POKER NEWS

12 October 2012

US players hear from Full Tilt
US players hear from Full Tilt

While poker players across the world have been busy singing the praises of PokerStars and looking forward to the re-launch of Full Tilt, many American players have been left in a state of limbo regarding the status of their accounts.

Sky Poker Tour returns this weekend
Sky Poker Tour returns this weekend

The penultimate leg of the 2012 Sky Poker Tour takes place this weekend with Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham the venue for a two-day, six-max event. A guaranteed prize pool of £30,000 is on offer in the £220 buy-in contest.

11 October 2012

Lavallee heads EPT San Remo final table
Lavallee heads EPT San Remo final table

The starting field of 797 players at EPT San Remo is down to a final table of eight with Jason Lavallee leading the hunt for the €800,000 first prize.

Lederer Back in Action
Lederer Back in Action

Howard Lederer stepped out of the shadows recently, but it seems he’s walked straight into the firing line.

Haralabos Joins Full Tilt Debate
Haralabos Joins Full Tilt Debate

Ray Bitar, Erick Lindgren and Daniel Negreanu have come under fire recently after Haralabos Voulgaris penned a blog revealing his take on Full Tilt.

FeltStars Felted
FeltStars Felted

FeltStars, one of the few remaining online poker sites serving the US, has unexpectedly closed its virtual doors.

Fox Poker Club to host Genting Poker Series Grand Final
Fox Poker Club to host Genting Poker Series Grand Final

Genting Poker has announced that the final leg of its 2012 Genting Poker Series will now take place at the Fox Poker Club. The season ending Grand Final had originally been scheduled for the Palm Beach in Mayfair but will return to the Shaftesbury Avenue venue after a successful London leg earlier this year.

10 October 2012

Irishman Jason Tompkins heads EPT San Remo
Irishman Jason Tompkins heads EPT San Remo

Jason Tompkins is the man to beat heading into the penultimate day of the PokerStars EPT San Remo Main Event. The Irishman returns with a stack of 2,432,000 chips, largely thanks to what he described on Twitter as the 'sickest hand ever'.

PokerStars to open London card room
PokerStars to open London card room

PokerStars yesterday announced that it had become a minority shareholder in the London’s Hippodrome Casino. More details of the partnership have been revealed including plans to launch a PokerStars branded card room.

Student Masters 2013 freerolls from paddypowerpoker.com
Student Masters 2013 freerolls from paddypowerpoker.com

Skint students are being offered the chance to freeroll their way into the 2013 Student Masters in Dublin courtesy of paddypowerpoker.com.