28 July 2009
Mark Trett wins Leg Three of the British Masters Poker Tour
108 players gathered for the third leg of the British Masters Poker Tour at the Gala Casino in Stockton-on-Tees over the weekend. Newcastle’s Mark Trett emerged victorious in the £500 buy-in main claiming the first prize of £12,650.
Australia New Zealand Poker Tour Queenstown Concludes.
The Australia New Zealand Poker Tour Queenstown event attracted 134 poker hopefuls who put up the dough to create a prize pool of over $300,000. In the end, Danny Chevalier prevailed at the final table to win almost $90,000.
Dublin Voted European Poker Capital 2009.
London was pipped to the post by Bluff Europe for the title of European Poker Capital 2009. Sadly for us Cock-er-neys, the 2008 winner, Dublin, has made it again.
Poker questions on University Challenge
Poker’s move into the mainstream appears to be coming more established by the day. The latest manifestation was a series of questions on highbrow quiz show University Challenge.
PokerStars Announces Americas Cup of Poker
PokerStars have announced the 2009 Americas Cup of Poker, giving the nations on the continents the opportunity to defeat their neighbouring countries.
27 July 2009
$4,000 CardGang Freeroll Tomorrow
Tomorrow night (Tuesday 28th July) at 20:15 BST, Bluff Europe will be hosting the latest CardGang Freeroll on Betfair Poker, where $4,000 is up for grabs for a grand entrance fee of...$0.
Another crazy Phil Ivey prop bet
While much of the poker community will be cheering on Phil Ivey when the November Nine resume their battle for the Main Event, a couple of top pros will have decidedly mixed feelings.
Howard Stern joins the Poker Players Alliance
The extremely popular and highly controversial American DJ and broadcaster Howard Stern is the latest big name to join the Poker Players Alliance. Stern, named as one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2006, has joined the campaign for better treatment of US poker players and the overturning of unconstitutional legislation.
Satellites for opening World Series Of Poker Europe event announced
Organisers of the World Series Of Poker Europe have announced a number of satellites for the opening £1,000 No Limit Hold’em event that runs from 18th to 21st September 2009. The Casino at The Empire will be hosting a series of re-buy events on Sundays in the run up to the WSOPE with a final double chance event on Wednesday 16th September.
EPT event relocates to Ukraine
The PokerStars.com EPT Russian Open has been moved to Ukraine after the recent ruling from the Russian government that effectively outlawed poker.