13 December 2013
Win a Premium Christmas Present from bet365
The good people at bet365 are playing Santa this month with a host of goodies to be won courtesy of the site's Premium Christmas Present giveaway.
12 December 2013
Ami Leads Eureka Prague Finale
Whilst Dan Smith was claiming another major title across the Atlantic in Las Vegas, the final few in this year's record-breaking Eureka Prague Main Event were bagging up their chips ahead of today's finale.
Smith's Sparkles in WPT Five Diamond Finale
He may be just 24 years old but Dan Smith proved he was more than capable of handling the pressure of a major final table last night after capturing his first WPT title.
Juicy Stakes Launches Fast Fold Poker
The action has got quicker at Juicy Stakes Poker which has just launched Fast Fold tables to its online offering. The site is celebrating the new high speed games via a special Grand Prix Rake Race which will award the most prolific players with a tidy Christmas bonus.
GPS Grand Final Starts Today
Christmas is set to come early in Sheffield this weekend as the Genting Poker Series reaches its Grand Final stage with a guaranteed prize pool of £200,000 on offer.
Another $1m score for Brian Rast
Brian Rast's career tournament earnings are inching toward the $6 million mark after he took down the $100,000 High Roller event at the WPT Five Diamond Classic.
11 December 2013
Smith Cruises to Five Diamond Chip Lead
Jean-Robert Bellande's dream of making a WPT final table was cruelly snatched away from him last night as Dan Smith ran amok on the penultimate day of the Five Diamond Classic.
Jens Kyllonen Becomes a Sharking Victim
Earlier this year Finnish high stakes pro Jens Kyllonen made a post on 2+2 detailing how he and his roommate, Henri Jaakkola, had their laptops stolen and subsequently from their hotel room during EPT Barcelona. The news caused a wave of panic amongst the game's top player with many reporting similarly suspicious circumstances during the event.
10 December 2013
Moorman's Thoughts on Re-Entry Events
Re-entry tournaments seem to be the hot topic in the poker world at the moment and with many pros, such as Daniel Negreanu traditionally benefitting from the format, questions are being asked as to their long-term feasibility. Indeed, while some players are in favour of them and want to see more, other pros such as Chris Moorman feel they are killing the game.
Bellande Bags Unexpected Chip Lead in Five Diamond Classic
An unlikely chip leader in the form of Jean-Robert Bellande emerged on Day 4 of this year's WPT Five Diamond Classic as the field was cut from 59 to 21. After starting the day somewhere in the chasing pack, Bellande put on a blistering performance in the post-bubble carnage to storm into the chip lead (1,637,000) ahead of Keith Tilston (1,274,000) and Eddy Sabat (1,026,000).