The European Poker Tour (EPT) Moscow event has been relocated to Kiev, Ukraine, due to organizational issues. The tournament will have a buy-in of €5,000.
The World Poker Tour (WPT) Merit Cyprus Classic tournament will be held from September 6 to 12, 2009, in the Girne Merit hotel in Northern Cyprus. The tournament will follow international WPT standards and is organized by the Grand Casino Club.
Bobby's Room at the Bellagio is the epicenter of high-stakes poker during the World Series of Poker. Legendary players like Doyl Branson and Phil Ivey are regulars, with bets sometimes reaching $3000/$6000.
Nine players will return to the table on November 7 for the WSOP Main Event final table, with Phil Ivey leading the pack. Darvin Moon is the chip leader, while James Akenhead has the smallest stack.
The 2009 World Series of Poker's main event saw 3686 players in the first three days. Notable players like Ivan Demidov and Lika Gerasimova are still in the running, while Sergey Rybachenko and Stas Alekhin have been eliminated.
Lika Gerasimova became the second Russian to reach the final table at the WSOP 2009, sharing her experiences and strategies from the tournament.
The Main Event of the World Series of Poker begins today at 23:00 Moscow time. Ilya Gorodeckiy starts on Day 1A, while other GipsyTeam players join on Day 1D.
Vitaly Lunkin has had an extraordinary year in poker, winning multiple tournaments and securing high placements in major events.
PokerStars has released the schedule for the World Championship of Online Poker 2009, featuring a variety of games and massive prize pools. The series starts on September 3, 2009, with the main event on September 20, 2009.