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 […]

The 2024 EPT Paris stop has concluded and as the final card fell, the biggest win of a big name’s career was confirmed. Oliver Weis has shot to fame over the past 12 months to such an extent that he might have a genuine grievance at not winning a Global Poker Award in recognition of […]

The two-time WSOP bracelet winner and co-founder of the Hendon Mob, Barny Boatman, has become the latest – and possibly greatest – winner of the EPT Main Event. Conquering Paris to win the biggest prize of a glittering poker career – around $1.4 million – Boatman, who came into play with less than half the […]

The last €25,000-entry High Roller to take place in Paris on the European Poker Tour this week was won by a first-time winner. Indian player Santosh Suvarna earned his Global Poker Award nomination as a Breakout Player of the Year in the past twelve months and in converting his overnight lead at the final table […]

Day 3 of the EPT Paris Main Event saw three former EPT champions survive on a day of drama in the French capital. Tom Middleton, Anton Wigg and Dimitar Danchev made it through a tumultuous Day 3 that began with 222 players and ended with just 57 still in the hunt. Along with former winners […]

The European Poker Tour Main Event in Paris has set a new record, with a total of 1,747 entries in the French capital confirmed as the sixth-largest EPT Main Event field in poker history.  Just 222 players made it through from Day 2 and after the money bubble burst with just 255 players in the […]

A home country hero, the biggest win of his career and a stunning showdown for the title – the €50,000-entry EPT Paris Super High Roller had it all. As the biggest buy-in event of this year’s first European Poker Tour stop attracted 64 total entries (including 13 re-entries), Thomas Santerne won his first major title […]

Two High Rollers costing €25,000 to play have taken place at Paris on the European Poker Tour. With wins for Canadian poker pro Daniel Dvoress and British legend Stephen Chidwick, the French capital saw each man net $900,000 between them. With stars such as Adrian Mateos, Mike Watson, Niklas Astedt and Sam Greenwood standing between […]

Two days of poker action, a €10,200 buy-in and a Mystery Bounty champion in Duco ten Haven – the EPT Paris festival is off to a flying start. After a thrilling conclusion, Dutch pro Duco ten Haven won the biggest prize of his live poker career when he beat a final table full of stars […]

Chips were in the air on Valentine’s Day in Paris as Dutch player Joris Ruijs led the remaining 46 on Day 1 of the EPT Paris Mystery Bounty event. Costing €10,200 to play, this opening event on the European Poker Tour’s first stop of 2024 has been well populated, with 71 entries building a prizepool […]

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 […]