26 April 2011
Bluff Europe Poker Academy returns this Sunday
Tournament game in need of a tune up? Bluff Europe has just the thing in the form of its latest Poker Academy which takes place at London's Bluff at The Mint Casino on Sunday, 1st May.
Niall Smyth wins PaddyPower.com Irish Open 2011 for €550k
Local player Niall Smyth pulled a double whammy yesterday by not only winning the paddypowerpoker.com Irish Open for €550,000 but also being the paddypowerpoker.com Sole Survivor and netting an extra €100,000 from the bookies-slash-poker room.
Ben Young is APAT UK Champion
It's often said that poker these days is a young man's game and that proved to be the case in Newcastle over the weekend as Ben Young added the APAT UK Amateur Poker Championship to his APAT World crown.
PokerStars adjust SCOOP schedule for lack of US players
One of the greatest tournament series – live or online – in the world is due to kick off on May 8 when the PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker runs 114 events with 38 each of high, medium and low buy-ins. Originally the series guaranteed $45m in total prize money but that was pre-Black Friday.
Julian Kabitzke is The One
There was a German one-two in Monte Carlo over the weekend after Julian Kabitzke beat Alexander Dubas to take EverestPoker.com's €1m guaranteed event The One.
Absolute Poker/UB.com release statement
Absolute Poker has joined Full Tilt and PokerStars in releasing a statement in response to last week's Department of Justice indictments.
25 April 2011
Irish Open final table set
The final table the 2011 has been set with Andy Black the unfortunate bubble boy.
22 April 2011
WPT announces Grand Prix de Paris
The World Poker Tour will be heading to France this September for the Grand Prix de Paris.
Badbeat.com promotion at PokerTime.eu
Staking site Badbeat.com has added a ‘last longer’ promotion to this Sunday’s €750,000 guaranteed prize pool 300 no-limit hold’em freeze-out tournament set to take place at PokerTime.eu.
21 April 2011
Tom “durrrr” Dwan answers fan questions on Reddit.com
Last night, President Obama hosted a Facebook question and answer session – in a bid to draw attention to it, little-known member of humour site Reddit.com ‘TomDwan’ opened a thread in their “I am a... ask me anything” section.