POKER NEWS

10 April 2012

Russian poker player voted into political office
Russian poker player voted into political office

Russian poker figure Max Katz has won a seat on Moscow’s Shchukino municipal council, after funding his campaign with poker profits.

Alexander the great wins London Calling Main Event
Alexander the great wins London Calling Main Event

George Alexander was the toast of the Fox Poker Club this weekend after taking down the London Calling festival £500 Main Event.

Lewis Hield is UK student poker champ
Lewis Hield is UK student poker champ

280-students gave up the revision and coursework, for a couple of days at least, as the Betfred UK Student Poker Championship hit the Ricoh Arena Casino in Coventry.

09 April 2012

Irish Open final table set – Newcastle's Ian Simpson leads
Irish Open final table set – Newcastle's Ian Simpson leads

The paddypowerpoker.com Irish OpenIrish Open starting field of 502 has been whittled down to a final table of nine with Ian Simpson in pole position for the €420,000 first prize. The Newcastle man starts the final day with 2,007,000 chips putting him just ahead of David Dean who returns with 1,986,000.

08 April 2012

Hellmuth, Black and Dempsey among 49 left at Irish Open
Hellmuth, Black and Dempsey among 49 left at Irish Open

Just 49 players are still in contention for the €420,000 first prize at the paddypowerpoker.com Irish Open and there are a number of very notable names amongst that number.

06 April 2012

PokerStars finalise 2012 Spring Championship of Online Poker
PokerStars finalise 2012 Spring Championship of Online Poker

PokerStars has confirmed the 2012 SCOOP schedule with two weks of tournaments, encompassing 120 events across three buy-in levels, with a total of $30 million guaranteed. It culmintes in a Main Event with a buy-in of $109 to $10,300.

Tony G wins PartyPoker Premier League Heat Two
Tony G wins PartyPoker Premier League Heat Two

Heat 2 of the PartyPoker Premier League V has concluded with Tony G taking the top prize, beating Erik Seidel heads-up to secure $32,000 and 16 points on his way to taking down the $500,000 first prize - but there is still a way to go.

Eight Easter specials from Intertops Poker
Eight Easter specials from Intertops Poker

There's plenty of added value on offer at Intertops Poker this Easter Weekend in the form of eight extra freeroll, bounty and guaranteed events.

05 April 2012

iSeriesLIVE starts today
iSeriesLIVE starts today

Some of the biggest names in poker are in Dublin today for the first iSeriesLIVE event, a $10,000 buy-in, 10-man, winner takes all, sit and go. More intriguingly for railbirds the contest will be streamed live online with in-play betting from paddypower.com on a wide variety of markets.

Satellites to $1m One Drop event for as little as $65
Satellites to $1m One Drop event for as little as $65

If there is one event you thought would be out of the everyman’s buy-in range, the $1,000,000 buy-in “Big One for One Drop” would have been it. However, the beauty of poker is that anyone can play anyone...