POKER NEWS

08 May 2014

Norwegian Pro's Big Smash
Norwegian Pro's Big Smash

2014 has certainly been a year to forget for Petter Northug. The international skier and sometime high stakes poker player failed to defend his gold medal at the Sochi Olympics and the Norwegian has now made headlines after totalling his car.

07 May 2014

OFC Helps Shaun Deeb Through Wife's Labour
OFC Helps Shaun Deeb Through Wife's Labour

You can take the man out of the poker room but you can't take the poker room out of the man. Well not in Shaun Deeb's case.

Nacho Barbero Blows as SCOOP Pressure Mounts
Nacho Barbero Blows as SCOOP Pressure Mounts

PokerStars' latest SCOOP festival continued last night and while a selection of players were bagging potential life changing scores, it was one of the site's pro players that was capturing the attention of the rail.

Dutch Boyd to Pay $60k for Cyber Squatting Two Plus Two Domain
Dutch Boyd to Pay $60k for Cyber Squatting Two Plus Two Domain

It's taken more than four years to complete but a few days ago poker forum 2+2 won its legal case against Dutch Boyd.

Take It Down and Win at FullTilt Poker
Take It Down and Win at FullTilt Poker

FullTilt Poker is giving its players even more chances to win courtesy of two new giveaways.

06 May 2014

Pick Your UKIPT Heroes With Stakes&Ladders
Pick Your UKIPT Heroes With Stakes&Ladders

Can’t make UKIPT Nottingham? Join the club (sob). Whether it’s because you can’t quite stump up the princely sum of £1,100, or you simply can’t get time off work, find a new way to enjoy the action vicariously with www.stakesandladders.com.

Trio Of Champions Crowned
Trio Of Champions Crowned

Three major tournaments came to a conclusion in the UK and Europe over the weekend and crowned a trio of champions.

SCOOP 2014 Gets Underway
SCOOP 2014 Gets Underway

The latest edition of the Spring Championship Of Online Poker (SCOOP) tournament series began over the weekend at PokerStars promising 45 events and over $40 million in total cash and prizes.

05 May 2014

Freeroll Action Hits Juicy Stakes Poker
Freeroll Action Hits Juicy Stakes Poker

After offering three freerolls over the weekend, Juicy Stakes Poker is at it again with a trio of similar mid-week competitions offering a total of $1,750 in cash.

02 May 2014

Salter Striding Towards EPT Title
Salter Striding Towards EPT Title

In Monte Carlo, Day 5 of the €10,600 ($14,702) buy-in Grand Final main event of Season 10 from the European Poker Tour (EPT) saw a flurry of eliminations with just eight players now remaining for today’s final session.