POKER NEWS

26 March 2011

Jungleman12 extends lead in Durrrr Challenge
Jungleman12 extends lead in Durrrr Challenge

Daniel Cates resumed battle with Tom Dwan in the Durrrr Challenge yesterday and stretched his lead by just over $270,000.

25 March 2011

Kevin Vandermissen leads PokerStars EPT Snowfest final table
Kevin Vandermissen leads PokerStars EPT Snowfest final table

Yesterday the final 24 players left in contention at the PokerStars European Poker Tour Snowfest in Austria gathered again to play down to a final table which has now been set with Belgian player Kevin Vandermissen holding a mighty chip lead.

Grosvenor Goliath tourney – breaking records; helping charity
Grosvenor Goliath tourney – breaking records; helping charity

UK poker just keeps getting bigger and bigger – literally. Grosvenor have announced, in association with D4 Events, the Goliath five-day event at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. From the 24-28 August up to 1,500 competitors will battle for a £25,000 plus first prize.

What a way to make a living [Friday Editorial]
What a way to make a living [Friday Editorial]

I feel I should preface this article by saying that I am not a professional poker player – by this I mean that I do not or have not played poker as my sole source of income. I did alright out of the microstakes in my first year of University and actually made more there than my part-time job in a coffee shop (handy if you’re only sleeping three hours a night after classes then grinding out twelve $0.05/$0.10 tables). However it has never been my full-time income.

WPT Vienna Main Event starts today
WPT Vienna Main Event starts today

It may have meant nothing to Midge Ure and Ultravox but Vienna will probably mean everything to one poker player in a few days' time as the World Poker Tour hits the Austrian capital.

Victor Chandler adds first player to its Poker Hall of Fame
Victor Chandler adds first player to its Poker Hall of Fame

Victor Chandler has been celebrating the achievements of its online players by launching its very own Hall of Fame. The first inductee is a Hungarian known as Morovica71 who earned the accolade after winning the site's 55 Special Series.

24 March 2011

24 left at EPT Snowfest – Maisto leads
24 left at EPT Snowfest – Maisto leads

The 81 players who started Day 3 at the EPT Snowfest in Austria have been whittled down to just 24 with Giacomo Maisto leading the way.

Big names confirmed for Irish Open
Big names confirmed for Irish Open

The paddypowerpoker.com Irish Open usually attracts a stellar line up and this year looks to be no different with a number of top names already confirmed.

Phil Ivey teaching the world to win at poker? Count us in.
Phil Ivey teaching the world to win at poker? Count us in.

We all know that Phil Ivey isn’t the most extroverted type, which is probably part of his appeal as the silent and mysterious man who crushes the biggest games around in an unprecedented manner. So when we found out that he had opened a Twitter account, we were pretty surprised.

EPT announces Champion of Champions event
EPT announces Champion of Champions event

PokerStars have revealed the finale for this, the seventh season of the European Poker Tour, which is a Champion of Champions event taking place after the Grand Final in Madrid and pitting all EPT champions against each other in a freeroll worth €100,000 in EPT passports.