POKER NEWS

23 December 2010

Tom “durrrr” Dwan to appear in Rounders sequel opening scene
Tom “durrrr” Dwan to appear in Rounders sequel opening scene

We can’t quite see Tom “durrrr” Dwan squaring off against Matt Damon in a seedy, underground (literally) New York poker club but according to an apparent inside source at Miramax, that is exactly what will happen. OK, not exactly.

22 December 2010

Betfair Poker Live! London announced
Betfair Poker Live! London announced

There is yet more live tournament action to enjoy in London with the news that the Fox Poker Club will be hosting the first ever British Betfair Poker Live! event in February.

Season's Greetings from The Micros
Season's Greetings from The Micros

Earlier this month we brought you news of a new animated series from Jay "Krantz" Rosenkrantz called The Micros. After a highly promising opening episode the creators have released a special festive edition.

WSOP-Circuit event final table set
WSOP-Circuit event final table set

The 27 returning players were whittled down to a final table of nine after a rapid fire penultimate day of the WSOP-C Northeast Regional Championship in Atlantic City yesterday with Chris Klodnicki leading the way at the close.

Slovak becomes Team PokerStars Pro
Slovak becomes Team PokerStars Pro

Dag Palovic may not quite have the same profile as Isildur1 but the pair now have something in common in that they are both now Team PokerStars pros.

More massive savings at Bidibot.com
More massive savings at Bidibot.com

The online penny auction site created by poker players for poker players, Bidibot.com, is dishing up even more bargains in the run up to Chrsitmas.

Austrian wins Betfair Poker Live! Vienna
Austrian wins Betfair Poker Live! Vienna

The Montesino Pokertainment Centre in Vienna was the venue for the latest leg of the Betfair Poker Live! series and there was a home victory to keep the Austrian rail happy.

21 December 2010

Bell tolls at WSOP Circuit event
Bell tolls at WSOP Circuit event

93 players started Day 2 of the latest WSOP Circuit event in Atlantic City and by the close of play just 27 players remain with 2010 WSOP $5k PLO Hi Lo Split bracelet winner Chris Bell leading the way.

WPT Venice qualifiers up and running
WPT Venice qualifiers up and running

The World Poker Tour is going Venetian in the New Year and we don't mean the casino in Las Vegas of the same name. The beautiful Italian city of Venice will be the venue for the first stop on the World Poker Tour next year and you could be there courtesy of PartyPoker.

Latin America Poker Tour season four announced, amigos
Latin America Poker Tour season four announced, amigos

Is it just us or is the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure one of the most shuffled-about tournaments in the world? It has been a WPT, EPT and NAPT event but now for 2011 it belongs to the Latin America Poker Tour, one of the fastest-growing tours that PokerStars host and one that begins its fourth run next year with the PCA.