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Travel the World Playing Poker Courtesy of PokerStars

by admin on December 4, 2009

One of the most awaited competitions of the year is the PokerStars Passport promotion. Players compete from Dec 1 – Dec 31st 2009 for points on the PokerStars Tournament Leaderboard. The top 2000 finishers will have a chance at winning a PokerStars Passport and cash, while the top 200 will battle it out for the biggest prize of all, a 5-stamp PokerStars Passport!

What is a PokerStars Passport? Well, you can play in ANY PokerStars sponsored live event. Yes, that means you can play at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, the European Poker Tour, the Asian Pacific Poker Tour, or the Latin American Poker Tour. You pick!!

And, the lucky two hundred will battle it out in a tournament to decide who will win the 5-stamp PokerStars Passport where can choose five events to attend!

Click here for more information on signing up at PokerStars.

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Christophe Savary wins WPT Marrakech Main Event

by admin on December 1, 2009

Frenchman, Chrstophe Savary, emerged victorious after outlasting 416 other players to capture the WPT Marrakech Main Event. This was the first major poker event ever hosted on the African continent so he gets to boast the title of winning the largest ever African poker tournament as well.

The final table positions and payouts were as follows:

1. Christophe Savary €377,262
2. Eoghan O’Dea €262,446
3. Ludovic Lacay €164,182
4. Julien Arneodo €105,077
5. Adrian Marin €72,240
6. Benjamin Spindler €55,828

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WPT Marrakech Super Satellite

September 16, 2009

Just a heads up on a super-satellite to the WPT Marrakech going on tonight.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009, at 21:30 GMT+1
Buy-ins = $250 + $18
Satellites available.
$8,000 Prize Package includes entry to the World Poker Tour Main Event tournament in Marrakech, Morocco, accommodation and travel expenses in October 2009.
For additional details, please visit Titan Poker

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WPT Marrakech

September 7, 2009

Chili Poker and the World Poker Tour have joined forces to bring you the first ever WPT event in Africa. The tournament will take place in Marrakech, Morocco Oct 12 – 19th at the Casino de Marrakech, one of Morocco’s finest casinos. You can qualify for this history making event on Chili Poker. [...]

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Chilipoker and World Poker Tour ® (WPT) Launch WPT Marrakech in Morocco

March 17, 2009

Chilipoker and the World Poker Tour have announced a WPT event in Marrakech, Morocco.  Dates have yet to finalized but their aim is to stage the event in October with qualifiers on select iPoker skins to begin as early as March.
WPT Marrakech will be held in the famous Casino de Marrakech which is known for [...]

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