POKER NEWS

24 October 2012

Balsiger Calls Timex
Balsiger Calls Timex

In a few days time Jake Balsiger could become the youngest player to ever win the WSOP Main Event and if he can heed the sage words of his new coach that might just happen.

PokerStars Becomes Twice as Good
PokerStars Becomes Twice as Good

PokerStars has been busy innovating in the last few days with the official release of one new product and the potential release of another.

PartyPoker Glitch Being Investigated
PartyPoker Glitch Being Investigated

A strange software glitch is being investigated by PartyPoker
following a number of player complaints over the last month.

HogWild deal for October Niner
HogWild deal for October Niner

Jeremy Ausmus has been busy making the most of his profile heading into next week’s WSOP Main Event final table.

23 October 2012

Heartland Hat-trick for Raymer
Heartland Hat-trick for Raymer

Greg Raymer is really taking a shine to the Heartland Poker Tour. Fossiliman has made it not one, not two but three wins on this season's Tour after taking the honours at the latest event in Altoona, Iowa.

Jungleman Challenges the World (again)
Jungleman Challenges the World (again)

Daniel “Jungleman” Cates has been largely absent from the high stakes world since the DOJ pulled the plug on Full Tilt. While he’s continued to ply his trade at the felt, his activity has been a fraction of what it used to be – as are the stakes he’s been competing for.

Johnny Chan’s reality TV show
Johnny Chan’s reality TV show

Epic failures on the felt are a common site in the poker world. When a fish tries in vain to 3-barrel bluff a pro the rail often lets out a collective gulp of embarrassment as they watch them lose the final shreds of their bankroll.

Females Dominate as WPT South Africa Kicks Off
Females Dominate as WPT South Africa Kicks Off

The World Poker Tour’s first main event in South Africa got under way yesterday but before the action kicked off it was ladies day as Melanie Weisner claimed her first live win.

Weber wins in Punta Cana
Weber wins in Punta Cana

Matthew Weber has won the third annual Punta Cana Poker Classic. The Californian-pro outlasted a field of 380-runners at the Dominican Republic resort to walk away with a first prize of $135,475.

22 October 2012

Irish Poker Awards winners announced
Irish Poker Awards winners announced

Eoghan O'Dea has scooped the top prize at this year's Irish Poker Awards. Last year's World Series of Poker Main Event finalist claimed the Player of the Year award at a star-studded ceremony at the Regency Hotel in Dublin last night.