POKER NEWS

19 May 2009

Join Phil Hellmuth at the WSOP with Ultimate Bet
Join Phil Hellmuth at the WSOP with Ultimate Bet

Ultimate Bet is celebrating its 10th birthday by offering 50 players the chance to win their way to Las Vegas for the World Series Of Poker.

Jim O’Connell wins maiden Coral British Masters Poker Tour event
Jim O’Connell wins maiden Coral British Masters Poker Tour event

Edinburgh’s Gala Maybury Casino was the venue for the maiden event on the new British Masters Poker Tour. A total of 105 players including WSOP bracelet winner Lawrence Gosney and Irish Open finalist Andrew Bradshaw bought in to the £550 buy in Main Event, which was eventually won by Jim O’Connell.

18 May 2009

Adam Junglen No Longer a Full Tilt Red Pro.
Adam Junglen No Longer a Full Tilt Red Pro.

Adam Junglen – PokerStars Sunday Million winner, young tournament sensation, Full Tilt Pro. However, the 20-year-old has recently lost his Red Pro status on Full Tilt Poker.

Poker in Sweden Deemed a Game of Skill.
Poker in Sweden Deemed a Game of Skill.

We were under the impression that in Scandinavia, poker wasn’t a game of skill but simply a competition to see who could raise more times than any other irrespective of cards. Well, apparently not.

Mike Sexton issues a challenge to Paris Hilton
Mike Sexton issues a challenge to Paris Hilton

TV commentator and WSOP bracelet winner Mike Sexton has challenged reality TV star Paris Hilton to a heads up match with a brand new Bentley up for grabs.

17 May 2009

Ziigmund and durrrr in Huge PLO Session
Ziigmund and durrrr in Huge PLO Session

You would think that if you played $200,000 buy-in cash games against the best players in the world and regularly experienced seven-figure swings in both directions then gambling would have somewhat lost its lustre.

Well, apparently not.

15 May 2009

Bluff Poker Academy heads to Ireland
Bluff Poker Academy heads to Ireland

After successful stops in Manchester and Birmingham the third leg of Bluff Europe’s Poker Academy events heads over the water to Ireland. The Sporting Emporium in Dublin plays host to the event, which takes place on Saturday 16th May starting at 1pm.

Aaron Hopkins wins the latest leg of the Sky Poker Tour
Aaron Hopkins wins the latest leg of the Sky Poker Tour

Fish farmer Aaron Hopkins has won the latest leg of the Sky Poker UK Tour. Hopkins outlasted a field of 109 runners, including his wife Naomi, to win the title at Aspers Casino in Swansea.

14 May 2009

Dwan Claws Something Back in Durrrr Challenge
Dwan Claws Something Back in Durrrr Challenge

After the last session that proved disastrous for Tom ‘durrrr’ Dwan and allowed Patrik Antonius to take a gigantic near-$500k lead over the young online star, durrrr has clawed back nearly $100k.

High Stakes Poker Televises New Line-Up
High Stakes Poker Televises New Line-Up

High Stakes Poker reshuffled the line-up of the new series again this week. While Tom Dwan and Eli Elezra remain at the tables, a host of new faces arrived including young Italian sensation Dario Minieri.