POKER NEWS

21 September 2013

Kimber Takes GUKPT Lead
Kimber Takes GUKPT Lead

As expected the Day 1B field at GUKPT Manchester was bigger than the first opening flight but they couldn't prevent an overlay of £20,000. That juicy bonus attracted some of British poker's biggest names including Jake Cody, JP Kelly and Matt Perrins but by the close of play it was our own Jeff Kimber who was the man to beat.

Anthony Zinno wins WPT Borgata Open
Anthony Zinno wins WPT Borgata Open

We'll have to wait a little longer for the first female winner on the World Poker Tour after Anthony Zinno defeated Vanessa Selbst heads up to take the honours at WPT Borgata.

20 September 2013

Eames Heads GUKPT Manchester
Eames Heads GUKPT Manchester

Could there be an overlay in the offing at GUKPT Manchester? It's never happened before but with just 54 entries on Day 1a it will need to be busy today in order to hit the £200,000 guarantee.

Cong Almost King in Borgata
Cong Almost King in Borgata

The penultimate day of this season's WPT Borgata Poker Open came to a conclusion late last night and after the betting had finished it was Cong Pham who was left standing in the spotlight. As the lights went down across the tournament floor, Pham's stack stood the proudest amongst the day's seven survivors.

Unibet Cannes Gets Under Way
Unibet Cannes Gets Under Way

The post-summer tournament action continued to build yesterday with the first session of this year's €1,650 Unibet Open Cannes. Whilst the WPT, GUKPT, LAPT and WCOOP have been keeping players busy recently, Unibet's premier event still managed to attract 145 players over the course of Day 1A.

19 September 2013

The British Poker Awards are Back for 2013!
The British Poker Awards are Back for 2013!

Back for its fourth rip-roaring year, Bluff Europe, in association with PokerStars.com, once again presents the star-spangled British Poker Awards.

GUKPT hits Manchester
GUKPT hits Manchester

With City hosting United on Sunday it promises to be a big weekend of Premier League football in Manchester. The poker action isn't too shabby either with plenty of big names heading to the north west for the £200,000 guaranteed Manchester leg of the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT).

Pham Regains Lead at WPT Borgata
Pham Regains Lead at WPT Borgata

From a bumper starting field of 1,189 runners the WPT Borgata Poker Open is now poised on just 36 players.

Vote for Your EPT Favourite
Vote for Your EPT Favourite

Voting for EPT Season 9's top players is now open and amongst the players looking for votes are the likes of veteran grinder Marcel Luske, established crusher Vanessa Selbst and rising star Ole Schemion.

WCOOP Weekly Round-Up
WCOOP Weekly Round-Up

It’s been just over a week since this year’s PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) boldly kicked off proceedings, and so far there’s been more action than Schwarzenegger himself could shake a stick at.