POKER NEWS

30 April 2013

Online Poker is Back in the US – Ultimate Poker Deals First Legal Online Poker Hand
Online Poker is Back in the US – Ultimate Poker Deals First Legal Online Poker Hand

Ultimate Gaming, the new online arm of Station Casinos, has gone live with its real money online poker site, UltimatePoker.com, becoming the first operator in the US to offer legalised online poker.

WPT Jacksonville bestbet Open down to six
WPT Jacksonville bestbet Open down to six

Despite Matt Salsberg making another deep run in a World Poker Tour (WPT) event and adding 75 POY points to his overall tally, the final table at this year’s WPT Jacksonville bestbet Open won’t be a star-studded affair.

Frustration at Lock Poker
Frustration at Lock Poker

Online poker players at Lock Poker have received some frustration news over the last week with the domain announcing that numerous withdrawals have now been cancelled.

29 April 2013

Pidun and Benger winners in Berlin
Pidun and Benger winners in Berlin

After welcoming thousands of players to the felt over the course of this year’s EPT festival in Berlin, just two winners stood in the winner’s circle on Saturday.

Final Few for WPT Million Dollar Prizepool
Final Few for WPT Million Dollar Prizepool

After welcoming an impressive 351 players to this year’s $3,500 WPT bestbet Open, the total prizepool managed to top $1,123,204 which means that one of the remaining 25 players will take home $321,521.

28 April 2013

Massive ISPT Satellite today
Massive ISPT Satellite today

If you fancy taking part in the massive ISPT event at Wembley next month then you can get a step closer later today courtesy of DuskTillDawnPoker.com which is hosting a massive online satellites.

27 April 2013

Haigh heads EPT Berlin final table
Haigh heads EPT Berlin final table

17 players started the penultimate day at the EPT Berlin Main Event and with only 9 eliminations required to reach the final table a shortish day seemed likely. Anyone hoping for an evening away from the Spielbank was to be left disappointed though after an energy sapping day that saw the bubble stretch for the best part of six hours.

Massive prize pools on offer at Full Tilt this weekend
Massive prize pools on offer at Full Tilt this weekend

There are some great opportunities to turn a small investment into some serious money at Full Tilt Poker over the next few days courtesy of the site's Mini FTOPS festival.

26 April 2013

EPT Berlin Main Event Latest
EPT Berlin Main Event Latest

With the Main Event trophy glinting on the horizon and the money jumps getting ever larger there was a decided air of tension during Day 4 of EPT Berlin.

EPT Berlin’s High Roller Swells
EPT Berlin’s High Roller Swells

Yesterday saw the opening day of this year’s EPT Berlin High Roller event and when the cards were in the air only 22 players had anted up the necessary buy-in. Such a low turnout was a surprise for both players and tournaments staff; indeed, High Rollers (especially with buy-ins of €10,000) have proved hugely popular over the years.