POKER NEWS

05 June 2013

Sunday prize pool doubled at Americas Cardroom
Sunday prize pool doubled at Americas Cardroom

Americas Cardroom is upping the ante this weekend with the guaranteed prize pool for Sunday’s $215 buy-in tournament being to doubled to $100,000.

04 June 2013

Scottish success at ISPT
Scottish success at ISPT

It may not quite match the famous Tartan Army's famous 1977 Wembley pitch invasion but there has been another impressive Scottish performance to report at the famous stadium this week.

WSOP 2013: Beauprez and Gorodinsky Win Bracelets
WSOP 2013: Beauprez and Gorodinsky Win Bracelets

Things are really starting to heat up at this year’s WSOP with a number of events all now ensuring the riffling of chips doesn’t stop echoing through the halls of The Rio. Indeed, yesterday’s early session saw two bracelet winners crowned in the form of John Beauprez and Mike Gorodinsky.

20 left at ISPT Wembley
20 left at ISPT Wembley

Another high octane day inside Wembley Stadium saw a slew of pros head for the stands as French qualifier Alban Juen claimed the ISPT lead with an impressive 5,265,000 chip haul.

30 seat giveaway for UKIPT Galway
30 seat giveaway for UKIPT Galway

The UKIPT Festival in Galway promises to be one of the highlights of the poker summer and you could be at the €1,000,000 guaranteed Main Event courtesy of Full Tilt Poker which will be sending 30 players to Ireland.

Mizrachi on ISPT
Mizrachi on ISPT

As the ISPT reaches its conclusion at Wembley, organisers and ambassadors have taken time to offer their thoughts on the week's action at the home of football.

03 June 2013

30 June release date for Bet Raise Fold
30 June release date for Bet Raise Fold

Viewers don't have long to wait now to get a look first look of the much anticipated new poker documentary Bet Raise Fold - The Story of Online Poker.

Humphris victorious at GUKPT Portsmouth
Humphris victorious at GUKPT Portsmouth

While most attention has understandably been focussed on Wembley these past few days there was the not so small matter of the latest leg of the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) to consider over the weekend.

German Leads at ISPT Wembley
German Leads at ISPT Wembley

The ISPT Wembley's overlay might have given the organisers a moment of concern, but for the players it meant the chance to make their way into the money and unlock some serious value. Indeed, while the minimum payouts of €540 might not have piqued the interests of the pros left in the field, the 285,000 runner-up prize, on top of the €1,000,000 winner’s booty, has certainly given them something to shoot for.

WSOP Double Bracelet Weekend
WSOP Double Bracelet Weekend

A busy weekend of WSOP action saw not one but two bracelet winners crowned. After making his way past 480 players, Trevor Pope gave poker journalists scope for some interesting headlines after beating the UK’s David Vamplew heads-up.