POKER NEWS

29 October 2010

Only a few tickets left for tomorrow's Poker Academy
Only a few tickets left for tomorrow's Poker Academy

The Bluff Europe Poker Academy visits Bluff @ Mint Casino in South Kensington tomorrow for a special coaching clinic on how to use computers to improve your poker game.

Jim Anderson wins WSOP Circuit Regional Championship
Jim Anderson wins WSOP Circuit Regional Championship

Overall a grand total of 226 players competed in the inaugural $10,000 Regional Championship of the World Series of Poker Circuit with the final table earning seats in the upcoming National Championship; a televised million dollar tournament with a WSOP bracelet for the winner.

Binger, Graham and Kopp in UB.com split
Binger, Graham and Kopp in UB.com split

Matt “mattg1983” Graham, Michael Binger and Billy “Patrolman35” Kopp have parted ways with UB.com and the CEREUS network and are no longer on the site’s list of sponsored pros. Graham, who with two WSOP bracelets was their biggest catch besides Phil Hellmuth, was working on “a month-to-month” basis and decided to take a break from poker at the end of his one-year contract.

WSOP – new logo rules for November Nine hurt Full Tilt
WSOP – new logo rules for November Nine hurt Full Tilt

A press conference for the World Series of Poker Main Event final table due to begin in less than two weeks has cleared up some issues but will leave Full Tilt Poker with some head-scratching to do. The world’s second largest poker site has sponsored seven of the November Nine but this is a no-go according to WSOP bigwig Ty Stewart.

28 October 2010

Laurence Houghton leads EPT Vienna
Laurence Houghton leads EPT Vienna

353 players bought into the second opening flight at EPT Vienna yesterday and there was a familiar face, to British poker fans at least, leading the way at the close of play.

Betfair to host charity tournament in aid of the Anthony Nolan Trust
Betfair to host charity tournament in aid of the Anthony Nolan Trust

Online poker players will get to show their charitable side in a special tournament in aid of the Anthony Nolan Trust at Betfair Poker on Monday 1st November.

Special Halloween tournament at The Mint tonight
Special Halloween tournament at The Mint tonight

London players wishing to avoid any early trick or treaters should head to Bluff @ The Mint in South Kensington tonight for a special Halloween inspired tournament.

New poker schedule at Manchester's 235 Casino
New poker schedule at Manchester's 235 Casino

Poker players in Manchester have a new venue to play in now that the 235 Casino's new Poker Lounge is open for business. The venue is celebrating the opening by launching a new tournament and cash game schedule including a £5k guaranteed event.

27 October 2010

EPT Vienna Day 1A complete
EPT Vienna Day 1A complete

234 players gathered at the beautiful Kursalon Palace in Vienna for the latest leg of the European Poker Tour yesterday and by the close of play, exactly half had hit the rail with the other 117 players still hoping for a €500,000 pay day.

Londoner wins French Championship of Online Poker.
Londoner wins French Championship of Online Poker.

While the stereotype that the French are a bunch of cheese-eating surrender monkeys may not be true (they have the fourth largest military in the world and a good track record in the hundreds of wars they have fought) it won’t stop us making the jokes. Especially not when a British based player beats out a 1,344-strong field in the €500 buy-in French championship of online poker.