Monday, 23 February 2015
The most iconic poker venue in France, the Aviation Club, became a condemned building late last week after the authorities placed the venue in judicial liquidation.
Five months after the club was unexpectedly closed, its gaming licence has not been renewed and that's led to the demise of the 100-year-old poker room.Even before the poker boom back in early 2000, the Aviation Club was always a staple venue for Europe's top players. Moreover, it's provided some of the most memorable moments in tournament history, including the now infamous Tony G tirade during the WPT Paris finale.Since the Aviation Club was closed in 2014, local workers have been urging the Grand Instance Court to allow poker to return to Paris. Joining the displaced workers in calling for the venue to be reopened has been the likes of Liv Boeree, Fabrice Soulier and Antoine Saout, but it seems their pleas have fallen on deaf ears as the latest bankruptcy ruling means there's very little hope of the doors reopening.This move, coupled with a continued downswing for country's online poker community, has left many declaring the death of poker in France. Recently the EPT announced that it will no longer be hosting an event in Deauville, which comes in the wake of the WPT removing its annual Paris event from the calendar.The French poker community will undoubtedly feel the impact of this latest announcement, but the industry as a whole will no doubt be left saddened by the demise of arguably the most spectacular poker venues in Europe.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off a second three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Fans of the Oh Hell trick-taking game will soon be able to enjoy real-money competitions online after Hell Club announced that it will be launching its new Oh Hell Stackpot innovation from Sunday.
Tuesday is the deadline for all working Americans to have submitted their income tax returns to the federal government and Juicy Stakes and Intertops Poker are set to mark this annual occasion by holding a special freeroll competition featuring a $1,000 top prize.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes cASINO are giving online poker players another chance to win their way to the Caribbean.
Win your way to the Caribbean in online satellites at Intertops and Juicy Stakes.
“We run a lot of higher stakes tournaments for our more hard-core players,” said Intertops’ poker manager. “But since our network is generally pretty soft, we created this series to give less competitive players a shot at winning.”
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