POKER NEWS

05 September 2014

Mini FTOPS Returns on Sunday
Mini FTOPS Returns on Sunday

There's $1.4m in guaranteed prize money on offer as Full Tilt's Mini FTOPS festival returns this weekend.

04 September 2014

Liv's Burning Man
Liv's Burning Man

When she's not playing on the tournament circuit or creating new charitable ventures what does Liv Boeree do to let her hair down?

Colman Banks Another Major Win
Colman Banks Another Major Win

He may not have been a firm fixture on the live poker scene for very long, but Daniel Colman has already pulled himself up to third in the all-time money list thanks to another seven-figure score.

Seiver's Ironic $50,000 Payout
Seiver's Ironic $50,000 Payout

It seems as though persistence really does pay off, especially if you're Scott Seiver and facing elimination on the bubble of a $100,000 poker tournament.

03 September 2014

Chess and Poker Combine
Chess and Poker Combine

It looks as though chess could be the next game of skill and logic to make it big in the world of gambling.

WCOOP Kicks off this Week
WCOOP Kicks off this Week

PokerStars' World Championship of Online Poker is set to return this week with another bumper schedule of virtual MTTs and big money prizes.

Tech Award for Neo Poker Lab
Tech Award for Neo Poker Lab

Could a computer one day take on and beat the best poker players in the world? That's the goal of one company that has scooped a top award at the recent GiGse technology conference in San Francisco.

02 September 2014

Poker Party Proves Fatal
Poker Party Proves Fatal

Thankfully on this side of the pond, robberies involving guns are extremely rare. Shootings seem to be more of a fact of life in the US though. A poker game in Alabama was the subject of the latest incident that saw two men shot.

GUKPT's Maiden Trip to Leeds
GUKPT's Maiden Trip to Leeds

This week will see the GUKPT make its first trip to Leeds, ever. Now in its eighth season and looking for pastures news, Grosvenor's popular event will land in Leeds on Wednesday for the first of five busy days.

Seiver's Payout Issue in SHRPO High Roller
Seiver's Payout Issue in SHRPO High Roller

In the wake of having to pay out $2.5 million to cover the $10 million guarantee it failed to achieve, the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open found itself involved in another issue yesterday.