17 February 2010
First GUKPT Club Champions revealed
One addition to this year’s newly expanded Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) was the Club Championship series, which got underway in four venues this past weekend.
Stoke City footballer confesses to huge gambling loss
Gambling problems aren’t uncommon amongst professional sports players. There have been many reported cases; not just in the UK but the world over. Well, you can now add one more name to a sadly growing list.
16 February 2010
Ten Irish Open satellite seats worth €188 apiece to be won in Bluff Europe’s latest Card Gang special
Bluff Europe’s Irish Open Card Gang Event in association with Celebpoker.com takes place at 8pm on Thursday 25 February with cash prizes and TEN satellite seats up for grabs.
Laak nets third win in PartyPoker Premier League
We don’t know how he’s done it, but Phil Laak has won his third heat in the PartyPoker Premier League IV. He’s earned $32,000 for each win, meaning that he is now only $4,000 short of making back the buy-in for this event and is freerolling.
Patrik Antonius comments on Nordic Poker Awards
Coming off a $9m year into a -$2m January must be tough – add that to reported illness and it’s no wonder that Patrik Antonius has run from European winters into the sunny climes of Mexico.
Blog – PokerStars – size matters
PokerStars have a pretty firmly-cemented reputation in the online poker industry.
How many sites or networks can offer a $4,000,000 guaranteed tournament – or, for that matter, a $1.5m every Sunday – for a promotion? In order to not have to pay a huge overlay, PokerStars will need 20,000 players to compete. That’s a tall order for most sites, but not for PokerStars – hell, they did it just two Sundays ago with a $3.8m prize pool.
€150K to be won in French Heads Up Championship
Heads up seems to be gaining in popularity at least as far as TV companies are concerned with Eurosport the latest to show a top class two-handed tournament.
New schedule revealed at Dusk Till Dawn
Dusk Till Dawn has announced details of changes to its weekly line up of tournaments. The club will now open five days a week (closed Monday and Tuesday) but the event calendar will remain just as packed as ever.
15 February 2010
Blog – High Stakes Poker Season 6
Needless to say – this post contains spoilers. You can watch the episode on YouTube under GSN’s official channel. Anyway, on with the bloggin’…
Laak is two for two in PartyPoker Premier League
Phil Laak once again took to the felt at the PartyPoker Premier League IV and once again took first place. This nets him yet another 16 points, $32,000 and nearly guarantees him a spot and chip lead at the final table.