10 December 2012
Western Club Xmas Grand Prix starts today
Christmas is a time of giving and the Western Club is getting into the festive spirit in the form of its Xmas Grand Prix which features an estimated prize pool of £100,000 and a draw for a Mini!
Sky's the Limit for Young
Tournament poker is often said to be a young man's game so it proved in Luton this weekend as Andy Young took the honours in the final Sky Poker Tour event of 2012.
08 December 2012
Esfandiari's at it again
2012 has seen Antonio Esfandiari win a WSOPE bracelet and the not so small matter of $18m after taking the Big One for One Drop title. Could he be about to cap an amazing year by adding a WPT title to his collection?
07 December 2012
Blom versus Dwan
Viktor Blom's rise to poker superstardom was helped by some amazing online clashes with Tom Dwan. The Swede has taken Durrrr for over $4m since 2009 and now, three years after their first meeting, the pair will resume hostilities at Full Tilt Poker, albeit for smaller stakes.
WPTs Nearing the Bubble
The money bubble is fast approaching at WPT Prague with just 78 of the original 567 left standing at the end of yesterday’s session.
Live Poker Gets Faster
The face of live poker could be about to change thanks to a new, faster, version of the game being trialled at The Aria poker room in Las Vegas.
Galfond’s New Training Site
After leaving Blue Fire Poker under somewhat of a cloud, Phil Galfond has made a triumphant return to the world of poker coaching with his latest site: Run it Once.
NBC Heads Up Championship returns
One of the casualties from Black Friday was televised poker in the USA with many shows hit the rail. One will be back next year though according to a Tweet from production company Poker PROductions.
06 December 2012
Poker Maximus Main Event this Sunday
The massive Poker Maximus online tournament series draws to a close at Bulldog777 Poker this weekend and there are plenty of opportunities for participating players to awaken their inner gladiator.
WPT Prague and Five Diamond Latest
As many predicted Day 1C at WPT Prague was the busiest of them all with the two previous day’s worth of casualties all taking their last shot at the title. Indeed, when the final total of players had been counted an impressive 273 were lining the tables of the Kings Casino.