POKER NEWS

19 November 2010

GUKPT Grand Final up and running at Victoria Casino
GUKPT Grand Final up and running at Victoria Casino

The Grosvenor Victoria Casino on Edgware Road is the place to be – and if Neil Channing is reading this then we’re preaching to the choir – this weekend as not only are the £2,200 World Heads-Up Poker Championships currently running but the GUKPT Grand Final is joining it.

BLOG: Resolving to lower my VPIP; nearly having a seizure
BLOG: Resolving to lower my VPIP; nearly having a seizure

But I get booooored. I like playing hands. It’s what makes poker fun and you can’t exactly make a big ballsy 3-bet turn bluff with 53o if you folded it pre-flop. Hang on, have a look at my graph, particularly the showdown winnings oh dear is it upside down? Fine, fine, we’ll lower my VPIP.

World Poker Tour gets on The Bike; Tony G uninvolved
World Poker Tour gets on The Bike; Tony G uninvolved

The PokerStars NAPT has barely left after crowning a champion and giving out a $725,000 first prize but The Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles can look forward to more televised tournaments after the World Poker Tour announced a renewal for the Legends of Poker Tournament.

Paradise Poker Tour London starts today
Paradise Poker Tour London starts today

It will be a busy few days for London's poker lovers with a couple of top notch events to keep the tournament junkies happy.

Regional Championships of Online Poker starts at PokerStars
Regional Championships of Online Poker starts at PokerStars

This weekend the PokerStars Regional Championships of Online Poker hits the biggest stop of the 13 series with the USA Championship of Online Poker hosting 11 events combining for a prize pool of over $3,000,000.

Gadgets galore at Bidibot.com
Gadgets galore at Bidibot.com

The online penny auction site aimed at poker players, Bidibot.com, is offering more than just chips and tournament credits to registering players. Bidders can pick up some top quality gadgets for a fraction of their true cost, just in time for Christmas.

18 November 2010

Joe Tehan wins NAPT Los Angeles
Joe Tehan wins NAPT Los Angeles

Joe Tehan produced a devastating display of poker to take the NAPT Los Angeles Main Event title last night, eliminating all seven of his final table opponents en route to a $725,000 score.

Eastgate bracelet $41k and rising
Eastgate bracelet $41k and rising

UNICEF stand to get a very tidy donation next week with the bidding for Peter Eastgate's 2008 WSOP bracelet already topping the $41,000 mark.

Qualify for the UK & Ireland Online Poker Championships with PokerStars
Qualify for the UK & Ireland Online Poker Championships with PokerStars

Satellites for next month's UK and Ireland Championship of Online Poker are up and running at PokerStars starting from just $2.20 or 150 FPPs.

World Heads Up Poker Championship starts tomorrow
World Heads Up Poker Championship starts tomorrow

Win five heads up matches and pocket a massive pile of cash. Sounds simple doesn't it? In practice it will be a whole lot more difficult as poker's short handed specialists head to London's Victoria Casino for the 2010 World Heads Up Poker Championship which gets under way tomorrow lunchtime.