01 September 2010
BLOG - Festivals of all shapes and sizes
Pinch, punch, first day of the month. I would apologise for my absence since last Tuesday but I'm sure none of you noticed or cared. I've been having a remarkably poker-free week, being too busy turning 21 (watch out, Vegas!) at Reading festival to be concerned with such trivialities.
Shropshire lad to face Evander Holyfield at Poker in the Park
An amateur poker player from Shropshire will go head to head with Heavyweight Champion of the World Evander Holyfield in what promises to be one of the highlights of this week's Poker in the Park.
Ben Young crowned APAT World Champion
The highlight of the Amateur Poker Association and Tour took place at Dusk Till Dawn over the weekend with the APAT World Amateur Poker Championship titles up for grabs.
PKR.com teams up with Fox Poker Club for month long festival
PKR.com recently announced a tie up with London's newest poker venue, the Fox Poker Club. It hasn't taken long for the partners to come up with what looks like an exciting new tournament series.
Full Tilt Poker Doubles Championship – second round begins
Over the weekend the second round of the Full Tilt Poker Doubles Championship began, with each of the 32 players buying in for $50,000 and having played on match already. The event airs each Saturday on GSN, the same US network that broadcasts High Stakes Poker.
31 August 2010
Erik Seidel leads WPT London Classic
The London Poker Festival kicked off in fine style yesterday with a host of big names in attendance for the opening flight of the World Poker Tour London Classic. At the close of play it was Erik Seidel who boasted the biggest stack followed by Talal Shakerchi and Bruce Atkinson.
Brandon Cantu leads EPT Vilamoura
Brandon Cantu has had plenty of success on the live tournament circuit including a pair of WSOP bracelets and a WPT title. Amazingly though he has never cashed on the European Poker Tour but unless something incredible occurs that should happen later today.
Devilfish to launch autobiography at Poker in the Park
As if there wasn't enough to attract you to this year's Poker in the Poker, Bluff Europe is delighted to say that safe cracker turned poker champ David 'Devilfish' Ulliott will be launching his new autobiography at Europe's biggest poker festival in Leicester Square.
Poker player turns master brewer
Poker and beer aren't usually natural bedfellows (just ask Scotty Nguyen) but one Danish player has shown that combining both can sometimes be a profitable venture.
30 August 2010
Leonid Bilokur leads EPT Vilamoura
After the two opening flights at the latest European Poker Tour event in Vilamoura it is Russia's Leonid Bilokur who is leading the way just ahead of Portuguese player Andre Coimbra.