POKER NEWS

19 October 2010

Annette Obrestad leads WPT Festa al Lago Day 4
Annette Obrestad leads WPT Festa al Lago Day 4

Lucky for some – Annette Obrestad won’t be superstitious about the 13 remaining players for the WPT Festa al Lago at The Bellagio; she is on top of the chip counts having just tipped over the 2,000,000 mark ahead of Andrew Frankenberger and Allen Kessler.

Phil Ivey on Late Night Poker tonight
Phil Ivey on Late Night Poker tonight

With WSOP bracelets galore, WPT titles and millions in cash game winnings Phil Ivey has most things in the poker world covered. One thing the great man hasn't managed before is an appearance on Late Night Poker.

Taylor Caby and ‘KRANTZ’ make poker documentary
Taylor Caby and ‘KRANTZ’ make poker documentary

You know Taylor Caby as one of the original online poker giants of the early 2000s and founding member of CardRunners; you know Jason Rosenkrantz as a successful online player who starred in ‘2 Months, 2 Million’ on G4.

Poker Million IX final table (spoiler alert)
Poker Million IX final table (spoiler alert)

What a month for James Bord – firstly he took down the World Series of Poker Europe Main Event before following up with a $250,000 victory in Marrakech and now he joins a wealth of talent for the final table of the Full Tilt Poker Million IX.

PokerStars seats on offer at Bidibot.com
PokerStars seats on offer at Bidibot.com

Online penny auction site Bidibot.com has signed a deal with PokerStars which will enable it to offer a number of daily auctions for the Sunday Quarter Million and Daily $90,000 tournaments.

Brett Schwertly defeats largest ever WSOP Circuit field
Brett Schwertly defeats largest ever WSOP Circuit field

The World Series of Poker Circuit stop in Hammond, Indiana, has attracted the largest field in the history of the WSOP Circuit with 1,611 players competing in the $350 NL event to award a prize of $77,000 to Brett Schwertly.

18 October 2010

Irish Poker Awards – the winners are...
Irish Poker Awards – the winners are...

The great and the good of the Irish poker world were on hand at the Regency Hotel in Dublin last night for the inaugural Irish Poker Awards. Presented by our own Michael Caselli and Neil Channing the awards honoured the best and brightest on the poker scene as voted by the Irish poker public.

John Gray wins International Poker Open
John Gray wins International Poker Open

Yesterday proved to be a Gray day in Dublin but it hadn't nothing to do with the weather. The Gray in question was John Gray who won the Boylepoker.com International Poker Open at the city's Regency Hotel.

BLOG – The Journalist Challenge with MyPokerLab
BLOG – The Journalist Challenge with MyPokerLab

Over the past seven days I’ve been given $1,400. That doesn’t happen too often but I had better start getting used to it. The Bad Beat sponsorship deal that MyPokerLab have set up for me gives me $200 a day – well done, maths whizzes – to play games up to $0.1/$0.2 NL. If I lose more than $100 I have to stop for the day and if I lose the whole thing THERE ARE CONSEQUENCES! Probably.

Jeff Madsen leads WPT Festa al Lago after Day 3
Jeff Madsen leads WPT Festa al Lago after Day 3

The World Poker Tour Festa al Lago at The Bellagio has finished Day 3 with 41 of the original 355 remaining and all players guaranteed a profit on their $10,000 investment but looking towards the first place prize of $831,500.