29 July 2011
Keeping ahead of the game [Editorial]
Even at recreational, affordable-for-the-everyman stakes, poker is a highly competitive game where staying just that one extra step ahead of the competition can mean the difference between breaking even and beating the game long-term. Though I’ve only been playing for a short few years, in the time I’ve been battling opponents at the table the calibre of player has improved dramatically even at the lowest of the low stakes.
World Record $1.83m Bad Beat Jackpot hits at PokerHeaven.com
Losing a hand with quad kings would usually have online players taking a hammer to their computer but there was a very substantial silver lining for one such unlucky loser this week.
PaddyPower launches Iron Man contest
Online grinders have extra incentive to play at Paddy Power Poker after the site revealed details of its new Iron Man promotion which will award players with bonuses of up to $4,000 throughout August.
28 July 2011
Daniel Cates' Canadian move runs into trouble
Railbirds were hopeful that Daniel Cates would be back at the high stakes online games in the very near future after 'Jungleman12' tweeted "leaving for Vancouver tomorrow, time to crush online again :)".
Genting launches £50,000 Guaranteed Link Game
Genting has released details of a new link event that will offer players a £50k guaranteed prize pool, all for a buy in for just £100+£10.
GUKPT Goliath to feature team event
Poker is usually very much a game for individuals but players at next month's Goliath tournament in Coventry will be able to show a bit of team spirit.
Man killed at high stakes home game
Two men have been shot, one fatally, after allegedly trying to rob a high stakes home game in the US state of North Carolina.
27 July 2011
Full Tilt hearing delayed until 15 September at the latest
Full Tilt Poker players hoping for news on whether the site will have its licence restored or revoked were left disappointed yesterday after the Alderney Gambling Control Commission hearing was adjourned until 15 September at the latest.
WCOOP schedule announced
Amazingly it's been ten years since PokerStars first hosted the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP). The site is celebrating the decade by offering a massive $30m in prize money in this year's online festival.
Record breaking mahjong event set for Poker in the Park
This year's Poker in the Park festival will feature all the usual good stuff that poker players have come to expect from Europe's biggest poker festival (and by good stuff we mean round the clock tournaments, coaching clinics and strategy sessions from some of the best players in the world).