26 January 2012
PKR give backing to pop wannabe
Lucien Laviscount is best known for appearing in BBC drama Waterloo Road (aka Grange Hill for grown ups). The youngster has hopes of a pop career though and will be releasing his debut single in April. So what does this have to do with poker?
World Poker Tour returns to US TV with boosted ratings
The World Poker Tour returns to Fox Sports Net in January with new episodes from Season X. The season, which has expanded from 26 to 37 episodes, begins on February 12.
New super satellites from Titan Poker
Titan Poker has revealed details of a series of great value satellites for two forthcoming live events.
25 January 2012
Ivey maintains Aussie Millions challenge
Day two of the Aussie Millions Main Event is in the book and there's a very familiar face near the top of the leader board. Phil Ivey closed the day with 778,500 chips, good enough to put him second in the chip counts behind Tim O'Shea who amassed 921,000.
Marie Sherwood wins APAT European Championship
Season Five of the Amateur Poker Association and Tour (APAT) drew to a close at the Rendezvous Casino in Brighton over the weekend with Marie Sherwood taking the honours.
A crazy 48 hours at the PokerStars high stakes tables
Wow. That’s all we can say after the maniac action at the high stakes Omaha tables on PokerStars this past 48 hours. You may recall yesterday we posted some action from – who else? – Isildur1 who was at the time up $300,000 when we published.
Extra bonuses for TCOOP winners and final tablists
With the Turbo Championship of Online Poker in full swing, PokerStars have announced the prizes for winners. Those, like Toby Lewis, who manage to outlast the huge fields and rapid blind structures, will receive 24-carat gold.
Bet 24 adds to pro team
There has been plenty of upheaval in the pro ranks at online poker sites in recent months, but one site that has bucked the trend by adding rather than dropping players is Bet24, which has just seven new names to its pro team.
24 January 2012
Ivey riding high at Aussie Millions
Phil Ivey was the big story at Day 1C of the Aussie Millions Main Event. The eight-time WSOP bracelet winner closed the day with a stack of 184,000, good enough for fourth place on the leader board at the close of play. At one stage Ivey dropped down to 85,000 chips but a timely double up courtesy of Aussie cricket legend Shane Warne put him right back into contention.
Dan Smith wins Aussie Millions $100k Challenge
The 2012 Aussie Millions $100,000 Challenge has concluded in Melbourne with Dan Smith topping the field of 22, defeating Mikhail Smirnov heads-up in order to claim the $1,012,000 first prize.