POKER NEWS

31 March 2011

Ali Eslami wins WSOP Circuit Rincon $10,000 Championship
Ali Eslami wins WSOP Circuit Rincon $10,000 Championship

Tim West was riding high, having won the $300,000 first prize at the Wynn Classic less than a week before arriving at the final table of the World Series of Poker $10,000 Regional Championship as chip leader. However, Ali Eslami, fresh from a runner-up spot at the Big Event Bounty Shootout in LA, had other ideas.

Badbeat celebrating Royal Wedding with UKIPT giveaway
Badbeat celebrating Royal Wedding with UKIPT giveaway

Players at top staking site Badbeat.com can look forward to more than just an extra bank holiday courtesy of the forthcoming royal wedding. The site is celebrating William and Kate's nuptials by giving away a seat in the UKIPT Newcastle Main Event worth £500.

Dusk Till Dawn to host Help For Heroes charity tournament
Dusk Till Dawn to host Help For Heroes charity tournament

Dusk Till Dawn has announced details of a special tournament in memory of British soldier Corporal Liam Riley.

Derry tournament organisers handed conditional discharge
Derry tournament organisers handed conditional discharge

Two brothers who organised an illegal £20,000 poker tournament have each been given a two-year conditional discharge after a hearing at Londonderry Magistrates Court yesterday.

30 March 2011

Cates extends lead in Durrrr Challenge
Cates extends lead in Durrrr Challenge

The long hiatus in the Durrrr Challenge appears to be over with Tom Dwan and Daniel Cates getting down to regular business over the past few weeks.

High Roller event added to London Live
High Roller event added to London Live

This weekend's Blackbeltpoker.com London Live event has now completely sold out but players can still get in on the action at the Vic courtesy of a £1,000 High Roller event which will takes place at 2pm on Sunday 3 April.

Tim West leads World Series of Poker Circuit Rincon final table
Tim West leads World Series of Poker Circuit Rincon final table

We were pretty much always going to have a pretty good final table at the relatively small field of the World Series of Poker Circuit Regional Championship event in Rincon. When we returned for Day 3 to play from 18 players to 9, the field was full of star power.

Dmitry Gromov wins WPT Vienna
Dmitry Gromov wins WPT Vienna

Russia's Dmitry Gromov has become the latest winner on the World Poker Tour after triumphing at WPT Vienna last night.

PKR launches WSOP satellites
PKR launches WSOP satellites

The award-winning 3D poker room has announced details of its World Series of Poker satellites with players able to reach Sin City from as little as $2.30.

29 March 2011

Dmitry Gromov heads WPT Vienna final table
Dmitry Gromov heads WPT Vienna final table

The final table has been set at WPT Vienna. Dmitry Gromov heads the final eight and with a stack of 5,325,000 he's comfortable ahead of nearest rivals Simon Ravnsbaek and Maxim Kolosov who return with 3,265,000 and 1,870,000 respectively.