POKER NEWS

02 August 2012

Sam Trickett heads to Macau
Sam Trickett heads to Macau

What do you do if you win $10m in a tournament? Try and spin it up in a mega stakes cash game of course. That's what Sam Trickett appears to be doing at any rate.

Pro Ryan Young killed in car crash
Pro Ryan Young killed in car crash

We have sad news to report from the other side of the Atlantic after the death of poker pro Ryan Young in a car crash on Monday.

Venue change for Palm Beach Big Game
Venue change for Palm Beach Big Game

Poker may not be an Olympic event but the presence of the Games in the capital has had an impact on the London tournament scene.

01 August 2012

Last chance to qualify for tomorrow's Genting Poker Series Stoke
Last chance to qualify for tomorrow's Genting Poker Series Stoke

With the £100k guarantee exceeded by qualifiers alone the latest leg of the Genting Poker Series event in Stoke is shaping up to be massive. The first of two opening flights starts tomorrow but there's still time to secure a seat.

Carlos Chang wins APT Macau
Carlos Chang wins APT Macau

Macau is best known for its stratospheric cash games but it was tournament action that has dominated proceedings in the Asian territory these past few days.

$1m guaranteed in PokerStars Red Spade Open
$1m guaranteed in PokerStars Red Spade Open

PokerStars are noted for offering great value tournaments with huge prizes and they've come up trumps once again with their Red Spade OpenRed Spade Open which will feature a guaranteed prize pool of $1 million (adopts Dr Evil voice).

31 July 2012

PokerStars completes Full Tilt deal
PokerStars completes Full Tilt deal

Players with funds stuck in the Black Friday hole that is Full Tilt Poker these past 15-months have reason to celebrate today after PokerStars announced that it had completed the acquisition of the assets of the beleaguered site. The deal, which has been approved by the US Department of Justice (DoJ), will see players from outside the US get their money back within 90 days of completion.

An Olympic greeting from Tony G
An Olympic greeting from Tony G

No, your eyes weren't deceiving you during the Olympic Opening Ceremony, that really was Tony G stood behind the Lithuanian flag carrier on Friday night.

Mark Greening wins 888poker SuperStack
Mark Greening wins 888poker SuperStack

Mark Greening managed to win a hat-trick of 888poker SuperStack events last year and he's off the mark in 2012 after winning the latest tournament at Bluff Europe @ The Mint in London over the weekend.

Poker player shows charitable side
Poker player shows charitable side

Heart disease is the single biggest killer in the UK today and one poker player is attempting to do something to combat that fact by raising thousands of pounds for the British Heart Foundation.