Newsletter Poker Evening
May 2010
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30th March 2010
Timothy Timotheau wins Europen Masters
Estoril Portugal
www.casino-estoril.pt
Timotheau was short stacked at the end of play on day one of the three day event.
Timothy came back to win the competition, beating a field of 393 that included established EPT players Anton Wigg, Dave “ Devilfish “Ulliott, Joao Barbosa, Lars Kjestrup, Per Hilderbrand and Johan Starakers.
Timotheau won 86.580 Euros
Povilas Portokas 53,190 Euros
Henrik Torsteenson 34,627 Euros
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April 8th
Isle of Capri Casino Coventry
www.grosvenorcasinos.com
There was a well attended competition at the Isle of Capri Casino Coventry UK on the 8th of April.
www.ukipt.com
UK&Ireland Poker Tour.
A prize pool of £184,000 attracted players from all over Europe.
Giles Augustas from Belgium won the first prize of £29,400 beating a field of 368 on day one of the 3 day event.
April 23rd
£1,000.000 Poker Face
Liv Boeree 25 beat 1240 contestants to win the Poker Stars European Poker Tour in San Remo Italy.
www.casinosanremo.it
Liv has a degree in astrophysics and only began playing poker four years ago.
She will be playing in the EPT grand final in Mote Carlo
www.europeanpokertour.com
With this win of £1.100,000 Liv has now won £1,800,000 in 3 years.
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Poker Tip
Having attended the UKIPT Pokerstars event at the Isle of Capri on day one .
I helped out the dealers there with my friends Colin Roberts and Dave Doughty.
I noticed how many younger players were there.
The poker tournaments have changed dramatically in the last five years, and from a fitness to play point of view, I hope that Texas Holdem will eventually be recognised as a mind sport.
Playing for 10 to 12 hours over 3 to four days requires an amazing amount of physical fitness and stamina.
Playing against the clock as speed chess players also have to do, also changes the idea that poker is purely luck with very little skill.
The No smoking ban has also changed the image of poker from overweight cigar smoking players in a dingy cramped back room into 40 plus tables hi tech plasma screens and highly skilled poker dealers that have to move the game at a very fast pace.
Terry Poole
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