Author Archive

Singapore’s Tan Tai Zheng has won the Asian Poker Tour (APT) Asian Series Cebu Main Event, after defeating a field of 251 players to claim the title, and collect the PHP 3,623,000 ($85,914) first place prize. By the time the final table of the PHP 50,000... 

Swedish player Nils Jarefjäll has won the EMOP Prague, after overcoming a field of 231 players over four days to lift the title, and collect the €52,277 top prize. As the €1,100 Main Event at the Card Casino in Prague reached its final table, Nils Jarefjäll... 

Vadzim Kursevich has won the 2012 EPT Deauville, after overcoming a field of  889 players over six days to lift the title, and collect the €875,000 ($1,150,000) first place prize. Following his remarkable win in northwestern French town of Deauville, the 24... 

Last September, a 20-year old Norwegian man became a Guinness World Records holder after scooping the biggest jackpot in online casino history of €11,736,375 ($15,844,900). A few short months later, and a thirty year old Finnish man from Helsink has now won the... 

An 87 year-old lady from Illinois is suing the Isle of Capri Casinos company, after hitting a $42 million slots jackpot which turned out to be a computer malfunction. The incident took place on July 2nd, last year, while McKee was playing the Miss Kitty slot machine... 

Kool Shen has won the 2012 EFOP Diamond Championship, after overcoming a field of 109 players over four days to lift the title, and collect the €100,000 ($127,514) first place prize. Despite being a sponsored member of Leaders Poker for two years, the French... 

Kevin Calenzo has won the WSOPC Caesars Palace Main Event, after defeating a field of 662 players over five days to lift the title, and collect the $197,451 first place prize. The 28-year-old from New York has been playing poker professionally since 2003 and with... 

A couple of days ago, the 2012 Aussie Millions in Melbourne drew to a close after twenty-six events and three weeks of quality poker action. As well as making top headlines with stories such as Phil Ivey’s dramatic winning return to tournament poker, Australian’s... 

After Days 1A, 1B and 1C of the 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event were completed, around half of the 659 starting field returned to compete on Day 2 of the $10,000 event. By the end of the day 75 players remained, which was then cut further to just 26 players by... 

Abraham Araya has won the World Series of Poker Circuit Choctaw Main Event, after defeating a field of 978 players over three days to lift the title, and collect the $270,380 first place prize. Abraham Araya moved to the US from East Africa around 20 years ago...