12 March 2010
BLOG – zero-to-sixty in record time?
I’m used to going 0-60 in three or four seconds when I’m on the road but it’s not something that happens to my bankroll often. Well, having run my measly bucks up to $25 or so at my last blog I managed to get a few cashes, a podium finish or two in a $1.10 45-man tournament and some good NL2 grinding in. $63.79. Result.
Hellmuth leads Bay 101 Shooting Stars with 27 left
Well, this won’t do anything to deflate his ego. Of the 126 survivors from Day 1a and Day 1b, just 27 remain; 26 of whom are trailing behind UB pro and 11-time WSOP bracelet-winner Phil Hellmuth.
UB cancels 2010 Aruba Classic tournament
Now that the World Poker Tour is in safe hands and going strong, you don’t often hear of poker tournaments falling through. However, to the surprise of many, UB have cancelled their Aruba Poker Classic – well, they’ve put it “on hiatus from 2010”.
Odds for BlackBelt Poker London Live announced
Bookmaker Boylesports has opened up a book on today's BlackBeltPoker London Live with the double WSOP Main Event finalist James Akenhead installed as the 33/1 favourite.
Win a trip to Estonia courtesy of Betfair Poker
The third of Betfair Poker's series of LIVE! festivals takes place at the Olympic Casino in Tallinn from 8th to 11th April with a variety of events, including both Hold'em and Pot Limit Omaha, with buy-ins to suit all levels of bankroll.
11 March 2010
PRETTY LADIES! Maxim names poker’s top 20
We know what you’re thinking – this is tenuously poker news at best and the readers of Bluff Europe deserve better. Well, readers, here is a link to pictures of Heather Graham, Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Love Hewitt, among others.
Bay 101 Shooting Stars Day 1b complete
Another 196 players have entered the World Poker Tour’s $10,000 buy-in event at Bay 101, including 25 players with a $5,000 bounty on their scalp. Fellow bounty Eli Elezra took David Williams' $5,000 for the first bounty of the day and they dropped like flies from there.
MiniFTOPS begins at Full Tilt Poker
With buy-ins one-tenth the size of FTOPS XV but $6,000,000 guaranteed across 27 events, the MiniFTOPS series at Full Tilt Poker kicked off last night with a $22 NLHE 6-max event boasting a $350,000 prize pool.
Cardiff card room to open this month
Poker players from south Wales should have plenty to cheer about later this month with the arrival of new poker room Les Croupiers.
Win a trip to the FA Cup Final courtesy of William Hill Poker
William Hill Poker is getting behind the oldest cup competition in the world by sending one player and a guest on a VIP trip to Wembley for this year's FA Cup Final.