GPI Tournament Report: WPT Bay 101 and Venice, Unibet Copenhagen, LSOP Millions, HPO STL + More

We take you to San Jose, Venice, Copenhagen, Panama, St. Louis, Barcelona, Stockholm, Connecticut, Macau, Morocco, California and Colorado in this week’s GPI Tournament Report:

WPT BAY 101 SHOOTING STAR

James Carroll (GPI#1279) won the WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star in San Jose, earning his first victory on the World Poker Tour. Carroll defeated Dylan Wilkerson (GPI#319) heads-up. It was Wilkerson’s second appearance at a WPT Final Table in only a few weeks. Wilkerson earned a runner-up finish at the WPT Fallsview Poker Classic last month in Niagara Falls.

Mukul Pahuja (GPI#56) continued his run-good on tour finishing 4th in the event while former WPT Bay 101 Champion Nam Le (GPI#506) also final tabled the event.

World Poker Tour (WPT) Bay 101 Shooting Star
Mar 10-14, 2014  |  Bay 101  |  San Jose, CA, USA
$7,500 Buy-In  |  718 Entries  |  $5,133,700 USD Prize Pool

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WPT VENICE CARNIVAL

After two attempts, Andrea Dato (GPI#280) was finally able to break through and earn the WPT Venice title in his third final table appearance at the Gioco Digitale WPT Venice Carnival.

Dato defeated UK superstar Sam Trickett (GPI#1611) heads-up for the big victory. Former Venice winner Alessio Isaia (GPI#1386) and recent EPT Deauville Champion Sotirios Koutoupas (GPI#335) also final tabled the event.

Gioco Digitale World Poker Tour (WPT) Venice Carnival
Mar 10-15, 2014  |  Casino di Venezia  |  Venice, ITA
€3,000 Buy-In  |  144 Entries  |  $524,096 USD Prize Pool

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UNIBET COPENHAGEN

Online star and former EPT Champion Frederik Jensen (GPI#534) bested a 400+ player field to win Unibet Open Copenhagen in his home country.

The Danish pro defeated Hungary’s Emil Hegedus (GPI#3598) heads-up for the title.

Unibet Open Copenhagen
Mar 13-16, 2014  |  Casino Copenhagen  |  Copenhagen, DEN
€ 1,100 Buy-In  |  406 Entries  |  2,923,200 DKK Prize Pool

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LSOP MILLIONS

American Carter Gill (GPI#880) is really starting to enjoy life in South America. Just months after winning the LAPT Grand Final in Uruguay, Gill picked up the Latin Series of Poker Millions title in Panama.

PokerStars Team Pro Jose Ignacio Barbero also final tabled the event. The man better known as “Nacho” finished 5th.

Latin Series of Poker (LSOP) Panama City
Mar 12-16, 2014  |  Majestic Casino  |  Panama City, PAN
$850 Buy-In  |  $549,220 Prize Pool

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HPO ST. LOUIS

Former WSOP World Champion Chris Moneymaker (GPI#4236) was back in the winner’s circle earlier this week.

Moneymaker defeated Frank Wyville (GPI#95935) heads-up to become the latest Hollywood Poker Open winner at the Hollywood Casino in St. Louis.

Hollywood Poker Open (HPO) St. Louis
Mar 15-16, 2014  |  Hollywood Casino  |  St. Louis, MO, USA
$1,800 Buy-In  |  67 Entries  |  $106,643 Prize Pool

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CEP BARCELONA

Campeonato de Espańa de Poker (CEP) Barcelona
Mar 13-16, 2014  |  Casino Barcelona  |  Barcelona, ESP
€ 660 Buy-In  |  331 Entries  |  € 187,440 Prize Pool

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NORDIC MASTERS OF POKER

Nordic Masters of Poker Main Event
Mar 14-16, 2014  |  Casino Cosmopol  |  Stockholm, SWE
16,100 SKr Buy-In  |  161 Entries  |  2,415,000 SKr Prize Pool

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WPT SHOOTING STAR HIGH ROLLER

World Poker Tour (WPT) Bay 101 Shooting Star High Roller
Mar 12-13, 2014  |  Bay 101  |  San Jose, CA, USA
$25,000 Buy-In  |  9 Entries  |  $220,500 USD Prize Pool

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FOXWOODS CLASSIC PRELIM

Foxwoods Poker Classic NLH Re-Entry Event
Mar 15-16, 2014  |  Foxwoods Resort Casino  |  Ledyard, CT, USA
$1,650 Buy-In  |  xxx Entries  |  $xxx,xxx Prize Pool

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MACAU MILLIONS

Macau Millions Main Event
Mar 7-16, 2014  |  City of Dreams  |  Macau, CHN
$2,200 HKD Buy-In  | 1, 801 Entries  |  $3,499,760 HKD Prize Pool

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TANGER MILLIONAIRE MAKER

Tanger Millionaire Maker
Mar 12-16, 2014  |  Casino de Tanger  |  Tangier, MAR
9,900 DHS Buy-In  |  244 Entries  |  € 191,300 Prize Pool

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ROLLING THUNDER PRELIM

World Poker Tour (WPT) Rolling Thunder 1K Prelim
Mar 14-15, 2014  |  Thunder Valley Casino Resort  |  Lincoln (Sacramento), CA, USA
$1,110 Buy-In  |  364 Entries  |  $359,500 Prize Pool

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MSPT GOLDEN GATES

Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Golden Gates Casino
Mar 13-17, 2014  |  Golden Gates Casino  |  Blackhawk, CO, USA
$1,100 Buy-In  |  453 Entries  |  $453,000 Prize Pool

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* Cover photo courtesy of WPT.com