Poker Tournaments

No matter where on the globe its happening, this is where you will find stories about poker tournaments. Reports on current tournaments, announcements about upcoming poker tournaments, and stories from the poker tournament circuit.

• Televised Poker to Return to Atlantic City During Taj's U.S. Poker Championship

  November 03, 2009,

  In what may be a good sign for tournament poker, televised tournament action will return to Atlantic City thanks a deal brokered between the Trump Taj Mahal and the Spike Network. After a year hiatus without television coverage, the Taj's...

   

• The Bad Beat on Cancer Poker Challenge Set for Nov. 12

  October 30, 2009,

  In honor of breast cancer awareness month, PokerNews.com is proud to partner with Bad Beat on Cancer and the Prevent Cancer Foundation for the Bad Beat on Cancer Challenge. This charity tournament is being held in Nicole Rowe's honor. All of the...

   

• Dan Livingston Wins World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Chicago Main Event

  October 26, 2009,

  The World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Chicago Main Event came to a conclusion that saw Dan Livingston of Oak Forest, Ill., snag the first place prize of $291,749. Despite facing a field of 248, which grew in attendance by 12% from the...

   

• PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Warsaw Day 5: Christophe Benzimra Takes the Title

  October 25, 2009,

  A respectable field of 203 runners braved the cold, gray rain outside the Casinos Poland this week, coming from all corners of the world to do battle at the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Warsaw. After nearly a week of serious tournament poker...

   

• PokerStars European Poker Tour Warsaw Day 4: Luca Pagano Highlights Sunday's Final Table

  October 24, 2009,

  The final table was reached on Saturday at the 2009 PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Warsaw after the elimination of Alexander Debus in ninth place. Leading the way into the fifth and final day of action will be Oleksandr Vaserfirer holding 1.854...

   

• PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Warsaw Day 3: A Pair of Canadians in Command

  October 24, 2009,

  Fifty-five players returned to the Casinos Poland at the Hyatt Hotel on Friday for Day 3 of the PokerStars.com EPT Warsaw. Within about eight hours, that number had been whittled down to the final 24 who are now guaranteed to walk away with a...

   

• PokerStars European Poker Tour Warsaw Day 2: Clayton Mozdzen Claims Lead Heading into Day 3

  October 22, 2009,

  The 2009 PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Warsaw resumed on Thursday for Day 2 of action. Combining the remaining fields from the two starting days meant 148 players began the day. Less than five levels of play later, only 56 were left with...

   

• PokerStars European Poker Tour Warsaw Day 1b: Antony Lellouche Hero Calls His Way to the Chip Lead

  October 22, 2009,

  The 2009 PokerStars.com EPT Warsaw continued today with the second group of players ponying up 25,000 Polish Zlotych and taking flight on Day 1b. The 115 who entered this session created a total combined field of 203 runners representing 33...

   

• PokerStars European Poker Tour Warsaw: Carter Phillips Jumps to an Early Lead

  October 21, 2009,

  The fourth stop along the Season 6 circuit of the PokerStars.net European Poker Tour kicked off Tuesday at the Casinos Poland at the Hyatt Hotel in Warsaw, Poland. Day 1a saw 88 ambitious players pony up 25,000 PLN (approximately €6,000 or $9,000)...

   

• The PokerNews Jet Set: Warsaw

  October 19, 2009,

  Bordered by Germany and the Czech Republic on one side, and Belarus and the Ukraine on the other, Poland in many ways has one foot in the past and the other in the future. The vast majority of Poland’s cultural epicenter, Warsaw, was destroyed in...

   

• World Poker Tour Marrakech: Christophe Savary is Crowned Champion

  October 19, 2009,

  The final 17 players returned to the Casino de Marrakech this afternoon to slug it out for the World Poker Tour Marrakech title, the first ever on the African continent. At the end of a marathon day, Christophe Savary of France emerged victorious...

   

• PokerStars Asia Pacific Poker Tour Auckland: Simon Watt Keeps the Title In New Zealand

  October 18, 2009,

  The final day of the 2009 PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Auckland Main Event saw the final nine competitors return to the SKYCITY Casino with Simon Watt locking up the title and the $209,085 NZD first-place prize. The day started out rather..

   

• World Poker Tour Marrakech: Ludovic Lacay Leads with 17 Remaining

  October 18, 2009,

  With the field having been cut from 416 down to 151 on Day 1, the remaining players came back to the El Saadi Casino for another ten levels of play at the World Poker Tour Marrakech main event. Some of the big names fell very early on, Annette...

   

• World Poker Tour Marrakech: Over 400 Players Take the Felt in Africa

  October 17, 2009,

  The World Poker Tour and ChiliPoker have teamed up to bring major tournament poker to Africa, and the response has been overwhelmingly positive. Day 1 of the WPT Marrakech saw the soft cap of entrants exceeded with 416 runners taking to the felt for...

   

• Pokerstars Asia Pacific Poker Tour Auckland Day 2: Jason Brown Holds Massive Chip Lead

  October 16, 2009,

  Day 2 of the PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Auckland Main Event has ground to a halt with only 32 players left, all of them in the money. The day began just after midday New Zealand time with 130 players returning from the two Day-1 flights...

   

• PokerStars Asia Pacific Poker Tour Auckland Day 1b: Climo Leads, Hachem Hits Royal Flush

  October 15, 2009,

  Day 1b of the 2009 PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Auckland Main Event brought 128 players to the felt to create a field of 263. This number was down compared to last year's but the first-place prize of $209,085 NZD certainly tickled the...

   

• PokerStars Asia Pacific Poker Tour Auckland Day 1a: Emad Tahtouh Leaps Ahead of the Pack

  October 14, 2009,

  Season three of the PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour saw players venture to one of the more remote poker locations on the globe in Auckland, New Zealand for the second event of the 2009 tour. It's a long flight from Las Vegas or London, but...

   

• Vladimir Geshkenbein Wins the PKR Heads Up Grand Slam

  October 13, 2009,

  The first ever PKR Heads Up Grand Slam was won this weekend by Vladimir Geshkenbein. “Who?” you might well be inclined to ask since the Russian's only other major success was winning the APPT Macau High-Rollers event beating Johnny Chan...

   

• UltimateBet.com Aruba Poker Classic: Brandon Hall Wins!

  October 12, 2009,

  The final table of the UltimateBet Aruba Poker Classic was scheduled to begin at noon local time but Mother Nature was trying to rain on everyone's parade. Tournament Director, Matt Savage and Co. weren't going to let a little rain hold up the show...

   

• UltimateBet.com Aruba Poker Classic Day 4: Mizrachi, Parker and Baldwin Headline Final Table

  October 10, 2009,

  With that last elimination of Ryan Schimidt in 8th place, the UltimateBet.com Aruba Poker Classic unofficial final table is set and for a third straight day it's Robert Mizrachi holding the chip lead. In fact, Mizrachi never slipped out of the top...

   

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