Two time European Poker Tour winner, Victoria Coren-Mitchell was back at the EPT in Monte Carlo after an 18 month break away.
I’m sitting down to play EPT Monte Carlo – my first EPT for 18 months. After that kind of gap, frankly, I’d be embarrassed not to win it.— Victoria Coren M. (@VictoriaCoren) April 30, 2016
Sadly for Coren-Mitchell, it looks like she busted out of the EPT with Jacks vs AK.
Out of the EPT! Jacks v. AK, a traditional coup if I remember rightly from my old playing days. Never mind; was fun to be back on the horse.— Victoria Coren M. (@VictoriaCoren) May 02, 2016
Although she is certainly keeping it real with her last twitter post—which makes me feel less sad about not being in the sun kissed shores of Monte Carlo.
Classic Monte Carlo litter: a half-smoked cigar and the shit of a small dog. https://t.co/exizcIEjc6— Victoria Coren M. (@VictoriaCoren) May 02, 2016
As an aside: is it just me or is anyone else wondering why Victoria wasn’t picked as part of the GPL London Royals team?
May 3 saw the creme de la creme of the poker industry take time out of their busy schedules to converge on the Monte Carlo Bay Hotel for the 15th European Poker Awards.
The awards have been set up to reward and recognize trailblazers in the industry.
Winners of the night included:
PokerNews’ Remko Rinkema who took home Media Person of The Year
Posing with my baby at the European Poker Awards. https://t.co/0wpAEJYTdW— Remko Rinkema (@RemkoMedia) May 04, 2016
Adrian Mateos, 2015 EPT Grand Final Main Event won the awards for Tournament Performance of the Year.
John Gale’s return to poker to win second WSOP gold bracelet won Moment of the Year.
Just predict the order of the final table at the Super High Roller Bowl and profit!
Tune in to watch the Super High Roller Bowl on PokerCentral on May 29 and enter the MVMT Million Dollar Final Table Challenge for your chance to win $1 million.
“It’s a simple contest,” said Clint Stinchcomb, CEO of Poker Central. “Just predict the players who make the final table, in the order they finish, and win $1 million!”
Sounds good to me.
Contest entrants (US residents only please) will have the opportunity to change their picks all the way up until the end of Day 1—so keep an eye on who is doing well and who has been knocked out.
In the event of no one picking the exact winning table, Poker Central is offering a consolation prize of $10K. Each contestant’s lineup will be broken down into points, and the entrant with the most points will win $10,000.
MVMT Watches will also be giving away 25 time pieces for the 25 highest-scoring entries—so there are plenty of prizes to be won.
Choose the seven players that you think will reach the final table of the Super High Roller Bowl, including the order in which they finish. (Only one entry per person.)
Busy getting his hands in at the LA Poker Classic, Global Poker League wild card Aaron Paul was seen over the weekend at the $175 buy-in event, presumably practicing for his GPL role.
At the time of the original tweet, there were 140 players remaining with Paul sitting on an above average stack of nearly 50,000 chips. Since the news isn’t plastered all over the place, we assume he didn’t take it down.
Paul is best know as the actor who played Jesse Pinkman in Emmy award winning Breaking Bad.
For all of the details on Brian Rast's cycling prop bet, listen to the latest 2+2 Pokercast.
Rast joins the team to talk about his epic prop bet with Dan Bilzerian and Bill Perkins that saw him achieve the unthinkable by cycling LA to Vegas in less than 48 hours with only a few days of training.
Differences between my bet & @DanBilzerian: no drafting, 320 miles (30 more), only road bike (no recumbent), I’ve had 3 days of training.— Brian Rast (@tsarrast) April 25, 2016
Without the fanfare surrounding Bilzerian’s ride (no Lance Armstrong, Doctors or Masseuse’s in sight) Rast with only a few days to prepare nailed the challenge winning $600K as a result!
The cast of the Game of Gold show comes together again to talk about their personal experiences and relive some of the best moments that marked Season 1.
Mark Your Calendar: PokerStars Reveals SCOOP 2024 Dates
PokerStars’ flagship Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) is returning for its 16th edition in May.
Win a Free WPT Championship Seat with ClubWPT & Pokerfuse
The exclusive freeroll taking place on April 1 will send the winner to play in the WPT Choctaw Championship event in style!
New WSOP Promotion Giving Away $3,000 Package
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WSOP Main Event Seats up for Grabs in GGPoker’s Super Circuit Series
The big online series features $100,000,000 in cash prizes and dozens of WSOP Main Event packages for GGPoker players.
GGPoker Brings WSOP to Toronto for the First Time Ever
GGPoker Ontario has partnered up with Great Canadian Resort Toronto to bring the first-ever WSOP Circuit event to Daniel Negreanu’s home city.
Your Routes to Qualify Online for WSOP 2024 Main Event
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WSOP 2024 Online Schedule — To Be Released by March 15?
Players will have to wait a bit longer to find out how to play for WSOP bracelets online.
Daniel Negreanu Reveals His WSOP 2024 Plans
Daniel Negreanu has announced his personal schedule for the 2024 WSOP, aiming to play in 45 bracelet events this summer.
The FULL WSOP 2024 Schedule Has *Finally* Been Released
The wait is over and players can finally start planning for the 2024 World Series of Poker!
$10M on Offer in GGPoker Masters Overlay Edition
GGPoker will be throwing one of the most valuable online tournaments in 2024, with a big overlay almost guaranteed!
Third Times a Charm! WSOP Schedule To Be Released Tomorrow
WSOP 2024 Schedule coming Friday, for real this time.
Player Has $700k Confiscated by PartyPoker
PartyPoker confiscated the record amount, claiming that ‘Exodus944’ broke terms and conditions by providing a fake document.
PokerStars Team Pro Completes $100 to $10,000 Bankroll Challenge
It took nearly 100 days for the PokerStars Team Pro Sebastian Huber to reach his goal and turn the initial $100 bankroll into $10,000.
WSOP US Throwing Main Event Satellites Every Sunday in February
Join $215 satellites on WSOP US on Sundays and have an early shot at securing your seat in the 2024 Main Event!
Game of Gold Show: Behind the Scenes Premiers Tomorrow
The cast of the Game of Gold show comes together again to talk about their personal experiences and relive some of the best moments that marked Season 1.
Bounty Builder Series Coming to PokerStars US This February
PokerStars US players in Pennsylvania, Michigan, and New Jersey will get to enjoy ten days of non-stop bounty action.
WSOP Keeps Players Waiting… Full Schedule Coming “Next Week”
Players are chomping at the bit to make plans for the summer, as WSOP schedule still not released.
Jonathan Little Claims the 2024 PokerGO Cup
With his triumph in Event #8, Jonathan Little secured the PokerGO Cup and moved to the third spot on the season-long PGT leaderboard.
Phil Galfond Brings Inside Scoop of the Isildur1 Story
Check out the story of Viktor 'Isildur1’ Blom told by Phil Galfond, a man who got to know the young Swedish phenom away from the virtual felt.
WSOP Full Schedule Coming Feb 14?
From WSOP aficionado Kevmath, hint that the full WSOP 2024 schedule will be dropping by February 14, at the latest.