POKER NEWS

23 November 2010

Last call for Unibet Open London
Last call for Unibet Open London

The latest leg of the Unibet Open tour series is just over a week away and there's still just about time to qualify for the €1,500+€100 buy in event with the last satellite running at Unibet Poker tonight.

22 November 2010

Dominic Kay wins Genting Players Championship
Dominic Kay wins Genting Players Championship

302 players gathered at the Circus Casino at Star City in Birmingham for the inaugural Genting Poker Players Championship over the weekend and in the end it was Dominic Kay who emerged victorious.

Tom “durrrr” Dwan reportedly wins $9m USD in heads-up cash game
Tom “durrrr” Dwan reportedly wins $9m USD in heads-up cash game

There are some wild rumours flying around the poker world with regards to the huge high stakes cash games being played in Macau between the local whales and the likes of Chau Giang, John Juanda, Phil Ivey and Tom “durrrr” Dwan.

BLOG – the coolest hands in TV poker history
BLOG – the coolest hands in TV poker history

Jason Mercier has just left the table $200,000 lighter after attempting to run a bluff that would have worked on any player except Phil Ivey. Unfortunately he was playing Phil Ivey at the time, who promptly picked him off with just a pair of nines. This means the table is six-handed at the conclusion of the second session of High Stakes Poker season six.

Christos Xanthopoulous wins Paradise Poker Tour London
Christos Xanthopoulous wins Paradise Poker Tour London

Christos Xanthopoulos has won the latest leg of the Paradise Poker Tour which came to a conclusion at The Fox Poker Club in London last night.

EPT Barcelona starts today
EPT Barcelona starts today

PokerStars are back in the swing of things with regards to live tournaments with the oldest event on the European Poker Tour beginning its seventh run today in Barcelona. Liv Boeree and Daniel Negreanu are just two of the PokerStars pros who made it out to compete.

20 November 2010

New Poker Academy schedule confirmed
New Poker Academy schedule confirmed

If you often find yourself min-cashing in tournaments but never taking home a big score then the next Bluff Europe Poker Academy could be just the thing.

Eric Baldwin wins NAPT Shootout
Eric Baldwin wins NAPT Shootout

A veritable who's who of tournament talent was on hand at the Bike for the shoot out event at NAPT, Los Angeles and in the end it was Eric Baldwin who proved the sharpest shooter.

Genting Poker Players' Championship starts in Birmingham today
Genting Poker Players' Championship starts in Birmingham today

It's not just London that is hosting big tournament action this weekend. Birmingham's Circus Casino at Star City is the venue for the Genting Poker Players' Championship which starts at 2pm today.

19 November 2010

Tom “durrrr” Dwan starts heads-up challenge at Macau
Tom “durrrr” Dwan starts heads-up challenge at Macau

The high stakes cash games in Macau continue to be the biggest poker game ever played with Tom “durrrr” Dwan today beginning a heads-up cash game against “a guy from Shanghai” with blinds at HKD $30,000/HKD $60,000 (roughly $4,000/$8,000 USD).