POKER NEWS

26 October 2013

Adrian Mateos Wins WSOPE Main Event
Adrian Mateos Wins WSOPE Main Event

48 year-old Phil Hellmuth showed last year that it was still possible for an old school player to win big after taking down the WSOPE Main Event. A year later, it's a youngster less than half Hellmuth's age who has come to the fore with 19-year-old Adrian Mateos taking the bracelet and €1m first prize.

Todd Terry Heads WPT Paris
Todd Terry Heads WPT Paris

The WSOPE Main Event wasn't the only big tournament action in the French capital yesterday as the WPT National Paris hit the Aviation Club.

25 October 2013

Moneymaker Denies Debt Allegation
Moneymaker Denies Debt Allegation

There appears to be a storm brewing between 2003 WSOP Main Event champion Chris Moneymaker and high stakes pro, Jason Young. According to a forum thread posted by Young yesterday: "Chris Moneymaker does not pay his debts."

Negreanu on Cloud Nine after WSOPE High Roller Win
Negreanu on Cloud Nine after WSOPE High Roller Win

Daniel Negreanu scooped two titles last night after he took down the WSOPE's €25,600 High Roller. After lining up alongside 80 world-class players, Daniel was able to bank his sixth WSOP bracelet after defeating Nicolau Villa-Lobos heads-up.

Irish Winter Festival Starts Today
Irish Winter Festival Starts Today

After postmanDonie Lyons scooped the almost €40k first prize at the International Poker Open on Monday the tournament action crosses Dublin today for the Paddy Power Poker Irish Winter Festival.

24 October 2013

WCGRider Rides to Victory
WCGRider Rides to Victory

After 15,000 hands Doug ‘WCGRider’ Polk has emerged victorious in his heads-up challenge against famed high-stakes grinder Ben ‘Sauce123’ Sulsky.

Tasty Freerolls and Bonuses on offer at Juicy Stakes
Tasty Freerolls and Bonuses on offer at Juicy Stakes

Online poker room Juicy Stakes is living up to its name by dishing up some tasty looking bonus and freeroll offers this month.

Aspers Accumulator Starts Today
Aspers Accumulator Starts Today

An exciting new tournament format comes to London today in the form of the WPT Aspers Accumulator in Stratford. The event features three opening flights, each with a £200 buy-in with players having the opportunity to play in one, two or all three of them. Their stacks at the end of each flight will then be accumulated into a single stack which they'll take forward to the start of day 2.

Mateos Heads WSOPE Main Event Final Table
Mateos Heads WSOPE Main Event Final Table

The final table at the 2013 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event has been set with Adrian Mateos heading the charge for the bracelet and the €1m first prize. The Spaniard will return on Friday with a stack of 3,781,00, good for a lead of over 1.4m over closest rival Dominik Nitschefrom Germany (1,354,000).

23 October 2013

Lyons Roars at IPO Dublin
Lyons Roars at IPO Dublin

Delivering at the right time is pretty important if you're a postman and Irish postie Donie Lyons' timing was just as good at the poker table as it is on his round after taking BoylePoker's International Poker Open.