01 February 2012
Kristijonas Andrulis heads EPT Deauville
The opening flight of the latest PokerStars EPT event in Deauville attracted a very healthy starting field of 339 starters, with 221 making it back for Day 2. Leading the way at the close was former EPT Tallinn High Roller winner Kristijonas Andrulis on 162,600 followed by Philippe Ma 162,400 and Elie Payan 141,800.
31 January 2012
Genting Poker Series starts Wednesday
The eagerly anticipated Genting Poker Series kicks off tomorrow and there are 100,000 very good reasons to head to Birmingham's Star City Casino.
EPT Deauville starts today
After trips to The Bahamas and Australia, the centre of the poker world returns to Europe this week with the latest leg of the PokerStars European Poker Tour starting in Deauville today.
Bruno Lopes wins Euro Finals of Poker
There was a home victory in the biggest event at the Euro Finals of Poker series in Paris as Bruno Lopes took down the €5,000 Main Event Diamond Championship after outlasting a 109-runner field.
30 January 2012
Alan Meltzer leaves a $1.5m tip
Poker players are used to leaving tips at the table (in America at least) and one high stakes player has managed to make two of his staff extremely wealthy courtesy of a gift from beyond the grave.
Thew's the daddy. Again...
Julian Thew has added yet another live title to his tournament CV after winning the latest leg of the Sky Poker Tour over the weekend. The Team Sky Poker Pro outlasted a 200-runner field in Luton to take home a first prize of £11,200.
Phil Ivey wins Aussie Millions $250,000 Challenge
Phil Ivey has returned to the poker world, notably the live tournament scene. He has made his presence felt with a deep run in the Aussie Millions Main Event before this, his biggest career cash with a AU$2,000,000 victory in the $250,000 Challenge.
Everything hunky for Dorey at APT London
Players in the capital got to celebrate Chinese New Year in style as the Asian Poker Tour hit the Fox Poker Club over the weekend.
Lewis Hunter wins GUKPT Manchester
Lewis Hunter has won the opening leg of the new Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) season. The Scot outran a 171-runner field at Manchester's G Casino to pocket a first prize of almost £50,000.
Oliver Speidel claims Aussie Millions Main Event
Oliver Speidel has joined the likes of Lee Nelson and Gus Hansen in the Aussie Millions winner’s circle, after defeating Kenneth Wong heads-up in a dominating performance. He kicked off the final table with a bang, eliminating Yann Dion, and proceeded from there.