20 July 2012
David “ODB” Baker Tops Global Poker Index
Poker fans are forever wanting to know who the best player is, and while it’s a bit of a daft question (we all know it’s Phil Ivey anyway), the Global Poker Index does its best to classify the best tournament players in the world. The honour of topping the leaderboard now belongs with David Baker, who had a strong 2012 WSOP.
GUKPT Bolton Main Event starts today
Short-handed specialists will be heading to the North West later today as the latest leg of the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) hits Bolton.
19 July 2012
WSOP Winners at Black Belt Poker Live Nottingham II
The chaps at Black Belt Poker have announced the return of Black Belt Nottingham Live on 10-12 August. The online poker room, headed by British poker legend Neil Channing, will have not one but two special guests at the $200+$20 buy-in event at Dusk Till Dawn.
WCOOP Schedule Announced
They’ve barely packed up the tables at the 2012 World Series of Poker, but PokerStars has continued onto the big tournament vibe and announced the dates for the World Championship of Online Poker - or WCOOP to most of us.
Beth Shak Keeps Her Shoes!
No news round-up from Bluff Europe would be complete without bringing you the joyous news that Beth Shak and her infamous shoe collection will remain united. Hurrah!
18 July 2012
$3k added value tournaments at PKR this weekend
Online players looking for value this weekend should head to PKR.com which is offering $3,000 in added prizes plus free tournament tickets as part of its Masters Madness weekend.
Gareth Palmer takes maiden Fox Super Saturday
The Fox Poker Club cemented its position as one of the best poker venues in London with the launch of its weekly £250 Super Saturday tournament last weekend.
17 July 2012
WSOP Main Event final table
The starting field of 6,598 at the 2012 World Series of Poker has been whittled down to a final table of nine with eight Americans and a Hungarian set to battle it out for a the first prize of $8.5m when play resumes on 29 October.
Junglen calls time
The tournament treadmill at the World Series of Poker can be a grind, especially if you're consistently dropping buy-ins and rarely making the money. That type of run has made one top US pro reassess his future and take a break from the game.
WSOPE schedule confirmed
Proceedings at the 2012 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas are drawing to close, until late-October at any rate, but attention is already turning to its European cousin with organisers revealing the full schedule for this year's World Series of Poker Europe.