EPT San Remo Begins

A huge number of poker players have descended on Italy for the latest leg of the European Poker Tour.  The EPT San Remo saw more than 1,000 entrants last year, and similar figures are expected for this year’s field. The latest leg of the World Series of Poker Europe ended last week, so while we [...]

EPT Barcelona Breaking Records

The European poker tour in Barcelona saw a total of 811 players turn out for the EUR5,300 buy-in Main Event which took place in the Casino Barcelona.  The event was considered a huge success – and broke many records, including becoming the biggest poker tournament ever to be held in Spain. Last season, the EPT [...]

EPT Grand Finale To Be Streamed Online

For the first time ever, the final table of the European poker Tour Grand Finale will be streamed live (well, with a two-hour delay) on the PokerStars.tv website, as well as broadcast on several major TV stations worldwide. The live coverage will begin on May 12th, and will include commentary in English, Spanish, Dutch, German, [...]

EPT San Remo Day 5 Update

Play in the EPT San Remo Main Event resumed this morning as the final 24 playres sat down to fight it out for a seat at the final table.  At the start of the day, Nicolas  Yunis of Chile was the chip leader, and also the only player with a stack of more than 2 [...]

EPT San Remo Main Event Day 4

Day four of the European poker tour San Remo No-Limit Hold’em main Event has concluded.  The day saw the remaining field of players whittled down to just 60 survivors, and when play resumes tomorrow the field is expected to play down to the final 24. The prize pool is quite impressive.  The first placed player [...]

European Poker Tour: Copenhagen 2011

Day 2 of the European poker Tour: Copenhagen has come to a close.  The chip leader at the end of Day 2 is Michael Tureniec of Sweden, who currently holds 64,000 chips.  There are 73 players currently left in the running, and it is expected that the bubble will burst early tomorrow, as the money [...]

European Poker Tour Grand Final Venue

We already know the date of the PokerStars European poker Tour Grand Final, but now we finally have the most important piece of information – the venue! This prestigious event will be taking place in Spain.  Madrid, to be precise.  The final will be held at the Casino Gran Madrid. The final will open on [...]

Kent Lundmark Wins EPT Barcelona Main Event

Kent Lundmark has come top of a field of 758 players at the PokerStars European poker Tour Barcelona, and taken the main event.  The victory makes him the sixts Swedish European Poker Tour champion. Lundmark, aged 22, beat Jesus Marquez Lizano of Spain in heads-up play.  The battle began with the pair both holding 12 [...]

Vamplew Wins EPT London Main Event

The European poker Tour London has just concluded.  The Main Event ran for six days, and saw a field of 848 players take the tables, fighting it out for a £900,000 prize.  The field was a mixture of dedicated amateurs and poker pros, with big names including John Juanda and Kyle Bowker among those in [...]

European Poker Tour Main Event Final Table

The final table of the European poker Table has been decided. The event started with a field of 848, and play ran for five days, seeing the field narrowed down to 24 for Sunday’s session, and then the final table at the end of Sunday. The unlucky number nine was John Hall, who was eliminated [...]

European Poker Tour Launches New Ranking System

The European poker Tour has just kicked off it’s seventh season.   The first tournament was ran in Tallinn, Estonia, and saw the beginning of a new points system which will be used to calculate the annual titles, including Player of The Year. The European Poker Tour Awards were introduced during Season Six, and this is [...]

EPT Grand Final Day 3

Day 3 of the European poker Tour Grand Final saw a massive change in pace.  Day 2 had been full of rapid-fire non stop action, but today things took a much more serious turn.  There were 116 players still in the action at the start of Day 3, and play continued until the field was [...]

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