Everest Poker is proud to add 4 Live the Dream players to Team Everest 2011

‘The dream continues’

Everest Poker has signed 4 former Live the Dream 2010 players to become part of Team Everest 2011. After representing Everest Poker at the best tournaments in the world for a full year, the dream continues for Javier Martinez (ES), Koen de Bakker (NL), Tobias Wagner (DE) and Leonard Truche (FR).

The four newest members of Team Everest, all learned to play poker with Everest and have long been active members of the Everest Poker community. They competed last year against two-hundred other hopefuls in one of the most coveted poker events of the year: Live the Dream 2010.

Now, a year later, the dream continues!

The four will join Everest’s sponsored pros Steven van Zadeloff (NL), part of Bluff Europe’s Super Tour Top 20, Fabrice Soulier (FR), Best French Male Poker Performance Winner 2010, Valentin Messina (FR) Poker Champion of France 2010 and Maria Maceiras (ES), 2 time Spanish Champion in Team Everest 2011.

Leonard Truche about his new contract: “I cannot believe I am this lucky! After a terrific year with the Live the Dream team, I cannot wait to be a part of Team Everest and represent my favorite poker room”.
Team Everest will represent Everest Poker in 2011 playing in the world’s largest live poker events.

The first live poker tournament all Team players will attend is the Everest Poker ONE, 21–24 April 2011 in Monte Carlo.

More info about the Everest Poker ONE: www.theeverestpokerone.com

How about Monte Carlo in April?

Play the Direct Entry tonight at 20:30 GMT and win your $ 9,000 prize package for the Everest Poker ONE in the beautiful Monte Carlo.

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Everest Poker Pro Tobias Wagner finishes 5th at WPT Paris

After EPT Deauville, GCOP Rozvadov, the World Poker Tour Paris is his 3rd live event in 2011 and also the 3rd ITM. With his 5th rank at the WPT the young sports student from Nuremberg, Germany wins 52.250 Eur. Tobi plays his last hand shortly after 1am. He open-shoves all-in UTG for 370.000 chips. Alexandre Brivot 3-bet all-in from the button. Tobias Wagner has KdQh, Alexandre Brivot has KcKs – not looking good for Tobi. The board shows: 6dAc3c Ah9h and Tobias reaches a fantastic 5th rank.

Team Everest Player Tobias Wagner is the best German Player at WPT Paris

Update: Midnight

Sam Trickett is out, Tobias in the Top 5!!!

Sam Trickett has lost against Jean-Lou Tepper: 99 vs 55.

The board shows the third 9 and two 10 10 to give a full to the old French man.

He finishes at the 6th position and wins 43,545 euros.

Tobias is now short stack and it is time to double up.

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Update 23:30

Chipcounts after the dinner break:
Benjamin Pollak : 1,595k
Natalia Nikitina : 1,195k
Alexandre Brivot : 627k
Jean-Lou Tepper : 569k
Tobias Wagner : 378k
Sam Trickett : 333k

Blinds: 20k-40k / Ante 5k.

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Bad news for Ingo Paulus is good news for Team Everest. His elimination makes our German Team Everest player Tobias Wagner best German player in the EUR 5K Main Event of WPT Paris.

Paulus was already short with less than 10BB when he decideds to push all-in with A2s. Jean-Lou Tepper in BB position calls with TT.
At first the flop gives Ingo the top pair KcAhJd, but the turn Qd completes the straight for Tepper.
Paulus from Germany finishes 7th and receives EUR 34,835. The last German standing is now Everest Pro Tobias Wagner – with his remaining 419,000 chips Tobi will have to act soon.

Team Everest Player Tobias Wagner at the Final Table of WPT Paris

Update 8:30 PM : First Out – Nicolo Calia

Short stack since the beginning of the final table, Nicolo Calia is the first player out.

Preflop, Nicolo shoves all-in with AJoff and he is only called by the chipleader of the tournament Benjamin Pollak who shows AKoff.

The board could not save the Italian and he is out on the 8th position. He wins 26,120 euros.

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Update 8:00 PM

After almost 3.5 hours of play we have still not lost a player. All short stacks who push all-in win their try. The last one was French Jean-Lou Tepper. He shoved all-in preflop with Ac8c. Only the Russian Natalia Nikitina called with pair of 9s.

The board comes with 3cQcKs 2d7c gives a flush for Jean-Lou.

Our Everest player Tobias is having hard time. He doesn't get the hands to play and is now down to 431k.

These are the chipcounts:
- Benjamin Pollak : 1,271k
- Natalia Nikitina : 1,014k
- Sam Trickett : 633k
- Alexandre Brivot : 618k
- Tobias Wagner : 431k
- Ingo Paulus : 319k
- Jean-Lou Tepper : 302k
- Nicolo Calia : 159k

Keep your fingers crossed for our tobestar!

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Update 5:50 : End of the first level

There are still 8 players in after the end of the first level of the day.

During this level, Tobias lost some chips against the chipleader Benjamin Pollak from France.

Tobias on the button calls a raise from Pollak for 36k. Benjamin check-calls the bets of Tobias for 40k on the flop and 75k on the turn.
Then the chipleader places a bet on the river and the Everest Poker player folds quickly.

Stacks at the end of this level :
- Benjamin Pollak : 1,312k
- Ingo Paulus : 834k
- Natalia Nikitina : 811k
- Tobias Wagner : 605k
- Jean-Lou Tepper : 430k
- Alexandre Brivot : 401k
- Sam Trickett : 189k
- Nicolo Calia : 165k

New level: Blinds 10k-20k / Ante 3k

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16:30: Shuffle up and deal at the final table of WPT Paris.

Team Everest on Fire! After Live the Dream winner Julien Claudepierre who has finished 4th at EPT Deauville and Team Everest player Leo Truche who has finished 7th at the French Poker Series it is now their German mate Tobias Wagner who is playing at the final table. At WPT Paris Tobias is third in Chips and about 150 K above average (589K so far).

Blinds 8k-16k ante 2k

Chipcounts of the 8 finalists:
- Benjamin Pollak : 1,251 k
- Ingo Paulson : 983k
- Tobias Wagner : 748k
- Natalia Nikitina : 688k
- Pierre Lou Tepper : 470k
- Alexandre Brivot : 203k
- Sam Trickett : 191k
- Nicolo Calia : 176k

Seating:

Seat 1 : Ingo Paulus
Seat 2 : Alexandre Brivot
Seat 3 : Benjamin Pollak
Seat 4 : Jean-Lou Tepper
Seat 5 : Tobias Wagner
Seat 6 : Natalia Nikitina
Seat 7 : Sam Trickett
Seat 8 : Nicolo Calia

Good luck Tobi! You can do it!

Team Everest Player Tobias Wagner on fire at WPT Paris!!!

Tobi eliminates Nichlas Mattson at 9th place and thus defines the Final Table for WPT Paris.

German Everest Pro Tobias Wagner made it to the final 8 of the EUR 5,000 Main Event at WPT Paris where more than 180 players have started 4 days ago.
At first Sam Trickett runs into our tobestar: Trickett pushes all-in with Ad8s and Tobias calls with AhQs. No help from the board for Trickett and Tobi doubles-up. In the next hand Tobi kicks-out former chipleader Nichlas Mattson and the final table was set. It started with a raise from French Benjamin Pollak, the Swede Nichlas Mattson reraises all-in for 141K, and then Tobias also reraises all-in – the other players fold. Mattson holds pocket 88 and Tobi shows the Aces - the board brings no change. Our Tobestar takes the pot and makes Mattson number 9 of the tournament. Tobi will enter the final table 3rd in chips - Take it home baby!!

The Final Table at WPT Paris begins on Tuesday, 15:00h (CET), and these are the final eight:
Seat 1 : Ingo Paulus (DE): 983,000
Seat 2 : Alexandre Brivot (FR) 203,000
Seat 3 : Benjamin Pollak (FR) 1,251,000
Seat 4 : Jean-Louis Tepper (FR) 470,000
Seat 5 : Tobias Wagner (DE, Team Everest) 748,000
Seat 6 : Natalia Nikitina (RUS) 688,000
Seat 7 : Sam Trickett (UK) 191,000
Seat 8 : Nicolo Calia (IT) 176,000

Pay-out:
01. 243.830 €
02. 174.170 €
03. 113.210 €
04. 69.670 €
05. 52.250 €
06. 43.545 €
07. 34.835 €
08. 26.120 €
09. Nichlas Mattson: 17.412 €
10. Jean-François Tyczynski: 13.65 €
11. Jérôme Zerbib: 13.065 €
12. Philip Jacobson: 13.065 €
13. Yacoub Dori: 13.065 €
14. Bruno Benveniste: 8.710 €
15. Ilan Boujenah: 8.710 €
16. Emilie Petit: 8.710 €
17. Manuel Bevand: 8.710 €
18. Isabelle Mercier: 8.710 €

German Team Everest Player Tobias Wagner is one of the last ten players at EFOP WPT Diamond in Paris

187 players have started in the EUR 5,000 Regional Championship of the World Poker Tour (WPT) in Paris. Now, we are down to the last ten and one them is our German Team Everest Pro Tobias Wagner, who will today fight for his seat at the final table in the Aviation Club de France. Massive chipleader is currently French Benjamin Pollak with 1,156,000 in chips. With 342,000 in chips Tobi still has a healthy stack and has his eyes set on the win!

Yesterday's day 3 started with 30 players and the bubble was to pop. Our Dutch Everest Pro Steven van Zadelhoff was pretty short at the beginning of the day already. Thus, it didn't take too long until he busted with Jacks vs. Queens. Unfortunately that was still before the bubble. Still fantastic game from Steven during this whole event!

Steven

Tobi had a better run and eliminated Jerome Zerbib from the tournament. Tobi raises UTG to 22K, Jerome pushes his remaining 90k all-in with A10. Tobias decides to call with AQ. Nothing on the board: Jerome gets to rank 11th and Tobi gets his chips.

We have to lose 2 more players today. The WPT Paris Champion will take home 243,830€. Go Tobi! You can do it!!!!

These are the current chipcounts at the start of day 4:
Benjamin Pollak (France) 1.156.000
Sam Trickett (UK) 849.000
Natalia Nikitina (Russia) 536.000
Jean-François Tyczynski (France) 495.000
Jean-Louis Tepper (France) 402.000
Ingo Paulus (Germany) 392.000
Tobias Wagner (Germany) 342.000
Alexandre Brivot (France) 258.000
Nichlas Mattson (Sweden) 168.000
Nicolo Calia (Italy) 122.000

Pay-out structure:
1. 243.830€
2. 174.170€
3 113.210€
4 69.670€
5 52.250€
6 43.545€
7 34.835€
8 26.120€
9 17.412€
10. 13.065€
11. Jérôme Zerbib 13.065€
12. Philip Jacobson 13.065€
13. Yacoub Dori 13.065€
14. Bruno Benveniste 8.710€
15. Ilan Boujenah 8.710€
16. Emilie Petit 8.710€
17. Manuel Bevand 8.710€
18. Isabelle Mercier 8.710€

We had more players from Everest poker cash game in the run at WPT Paris. Valentin Messina, France Poker Award Gewinner Fabrice Soulier and Fabien Perrot from the Live the Dream Team 2010 are now cheering for their team mate Tobias. So he hopefully will take home the title for the team!

Everest Poker is thrilled to announce their newest Poker Tournament:

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