04 December 2009
London Poker Circuit’s deep stack event takes place this weekend
If the prospect of the trudging through the packed streets of central London doing Christmas shopping doesn’t appeal then the London Poker Circuit has just the thing. The two-day Super Stack series starts at 2.30pm tomorrow at The Sportsman Casino near Marble Arch.
03 December 2009
Day Two of EPT Prague under way
Marc Gork is the man to catch going into Day Two of the latest EPT event in Prague. The German heads the 382 remaining players holding a stack of 169,200 chips. There are plenty of big names to keep him company at the top of the leader board though with ElkY, Irish Team PokerStars Pro Jude Ainsworth, Luca Pagano, Anthony Lallouche and Rasmus Nielsen all in the top 20.
APPT Grand Final Day 1c concludes
Day 1c of the Asian Pacific Poker Tour Grand Final, sponsored by PokerStars and being hosted by the Sky City Casino in Sydney, concluded yesterday with a grand total of 109 players surviving the three starting days.
Sit N Go Madness with Full Tilt this weekend
Full Tilt is offering sit n go players the opportunity to win some extra cash in the form of its latest Sit N Go Madness promotion. The rules are simple. Just play in your favourite sit n go games and work your way up the leader board for a cash prize. The action gets under way at 9pm tomorrow and runs until 9pm on Sunday.
Big sports star set to sign with PokerStars?
It’s not just the identity of Isildur1 that has caused a frenzy of speculation on the poker message boards. A post on Johnny Lodden’s blog hinted at a massive new name joining the pro ranks at PokerStars.
02 December 2009
Vladimir Mefodichev wins European Masters of Poker season two opener
The second season of the European Master of Poker Tour opened in Slovenia over the weekend with Vladimir Mefodichev claiming the title. The Russian outlasted a field of 253-runners to claim the first prize of €58,190.
Empty Santa’s sack on Sky Poker
Sky Poker is getting into the Christmas spirit by offering players the chance to win something special from Santa’s sack in a series of special festive events. Santa will be playing every day in the 8pm tournament, knock him out and you’ll qualify for Santa’s Xmas Sack tournament that takes place on 27th December.
Details of third European Deepstack Poker Championships announced
Organisers have confirmed that the European Deepstack Poker Championship will be held at the Ballsbridge Inn Hotel in Dublin from 4th to 8th February 2010.
01 December 2009
RealDealPoker.com to replace Random Number Generators with real cards
There’s a new kid on the online poker block and it’s offering something that other poker sites don’t, namely, using real cards rather than random number generators.
Viktor Blom denies being Isildur1
The mysterious Isildur1 has blown the high stakes cash action wide open this past month but the identity of the Tolkien lover is still unknown. The message boards have been full of speculation as to his real identity with suggestions ranging from Todd Brunson and Robert Fink to Martonas. As yet there’s been no Scooby Doo style unmasking but one player has ruled himself out of the reckoning.