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March 13, 2010

McLean Karr Maneuvers a Win at WPT Bay 101

Bay 101 in San Jose, California, is one of the most exciting stops on each season’s World Poker Tour schedule. Not only is the card room a friendly one that brings numerous fans to the rail to cheer for their favorite players, but the Shooting Stars aspect of it offers a twist that most other tournaments don’t. The Bay 101 events are also famous for some memorable final tables, not the least of which was the 2009 event that saw Kathy Liebert and Steve Brecher, two seasoned pros, battle it out at a final table that set a new record for the most hands played. Read more

March 8, 2010

Duke Beats Seidel to Claim NBC National Heads-Up Poker Victory

It is one of the most exciting events in poker. The very fast structure doesn’t make it so, nor does the invitation-only field that often omits players that many felt deserved the opportunity to play. But the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship brings some of the biggest names in poker to the felt for heads-up battles with a $1.5 million prize pool at stake, all of which is broadcast on NBC Sports. Read more

March 7, 2010

Kevin MacPhee Victory Tops Exciting Week at EPT Berlin

The tournament was a highly-anticipated one. While the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour had been traveling Europe for six seasons and was no stranger to Germany with its popular Dortmund stop, the addition of Berlin to the line-up in 2010 was one that looked to bring players from all over the country, one that incidentally has seen a tremendous rise in the popularity of poker. Read more

March 7, 2010

Brunson and Duke Highlight NBC Heads-Up Poker Going to Final Day

One of the most anticipated poker events of the year is the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship. For the sixth year running, the three-day series of heads-up tournaments was announced with its $1.5 million prize pool and exciting list of attendees. What is most fun for poker fans paying attention to the events is the bracket-style playdown of the heads-up matches, which started with random picks from the March 4 drawing party at PURE Nightclub at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, as bets are made and favorites are picked to take down the $500K first place prize. Read more

March 6, 2010

Andras Koroknai Becomes First WPT Hungarian Champ at LA Poker Classic

The L.A. Poker Classic is held each year at Commerce Casino, and with Tournament Director Matt Savage at the helm, the entire series of tournaments has seen a spike in attendance in recent years. Players come from all over the world to compete in the games that range from Chinese poker to $10K heads-up, and more than a month of poker tournaments, not to mention cash games of all shapes and sizes, that keep players on the West Coast for the entire month of February. But the big draw each year is the Main Event with the World Poker Tour.In 2009, the WPT L.A. Read more

March 4, 2010

ClubWPT Qualifier Leron Washington Wins WPT Invitational

The format for the 2010 WPT Celebrity Invitational was a bit different than in years past, as the first two days of action were set to play out on the weekend of February 20 but the final table would not take place until March 3. But what remained the same was the plethora of poker and Hollywood stars playing in an exciting freeroll tournament at Commerce Casino in Los Angeles, with charity at the fore of the event.The World Poker Tour partnered with Chrysalis for the 2010 poker tournament. The non-profit organization that helps disadvantaged or homeless people in the L.A. Read more

March 1, 2010

Casino Poker Report: March has Everything from Heads-Up to New WPT Stop

This is the time of year that poker players must make choices. Play the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship in Las Vegas or the EPT Berlin? Play the WPT Hollywood Poker Open in Indiana or the LAPT Vina del Mar in Chile? Oh, the decisions they face.March is truly one of the busiest months in the world of live tournament poker, and there will be poker players jet-setting around the world to make the most of it. There is something for everyone, from high-stakes players who like the $10,000 or higher buy-ins to those looking for more amateur-laden fields and lower buy-ins. Read more

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PokerStars Americas Cup of Poker Get ready to represent your country and do it in fabulous Argentina, compliments of PokerStars. But you need to get started, April 15 is the final day to make the team. Read all about it here!