Eric Mertens Articles
- 2020 May
- "junijuniorz" Wins the XL Inferno #32 - $500,000 Main Event ($85,178)
- Get Ready for the $500,000 GTD Main Event at the 888poker XL Inferno Series
- 888poker XL Inferno: Russia's "metelindberg" Wins the $30,000 DeepStack
- 888poker XL Inferno: "sinke34" Ships the $50,000 PKO 8-Max
- 888poker XL Inferno: "Mrpop01" Wins the $50,000 PKO
- 888poker XL Inferno: "HSV_Gandi" Ships the High Roller ($20,450)
- 888poker XL Inferno: Romania's "IlovePickles" Wins the $20,000 R&A Event
- 888poker XL Inferno: "MuckFest" Wins the $150,000 Tune Up ($28,230)
- 888poker XL Inferno: "rickybarbosa" Wins the $30,000 8-Max
- 888poker XL Inferno: PKO Titles for "FishTankHero", "willemwoles" & "barneslad123"
- 888poker XL Inferno: "MorayEEEEEL" Wins Event #1 for $16,585
- February
- 888poker XL Blizzard: Russia's "ribamech15" Wins Main Event for $84,450!
- 888poker XL Blizzard: Get Ready for the $500,000 GTD Main Event!
- 888poker XL Blizzard: "Aco_Zeko" Wins the $30,000 DeepStack
- 888poker XL Blizzard: "normannolly" Wins $50,000 PKO 8-Max
- 888poker XL Blizzard: Russia's "HatchetGarry" Wins the $50,000 PKO
- 888poker XL Blizzard: Latvia's "zavor4ik" Ships the XL Blizzard High Roller ($20,450)
- 888poker XL Blizzard: "DePittsterje" Wins $20,000 R&A Event
- 888poker XL Blizzard: "CabecaTilt" Wins $100,000 Tune Up
- 888poker XL Blizzard: "tikkapekka" Wins the $30,000 8-Max
- 888poker XL Blizzard: "ravenous_nl", "jancsi89" & "koptevaaa" Win PKO Titles
- 888poker XL Blizzard: Germany's "resilience32" Wins $50,000 Opening Event
- 2019 September
- 888poker XL Eclipse Series: Get Ready for the $500,000 GTD Main Event!
- 888poker XL Eclipse Series Day 9: "killakolor" Wins the $30,000 DeepStack
- 888poker XL Eclipse Series Day 8: Finland's "dmg34" Wins the $50,000 PKO 8-Max
- 888poker XL Eclipse Series Day 7: "Mr.Donk69" Ships $50,000 PKO Event
- 888poker XL Eclipse Series Day 5: "heroes333" Wins the XL Eclipse #14: $20,000 R&A
- 888poker XL Eclipse Series Day 3: "saudades123" Wins the $30,000 8-Max
- 888poker XL Eclipse Series Day 2: PKO Titles for "andrey59", "TheMightyGur" & "Barto7907"
- May
- Russia's "D3n1sk4PP" Wins the XL Inferno $500,000 Guaranteed Main Event ($70,252)
- 888poker XL Inferno: Get Ready for the $500,000 GTD Main Event!
- 888poker XL Inferno: Second Title for "Tuna_lover" In $30,000 DeepStack
- 888poker XL Inferno: United Kingdom's "ChipsFool" Ships the $50,000 PKO 8-Max
- 888poker XL Inferno: "DePittsterje " Wins the $50,000 PKO
- "allinfds" Wins the 888poker XL Inferno Event #17 - $100,000 Guaranteed High Roller ($20,450)
- 888poker XL Inferno: Brazil's "LittleFlying" Wins the $20,000 R&A Event
- Joris "BillLewinsky" Ruijs Wins $530 8-Max Sunday Million Special Edition for $217,040
- 888poker XL Inferno: "prebzzz" Wins the $100,000 Tune Up for $23,376
- 888poker XL Inferno: "LucySagara70" Wins the $30,000 8-Max
- Off the Felt: Update on Jason Mercier, Thank You Pamela & Interesting Negreanu Request
- 888poker XL Inferno: PKO Titles for "Tuna_lover", "UchihaZizou" & "DIFSTHLM1891"
- 888poker XL Inferno: "sh4xuR7" Wins $50,000 Opening Event for $13,721
- Off the Felt: "Jungleman" Surrounded By 14 Topless Ladies [NSFW]
- April
- Off the Felt: Baby Girl for Natalie Hof and Felipe Mojave
- Will Poker Players Miss the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino When It's Gone?
- The Poker World Reacts to Tiger Woods' Masters Win
- Garrett Adelstein Opens Up About Depression on Ingram's Poker Life Podcast
- 888poker XL Blizzard: Get Ready for Tonight's $500,000 GTD Main Event!
- Off the Felt: Throwback with Barry Greenstein, Poker Cheatsheet & Shedding Baby Weight
- 888poker XL Blizzard: "concepteco" Wins $30,000 DeepStacks After 5-Way Deal
- 888poker XL Blizzard: Belarus' "ZANOCI" Wins the $75,000 PKO 8-Max
- 888poker XL Blizzard: "ContaSagrada" Wins $50,000 PKO
- 888poker XL Blizzard: Jacobson Bubbles Final Table, "bybababy" Wins the $100,000 High Roller
- Poker Streamers You Should Know and Watch
- 888poker XL Blizzard: Titles for "Yoshiaki97" and "chouinard8" on Day 5
- 888poker XL Blizzard: Chris Moorman Wins $100,000 Tune Up
- 888poker XL Blizzard: Canadian "dujoe123" Wins $30,000 Crazy8
- Off the Felt: Mercier Family Missing Poker & Another Milestone for Bonomo
- 888poker XL Blizzard: "Potovics" and "Liquidus38" Win PKO Titles
- 888poker XL Blizzard: Russia's "plomoor" Wins $100,000 Opening Event
- Sofia Lövgren To Participate in Spartan Obstacle Race in Singapore
- Poker Vlogger Brad Owen Joins the 100K Subscribers Club on YouTube
- March
- Off the Felt: Players Traveling the World & Best Tweets of the Week
- Poker Vloggers You Should Know and Watch
- Off the Felt: Funniest Tweets from Poker Twitter & Sightseeing in Rio de Janeiro
- Johnnie "JohnnieVibes" Moreno Completes 30-Day #EmbraceTheGrind Challenge
- Daniel "JungleMan" Cates Visits Tokyo & Roasts Dan Bilzerian
- Tony Miles Prepares for American Ninja Warrior for Prop Bet with Shaun Deeb
- Off the Felt: Trickett and Smith Visiting Japan
- February
- Patrik Antonius Discusses Surgery Recovery and Staying Fit
- Off the Felt: Love on Valentine's Day & Snow in Las Vegas!
- January
- Off the Felt: Another Baby, New Hair for Hellmuth & Players Going Down Under
- Andrew Neeme Inspires Fan to "Awesome Job"
- 10 Year Challenge: The Poker Edition
- Gavin Smith Stories Flood Twitter After his Unexpected Passing
- Off the Felt: Baby On the Way for Bellande & Beautiful Weather in the Bahamas
- Poker Vlogger Andrew Neeme Hits 100K Subscribers on YouTube
- Off the Felt - Daniel Negreanu Engaged, Little Boy for Galfond & Happy New Year!
- 2018 December
- Off the Felt: Christmas Edition & Beautiful News from Ramos, Hof, and Mizrachi!
- The 12 Best Clipped Videos from Twitch Poker in 2018
- Off the Felt: Little Boy for Little, Pregnancy & Birthdays!
- Off the Felt: Antonio Esfandiari's Birthday, Elky Proposal & Mizrachi's in South Africa
- November
- The Muck: Cate Hall Gone, Dan Smith Charity & Negreanu's NHL Picks
- Off the Felt: Staples Engaged & Moreira de Melo in Dutch Poker Hall of Fame
- Off the Felt: Modeling in Nature and Bahamas Time
- Lex "RaSZi" Veldhuis Returns to Twitch After Health Issues And Getting Engaged
- Danny van Zijp Wins WPT DeepStacks Brussels for $123,824
- LATB Poker Fan Thanks Art Papazyan for Helping him Pay for College
- New Vlogger In Town: Controversial Marle Gets All The Attention
- Ultimate Sweat Challenge 2.0 Not Going As Planned For Staples
- Off the Felt: Special Halloween Edition & Beast Mode For Leo Margets
- October
- Chris Moneymaker & Norman Chad Do "Ask Me Anything" On Reddit
- Off the Felt: Jason Koon Getting Engaged, Baby Wheeler & Model Spragg
- Poker Players Go Wild For $1.6 Billion Mega Millions Jackpot
- Off the Felt : Galfond's Baby Shower & a Great Fall For Hansen?
- Off the Felt: Jelly Bean Dance With Laak & Family Time
- Back In Time With Kenny "SpaceyFCB" Hallaert & Steven "SvZff" Van Zadelhoff
- Off the Felt: Drinking at Octoberfest & Enjoying Nature
- Danielle "DMoonGirl" Andersen Defeats Lily Kiletto In Bench Press Bet
- September
- Off the Felt: Operation Antonius & Time To Relax
- XL Eclipse Day 11: Victories for "Romeopro33" and "cuadrado12"
- XL Eclipse Day 10: Get Ready for the $1,000,000 GTD Main Event!
- Off the Felt: Moving Back To Holland & Working Out
- XL Eclipse Day 9: Romania's "MrDrogo" Wins The $25,000 Knockout
- XL Eclipse Day 8: "VALIUM4WIN" From Finland Wins The $50,000 Quarterback
- XL Eclipse Day 7: Ukraine's "tapatashi" Wins $50,000 8-Max
- XL Eclipse Day 6: Dietrich "2pacnrw16" Fast Wins $200,000 High Roller
- XL Eclipse Day 5: Switzerland's "onyvapapaa1" Ships The $30,000 R&A Event
- XL Eclipse Day 4: Swedish Regular "Cuadrado12" Wins The $100,000 Tune Up
- XL Eclipse Day 3: Canada's "LeetRunGoot" Wins The $30,000 Crazy 8
- Off the Felt: Football, Cleaning & Beastmode
- XL Eclipse Day 2: Victories For "Alexos888" And "okokok1893" in Twins
- XL Eclipse Day 1: "ChipsFool" Wins Event #1: $100,000 Opening Event
- Shaun Deeb Scoops Another WCOOP Title On Son's Birthday
- Maria Ho Does Q&A For Her Fans On Twitter
- May
- 888poker XL Inferno: "JohnFoot" Wins The $1,000,000 Main Event For $209,779
- 888poker XL Inferno: Get Ready for the $1,000,000 GTD Main Event!
- 888poker XL Inferno: "Omgpatbrooks" & "Crapmachine" Crowned As Winners In Knockout Events
- 888poker XL Inferno: "PBD03" Defeats "KimberSlice" For Title In $75,000 Quarterback
- 888poker XL Inferno: Sweden's "LivinThDream" Ships The $50,000 8-Max
- 888poker XL Inferno: "MisterN411" Wins The $200,000 High Roller
- 888poker XL Inferno: Belarus' "GoFighTer" Wins Title In $40,000 R&A Event
- 888poker XL Inferno: Switzerland's "Justaduck" Wins the Tune Up
- 888poker XL Inferno: "eltxupacabra" Wins The $50,000 Crazy 8
- 888poker XL Inferno: "GangstaGo" Wins Event #4, Takes Third in Event #5
- 888poker XL Inferno: Ukraine's "pshyoagromor" Wins $100,000 Opening Event
- January
- 888poker XL Blizzard: "Pepepepepe." Wins the Main Event For $183,867!
- 888poker XL Blizzard: Get Ready for the $1,000,000 GTD Main Event!
- 888poker XL Blizzard: "LucySagara70" Wins The $25,000 Knockout
- 888poker XL Blizzard: Jans 'Graftekkel' Arends Denied Second Title
- 888poker XL Blizzard: Bernardo "bsdias" Dias Misses Out On 8-Max Title
- 888poker XL Blizzard: Parker Talbot Makes High Roller Final Table
- 888poker XL Blizzard: "yarik1903" Gets Ukraine's Second XL Blizzard Title
- 888poker XL Blizzard: Niklas "tutten7" Astedt Cashes Big Twice, Jacobson Fourth in Whale
- 888poker XL Blizzard: "Rekrutt1" Wins The $50,000 Crazy 8
- 888poker XL Blizzard: Two Final Tables But No Win For "Gugulehtu"
- 888poker XL Blizzard: Jans "Graftekkel" Arends Wins $80,000 Opening Event
- 2017 September
- 888poker XL Eclipse Day 15: 'CllsDntMttr' Wins Main Event For $273,038
- 888poker XL Eclipse Day 14: 'Kaktus26rus' Becomes First Three-Time Winner
- 888poker XL Eclipse Day 13: 'kevkevvvv' Wins the $20,000 Crocodile
- 888poker XL Eclipse Day 12: Chris Brammer Runner-Up in $100K Quarterback
- 888poker XL Eclipse Day 11: "SmithStudent" Wins $50,000 8-Max
- 888poker XL Eclipse Day 10: 'Chip-In' Tournaments Raise $40,000 for REG
- 888poker XL Eclipse Day 9: 'Chip In' Events to Raise Money for REG
- 888poker XL Eclipse Day 8: Another Third Place For Chris Moorman
- 888poker XL Eclipse Day 7: Chris Moorman Finishes Third in $50K Octopus
- 888poker XL Eclipse Day 6: Niklas Astedt Runner-Up in $30,000 Knockout
- 888poker XL Eclipse Day 5: 'Inho' Wins $100,000 Quarterback
- 888poker XL Eclipse Day 4: 'RendOss' Wins the $50,000 8-Max
- 888poker XL Eclipse Day 3: Roman Romanovskyi Wins $500K High Roller
- 888poker XL Eclipse Day 2: 'Tonkaaaa' Denied Second Title in Two Days
- 888poker XL Eclipse Day 1: 'ImTriggered' Wins $300,000 Opening Event
- May
- 888poker XL Inferno Series Day 15: 'Alien_Army' Wins Main Event for Almost $300K
- 888poker XL Inferno Series Day 14: 'SoulRead88uk' Wins The Octopus
- 888poker XL Inferno Series Day 13: '_RipCheese_' Wins the Friday Challenge
- 888poker XL Inferno Series Day 12: Thomas Muhlocker Wins $100K Quarterback
- 888poker XL Inferno Series Day 11: 'RangingStoic' Wins $50K 8-Max
- 888poker XL Inferno Series Day 10: 'spud_gun888' Wins Super High Roller
- 888poker XL Inferno Series Day 9: 'Inho' Wins The $20,000 Crocodile
- 888poker XL Inferno Series Day 8: Romania's 'PokerMogo' Wins Event 97
- 888poker XL Inferno Series Day 7: Luxembourg's 'JDias99' Wins Crazy 8
- 888poker XL Inferno Series Day 6: Two Wins For Brazil's 'LeoJoseCarne'
- 888poker XL Inferno Series Day 5: 'bananove' Wins $100K Quarterback
- 888poker XL Inferno Series Day 4: 'mne_d0edet1' Wins $50K 8-Max
- 888poker XL Inferno Series Day 3: Anton Bertilsson Wins High Roller
- 888poker XL Inferno Series Day 2: 'V.BlomFan60' Wins Event #20
- 888poker XL Inferno Series Day 1: Brazil's 'Xandee1991' Wins Event #7
- January
- 888poker 2017 Super XL Series Day 11: 'fNx_R' Wins Mini Main Event
- 888poker 2017 Super XL Series Day 10: 'KellerA' Wins Event #48
- 888poker 2017 Super XL Series Day 9: 'HonorTheGame' Wins Event #46
- 888poker 2017 Super XL Series Day 8: Chris Moorman Wins Event #38
- 888poker 2017 Super XL Series Day 7: Russia's 'petrofv5501' Wins Event 32 for $11,641.36
- 888poker 2017 Super XL Series Day 6: Jonathan 'chut_up' Van Fleet Wins High Roller for $87,290
- 888poker 2017 Super XL Series Day 5: Germany's 'Xp3ctNoMerc1' Wins First Omaha Event
- 888poker 2017 Super XL Series Day 4: Denmark's "ForSjovt" Wins Event #14 for $53,754
- 888poker 2017 Super XL Series Day 3: "DrMikee" Wins Crazy 8 Event for $20,009.60
- 888poker 2017 Super XL Series Day 2: Renato "curioso24" Lezama Makes Two Final Tables
- 888poker 2017 Super XL Series Day 1: Canadian "Mindcrushers" Wins Opening Event for $28,224
- 2016 October
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