POKER NEWS

19 March 2012

Win a VIP trip to a Red Hot Chili Peppers concert in St Petersburg courtesy of Bulldog777.com
Win a VIP trip to a Red Hot Chili Peppers concert in St Petersburg courtesy of Bulldog777.com

Bulldog777 is giving poker (and casino) players a once in a lifetime opportunity to see the Red Hot Chili Peppers in stunning St Petersburg. The site is running a special prize draw and all players have to do to be entered is to make a deposit at the site.

17 March 2012

Jennifer Tilly to make cameo appearance in The Simpsons
Jennifer Tilly to make cameo appearance in The Simpsons

The list of people to have had cameo roles in The Simpsons is an illustrious one and the name of Bluff Europe columnist Jennifer Tilly can be added to it.

Rodriguez heads EPT Madrid final table
Rodriguez heads EPT Madrid final table

The final table has been set at PokerStars EPT Madrid with the unlikely figure of Spanish welder Ricardo Ibanez Rodriguez leading the way. The 34-year-old will start the final day with a stack of 3,216,00, around 700,000 ahead of closest rival, Scotland's Fraser Macintyre who has 2,473,000.

16 March 2012

24 left at EPT Madrid - João Paulo Simão leads
24 left at EPT Madrid - João Paulo Simão leads

Just 24 players are left at EPT Madrid with João Paulo Simão leading the hunt for the €550,00 first prize. The Brazilian closed the day with a stack of 1,973,000 giving him a chunky lead over closest rival Ilan Boujenah who returns on day 4 with 1,153,000.

GUKPT Walsall starts today
GUKPT Walsall starts today

The Grosvenor UK Poker Tour caravan hits the midlands this weekend in the form of the £1,000+£70 GUKPT Walsall Main Event. The three-day tournament gets under way at 2pm this afternoon with players starting with 20,000 chips and a one hour clock.

Paris Open of Poker starts this Saturday
Paris Open of Poker starts this Saturday

The Aviation Club de France is once again the place to be over the next few days as the Paris Open of Poker hits the French capital.

15 March 2012

$3,000 in added value at Global Gaming Events' latest Colt Poker tournaments
$3,000 in added value at Global Gaming Events' latest Colt Poker tournaments

Tournament promoter Global Gaming Events has announced details of the second set of tournaments it is holding in association with Colt Poker.

Mike “Timex” McDonald leads EPT Madrid into Day 3
Mike “Timex” McDonald leads EPT Madrid into Day 3

Day 2 of EPT Madrid has concluded with 116 players surviving to Day 3. Leading the way is former EPT champion Mike “Timex” McDonald, who bagged up 409,800 chips to end the day with over two hundred big blinds.

Daniel Negreanu’s Weekly Rant: Ray Bitar and Jeffrey Pollack
Daniel Negreanu’s Weekly Rant: Ray Bitar and Jeffrey Pollack

Daniel Negreanu has released his latest Weekly Rant, a 20-minute diatribe against mostly Jeffrey Pollack, though Ray Bitar doesn’t escape his sharp tongue. Also up for discussion is Erick Lindgren.

UKIPT Nottingham to feature £1m guarantee
UKIPT Nottingham to feature £1m guarantee

Dusk Till Dawn are well known for big, player friendly events and they've exceeded their usual largesse for next month's PokerStars UKIPT Nottingham event.