09 June 2010
Brits enjoy Sunday Majors success
It's not only at the World Series that British players been making their presence felt this week. After Praz Bansi and James Dempsey's bracelet wins comes news of a couple of big online scores for a pair of up and coming online players.
BLOG – Tom Dwan, Phil Ivey and WSOP bracelet bets.
My usual perusals of all things poker-related online has led me recently to Dusty “leatherass” Schmidt’s most recent blog post where he talks about ‘The Big Three’ of Jack Nicklaus, someone else and someone else (I don’t do golf); comparing them to Ivey, Antonius and Dwan which I think is spot on.
Dan Murariu wins Unibet Open Golden Sands
The luxurious resort of Golden Sands in Bulgaria was the venue for the latest leg of the Unibet Open. 394 players from 27 countries competed for a prize pool of €591,000 with Romanian Dan Murariu eventually taking the honours.
New Mastercard powered prepay card aimed specifically at poker players
As Chris Ferguson has said on many occasions, bankroll discipline is one of the most important things a player must have if he wants to be successful. A new product launched this month will make it much easier for recreational players to keep control their poker finances.
08 June 2010
Phil Laak breaks endurance World Record
Phil Laak has succeeded in his ambition to join the likes of Vincent Pilkington (fastest turkey plucker) and Jim Lyngvild (most Ferrero Rocher chocolates eaten in a minute) in the Guinness Book Of Records.
Coral British Masters Poker Tour returns this weekend
The latest leg of the Coral sponsored British Masters Poker Tour returns this week with the Gala Casino in Leeds the venue for the three event mini festival.
Ville Wahlbeck the latest Team PokerStars pro
Top Finnish pro Ville Wahlbeck is the latest player to join the professional ranks with PokerStars. The 34-year-old, who is probably best know for winning the $10,000 Mixed Game Championship at the 2009 World Series of Poker, joins a pro roster that includes the likes of former Main Event champions Chris Moneymaker, Greg Raymer, Peter Eastgate and defending champ Joe Cada.
07 June 2010
Poker in the Park is back for 2010
Europe's biggest Poker Festival is back! Come join Bluff Europe and thousands of poker players as they head to Leicester Square for two days of poker festivities. Get in the the action – dozens of free tournaments and tutorials given by Europe’s biggest pros. Load up on poker merchandise and get treated to VIP entertainment from the best online poker rooms and see why poker is the greatest card game in the world!
BLOG – How a Kiwi saved the poker economy
Shortly after Simon Watt, a former APPT champion from New Zealand, won the $1,500 Event #11 at the World Series of Poker not half an hour ago as I write this, Mike Matusow burst into the room and cried: "Thank you for saving us all millions of dollars! How does it feel to be every high-stakes gamblers hero? They're gonna, like, put you on the wall in Bobby's Room or some shit."
Louise Atkinson wins latest Betfred LPT event
A total of 69 players gathered at Napoleons Casino in Sheffield for the latest leg of the Betfred Ladies Poker Tour over the weekend.