I apologise if this is a bit hastily written, but you have to understand the more time I spend indoors writing this for you, the less time I'm out in the 29 degree sun drinking Pina Coladas. (Although you can see exactly what went on at the event by clicking here) The UKIPT got its bucket and spades out and teamed up with the ESPT for the first ever Marbella Poker Festival. Players voted with their feet and declared the event a big hit exceeding expectations with a 763 runner...more
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Season 4
PokerStars Marbella Festival: Final table, level 30-32 updates (100,000-200,000)
8.35pm: Ludovic Geilich (€130,000) wins the PokerStars Marbella Festival! It was four aggressive days of poker from our champion, who bested 763 runners, fueled by guts and favoured by fortune. The gregarious Pablo Rojas, who already had an Estrellas title - the 2012 Ibiza leg - on his C.V. finishes...more
PokerStars Marbella Festival: Day 4, level 26-29 updates (50,000-100,000, ante 10,000)
End of level 29 - Time for a pause We've scarcely been able to snatch a breath of fresh air, so blistering has been the start but the end of level 29 means the clock has been paused and the players, rail and media have all been given time to...more
PokerStars Marbella Festival: Day 3, level 23-25 updates (20,000-40,000, ante 5,000)
9.05pm: Geilich leads PokerStars Marbella Festival final table field Day 3 of the PokerStars Marbella Festival was always guaranteed to be a cracker and after a tough day's poker, it was Ludovic Geilich who beat off all and sundry to claim the chip lead. Geilich proved a conundrum impossible to...more
Season 3
Estrellas Poker Tour awards close 21 October, vote today!
Voting closes for the Estrellas Poker Tour Season 3 awards this week. You have until 21 October to make your votes count by heading on through to the Estrellas Poker Tour awards website . That's just four days of voting left so if you have a penchant for poker on...more
Vote in the Estrellas Poker Tour awards
The Estrellas Poker Tour has wrapped up for a year, albeit on a high point rolling into EPT Barcelona, which means that it's time to look back and see who deserves extra plaudits for their performances of power poker. You can go direct to the Estrellas Poker Tour awards website...more
EPT9 Barcelona: Sabato keeps rolling as worlds collide
You will read a lot over the coming season about changes to the European Poker Tour. There are fewer stops, but they are longer; there are more tournaments and they are richer; you win a bracelet and a watch with your million-odd euros. Perhaps more significant than even the glittering...more
Season 2
Estrellas Poker Tour Ibiza: Let's get started!
The Estrellas Poker Tour is once again underway, this time on the party island, where Casino Ibiza plays host to the third event of the season. The €1,000 + €100 main event takes place from now until May 20th. On Wednesday's day 1a, 115 players began their tournament, including 27...more
Fore! Sergio Garcia headed to Estrellas Poker Tour
Make way in Valencia, because Sergio Garcia has a tee time. In this case, however, you won't find him on the first tee or sipping a cocktail at the 19th Hole. No, this week, Garcia is going caddy-less to Valencia for the Estrellas Poker Tour. While he may not have...more
Estrellas Ibiza: Gosk defeats Spanish armada to claim the title and €92,100
The PokerStars.com Estrellas Ibiza main event came to a conclusion today and Grzegorz Gosk took down the title in about fours hours - and with it a trophy and a cheque for €92,100. The Polish PokerStars qualifier had a bookend of a tournament, in that he led the field at...more
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