22 September 2008
Your Chance to Qualify for Europe's Richest Televised Tournament
Televised tournaments are the way most of us get to know the big stars of poker. Before his WPT final table slaughters, Gus Hansen was a bleedin' nobody. Devilfish became publicly known after he verbally jabbed poker players into submission on Late Night Poker. Now it's your chance to get on the biggest televised poker tournament in Europe, courtesy of a new promotion with Ladbrokes.
19 September 2008
PKR Announce Oktoberfest
PKR.com have announced their richest online poker festival to date. Starting October 17, the second coming of Oktoberfest arrives hot on the heels of the summer’s Super Series and promises to be another action-packed series.
Devilfish Gives Us A Glimpse of 'Bobby's Room'.
Dave Ulliott's TV show has entered it's fourth week, and his proteges are fighting it out head to head to scoop the prize. This week, he gives us a glimpse around that most-hallowed of all poker venues, 'Bobby's Room' at the Bellagio.
18 September 2008
WPT Borgata Poker Open – Final Table Set
The tournament began with one of the most leisurely structures on the circuit; a whopping 40,000 starting chips and 75 minute levels allowed plenty of scope for play. How ironic then that the final table could be one massive shove fest, as the blinds for the final six have crept as high as 60,000-120,000 with a running 10,000 ante.
Betting Prices Out on Irish Masters and WSOP Europe
Right, get your wagers ready! Paddy Power Poker have released the prices on the outright winner of the Irish Open and the World Series of Poker Europe.
DuplicatePoker.com Registers 250,000th Player
DuplicatePoker.com, has announced it has registered its 250,000th player. The milestone shows the unique skill-based online poker game is really catching on, especially with players in the US who have not been able to play online poker for cash on many sites since the passing of the UIGEA.
17 September 2008
Pros Go Deep At WCOOP Events
One of the highlights of PokerStars’s World Championship of Online Poker, and indeed the online poker calendar in general, is the 2-day event hosted at the world’s largest poker site.
Maria ‘Chilli’ Demetriou Wins Inaugural Sky Poker UK Tour Event
Sky Poker has kicked off its nationwide live tour on Saturday at the Dusk Till Dawn card room in Nottingham. 120 players made their way to the inaugural event having qualified through online satellites at www.skypoker.com. A handful of lucky players also won though a live satellite held at DTD.
16 September 2008
WPT Borgata Poker Open – Day 2 Carries Bad Beat Alert
The first day of the WPT Borgata Poker Open had a distinctly leisurely feel about it. Whether that was due to the increased starting stack – a monster 40,000 chips – or the fact it was a Sunday is unclear, but the 310 players who came back to resume play soon found out why Bob Geldoff once claimed not to like Mondays, with over 230 players hitting the rail by the end of Day 2.
WPT Borgata Poker Open – Young Guns Dominate Day 1
While most of us are turning our eyes to the World Series of Poker Europe, the World Poker Tour have managed to squeeze in another event right before the London bracelets go up for grabs. The WPT Borgata Open is carrying a $5m guaranteed prize pool, which attracted a field of 516.