Katja Thater

German poker pro Katja Thater has had a number of impressive tournament cashes. Katja is the most well-known female poker player in Germany.

PokerStars.com EPT Tallinn Day 3: Mattern In Contention As Down to 25 They Go

When Day 3 of the PokerStars.com EPT Tallinn dawned, 84 players returned to the Swissotel Tallinn hoping to take a shot at the title and the €400,000 first prize. But before the day was out, 28 of them would go home with nothing, another 31...

Jonathan Weekes

PokerStars.com EPT Tallinn Day 2: Weekes Ends Strong with Massive Lead

The second day of PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Tallin was short and sweet. It only lasted five levels, but that was plenty of time for young Brit Jonathan Weekes to amass a giant chip lead. Former November Niner Ivan Demidov is next, and...

PokerStars.com EPT Tallinn Day 1b: Bukara Leads the Way

Day 1b of the inaugural PokerStars.net EPT event at Tallinn's delightful Swissotel saw more players take their seats in the somewhat cozy tournament area located on the 6th floor of this, the tallest building in the city. After the dusted had...

The Top 5 Reasons to Qualify for the PokerStars Carribean Adventure

Paradise Island, Bahamas. We know, it’s such a hard sell, which is part of the reason that the PokerStars Carribean Adventure is at the top of everyone’s list when it comes to the best tournament experiences of the year.

European Poker Tour Prague Day 1a: Marc Gork Leads the Way

Over 200 assorted pros, qualifiers and other punters made it to the Hilton Hotel on the banks of the Vltava for Day 1a of the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Prague. Among their number were more than a few familiar faces, including Katja Thater...

European Poker Tour Vilamoura, Day 2: Jeff Sarwer Leads the Way to Day 3

As Day 1a and Day 1b survivors combined in a single Day 2 field, 177 players trudged back from the beach to the bunkeresque confines of the Casino Vilamoura today when play began to get serious at the inaugural PokerStars.com...

European Poker Tour Vilamoura, Day 1a: Ljubomir Josipovic Jumps Out of the Gate

Middle of November it may be, but the weather was glorious at the beaches and on the picturesque streets of Vilamoura for Day 1a of the Pokerstars.com European Poker Tour Vilamoura, the first EPT ever held in Portugal. Lounging on the beach was not on...

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

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

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)...

WCOOP

WCOOP Day 6: Thiago “XTheDecanoX” Nishjima, "Dangdokodang" and Raymond “raydavis77” Davis Earn Bracelets

Day 6 of the 2009 World Championship of Online Poker at PokerStars crowned three new WCOOP champions and was highlighted by a $1,050 No-Limit Hold 'em affair. It started with 1,558 hopefuls Tuesday evening and ended on Wednesday morning with...

Barcelona

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

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...

Max Lykov

PokerStars EPT Kyiv Day 2: Lykov Leads, 68 Remain

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...

gus Hansen

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

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...

Jordan Smith

2009 WSOP: NLHE #36, Jordan Smith Wins First Bracelet in Marathon Final

With only 17 of the 1,695 original entrants returning for Day 3 of Event #36, $2,000 No-Limit Hold’em...

Jan von Halle

2009 WSOP: Von Halle Tops #26 LHE, Newitt Nabs Lead in PLO/8 #27

Event #26, $1,500 Limit Hold’em, began at noon with 643 players shelling out $1,500 for 4,500 in tournament chips...

David Levi

2009 WSOP: Calixto Leads #15 NLHE, Levi Tops #16 Stud Survivors

Just about every big name in poker that was not already committed to another tournament was...

Huck Seed

2009 WSOP, Event 12, 13 Roundup: Seed Planted at Top, Carlson Heads $2K

Day 2 of the Event #12, $10,000 World Championship Mixed saw 126 runners play all the way down to...

PokerStars.com EPT Prague, Day 1b: Christer Johansson Takes Overall Lead

Nearly 300 players joined the field at the PokerStars.net European Poker Tour Prague Main Event on Wednesday for Day 1b action, bringing the total number of entrants to 570. Among the stars present on Day 1b were EPT champs Will Fry...

The PokerNews Profile: Katja Thater

When asked to name the greatest "poker faces" of all time, one might immediately conjure up names like Phil Ivey, Doyle Brunson or Howard Lederer. However, after watching Katja Thater at the table, one could make a serious case...

PokerStars.com EPT Monte Carlo Grand Final: Day 1a

The fourth annual PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Grand Final got underway in Monte Carlo on Saturday. Nestled between the Mediterranean Sea and the Southern Alps, 392 players took the field Day 1a, with an even larger field...

PokerStars.net EPT Warsaw, Day 1a: Robert Flink Takes Lead

The 2008 PokerStars.net European Poker Tour Polish Open kicked off with 190 players taking the field in Day 1a at the Hyatt Regency Casino in Warsaw, Poland. Notable players on hand included defending champion Peter Jepsen, EPT Baden...

Women's Poker Spotlight: Poker's Fresh New Faces

As we prepare for the 2008 World Series of Poker, it's interesting to ponder what this year's field of women poker players might be like. 2007 was a fantastic year for women in poker as we witnessed the creation of the Women...

PokerStars.net EPT Dortmund, Day 1a: Field Trimmed in Busy Opening Session

The first day of the PokerStars.net European Poker Tour Dortmund Main Event got off to a late start for the best of reasons – too many entrants. With longer registration lines than organizers expected, the tournament started an hour late...

PokerStars.net EPT Prague, Day 2: Local Favorite Palovic in Front

Of the 192 players that returned to the Hilton Hotel in Prague for Day 2 action in the PokerStars.net European Poker Tour event, 75 would go to the rail in the first two levels. The rapid bustouts of the first few hours saw popular pros...

PokerStars EPT Prague, Day 1a: Koy, Mazur Early Leaders

Day 1a of the PokerStars.net European Poker Tour Prague Main Event kicked off with 241 players at the Hilton Hotel in Prague, the first major poker tournament to be held in the Czech Republic. Among the top European poker players...

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