05 January 2009
Irish Poker Championship final table set.
Proudly boasting the title of 2009’s first major poker tournament, the PartyPoker.com Irish Poker Championship’s final table was decided last night after a gruelling battle in Galway, Island.
Tom ‘durrrr’ Dwan lays down multi-million dollar bet.
Most online poker players think Tom Dwan is God. Well, unlike the real (or not) God, this one is setting out to prove his divinity. The 22-year-old poker prodigy has laid down a challenge to every poker player in the world… except Phil Galfond.
02 January 2009
Lights, Camera, Gamble – Amarillo Slim To Have Biographical Movie
Gambling legend Amarillo Slim has probably, at some point, made a wager as to who would play him in the movie of his life. Well, he’s just won or lost some money as according to industry sources Nicholas Cage is to play Slim in a film about the great man’s life.
Boris Becker Takes To The Seas For Pokerstars Battleship Poker
If we can be professional and leave all U-boat jokes to one side, we’d like to report that tennis legend and – bizarrely – team PokerStars pro Boris Becker will be taking on online qualifiers in a “battleship poker” event hosted by the world’s largest poker site.
31 December 2008
Tales of Poker’s Young Millionaires – Isaac Baron Loses $50,000 Car
We all know how fantastic it is to reach into the pocket of an old jacket and find a pound coin. How about wandering around the block and finding a $50,000 car you’d forgotten about? It’s alright for some – welcome to the world of poker’s rich kids.
PokerStars Announce New Tour Down Under
PokerStars have been expanding their dominance over the live tournament scene recently and their latest addition is moving to conquer the southern hemisphere. Hot on the heels of the newborn Russian Poker Tour comes the ANZPT – the Australia and New Zealand Poker Tour.
30 December 2008
stan34powa wins PokerStars’ world record tournament
PokerStars’ plans to set the new Guinness World Record for the largest ever poker tournament went off flawlessly. It began on Sunday and lasted almost ten hours – with 35,000 participants that’s hardly surprising.
Texas Dolly’s still got it; hopes to book new HSP win.
Doyle Brunson has revealed in his latest blog that he aims to book his 15th consecutive win on televised cash game High Stakes Poker.
29 December 2008
Cancel all your plans – our €1,500 freeroll is tonight!
As you should know by now, having dutifully read this site since its creation, our latest freeroll series is promising to be a good one. Bluff Europe Madness saw us give away over $20,000 and this time we are giving away €1,500 in an exclusive freeroll tournament. That’s one small step to beating the $20k record, eh?
First European Major Fast Approaching
Europe’s first major poker tournament of 2009, the €2,000 buy-in PartyPoker.com Irish Poker Championship takes place from January 2 to 5, 2009 at the Radisson SAS Hotel in Galway, Ireland.