POKER NEWS

05 May 2012

SCOOP starts this Sunday
SCOOP starts this Sunday

The Spring Championship Of Online Poker (SCOOP) tournament series at PokerStars starts this Sunday with a whopping $30 million in guaranteed prize money up for grabs over 30 events.

Big Bounty Weekend at The Vic
Big Bounty Weekend at The Vic

London's Grosvenor Victoria Casino is celebrating the Bank Holiday weekend by suspending its regular tournament schedule and hosting a trio of special bounty events.

04 May 2012

LCI UK Poker Tour Glasgow Main Event starts today
LCI UK Poker Tour Glasgow Main Event starts today

The UK's newest live series, the London Clubs International UK Poker Tour, hits Glasgow this weekend.

$50 bankroll giveaway from Badbeat.com
$50 bankroll giveaway from Badbeat.com

If you've thought about trying a training site but not taken the plunge then now could be the perfect opportunity to give it a go as Badbeat.com is offering players a free $50 bonus to try out its MyGame Poker Training System (T&Cs apply).

Flying start for FlyCow's Casino app
Flying start for FlyCow's Casino app

Social and mobile gaming firm FlyCow Games Incorporated has announced that its CasinoZone flagship Facebook casino application has surpassed 200,000 total player installations just three months after being launched.

03 May 2012

Romanello bags two EPT awards
Romanello bags two EPT awards

Season Eight of the European Poker Tour drew to a close on Tuesday evening with a special event to honour the best performances of the year.

May the 4th be with you at the Western Club this Friday
May the 4th be with you at the Western Club this Friday

The Western Club is once again the place to be this Friday as the London venue is hosting a Star Wars inspired tournament. A prize pool of £4,000 is guaranteed in the Acton club's May The 4th Be With You tournament which starts at 8.30pm.

Daniel Negreanu to play high stakes Limit Hold’em challenge
Daniel Negreanu to play high stakes Limit Hold’em challenge

In the min-betting answer to the SuperStar Showdown, Daniel Negreanu will take on Limit Hold’em online specialist “rUaBot” in a 1,250-hand challenge across two tables of $200/$400 heads-up on May 5.

Sean Cunix wins WPT Jacksonville for $400,600
Sean Cunix wins WPT Jacksonville for $400,600

Sean Cunix played out the final table of the World Poker Tour Jacksonville Bestbet Open last night with a broken collarbone, having saved his son’s life from an automobile collision recently. This being American broadcasting, it guaranteed him a win.

02 May 2012

Igor Kurganov wins EPT Monte Carlo High Roller
Igor Kurganov wins EPT Monte Carlo High Roller

The star-studded final table of the €25,000 EPT Monte Carlo High Roller concluded last night with German player Igor Kurganov taking down the title and the first prize of €1,080,000. He bested Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu heads-up for the title.