POKER NEWS

30 April 2012

EPT Grand Final final table set
EPT Grand Final final table set

In a stellar example of how anyone can win a poker tournament, the €10,000 PokerStars European Poker Tour Grand Final has been reduced to a final table of eight with not one big poker name in sight. After a long day we have an average stack of 25 big blinds.

Double delight for Albert Sapiano
Double delight for Albert Sapiano

It's been quite the month for Albert Sapiano. The Palm Beach Casino regular got April off to a flying start by winning the Genting Poker Series event at the Fox Poker and his hot streak continued this weekend when he took down GUKPT Thanet.

Colin Napier wins Sky Poker Tour Cardiff
Colin Napier wins Sky Poker Tour Cardiff

The latest leg of the Sky Poker Tour took place over the weekend with 163 players joining Tikay, Julian Thew and the rest of the Sky Poker TV gang at Les Croupiers in Cardiff.

29 April 2012

26 left in Monte Carlo – Potijk leads
26 left in Monte Carlo – Potijk leads

The starting field of 665 at the EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo has been whittled down to 26 with Dutch online pro Geert Jan Potijk leading the way. The cash grinder closed the day 3 with 1,320,000 chips, just ahead of Bernard Guigon and Georges Dib.

28 April 2012

Max Martinez heads EPT Grand Final
Max Martinez heads EPT Grand Final

130 of the 665 starters are still in the hunt at the EPT Grand Final with Team PokerStars pro Max Martinez leading the charge for the €1.5m first prize. The Italian will start Day 3 in Monte Carlo with a stack of 456,300 putting him just ahead of American grinder Mohsin Charania who returns with 413,500.

27 April 2012

GUKPT Thanet Main Event starts today
GUKPT Thanet Main Event starts today

The GUKPT will be breaking new ground this weekend by holding a six-max Main Event. The three-day, £500 tournament gets under way at the Grosvenor G Casino Thanet in Broadstairs at 2pm today.

Win a trip to Vegas courtesy of Intertops Poker
Win a trip to Vegas courtesy of Intertops Poker

It won't be long now until Las Vegas is once again the centre of the poker universe and Intertops Poker is giving players a shot at Main Event glory.

Nick Yunis leads EPT Grand Final after Day 1b
Nick Yunis leads EPT Grand Final after Day 1b

Day 1b of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Grand Final at Monte Carlo casino has concluded with 394 players turning out yesterday, bringing the total field size to 665 and the first prize to a tasty €1,500,000.

Two Plus Two forums hacked, account details compromised
Two Plus Two forums hacked, account details compromised

Last night it was announced by Two Plus Two that their forums, the largest English-language poker community, had been targeted and compromised by a hacker. They also said that he has given indication that he can access e-mail addresses and can decrypt passwords:

26 April 2012

Victoria Coren wins EPT Championship €5k Heads Up
Victoria Coren wins EPT Championship €5k Heads Up

Not content with writing brilliant, best selling books and hosting the best quiz show on the telly, Victoria Coren has only gone and added a second European Poker Tour title to an already ridiculously impressive CV.