star of High Roller tournaments Sam Trickett and the French number 1 Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier.

The quality of the animation and the prizes ensures the success of a bingo game. During the lottery of the triathlon of Auxonne club to be held on Sunday, January 22 from 2:00 p.m. in the hall of Auxonne, department of Cote-d'Or and Bourgogne region, the organizers managed to gather many quality prizes including good purchase in vouchers of € 600, € 405, € 210 and € 90, greedy prizes as hams, rosettes or wine. They will be distributed to the 18 best players of the parts in the program during this afternoon bingo. Note that participants will also get a free bingo game.

Since a few time, the organization of bingo game either online bingo or live bingo multiplied in order to support charitable causes or to raise funds to support the activities of a school or a sports club. The next weekend, fans of this game have already three appointments not to be missed. For those who live around Cadalen, a town of the Tarn department, France, the association of parents of Cadalen school (APEEC) is waiting them in the hall of Cadalen this Saturday, January 21 from 8:30 p.m. Among the different prizes to be won, there is a deluxe floor, multigame table, DVD player, lots of surprises provided by new members or the prize of teachers. Please note that children are entitled to a special section and will each receive gifts.

Holder of two titles of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) and two World Poker Tour trophies, Freddy Deeb demonstrated once again his talent for poker by winning the trophy at the inaugural step of the WSOP Circuit held in the poker room of Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles. At 56 years old, this familiar of Aviation Club de France circle game wowed the audience of Bicycle by showing an exceptional style of play throughout the competition. Indeed, Deeb gradually gathered a large stack and managed to reach progressively the place of chip leader before the start of the final table, a great advantage that has certainly helped him to clinch the victory.

The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) champion 2012 is finally known. It's John Dibella, a father of 43 years old. Dibella had the opportunity to be among the 1,072 participants for the main event of $ 10,000 buy-in of the PCA 2012 by having been qualified in a Live satellite of $ 1,000. Luck was on his side from the beginning. Despite the presence of many poker pros in the field, Dibella was able to win the title with a huge prize of $ 2 million, his first and major victory in live poker tournaments. The final table of the PCA was, however, composed by top players like the player from Netherlands Ruben Visser who settled for the 8th place, the runner up of the PCA 2009 Tony Gregg who finished 6 th, the charming Canadian Xuan Liu (4th) or Farah Jaka who occupied the bronze place of the podium of Atlantic Resort's poker room. The champion had also to deal with the online poker pro Kyle Julius during the final duel.

A well-organized bingo party always attracts many participants especially when prizes are high quality. By having developed a strong organization, Bélesta firefighters, in the department of Pyrenees-Orientales, managed to attract 280 people during their lottery organized in the hall. The many prizes offered by merchants from the city of Bélesta and country of Olmes particularly delighted the participants. The association of voluntary blood donors of St. Martin-Bresse, in the department of Saone-et-Loire and La Bourgogne also won their bet, as their annual bingo bonus was sold out. The members of the association have also sent their deep gratitude to traders, artisans and volunteers who mobilized to ensure the success of the event. Through their efforts, the Association of blood donors will be able to serve much better snacks to the participants who will answer their invitation on March 28, 2012.

Residents of Ciry-le-Noble, a small town located in the French department of Saone-et-Loire who have not yet a relaxation program this Sunday, January 15, 2012 will be in heaven. Indeed, the AS Ciry organized for them a bonus bingo game that will take place in the party room and will start at 2:30 p.m. What makes this event unique is the quality of prizes that the organizers managed to gather. Indeed, great rewards amounting € 4,000 await the participants. There will among other LCD TV of 102 cm, 81 cm or 48 cm, freezer, dryer, Nespresso coffee machine, laptop, digital camera, Smart Box, microwave oven, filled nets and buckets, blu-ray DVD, Magimix robot, dinner for two, Wii, CD radio, GPS or a voucher for € 300. During this bingo bonus of AS Ciry, 18 parties will be played.

For the fifth consecutive year, the charity tournament called Joe Hachem and Shane Warne Charity Poker Tournament will be played again in the Crown Casino, in Melbourne, alongside the Aussie Millions 2012. This event launched by the former world champion of poker Joe Hachem and the famous cricketer Shane Warne will be held on January 15, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. This year, the benefits will be allocated to the Shane Warne Foundation, which assists children with serious illness and to disadvantaged children in Australia. Since 2004, the foundation managed to raise a fund of more than $ 5 million.

Each year, the prestigious gaming circle Aviation Club de France (ACF) is hosting the tournament Euro Finals of Poker (EFOP). The edition 2012 of this poker festival which is also a major annual meeting of the greatest poker players in Europe will begin this Friday, January 13, 2012 and will only end on January 29. Almost all poker games will be played during the EFOP 2012 involving a series of 10 tournaments available for levels of buy-ins ranging from € 150 to € 10,000. Each player can find the game adapted to his level and budget. Among the events that will be played in the poker room of the ACF at these EFOP 2012 are the Senior Championship of € 250 which will start on January 15 from 8:00 p.m. There is also the EFOP Bronze Championship which is a Frezeout NLHE of € 500 and scheduled to be held on January 17. Satellite tournaments in online poker rooms that can let win seats to this event will also be organized on January 13, 14 and 16.

In order to financially support their activities at the beginning of the year, many organizations engage in organizing bingo parties. Given the French passion for this very entertaining game, each event record in general the success expected, especially if the prizes offered by the organizers interest participants. In this context, the annual lottery organized by the animation committee of Banassac, a town located in the department of Lozère and Languedoc-Roussillon, was an unprecedented success last Sunday. Indeed, the municipal hall, multipurpose room and additional rooms were all filled at this bingo bonus. Usability was present throughout the game. Although all participants did not receive various prizes offered for this event, they had the pleasure of spending a very entertaining afternoon.

For many years, online bingo and live bingo has been used to support charities. On Sunday, January 15, the county union blood donation will provide to residents of Charleville-Merzières, located in the Ardennes and Champagne-Ardenne region, the opportunity to do a good deed by participating in its 2nd lottery. Note that the association's mission is to save lives by organizing blood donation events. For the year 2012, it plans to launch a awareness campaign to young people. To do this, the association will need funding and hopes to have success during its bingo bonus to promote blood donation. The event will be held this Sunday from 1:00 p.m at the exhibition park. The best players in the game will receive vouchers worth € 5,000 in total.

The tenth edition of the festival of poker in Australia, Aussie Millions, begins this Thursday, January 12, 2012. As usual, the followers of this poker circuit has a rendezvous in the luxurious Crown Casino of Melbourne. To mark the 10th anniversary of the tournament, the organizers prepared an exceptional program. So for this edition 2012, 26 events will be in the program and they will have a guaranteed prize pool of $ 20 million. Those who decide to join Australia to participate in the Aussie Millions will therefore play poker Texas Hold'em, Omaha, 8-Game Mix and the various variants of poler like HORSE.

The Winamax Poker Tour is one of the newest poker tour organized in France. As a reminder, this first edition of this circuit has 68 live steps that have been played in several cities of France accompanied by many online poker tournaments. Through these various championships, players were able to qualify for the Grand Final scheduled to take place on next March. But finally, the organizers decided to postpone the final competition for the month of April. It will take place at the Cercle Clichy Montmartre from April 24 to 29, 2012. A field of more than 1,000 participants are expected to participate in the main event of € 550 buy-in. The main event will last four "Day 1", on April 24 and 25, from 10:00 a.m to 7:00 am and from 8:00 p.m to 5 a.m. Qualified players will compete again on poker tables during two Day 2 to be held on April 26. The final table is scheduled to be held on April 29 from 3:00 p.m.

This Sunday, January 15, 2012, the local committee of the FNACA is finally ready to host bingo enthusiasts who will participate in their annual lottery. This time, the event will be held in the house of Marsannay, route des Grands Crus, in the town of Marsannay-la-Côte, department of Cote d'Or, from 2:00 p.m. The doors will be opened from 1:15 p.m to allow time to guests to settle properly before the start of the game. To attract a large number of participants, the organizers booked exceptional allocations to participants. Also, several prizes will be distributed to the best players in the game as a voucher of € 300, a bike, a stereo system, a camcorder, a meal for two at the restaurant Gourmet, a digital camera, a GPS as well as filled baskets and ham.

Since the beginning of 2012, the organization of free bingo game multiplies and most of organizers record all a success. Last Saturday, the lotto of the Football Club du Séronais, in La Bastide-de-Seru, a town located in the department of Ariege and Midi-Pyrenees region, attracted 200 people. A warm and friendly atmosphere invaded the Jean-Nayrou room during the evening and the participants were enjoyed to rub shoulders with their favorite players. Note that the team members were actively involved in the preparation of the bingo bonus. Thanks to the efforts of the organizers, the evening accumulated a large success. Thus, the club was able to raise funds that will finance their activities.

After the implementation of a new system update, the result of the Global Poker Index (GPI) has seen some major changes especially in the last five places of the Top 10. In addition, the Director of information of the Federated Sports + Gaming (FS + G) announced that the selection system of the GPI will be reviewed every six months. If the first place of the GPI is still occupied by the American star of 25 years old, Jason Mercier, who has now 3,015.08 points, the second place went to his compatriot Erik Seidel who hold 2,851, 80 points. He dethroned the French number one Bertrand "Elky" Grospellier who had a total of 2,805, 75 points. The fourth and fifth place are still occupied respectively by the Ukrainian Eugene Katchalov and Sam Trickett.

The LA Poker Classic is one of the biggest poker event organized within the Commerce Casino in California. And the tournament is celebrating its 20th anniversary. To the delight of lovers of this championship, another meeting that will spread over a period of 45 days is scheduled to begin on January 18, 2012. A total of 50 events like the Mega satellites, Limit Hold'em, No Limit Hold'em Knockout Bounty, HORSE, Doublestack, Omaha 8 or Better, or 7-card Stud will be in the program. But throughout the 45 days of competition, cash games tournaments will also take place in the poker room of the Commerce Casino as well the tournament on Facebook with a prizepool of $ 25,000 which will be held on January 21.

For fans of bingo, several appointments will be scheduled throughout the month of January 2012. On Saturday, January 14 from 8:30 p.m, the association Trèbes Entraide invites fans of the game to participate in their lottery to be held in P-Paul Riquet room of Trèbes, a township located in the department of Aude. Note that the organizers have as responsibility to assist the city residents who are in a precarious financial situation. To meet the participants, pancakes, pastries and hot drinks will be served during breaks. As for the entry fee of the event, several options are available and it is even possible to participate in free bingo.

It has been repeatedly proved that French people are real fans of bingo whether online bingo or live bingo. The participation rate in various parts is increasing day by day. Last weekend, several events were held in the department of Saone-et-Loire and many of them recorded a huge success, which was the case of the lottery of La Gaule cirysienne of Ciry-le-Noble. Last Sunday, followers of bingo balls invaded the hall of the city to share a pleasant moment of relaxation as like every time, the event has great prizes. Organizers therefore proposed to the great lucky of the lottery of La Gaule digital cameras, filled baskets, DVD players, appliances, or vouchers, enough to satisfy all the guests.

The $ 10,000 buy-in Main Event of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) started in the poker room of Atlantis Resort in Bahamas. The edition 2012 of the PCA has not garnered the same success as last year. Indeed, a considerable reduction of the turnout was observed, because if the PCA 2011 field reached 1,500 participants, this year, organizers attracted only 1,072 players. However, it was always a real success as well-known players like Eugene Katchalov, Olivier Busquet, Daniel Negreanu, Cliff Josephy, Chris Moneymaker, the world champion of poker 2011 Pius Heinz, the Super High Roller champion Viktor Blom or Jason Mercier was part of the game, offering to the public an amazing show, even if they failed to qualify for the rest of the championship.

Held simultaneously as the main event of the World Poker Tour Ireland (WPT) held in the poker room of City West Hotel, the tournament Irish Poker Championship 2012 available for a buy-in of € 750 was attended by 210 participants since January 5 to 9. To the delight of the French spectators who attended the event, the trophy returned to their compatriot Aubin Cazals, a regular online poker known by the nickname "Kzouls31." It must be said that this player stood out by his skills and performance on gaming tables in the last quarter of 2011. Indeed, he recorded two online final tables, he won the bronze place of a side event tournament of the World Series of Poker Europe which took place in Cannes in October 2011, he also won the 5th place of the Open Gruissan and finished 11th at the main event of the WPT Marrakesh.

This Friday, January 13, 2012, bingo enthusiasts will have the privilege and the possibility to try their luck in two main parts to be held in Laon and La Selve. Indeed, for those who live around Laon, a city located in the department of Aisne, France, the appointment will take place in the bowling area. The event is organized by volunteers of the US Laon. Even if it’s not a free bingo, the entrance fee is very minimal as players have simply to pay a sum of € 2 for a card and € 15 for a pack of 10 cards. The best players of this meeting will be certainly satisfied given that the organization provides prizes amounting € 3,000 at least. This bingo game will begin at 8:00 p.m, but the doors will be open from 6: 30 p.m am to let participants to have time to take a sit comfortably. Note that during the two previous editions, the US Laon brought together 600 participants and 500.

Firefighters from the town of Fos sur Mer, in the Bouches-du-Rhone gathered many people at the bingo they held in the multipurpose hall Parsemain. Indeed, they were between 700 and 800 players, most of whom are residents of the city, who responded to the invitation of firefighters in this traditional lottery. However, some fans of this game and online bingo were also part of the game. Note that this event was conceived in order to raise funds to improve the social situation of the barracks and to provide assistance to orphans of the department. During the bingo, a good atmosphere prevailed in the room especially as prizes brought into play were very attractive like the two trips for four people in the Alps and Disney Land.

The World Poker Tour Ireland 2012 ended with the victory of David Shallow at the final table of last Sunday, January 8. Normally, six finalists would participate in this final, but a double elimination was registered on Saturday. Thus, there were only five players in contention. Note that it was the champion who did this feat and this double elimination allowed him to propel in the place of chip leader with 6,115,000 chips in hand. After the exit of the French player Steven Moreau in the 6th place, the final began in the poker room. It must be said that the British player struggled to keep his advantage and finally win the title after having ousted Charles Chattha during the final duel. The latter pocketed the prize of runner up amounting $ 144,502.

While the main event of the tournament PokerStars Caribbean Adventure 2012 (PCA) reaches actually its second day of competition, the audience at the Atlantic Resort in Bahamas was able to attend the coronation of the champion of the Super High Roller tournament. This event of $ 100,000 entry fee gathered on gaming tables the best poker players of the moment. And at the end of the competition, it was Viktor Blom aka "Isildur 1", renowned for his performance in online poker cash games that managed to clinch the title. Holder of the fourth largest stack at the beginning of the final table, "Isildur 1" did a great rise and dismissed several major poker players in present in the field as Daniel Negreanu who surrendered at the 5th place and pocketed a prize of $ 250,900, the world champion of poker 2010 Jonathan Duhamel who finished fourth and earned $ 313,600 but also Scott Seiver who finally settled for the place of bubble boy.

The department of Saône-et-Loire will be honored this weekend with the lottery organized by Marcigny public schools. Bingo has a place in the life of French people. And to unite the useful and the pleasant on a day, nothing like parts of lottery between parents and families of students, whether free bingo or not. The Association of Parents of public school students in the city of Marcigny give appointment to all lotto game lovers of Bourgogne region and its surroundings at the hall with teachers and school managers for an afternoon bingo in a friendly atmosphere at this time of the beginning of the year. This lottery was organized primarily for the families of pupils in primary school and kindergarten in public schools, but the relatives are also welcome to share this moment of conviviality.

Lotto-bingo is a very popular event in France. In the department of Saone-et-Loire, the village will receive the Lux Super Lotto organized by the Amicale Sports Loisirs of Lux. For bingo players of Bourgogne region, this club prepared the multipurpose room G. Dumont for the biggest lottery of this beginning of the year to be held on the evening of Saturday, January 14 at 8:00 p.m. The Super Lotto of Lux ASL is composed of 21 parts richly endowed with a price of sale of cardboards of € 9 unit, € 15 for two and € 20 for three. The random numbers will be provided automatically by drawing Lotopop 3000.

France remains a very active country in the poker world. In this January, several live poker tournaments will be played all over France. The Partouche Poker Tour will open the poker festival with the first stage of the Season V to be held in Lyon, in Lyon Vert Casino from January 7 to 8 for a buy-in of € 1,250. This event will let win tickets for the grand finale of Cannes, and also for the International Stadium Poker Tour of May 10 to 12, 2012, the poker tournament of $ 30 million which will be held inside the new Wembley Stadium in London. The same weekend, Gruissan will receive the Texas Poker Series, a deepstack tournament of € 660 buy-in.

The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure 2012 is well and effectively launched as the first event, the first day was held yesterday. The Super High Roller opened the series of tournament at the poker room of Atlantis Resort & Casino in the Bahamas with a field of 30 players. They have not beaten the record attendance of last year which was 38 participants, but spectators see there the arrival of the biggest names in poker in the world. Indeed, the Super High Roller of $ 100,000 buy-in was attended by players like Erik Seidel, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, Jason Mercier, Daniel Negreanu, Jonathan Duhamel, Viktor Blom, Tom Marchese, etc. This new edition of the Super High Roller is different from previous events by the possibility for eliminated players to return in the tournament (re-entry) before the end of each day.

January is the best time of the year for various associations to present their best wishes for the New Year, often around a bingo game. It is also the first annual meeting that most of sports clubs give to their families and supporters before starting the new season, and in this situation, hall bingo, but not online bingo, is the ideal event to bring together a festive atmosphere. In the Haute-Garonne, the staff and players of the basketball club of Eaunes leave for an afternoon orange ball for its traditional lottery held at the beginning of each year. The club invites all fans of lotto cardboards in the Hermes room where many rewards are waiting. The prizes of this lotto is composed of a trip to Disneyland, a dinner show at Casino Barrière, a digital camera, a GPS, a dryer and lots of traditional foods and fat. The special part for children will have as prize a TV and also cinema tickets, enough to please the younger ones during this holiday.

This Sunday, January 8th is the day that most clubs and associations in France set for their first bingo of the year. The department of Haute-Garonne, especially the inhabitants of the town of Avignonet-Lauragais are very active in the organization and also in the participation in charity events. The Telethon and bingo bonuses are the two most popular recreational activities in the region to pass the time, but also to support a humanitarian cause. This Sunday, the Lion's Club and a few associations of Avignonet organize their annual lottery which profits will be allocated to the financing of social and humanitarian associations that do it for children and persons in need. To attract a maximum number of participants, the organizers did not skimp on the means, they indeed provided many prizes and a grand prize: Mediterranean cruise for 2 (Marseille - Ajaccio - La Maddalena - Portofino - Marseille ).

Reference magazine in the world of poker, Bluff awards each year the best player in the world after his performance of the year. For the season 2011, the title of best player returns to the Ukrainian Eugene Katchalov after a very close fight with the No. 1of French poker, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier. ElkY and Katchalov impressed the judges for their performance of last year, but ultimately it is the Ukrainian who has taken over his direct opponent by 1089.28 points against 1071.67 points for Elky.

The world of online poker in France is experiencing a new decree, this time on internet service providers (ISP). Indeed, compensation will be allocated to them through the blocking of illegal online gambling sites specified by Article 61 of the Act of May 12, 2010 on the blocking of access to an activity of online betting and online gambling offer not allowed. But the problem is that this decision creates an additional cost for the ISP which the claim of these latter to a law that would set the terms of blocking of not authorized gambling sites by the Regulatory Authority for online games (Arjel). Published this week in the French Official Journal, the implementing decree took effect immediately after its publication, that is to say Monday, January 2, 2012.

Bingo is a very successful event that attracts many people. In this New Year period, this event remains as the most appropriate to gather up people to share a moment of relaxation in an atmosphere both friendly and warm. On the side of Nancy, in Lorraine, the Lions Club of Nancy organized their annual lottery this Sunday, January 8 at the hall of Gentilly. This bingo bonus afternoon was a bit special, because among the participants, there were blind and infrastructure and special accessories for them were available. Indeed, the blind will have revolutionary cardboards created by Christian Thirion. Already creator of sudoku in braille and dominoes ad hoc, this professor of physics at the University of Nancy invented these new very intuitive cards. The boxes already existed for the blind, but its use is lacking, especially when the player checks if a particular case has not yet been fulfilled: the pieces can mix in!

There are many fun activities that are organized every weekend, but bingo is the most coveted by enthusiasts because of its simplicity, the rewards and the atmosphere generated by the game, either online bingo or bingo in a land based hall. Last week, most of associations in France held their last year's lottery, and the success was in the appointment, as all rooms were sold out. Last Wednesday, when everyone was preparing to receive the New Year's Eve, bingo fans in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region gathered in the hall of Boussières Lecomte-sur-Sambre for the lottery organized by the association Vacances et loisirs. The event has as objective to raise funds for the flowers of the village in the competition of the Villages in bloom. Nearly two hundred people attended the event with the cardboard and the pieces on the tables, hoping to win the prizes brought into play.

The poker world was marked in last December by the homejacking that made as victim the Canadian Jonathan Duhamel in his home in Boucherville. Indeed on Wednesday, December 21, the world champion of the WSOP 2010 was assaulted by two men in his home. After having threaten him of death and beat him, the thugs left with valuable objects and a sum of money that the international poker player hasn't yet fixed the amount. Duhamel lost his WSOP bracelet of world champion 2010, a luxury watch brand Rolex which was offered by an online poker room and money of € 500 notes. After the incident, Jonathan Duhamel officially stated that he will offer $ 10,000 reward to those who would provide information to recover his property and arrest the two attackers.

Poker tournaments are in the spotlight in this beginning of the year after a break of two weeks, the time to let players enjoy Christmas and New Year's Eve. For the poker enthusiasts residing in the North of France, the Ostend Poker War II is the event not to be missed. This second edition of the Ostend Poker War will take place as the previous edition at Casino Kursaal in Ostend, Belgium, and will please those who like to play poker in this country with its moderate buy-in of € 925 + € 75. Scheduled for January 13 to 15, 2012, the OPW II offers the opportunity to discover the Flemish region and its culture and resorts, a great alternative to combine poker and relaxation. Since its inception in early 2011, the OPW wants to be a classic for Belgian and French poker players as it's the Partouche group that organize it.

Bingo was always a successful event, especially during the End of the Year when everyone want to conclude the year in joy. During these events, bingo players move in large numbers to win prizes, but also to support the objectives that the organizers set. In the department of Herault, Languedoc-Roussillon region, the municipality of the city of Villeveyrac organizes every year the bingo of young people during the Christmas holidays. A few days before Christmas, this annual event brought together hundreds of children in the region generally accompanied by their parents. This part of free bingo was a moment of discovery for the young. Throughout the 10 bingo parties, they were able to discover the rules of the lottery and also the friendly atmosphere in the room with the animation of Yvon Camboulas. Twists and buns were in the program during intermission.

Each weekend, bingo fans are invited by regional associations and clubs to share a fun time while indulging in their passion. Next weekend is probably the right time for associations to organize their first bingo of the year whether for free bingo games or not. In Quetigny, a town in Bourgogne region, France on the evening of Saturday, January 7 is the rendezvous given by the DBHB for the association lottery in the Mendes-France room. This lottery has very well prizes for the joy of bingo players of the region and its surroundings. Throughout the 18 parties, shopping vouchers worth € 4,800 will be distributed. The evening will also include an American bingo, double chance, raffle and a special part of € 1,000. In the Nord-Pas-de-Calais, the town of Cambrai, will receive the lottery organized by the Association Partage 59 on next Sunday, January 8 at Saint-Roch room.

For fans of poker, it remains only a few days and the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure 2012 (PCA) will be opened for its ninth year in the Bahamas. Next Friday, January 5, the Atlantis Resort & Casino Paradise Island will receive the edition 2012 of the PCA with no fewer than 41 tournaments in the program. Exceptional setting, a real poker festival, players from all around the world, everything is in gathered in one place for a pleasant stay with the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. Scheduled from next January 5 to 14, the PCA 2012 has many events such as the Main Event of $ 10,300 buy-in and various Side Events as the Super High Roller "Max 8", NL and PLO - Turbo "Max 8" , World Cup of Poker, Women's Event, etc.

After a successful season, the organizers of the European Poker Tour (EPT) decided to bring some changes even to add improvement in the program of the EPT Season 8. Last week, the organizing committee said that further steps will be included in the program: the EPT Madrid (March 12 to 17), the EPT Campione (March 26 to 31) and the EPT Berlin (April 16 to 21). This week, new information should delight fans of cocktail party and live poker on the side of the Mediterranean and all around France. Indeed, the European Poker Tour Grand Final will be back this year in the city of luxury, Monte-Carlo. After a break in the Spanish capital, the final of the EPT will be played again in the poker room of the Bay Hotel & Resort in Monte Carlo. Note that the Principality of Monaco received this final for 6 years before the change in Madrid that does not really attract poker enthusiasts.

January is a time for associations to organize their first bingo date of the year, both as free bingo games or bingo party with price of admission. In the department of Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire region, the city of Guémené-Penfao will host the largest bingo of the year during a weekend with the two bingo parties organized by the Association of students parents (Apel) and the Organisme de Gestion de l'Enseignement Catholique (Ogec). In fact, next weekend, on Saturday 7 and Sunday, January 8, the two associations invite all lovers of bingo and lottery at the event room Place du Nord. On Saturday, January 7, the Apel and Ogec offer an exceptional prizes for their bingo night. Thus, many prizes are offered such as vouchers of € 20 to € 400, laptop, flat screen TV of 82 cm, robot vacuum cleaner, etc.

On the evening of December 25, bingo enthusiasts gave appointment in the municipal home François Mitterrand to the last annual lottery of Caunes-Minervois firefighters in the Languedoc-Roussillon, a township of Aude Department. This special evening was a success for the firefighters of that municipality, because many people came to honour this event in hopes to leave the arms well loaded and share the friendly atmosphere, dear to this type of bingo bonus event. During more than three hours of play, the whole room was in a warm atmosphere during which the lucky ones cried all night long full bingo card. They left with many prizes that the organizers put into play. It was the case of Marie-Martine Cayuela who won the beautiful basket of Christmas.

The World Poker Tour Dublin is the stage of this poker tournament that will open the second half of the Season 10, at the beginning of January. After Dublin, the passionate will then give appointment in the month of February in Italy for the WPT Vienna. But before that date, the organizers planned to take participants to a stay in the sun in the heart of the Indian Ocean for the WPT Mauritius 2012. Mauritius will be the new destination of the World Poker Tour to let players stretch their hands after the winter. The tour will stop for the first time in Mauritius for the delight of fans of poker and exoticism. This new destination is also an integral part of the new world tour of the WPT 2012 with Slovenia, Malta and Marrakesh. The WPT Mauritius will be held from next February 25 to March 4 in the Grand Baie in Mauritius, in the poker room of Ti Vegas casino.

Bingo is a lucrative event that allows some clubs to renew their ties with their supporters, but also to start the season. The city of Toulon-sur-Arroux, in Bourgogne region will receive next week, precisely on Sunday, January 8, the greedy lottery organized by the Etoile Sportive Toulonnaise. This give appointment to all lovers of bingo of the region at the Jean-Chandioux room. For this bingo event of the beginning of the year, many prizes with a total value of over € 2,000 will be at stake. Among the prizes, we can mention purchase orders of € 300, € 150 and € 100, pigs, half pig, pork loin, chicken, ham, rosettes, etc.

There are many bingo fans in France. Various events of lotto-bingo are organized at this time of celebration and the appointment is always a great success. Before Christmas Day, many associations held their traditional Christmas lottery to offer to real fanatics of bingo different prizes and also to share a moment of conviviality, which was the watchword of the evening. This is the case of the association Harmonie of Sigean, in the department of Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon region, which organized on Sunday, December 18 its traditional Christmas bingo bonus in Coubertin. Many people moved out to hope to win the prizes at stake : vouchers, Rocbère wine boxes, baskets of oysters, ham and many more. In addition to bingo, a raffle was held during the evening, and made the happiness of participants.

Live poker is always in the spotlight during this end of the year even if major tournaments marked a break of a few weeks to let poker players enjoy the festivities. In Italy, poker does not break ! After the WPT step of last December 13, the city of Venice receives right now the Snai Poker Cup in Casino Ca 'Noghera for a Main Event of € 600 + 60 buy-in. The tournament began Tuesday, December 27 for two entries a day. On Day 1A of the Snai Poker Cup, 88 players were registered, but at the end of the day, only 31 players were able to qualify for Day 2 with Giovanni Chiofalo as chip leader with 193,000 chips, followed by Domenico Antonio Tresa (175,000) and Gaetano La Malfa (155,000).

The World Poker Tour Venice (WPT) closed with finesse the year 2011 in last mid-December. After the first stage of the season 10 of the World Poker Tour, fans of live poker tournament will meet in Dublin in the magnificent City West Hotel for the continuation of the season. This Irish step will mark the start of the second half of the Season 10 followed by nine other steps that will take place over four months, from February to May. Next week, the eyes of poker enthusiasts around the world will be fixed on the WPT Dublin with a Main Event of € 2,250 + 250 buy-in. This event will be held from January 5 to 8, 2012 and is based throughout the competition on a structure of 60 minutes of game for each level and a starting stack of 30,000 chips. Many side events are also planned during the four days of competition : No Limit Texas Hold'em, No Limit Texas Hold'em Freezeout, Tripple Chance Omaha ...
 
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