POKER NEWS

12 February 2010

Win a date with a Nuts cover girl in PKR’s Valentine’s Day special
Win a date with a Nuts cover girl in PKR’s Valentine’s Day special

Next generation poker room PKR.com has teamed up with Nuts magazine to offer a very special prize in its special Valentine’s Day tournament.

That's the way to Thew it - Julian joins Team PokerStars
That's the way to Thew it - Julian joins Team PokerStars

Julian Thew is the latest big name to join the professional ranks with PokerStars.

11 February 2010

UKIPT Day 1a - KABOOOOOM!
UKIPT Day 1a - KABOOOOOM!

To slow play, or not slow play. That is the question.

UKIPT Manchester starts today
UKIPT Manchester starts today

After a highly successful opener in Galway the UKIPT heads to Manchester.

Durrrr blogs about 2009 – one high-stakes year
Durrrr blogs about 2009 – one high-stakes year

It’s been a long time coming, but finally Tom “durrrr” Dwan, the latest Team Full Tilt member, has updated his official blog. In it, he discusses some of the more mental high-stakes action in 2009.

PokerStars celebrate 40,000,000,000th hand
PokerStars celebrate 40,000,000,000th hand

If you’re thinking that the 30bnth hand celebrations weren’t too long ago, we’re of the same mind. Just eight years after first opening its doors, PokerStars is celebrating its 40,000,000,000th hand with massive promotions.

Paul Wasicka wins WSOP Circuit event for $139k
Paul Wasicka wins WSOP Circuit event for $139k

Three days of play and a 96-strong field at the $5,000 World Series of Poker Circuit event in Tunica has lead to one man standing – that man is 2007 NBC Heads-Up champion and 2006 Main Event runner-up Paul Wasicka.

UK pub poker on the rise
UK pub poker on the rise

Earlier this week, one of our blogs considered whether poker would continue to grow or was a downturn inevitable. News from Redtooth Poker suggests that the former is more likely than the latter.

10 February 2010

PartyPoker Premier League IV begins tomorrow
PartyPoker Premier League IV begins tomorrow

Some of the six-seater televised tournaments that you see on Channel 5 are tosh – not so the PartyPoker Premier League. The fourth incarnation of this 12-man, $100,000 buy-in tournament is set to be the best yet.