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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.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Macau Day 4: Dermot Blain Wins the Main Event

    August 30, 2009,

    Just another Sunday in Macau didn’t just mean a visit to a spa or sauna, or even some friendly gambling at one of the many casinos -– instead it meant completion of both the PokerStars.net APPT Macau Main and High Rollers Event!

     
  • PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Macau Day 3: Daoxing Chen Thunders to Lead

    August 29, 2009,

    Forty-two players returned to the Grand Lisboa Hotel and Casino in Macau for Day 3 of the 2009 PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Macau Main Event. The contingency represented 14 countries, each vying for the HK $4,194,000 (~US...

    Daoxing Chen  
  • PokerNews Jet Set: Barcelona

    August 29, 2009,

    Barcelona is one of the most exciting destinations you’ll find on the international tournament circuit and from September 4 through 9, 2009, the European Poker Tour is returning there for the sixth year in a row to host the EPT Barcelona Open.

    Barcelona  
  • PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Macau Day 2: The Bubble Bursts

    August 28, 2009,

    Today saw 196 players returned to the beautiful Grand Lisboa Casino for the continuation of the 2009 PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Macau Main Event. It was the first time all of the remaining players were in the room at the same time, and...

    railbirds  
  • PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Macau Day 1C: Wei Cheng "Jacko" Chiang Leads the Way

    August 27, 2009,

    They say that in life, the third time is a charm. The 185 registered players for Day 1C of the 2009 PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Macau Main Event surely were hoping that the third and final of the Day 1 flights was their lucky charm. For...

    Macau  
  • PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Macau Day 1B: Myhre and Nielsen Lead the Way

    August 26, 2009,

    Following the traditional Chinese mask-changing dance to kick off play for Day 1B of the PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Macau Main Event, the international contingent would jet in and dominate an action packed day of poker! 125 players...

    Myhere  
  • PokerStars Asia Pacific Poker Tour Macau Day 1A: Demes and Steicke Lead the Way

    August 25, 2009,

    Season 3 of the PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) officially commenced on Tuesday as the Grand Lisboa Casino in Macau opened its doors to the first of three main event flights that will flow through the PokerStars Macau Poker Room this...

    Brandon Demes  
  • Maxim Lykov Wins The PokerStars European Poker Tour Kyiv Main Event

    August 23, 2009,

    The inaugural PokerStars.net EPT Kyiv drew a respectable 296 players from 33 countries around the world, those numbers despite a frantic eleventh-hour move from Moscow here to the Ukraine. Just eight players returned to the Sport Palace today to...

    Lykov  
  • Adrien Allain wins the Asian Poker Tour Macau Main Event

    August 23, 2009,

    After a Saturday evening party of presidential proportions, the final nine players arrived at the Galaxy StarWorld Hotel and Casino with a strong coffee in hand for the conclusion of the 2009 Asian Poker Tour Macau Main Event. Play started three...

    Adrien Allain  
  • PokerStars European Poker Tour Kyiv Day 4: Lykov Still In Front For Final Table

    August 22, 2009,

    A starting field of 296 has been whittled down to just eight at the first ever PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Main Event in Kyiv, Ukraine. After four days of play at the Kyiv Sport Palace, Maxim Lykov of Russia will carry the chip lead to...

    Lykov  
  • Asian Poker Tour Day 2: Choi and Steicke Maintain Iron Grip on Field

    August 22, 2009,

    Do you remember when you were a teenager and you wanted to beat the crap out of a similarly-aged brother, so you put your hands around his throat and squeezed until he cried out in pain? No? OK maybe that was just us. But it accurately describes...

    David Steicke  
  • APT Macau: Day 1B Eugene Teh Soars and J.C. Tran Survives

    August 21, 2009,

    The second day of the 2009 Asian Poker Tour Main Event brought expectations of a 200+ player field, but the final figure fell just short of that mark, with 193 hopefuls hitting the felt for Day 1B action. This brought the total number of entrants...

    Eugene Teh  
  • PokerStars EPT Kyiv Day 3: Down to 32

    August 21, 2009,

    Day 3 of the PokerStars.net EPT Kyiv was a quick one as it required playing from 68 players down to the final 32. Max Lykov began the day with the chip lead, and he would finish the evening in the same position after just over four levels of play.

    Jonas Kronwitter  
  • PokerNews Jet Set: Los Angeles

    August 21, 2009,

    This weekend, the poker world descends on Southern California with the kickoff of the Bicycle Club's $10,000 buy-in Legends of Poker Main Event. Though the Bike is one of the most beloved venues for tour pros (especially now with it's snazzy new...

    LA at Night  
  • PokerStars EPT Kyiv Day 2: Lykov Leads, 68 Remain

    August 20, 2009,

    It was a day full of action at Day 2 of the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Kyiv Main Event. Eliminations came at a rapid clip as players built stacks to position themselves to make the cash and, ultimately, land that €330,000 first prize. When...

    Max Lykov  
  • APT Macau: Day 1A Belongs to Steicke

    August 20, 2009,

    If it's August, it's time for big buy-in No-Limit Hold'em poker in Macau. The first of the Macau major tournaments, the 2009 Asian Poker Tour Macau Main Event, kicked off today in an eighth floor ballroom at the Galaxy StarWorld Hotel and Casino.

    David Steicke  
  • PokerStars EPT Kyiv: Big Names Flourish and Flounder on Day 1B

    August 19, 2009,

    Today, the Kyiv Sport Palace saw the second and final flight of Day 1 runners take to the felt in the inaugural PokerStars.net EPT Kyiv. By the time registration closed, 167 players had been given chip stacks for Day 1b...

    gus Hansen  
  • Demidenko Leads Way as PokerStars EPT Kyiv Main Event Begins

    August 18, 2009,

    The first day of the first ever PokerStars.com European Poker Tour event in Kyiv, Ukraine is in the books. A total of 129 players came out for the first of the two scheduled Day 1 flights, 93 of whom survived to return for Thursday’s Day 2. At the...

    Demidenko  
  • PokerNews Jet Set: Macau

    August 08, 2009,

    Since we know you're heading to Macau for all the APT and APPT action, we thought we'd go ahead and prep you with a plethora of places to spread the spoils of your victories and sorrows of your defeat. Don't get too caught up in this 21st century...

     
  • Five Reasons You Should Play the PokerNews Sports Legends Challenge

    August 05, 2009,

    It’s one thing to buy into a tournament and find yourself seated next to a WSOP bracelet winner or to walk the hallways of the Rio Convention Center in June and catch a glimpse of Annie Duke or Layne Flack as they head back to the tables after...

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