POKER NEWS

31 March 2010

BLOG – building a bankroll? Ask Dusty Schmidt
BLOG – building a bankroll? Ask Dusty Schmidt

Matt Perry’s bankroll building challenge is still going strong, though he’s not a millionaire yet. Speaking of which, we have one of them answering your questions in the Bluff Europe forums…

Victory Poker announce new sponsored pros
Victory Poker announce new sponsored pros

New site on the block Victory Poker already boasts a great line-up of poker pros representing the site. Now Antonio Esfandiari, Andrew “good2cu” Robl and Sarah Underwood are joined by Jonathan Little and James “Andy McLEOD” Obst.

de Wolfe, Black and Helppi head Irish Open betting
de Wolfe, Black and Helppi head Irish Open betting

If you fancy a flutter on who is going to win this weekend's Irish Open then PaddyPower has opened a book with Roland de Wolfe, Andy Black and Juha Helppi among the joint favourites at 66/1.

30 March 2010

Live satellites for PartyPoker's Big Game IV announced
Live satellites for PartyPoker's Big Game IV announced

Matchroom Poker has revealed details of live qualifiers for the PartyPoker Big Game IV at Les Ambassadeurs in Mayfair.

Sofia Lovgren is the latest Team PKR.com professional
Sofia Lovgren is the latest Team PKR.com professional

Swedish youngster Sofia 'wellbet' Lovgren is the newest member of PKR.com's professional team. The 20-year-old from Gothenburg has been a regular on PKR.com's cash stakes tables for the past two years and becomes the first female in the ten strong line up.

Daniel Blackburn crowned UK Pub Poker Champion
Daniel Blackburn crowned UK Pub Poker Champion

384 pub poker players from all over the UK gathered at Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham over the weekend for the culmination of the year-long Redtooth Pub Poker Championship.

Bad behaviour at WPT Bucharest
Bad behaviour at WPT Bucharest

Being a tournament director can be a thankless job. If everything goes well nobody notices you but if the slightest thing goes wrong there's usually someone ready to complain about it.

29 March 2010

BLOG – Daniel Negreanu graduates from the old school
BLOG – Daniel Negreanu graduates from the old school

Negreanu is a cash game fish. That’s the view of almost every online poker player in the world, most of whom have seen him consistently destroyed, outmanoeuvred and outdrawn on GSN’s High Stakes Poker.

Cuong Tran beats Neil Channing to GUKPT London title
Cuong Tran beats Neil Channing to GUKPT London title

The GUKPT London event saw 318 players take to the felt in the hopes of grabbing the six-figure first prize. When it came down to the final ten, it could have been anyone’s game as online pro Laurance Houghton; EPT winner Vicky Coren; GUKPT winner Darren Annis and the man himself, Neil Channing, were all vying for the top spot.

Almost 200,000 votes for Tournament of Champions seats
Almost 200,000 votes for Tournament of Champions seats

The 2010 World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions has 20 seats to be filled and poker enthusiasts around the world have been voting on who should fill them for a chance at a $500,000 prize.