31 August 2012
PokerStars Radio returns for the biggest ever WCOOP
The latest edition of the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) starts on Sunday and once again it will be accompanied by the PokersStars Radio Show.
Republican Party opposes online poker in America
This week’s Republican Party convention in Florida was hit by the after effects of Hurricane Isaac and the future of online poker in the US could be heading into equally turbulent conditions if Mitt Romney wins this year’s presidential election.
World Series of Poker Europe countdown continues
For the second year running Cannes will play host to the World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE), which begins this year on September 21st and will run until October 4th. The Casino Barrière de Cannes Croisette, in conjunction with the Hôtel Majestic Barrière once again take the hosting honours with BarrierePoker.fr signing up as the event's official partner.
30 August 2012
Josh Hale wins WPT Legends of Poker
Josh Hale has been crowned the WPT Legends of Poker champion after outlasting a 622 runner field at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles. The professional head hunter went into the final table of six as the massive chip leader but Hale's route to success was hardly straightforward.
New poker-based web drama
Fictional representations of poker on the big and small screen are a decidedly mixed bunch. For every Rounders there's a Lucky You or sub Guy Ritchie geezerfest.
Massive Macau High Stakes Challenge starts Friday
Macau is best known for its insanely high stakes cash games but it will be tournament action that takes centre stage there tomorrow.
29 August 2012
Brighton's WSOP.com Summer Series starts today
Cash and European ranking points are up for grabs in Brighton this week as the city's Rendezvous Casino plays host to the WSOP.com Summer Series.
Josh Hales heads stacked WPT Legends of Poker final table
The final table of the WPT Legends of Poker event has lived up to its name with Greg Mueller, Jeff Madsen and Ali Eslami amongst the final six.
Trickett signs on with ISPT
Sam Trickett is the latest big name to sign on with the International Stadiums Poker Tour which will be hosting a potentially huge outdoor event at Wembley next year.
Negreanu's movie cameo
With appearances on many a TV poker show and his regular weekly rants Daniel Negreanu is no stranger to featuring in front of the camera.