POKER NEWS

12 May 2014

Manchester United win Champions Cup – in Poker!
Manchester United win Champions Cup – in Poker!

It's been a season to forget for Manchester United but they do have some silverware to put in the Old Trafford trophy cabinet.

11 May 2014

Juan Benito leads UKIPT Nottingham – 49 left
Juan Benito leads UKIPT Nottingham – 49 left

331 players headed to Dusk Till Dawn on Saturday dreaming of UKIPT Nottingham glory but after nine levels of hard fought action just 49 were left chasing the £213,000 first prize.

10 May 2014

Tobey Maguire has Poker
Tobey Maguire has Poker "Spidey Senses"

We all know that private home games amongst rich celebrities are all the rage in the US, but according to Molly Bloom one of the top players in the game is Tobey Maguire.

UKIPT Nottingham is a £1,223,000 Record Breaker
UKIPT Nottingham is a £1,223,000 Record Breaker

UKIPT Nottingham is one for the record books. 629 (!) runners took to the tables at Dusk Till Dawn on day 1C, taking the total field to an enormous 1,223, creating a guarantee busting prize pool of £1,223,000.

09 May 2014

PokerStars Launches Phased Tournaments
PokerStars Launches Phased Tournaments

PokerStars has just updated its tournament roster and this time they've taken a concept that's familiar in the live poker world and converted it into an online format.

Jude Ainsworth heads UKIPT Nottingham
Jude Ainsworth heads UKIPT Nottingham

After a steady start on Wednesday, the £1,000 UKIPT Nottingham Main Event roared into life on Thursday with 419 players taking to the Dusk Dill Dawn tables for Day 1B.

Darren Mapley Takes Maiden WPT National Newcastle
Darren Mapley Takes Maiden WPT National Newcastle

The World Poker Tour made its first visit to the North East over the Bank Holiday weekend with 411 players taking to the tables for the WPT National Newcastle.

08 May 2014

Laliberte Opens Up About Online Losses
Laliberte Opens Up About Online Losses

In a recent interview with the Journal de Montreal, Guy Laliberte was profiled as a billionaire circus impresario who had some dodgy rides in the online poker world.

'ElkY' Goes Deep Against SCOOP Studs
'ElkY' Goes Deep Against SCOOP Studs

Another handful of SCOOP tournaments got underway on PokerStars yesterday and while many of the day's MTTs were left to play out today, three winners were crowned in the Stud event.

Dave Shallow wins UKIPT Nottingham High Roller
Dave Shallow wins UKIPT Nottingham High Roller

UKIPT Nottingham got off to a flier yesterday with the plenty of notable names hitting the Dusk Till Dawn tables for the £1m Main Event. The first big money was awarded too as a top draw £3,000+£300 High Roller event reached its climax.