Author: Paul Oresteen

Ryan Riess Wins WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale, Last Entry to TOC

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The World Poker Tour $10,000 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Finale returned for the final table following an off day. The six finalists from the 349 entrants assembled at noon and Ryan Riess won his first WPT title after a back-and-forth heads-up match with Alan Sternberg. “It feels amazing

Mike Sexton on 15 Years with the World Poker Tour

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Only once in a while does a broadcaster become synonymous with a brand – Howard Cosell with Monday Night Football, Harry Caray with the Chicago Cubs and after 15 years behind the broadcast desk Mike Sexton is the face of the World Poker Tour. His love for the game

Jason Mercier Ships Seminole Hard Rock High Roller

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The Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown kicked off a $25,000 High Roller Tuesday and drew the largest field the property has seen for a high buy-in event. There were 116 entries, Day 2 returned 29 players and after nine hours Jason Mercier took down the event for $794,600. “I

Tony Sinishtaj Wins WPT Seminole Hard Rock Showdown

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The final table of the World Poker Tour $3,500 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown kicked off at noon Wednesday. It was a wild final table, with all but one player holding the chip lead one point, and wrapped up in six hours of action. Tony Sinishtaj broke through, scoring his

Dan Colman Leads WPT SHRPO Stacked Final Table

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Day 3 of the World Poker Tour $3,500 Seminole Hard Poker Showdown didn’t wrap up to until after 4 am with the field stuck on seven players. Matt Affleck was the unfortunate final player to bust, missing out on a final table led by Dan Colman with 9.975 million in

Steve O’Dwyer Defeats Fedor Holz in Macau SHR

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The inaugural PokerStars Championship Macau HK$400,000 Super High Roller generated one of the largest SHR fields in recent memory with 88 entrants and it came down to of the youngest and most feared high-stakes players in the world – Steve O’Dwyer and Fedor Holz. O’Dwyer and Holz agreed to

David Laka Leads SHR Poker Finale

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The $10,000 World Poker Tour Seminole Hard Rock Finale drew 332 players in the single-entry tournament serving as a finale to Season XV. Following eight levels of action 176 players remain with David Laka leading the field. Laka spoke with the WPT after play ended and said, “The first

Matt Affleck Leads Day 2 of SHRPO Main Event

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Day 2 of the World Poker Tour Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open $3,500 Main Event closed after ten levels of action. The day began with 476 hopeful players, only 66 remain in action and Matt Affleck snagged the chip lead with 1.8 million. Affleck wasn’t near the chip lead

Michael Egan Leads Macau Super High Roller with 79 Runners

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Day 1 of the PokerStars Championship Macau HK$400,000 Super High Roller drew 62 unique players and the unlimited re-entry format inflated the event to 79 entries with players able to late reg until the start of play on Day 2. Leading the surviving field of 47 players is Michael Egan