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METRO500 P40,000 Guaranteed
Buy-in: P500 (Freeze-out) + 1 DICC 2012 seats
First deal: 2:00pm
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120 Max, First deal: 7:00pm
Metro Schedule
URnotINdanger2 Serves Antonius
Scott “URnotINdanger2” Palmer and Patrik Antonius put on a show for the railbirds yesterday with Palmer raking over $300k. Patrik Antonius The pair took their battle to the $500/$1,000 Heads-Up HA (Hold’em/Omaha) tables and played 428 hands against each other. It was clearly Palmer’s day as the Maryland-resident scooped two pots that were worth over [...]
theASHMAN103 Takes $104k
Ashton “theASHMAN103” Griffin was last night’s biggest online winner, raking in six figures from opponents Niki Jedlicka and Ziigmund. Ashton Griffin Griffin, who played over 428 hands of $50/$100 PLO last night, has been known to play slightly smaller stakes than players like Ziigmund and Patrik Antonius but has still amassed $1.4 million in winnings [...]
The Sunday Scoop: Guarantees Laid To Waste
The overlays of the last few weeks became a thing of the past as huge crowds flocked to the majors on another busy Sunday in online poker. Barry Greenstein managed to cash in the PokerStars Sunday Million this week. As usual, the PokerStars Sunday Million was the day’s biggest event with 8,278 players laying the [...]
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Karamalikis Wins, Negreanu Ninth at APPT Grand Final
Online superstar Jonathan “xMONSTERxDONGx” Karamalikis took down the PokerStars Asia Pacific Poker Tour Grand Final in Sydney, Australia this weekend, defeating a star-studded final table. 2010 APPT Grand Final winner Jonathan Karamalikis. “This is obviously the biggest (tournament) I’ve ever won, by far,” Karamalikis said. “It’s quite a prestigious title, so I’m really glad to [...]
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Italian Books First-Time IPT Win
The PokerStars Italian Poker Tour booked another successful stop in San Remo this week. IPT San Remo winner Antonio Caponnetto. The €2,000+€200 IPT San Remo main event drew 342 players to the Mediterranean coast in north-western Italy, creating an impressive €663,420 prize pool. In the end, Italian Antonio Caponnetto took down the title and €170,000 [...]
Haxton to Challenge Isildur1
Isaac “philivey2694” Haxton will be the first player to take on Isildur1 in the SuperStar Showdown on PokerStars. Isaac Haxton Haxton, an experienced grinder with a runner up finish at the 2007 PCA and another second place finish in the 2009 WSOP $40k event, will play 2,500 hands against Isildur1 this Sunday at 6 p.m. [...]
durrrr Challenge 2: Dwan Strikes for $172k
For the second straight day the durrrr Challenge 2 was on but this time Tom Dwan was in the driver’s seat. Dwan and Dan “jungleman12” Cates seem to have a recently developed an interest in playing more and last night they logged on and played $200/$400 No-Limit Hold’em for 1,440 hands. There were technically two [...]
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WPT Marrakech Down to Nine
The African leg of the World Poker Tour has reached a final table. The WPT Marrakech main event presented by Chilipoker drew 222 to the Casino De Marrakech at the Es Saadi Gardens & Resort in Morocco this week. Tuesday, the battle for the €254,745 first place prize will begin with nine relatively unknown players. [...]
The Sunday Scoop: shaniac, j.thaddeus Just Miss in the Million
It was a series of near misses for a few of the game’s biggest names on another busy Sunday in the online poker world. Shane “shaniac” Schleger came close in the PokerStars Sunday Million this week. Once again, the PokerStars Sunday Million was the most hotly contested event on the schedule, with 8,653 entries helping [...]
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Swede Lundmark Grabs EPT Barcelona Glory
Swede Kent Lundmark won the PokerStars EPT Barcelona main event this weekend – the largest tournament ever held in Spain. 2010 EPT Barcelona champ Kent Lundmark. The 22-year-old from Stockholm, whose previous career highlights included a runner-up finish at Nordic Masters of Poker for $69,911 and a 29th-place finish in the 2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure [...]