03 June 2011
The sickest tournament runs of all time [Editorial]
Erik Seidel is a boss. We know this because he has won a metric shitload of money this year with final tables and victories in $10,000 to $250,000 buy-in events pouring out of his posterior like nobody’s business. With over $5.5m earned this year he’s truly a tournament poker force to be reckoned with.
$1m buy-in event announced for 2012 World Series of Poker
When we heard Erik Seidel had won the World Poker Tour High Roller $100k buy-in event, we assumed it was a joke – of course he couldn’t possibly win ANOTHER huge six-figure entry event. When we heard that Dusk Till Dawn were hosting a 5,000-player Grand Prix IV, we assumed it was a joke – of course they can’t TRIPLE the UK attendance record.
Super-high stakes Omaha cash games at World Series of Poker
So far, with big fields in Event #4 ($5,000 NL) and Event #3 ($1,500 PLO8) and a 128-strong field for the inaugural $25,000 Heads-Up Championship, the aftermath of Black Friday has not hit the 2011 WSOP. However, with no online nosebleed cash games available some predicted the side action would get huge. Some were right.
June is Sit 'N' Go month at Titan Poker
Players who like their tournament action of the single table variety are in for a treat at Titan Poker as the site is giving away over $105,000 in bonus prizes throughout this month.
02 June 2011
888 Poker Super Stack goes nationwide
888poker.com has revealed details of an expanded live Super Stack series which will feature six stops at the Fox Poker Club in London and at Birmingham's Circus Casino. The buy-in for each preliminary event is £165 (£300 for the Grand Final) with starting stacks of 20,000 chips and a 40-minute clock.
Victory Poker becomes Cake affiliate
After blocking US players after the Black Friday indictments, Victory Poker has gone a step further and ceased operating as a poker site. It will instead now run as an affiliate site for the Cake Poker Network. All accounts, rewards and tournament tickets have now been transferred to Cake.
01 June 2011
WSOP 2011 - $25k Heads-Up Championship Day 1 complete
The 2011 World Series of Poker has officially gotten under way with the inaugural $25,000 Heads-Up No Limit Hold ‘em Championship event attracting a half-capacity field of 128 players, generating a prize pool of over $3m.
Poker Academy discounts for Bluff Europe readers
Crumbling in cash games? Tanking in tournaments? Bluff Europe has the answer. The first of this summer's Poker Academy series takes place this weekend and readers can bag some top quality coaching at a bargain price thanks to a very special offer.
Big changes for PokerStars Sunday Majors
Since Black Friday, the centre of the poker universe has shifted from America to Europe and that fact has been recognised by PokerStars which has changed the times of some of its biggest tournaments.
31 May 2011
2011 World Series of Poker begins today with $25k heads-up
It’s that time again – the 42nd annual World Series of Poker at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino begins today with the first two of 58 bracelet events starting tonight; the $500 Casino Employees’ Event is the traditional start but alongside that we have the inaugural $25,000 Heads-Up NL Championship.