14 July 2011
Poker in the Park V returns to London on September 2-3
The biggest poker festival in Europe, Poker In The Park, will be coming back to London from September 2nd to September 3rd 2011 with a new home, just around the corner from Oxford Circus at Hanover Square.
13 July 2011
UKIPT Brighton starts today
The PokerStars UK and Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) makes a very welcome return this week with Brighton's Hilton Metropole the venue for the five-day festival.
Full Tilt hearing set for 26 July
The Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) has confirmed that the hearing into the suspension of Full Tilt Poker's licence will take place at 10am on Tuesday 26 July at London's Park Plaza Victoria Hotel.
Genting Players' Championship returns in September
An estimated prize pool of £85,000 will be up for grabs this September as the Genting Players' Championship returns for a second year.
Titan Poker lowers cash game rake
Titan Poker has announced that it will be lowering the rake it collects from many of its cash game tables. The Rake Break promotion will see the maximum rake cap dropped by 50% at fixed limit tables throughout the day. Micro stakes no limit hold'em players playing up to 5c/10c levels will also benefit from this 50% reduction.
12 July 2011
International Poker Network has largest Bad Beat Jackpot worldwide - €1.1m!!
If you make quads and still lose the hand you’re not usually in the mood for doing much besides throwing your laptop out the window – so play on The International Poker Network's whose Bad Bead Jackpot has now topped €1.1m. What it means is that if you lose with quads you can buy yourself thousands of new laptops. Or a car. Or a house.
Arnot and Webber win GUKPT Summer Series titles
The final pair of GUKPT Summer Series events took place in Sheffield and Southampton over the weekend with Christopher Webber, Michael Arnot and Garry Hallows the big winners.
London Calling Festival announced
The capital will once again be beckoning poker players next month with the Fox Poker Club the venue for the three event London Calling mini festival.
PokerStars expands Daily Bigs
PokerStars has revealed details of a newly expanded Daily Bigs tournament line up including a doubling of the guarantees for the Sunday events.
11 July 2011
The WSOP Main Event – a show of strength or a final stand?
Cast your minds back three months to April 14, 2011. At this point the World Series of Poker was less than three months away and we were expecting the usual mix of tourists, live pros and online grinders to make up a record field for the World Series of Poker 2011. Just twenty-four hours later the sky had fallen.