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Monday 12th January 2009

Germany grab the Poker World Cup

While Germany grabbed the Pokerstars Poker World Cup, and the $100,000 prize money, the Great Britain team were left trailing in fifth place with Vicky Coren, Steven Devlin, Laurence Houghton, Derek Morris and Karl Mahrenholz representing Great Britain. While Germany took the crown New Zealand finished a credible second, Italy third with the US fourth place.<br /> <br /> Great Britain beat Poland who finished in sixth, Latvia came in seventh, Mexico a disappointing eighth and Canada in ninth place. While this was obviously a country led tournament a number of the better-known faces in the poker community were in attendance and we saw some interesting matches along the way. While some players adapted better to team play than others the general quality of the games were said to be very impressive indeed.<br /> <br /> Team poker events are not uncommon in the wider poker community but country games are something of a mystery for many although there is evidence of an increase in popularity. The more country led games and tournaments which we see the more likely the demand for poker to be introduced into the Olympics will come into play. Whether this will actually happen is very much debatable but there appears to be a surge of interest in the idea.

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