POKER NEWS

21 April 2015

.Poker Domains Go Live this Week
.Poker Domains Go Live this Week

The way in which you access your favourite poker portals online could be changing in the coming weeks thanks to the pending release of the new ".poker" URL extension.

Get Ready for the WPT World Championship
Get Ready for the WPT World Championship

The season ending WPT World Championship gets underway in Atlantic City this weekend and when the action begins many of the world's finest players are expected to ante-up for a shot at glory.

New Bitcoin-only poker room launches
New Bitcoin-only poker room launches

Users of crypto-currency Bitcoin have a new online poker room to try following the recent soft launch of BurnTurn.

20 April 2015

Sam Mitten-Laurence wins UKIPT Nottingham
Sam Mitten-Laurence wins UKIPT Nottingham

Sam Mitten-Laurence can usually be found grinding tournaments online but showed that his live game is in A1 shape after claiming the UKIPT Nottingham Main Event.

Woman Wins $100K in Charity Event
Woman Wins $100K in Charity Event

When people enter a charity poker tournament the most they usually do it for the love of the game and to give something back, rarely do they win much more than their buy-in back. However, for one player in the Howard Frank Memorial Deep Stack Charity Classic at the Daytona Beach Kennel Club and Poker Room, the decision to do something for charity was infinitely more rewarding.

Judge Dismisses Evidence in Phua Case
Judge Dismisses Evidence in Phua Case

A judge has ruled that the FBI overstepped the mark in trying to obtain evidence against Paul Phua, the high rolling poker player and businessman from Malaysia. Phua was arrested in July 2014 following a raid on his suites inside Caesars Palace, Las Vegas.

25/25 Wins for Jones, Powell, Liperis
25/25 Wins for Jones, Powell, Liperis

The latest round of events in the Grosvenor 25/25 Series are in the book with three new winners crowned in Birmingham, Southampton and Manchester.

19 April 2015

GUKPT Heads to Edinburgh
GUKPT Heads to Edinburgh

The Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) heads to Edinburgh this week with the first of eights days action starting today.

17 April 2015

Poker Player Stars on Jeopardy
Poker Player Stars on Jeopardy

It's not often that US gameshows take centre stage at Bluff Europe Towers but the performance of former poker pro Alex Jacob on Jeopardy has made even us take notice.

Last Call for UKIPT Nottingham
Last Call for UKIPT Nottingham

The final flight of the £1m guaranteed UKIPT event in Nottingham starts this lunchtime with a huge field expected at Dusk Till Dawn today.