POKER NEWS

21 December 2010

New poker reality show (clip inside)
New poker reality show (clip inside)

To people of a certain ages the words Young Guns will throw up images of 80s popsters Wham! or a dodgy Western starring Emilio Estevez.

Ultimate Bet announces schedule for UBOC 6; $4.6m guaranteed
Ultimate Bet announces schedule for UBOC 6; $4.6m guaranteed

Ultimate Bet have announced the sixth UB.com Online Championship which will begin on January 16 with a $250,000 guaranteed $530 NL deepstack event and run across the next two weeks, providing 29 events with a total guarantee of over $4,600,000.

20 December 2010

Fraser Bellamy wins Dusk Till Dawn Monte Carlo for £78,500
Fraser Bellamy wins Dusk Till Dawn Monte Carlo for £78,500

Dusk Till Dawn have had a very successful 2010 what with hosting the PokerStars UKIPT, breaking the attendance record for a live tournament in the UK and hosting several televised events that have attracted some of UK poker’s biggest names. Their last major event of 2010 was the £1,090 Monte Carlo event with a £200,000 guarantee.

Roberto Romanello wins EPT Prague
Roberto Romanello wins EPT Prague

Roberto Romanello is the latest name on the 2010 British poker roll of honour after winning the PokerStars EPT Prague Main Event.

Hellmuth on Dancing With The Stars?
Hellmuth on Dancing With The Stars?

We've seen Phil Hellmuth dressed up in all sorts of ridiculous garb over the years, usually while trying to make a spectacular entrance at the WSOP.

Vanessa Selbst leads WSOP-C Regional Championship
Vanessa Selbst leads WSOP-C Regional Championship

The second run of the newly-introduced World Series of Poker Circuit $10,000 Regional Championships began yesterday, this one the Northeast Championship at Harrah’s Atlantic City – guess they’ve not changed the name to Caesar’s yet. In total, 136 players put up the fee to enter in the five-figure tournament.

WSOP online gaming enters Italian market with Microgame
WSOP online gaming enters Italian market with Microgame

The Italian online poker market is closed off from the rest of the world as PokerStars found when they had to launch PokerStars.it in order to market online poker to the pasta-lovers of the Mediterranean. However, the World Series of Poker has gotten in on the action and have announced an agreement with Microgame for Italian online poker.

18 December 2010

EPT Prague final table set
EPT Prague final table set

23 players started the penultimate day of the PokerStars EPT Prague Main Event yesterday but just eight are still in contention for the €640,000 first prize.

Richard Gryko wins EPT Prague €3,200 Heads Up
Richard Gryko wins EPT Prague €3,200 Heads Up

2010 has been marked by spectacular British success all over the poker world. As the year draws to a close there's another home victory to report after Richard Gryko took the €3,200 EPT Prague Heads Up title.

17 December 2010

Kevin MacPhee leads EPT Prague
Kevin MacPhee leads EPT Prague

History could be made in Prague this weekend with Kevin MacPhee on course for an unprecedented double.