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Female Chess Masters Make Waves at WPT Celebrity Invitational
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With the World Poker Tour’s Celebrity Invitational down to its final table, there’s definitely some recognizable talent remaining in contention. However, that talent isn’t confined to the world of poker, as two titled chess masters have also fought their way ...
Heads-Up Poker Championship Field Announced
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The National Heads-Up Poker Championship has announced its field of 64 players who will compete for the 2011 championship, finalizing who will be represented in the traditionally strong field. The 64 players will compete in a bracket-style knockout format of heads-up matches, ...
WPT Celebrity Invitational Begins in Los Angeles
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The 9th annual World Poker Tour Celebrity Invitational began Saturday at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles. The field of 500 players includes a vast array of professional poker players along with athletes, musicians and entertainers.
The Celebrity Invitational is a unique ...
Phil Hellmuth Hosts Raise Your Hand for Africa Charity Tournament
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Celebrities, athletes and poker pros will join together this weekend to benefit the Starkey Hearing Foundation at the Raise Your Hand for Africa charity poker tournament. The inaugural tournament will take place at the Golden Nugget on Friday and Saturday, with money raised fr...
Natalia Nikitina Wins First WPT National Series Event in Paris
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The World Poker Tour National Series began this past week with the WPT Paris Euro Finals of Poker Diamond Championship, won by Russian poker pro Natalia Nikitina. She topped a field of 188 players to take the title.
The WPT National Series was created as a way to expand the...
National Heads Up Poker Championship Returns with Increased Prize Fund
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The 2011 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship is set to take place at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas from March 3-6. This year’s edition of the annual tournament, which features 64 players competing in a single-elimination bracket of heads-up no limit poker matches, fea...
David Gorr, Grandfather of Five, Wins Aussie Millions
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The Crown Australian Poker Championship – more widely referred to as the Aussie Millions – routinely attracts large, strong fields that include some of the biggest names in the poker world. But the 2011 edition of the tournament was won by a relatively unknown loca...
Alex Kuzmin Wins WPT Southern Poker Championship
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Alexander Kuzmin outlasted his opponents at a marathon final table to take down first place at the World Poker Tour’s Southern Poker Championship in Biloxi, Mississippi. Kuzmin fought back from having a short stack to navigate a 12-hour final table on the way to finally ...
Kevin Elias Holds Chip Lead at WPT Southern Poker Championship
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The World Poker Tour’s Southern Poker Championship began Sunday, drawing 214 players to the Beau Rivage Resort and Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi.
The tournament saw a slight increase in the number of participants this year, as the 2010 field had just 208 players in at...
Italy Wins 2011 World Cup of Poker
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Italy claimed victory in the 2011 World Cup of Poker, besting the United Kingdom to win the title. It was Italy’s first ever victory in the World Cup of Poker, which has been held seven times.
Italy was led by professional poker player Luca Pagano, who helped the team...