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01. GUKPT Coventry taken down by Julian Thew GUKPT Coventry taken down by Julian Thew

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October 18, 2011 POKERJOLT columnist Julian Thew has become the first poker player to win three GUKPT titles. The Hold'em ace celebrated his birthday by landing the GUKPT Coventry and picked up a cheque for £42,740. It takes the Sky Poker pro's total live tournament winnings to a whopping $2,600,000. 'Yoyo' had already won the GUKPT titles in Brighton and Plymouth and bested a field of 145 players to...
02. UKIPT Dublin: Joeri Zandvliet wins ANOTHER title UKIPT Dublin: Joeri Zandvliet wins ANOTHER title

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September 13, 2011 Joeri Zandvliet is the UKIPT Dublin 2011 champion. The Dutchman, who also won the UKIPT Manchester last year, pocketed €83,500 for his impressive victory, in which he denied pal Max Silver the chance to retain his title. Silver was knocked out in 4th when attempting an outrageous five-bet bluff with 8♥4♥ into Zandvliet's A♦K♦. "I don't care about denying Max a...
03. Now the snow is wrecking poker tournaments... Now the snow is wrecking poker tournaments...

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December 2, 2010 The heavy snow causing chaos across Britain and Ireland has claimed its latest victim - an indoor poker tournament. The UK and Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) event in Galway has been postponed by a day after more blizzards in western Ireland brought gridlock to roads and public transport. PokerStars, which sponsors the event, said it was impossible for some players to get to the trendy Radisson...
04. Macau Millions to smash record for biggest poker tournament ever held in Asia Macau Millions to smash record for biggest poker tournament ever held in Asia

Inside Poker

August 3, 2010 MACAU will tomorrow host the biggest poker tournament ever held in Asia. The Macau Millions has a HKD $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool with a buy-in of HKD $2,200. The huge new event at the Casino Grand Lisboa is expected to attract hundreds of players and will run until August 8. It confirms the former Portuguese colony as the region's poker capital and comes just months after little-known...
05. WCOOP 2010 schedule announced WCOOP 2010 schedule announced

Inside Poker

July 11, 2010 If you're fed up of dreaming about the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas and want something a bit more realistic to chew over, we have some good news. PokerStars has released the schedule for the 2010 World Championship of Online Poker, which kicks off on early September. The great thing about the WCOOP is that you don't need $10,000 to enter (most of!) the events. And  of course you...
06. WSOP 2010 winner will get $9 million WSOP 2010 winner will get $9 million

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July 9, 2010 THE winner of the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event will pocket a staggering $8,944,138, it was confirmed today. As Day 1D came to a close at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, WSOP organisers confirmed this is now the second biggest event in poker history. Some 7,319 players entered the $10,000 buy-in tournament, 5,146 of whom survive. That means the net prize pool is a...