16 May 2011
World Series of Poker 2011- enter the prop bet [Editorial]
It’s quite frankly ridiculous to be saying this but we have two weeks until the 2011 World Series of Poker begins the first of 58 events across eight weeks at the Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
€80k Dusk Till Dawn Grand Prix starts today
One lucky player will turn a €50 investment into a potentially life changing sum courtesy of Dusk Till Dawn's Grand Prix which starts today.
New Poker Academy schedule confirmed
Crashing in cash games? Tumbling in tournaments? Bluff Europe is here to help with its Poker Academy series which returns to Bluff @ The Mint in London on 5th June.
14 May 2011
Jason Mercier wins EPT Champion of Champions
Jason Mercier beat a who's who of the PokerStars European Poker Tour talent last night to claim the inaugural EPT Champion of Champions event. After navigating his way through a field that included 50 former EPT winners, the 24-year-old beat fellow American Galen Hall heads up to pocket €50,000 worth of tournament buy ins for season 8 of the EPT.
WPT Championship starts today
While European attention is focussed on Madrid the crème de la crème of American poker will be heading to Bellagio in Las Vegas later today for the final event on the World Poker Tour season IX calendar.
13 May 2011
A great new episode from The Micros
After a quick sabbatical eulogising the amazing achievements of Erik Seidel, the creators of The Micros have got back to business with another great episode.
Black Friday – 28 Days Later [Friday Editorial]
If Danny Boyle was directing the legal status of poker in the US, this would be the point where Cillian Murphy wakes up in hospital and walks through the abandoned streets of London.
Ivan Freitez wins PokerStars EPT Grand Final for €1.5m
Ivan Freitez has become the first champion of the European Poker Tour Grand Final in Madrid, taking home €1,500,000 after becoming the last man standing from a field of 686. Though everyone at the final eight got a six-figure payout, Freitez was the one to take home the millions and the EPT trophy.
EPT Madrid side events – luckychewy wins, ElkY wins again.
Despite the Main Event being over there are still a whole host of smaller side events at the EPT Grand Final in Madrid. Two big names have taken two big titles with Andrew “luckychewy” Lichtenberger defeating Brian Hastings for the €5,000 Heads-Up title, taking home €70,000.
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