Atanas Gueorguiev Moves Up to Number 2 on the All-Time Bulgarian Ranking

Congratulations to @Atanas Gueorguiev who has been running good at the @Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino this year, with SIX ITM finishes in various events at the venue since the beginning fo 2014.

As a result, he has moved up one place to Number 2 in the Bulgarian all-time earnings ranking:

Atanas last won Event 14 in the Mediterranen Poker Cup for $11,786, bringing his total live winnings to $1,086,066 ($16,000 ahead of the current number 3 - Simeon Naydenov).

2013 WSOP bracelet winner @Simeon Naydenov (career earnings $1,070,122) last made it into live poker news as one of TWO Bulgarians at the #EPTVienna Main Event final table, when he finished 6th for $204,638.

Meanwhile, the 2013 PCA Main Event champion @Dimitar Danchev remains unchallenged in the top position, with $3,185,400 in live tournament earnings. His most recent ITM finishes were at #EPTSanremo and he is currently busy playing SCOOP.

More on #BGPoker on RankingHero:

Bulgaria - the Next Country on the PokerStars Map and an Emerging Force in Poker

Will Bulgarian Poker Come into the Spotlight Again at EPT Sanremo

Eastern Europe with Excellent Record from Eureka and European Poker Tour in Vienna

The Concord Masters Tournament Offers Great Value and Venues

Live poker fans in Central Europe will be spoiled for choice over the next week as the Concord Masters (8-18 May) has kicked off and offers fantastic value for entrants. And judging by the amazing turnout for #EPTVienna and the Eureka Poker Tour, we should see interesting action and probably quite a few notable poker pros! 

With a €500,000 guaranteed prize pool and a €300 buy-in, dozens of satellites, and a total of TWENTY-SEVEN starting days (with 1 re-entry per starting day) in TWELVE locations, it's hard to find an excuse NOT to enter :)

Each Day 1 continues until the top 10% of the starting field have been reached and they all are certain to get the minimum cash of €1,000 (€500 on the spot!).  And if you decide to play the tourist and visit several of the beautiful cities hosting the tournament, there is an extra reward - for each further qualification you will receive a €2000 bonus (you'll play the final with your biggest stack)!  

Check out the schedule here!

The Concord Masters final will take place on May 17-18 at Concord Card Casino Vienna Simmering. Follow the profile page of the venue on RankingHero to get all news and updates :) 

Joyeux Anniversaire Fabrice Soulier!

Happy birthday to @Fabrice Soulier - one of the best-loved French poker players, with a huge following on RankingHero (1214 followers as of today!). Fabrice Soulier is next week's special Mission 3 ambassador for the current #vegashero promotion by Everest.fr and RakingHero!

Fabrice made the French poker community proud and happy  when he won the #EPTVienna High Roller event last month. The first-place prize of $532,465 sent him to the top of the France last 6 months earnings ranking:

With three ITM at EPT events in 2014, Fabrice has topped the France 2014 EPT earnings ranking as well :) We hope to see him in great shape at #EPTGrandFinal in Monte Carlo and wish him lots of luck!!!

More on RankingHero about Fabrice:

Everest Ambassador Fabrice Soulier with the EPT10 High Roller Victory

#EverestPoker #EPTViennaHR 

Weekly RankingHero Highlights

Those who cannot play poker on Everest.fr have been watching with envy as the fantastic contest #vegashero took off this week on RankingHero with the first mission. Entrants are asked to put together the perfect Vegas experience package from a list of options (from burgers and limos to hot-air balloon rides or a night at the Rhino strip club). Take a look and get ideas and inspiration in the hope that RankingHero will soon offer an equally fun promotion for which we will all be eligible :)

http://www.rankinghero.com/fr/pros/45/vegashero/activity/736409.html#activity

We have been following the #EPTSanremo and you will be happy to see the newly added hashtag to the festival results page - now you will be able to check the latest winners and EPT Sanremo posts and comments  in a single stop :)

Don't forget our great tools that allow you to compare player stats and to get data about earnings in a specific circuit only:

Bulgarians have been performing great ever since Eureka Poker Tour and #EPTVienna - as many as 4 made it to Day 3 at #EPTSanremo , including the #PCA2013 champion @Dimitar Danchev 

Our birthday boys this week - Sorel Mizzi and Jason Somerville! 

Featured poker ambassadors - Xuan Liu and Sofia Lovgren have signed with 888poker; Vanessa Selbst met Rafael Nadal in a charity heads-up match.

Other stories you may have missed - the Phil Ivey lawsuits and cheating accusations from two casinos.

Warm welcome to @Gaetan Balleur @Stephane Allard @Alain Le Pen @Danny Covyn @Mustapha Cheikh @Vincent Hinterlang  @Gwendoline Janot and @Claudine Couppe to mention only some of our latest members.

Special thanks to @Gillian Epp for sharing her interview with Colin Burton and to @Christophe Ducos for the gif-illustrated hand history :)

Keep posting, liking and sharing and bringing the RankingHero community to life! Like us and help us grow on Facebook, as well :)

Yours truly,

@Annie RKH 

PS

Important addition to this week's update: @Olivier Demabre has been driving us crazy with his #2048game scores and I hope someone will soon challenge his unofficial title as RankingHero 2048 Champion :)

Will Bulgarian Poker Come into the Spotlight Again at EPT Sanremo

How many Bulgarians will make it to the bubble tomorrow at #EPTSanremo? Could we possibly see another Bulgarian EPT champion after the feat of @Dimitar Danchev at 2013 Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure? Or a second title for Danchev himself?

A dozen Bulgarians attracted a great deal of attention at #EPTVienna last month with cashes at many side events, including the fourth place in the Ladies Event for @Zornitsa Maleshkova, and with two seats at the Main Event final table for @Rumen Nanev and WSOP bracelet winner @Simeon Naydenov .

Bulgaria's Number 1 by live earnings and PCA champion Dimitar Danchev in the run for a second EPT title.  

Yesterday it looked like #BGPoker might become a sensation again with 8 out of 11 Bulgarian players making it to Day 2, among them #PCA2013 champ Dimitar Danchev. A total of 316 started out and at the close of Day 2, there were 115 left with the following BG players still in the game:

@Yordan Georgiev 

@Valeri Savov 

@Dimitar Danchev 

@Nikolay Tsanev 

All of the Bulgarian players except Valeri Savov are seated at Table 1 for the start of Day 3 and it will be extremely interesting to observe their strategy knowing that they are a close-knit community and on friendly terms.

How many will be among the 79 ITM and will one or more end up at the final table remains to be seen. And RankingHero will be watching, of course :)