At the beginning of the third main event, the living legend with an unlimited card for the epic poker events, will be honored. This action would probably improve their reputation again.

Until now, the first season of Epic Poker League is not just under a lucky star. Chino Rheem is the first winner charged with a lousy non-payers. After his title win came forward more than one debtor and claimed rights to a portion of the prize.

Amm second event took part in a player with Michael DaVita, which has been accused of molestation of children. And by recurring conflict between Daniel Negreanu and Annie Duke will help the League Commissioner league not necessarily continue.

Although the Epic Poker League in any of the stories and responsibility to behave properly also has – Rheem has been placed on probation, DaVita bowed out and ignore the quarrels precaution – Epic poker is not there in the best light.

Against this background is the solemn ceremony a road map for life for Doyle Brunson more like a PR stunt. Brunson is 78 years old and has in the recent past, repeatedly told him that the day-long tournaments exert too much and he will therefore play mainly cash games in the future.

On the first two events of the Epic Brunson Poker League took no part, even though it before the start of the season, a two-year card had been allocated. The Global Poker Index, based on the selection of the players rights, Brunson is not represented among the first to 300th
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People like Doyle Brunson and Jack Binion have made poker in Las Vegas just great.

On the other hand, Doyle Brunson, because of its visibility, its history and its status in the poker industry is no player who can not afford to ignore Epic poker.

The award of a lifelong entitlement start a little reminiscent of the “Prize for lifetime achievement,” as he is awarded at the Academy Awards or similar events. Epic Poker goes with the award of Honorary so unpleasant inquiries out of the way.

Apart from that, credit where credit is due. Doyle Brunson is a poker icon par excellence. His name is so closely associated with poker as that of Ferdinand Porsche with the auto industry. Brunson is the author of the famous poker book in the world, and players like him, Amarillo Slim, Johnny Moss and the other “Texas Rounders” made poker in Las Vegas in the first popular.

“Doyle’s life is The modern history of poker, “says Epic boss Jeffrey Pollack poker Doyle Brunson, the special status of fits together. His contribution to the success of poker is timeless, and Brunson overall “Elder Statesman” of the industry.

“He has achieved everything you can imagine, is generous to the poker community plays, since time immemorial and is an impressive representative of the game,” Pollack continued. “And then he’s also a really nice, lovely person.”

Brunson himself takes on the evaluation, with a certain age clemency. “The whole thing is unnecessary, but it’s nice to be appreciated what we had to do everything possible to bring poker to the point where it is today,” Brunson told the Associated Press. “Most people do not even know what this is all happening. We’ve seen some pretty difficult periods. ”

The ceremony will take place on Wednesday before the start of the third Epic Poker Main Event at the Palms in Las Vegas.

The record field at the WPT Prague shows that the WPT is on the rise. Now the World Poker Tour tournament with a new series is supported, which takes place in winter on a dream island.

Of 25 Feb to the 4th March 2012, the WPT first guest on Mauritius in the Indian Ocean.

A total of seven events will be played at the National Mauritius. The buy-ins start at € 200 euros moderate, the main event will cost € 1100 + 100, and the High Roller event is € 3,700 + 300 For the first time a pure ladies event will be there.

In the main event is played with 20,000 chips and 60 minute levels, the High Roller event is as high as 40 000 chips. 12% of the players are paid, the lowest price level that is at least double the buy-in amount.

The main event is scheduled for four days, the final table will be taped for television. The high rollers play their event spread over two days.

PartyPoker will again be the main sponsor of the new tournament series, and online qualifiers are already running at various price levels. It also run daily freerolls, through which you can book your free one of the most beautiful holiday destinations in the world.

Live on site will be given ten more chances for players to qualify for the main event. This also has the special status of EPT PCA, to be held in January in the Bahamas, an end. The WPT is further expanding its range and has now also with the National Mauritius a dream island event in their program.