Tag: Russia

Nikolay Evdakov Passes Away at 47

Russian poker player Nikolay Evdakov passed away on Monday, Feb. 6 at the age of 47.

PokerStars.net European Poker Tour Prague Day 1a: Elias Brussianos Leads the First Flight Field

A recap of Day 1a of the PokerStars.net European Poker Tour Prague.

PokerStars.net Russian Poker Series Grand Final Underway

The 1st season of the PokerStars Russian Poker Series culminates in Kiev from today.

Russian Poker Tour to be Sponsored by 888poker

The Russian Poker Tour has teamed up with 888poker to offer exclusive online satellites to the Grand Final event!

European Poker Tour Relocates Russian Stop to Ukraine

The PokerStars.com European Poker Tour has announced that the August, 2009 EPT Russian Open, scheduled to be held in Moscow, has been moved to Kiev...

Poker News Briefs, July 23, 2009

Russian authorities have reversed a 2007 decision declaring poker to be a sport, which would have exempted it from recent country-wide enforcements...

Oleg Suntsov Wins Russian Poker Tour Debut

A worst-to-first run by Russia's Oleg Suntsov marked the debut of the PokerStars.com-sponsored Russian Poker Tour in its St. Petersburg debut. Sunday's final table began with Russians occupying seven of the nine spots...

PokerStars Announces Russian Poker Tour

The next element of the PokerStars-sponsored series of worldwide, regionally themed poker tours has been announced with the creation of the Russian Poker Tour (RPT). PokerStars, in association with the Russian Poker Tour, has...

Poker Comes of Age in Russia with Zavidovo Open

Poker is booming in Russia, and next week's Zavidovo Open seems to attest to the sport's popularity. That's right – sport. In Russia, poker has been officially declared a sport by the government. The fact that the game...

Russian Sports Poker Federation Championships and Moscow Millions Gather Steam

2007 has already been an enormous year for poker in Russia, but in a little less than a month it's going to get even bigger. On November 24, the Russian Sports Poker Federation (RSPF) plans to launch their inaugural championship series

Poker Re-categorized as 'Sport' in Russia

Russian poker players and fans are overjoyed with the news that poker is being accepted as a sport in that important nation. A recent decision by Russian Federation's 'Federal Agency of Physical Culture and Sports' has cleared the way...

Poker In Russia – 'Team Bendigo', Yellow Cards, and Lots of Cash

The world of poker continues to grow as people recognize the popularity of the game. One of those areas that have seen tremendous growth is in Russia, as witnessed by Mansion Poker's recent tournament event in the nation....

Russian poker game is key to survival of UN's Kyoto Protocol

MILAN (AFP) - The fate of the UN's global warming pact appears to hinge on Russia's demands for new concessions, led by President Vladimir Putin drive to join the World Trade Organisation (WTO), experts here say

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