30 July 2012
Another big win for Craig McCorkell
When you're hot you're hot and right now there are few players hotter than Britain's Craig McCorkell who is busting the temperature gauge. Fresh from bagging a bracelet at the recent World Series of Poker, McCorkell has now taken down the OnGame network's $150,000 Champion Chip tournament.
David Allan wins ANZPT Snowfest
It seems strange to be writing about an event called Snowfest in July but our antipodean cousins are in the depths of winter hence the title of the latest event of the PokerStars Australia New Zealand Poker Tour.
5 GUKPT Goliath seats to be won tonight
The GUKPT Goliath is set to be one of the biggest and best value tournaments of the year and you can book a seat in next month's event at Coventry's Ricoh Arena in an online satellite tonight.
Borja Gonzalez Urteaga triumphant in Kursaal
Borja Gonzalez Urteaga has won the latest leg of the PokerStars Estrellas Poker Tour. The Spaniard walked away with €65,800 after outlasting a 269-runner field in the Basque Country this weekend.
28 July 2012
New watch for EPT winners
In addition to plenty of cash, Main Event winners on season nine of the European Poker Tour will walk away with a swanky new watch courtesy of new tour sponsor HD3.
London Poker Championships Main Event starts today
As one massive sporting occasion begins so another not quite so massive one ends as the London Poker Championship at the Grosvenor Victoria Casino draws to a close this weekend.
27 July 2012
When Vicky met Rafa
Rafa Nadal is one of the greatest tennis players of all time but how is PokerStars' latest ambassador faring at the poker tables? Victoria Coren caught up with the former Wimbledon champion to find out as well as talking tennis, football, the Olympics and much else besides.
Zynga reveal poker ambitions
It appears that it is a case of when rather than if social media giants Zynga step into the world of real-money online poker. Company CEO Mark Pincus told investors on a conference call about ambitious plans for the company over the next year.
£5,000 guaranteed at Western Club tonight
Let's face it, poker players aren't renowned for their finely tuned, Amazon like bodies. Players at London's Western Club will get the chance to show their Olympian prowess tonight though as the venue hosts its £5,000 Poker Athletics tournament.
Black Friday payment processor jailed
Ira Rubin, one of the men accused in the Black Friday indictments was yesterday sent to prison for three years. Bloomberg reported that Rubin, who pleaded guilty to illegally processing payments to online poker sites, was also ordered to forfeit $5m.