POKER NEWS

20 June 2012

Added value tournaments from Badbeat.com and PartyPoker
Added value tournaments from Badbeat.com and PartyPoker

Training and staking site Badbeat.com has teamed up with PartyPoker to offer members of its free MyGame programme entry into a series of weekly added value tournaments.

Bernabeu wins Mega Poker Series Madrid
Bernabeu wins Mega Poker Series Madrid

The name Bernabeu is synonymous with Spanish sporting success being, as it is, the home of Real Madrid. The poker world also got introduced to a Bernabeu over the weekend as Samuel Bernabeu took the Madrid leg of the Mega Poker Series.

WSOP Pools from MatchbookMedia.com
WSOP Pools from MatchbookMedia.com

Online betting exchange Matchbook.com has launched a new content hub for sports bettors and is kicking things off with a special World Series of Poker promotion.

18 June 2012

$2,000 freeroll at Intertops Poker this weekend
$2,000 freeroll at Intertops Poker this weekend

$2,000 in cash is on offer to new players at Intertops Poker in a special freeroll that will take place at 9pm ET this coming Saturday (1am BST on Sunday). Players have until Wednesday to claim their free ticket to the special event.

Jesse Rockowitz wins iPops Main Event
Jesse Rockowitz wins iPops Main Event

Las Vegas is obviously holding the attention of most of the poker world but there is still plenty of tournament action on this side of the Atlantic. Barcelona was the venue for the iPops Main Event which was won by Jesse Rockowitz.

17 June 2012

Half price Sunday from PokerStars
Half price Sunday from PokerStars

We love a bargain here at Bluff Towers and that is exactly what PokerStars is offering with reduced entry for some of its best weekly tournaments today.

16 June 2012

Tony G out of $1m WSOP One Drop event
Tony G out of $1m WSOP One Drop event

Over 40 high rolling pros and deep-pocketed businessmen will be competing for a multimillion dollar prize pool at the massive $1m Big One for One Drop event at this year's World Series.

15 June 2012

Dates confirmed for ISPT at Wembley
Dates confirmed for ISPT at Wembley

We were certainly intrigued when news broke that Bernard Tapie's International Stadiums Poker Tour (ISPT) wanted to host an event at Wembley. Initial details were a little vague but organisers have now confirmed dates, buy-ins and a massive estimated prize pool of €20 million.

Andrew Feldman to appear on TV's Secret Millionaire
Andrew Feldman to appear on TV's Secret Millionaire

When we heard that a famous British poker was appearing on reality TV we expected Big Brother or I'm A Celebrity rather than Secret Millionaire but it is the latter that will feature former Full Tilt pro Andrew Feldman next week.

Badbeat.com player takes down Betsafe Grand Prix
Badbeat.com player takes down Betsafe Grand Prix

Another player has put his mentoring from Badbeat.com to excellent use and walked away with a big tournament score. Neil Walker bested a 545-runner field in the Betsafe Grand Prix to walk away with a first prize of over $13,000.