POKER NEWS

20 September 2010

Win a seat at WPT Amneville
Win a seat at WPT Amneville

The World Poker Tour made its maiden stop in London earlier this month and will be heading to another new venue in France later in the year.

19 September 2010

Jeff Lisandro wins WSOPE £5,250 PLO
Jeff Lisandro wins WSOPE £5,250 PLO

With four WSOP titles already under his belt we knew that Jeff Lisandro was a tasty stud player. He's now shown that he's pretty handy at Omaha too after collecting bracelet number five in the WSOPE £5,250 PLO event.

WSOPE £1k NLHE Day 1B complete
WSOPE £1k NLHE Day 1B complete

202 players were in attendance for the second opening flight of the £1,075 No Limit Hold'em event at the Empire yesterday with Wes Pantling leading the way at bagging up time.

18 September 2010

15 left in WSOPE £5,250 PLO – Racener leads
15 left in WSOPE £5,250 PLO – Racener leads

49 players returned for day two of event two, the £5,250 PLO tournament, yesterday and by the close of what proved to be an extremely long day, just 15 were still in contention to take the £159k first prize.

WSOPE £1,075 NL Hold'em Day 1A complete
WSOPE £1,075 NL Hold'em Day 1A complete

202 players were on hand for the first of three opening flights for the £1,075 NL Hold'em event yesterday. Just 28 remained after a frantic day of action which saw organisers bring play to a close one level earlier than scheduled.

17 September 2010

Phil Laak wins WSOPE Event 1 for £170,802
Phil Laak wins WSOPE Event 1 for £170,802

Out of the ashes – Phil Laak, having played the record 115-hour session of poker and then crashed a quad bike hospitalising himself for several days, has come back from near death to winning his first WSOP bracelet at the opening event of the 2010 World Series of Poker Europe.

WSOPE Event 2, £5,250 PLO Day 1 complete
WSOPE Event 2, £5,250 PLO Day 1 complete

As Phil Laak took down his first WSOP bracelet the second event of the 2010 World Series of Poker Europe began. The pros descended on The Empire for the £5,250 Pot-Limit Omaha game which last year saw 154 entrants and the year before 165.

Baller Strip Poker Championship just days away
Baller Strip Poker Championship just days away

Poker and pretty girls all in the aid of a very worthy cause. Sounds like the recipe for a great night out doesn't it? And that's exactly what on offer at the Baller Strip Poker Championship which takes place at the legendary Stringfellows nightclub from 7pm this Tuesday night.

Fox Poker Club to open next week
Fox Poker Club to open next week

After a few false starts the management of London's newest venue, The Fox Poker Club, have confirmed that it will officially open on Friday 24th September.

Ladbrokes Irish Poker Festival returns next month
Ladbrokes Irish Poker Festival returns next month

Players will be able to enjoy Irish hospitality at its finest as the third annual Ladbrokes Irish Poker Festival heads to the Irish National Events Centre in Killarney next month.