Friday, 27 October 2006
Plenty of hustle and bustle around the Regency Hotel in Dublin for Day 1A of the EPT. Tournament organizer John Duthie was particularly over-worked in what was a frantic start to the day.
Plenty of hustle and bustle around the Regency Hotel in Dublin for Day 1A of the EPT. Tournament organizer John Duthie was particularly over-worked in what was a frantic start to the day. Players mulling around looking for a place to relax in preparation for the tournament. Poker pro and EPT specialist Lica Pagano said “I always try and have a full meal before I play. It helps keep you calm and focused.” He was one of many waiting for play to get under way, and one with a big chance this weekend. His fellow mainland European’s were finding it tough to get used to the smoking ban in Ireland. “Oh my it’s so cold out here,” said one disgruntled Swede who had to step outside to light up. The press room was perhaps the least crowded part of the building today. It seemed to be a day of rest for the scribblers perhaps. No doubt they will be out in force as the week goes on however. The cards were soon in the air and spirits were lifted. None so thanks to the arrival of Padraig Parkinson along with his array of jokes. He was not playing today but still came along to keep us railbirds happy. Nice of him really. With 3 days to go the action is just getting started...
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.”
$200 GTD ‘East of Eden’ Poker Tournament Monday night at Intertops Poker will be a freezeout tournament with no re-buys or add-ons.
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