Friday 17 December 2010

Ronnie (not Paulo!) at the peak

With two legs now behind us in Season Two of the ParadisePoker Tour, one man has edged ahead of the competition in the PPT League after making deep runs in both events.

Ronnie Espensen (pictured) cashed in both Vilamoura and London, finishing 17th down in the Algarve and again just missing the final table at the Fox Poker Club in November. His consolation prize however, has been over €3,700 in prize money and the points that have seen him take pole position in the race for the €10,000 cheque.

Portuguese player Paulo Calado had been previously reported as Tour League top dog, but it is with apologies that the PPT blog has to correct this.

Paulo is in fact second after following up his final table appearance in Vilamoura by narrowly missing out on Day Two in London, but his top 50 finish was enough to move him into second place.

The winner also secures entry into all Season Three events, while the rest of the top five finishers are also set to be rewarded in July. Check out the latest standings below:

Position - Name - Points
1. Ronnie Espensen - 71
2. Paulo Calado - 56
3. Sérgio Almeida - 50
3. Christos Xanthopoulous - 50
5. Hugo Almeida - 49
5. Luis Rodrigues - 49
7. Rene Knapp - 48
7. Peter Csecsetka - 48
9. Jim Reid - 47
10. Carlos Oliveira - 46

Tuesday 14 December 2010

50% more from your PPT stack

Get ready for 50% more value from your ParadisePoker Tour starting stack, as the Vienna event is set to debut a 15,000 chip tower for every player that enters at the Concord Card Casino.

The Austrian capital is a great venue for poker and now with even more value in the €125,000 Main Event, it promises to be a fine addition to the PPT from January 12th-16th.

Satellites are still underway with buy-ins as low as €1+10c. Full details of PPT satellites are available on the ParadisePokerTour.com homepage.