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WCOOP Day 10: Eugene “MyRabbiFoo” Katchalov Wins 21-Hour Marathon

Day 10 of the 2009 World Championship of Online Poker kicked off with Event 24, a $530 no-limit hold’em heads-up tournament. The $1,000,000 guarantee was not surpassed as only 1,564 registered, meaning an overlay of $218,000. However, the real…

World Poker Tour Merit Cyprus Classic Day 6: Bichon Scores One for France

The first annual World Poker Tour Merit Cyprus Classic crowned its inaugural champion last night inside the walls of the Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino in Cyprus. 32-year-old French pro Thomas Bichon claimed the bracelet, the title and the…

World Poker Tour Merit Cyprus Classic Day 6: Bichon Scores One for France

The first annual World Poker Tour Merit Cyprus Classic crowned its inaugural champion last night inside the walls of the Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino in Cyprus. 32-year-old French pro Thomas Bichon claimed the bracelet, the title and the…

The PokerNews Jet Set: London

All eyes in the poker world will be on London this month, as the World Series of Poker-Europe pulls into town from September 17-October 1, followed by the European Poker Tour’s wildly popular U.K. stop at the Grosvenor Victoria Casino from October…

WCOOP Day 8: Team PokerStars Pro George Danzer Captures A Bracelet

Day 8 of the 2009 World Championship of Online Poker at PokerStars was the only hold’em-free day on the WCOOP schedule. Event 19 was a $320 Pot-Limit Omaha [6-max, 1R 1A] and the final table did not lack big names. George Danzer stumbled at the…

World Poker Tour Merit Cyprus Classic Day 4: Rep Porter in Control

After three full days of action at the World Poker Tour Merit Cyprus Classic, the players and media were treated to a predictably short Day 4 that took just over two levels to complete.

World Poker Tour Merit Cyprus Classic Day 3: Layne Flack Attack

There’s a new sheriff in Kyrenia, Cyprus, and he’s got a new nickname. The man formerly known as Layne “Back-to-back” Flack is now calling himself “The World’s Most Interesting Man,” for reasons we have yet to figure out. Whatever his nom de…

PokerNews Cup: How to Qualify VII

Packages have been awarded and qualifiers from around the world are gearing up to fly to sunny Australia for the 2009 PokerNews Cup. Find out how you can join them…

WSOP Main Event Coverage: Hellmuth Takes the Stage, L.A. Laker Jordan Famar Tries to Score

Today sees another day at the World Series of Poker Main Event unfold on ESPN as Phil “The Poker Brat” Hellmuth takes center stage while battling some of the biggest names in the game including November Nine member Phil Ivey, last year’s Main Event…

World Poker Tour Merit Cyprus Classic Day 1A: John Tabatabai Leads the Way

Poker history was made in the Eurasian island country of Cyprus today as it played host to its first ever International poker tournament. Full Tilt Poker and the World Poker Tour teamed up with the Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino to launch the…