Von 6. bis 10. Mai geht die World Poker Tour WPT in Venedig über die Bühne. 397 Spieler gingen an den Start des € 4000 No Limit Holdem Turniers im Casino Venedig. Darunter PokerStars Shooting Star Sandra Naujoks, Full Tilt Pro Markus Golser, Steve Sung, EPT Monte Carlo Highroller Gewinnerin Vanessa Rousso, Annette Obrestad, Sunar Surinder und Daria Minieri.

The European Poker Tour German Open, held in Casino Hohensyburg, Dortmund, has been won by 18-year-old Canadian Mike “Timex” McDonald, making him the youngest ever victor on the tour. McDonald collected € 933,600 for his victory over 410 opponents in the € 8,000 buy-in event.