POKER NEWS

30 August 2013

UKIPT London Satellites Up and Running
UKIPT London Satellites Up and Running

There's a guaranteed prize pool of £500,000 to be won in the London leg of the UK and Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) and you can qualify from just $0.10+$0.01 courtesy of Full Tilt Poker.

29 August 2013

DTD Chief's Online Poker Plea
DTD Chief's Online Poker Plea

Is the recreational poker player being poorly served while playing online poker? Dusk Till Dawn owner Rob Yong certainly thinks so.

Hinkle Claims SHRO Title
Hinkle Claims SHRO Title

Blair Hinkle finished the final table of the Seminole Hard Rock Open the same way he started it: on top. After entering the final six with the chip lead ahead of Justin Bonomo, Hinkle was able to maintain his advantage and finally dispatch his closest rival throughout, Bonomo, heads-up.

Ivey's Alcohol Bet
Ivey's Alcohol Bet

According to a recent tweet Phil Ivey will be abstaining from alcohol for one year in the name of money. Known for enjoying food-based prop bets from time-to-time, Phil hasn't disclosed the amount he's wagering but if it's like any of his other bets it's likely to be a lot of money.

28 August 2013

Gold for Silverman at Alpha8
Gold for Silverman at Alpha8

It's been quite the few months for Steven Silverman. In May he pocketed €775,400 after winning the €25,000 High Roller event at the EPT Grand Final and he's now written his name into the WPT record books after taking down the inaugural Alpha 8 super high roller event in Florida.

Hinkle and Bonomo Rock in Seminole
Hinkle and Bonomo Rock in Seminole

Blair Hinkle and Justin Bonomo will headline today's Seminole Hard Rock Open final table after blasting through yesterday's session.

EPT's Major Milestone
EPT's Major Milestone

We all know PokerStars' European Poker Tour is one of the most popular series in the world but as the organisers begin to kick into gear for their tenth season they revealed just how successful it's been.

Software updates for Ultimate Poker
Software updates for Ultimate Poker

The recently launched Nevada-licensed online poker site, UltimatePoker.com, has unveiled details of first raft of new software updates.

27 August 2013

888Poker signs JC Tran
888Poker signs JC Tran

WSOP Main Event chip leader chip leader JC Tran has bagged himself a sponsorship deal in advance of this year's November Nine.

Glantz heads Alpha8 final table
Glantz heads Alpha8 final table

Poker's high rollers were out in force in Florida yesterday as the much anticipated WPT Alpha8 series made its debut at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open. 18 players paid the $100,000 buy-in with three of them firing a second-barrel after an early elimination.