05 June 2009
Phil Ivey Wins Bracelet Number Six in WSOP Event #8
Phil Ivey, widely considered by many to be the best poker player in the history of the game, has cemented that opinion further by taking some time out from cash games to win his sixth WSOP bracelet and his first since 2003 in NL 2-7 Draw.
Wear the right shirt at the WSOP Main event and it could be worth millions
Ultimate Bet is marking its tenth anniversary by offering a potential $10m bonus to one lucky player. Anyone who agrees to wear Ultimate Bet sponsored clothing throughout the final table and then goes on to win the big one will be given a ten-year sponsorship package worth $1m a year for 10 years.
Steve Sung wins WSOP Event #4 Stimulus Special
A big field for a small buy-in was what organisers of the $1,000 No Limit Hold Em Event #3 hoped for and boy did they deliver. A whopping field of 6,012 players sat down for the so-called Stimulus Special, a record for any event other than the WSOP Main Event.
PartyPoker.com Million Dollar Hand starts today
PartyPoker.com is offering players the opportunity to win large - thanks to the second incarnation of their Million Dollar Hand promotion.
04 June 2009
Freddie Ellis Wins WSOP Event #6 - $10k Stud Championship.
Freddie Ellis is a New York veteran of Stud – the kind that Mike McDermott and Worm played against in seedy back rooms. His dedication to the game belied his age and allowed him to get through several long days before a victory.
America – Meet Jason Mercier, WSOP Event #5 PLO bracelet winner.
Jason Mercier is well known to us in Europe, having won around $2.7m of his $3m career earnings outside of the US. His European run has been sensational including a win in San Remo, a final table in Barcelona and a high-rollers’ victory in London.
03 June 2009
Tom McEvoy wins WSOP Invitational
There may have been no entry fee and no million dollar pay day but the competition was as fierce as you would expect from a line up which featured 20 former winners of the WSOP Main Event.
Brian Yates wins latest APAT event
The Irish leg of the Amateur Poker Association and Tour (APAT) at the Fitzwilliam Club in Dublin has been won by Brian Yates. The Walsall man outlasted a field of 144 runners to claim the first prize of €3,400 and with it a seat in a GUKPT event later this year.
02 June 2009
Thang Luu wins WSOP Event #4 - $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better...again
Vietnam´s Thang Luu has joined a very exclusive World Series Of Poker Club. The winner of the 2008 $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better event repeated the feat yesterday, becoming only the ninth player in WSOP history to successfully defend their title in the exact same event.
Go head up with Boris Becker thanks to Poker Stars
Decent British tennis performances at Wimbledon are usually in very short supply. Now Poker Stars is giving us Brits the opportunity to see if we´re any better at poker by offering a heads-up challenge match with tennis legend Boris Becker.