Tag: Mark Vos

Off the Felt with Mark Vos

We like to catch up with the pros from time to time, to give you a little sneak peek into their lives. Our latest chat was with Full Tilt Pro Mark Vos. We found out how he's recovering from the 2010 World Series of Poker, what he'd be doing if he...

The Online Railbird Report: 2009’s High-Stakes Winners and Losers

When the history of online poker is written, 2009 will be remembered as the year the action on Full Tilt Poker’s high-stakes cash tables exploded, as $500/$1,000 pot-limit Omaha became the game of choice and pot sizes soared into the millions for...

PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Grand Final Day 2: Grigg Ascends

The action was fast and furious in Sydney Friday for Day 2 of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour Grand Final. Over 200 players started the day, and it seemed as if every few moments the familiar sound of "all-in" and "call" were muttered by one of the...

PokerNews Cup Main Event Day 1b: Jonathan Karamalikis Out In Front

Today was the second flight of the 2009 PokerNews Cup Main Event and also the second chance for players to re-enter the tournament if they busted yesterday under the new format. Just over 200 players took to the felt today to create an overall...

The Nightly Turbo: LeBron James Plays Poker, Phil Hellmuth's Grand Entrance, and Patrik Antonius Ready for a Fight?

The Nightly Turbo is dedicated to bringing you the day's top poker stories. This is the best place to get your daily news fill and get back to your game faster.

The Nightly Turbo: Durrrr Challenge Live, Mark Vos, and More

It's finally Friday. Here is what you need to be up to speed going in to the weekend. Maybe you can impress your friends with one of these stories.

Marc Naalden Wins PNC Alpine Main Event

After three days of poker and a grueling three-hour, heads-up match, Marc Naalden finally put away his last opponent to take down the Main Event of the PokerNews Cup Alpine at the Alpine Palace Hotel and Card Casino...

PNC Alpine Main Event, Day 2: Vos Heads Final Table

It took only four hours or so for the 33 survivors in the PNC Alpine Main Event to winnow down to a final table of nine in Thursday's Day 2 action. Mark Vos began the day with the lead and ended it the same way, commanding...

PNC Alpine Main Event, Day 1: Mark Vos Opens Big Lead

Day 1 of the PokerNews Cup €1,500 Main Event saw 129 players competing at the Alpine Palace Hotel and Card Casino in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria. Among the competitors were EPT founder John Duthie, recent EPT...

PNC Alpine Event #5, High Rollers PLO: Golser, Tony G Chop

Monday was Omaha Day at the Alpine Palace in Austria as the €5,000 High Rollers Pot Limit Omaha tournament kicked off two hours after the start of Event #4, €300 Pot Limit Omaha. Nine top pros dropped off their €5,000...

PokerNews Cup Event #3, €100 NLHE w/ Bounties: Jeroen Kersjes Takes It

Event #3 of PokerNews Cup Alpine kicked off with a dramatic increase in players over Event #2. 112 runners ponied up the €110 entry fee to take their shot at the PokerNews Cup title, not to mention the €250 bounties on the heads...

The PokerNews Profile: Mark Vos

Mark Vos is no stranger to controversy. He's irritated many a tournament director with his fondness for building precarious-looking edifices with his chips and often finds himself on the receiving end of complaints from...