07 October 2010
International Poker Open seat on offer to Irish Poker Awards voters
Irish poker fans have been given another incentive to vote for their favourite players, poker rooms and personalities in this month's Irish Poker Awards as one lucky voter will be awarded a seat at the International Poker Open. All players have to do is visit TheIrishPokerAwards.com and vote and they'll be entered into a special draw.
BLOG – The Dichotomy of Televised Poker
As you should be aware I was doing exclusive live reporting for the UKIPT Champion of Champions tournament earlier this week and thus witnessed first-hand (after railing the EPT London final table too) the meteoric rise of David Vamplew from NL400 nobody to world and UK champion of everything poker, ever. Well, not quite, but still – a good week for the Scot.
FTOPS XVIII announced at Full Tilt Poker
Full Tilt Poker has announced the dates for their newest FTOPS extravaganza – it’s number 18, non-numeralists – with a $3,000,000 guaranteed Main Event rounding things off on November 21.
Get on the telly with DTD
It's not often that people taking part in a £50 buy-in tournament will get the chance to appear on the TV but that's exactly what will happen in Dusk Till Dawn's Grand Prix on 30th and 31st October.
Pole scoops Drive the Dream jackpot
Poland's Marek Sosnowski has won the PartyPoker.com Drive The Dream promotion. There was one slight snag for the 19-year-old though, he can't actually drive. Luckily there was a cash alternative to the Aston Martin DB9 Coupe first prize and the Krakow native now finds himself better off to the tune of $150,000.
06 October 2010
EPT winner Vamplew is UKIPT Champion of Champions
On Monday night after a three hour heads-up battle, David Vamplew defeated John Juanda and took down the EPT London Main Event for £900,000. Last night he returned to the same televised table and the run good vibes were still there – he is now the UKIPT Champion of Champions.
BLOG – David Vamplew goes zero to hero. Can I?
David Vamplew is running pretty good at the moment, to say the least. Think back to this time last week – at the time he was just an average guy in his early 20s; he had a maths degree from Edinburgh University and he played $2/$4 and $3/$6 online. Like thousands of others, he was a faceless grinder who spent time deconstructing his opponents at the tables with the use of a big monitor and a HUD – presumably.
PokerStars releases 2011 Caribbean Adventure schedule
We always love a nice five-figure buy-in tournament to rail and the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure never fails to disappoint. Last year, Harrison Gimbel became $2.2m richer after besting a field of 1,529 players – five of them became dollar millionaires.
Lars Torngren wins Ladbrokes Irish Poker Festival
A bumper crowd was in attendance for the latest Irish Poker Festival in Killarney over the weekend with 632 players buying into the Ladbrokes sponsored event.
More bargains bagged at Bidibot.com
Online penny auction site Bidibot.com appears to be the place to be if you want to get tournament buy-ins for peanuts.