19 December 2009
Field down to six at the Doyle Brunson Classic
There was more controversy at the Bellagio overnight as the 16-man field for the Doyle Brunson Five Diamond Classic was whittled down to the final six. Faraz Jaka moved to the head of the chip counts but it was Scotty Nguyen who was again the centre of attention.
Triple Christmas cheer from Full Tilt Poker
Full Tilt Poker is getting into the Christmas spirit by offering players triple Full Tilt Points during Happy Hours. The 3Xmas Happy Hour works in the same way as the normal happy hour but the bonus will be three times the normal size.
18 December 2009
Join JC Tran in the PartyPoker.com Premier League
PartyPoker.com has announced details of qualifiers for next February’s Premier League IV. The tournament will be heading to Las Vegas for the first time and defending champion JC Tran will be back to defend his title.
PKR.com gets Loaded with Nuts
PKR.com has announced a partnership with two of the best selling men’s magazines in Britain, Nuts and Loaded.
17 December 2009
Daniel Alaei heads the field at Doyle Brunson Classic
The field of 130 players was whittled down to just 36 at the end of Day 3 at the Doyle Brunson Five Diamond Classic overnight. Daniel Alaei leads the way, holding a chip stack of 1,664,000.
2010 Irish Open Festival schedule confirmed
Sponsor Paddy Power has confirmed the schedule for the 2010 Irish Open. The five-day festival will take place at the Burlington Hotel in Dublin from 1st to 5th April. Top billing will go to the €3,200+€300 Main Event which starts on Friday 2nd April. Other events pencilled in are Pot Limit Omaha, a Ladies only tournament and a Scalp event.
Party Poker adds backing to charity football match
35 lucky Party Poker players have won packages to join some of the world’s top footballers at a charity football match in Italy next week. The game, which is sponsored by Party Poker, will see two star-studded line ups compete for the Idolo Cup and will help in the fight against racism in Italian football.
16 December 2009
Black Belt Poker announces live event
Neil Channing’s training site, BlackBeltPoker, has announced a new grading process for 2010 already. However, they will really be pushing the boat out as between 12-14 March they will host their inaugural live event.
Big overlays for Dusk Till Dawn Monte Carlo series.
Premier Nottingham poker club Dusk Till Dawn has had its fair share of grief with tournament overlays in the past. The Dusk Till Dawn Grand Slam earlier this year ended with a huge overlay, meaning the club had to stump up fees and incited rumours that they would go bust.
Top pros shave their heads in solidarity with cancer sufferer Thuy Doan
Stylish Scandies Patrik Antonius and Gus Hansen are the best-known exponents of the close crop in the poker community but they’ll soon be joined at the high stakes tables by a host of other bullet headed pros.