POKER NEWS

13 November 2010

Durrrr and Ivey in huge cash game action
Durrrr and Ivey in huge cash game action

A host of top pros have headed to Macau for the Asian Poker Tour event and while tournament action has been interesting it's the enormous cash games that have been the major talking point.

Poker and boxing at The International tonight
Poker and boxing at The International tonight

The good people at The International are doing their best to help poker loving fight fans this weekend. The London venue will be showing the David Haye versus Audley Harrison fight on the big screen alongside its usual Saturday night tournaments.

Last call for PokerStars freerolls
Last call for PokerStars freerolls

If your bankroll is in need of a boost then there is still just time to take advantage of the PokerStars £2,000 Daily Giveaway.

12 November 2010

GUKPT Blackpool Day 1A complete
GUKPT Blackpool Day 1A complete

A slightly disappointing field of 92 runners gathered at the Sandcastle Casino in Blackpool yesterday for the opening flight of the GUKPT Blackpool Main Event.

BLOG – improving your game with MyPokerLab
BLOG – improving your game with MyPokerLab

Personally I’ve always thought it quite difficult to rate or score the play of a poker player based solely on their statistics. If for example, you fed Tom “durrrr” Dwan’s pre-flop stats into this kind of system then it would probably explode trying to work out how he’s a winning player. Then again, MyPokerLab really seem to have it nailed (and I’m not just saying that because it gave me mostly As and Bs).

PokerStars NAPT Los Angeles begins at Bicycle Casino
PokerStars NAPT Los Angeles begins at Bicycle Casino

The PokerStars North American Poker Tour has enjoyed great success since its launch with both Tom “kingsofcards” Marchese and PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst taking down Main Events for scores of over three-quarters of a million dollars each.

FTOPS XVII begins; 34 events offer $19,000,000 guarantee
FTOPS XVII begins; 34 events offer $19,000,000 guarantee

The eighteenth – yes, eighteenth! – run of Full Tilt Poker's flagship online tournament series began on Wednesday with the first few of 34 events that will offer a prize pool of at least nineteen million dollars over the next eleven days.

Foxwoods Casino launches online gaming business model
Foxwoods Casino launches online gaming business model

One of the most popular – if not the most – casinos in the US outside of Nevada, Foxwoods, has announced plans for partnership with Goodson Gaming TV and entertainment company in order to launch Velocity Gaming, a new online gaming presence.

ChiliPoker becoming US-friendly poker site in 2011
ChiliPoker becoming US-friendly poker site in 2011

Online poker players from the US haven’t had it easy over the past year or two with regards to new or potential legislation restricting them from playing at dozens of online poker sites. Well they can rest a little easier as the list of sites they can play on will be growing with the addition of ChiliPoker.

Devilfish Poker under new ownership
Devilfish Poker under new ownership

Struggling online poker room Devilfish Poker has been taken over by an as yet unnamed company for £330,000.