Sweden are on the first and last place in the chip table, most powerful nation the British are.

Has only 24 players at the tournament Matthias Bergstrom 1.838 million to build the largest Chnipstack can. Bergstrom International is an unknown quantity in his native Sweden, however, he is excited by the win at the poker SEK in Stockholm in 2007, attention.

Sharks of the American, who came across the big pond to conquer Europe, have almost all been adopted. Big names such as Barry Greenstein and Doyle Brunson long time not more. Instead, play Kevin Iacofano, Jeremy Kotter and Stephen O’Dwyer even with the title.

Benny Spindler, 2009 Third in the main event of the PokerStars PCA holds tenaciously to the lead group. The same applies for Pascal Hartmann, At the end of the day even scratched the chip lead. With André Klebanov is even a third player in this case if it now goes to the Finals.
Ana Marquez
Ana Marquez was the best woman among the players.

Klebanov lost in February, only in the heads-up, the Everest Poker ONE in Monte Carlo and reached here in London, the £ 300 Win the Button Event final table. For Pascal Hartmann, it is true to the EPT Barcelona main event, the second cash in a major tournament, and for both it is the biggest live cash in their careers, because now all players will get at least £ 19,000.

Marvin Rettenmaier unfortunately had to leave the tournament. He shared the fate of Roberto Roma Nelle, Barney Boatman, Humberto Brenes, and the last woman in the field, Ana Marquez.

The British, with yesterday’s chip leader James Mitchell, Martin Adenyia, Benjamin Jenkins and Fowzie Baroukh as the only nation still four players in the tournament.

Last representative of the team PokerStars Pro Juan Manuel Pastor from Spain. At the end of the field is the man who Victor Blom Poker has ever taught first: Sebastian Blomberg, Brother of Isildur. With less than 4 chips it needs to BB today but already the power of one ring to rule them to other players yet.
Chip Count:

1st Mattias Bergstrom, S, 1838000
2nd Adria Balaguer, SP, 1828000
3rd Pascal Hartmann, D, 1800000
4th Jeremy Kottler, USA, 1693000
5th Benny Spindler, D, 1421000
6th James Mitchell, GB, 1365000
7th Basile Yaich, FR, 1245000
8th Kevin Iacofano, USA, 1122000
9th Adeniya Martins, GB, 1081000
10th Andre Klebanov, D, 1000000
11th Juan Manuel Pastor, SP, 940 000
12th Joao Barbosa, POR, 714 000
13th Justas Semaska, LT, 702 000
14th Hugo Loureiro, POR, 600000
15th Stephen O’Dwyer, USA, 551 000
16th Andries Swart, NL, 513 000
17th Ioannis Beris, GR 488 000
18th Anatoly Gurtovoy, RUS, 480 000
19th Per Hildebrand, S 330 000
20th Benjamin Jenkins, GB 282 000
21st Benes Miroslav, CZ, 269 000
22nd Aadam Daya, CAN, 236000
23rd Fowzie Baroukh, GB, 187000
24th Sebastian Blomberg, S, 58000

From 21 to September 25 is celebrated for the first time in Ibiza, in the Casino de Ibiza final stage of the second season of Star Poker Tour (ESPT).

This event is part of the largest poker tour nationally, and after landfall in Madrid, Malaga, Alicante, San Sebastian and Barcelona do it in Ibiza, where it will attract some of the best poker players in the world.

The tour has already called more than a thousand players in previous stages and has become a must for professionals in the carpet. Prizes have touched half a million euros for the winner in various stages of the circuit.

The presentation of the event will come next week, the actor Fernando Andina (Physics and Chemistry, Commissioner, Without Breasts there is no paradise …) and professional poker Juan Manuel Pastor.

Cal Spears explains the background of the project “Poker refugee assistance”, which finds a new home for professionals – such as Costa Rica or Canada.

With the U.S. online players has long been used in the post-WSOP-depression. To finally play back online, attract more and more a permanent residence outside the United States into consideration. Pocket Fives has recognized this trend and now offers to all those willing to move to a full-service.

The Black Friday, the end of April has changed, especially the lives of American poker players completely. Was it in the first few weeks after shot down the three largest online poker site difficulty, there has been but only after the WSOP weeks really showed as gray and dreary, the current presence of U.S. players is.

To finally play online poker again undisturbed, can extract a true wave has gripped the American poker scene. Phil Galfond now lives in Vancouver, Daniel Cates most likely in London and also Oliver Busquets and Kevin McPhee play far away from their cozy living rooms. Another American Pro, Jon Aguiar tweeted on Tuesday that he and Shane Schleger sitting on a boat in Mexico.

Not only the crème de la crème of the scene has been cleared off, more and more semi-pros are thinking about moving to another country. Particularly hotly debated the various options on pocketfives.com. As the online poker boom began, was the site Pocketfives.com one of the first members of the forums built up, offering strategy articles, rankings, created and influenced a whole generation of poker. Since then, 10% of their customers since the Black Friday are gone, decided to organize a so-called Poker Refugee Service set, the “pirates willing” to help poker players to move to another country there to again play online poker can.

“A member sent Adam Small, a co-owner of pocketfives.com the idea. Small knew Kristin Wilson, A real estate agent in Costa Rica, “said Cal Spears, one of the founders of the emergence of new side project. “We looked at the forums and found that nothing is being discussed currently as controversial as a departure from the U.S. to be able to play online poker back to normal. Kristin has a lot of experience with the local conditions in Costa Rica. You will be able to help you easily Many.“

The service includes pocketfives.com except Costa Rica, however, two other countries: Canada and Panama. Interested parties are first taught to a trusted local real estate broker. Then all the necessary travel details are clarified and organized. In the end it goes to the finer points: Opening a local bank account and introduction to the local “scene refugee”.

Refugees themselves can pay poker with his service $ 1000 per personWhere there any discounts for groups ($ 750 per person) or families ($ 1500 lump sum) is. The company is managed by Kristin Wilson, a U.S. citizen who emigrated to Costa Rica since 2005 and helps others to cope with the same step.

In its tenth year, is the World Poker Tour next winter for the first time to Ireland – Irish Poker Championship and takes the same time.

The Corrs (See picture) like to be referred to as “the best band in the world” (see picture again). Comparison with the Royal Flush Girls they can withstand any case always.

In addition to Andrea, Caroline and Sharon, there is now another reason, the green island in the deep western Europe to visit: After ten years, and over a hundred tournaments throughout North America – and in recent years increasingly also in Europe – the WPT is the first time the way in the Irish capital.

The WPT Dublin will take place in January 2012. The main event will be a € 2500 buy-in NLHE tournament gets, and the winner next to the fattest check as usual, a ticket to the finals of the WPT – World Championship – worth $ 25,000.

In addition, the Irish Poker Championship, which were previously held in Galway, integrated into the tournament week at the WPT. The main sponsor with IPC PKR than € 750 side event will be held, the venue for all tournaments is the Citywest Golf Hotel in Dublin.

Next PartyPoker has WPT with PKR.com now won a second, distinctive partners – the 3D software of PKR is loved and hated, but recognized in any case.

Not to mention the side trip to Marrakech / Morocco Africa – - to Barcelona / Spain, Portoroz / Slovenia, Paris and Amnéville / France, Valetta / Malta and Prague / Czech Republic, the European side of the WPT to receive another tuneful tour stop #.

Until that happens, but it takes a while. Next, the WPT Legends of Poker event in Los Angeles, and then in September, is at the Grand Prix de Paris at the Aviation Club.

Perhaps one of the most persistent rumors in the past year in the game industry has been that of impending sale of the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, Home of WSOP, By Caesars EntertainmentThe casino empire formerly known as Harrah’s. Now the rumor has come to take hold and Las Vegas Weekly ensure that the announcement could be made in coming weeks.

According to Las Vegas Weekly Rio would be the buyer of the company The Light Group, Specializes in nightlife and entertainment options that owns several restaurants and bars on the Strip in Las Vegas. The confirmation of this rumor, according to the author of the note came via three reliable sources, although no specific ones.

In December last year The Light Group thought that was interested in acquiring Hard Rock Hotel but both companies denied the possible transaction. Now, not Caesars Entertainment and The Light Group have issued a comment to deny or confirm the sale of Hotel Rio.