POKER NEWS

23 May 2012

Nick “GripDsNutz” Grippo wins SCOOP $10,300 Main Event
Nick “GripDsNutz” Grippo wins SCOOP $10,300 Main Event

Now that the PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker has concluded as the largest online tournament series ever, with more than $65 million awarded over the 120 events, it was Nick “GripDsNutz” Grippo who took home the largest prize in the largest event.

bwin.party pays €32 million back tax to Spanish government
bwin.party pays €32 million back tax to Spanish government

Following the announcement by the Spanish government that poker sites seeking licenses must pay backdated tax before they can continue, bwin.Party have become the first to pay up their fee – a cool €32 million.

£3,000 guaranteed at Western Club tonight
£3,000 guaranteed at Western Club tonight

There's more top live action for Londoners tonight as the Western Club hosts another great value guaranteed event.

21 May 2012

Michael Mizrachi leads WPT World Championship into Day 3
Michael Mizrachi leads WPT World Championship into Day 3

The second day of the World Poker Tour (WPT) $25,000 World Championship has concluded with Michael Mizrachi leading the field.

PokerStars SCOOP is the largest ever online tournament series
PokerStars SCOOP is the largest ever online tournament series

The PokerStars Spring Championship Of Online Poker (SCOOP) utterly shattered its guaranteed prize pool. In fact, it more than doubled the $30 million guarantee to award a total of $65,332,179 in prizes across 120 events.

Graeme Crozier leads UKIPT Dublin final table
Graeme Crozier leads UKIPT Dublin final table

The field of 597 at UKIPT Dublin has been reduced to a final table of eight with Graeme Cozier leading the way.

19 May 2012

WSOP unveils new bracelet
WSOP unveils new bracelet

World Series of Poker organisers have unveiled the new bracelet that the 66 winners at the WSOP and the WSOPE will be walking away with this year and it looks to be even flasher than ever.

18 May 2012

Tony G resumes verbal battle with Hellmuth
Tony G resumes verbal battle with Hellmuth

Tony G has taken to his blog to fill us in on his latest exploits in the the high stakes games in Belarus, the forthcoming WPT Championship and the strange antics of a number of the naughty poker playing South Korean monks.

Champion leads at UKIPT Dublin
Champion leads at UKIPT Dublin

The Champion was in charge at the end of the opening flight at PokerStars UKIPT Dublin yesterday. In this case, it wasn't a former UKIPT winner, but William Champion who was nursing the chip lead.

Ben Dobson wins France Poker Series Amneville
Ben Dobson wins France Poker Series Amneville

British players have enjoyed plenty of tournament success all around the world and the latest name that can be added to that number is Ben Dobson who notched up a major victory in France.