20 February 2012
Filip Verboven wins Unibet Open Prague
After Christian Vanzieleghem's success at the European Deepstack Poker Championship last week comes news of another Belgian success, this time at the opening leg of the 2012 Unibet Open series in Prague.
UKIPT Galway: Nick Abou Risk makes another UKIPT final
Nine players are left in contention at the first event of season 3 of the PokerStars UKIPT and amazingly, defending UKIPT Galway champion Nick Abou Risk is looking for his third UKIPT title in three seasons. Ronan Gilligan leads, building on his UKIPT Dublin and WPT Ireland final tables.
Daniel Negreanu makes it to LAPT Grand Final final table
Day 3 of the Latin American Poker Tour Grand Final in Sao Paulo has concluded with Daniel Negreanu highlighting a final table of eight. Negreanu has made his first LAPT cash a big one by guaranteeing himself at least US$26,340.
18 February 2012
Super Poker Event of Europe satellites this week
The Super Poker Event of Europe is shaping up to be one of the best events of the year and you could be heading to Dublin courtesy of Boyle Poker which is running daily satellites until 21st February. €35+3.50 qualifiers take place every evening at 8pm with one seat on offer for every €350 in the prize pool.
Trio of new pros at Bet24
Bet24 has boosted its pro ranks with the addition of three new players including WCOOP champ Thomas Pedersen. Joining the Dane in the site's pro team are Canadian high stakes player Gillian Epp and Casper Toft.
17 February 2012
Gus Hansen leaves Macau after “most expensive flight” ever
Gus Hansen, who has regularly been blogging his progress at the Macau big game, reported that he has left the country following a final 29-hour session. This comes after he missed his original flight back to Europe.
UKIPT Galway kicks off season 3, Day 1a completed
The UKIPT returned for season 3 with a boosted €770 buy-in for the first stop of the season in Galway. Day 1a attracted 298 players and with 145 making it through the flight, Thomas Finneran is the chip leader with 89,600.
Patrik Antonius joins the PartyPoker Premier League lineup
PartyPoker announced yesterday that Patrik Antonius will join the lineup of the PartyPoker Premier League V, putting up the $125,000 buy-in for the televised poker shootout. He joins 15 other players for the tournament.
More freerolls this weekend at Intertops Poker
Players looking for a free bankroll booster could do worse that head to Intertops Poker this weekend as the site will be giving away $1,000 in a pair of freerolls.
$10k giveaway from Global Gaming Events and Colt Poker
Global Gaming Events has teamed up with Colt Poker for its next great giveaway. $10,000 is up for grabs in a series of tournaments over the next three months.