POKER NEWS

12 September 2013

WPT Launches UK Tour
WPT Launches UK Tour

The UK's already crowded live tournament scene has just got even busier with the news that the World Poker Tour will be hosting a series of events.

11 September 2013

WCOOP: By The Numbers
WCOOP: By The Numbers

The PokerStars World Championship of Poker (WCOOP) got under way on Sunday and there's already been significant British success to report after Toby Lewis took down the $215 Turbo Rebuy event yesterday.

Rendez-Vous A Paris Returns
Rendez-Vous A Paris Returns

What could be more romantic than a few days in Paris? Browsing the bookshops of Left Bank, cruising down the Seine, strolling through the Bois de Boulogne. Alas Bluff Europe's significant other will be fending for herself this autumn as we'll be heading to the Aviation Club for the Rendez-vous A Paris series.

10 September 2013

Toby's WCOOP Triumph
Toby's WCOOP Triumph

When you're hot, you're hot and there's arguably nobody more sizzling in poker at the moment than Toby Lewis who has followed up his recent FTOPS triumph by claiming a WCOOP bracelet.

Muhlocker Claims Barcelona High Roller
Muhlocker Claims Barcelona High Roller

After Tom Middleton took the Main Event and Vitaly Lunkin the Super High Roller the third major title of EPT Barcelona has been poached by Thomas Muhlocker.

Billy Argyros wins APPT Melbourne
Billy Argyros wins APPT Melbourne

Hopes were high for British success Down Under overnight with Brit Ashley Mason holding the chip lead going into the final table of APPT Melbourne. Despite a valiant effort, the 24-year-old was to fall just short, busting in fouth when his pocket queens lost a flip against Billy Argyros' AK. To makes things worse for the Englishman he had to wait until the river for the knockout blow to be delivered. $58,400 will be some consolation.

09 September 2013

UK Tournament Round Up
UK Tournament Round Up

It was a busy weekend on the UK tournament circuit with a couple of high profile live events taking place. The big winner was Daniel Marks who took the honours in the latest leg of the £150,000 Deepstack series at Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham.

Middleton's EPT Barcelona Triumph
Middleton's EPT Barcelona Triumph

The first EPT winner of the new season has been crowned with Tom Middleton taking the honours in Barcelona over the weekend. The Englishman battled his way through a bumper field of 1,234 players in the Catalan capital to walk away with a first prize of €942,000, a sleek Slyde watch and a place alongside the likes of Vicky Coren, Toby Lewis and Jake Cody in the British EPT winner's club.

WSOP Launches Xbox Game
WSOP Launches Xbox Game

Console players have a new game to try out after the WSOP launched its new World Series of Poker Full House Pro title.

Ashley Mason Heads APPT Finale
Ashley Mason Heads APPT Finale

After Tom Middleton's stunning victory at EPT Barcelona over the weekend there could be even more British success in the offing at APPT Melbourne.