Author: Paul Oresteen

Stephen Chidwick Takes Down Single Day PSCP High Roller

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The high roller action at the newly formed PokerStars Championship tour built nicely for the $25,000 Single-Day High Roller with re-entry event in Panama. The event drew 44 entries, with 11 firing a second time and had a 30-second shot clock for the event to move along. British pro Stephen

Jiachen Gong Leads PSCP Main Day 1B

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The second Day 1 flight of the PokerStars Championship Panama Main Event drew 259 entrants, pushing the total to 363 total entrants. After eight levels of action Jiachen Gong edged out Caufman Talley for the day’s chip lead with 154,300 to 150,300 respectively. Canadians Mark Radoja and Erik Cajelais

MIke Del Vecchio Wins WPT Rolling Thunder

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The World Poker Tour Rolling Thunder Main Event final table wrapped up the tour’s California Swing – the third and final leg of the 500 mile tour. The tournament drew 421 entries and after four days of action Mike Del Vecchio doubled his lifetime earnings by winning the title, $284,638

Cure the WPT Cali Swing Hangover with California’s Parks

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A month of World Poker Tour events during the California Swing took players nearly 500 miles from Los Angeles to Sacramento(ish). Many players needing a break are at the doorstep of some of the West Coast’s best vacation gems with National Parks in every direction. Lake Tahoe If

Tito Ortiz & Jason Koon Headline Inaugural PSCP Main Event Day 1A

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The first PokerStars Championship Panama $5,000 Main Event kicked off with Day 1A – pulling 103 entrants, with 43 surviving players at the end of play. Ultimate Fighting Championship Hall of Famer Tito Ortiz almost topped the leader board with only Igor Yaroshvskyy bagging up more. Ortiz, a friend

Niall Farrell Leads WPT Rolling Thunder

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Day 2 of the World Poker Rolling Thunder Main Event saw 197 players return from the first two flights, plus 45 additional late entrants, for a total field of 421 entrants and 243 at the felt for the start of play. Following a full day of action, 57 players remain

Ben Tollerene Beats Young Gun Super High Roller Final Table

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The PokerStars Championship Panama $50,000 Super High Roller final table featured some of the brightest young minds in the game – Ben Tollerene, Justin Bonomo, Steve O’Dwyer and Timothy Adams playing for the first Panamanian SHR title. Tollerene brought a massive chip lead to the final table, knocked every opponent

PokerStars Monte Carlo Early Bird & Guarantees

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The PokerStars Championship Monte Carlo replaces the EPT Grand Final on the schedule April 25 – May 5, 2017 in name alone, with the prestigious event guaranteeing €2.5 million and expecting €30 million in payouts across 71 events. “This season’s PokerStars Championship in Monte Carlo promises the ultimate and

Ben Tollerene Leads Panama Super High Roller Final Table

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Day 2 of the PokerStars Championship Panama $50,000 Super High Roller came to a close with six players remaining to fight for the title. The event drew 33 entrants for the second international PokerStars Championship event since rebranding their live tours. Ben Tollerene leads the survivors with a sizable lead