02 March 2011
Do battle with a trio of English rugby's finest at PokerStars
The rugby players of Wales, Italy and France haven't managed it but PokerStars is giving poker players the chance to beat English rugby legends Mike Tindall, Dylan Hartley and David Strettle in a special private bounty tournament.
Phil Laak enters record books
Rather like snooker players, poker professionals aren't usually renowned for their amazing physical prowess.
Trickett set for NBC Heads Up Championship
One of the surprise omissions from the NBC National Heads up Championship line up was Sam Trickett. Considering his exploits in the Macau cash games and his amazing performances in the high roller events at the Aussie Millions he seemed an ideal candidate for this made for TV event.
01 March 2011
Erik Seidel wins LAPC High Roller event for $144,000
To be totally honest, when we saw the results of the LAPC High Roller we assumed they were a joke – how can Erik Seidel continue to run this good after two PCA final tables and two Aussie Millions final tables worth a combined $3.6m? Well, he has.
Vivek Rajkumar leads the LAPC Main Event
Vivek Rajkumar could be on course for a World Poker Tour double after taking the lead at the LA Poker Classic Main Event overnight. The former WPT Borgata winner closed day four with a stack of 3,231,000, over 1m ahead of closest rival Greg Brooks who has 2,326,000 and start of play chip leader Jason Dewitt who finished with 1,916,000.
UB bad beat jackpot tops the $1,000,000 milestone
When is bad luck not bad luck? Answer – when your quads running into a royal flush can net you a six-figure slice of UB’s staggering million dollar Bad Beat Jackpot. The BBJ passed the million dollar milestone yesterday and shows no signs of slowing down.
Jesse Okonczak leads WSOP Circuit Florida Day 3
When the dust settled in Florida after Day 2 of the World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event had concluded, it was Jesse Okonczak who held the chip lead over the 24 remaining players after bagging up more than 1.7m after two days of play.
Aiden Cullinane wins Western Open
The Irish tournament poker circuit headed to Mayo for the BoylePoker.com Western Open over the weekend with local Aiden Cullinane taking the title.
Everest Poker adds to pro ranks
Everest Poker has boosted its professional ranks with the addition of four players to its Team Everest 2011.
28 February 2011
Dewitt heads LA Poker Classic Main Event
While Europe's finest were doing battle in Denmark at EPT Copenhagen the cream of America's poker talent (alongside a sprinkling of Euros, Antipodeans and Asians) were doing battle at the WPT LA Poker Classic Main Event at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles.