April 11 2012, Donnie Peters

The World Poker Tour was back in action on Tuesday with Day 1a of WPT Vienna. One-hundred sixty-three players registered, and that number was cut down to 73 by the end of the day. Topping the pack with the early chip lead was David Breitfuss with 185,500 in chips.

With this being such a big time for the poker circuit in Europe, this first starting flight didn’t disappoint in terms of firepower. Plenty of former WPT champions were in the mix, including Andy Frankenberger, Victor Ramdin, McLean Karr, Sean Jazayeri and Mike Watson. Surprisingly, they all busted on Day 1a and would be forced to re-enter for Day 1b if they wanted to continue to chase another title. JP Kelly, Erik Cajelais, Alec Torelli, Adam Levy and Vanessa Selbst were also eliminated on Day 1a.

According to the WPT Live Updates Team, Watson was eliminated during Level 7 with the blinds at 250/500/50 when his pocket kings ran into the pocket aces of another former WPT champion, Roberto Romanello. One level earlier, Selbst fell to Matthias Kurtz after shoving her last 10,000 or so into the middle with and not holding up against Kurtz’s .

Joining Breitfuss near the top of the leaderboard were Michael Eiler (179,700) and Marc Gork (170,500). Marvin Rettenmaier (95,300), Chris Moorman (93,200) and David Vamplew (66,600) also advanced after a decent day on the felt.

Along with Romanello, who bagged up 69,000 in chips, former WPT champions Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier and Eugene Katchalov advanced to Day 2. They bagged up 65,100 and 61,800 in chips, respectively. And speaking for former champions, the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event champ Jonathan Duhamel stuffed 59,500 in chips into his bag to take to Day 2.

WPT Vienna Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts

Day 1b kicked off at 1300 CET on Wednesday. There were many repeat names re-entering the event and plenty of new faces, so you won’t want to miss the daily recap right here on PokerNews.

*Photo courtesy of the World Poker Tour.

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March 05 2012, PokerNews Staff

Welcome to the first PartyPoker Weekly of March 2012 and like always it is packed with information about the fantastic promotions PartyPoker currently have running along with the legendary Jessie May starring in a YouTube clip! Want to know more? Then continue reading!

Gladiator Promo In Full Swing

The brilliant Gladiator promotion has been in full swing for four days and already PartyPoker players are finding themselves on course to win an exclusive $8,000 World Poker Tour package just for playing on PartyPoker.

Until midnight on Mar. 31 PartyPoker players are going to be rewarded just for playing cash games and tournaments on the site and the more they play the better the prizes they will earn. For example, earn a single PartyPoker point on five separate days up to Mar. 31 and they will gain entry to a $500 freeroll but earn a single point on 25 different days and that freeroll’s prize pool swells to $2,500.

There are also cash prizes up for grabs too, ranging from $10 for earning five PartyPoints on 25 days all the way up to $4,000 for those high volume grinders who earn 1,200 PartyPoints on 25 days. But the ultimate prize, for those who show they have what it takes to be a Gladiator, is an $8,000 package to any World Poker Tour Main Event of their choosing! Winning this package will not be easy as they have to earn 1,200 PartyPoints on 30 days!

PartyPoker also realise that some of their valued customers have the skills to grind out an unbelievable amount of cash game hands and tournaments so they have a special section just for them. If anyone earns 1,500 PartyPoints on 40 days up to midnight on Apr.15 then they will pick up a $15,000 package to the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event! What are you waiting for? Get grinding!

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WPT National Series Marbella

The World Poker Tour National Series are a great way for poker players to play in a WPT event without having to worry about the being completely filled with professional players. The WPT runs a number of these stops every season, taking the WPT brand to smaller venues and places that the bigger tours rarely stop off at.

WPT National Series Marbella takes place between Apr.20-24 at the luxurious Marbella Casino in watch is expected to be a real sun-kissed thriller and PartyPoker customers can win themselves a fantastic package to the Main Event that is worth $4,000!

Feeder tournaments for the weekly WPT National Series Marbella Satellite start off completely free and build up gradually to a $1 rebuy or $3 turbo freezout and then into a $22.50 +$2.50 qualifier to the weekly $225+$25 that kicks off at 13:55 ET every Sunday. In this final one package will be awarded for every $4,000 in the prize pool.

Each package is made up of:

• $2,250 Main Event Buy-In
• $1,000 Spending money
• Four night’s accommodation and hospitality

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GSOP Dominican Republic

Imagine taking down a major live poker tournament and then being able to head to the beach for some glorious sunshine, relaxing deep blue seas and celebratory cocktails. That could become a distinct reality as the GSOP Live tour heads to the beautiful Dominican Republic.

From Mar.5 until midnight on Apr.8 satellites will be running in the PartyPoker lobby that eventually feed into a weekly $375 GSOP Dominican Republic Satellite, which awards one package for every $7,000 in the prize pool.

Each $7,000 package consists of:

• The $3,300 GSOP Dominican Republic Main Event buy-in
• $2,000 Spending money
• Seven nights’ accommodation at the luxurious Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
• A fantastic VIP party for all the players

So if you want to play poker in one of the most picturesque places in the world then win your GSOP Dominican Republic package now!

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Shit Poker Bloggers Say!

Have you seen any of the YouTube clips entitled “Shit People Say?” Well it seems PartyPoker have and they roped Jesse May into producing a short video about the things poker bloggers say whilst reporting on tournaments. It may be NSFW depending on your boss so exercise a little caution!

Help Yourself to A $50 Bankroll For Free

Would you like a free $50 bankroll? Well thanks to the special relationship between PokerNews and PartyPoker, you can help yourself to a free $50, all you need to do is follow the simple steps below, and $50 is all yours to keep!

• Download the PartyPoker software through PokerNews
• Create a new PartyPoker account and enter the bonus code “PN50FREE”
• Fill in the registration form in the PartyPoker cashier
• DO NOT make a deposit when prompted
• Return to PokerNews and fill in our small registration form
• Check your email inbox for a confirmation email from free50@pokernews.com

Once you have received the confirmation email $20 will be placed into your PartyPoker account. You must earn at least 40 PartyPoints before you will be able to withdraw the free $20. If you do not earn 40 PartyPoints within 60 days the initial $20, or whatever remains of it, will be forfeited. PartyPoints are earned at a rate of two PartyPoints per $1 in rake or tournament fees, so earning 40 within a 60-day time frame is quite an easy task.

Once you have earned 40 PartyPoints a further $30 will be deposited into your account bringing the total free cash amount to $50. You must then generate 160 points before you can cash out any of the the $30 and must do so within 120 days otherwise the $30, or the remainder of it will be forfeited.

If you experience any problems with this or any of our promotions, please contact our Ticketed Promo Support System.

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