02 April 2009
Brian Hawkins Wins Bluff Online Challenge
The Bluff online poker challenge, in which a collection of online pros were pitted against each other, has been comprehensively won by Brian “SnoOowman” Hawkins.
Ex-paperboy turns Full Tilt pro
Andrew Feldman is the latest player to become a ‘Red Pro’ at Full Tilt Poker. The 21-year-old has rapidly worked his way from $1 sit n go tournaments through short handed ring games to become one of the most feared high stakes heads up players around. He gave up his studies (and according to The Sun newspaper his paper round) in 2007 to play full time.
€85,000 birthday at giveaways PokerHeaven.com
PokerHeaven.com is offering players a variety of goodies to celebrate their 4th birthday this month. First up is the €50,000 cash giveaway. From 6th April the first 1,000 players who raise €500 euro in rake will see their account boosted by €50.
01 April 2009
Low Stakes Poker Festival at Loose Cannon
In association with the London Poker Meetup and BLAPO, the Loose Cannon members’ club in Cannon Street, London, is hosting an Easter Poker Festival with affordable low-stakes buy-ins.
Action Dan heads to Ireland
Former World Series Of Poker Main Event winner Dan Harrington is the latest top pro to confirm he’ll be playing at the 2009 PaddyPowerPoker.com Irish Poker Open. Harrington, who won the big one in 1995 will join fellow WSOP Main Event winners Noel Furlong and Jamie Gold in Dublin over the Easter weekend.
Ladbrokes Irish Poker Festival announced
The 2009 Ladbrokes Irish Poker Festival will take place in the beautiful city of Killarney from 2nd to 4th October. The €500+50 buy in Main Event, which attracted a massive field of 832 runners last year, will be held at the Irish National Events Centre with the prize pool guaranteed at €250,000. Stacks will be deep, starting at 15,000 chips with a one hour clock.
31 March 2009
Trips to Vegas on offer at the Ladbrokes Easter Rendezvous
Ladbrokes has announced that the prize pool for the £550 buy in main event of the Easter Rendezvous Festival will be boosted with five Vegas Dream packages worth $5,000 apiece. A field of 200 is expected to compete for cash prizes estimated at £100,000 at the event which takes places on 12th and 13th April.
Statistical Analysis: Poker is a Game of Skill
Some months ago we reported that software developer Cigital had taken over 100m hands from PokerStars to analyse the results and determine if skill or luck was the overriding factor in NLHE.
Florida to Increase No-Limit Poker Buy-Ins
The US state of Florida currently has one of the most ridiculous rules regarding poker that we’ve ever heard – a $100 maximum buy-in on No-Limit games. Great for $0.25/$0.50, acceptable for $0.5/$1 and annoying for $1/$2. However, this is enforced at ANY limit, even $5/$10.
Win a trip to the Champions League final with PKR.com
Six luxury VIP trips to the Champions League final in Rome on 27 May are up for grabs thanks to PKR.com. The packages worth over $3,500 each include flights, two nights’ accommodation at the exclusive Sheraton Golf Parco de’ Medici Hotel and Resort plus those all important match tickets. The prize also includes two days of golf plus meals and transfers.