POKER NEWS

07 March 2011

Amy Trodd wins English Deepstack Championship
Amy Trodd wins English Deepstack Championship

Amy Trodd has been crowned the inaugural English Deepstack Champion after taking the honours at the G Casino in Luton over the weekend.

Deadman takes DTD Deepstack
Deadman takes DTD Deepstack

Dusk Till Dawn regular Simon Deadman has won the latest £300 DTD Deepstack, outlasting a 247-runner field to take home the first prize of almost £25,000.

Merit Spring Classic starts today
Merit Spring Classic starts today

The poker circuit will be heading to the Mediterranean this month for the Merit Spring Classic which features a week of tournament action and a guaranteed prize pool of $750,000.

05 March 2011

Patrik Antonius on the Macau big game
Patrik Antonius on the Macau big game

The crazy cash games in Macau have been the talk of the poker world these past few months with huge pots and massive winners and losers.

Empire Bad Beat Jackpot hit again
Empire Bad Beat Jackpot hit again

The Bad Beat Jackpot at the Empire Casino in London has been hit again with one lucky player pocketing £24,727.50.

04 March 2011

Gregory Brooks win LAPC Main Event
Gregory Brooks win LAPC Main Event

Carlos Mortensen was looking for a record breaking fourth WPT title and Vivek Rajkumar his second but in the end neither could match Gregory Brooks who took down the WPT LA Poker Classic last night.

NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship bracket preview [Friday editorial]
NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship bracket preview [Friday editorial]

The NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship 2011 event begins tonight with 64 players, having put up or qualified to the tune of $25,000, will be hoping to play and win five heads-up matches in order to take down a first prize of $750,000 and the accolades of winning one of the more famous poker tournaments in the world.

Twist in Zynga Poker hacker case
Twist in Zynga Poker hacker case

Last month we brought you news of a court case involving a Devon man accused of stealing chips from Zynga Poker worth an alleged $12m.

Victor Chandler Poker signs Roy Brindley
Victor Chandler Poker signs Roy Brindley

Victor Chandler Poker has added Roy Brindley to its professional ranks. The writer, commentator and of course poker player will act as a Team VC Captain.

NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship matches announced
NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship matches announced

The NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship – or NBC NHUPC as the cool kids call it – is not a display of the world’s best 64 players but is the talking point for most of them. The Twitter feed from poker pros this morning was buzzing with NBC draws and announcing their matches. Expect to see a lot of #NBCNHUPC tweets.