PHIL TAYLOR opens his challenge for a third successive PartyPoker.net European Championship title on Thursday, when he takes on Co Stompe as the £200,000 tournament begins in Dinslaken, Germany.
MATCHROOM SPORT can announce that tickets to the 2010 PartyCasino.com Mosconi Cup are now on sale from www.seetickets.com, one of the UK's major online ticketing agencies.
Tony Bloom reached his third Poker Million final after a stunning performance saw him overcome WSOP legend Erik Seidel heads-up in heat three to reach December's live Sky Sports final.
PHIL TAYLOR claimed his 11th StanJames.com World Matchplay title with an 18-12 win over Raymond van Barneveld at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool on Sunday night.
THE Totesport.com Fish'O'Mania Champion of Champions features the 16 men who have won the main Fish'O'Mania competition.
FORMER PGA EuroPro Tour star Louis Oosthuizen is one round away from winning one of the biggest events in golf - The Open Championship.
RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD produced another piece of history with a sensational nine-darter at the StanJames.com World Matchplay on Saturday night.
NEIL McKinnon has won the Totesport.com Fish'O'Mania XVII in the most dramatic style.
Hatch has narrow advantage in Mosconi Cup Idol
DENNIS Hatch has leapt into the lead in Mosconi Cup Idol.
With only two and a half days of voting remaining, Hatch is now on course to be the final member of the American Mosconi Cup side.
However, three other players - long-time poll leader Rodney Morris, Charlie Williams and Stevie Moore - are all still in contention as every vote could prove critical.
Morris has been leading since the start but has now been overtaken after a late surge by Hatch.
Which ever player wins the vote will join Oscar Dominguez, Corey Deuel, Shane Van Boening and Johnny Archer when the two teams line up from 10-13 December at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas.
Taking place on
www.matchroompool.com
the 'Idol' poll has attracted thousands of voters over the first week and looks set to continue up till midnight UK time on Sunday 15th when the vote will close.
The results to date are:
1. Dennis Hatch 22.13%
2. Rodney Morris 20.25%
3. Charlie Williams 19.37%
4. Stevie Moore 17.68%
5. Charlie Bryant 8.42%
6. John Schmidt 7.06%
7. Shawn Putnam 2.64%
8. Kim Davenport 2.45%
(% figure equals the share of the total vote)
To vote, please go to the home page of
www.matchroompool.com
, click on the 'Mosconi Cup Idol' logo on the right-hand side, tick your desired candidate and submit your vote. It's as simple as that.
Live in its entirety on Sky Sports in the UK, the event features two five-man teams representing Europe and the USA doing battle in a series of singles and doubles matches. Now in its 16th year, the Americans hold a 10-4 lead with one tied match in 2006.
Tickets for the Mosconi Cup are available from:
http://www.ticketmaster.com/2009-Mosconi-Cup-tickets/artist/1334375
or 1-800 745 300 or from the MGM Grand on 1-800 929 1111 or 702 891 7777.
Date posted: November 13, 2009
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