ne name that keeps popping up here at the EPT Prague is Skrill – which isn’t a player, but rather an online payment solutions company that aims to evolve “the way people pay and get paid globally.” Skrill is branded throughout the venue and also have a booth where players can sign up for their popular "Last Longer Competition."
The Skrill Last Longer competition will be held at each stop on this season’s EPT, of which they’re an official sponsor. The promotion is simple – players sign up for the promotion either online (preregistration is available) or at the Skrill booth (which will be present at each stop); don a Skrill patch; and then aim to be the last man or woman standing. The last player remaining will then receive their buy-in back via their Skrill account.
While Skrill is upping the ante for Season 10 with a bigger branding initiative, this isn’t their first appearance on the EPT; as a matter of fact, they were a sponsor of Season 8 and have held previous “Last Longer” promotions.
The company’s website provides a bit more information on Skrill, which rebranded from Moneybookers back in 2010:
“Skrill has been moving money digitally since 2001. We offer online payment solutions for businesses and consumers, allowing them to pay and get paid globally. Over 36 million account holders already trust Skrill. Our customers can send and receive money worldwide in 200 countries and 40 currencies, securely and at low cost, without revealing their personal financial details. Your business will benefit from our worldwide payment network with over 100 payment options. Whether through a simple one-step integration or a fully-tailored payment solution. Whoever you are, however you like to pay or get paid, trust Skrill to make your online payments simpler, faster and safer.”
Headquartered in London, Skrill is looking to make their presence known in the poker world with a commitment to customer satisfaction through innovation and service. Not only that, they’re looking to be more than just a company by becoming a trusted and respected member of the poker community.
The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be keeping an eye on the latest incarnation of the Skrill Last Longer throughout the duration of the EPT Prague Main Event.
Peter Barrable from Ireland was on the button and tried to see a cheap flop by limping, but small blind Dominik Nitsche was having none of it and raised to 1,700. Big blind Georgii Bandura made the call and Barrable thought better of the whole idea and folded. Flop came . Nitsche checked, Bandura bet 1,000 and Nitsche made the call. Nitsche turned to examine his opponent very closely as the turn card came . They both checked and a river card prompted a bet of 1,500 from Nitsche which was called. “Ace.” Said Nitsche turning over . Good enough as Bandura mucked.
We just witnessed WPT Champion Taylor Von Kriegenbergh lose a big pot. With action already on the turn, | was on the table and action was on Christian Nolte in the blinds. He announced allin for what turned out to be 15,275. Von Kriegenbergh made the call but would soon get the bad news. Nolte showed his and had Von Kriegenbergh in bad shape as he tabled . The American needed one of the two remaining queens in the deck to eliminate his opponent but wouldn't get so lucky. With the on the river, Von Kriegenbergh handed over the chips and continued with a still more than fine stack of 51,225.
Elfad Mammadov from Azerbaijan opened from the cut-off for 1,100, finding calls from Steven Watts from England who has been talking up a storm, and the big blind Amir Sonsino Israel who prefers to exude a certain sense of menace. The flop was checked to the raiser who continued for 1,100. A fold from Watts, a call from Sonsino. They both checked the turn and saw a river . Sonsino checked and Mammadov bet 2,600. Sonsino though was not a believer and made the call. He had new belief however when Mammadov turned over and was good having paired his nine on the river.
To answer the question the PokerStars Blog turned to PokerStars Online Pro Mickey Petersen who will be spending time with his parents, and their dodgy internet connection. Read more over at the PokerStars Blog.
The European Poker Tour Season 10 Player of the Year race is on, and as you know players will be able to accumulate points in all events throughout Season 10, regardless of the buy-in level. In addition, all of the Festival Events (Estrellas, UKIPT, Eureka, FPS, IPT) that combine with an EPT tour stop will be eligible for Player of the Year points. The winner of this season’s award will walk away with €50,000 in Main Event buy-ins, good for any PokerStars or Full Tilt sponsored event.
The Global Poker Index (GPI) points formula, which will be used to determine the EPT10 POY, is a bit complicated, but you can read about all the details here.
Here are the current top ten on the EPT10 POY Leaderboard:
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Place
Player
Points
1
Thomas Muhlocker
350.68 pts
2
David Benefield
321.18 pts
3
Ole Schemion
311.62 pts
4
Jeff Rossiter
258.92 pts
5
Joao Barbosa
257.14 pts
6
Kenny Hallaert
253.87 pts
7
Nicolau Pacheco Villa-Lobos
251.08 pts
8
Jonathan Duhamel
243.35 pts
9
Timothy Adams
222.31 pts
10
Frederik Brink Jensen
209.90 pts
We'll be bringing you daily updates on the Player of the Year race, so be sure to keep an eye out for those.
With a board already out, the big blind bet out 5,000. Another player folded after which Negreanu shoved all in for 15,250 from the button rather quickly. The call was just as fast but more spectacular than that it wouldn't get. Both players had the same hand and a split pot was inevitable; for Negreanu, for his opponent. The on the river didn't matter and both grabbed their 15,250 back while the dealer divided the rest of the pot.
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. Nitsche checked, Bandura bet 1,000 and Nitsche made the call. Nitsche turned to examine his opponent very closely as the turn card came 
. They both checked and a river card 
prompted a bet of 1,500 from Nitsche which was called. “Ace.” Said Nitsche turning over 
. Good enough as Bandura mucked.
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. The American needed one of the two remaining queens in the deck to eliminate his opponent but wouldn't get so lucky. With the 
was checked to the raiser who continued for 1,100. A fold from Watts, a call from Sonsino. They both checked the turn 
and saw a river 
. Sonsino checked and Mammadov bet 2,600. Sonsino though was not a believer and made the call. He had new belief however when Mammadov turned over 
and was good having paired his nine on the river.
board already out, the big blind bet out 5,000. Another player folded after which Negreanu shoved all in for 15,250 from the button rather quickly. The call was just as fast but more spectacular than that it wouldn't get. Both players had the same hand and a split pot was inevitable; 
for Negreanu, 
on the river didn't matter and both grabbed their 15,250 back while the dealer divided the rest of the pot.
