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Poker News Roundup: Geshkenbein Wins, Schwartz Banned, Ivey's Big Week
NewsOctober 12, 2009·1 min read

Poker News Roundup: Geshkenbein Wins, Schwartz Banned, Ivey's Big Week


Vladimir Geshkenbein won the PKR Heads-Up Grand Slam tournament.

Geshkenbein defeated Juha Helppi in the final, earning $120,000.

Serguei Pomerantsev won €40,570 in a No Limit Hold'em tournament and €43,370 in a Seven Card Stud tournament.

Eric Baldwin regained the lead in the Player of the Year race.

Luke 'FullFlush1' Schwartz was banned from EPT tournaments for a year.

Phil Ivey won over $1.5 million on Full Tilt in the past week.

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