We never bury the legends. That of Isildur1 had stirred the poker community in 2009, after passing a bankroll of $ 2000 just 1.4 million in a few months and posted a profit of 6 million against the best pros on the high stakes tables Full Tilt Poker.

We even thought it extinct since the mysterious young Swede found himself “broke” (ruined) as they say in the jargon (negative 2.5 million). At the point of being seen at tables with limits a little lower for some time later, having finally make her head out of water in February.

The alleged Viktor Blom would he decided to resume his briefcase and make his return in this September 2010?

On persistent rumors are indeed in these days of the return status of the young prodigy of high stakes under the pseudonym Grolongo on PokerStars this time, tables of No-Limit Hold’em and Pot-Limit Omaha $ -50 to 25 $ and 50 $ -100 $.

A native of Gothenburg, hyper-aggressive, adept at the game and deep carpet of multi-tabling in NLHE and PLO, the indices are not lacking. And some have also noticed that some had found the only Grolongo Sweden qualified for the EPT Grand Final in Monaco 2010 through PokerStars, the very place where we were finally able to see in flesh and bone the famous Viktor Blom …
Then, elementary my dear Watson?

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The program GSOP France

19/09 – 20h – Event 1 – No Limit Hold’em – € 185 +15 (€ 75,000 guaranteed)
20/09 – 20h – Event 2 – No Limit Hold’em – € 140 +10 (€ 50,000 guaranteed)
21/09 – 20h – Event 3 – No Limit Hold’em rebuy – 90 +10 € (€ 25,000 guaranteed)
22/09 – 20h – Event 4 – Pot Limit Hold’em – € 45 +5 (€ 10,000 guaranteed)
23/09 – 20h – Event 5 – No Limit Hold’em rebuy HS – € 45 +5 (€ 10,000 guaranteed)
24/09 – 20h – Event 6 – Pot Limit Omaha – € 45 +5 (€ 10,000 guaranteed)
25/09 – 20h – Event 7 – No Limit Hold’em SH – 90 +10 € (€ 25,000 guaranteed)
26/09 – 20h – Event 8 – No Limit Hold’em – € 185 +15 (€ 75,000 guaranteed)
27/09 – 20h – Event 9 – No Limit Hold’em SH – 10 € 140 (€ 50,000 guaranteed)
28/09 – 20h – Event 10 – Pot Limit Holdem 1 rebuy / add-on – € 45 +5 (€ 15,000 guaranteed)
29/09 – 20h – Event 11 – No Limit Hold’em Rebuy – € 45 +5 (€ 20,000 guaranteed)
30/09 – 20h – Event 12 – Pot Limit Omaha HS – € 45 +5 (€ 15,000 guaranteed)
01/10 – 20h – Event 13 – No Limit Holdem 1 rebuy / add-on – € 45 +5 (€ 20,000 guaranteed)
02/10 – 20h – Event 14 – No Limit Hold’em – € 140 +10 (€ 25,000 guaranteed)
03/10 – 20h – Event 15 – No Limit Hold’em – 25 € 325 (€ 100 000 guaranteed)
10/10 – 20h – Grand Slam Final – No Limit Hold’em – € 950 +50 (€ 50,000 guaranteed)

The frenetic pace of the 2010 season of the PokerStars European Poker Tour this summer has left little respite for players tour professionals: twelve days after a step in Estonian land ( and the victory of Kevin Stani ), EFA asked that both her suitcases to the south of Portugal in this posh seaside resort of Vilamoura. Who would be able to succeed Antonio Matias, who won on home soil in the fall of 2009, and won the first prize of more than 460 000 euros? This was a forlorn hope in everyone’s head the first day of the tournament Saturday, Aug. 28, even with 384 participants and 56 cashes for a total prize pool of € 1,862,400, the competition promised to be tough and bitter.

Some French ate legitimate ambitions, among them Arnaud Mattern course, barely recovered from his 3rd place in Tallinn, Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier, Michel Abecassis or Antony Lellouche.

Daniel Negreanu Team PokerStars Pro, Kevin Stani, former footballer Teddy Sheringham or Carlor Mortensen, winner of a WSOP Main Event, were also in the starting blocks, determined to seek fame and fortune in the Algarve Portuguese.

Bathed in a pleasant breeze Atlantic, Day 1A saw Andre Coimbra fly in chip count, and remanded the other to their studies nearly 80 players on the 181 engaged. «Remake for Day 1B, which left on the tile its share of disappointment (ElkY and Daniel Negreanu among many others), the Russian Leonid Bilokur temporarily leading the dance.

Glory and decadence for Brandon Cantu

224 players departed for Day 2 at the tables of a luxury Vilamoura Casino, where strangely, any photo or video of the tournament were strictly forbidden. A few hours later, the U.S. emerged Brandon Cantu led to an Andre Coimba always catchy. Eliminated the defending champion Matias, the ephemeral-chip leader Dario Minieri Bilokur and they could place their towels on the beautiful sandy beaches of Vilamoura and attend as a spectator the rest of the competition.

No golden retirement for the former footballer Teddy Sheringham, who continues to shine … the poker tables.
The 69 remaining players for Day 3 (including a serious British armada) had one thing in mind: to escape the 13 last places not paid for the tournament and survive until the fourth day. Lost bet for the final shortlisted French Arnaud Mattern, unhappy 64th. Nightmare Cantu also eliminated in 36th place after losing a coin flip against the Hungarians Czuczor Martin. The Italian Luca Pagano was going to sign him up its 16th consecutive paid an EPT, finishing 52nd.

Vilamoura Express

5 small hours of play for Day 4, the time it took from 24 to 8 players and decide the final table of the EPT of Vilamoura. On the menu: a triple British head (really big fans of these vacation resorts Portuguese) with Toby Lewis, Sam Trickett Teddy Sheringham along with a local touch in the person of Sergio Coutinho. Jason Lee, Martin Jacobson, Frederik Jensen and Rob Hollink finally completed the buffet on September 2.

A final table of the top flight where Coutinho did not last long (eliminated in 8th place), where Sam Trickett feuded unlucky in losing 6 of his 7 September logging in preflop, where Teddy Sheringham was achieving the best performance of his career with a 5th place, and where Jason Lee stood aside to let the tournament will conclude on a duel Martin Jacobson – Toby Lewis.

The face-to-face turned to the advantage of the latter, thanks to a set of 5 winner. Toby Lewis left late in the night sounding joy and received the applause of the crowd and a nice check for 467,836 euros. The young man of 20, from Southampton, gets his first victory in a tournament on the European Poker Tour: “I’m really happy, 460 000 is a considerable amount and I will take care of.”

Finally, note the beautiful place of the 48th Belgian Benzinou Joel, who had already been noted that the side who finished 151st Vegas Main Event.

The next stage of the 2010 EPT PokerStars will take place at the end of September in London so stay logged on PokerListings France to miss nothing of the rest of the European Poker Tour!

Rank selective EFA 2010 Vilamoura

1 – Toby Lewis (GBR) – € 467 835
2 – Martin Jacobson (SWE) – € 298 984
3 – Jason Lee (USA) – € 186 240
4 – Sam Trickett (GBR) – € 139 680
5 – Teddy Sheringham (GBR) – € 93 120
6 – Frederick Jensen (DEN) – € 74 496
7 – Rob Hollink (PBS) – € 55 872
8 – Sergio Coutinho (POR) – € 37 248
(…)
26 – William Thorson (SWE) – € 9 312
36 – Brandon Cantu (USA) – € 8 381
48 – Joel Benzinou (BEL) – € 7 822
49 – Andre Coimbra (POR) – € 7 263
52 – Luca Pagano (ITA) – € 7 263

/ 56 cashes

Above all, Eli is a family man. Then there is also a multimillionaire businessman, head of several successful businesses on the road to Las Vegas.

Finally, there is a poker player. And although he is a regular at the Bellagio’s Big Game and tournament tables, Elezra is not really a Phil Ivey or Barry Greenstein.

Elezra was born November 24, 1960 in Israel. He grew up in Jerusalem, where he learned for the first time to play cards with friends.
But after graduating from high school, but rather the Israeli army that echoes in his head. Any Israeli front to serve in the army, wanted Elezra then become a member of a commando unit of elite of his country, the Golani Brigade.

The army however, had other plans for him, and asked instead to serve in the Air Force. Eli stood up but finally resolved to submit orders after three weeks in jail for his insubordination.

But his persistence eventually paid off, and after passing all the obstacles, Elezra eventually became a member of one infantry units the most handsomely decorated Israel Defense Forces.

Four years later, a leg injury suffered during the war in Lebanon in 1982 then puts aside the military career of Elezra.

Being stuck on a hospital bed gives him time to work on his poker game.

Once recovered and discharged from military service, Elezra is then headed north to Alaska, reputed to be a goldmine.
The money was there indeed, but the work he was dirty and difficult. Elezra but still persisted, finding himself driving a cab and later acquire a convenience store.

It was at this time that his brother takes a vacation in Las Vegas and talks to him all the business opportunities present in the city of a thousand lights.
Eli puts his bags in 1988 and quickly gained a small film production company, not far from the Stardust Casino. Perfect venue to play a few quick hands of Hold’em or Omaha.

After launching his business, Elezra continues to invest in property and new business all around the city. The man now has over 20 retail outlets and the popular night club Seven on the Strip.

Elezra has built an empire in the end, and with it a big bankroll. Because while working at his business, Elezra has also perfected his poker game.
In the late 90s, Eli was a wealthy man, who had climbed the ranks since its parts for $ 10 until the Stardust Big Game in Bobby’s Room at Bellagio cons pros like Doyle Brunson and Chip Reese.

Elezra also began to appear regularly in local tournaments. His first appearance in the World Series of Poker? In 1999, when he reaches the finals of two events: that of Limit Hold’em and the $ 2 000 Limit Omaha $ 2 500. He reached the final table of the Limit Hold’em $ 2 000 in 2001, and ended ninth in the Limit Hold’em $ 2 500 in 2003.

His biggest victory coming in 2004, when he wins the Main Event World Poker Tour at $ 10 000 at the Mirage Poker Showdown in Las Vegas. Successfully completed with a check for $ 1 million.

Although it is not the player of the tournament’s most prolific Elezra play poker almost every night, having accumulated a handsome fortune in parts annexes. But every day it continues to move the office to manage its profitable line of business. What still give him enough time to spend with his family.

Elezra is married to Hila, which he says is his greatest support, and they have five children: Jonathan, Guy, Sean, Ryan and Maya.

And various anecdotes

* Former elite soldier of the Israeli army
* A successful businessman, who owns a chain of retail stores and Seven, popular night club in Las Vegas.

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In 1977 Sam begins to study at Friends University in Wichita, Kansas, to get a little later with a degree in business administration.

Sam spent his first year of graduate in Houston, Texas, where he worked with his brother. A year later, Sam played his first game of poker and won several thousand dollars, and since 1990 he became a full time professional gambler.

If he is a follower of cash games to high stakes, it’s probably for his part in the Main Event World Series of Poker 2003 that he is most famous.
Farha managed heads-up against Chris Moneymaker , took second place and went home disappointed but legitimately richest 1, $ 3 million. Note that in a rematch between the two men on PokerStars a few months later, Sam came out victorious this time.

Farha holder won three bracelets in Pot Limit Omaha tournaments to $ 2,500 in 1996, Omaha Hi / Lo $ 5,000 in 2006, and Omaha Hi / Lo Championship in 2010 after missing the charts tournaments since 2008. At the end of 2010 Sam has still won more than $ 2.8 million, although his specialty is parts of Omaha cash games.

Sam is non-smoking but yet still keeps a cigarette “lucky” to mouth off when he plays. And after taking a bad beat, it changes often cigarette. One day after winning several pots in a row, Sam took the opportunity to exclaim “I’m so hot that it will turn my cigarette!”.

Sam (or Sammy, as some may come to nickname) has also been successful in other forms of gambling, he has won such a pinball tournament in Kansas, and a big gamble by winning … Tournament Pac-Man.

Sam related activities are not limited to poker, however, the game His book is Farha Omaha: Expert Strategy for Beating Cash Games and Tournaments, co-written with Storms Reback, is available since 2007. It has also invested in creating a video game and producing a reality-TV poker. Sam is finally also an ambassador for the Harrah’s Casino in Las Vegas.

And various anecdotes

* Co-author of one Farha Omaha: Expert Strategy for Beating Cash Games and Tournaments
* Ambassador of Harrah’s Casino
* Former champion pinball

Never mind that Bond is still a cut above when it comes to cars, danger and pretty girls among the nicknames, 007 is in all cases beaten. Ulliott was in fact made known by that of the Devilfish (a fish poison that can kill if not prepared properly) since it defeated Men “The Master” Nguyen in a tournament in Las Vegas in 2007.

Ulliott road to the top of a large community of poker players has drawn growing after years of practice and hard life. Ulliott and is certainly one of the few pros in the poker scene having a life that fits in the sordid history sometimes attributed to the game

David was born on 1 April 1954 in Hull, England. And much later, he played cards. Child he sat down to watch the action taking place on the coffee table of his parents while still at school he dedicated his lunch breaks to play against other students, earning their pocket money in the case.
At 16, Ulliott found its way into a local casino and began playing 3-card brag, before becoming addicted to poker a few years later.

At that time Dave was already tired of school for a while, and finally dropped the case to go to work (for various manual jobs and customizable), next to that soaking in paris sports and poker games.
Then in part to meet his needs arising from their gambling, qu’Ulliott struck up a group of criminals shining vaults of companies.
After being caught by police with one of his colleagues, Ulliott was sent to prison for nine months.

But it does not fall into the shoes of a new man so far. In the years that followed he was again arrested for armed robberies and brawls on the street, seeing this time it sentenced to eighteen months in federal prison.

Once released, this time by Ulliott finally get to walk straight.
Then he married. The couple opened a pawn shop, then they turned into a jewelry store.

Beside, Ulliott continued to win money in poker games. His days of Criminal labored also to his advantage on the day he came upon the thieves wanting to offload his poker winnings, the man not afraid to fight.

This is not the robbery that made Ulliott a wealthy man. He became in fact so good at poker that no longer wanted him in its parts so he had to turn to the professional poker circuit.

We are then in the early 90s. Ulliott began his career in tournaments close to home, primarily by participating in events held in London. And although he occasionally came to make the trip to the United States, it was not before the 1997 battle against Nguyen in the Pot-Limit Omaha Four Queens Poker Classic $ 500 Las Vegas, he broke internationally.

The same year he participated in his first World Series of Poker, in which he won a gold bracelet in the event of Pot-Limit Hold’em $ 2 000.
He completes his year 1997 with a few final tables in tournaments successful in the United States, the Netherlands, France and the United Kingdom. A constant presence which continues to exhibit in the European tournaments of the year after, continuing to record final tables and winning races sometimes.

Ulliott but also had its share of heart-breaking poker. Also during the WSOP, it fails the test of the bubble in Pot-Limit Hold’em $ 3 000 in 1998 to that of No-Limit Hold’em $ 2 000 in 2000, and both those Pot-Limit Hold’em and $ 2 000 Pot-Limit Omaha $ 1 500 in 2001.

With several tournament wins to his credit, Ulliott launches into the World Poker Tour No-Limit Hold’em Championship $ 10 000 in 2003, “poisons” the competition, and harvest its biggest gain in tournament time winning the tournament, a prize of $ 589,000 (it has since lost that number with a 3rd place in the Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic in 2007).

To his credit also has a 72nd place in the 2004 Main Event won by Greg Raymer, and several other new final tables and cashes in the WSOP every year or so.

Today Ulliott does not move much from his hometown of Hull in England, where he lives with his wife and seven children. In his spare time he enjoys music – both listening and composing in playing the piano and guitar – as well as combat training and weight lifting.

Ulliott but damn this is always on the international poker circuit and cash games schedules. It is also well known for his aggressive play and his sharp ability to read his opponents at the table.
And although it is often recognizable by her outfits stylish, competitors need not look further than his fingers to see who they are dealing with: if the player’s hand facing them with a pair of gold rings stamped ‘Devil’ and ‘Fish’, they will know in fact that the tokens could well go stack on the other side of the table.

And various anecdotes

* Married with seven children (several marriages)
* Spent more than two years in prison after being convicted of robberies and armed robberies
* Ranked second in four events at the World Series of Poker, and holds a gold bracelet
* Subject of biography British poker “Swimming With The Devilfish” (Swimming with the Devilfish)
* Her autobiography was released in 2010 under the title “The Life and Times of a poker legend.”

This Florida native won his first major tournament poker at the age of 21 years, during Season 4 of the European Poker Tour in San Remo. And he followed that success by a number of major results, including a victory in the High Roller tournament at EPT London. All before the first WSOP bracelet in 2009.

Mercier began playing poker with his friends at school, so that poker had exploded in popularity thanks to television. Upon returning to college, he also dominated the games with friends. “One told me I should try to play online. And that’s how I started and never go back since. ”

Jason began playing cash games almost exclusively, under the pseudonym “treysfull21″ and raker up to 2 million hands of No Limit Hold’em in 2007, but not too play online tournaments.
And then everything changed when on a whim he played a satellite Step 5 qualifier for San Remo in early 2008. He won, like the Step 6, which followed, and took his ticket to Italy. “At first I thought selling the ticket, but then I found some of my online friends who went there. That’s what decided me. I feel that everything happened for a reason. ”

Maybe it was destiny indeed. Mercier wins the tournament anyway, earning € 869 000 for a victory that would change his life. “I spent a status grind cash games online resources issues, that of grinder live tournaments, travel six months a year. I had no real pressure to play. But now I have goals such as winning a bracelet. “He said then.

Mercier then puts foot in his first WSOP, ready to box. But a string of poor results would force it to reconsider its attitude despite three cashes obtained.
“I think I got too confident in these series, hoping to show me just have to win. I suffered crush in making me more marginal situations. And then I did not play focused, I was not a good night’s sleep, going out and partying before the tests. ”

These series were in any case appeared to act as a wake up call, because Jason was able to quickly find consolation, again on the European circuit. He reached the final table at EPT Barcelona Season 5, then the test of Pot Limit Omaha WSOP Europe, before taking first place in the High Roller tournament at EPT London, beating a star-studded audience and collecting 516,000 pounds for the other shot.

This success gave Mercier the reputation of a very strong player on European soil, but for some reason was unable to do anything on his own land.
In early 2009, however, a series of big cashes the Los Angeles Poker Classic and Wynn Classic Mercier finally finally saw results of the “good” side of the Atlantic.
“About EFA, I think it’s a coincidence that I am found out it included a comparison of competing in the USA. At the end of any tournament, players who remain are particularly good, wherever you are. ”

It did not last very long wait for its successful bet that Jason, 2009 from scoring his first win as expected on his land, which is more a WSOP bracelet awarded in the event of Pot Limit Omaha $ 1 500.
Probably the beginning of a long series, including Judging by a lot of other nice results since (4th in WSOP Europe in London in 2009, 11th and 7th of the WPT LA NAPT end 2010, and five cashes at the World Series that year).

And various anecdotes

* Play as pseudo treysfull21 on most online poker rooms
* A follow-up studies to become a math teacher
* A burst onto the poker scene with a win in San Remo EPT Season 4

More and more observers could legitimately begin to wonder about where Gus Hansen. Without any results in major tournament since the 2009 academic year (with the exception of a 23rd place in the Main Event 2010 Aussie Millions in January), Danish he might end up throwing in the towel with the image of a Peter Eastgate, rather than continuing to rotate gains and losses in cash games and online game?

As the great teams, great champions never die they say. And the “Great Dane” was the weekend perfectly able to confirm the adage, by winning the victory in Event # 4 World Series of Poker Europe in London, the High Roller Heads up Championship at £ 10 000, first of its kind in the WSOPE.

103 players were acquitted of the charge entry, setting a record audience of entry in addition to a record prize pool for London, with over 1 million pounds sterling.

The final struggle.
The first round (of a tournament supposed to count 7 for the two finalists) gave birth tasty remake of the final of the NBC Heads Up Championship 2009 between Vanessa Rousso and Huck Seed (for the same sad ending for our Franco-American). Note that the team Ludovic Lacay Winamax not have been luckier, released in round 2 by American Kevin Eyster.

Having been exempted from the first round as 24 others, the eventual winner Gus Hansen drew him on his way to the final by eliminating successively Max Steinburg, Mark Everett, Phil Ivey, Neil Channing, Andrew Feldman and. Jim Collopy, his future opponent for the bracelet, for its part, freed itself from the other John Racener November 9, Mrs. artin Kabrhel, and Huck Seed.
- Note also the 5th place of Daniel Negreanu. –

“My hardest game? Of course Phil Ivey cons.”

Delayed because of laps longer than expected, the heads-up final will have taken place once the two men removed … Main Event (ongoing). To the best of three sets (and after more than 12 hours of play), so it’s Gus Hansen makes history by winning its first 36 years bracelet (plus a first prize of £ 288 409).

The Dane had previously recorded 6 cashes in the WSOP, including a 10th in the WSOP Europe Main Event in those places in 2007. It will celebrate his coronation with his friend Phil Laak, also crowned the first few days earlier in the Event 1 .

Mirage, the band became a reality for the Great Dane.
“I try to play my top in every tournament I attend. I always aim for victory. There is so much tradition in the WSOP (…), then eventually win this bracelet is a very special feeling.

With this victory the people can stop saying that I am one of the best poker players to never win a bracelet (laughs). I’ve never been held to ridicule never have done, but someone I’ll call for sure is Phil Laak, who I will say that “it feels good to join you in club!

Adversity is very tough today. I was surprised to do as well and win against many specialists heads-up on the Internet, which chain and chain parts in multi-tabling and for hours.

My hardest match was obviously against Phil Ivey. I was lucky to beat him, that was my worst part. I was also very impressed by the play of Jim Collopy [his young American opponent in the final 21 years]. He has adjusted his game after the first two rounds and I give all my credit for that. “