EPT PRAGUE: SIX FRENCH ON DAY 4 OF THE MAIN EVENT

Like the EPT Paris, the first edition of the European Championship of Poker is bearing the brunt of the uncertainties hovering over the future of gaming clubs in the short term. Texapoker confirms the postponement of this event which was to be held at Club Circus from January 2 to 13, and sends a thought in passing:to teams and club management to overcome this human and financial crisis beyond their control on New Year’s Eve.“

After a major premiere in Dublin last month, the circuit designed by Merivan will head to London at the end of February. On the program: a Double Mystery Main Event at 240 £ de buy-inwith gifts and £5,000 added in bonuses before the bubble; PLO6 Pot Fold and Double Board in side events; pint-shaped trophies; or even general rounds offered in the event of a four of a kind or straight flush.

Already winner of two high rollers in recent days, Thomas Santerne added a third to his list yesterday: the €25,000 Super High Roller Second Chance. Certainly, the tournament once again only brought together a meager crowd of 11 participants. The performance, accompanied by a check for €131,250, remains remarkable given the quality of the field.

Yesterday, the Club Poker Radio team received Alexandre Amiel, a great poker enthusiast who has been on the live circuit for around fifteen years. Although he has earned a million dollars in tournament winnings, the boss of the Caméra Subjective agency devotes a good part of his time to producing television programs.

The blow is hard, but not surprising given the concerns shared in recent days. In light of the uncertainties hovering over the future of gaming clubs in the short term, PokerStars has decided to cancel the Parisian stage scheduled at Club Barrière in February.

A week after max_potter, it’s the turn of
DonReg to play the game of our interview “Vegas and me” rich in memories and good tips. The friend of
rooms had the chance to win a tournament on his first stay in Nevada. The beginning of a long love story punctuated by journeys, meetings and friendships.

Streaming of the EPT Prague resumes this Thursday at 12:30 p.m. with Benny and Yu. A look at the reports from PokerStars and Winamax will allow you to see that the weather is rather good in the French ranks. Special mention for Pierre Calamusa et Jacob Amsellem which are hovering in the provisional top 10.

It’s a tradition on PokerStars: the Winter Series doesn’t wait until the end of the holidays to liven up your evenings. The festival will return from December 25 and for three big weeks, with 248 tournaments on the program which will guarantee a total prize pool of eleven million euros.

The French were not idle during the first days of competition in the EPT Prague Main Event. We think in particular of Jacob Amsellem et Christian Alilovicboth positioned on the provisional podium at the start of day 2. They will be among the men to watch during the PokerStars streaming which begins this Wednesday at 12:30 p.m.

The Club Poker Radio team will receive this Thursday at 4:15 p.m. a journalist, director and television producer who is also a great poker enthusiast: Alexandre Amiel, who will fly to Las Vegas next week to compete in the WPT World Championship at the Wynn . What if the magic of the red armchairs worked once again?

Time is running out! As we explained to you yesterday, government censorship and the ensuing political vagueness cast serious doubt on the opening of the seven Parisian gaming clubs after December 31. In a press release, the Barrière Club announces his incomprehension and asks the future government to find a quick solution.

The trial run for the year 2024 gave complete satisfaction to the Parions Sport En Ligne and Texapoker teams. In 2025, their Grand Prix will therefore be based on more regular meetings with seven steps in the program. Great start in January at the Pasino de Saint-Amand-les-Eaux!

We will end up running out of superlatives. Thomas Santerne, the best French player of 2024, adds to Prague two victories to his superb results for the year: a first accompanied by a gain of €175,000 at the end of the €20,000 EPT High Roller, and a second punctuated by a check for €385,725 at the conclusion of the 50,000 € Super High Roller from the PokerStars festival.

No law, no chocolate! While the finance bill provided for a one-year extension of the experimentation with gaming clubs in the capital, government censorship and the ensuing political vagueness cast serious doubt on the opening of the seven establishments after December 31.

Twelve million dollars : this is the amount pocketed last night by Alejandro Lococo at the end of the Triton Million at the WSOP Paradise, the most expensive poker tournament of the year. The Argentine rapper gets his hands on the first bracelet of his career.

The change of course has been brewing for a long time, it is now effective: Betclic leaves the liquidity of the iPoker network and unveils its in-house software. “The launch of our software is proof that Betclic puts poker at the center of its long-term strategy“, assure the room teams on the forum.

The day after the reception at Michel and Fiona Leibgorin’s studio, the Club Poker Radio team headed to Namur to take the temperature of the Circus Poker Series. This visit was an opportunity to hear news from two pillars of Belgian poker: Kenny Hallaert and Grégory Puissant. Here we go for the replay!

Hand in hand, the Texapoker and Groupe Partouche teams have made Aix-en-Provence one of the European capitals of poker. The Pasino Grand will further confirm this status from April 11 to 22, 2025 with the reception of a new stage of the WSOP Circuit.

At the end of a long battle, it was finally Romain Le Dantec who emerged from the fray at the Casino Resort in Namur. The Frenchman wins the best trophy of the Circus Poker Series, a festival organized in collaboration with PokerStars, and leaves Belgium with 185 000 € in pocket.

Before heading to Namur this weekend, the Club Poker Radio team opened the doors of its studio on Friday to a father and his daughter: Michel and Fiona Leibgorin. The opportunity to look back on the superb year 2024 of one of the best French amateurs, but also to obtain a family reverse shot on this all-consuming passion for poker.