14 March 2011
JP Kelly second in chips at UKIPT Manchester final table
The record-breaking 615-strong field at the UKIPT’s latest stop in Manchester is down to just eight players with online qualifier Mateusz Warowiec leading the field with two million chips bagged up for the final. He leads PokerStars Pro JP Kelly, who is second place on 1.71m going into today’s final.
Is this the best bluff ever televised? [Monday Editorial]
The latest episode of High Stakes Poker (Norm good, line-up not so much) got me hankering for the old days of watching Phil Ivey and Tom “durrrr” Dwan do battle across the felt at The Golden Nugget instead of seeing Barry Greenstein go fishing. Looking at some random videos, I stumbled across a list on Two Plus Two forums’ televised poker section of the Top Ten TV Bluffs.
Dutch delight at Unibet Open Malta
It was a case of Double Dutch at the Portomaso Casino in Malta yesterday as the final of the latest leg of the Unibet Open series was left to a pair of gentlemen from the Netherlands.
Ali is the greatest at WSOP Circuit Atlantic City
The World Series of Poker Circuit attracted yet another big field as 442 players competed for the title at Caesars Atlantic City. However, it was Brian Ali who floated like a butterfly to the top of the chip counts and then stung his opponents like a bee to take down the first prize of $139,284 and prove himself the greatest. And, yeah, that’s probably about enough Ali puns.
Simon Jack wins Sky Poker Tour Luton
Luton's G Casino was the venue for the latest leg of the popular Sky Poker Tour live series. In all 172 played in the qualification only event generating a prize pool of over £17,000.
Pat Walsh wins ESPN Bounty Shootout
There were plenty of stories at the ESPN Bounty Shootout final table at The Bike, LA, this weekend after Big Event champion Victor Ramdin, Jonathan Duhamel and NAPT 2010 champion Joe Tehan all made it to the final table of nine.
Software upgrade from PKR
PKR.com has revealed details of its new software upgrade. Of most interest in the updated poker client is the boost in speed to the number of hands dealt per hour. Pauses between hands have been shortened and animations will now run simultaneously with the shuffling of cards.
12 March 2011
Green light for Vegas style casino in London
It looks like London will be getting a new poker venue with the news that Newham Council has given the go ahead to a new Vegas style casino.
11 March 2011
Victor Ramdin defeats Joe Hachem for The Big Event title
The NAPT L.A. became The Big Event at The Bike less than a week before it kicked off after a barney with California gaming regulators who disapproved of PokerStars sponsorship. Thus, this event was not decked out in red spades and black posters – until we got to the final.