03 February 2011
Poker boost to Irish economy
Good economic news in Ireland lately has been about as rare as a quiet tournament exit from Phil Hellmuth. Poker is doing its bit though with the news that Full Tilt Poker is creating 100 jobs in the Irish capital.
02 February 2011
Hacker faces jail after admitting stealing chips
A computer hacker from Devon is facing a jail sentence after admitting to stealing chips from virtual poker site and Facebook favourite Zynga.
Eric Baldwin re-signs with UB.com
The pro team at UB.com has undergone something of an upheaval these past few months with the high profile departures of Phil Hellmuth and Annie Duke and the unexpected arrival of Prahlad Friedman.
Bebb-Jones loses extradition bid; Fanelli fit to stand trial
Poker players have been in the news for all the wrong reasons this week with new developments in murder trials involving Marcus Bebb-Jones and Ron Fanelli.
Poisonous cards in Taiwan
Poker players in the Far East could be risking more than their bankroll by playing poker after a study found decks of cards containing the potentially lethal chemical formaldehyde.
Tournament money lists – do we really need them? [Editorial]
Who would have believed that January 2011 would be such a pinnacle month for online poker? Not only have we had the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, the Full Tilt Aussie Millions, the World Series of Poker Circuit, the World Poker Tour Southern Championships and the European Poker Tour Deauville. These events have given away well over $10,000,000 in the first 30 days of 2011.
01 February 2011
Lucien Cohen wins EPT Deauville for €880,000
The sixth day of the PokerStars.fr European Poker Tour Deauville main event has concluded and local boy Lucien Cohen, a pest control mogul from Paris, rode his run of cards with the support of an Humberto Brenes-style plastic rat to victory and €880,000.
WSOP champion Jonathan Duhamel wins EPT High Roller
It’s always great when a World Series of Poker Main Event champion has further success in the poker world – from Greg Raymer’s deep run in the Main Event the year after he won it to Peter Eastgate’s pre-retirement victory in the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. Now Jonathan Duhamel has joined that club with a win at the EPT High Roller in Deauville.
Euro Finals of Poker series starts today
The Aviation Club in Paris, one of the best poker venues in Europe, will be the venue for some top class tournament action this month, as the Euro Finals of Poker (EFOP) head to the French capital.
Channel 4 to televise UK and Ireland Poker Tour
There are yet more reasons to set the Sky Plus box with the news that highlights of the PokerStars UK and Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) will be shown on Channel 4.