POKER NEWS

25 November 2010

Victor Chandler moves to Entraction Network
Victor Chandler moves to Entraction Network

Participants at Victor Chandler Poker will be playing on a new network next month after the bookmaker behind the site announced that it would be migrating from iPoker to the Swedish Entraction Network.

24 November 2010

Luis Rufas leads record-breaking EPT Barcelona Day 2
Luis Rufas leads record-breaking EPT Barcelona Day 2

Yesterday the last of 758 players registered to the main event of the European Poker Tour’s seventh stop in Barcelona, with the 495 players who registered on Day 1b surpassing the total field from last year; despite the reduced buy-in the prize pool is even greater than 2009.

Stanley Quinn wins WSOP Circuit Lake Tahoe championship
Stanley Quinn wins WSOP Circuit Lake Tahoe championship

A field of 246 players is no more after the World Series of Poker Circuit event at Harvey’s Lake Tahoe concluded, crowning Stanley Quinn as the $86,789 winner who takes home the championship ring, the money, entry into the National Championship and a seat in the WSOP 2011 Main Event. Is that all?

Harrison Gimbel wins WPT Series Florida
Harrison Gimbel wins WPT Series Florida

He may be young in years but Harrison Gimbel is proving that's he's no novice when it comes to tournament success after notching up another big win, this time at the WPT Series Event in Florida.

Qualify for World Cup of Poker VII
Qualify for World Cup of Poker VII

PokerStars has announced details of the next World Cup of Poker which will see teams from 56 countries battle it out for international glory not to mention $290,000 in cash and an appearance in a live final in The Bahamas.

23 November 2010

Nik Persaud wins World Heads Up Championships
Nik Persaud wins World Heads Up Championships

UK pro Nik Persaud – and former cover star of Bluff Europe, no less – has taken down the £2,200 Heads-Up Championships running alongside the GUKPT Grand Final at the Grosvenor Victoria Casino this week, winning his first major title and £30,000.

Loic Sa leads PokerStars EPT Barcelona Day 1a
Loic Sa leads PokerStars EPT Barcelona Day 1a

Yesterday was Day 1a of the PokerStars EPT Barcelona Main Event, the oldest stop on the European Poker Tour that aims to crown its seventh champion by the end of the week. In total 263 players stumped up the €5,000 buy-in and 137 survived for Day 2.

Poker After Dark season seven begins in January
Poker After Dark season seven begins in January

We’ve already brought you news of the upcoming season of Poker After Dark that will for the first time feature a Pot-Limit Omaha cash game starring Brian Hastings, Phil Galfond, Phil Ivey and Tom “durrrr” Dwan. However, now we can confirm this new series will kick off on January 3rd.

Michael Traylor holds huge lead at WSOP Circuit
Michael Traylor holds huge lead at WSOP Circuit

After two days the couple of hundred players who paid up the $5,000 necessary to compete in the World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event at Harvey’s Lake Tahoe have been whittled down to just nine with Michael Traylor holding over a third of the chips at the final.

New European WPT events announced
New European WPT events announced

The World Poker Tour has announced details of a series of new televised events to be hosted on our side of the Atlantic.