Christopher Marcadet wins PokerStars Open Aix-en-Provence Main Event for €130,000
The former poker streamer, who lives in Budapest, topped a field of 859 entries at Pasino GRAND, beating Switzerland's John Rezzonico (€87,000) heads-up. France's Jordan Ayasse finished third for €62,000.
“I’m struggling to process it yet,” said an emotional Marcadet, whose all-time earnings now top €300,000.
Christopher Marcadet.Sturm warning. How did Terrance Reid end up with a top 10 stack from Day 1B of the Triton ONE Main Event? Just like this...
Who would you most like to share a poker table with? The GPI has revealed its four nominees for Best Table Mate at the Global Poker Awards (due to be held at WSOP Paradise this December).
Kristen Foxen, Mustapha Kanit, Daniel Negreanu and Jennifer Tilly are all in the running. But where's Martin Kabrhel?
Ike Haxton bags big in Triton ONE Main Event. The final Day 1 flight of the $8K Triton ONE Main Event takes place today at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel in North Cyprus.
Haxton bagged the second-biggest stack on Day 1A, with 46 players advancing from 266 entries. Another 73 players progressed from 363 entries on Day 1B.
Late registration closes after Level 10, at around 7:55pm local time. Day 2 begins at noon on Friday, November 13.
Ike Haxton.Looking for mixed-game and PLO tournaments in Las Vegas this December? You're spoiled for choice.
Who's the most feared live tournament player? The four-player shortlist for the first Global Poker Award has been revealed, with the winner set to be announced at WSOP Paradise in December.
PokerOrg's Jo Kim almost gets her ring. She made the final table of the $400 Bounty Turbo at WSOPC Panama but was eliminated in third for $4,510 plus bounties.
Meanwhile, the $1,700 Main Event resumes with Day 1C on Thursday, followed by the last two Day 1 flights on Friday. Day 2 starts on Saturday at 12pm local time.
Lexy Gavin-Mather signs with Ignition.
The pro player, author, coach and content creator unveiled her new Ignition patch yesterday - see below.
The announcement comes just days after news broke that she has signed with Poker Royalty, the talent agency that represents many of the game's biggest stars including Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Alex & Kristen Foxen and 2026 WSOP Champion Lucas Jumalon.
Poker stars mourn Roger Sippl.
The entrepreneur was a recreational player who took on some of the game's most feared named on a regular basis, sitting with the likes of Phil Hellmuth, Andrew Robl and Allan Keating in Hellmuth's home games. He appeared on High Stakes Poker and once won $1.3M as runner-up at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $100K Super High Roller in 2015.
Aged 19 and diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma, Sippl was given just two years to live. That was in 1975. Thoughts go out to his friends and family.
Allen Kessler bets 80 cents, hits slots jackpot for $13K.
Allen 'Chainsaw' Kessler just span for less than a buck on the 'Money In The Bank' slot and walked away with a $13,279 win.
Kessler is best-known as a poker player, and has his own mixed-game series running at Borgata in Atlantic City until Nov. 17, but he has form when it comes to hitting big on the slots. Just a couple of years ago he won a $1.2M jackpot at Thunder Valley in California.
This time he whipped his phone out to capture the moment - see below.
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