POKER NEWS

16 September 2010

WCOOP seat up for auction at Bidibot.com this Sunday
WCOOP seat up for auction at Bidibot.com this Sunday

Online penny auction site Bidibot.com has really upped the ante as far as tournament seats are concerned. After last week's GUKPT seat which went for just $16.03 comes another fantastic offering, this time for the PokerStars WCOOP.

How to party Esfandiari style
How to party Esfandiari style

It’s official. London is swinging and Bluff Europe is nursing monstrous hangover, and it’s all down to Antonio Esfandiari.

Pantling leads Laak and Tann at WSOPE Event 1 final table
Pantling leads Laak and Tann at WSOPE Event 1 final table

The 2010 World Series of Poker Europe has gotten off to a roaring start. Not only did we see a prize pool of over half a million pounds for the opening six-handed NL event but the action was fast and furious with Praz Bansi and Chris Moorman building stacks over a day that reduced 244 entrants to 31.

World Poker Tour Borgata Open begins this weekend
World Poker Tour Borgata Open begins this weekend

This Saturday sees the World Poker Tour go back to the US after Jake Cody’s London win for the hugely successful Borgata Open. Last year the prize pool had a hefty seven-figure guarantee and a reduced buy-in of $3,500; for 2010 the model is being repeated with a $2,000,000 guarantee.

Final opportunity to play the WSOPE Main Event – free!
Final opportunity to play the WSOPE Main Event – free!

Want to compete in the toughest, most star-studded and distinguished even on London’s poker calendar this month? The £10,300 World Series of Poker Europe brings out the Who’s Who of poker and this year looks to be no exception judging from the turnout in Event 1.

Richard Ashby joins BlackBeltPoker.com
Richard Ashby joins BlackBeltPoker.com

It's been quite a year for Richard Ashby. As well as his usual highly successful online cash grind, Chufty has bagged himself a WSOP bracelet and been voted the best all round player at this week's British Poker Awards. Now the 35-year-old has become the latest player to sign up with Black Belt Poker.

Paradise Poker Tour London announced
Paradise Poker Tour London announced

After the extravaganza that is the London Poker Festival and all the goodies that comes with it (EPT, WPT, WSOPE etc) there was the possibility that the rest of the year could feel somewhat antclimactic.

15 September 2010

Celebrity poker party tonight – all Bluff readers invited!
Celebrity poker party tonight – all Bluff readers invited!

Antonio Esfandiari has a reputation as being one of the biggest party animals on the poker circuit and Bluff Europe readers are invited to join him at his latest shindig in London tonight.

World Series of Poker Europe £2,650 6-max Day 1 complete
World Series of Poker Europe £2,650 6-max Day 1 complete

The fourth annual World Series of Poker Europe began in Leicester Square last night with the new £2,500 + £150 6-max NL event receiving a turnout of 244 players by the end of late registration; after ten blind levels just 31 players remain.

Fabian Quoss wins 2010 English Poker Open for £220,650
Fabian Quoss wins 2010 English Poker Open for £220,650

The 2010 £3,650 English Poker Open received a small but not tiny field when 194 players stumped up the cash, including Phil Laak, Liv Boeree and a host of other pros. Only the two mentioned made it into the money but both busted before the final table and proceeded to survive Day 1 of the WSOPE £2,650 6-max event.