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October 2011 - Bloggers

Poker Hall of Fame Class of 2011: Barry Greenstein and Linda Johnson

2011 Poker Hall of Fame inductees Barry Greenstein and Linda Johnson

The 2011 inductees for the Poker Hall of Fame have been announced, with Barry Greenstein and Linda Johnson being the two named to join the 40 others belonging to one of poker's most exclusive and...

Americans Shine at 2011 World Series of Poker Europe

The always humble Phil Hellmuth celebrates with the rest of Team Americas after winning the 2011 Caesars Cup (Photo: PokerNews)

The 2011 World Series of Poker Europe has finally wound down, with Elio Fox claiming the last of the seven bracelets in the Main Event after outlasting Chris Moorman heads-up. One could say the New...

Elio Fox Claims WSOP Europe Main Event title; Moorman 2nd

Elio Fox, 2011 WSOP Europe Main Event Champion (Photo: PokerNews)

After four hard-fought days of poker, then a Day 5 lasting another 201 hands, Elio Fox emerged on Thursday as the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event champion. The leader to start the...

Elio Fox Leads WSOPE ME Final Table; Cody, Moorman, Silver Among Final Eight

Elio Fox stacked up the most chips among the final eight players at the end of Day 4 of the 2011 WSOP Main Event (Photo: PokerNews)

Just eight are left from the record-setting starting field of 593 at the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event in Cannes, France. Elio Fox of the U.S. ended Day 4 bagging the most...

Max Silver, Chris Moorman Lead with 25 Left at WSOPE Main Event

Max Silver leads with 25 left at the 2011 WSOPE Main Event (Photo: PokerNews)

An exciting Day 3 at Cannes saw the field for the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event trimmed to just 25 players. Two U.K. players sit atop the counts overnight, with Max Silver...

Michael Mizrachi Grabs WSOPE Event #5 (€10,400 Split Format); Philippe Boucher Takes Event #6 (€1,620 PLO)

The latest bracelet winners at the 2011 WSOPE: Michael Mizrachi (left) and Philippe Boucher (right) (Photos: PokerNews)

Two more bracelets were awarded in Cannes, France on Saturday as both Events #5 and #6 were concluded. Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi topped a tough field of 125 to win the unique €10,400 "split format"...

We Cannes Do This, Says WSOP Europe

Outside the Casino Barrière de Cannes Croisette (Photo credit: PokerNews)

If you think about it, the World Series of Poker has always been kind of clever with the naming thing. Going back to 1970 when Jack and Benny Binion decided to name their humble gathering...

Tristan Wade Wins WSOPE Event #4 €3,200 Shootout

Tristan Wade, 2011 WSOPE Event #4 Champion (Photo credit: PokerNews)

In one of the more unusually-structured bracelet events in World Series of Poker history, Tristan Wade of the United States took bracelet #4 at this year's WSOPE in the €3,200 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout. Wade won...

Guillaume Humbert, Andrew Hinrichsen Grab First Two Bracelets at 2011 WSOPE

Guillaume Humbert (left) and Andrew Hinrichsen (right) show off their shiny new bracelets at Cannes (Photo credit: PokerNews)

After five days of poker in Cannes, France, the first two bracelets have been claimed at the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe. In Event #1, a €2,680 buy-in Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em event, Guillaume Humbert...

Who Gets Your Vote for the 2011 Poker Hall of Fame?

Dan Harrington and Erik Seidel at the 2010 Poker Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony (Photos: Flipchip, LasVegasVegas.com)

As Matthew Pitt reported earlier this week, the 10 finalists for the 2011 Poker Hall of Fame have been announced. Official ballots will be sent to voters in the next couple of days, after which...

Spindler Snares EPT London; Gruissem Grabs High Roller

Benny Spindler, 2011 EPT London Main Event Champion (Photo credit: PokerNews / PokerStars)

Benny Spindler -- among the chip leaders the entire week at the European Poker Tour London Main Event -- grabbed the lead early at the final table on Thursday and never let it go, knocking...

Martins Adeniya On Top for EPT London Final Table

Martins Adeniya leads the final eight at EPT London (Photo credit: PokerNews / PokerStars)

From a starting field of 691 just eight remain at the European Poker Tour London Main Event, with Martins Adeniya of the U.K. the final table chip leader with more than 4.7 million. Adeniya's nearest...

Bergstrom Leads Final 24 at EPT London

Mattias Bergstrom (Photo credit: PokerNews / PokerStars)

It was a relatively short Day 4 at the European Poker Tour London Main Event as the field shrunk from 62 to 24. Soon after the last hands were dealt on Tuesday, the Swede Mattias...

James Mitchell Leads, 62 Remain at EPT London

£750,000 awaits the winner of this year's EPT London Main Event

They've completed three days' worth of action at the European Poker Tour London Main Event, with James Mitchell of the U.K. enjoying the overnight chip lead this evening as the only player among the 62...