07 April 2011
Holland's Sander Berndsen leads EPT Berlin
458 players bought into the second opening day flight of EPT Berlin yesterday taking the field up to a grand total of 773. That is down on last year's record breaking figure of 945 but still good enough to create a prize pool of €3,865,000, making it the third largest event on the EPT circuit.
Swedish judges rule on poker
Judges in Sweden have deemed that poker is a game of both skill and luck. On the surface that sounds reasonable enough but look at the judgement a little more closely and things aren't quite so straightforward.
PKR rewards its big tournament winners
It's been a busy few days at the tournament tables at PKR.com with the site's two biggest tournaments of the month decided.
PokerStars launches $1m Game of Your Life freerolls
Freerolls. What's not to like, especially when there's $1m in cash up for grabs alongside a sports package worth a further $100,000. This is what PokerStars is offering in it's new Game of Your Life promotion which has just got under way.
06 April 2011
Cristian Dragomir leads EPT Berlin Day 1a
So far, so good at EPT Berlin – over three hundred players for the opening flight and no armed robberies to speak of. You remember EPT Berlin as being the stop last year that saw a group of men burst in with guns and grenades to steal hundreds of thousands of euros.
English Deepstack Championship heads to Brum
D4 Events, organisers of last month's inaugural English Deepstack Poker Championship in Luton, have revealed details of a second event scheduled for later this year.
Chilipoker launch new social media integration
Chilipoker have launched Chiliconnect, a social media-cum-poker site that will interface your Facebook or Twitter account with the website. This is the first time a poker site has taken this step, allowing players to brag about big pots just after they win them or even make tournament last longer bets with friends.
Spanish qualifier wins Estrellas Poker Tour Malaga
The latest leg of Spain's Estrellas Poker Tour took place over the weekend with local qualifier Antonio Dieguez taking the title.
Become a European Poker Hero with Pokerheaven.com
Pokerheaven.com has teamed up with The Poker Channel for its latest promotion which will see one lucky player crowned European Poker Hero as well as taking home a prize package worth €10,000.
05 April 2011
Gonzalez-Bueno wins Palm Beach Big Game
85 runners for a £1,000 buy in event on a Monday evening shows the live tournament game to be in pretty rude health in the capital.