POKER NEWS

10 December 2014

WPT Double for Laurent Polito
WPT Double for Laurent Polito

There has been a remarkable number of double tournament winners in recent weeks with Laurent Polito continuing the trend at WPT National Paris.

Paul Phua to Fight Betting Case
Paul Phua to Fight Betting Case

Businessmen and high stakes poker players, Richard Yong and Paul Phua, have each decided to employ different legal strategies in their ongoing illegal sports betting case.

Adelson's Anti-Online Poker Bill Beaten
Adelson's Anti-Online Poker Bill Beaten

Sheldon Adelson's RAWA (Restoration of America's Wire Act) was given a black eye last night after it was confirmed that it won't be attached to a "must-pass" bill in the current lame-duck session.

Jennifer Shahade wins OFC High Roller
Jennifer Shahade wins OFC High Roller

Jennifer Shahade is best known for her exploits at the chess board but showed her poker chops in Prague yesterday after winning the €10,000 TonyBet Open Face Chinese World Championship High Roller.

09 December 2014

Man Shot in WSOP's Rio Venue
Man Shot in WSOP's Rio Venue

The home of the World Series of Poker, the Rio, was the scene of a shooting this weekend according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Bilzerian's Nightclub Blunder
Bilzerian's Nightclub Blunder

Dan Bilzerian has been barred from a Miami nightclub after allegedly kicking a woman in the face during a scuffle inside LIV.

Liam Batey's GUKPT 25/25 Double
Liam Batey's GUKPT 25/25 Double

After double triumphs for Alessio Isaia in Italy and Keith Brennan in Ireland, Liam Batey has repeated the trick in England, becoming the first player to win two GUKPT 25/25 events.

Hippodrome Hosts 2015 UKIPT Opener
Hippodrome Hosts 2015 UKIPT Opener

Organisers of the PokerStars UK and Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) have announced that the Hippodrome Casino in London will be the venue for the opening event of the 2015 season.

08 December 2014

Alex Goulder Gets WPT Gold
Alex Goulder Gets WPT Gold

The UK's Alex Goulder capped off an impressive 2014 at the felt with an outright win in this year's partypoker WPT Prague Main Event.

EPT Prague Gets Under Way
EPT Prague Gets Under Way

This year's EPT Prague festival got under way over the weekend and within four hours of the Eureka 4 event kicking off the first record had been broken.