Dwan and Ivey’s Vegetarian Prop Bet

Poker has had it’s fair share of crazy prop’ bets down the years. Everything, from racing a racehorse to growing facial hear, has been on the agenda for some of the more fun-loving poker players. The latest prop’ bet is certainly a new one on us here at Poker News Headlines.

The bet in question came up on the latest edition of High Stakes Poker. Tom Dwan suggested to meat loving Phil Ivey that if he didn’t eat any meat (including fish) for the next year then he would pay him $1 million.

Armed Robbers Hit EPT Berlin

The new Berlin leg of the European Poker Tour was hit by armed robbers last weekend. Six men, armed with machine guns and a machete, entered the Berlin Grand Hyatt where the tournament was taking place and made off with €1 million in the dramatic heist.

All EPT events are filmed for TV and the Berlin leg was no exception. We have obtained video footage of the moment the actual robbery took place, causing poker players and hotel staff members to flee for their lives.

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Greek Poker Player Charged with Fraud

Greek poker player and property developer, Achilleas Kallakis, has been charged with conspiracy to defraud, forgery, fraud by false representation, money laundering, and deception. Kallakis was remanded on bail, yesterday, until May 4th.

It’s alleged that Allied Irish Bank (AIB) lent Kallakis over €700 million over five years for blue chip property investments. The Irish Independent newspaper reported that Kallakis could be “one of the most dangerous customers AIB has ever had on its books.”

Meanwhile, AIB today reported its first ever full year loss of €2.6 billion. The bank is thought to have helped fuel the recession in Ireland through property investments during the housing boom.

Fake Tann! Willie Impersonator Hits Facebook

Poker playing Facebook users were scammed, last week, by a user claiming to be the much loved UK poker pro’ Willie Tann. The user, posing as the WSOP bracelet winner, sent messages to hundreds of poker players in an attempt to scam them out of money transfers.

Friends of the real Willie Tann quickly spotted what was happening and made the community aware of the danger. Poker forums also came alive with stories of the scam and some possible victims.

Facebook has since deleted the fake Willie Tann account from their social network pages. The extent of the scam is yet unknown but it looks likely that many players will be out of pocket to the fraudster.

Anton Wigg Wins 2010 EPT Copenhagen

The European Poker Tour is synonymous with up and coming young poker stars. Many youngsters have cashed in and even won EPT events previously, illustrating that poker is switching from the “seedy old man” image of years gone by into a modern day game full of fresh faces.

Anton Wigg, the winner of the latest EPT in Copenhagen, is the perfect example of a youngster taking apart a field of seasoned professionals. Wigg, 22 from Stockholm in Sweden, played an aggressive game throughout the final and showed great patience during a gruelling heads-up match to eventually become a millionaire three times over… in Danish Krona.

Eastgate and Helppi Well Stacked after Day 1b – EPT Copenhagen

Day 1a at the EPT Copenhagen may have lacked a little in the ’star name’ department but Day 1b certainly didn’t disappoint. Former WSOP champion Peter Eastgate looks in scintillating form and he currently sits in 3rd place in the chip counts. Hot on his heels is Finnish big hitter Juha Helppi. Not too far behind those two are the likes of Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier, Ramzi Jelassi and Luca Pagano. But, as Day 1b ended, they were all looking up at the current ‘chip daddy’ in the form of Ilkka Koskinen.

Day 2 is just underway out in Norway and we are in for a rare treat as so of the best poker players in Europe cross swords.

Andrew Pantling Leads EPT Copenhagen after Day 1a

A relatively low turn out of just 200 players took their seats for Day 1a of the European Poker Tour in Copenhagen, Norway yesterday. The PokerStars sponsored event was scandinavian player laden as you might expect, but it was Canadian player Andrew Pantling that headed the pack as play stopped for the day late last night.

Pantling, from Ontario, might not be the most familiar poker player around but he has plenty of big tournament experience, including a 3rd place in the 2009 Irish Poker Open which netted him a pay day of over €200,000.

Bebb-Jones Fears the Death Penalty

British poker pro’ Marcus Bebb-Jones could face the death penalty if found guilty of the murder of his wife. Bebb-Jones is accused of murdering his wife, Sabrina, in 1997 before embarking on a “playboy lifestyle” in Las Vegas.

Ben Cooper, counsel for the defence, said he was seeking assurances Bebb-Jones would not face the death penalty if extradited to the United States.

Mr Cooper told an extradition hearing at City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court: “He faces a minimum sentence of life without parole in Colorado but this is not yet fixed – he is also eligible for the death penalty.”

EPT Deauville: Jake Cody Wins!

In a final jam-packed full of “action” hands, the EPT Deauville concluded last night with Britain’s Jake Cody taking the first tour crown of 2010. Cody had a very solid main event but during the final table he simply could not miss the big hands and he must have been in dreamland when each big hand was paid off.

That’s not to say Cody didn’t play well, of course he did. You need a lot of talent to win an EPT event and Cody clearly has that in abundance. When faced with a former WSOP champion you need a lot of courage as well. Even if Peter Eastgate was short stacked and was the first to be eliminated.