06 September 2011
Full Tilt hearing put back to 19 September
Full Tilt players hoping to get at least one step closer to finding out if they will be getting their money back will have to wait a little longer than expected after the Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) announced a delay to its latest hearing.
UKIPT seats on offer courtesy of PokerStars
Season Three of the UK and Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) makes a very welcome return in December and PokerStars is giving away Main Event packages worth £1,550 as well as plenty of other prizes in its new UKIPT Poker League.
05 September 2011
British Poker Awards - And the winners are...
Thanks to everyone who turned up to Poker in the Park and the British Poker Awards, especially, to help us celebrate an amazing year for British poker. Hosted by comedian Lucy Porter and Bluff’s very own Michael Caselli, this was our chance to honour the great and the good of UK poker.
Matt Perry's Poker in the Park [Editorial]
Poker in the Park 2011 has concluded, and what a glorious weekend it was. Once again, the Gods smiled on us weather-wise and delivered some sunshine to a British September. I managed to – in this order – listen to a lecture, play in the Super 2012 freeroll at the Bluff Europe tent, listen to another lecture, get some free stuff, watch music and card tricks... oh, and I had beer. So that’s always a plus.
Greg “FBT” Mueller wins Epic Poker League Pro/Am
The Epic Poker League’s second Pro/Am event concluded last night with Greg Mueller emerging the victor over a tough final table that included bracelet-winner Sean Getzwiller, Andreas Hoivold and Phil Hellmuth.
Thuy Doan passes away aged 25
Twitter has been flooded with sadness and condolences after it was announced that Thuy Doan had passed away from cancer at the age of 25. The poker player and PokerRoad blogger was well known and loved within the poker community and will be sorely missed.
Andy Kyriacou wins September DTD Deepstack
The latest Dusk Till Dawn Deepstack event has been won by Andy Kyriacou who outlasted a field of 312 runners over the weekend. The man from Leicester took the lion's share of the cash after chip count chop was agreed when play was five handed.
Palm Beach Casino to host September festival
The Palm Beach Casino has been become a regular for London's tournament players with its monthly £1,000 Big Game event (the latest of which takes place tonight).
02 September 2011
Poker in the Park 2011 – don’t miss these [Editorial]
Poker in the Park is a little bit like Christmas, if your childhood Christmases were less about Santa and stockings and more about poker and pretty girls. If so, you had far better Christmases than I did and your parents are either frightfully negligent or simply know how to throw a party. Today I will be jetting off down the Central Line to Oxford Circus, and there to Hanover Square to attend the fifth annual Poker in the Park extravaganza.
Martin Schleich wins EPT Barcelona for €850,000
The European Poker Tour has crowned another German champion as Martin Schleich took home the PokerStars Red Spade trophy as well as a tasty €850,000 for defeating Dragan Kostic heads-up. The Spaniard still picked up over half a million Euro for his runner-up finish.