30 September 2011
The November Nine – there’s always one [Editorial]
The news that Matt Giannetti had won the first ever World Poker Tour Malta event, beating Cecilia Pascaglini heads-up to ship the bracelet and €200,000 came as no surprise.
ElkY and Hellmuth confirm Caesars Cup picks
It will be case of youth versus experience in this year's Caesars Cup as Elky's European young guns take on a veteran Americas line up that boasts no fewer than 39 WSOP bracelets.
Padraig Parkinson recovers from heart attack
Most of us don’t have our priorities set up so that after a 48-hour spell in hospital, we’re back on Twitter. Perhaps fortunately, most of us are not Padraig Parkinson. “1 heart attack. 2 days in intensive care,” he Tweeted three days ago. “They say in 1 month I will live a normal life; small price to pay.”
PokerStars Caribbean Adventure 2012 schedule announced
PokerStars have announced the schedule for the 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, the biggest live series on the PokerStars calendar. From January 5 to January 14, the PCA will host dozens of events in the Bahamas culminating in a $10,000 Main Event.
New statement from Full Tilt
In a statement released to PokerStrategy.com entitled “AGCC DEALS A BLOW TO FULL TILT POKER PLAYERS AS ‘INVESTOR CLOSE TO A DEAL’ TESTIMONY IS DISREGARDED”, Full Tilt berated the AGCC for interfering with a potential sale which they suggested was near to completion.
Gunn fires thanks to Badbeat training
Training is one of the quickest routes to tournament success and one player who can attest to that is Paul Gunn. The Badbeat.com sponsored player had a Sunday to remember, finishing second in the €100k guaranteed event at Royal Vegas Poker for a score of over €16k, and he attributed his success to Badbeat's revolutionary MyGame training system.
29 September 2011
DoJ releases Full Tilt update
The Southern District of New York has released an update regarding the saga engulfing Full Tilt Poker. The statement made no promises but said that “the return of forfeited funds to victims of the alleged fraud may be possible”.
Breaking - AGCC revokes Full Tilt licences
The Alderney Gambling Control Commission has just announced that it has revoked the operating licences of Full Tilt Poker with immediate effect.
Video - Tips from the Mob
We caught up with the Hendon Mob earlier this month and they were good enough to share with us some pearls of poker wisdom.
EPT London starts today
London becomes the capital of the poker universe, for the next week and a bit at least, as the PokerStars European Poker TourPokerStars European Poker Tour descends on the capital for nine days of top class tournament action.