POKER NEWS

27 March 2012

Circle Line Poker celebrates launch with €5,000 freeroll
Circle Line Poker celebrates launch with €5,000 freeroll

New Everleaf Gaming Network site Circle Line Poker is celebrating its launch in style with a number of fantastic giveaways starting with a Grand Opening Freeroll this Saturday.

Scott Seiver joins Premier League line up
Scott Seiver joins Premier League line up

Organiser's of next month's PartyPoker Premier League have confirmed that Scott Seiver is the last big name to be added to the line up.

Bet24 adds to pro team
Bet24 adds to pro team

Bet24 has once again expanded its pro team with Paul Foltyn, Mads Åmot and Michael Schurpf the latest names to join the sponsored ranks with the Scandinavian poker room.

26 March 2012

18-year-old Veronika Pavlikova wins FPS Snowfest
18-year-old Veronika Pavlikova wins FPS Snowfest

Is it really almost five years since Annette Obrestad won the maiden WSOPE Main Event? Liv Boeree, Victoria Coren and Vanessa Selbst have been doing it for the sisters since then but it looks like there could be a new female prodigy to watch out for after 18-year-old Veronika Pavklikova won the France Poker Series Snowfest over the weekend.

EPT Campione begins today
EPT Campione begins today

The PokerStars European Poker Tour Campione event begins today with a €5,300 buy-in main event sure to attract a decent field, given the popularity of poker in Italy. This marks the first time that the EPT has stopped in Campione.

Spring Championship of Online Poker 2012 schedule revealed
Spring Championship of Online Poker 2012 schedule revealed

The Spring Championship of Online Poker has returned to PokerStars with a tentative schedule of 38 events (each with three buy-in levels) staring on Sunday 6th May, spread over two weeks and culminating in the Main Event, which carries a reduced buy-in this year.

Gregory Benac wins WPT National Series Paris Open of Poker
Gregory Benac wins WPT National Series Paris Open of Poker

Apparently, Gregory Benac is a 15-year veteran of the Aviation Club de France. Despite that veteran status, last week's WPT National Series Paris Open of Poker event at the Aviation Club was only Benac's second live tournament but he didn't let that inexperience put him off.

25 March 2012

Massive Irish Open satellite series from paddypowerpoker.com
Massive Irish Open satellite series from paddypowerpoker.com

The Irish Open is fast approaching but there are still plenty of ways to secure a seat in Dublin next month. Tournament sponsor paddypowerpoker.com has announced details of a final series of online satellites that will guarantee an amazing 45 seats between 25th March and 4th April.

24 March 2012

Brunson on “the old days”
Brunson on “the old days”

Thankfully, events like the armed robbery at EPT Berlin in 2010 are exceedingly rare. It wasn't always that way though, with the threat of a big gun pointing in your face often a danger for the high stakes players of yesteryear.

MicroMillions Main Event this Sunday
MicroMillions Main Event this Sunday

The PokerStars Micro Millions series draws to a close this weekend and one lucky player will be walking away with a live changing amount of cash – and all for a buy in of just $22.