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.

• PokerStars European Poker Tour London Main Event: Aaron Gustavson Wins!

  October 07, 2009,

  It was an interesting mix of players who made it back to the London Hilton Metropole for the final day of the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour London. While outside it was a washout of a day, inside some of the brightest young stars of poker came...

   

• UltimateBet.com Aruba Poker Classic Day 1b: 267 Remain to Fight Over $2.3 Million Prize Pool

  October 07, 2009,

  The second flight of the UltimateBet.com 2009 Aruba Poker Classic saw 281 runners take to the felt putting the total number of entrants at 469, creating a prize pool worth over $2.3 million. After it was all said and done, 156 players made it to the...

   

• PokerStars European Poker Tour London Day 4: Aaron Gustavson Takes a Commanding Chip Lead

  October 06, 2009,

  Three tables of eight players returned for Day 4 of the PokerStars European Poker Tour London Main Event including WSOP champion Peter Eastgate and former WSOPE champion Annette Obrestad; however, it was Aaron Gustavson who finished as chip leader...

   

• UltimateBet.com Aruba Poker Classic Day 1a: Hellmuth Survives the Day

  October 06, 2009,

  Moving from Big Ben to the beach, many regulars who travel the tournament circuit traded their city shoes and socks for beach sandals and sunscreen as they descended upon the Caribbean island of Aruba for the 2009 UltimateBet.com Aruba Poker...

   

• PokerStars European Poker Tour London Day 3: Freeroll Qualifier Michael Berry Surges

  October 05, 2009,

  With a gray and drizzly London day outside, 111 players returned to the warmth of the Hilton Metropole for Day 3 of the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour London. With only 104 places paying out, seven unfortunates would have to head back into the...

   

• European Poker Tour London Day 2: Tommy Vedes Holds the Chip Lead

  October 05, 2009,

  With the survivors of Days 1a and 1b forming a field of 318 for Day 2 of the European Poker Tour London Main Event, Nikolai Senninger led the way to start day 2, having leap-frogged Jeff Lisandro at the end of Day 1b. When the day 2 ended, it was Tommy Ve

   

• PokerStars European Poker Tour London Main Event: Nikolai Senniger and Jeffrey Lisandro Lead the Way

  October 04, 2009,

  Day 1b saw 426 runners cough up their £5,000 and sit down at the tables in the Hilton Metropole, meaning that with 730 runners between the two start days, the 2009 PokerStars.com European Poker Tour London Main Event is the biggest tournament ever...

   

• PokerStars European Poker Tour London: Matt Glantz Wins High Roller Event, Day 1a Complete

  October 03, 2009,

  The new £20,000 PokerStars European Poker Tour high roller champion is Matt Glantz, who won £542,000 after beating out a tough final table that included Team PokerStars Pros Dennis Phillips and Leo Fernandez. Glantz, who is known for playing...

   

• Commerce Tournament Attracts Largest Land-based Non WSOP Event in History

  September 17, 2009,

  Thanks to the multitude of different buy-in events across the country, it has been difficult for tournament directors to find a unique format that will appeal to broad audiences until now. Commerce Casino tournament director Matt Savage has...

   

• Pokerstars European Poker Tour Barcelona Final Table: Carter Phillips Wins €850,000

  September 09, 2009,

  The eight remaining players returned today to see who would be crowned the champion of the 2009 PokerStars.net European Poker Tour Barcelona Main Event. Along with taking home the coveted trophy, the winner would receive a hefty payday to the tune...

   

• European Poker Tour Barcelona Day 4: Carter Phillips Leads The Final Table

  September 08, 2009,

  With the field reduced to 23 (five of them former PokerStars EPT champions) before play even began after two players managed to knock themselves out simultaneously on Day 3, Day 4 was always going to be an action-packed affair. When you factor in...

   

• World Poker Tour Merit Cyprus Classic Day 2: Medic to the Front Lines

  September 08, 2009,

  After covering tournament poker for about a year, most tournament reporters will tell you that they feel like they've seen it all. But Day 2 of the World Poker Tour Merit Cyprus Classic provided a scenario that none on Media Row could ever remember:...

   

• World Poker Tour Merit Cyprus Classic Day 1B: Phil Gordon Leads

  September 08, 2009,

  Day 1b at the WPT Merit Cyprus Classic is in the books, and it was a remarkably accurate carbon copy of Day 1a. The action kicked off at 1:00 p.m. with just a couple of tables running, but a total of 90 players would eventually fill the room by the...

   

• PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona Day 3: Georgios Kapalas Leads and Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier Lurks

  September 07, 2009,

  All of the players marching into Casino Barcelona for Day 3 of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona had already accomplished the task of making it into the money. Out of the 72 remaining when the day began, Canadian Matt Lapossie was well...

   

• PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona Day 2: Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier Picking Up Steam

  September 06, 2009,

  The remaining 240 players returned today to continue their quest in the Main Event of the 2009 PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona. It didn't take long for play to get hot and heavy as nearly 100 players were eliminated from action within the...

   

• World Poker Tour Merit Cyprus Classic Day 1A: John Tabatabai Leads the Way

  September 06, 2009,

  Poker history was made on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus today as it played host to its first ever International poker tournament. Full Tilt Poker and the World Poker Tour teamed up with the Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino to launch the...

   

• PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona Day 1B: Matt Woodward Surges

  September 06, 2009,

  Day 1B of the PokerStars European Poker Tour in Barcelona saw an upping of the pace as 270 more players came in search of the title. The field was impressively rich with talent, as numerous bracelet holders, high-stakes cash game players and former...

   

• PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona Day 1A: Diego Arias Rodriguez Holds the Lead

  September 04, 2009,

  After what we understand was weeks of beautiful, baking sunshine in the historic and picturesque city of Barcelona, Day 1a of the PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona was an absolute washout, as far as the weather went. Rain bucketed down on the city and...

   

• Sports Legend Challenge Postpones its Inaugural Event

  September 04, 2009,

  According to a press release from the people behind the Sports Legend Challenge, the celebrity and poker pro-filled event will be moved to a new venue and it won't take place until 2010. Set for this upcoming October, the Sports Legend Challenge has...

   

• Savage and Company are Ready for the Aruba Poker Classic

  September 03, 2009,

  Poker players from around the world look forward to Aruba Poker Classic thanks to event's tropical location and the sizable prize pools. Set for October 3-10, 2009, this year's tournament series has a little extra flavor thanks to UltimateBet's...

   

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