This Week in Poker -- Sept. 11 – 17

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Card Player Player of the Year Update

The Card Player Player of the Year Race is brought to you by Bodog

1: Thomas Marchese — 4,766
2: Sorel Mizzi — 3,862
3: Dwyte Pilgrim — 3,776
4: Jared Jaffee — 3,478
5: Jeffrey Papola — 3,420
6: Mike Beasley — 3,320
7: Valdemar Kwaysser — 3,280
8: Frank Kassela — 3,264
9: Miguel Proulx — 3,190
10: Tomer Berda — 3,072

This Week in Poker

There was no major POY movement in the top 10 of the Card Player Player of the Year race this week.

Headlines:

World Series of Poker Europe – Phil Laak Wins Event No. 1
WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship Begins Saturday
Fabian Quoss Wins English Poker Open
PokerStars Asia Pacific Poker Tour Auckland Begins
PPA Releases 2010 Congressional Ratings Guide

Featured Tournament Results

PokerStars UK and Ireland Poker Tour Dublin Main Event

Buy-in: $1,619
Number of Entries: 590
Total Prize Pool: $375,065
First-Place Prize: $91,541
Places Paid: 72

Final-Table Results:

1: Max Silver — $91,541 (960 POY points)
2: Ronan Gilligan — $55,179 (800 POY points)
3: Tom Kitt — $33,565 (640 POY points)
4: Ciaran Taggart — $24,792 (480 POY points)
5: Kevin Allen — $19,325 (400 POY points)
6: Anton Kouliavtsev — $15,384 (320 POY points)
7: Ursula Marmion — $11,697 (240 POY points)
8: Peter McGarvey — $8,773 (160 POY points)
9: Philip Costello — $6,103 (80 POY points)

Looking Ahead

World Series of Poker Europe

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Borgata Poker Open

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PokerStars Italian Poker Tour Nova Gorcia

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European Masters of Poker II — Spain

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