The newest champion in Monte Carlo is a first-time winner. Dutch player Derk van Luijk had lady luck on his side as he won the first- major title of his poker career. A massive 1,208 entries created a record prizepool in the province on the French Riviera, and over $6 million was won, the bulk […]

Ambassadorships are no longer handed out for winning a major event. They’re often carefully choreographed and rely on the sponsored or ‘patched’ pro having a wide range of external outlets to attract fans, and importantly, new players to a poker site. From social media to streaming action, each new pro must align their global appeal […]

Irish player Padraig O’Neill became only the second player from Ireland to win a European Poker Tour Main Event as he conquered EPT Prague for over $1.1 million on Sunday evening. At a final table where O’Neill had started as a short stack, the big leader from Norway Jon Kyte was overcome at the last […]

The first-ever European Poker Tour Main Event to take place in Cyprus was won in stirring fashion by the Dutch professional Gilles Simon, as he took by far the biggest title and prize of his career to date. At a final table featuring Yannick Schumacher and heads-up opponent Andrea Dato, Simon proved too strong for […]

The European Poker Tour’s return to France was always likely to come under the microscope for a number of reasons. Chief amongst them was the fact that it is a long eight years since the EPT has been to one of the poker hotspots of Europe – the 2015 EPT Deauville Main Event won by […]