17 May 2012
UKIPT Dublin starts today
It's been a quiet couple of weeks on the live tournament circuit but the action resumes today as the PokerStars UKIPT hits Dublin.
Hollywood actors settle for $1.75m over high stakes game
The Hollywood celebs who were linked to multi-million dollar poker games have settled out of court for $1.75 million according to a report from Celebuzz.com. The legal action was brought by a group of investors trying to recoup money scammed in a ponzi scheme which was then used in the high stakes Hollywood poker games.
World Poker Tour season XI schedule announced
With the $25,000 WPT Championship to take place next week, the World Poker Tour yesterday unveiled the Season XI schedule which begins in Northern Cyprus on August 4 with a $4,400 buy-in event.
16 May 2012
Yet another SCOOP title for Shaun Deeb
With two SCOOP victories it looked like Viktor Blom would be the big story at this year's series. Despite that great success, Isildur1 has been eclipsed by Shaun Deeb though who bagged his third SCOOP win of the year overnight.
Wembley to host 2013 ISPT opener
With a near £800 million pound bill to foot for the construction of Wembley we knew the FA would be taking every opportunity it could to refill the coffers. The concerts, FA Cup semi finals and American football games were expected but poker?
Main Event qualifier at Titan Poker tonight
The Main Event is looming on the horizon and players can book their seat at poker's most famous event courtesy of Titan Poker which is running a host of qualifiers, the latest of which starts at 9.30pm tonight.
15 May 2012
Chouity adds SCOOP title to collection
Nicolas Chouity is the latest familiar face from the live circuit to show his online stripes at this year's SCOOP. The 2010 EPT Grand Final winner took down SCOOP 24-M: $109 PL Omaha [1R1A, Turbo] for $47k score.
DTD to host Black Belt Live
Recreational players will once again get the opportunity to take on the likes of Neil Channing, Richard Ashby and Sam Razavi as Black Belt Poker returns to Nottingham for another live event.
14 May 2012
New Tournament Report Card from Badbeat.com
Tournament game in need of a tune up? Online training and staking site Badbeat.com has recently launched a new Tournament Report Card which grades players on all aspects of tournament play in MTTs and STTs as part of its free MyGame poker training system.
Shaun Deeb wins third SCOOP, Mercier and Galfond score big
Shaun Deeb has won the Spring Championship of Online Poker Event 19-H, the $2,100 Triple Stud tournament. A small field of 68 players still doubled the guarantee as a slew of players competed in Stud, Stud 8 and Razz.