01 May 2009
“ZeeJustin” wins WSOP-C Main Event
Justin “ZeeJustin” Bonomo has truly had a rollercoaster of a poker career. His name was first synonymous with dominating online tournaments, then with a cheating scandal.
The Poker Show gets off to a controversial start
After a few early technical difficulties Boyle Poker’s newly revived The Poker Show has started to hit its stride. The show, hosted by Jesse May and Padraig Parkinson welcomed a host of top quality guests to christen their first week on the air.
Win your way to the World Series with DevilfishPoker.com
The good people at DevilfishPoker.com are giving players 11 more opportunities to win their way to the World Series Of Poker this month. The Road To Vegas packages are worth €7,000 apiece and include a week’s stay at the Wynn Hotel and Casino, €2,000 in expenses and spending money and $5,000 in tournament buy ins.
30 April 2009
Lee “Final Table” Nelson Leads EPT Monte Carlo
The Grand Final of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Monte Carlo Grand Final was always going to be a star-studded tournament. Even with a steep €10,000 buy-in, 396 competitors were arranged across the tables on Day 1a.
ESPN Shorten WSOP Televised Schedule
Despite showing 7 events from the WSOP last year including HORSE and Pot Limit Omaha, ESPN have decided to cut down to 4 for the 2009 series. All of these are No-Limit Hold ‘em events and one is a freeroll.
ElkY breaks Sit n Go record
Fresh from his third place finish at the WPT Championship, Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier set himself another stiff challenge while preparing for the EPT final in Monte Carlo, namely to play as many sit n goes in an hour and still show a profit.
The Vic to host 24 hour charity poker event
London’s Grosvenor Casino will be hosting a series of charity events to raise funds for St. John’s Hospice next month. Tournaments will start every four hours on Thursday 7th and Friday 8th May with all the registration fees going to the hospice.
29 April 2009
Dream Team V – Register Your Team Now!
BadBeat.com has joined up with GrandslamPoker.com in order to host Dream Team V - where teams will be playing for a $27,000 “Bellagio” Package
Betfair’s Free Million Dollar Game
BetfairPoker have announced an incredible promotion, offering the opportunity to represent your region at a live final table and win a $1 million first prize, all for free!
Durrrr Challenge Resumes, Antonius Leads
The online poker challenge between Tom “durrrr” Dwan and Patrik Antonius sitting down for a four-hour session of PLO40,000.