POKER NEWS

08 September 2010

Circus Casino Luton mini festival announced
Circus Casino Luton mini festival announced

The Circus Casino will soon be celebrating its birthday by hosting a Fifth Anniversary Mini Poker Festival.

07 September 2010

Antonio Esfandiari to co-host British Poker Awards
Antonio Esfandiari to co-host British Poker Awards

The British Poker Awards promise to be one of the highlights of the London Poker Festival and attendees at next week's event are in for a treat with the news that Victory Poker pro Antonio Esfandiari will be co-hosting the ceremony alongside our very own Michael Caselli.

PartyPoker World Open begins; Phil Laak defends title
PartyPoker World Open begins; Phil Laak defends title

A couple of dozen of the world’s top pros are convening in London this week – not for the WSOPE or the impending EPO or EPT but for the sixth run of the PartyPoker World Open that began yesterday at the Palm Beach casino, Mayfair.

Win a trip to Unibet Open Valencia
Win a trip to Unibet Open Valencia

The next leg of the Unibet Open tournament series takes place in the beautiful Spanish city of Valencia next month and Unibet Poker is giving players the chance to qualify for as little as €1.

£750 deepstack at The Mint tonight
£750 deepstack at The Mint tonight

London's status as the centre of the poker universe has been further confirmed with another top quality deep stack tournament starting tonight.

Lorraine Bogue wins Betfred Ladies Poker Tour Birmingham
Lorraine Bogue wins Betfred Ladies Poker Tour Birmingham

There was another healthy field in attendance at Birmingham's Broadway Casino over the weekend for the latest leg of the Betfred Ladies Poker Tour. In the end it was Lorraine Bogue who took the honours.

06 September 2010

Super Bowl tickets to be won courtesy of Intertops Poker
Super Bowl tickets to be won courtesy of Intertops Poker

Poker loving NFL fans can combine the two games and pick up a once in a lifetime prize thanks to Intertops Poker. The site is celebrating the start of the new American Football season by running a special competition that will see one lucky player win a trip to the Super Bowl in February.

Jake Cody keeps the WPT London on UK soil
Jake Cody keeps the WPT London on UK soil

Jake Cody, like many young online players, flew under the radar until his first major tournament win. For him it was the PokerStars European Poker Tour in Deauville back in April where he took down a huge field to win a first prize of €847,000.

 BLOG – We can has a UK poker boom?
BLOG – We can has a UK poker boom?

The British pros have brought back five WSOP bracelets; three EPT titles and now EPT Deauville champion Jake Cody adds a WPT bracelet to that list. Factor in the poker bonanza occurring this month in London and conditions are ripe for UK poker becoming very profitable indeed.

Justin “BoostedJ” Smith defeats Tony G at WPT High Roller
Justin “BoostedJ” Smith defeats Tony G at WPT High Roller

In total just 17 players entered the £15,000 High Roller event at the WPT London though that didn’t make the field any easier with tough players such as Freddy Deeb, Luke Schwarz, Tony G, Frank Kassela and Andrew Robl to get through.