05 September 2008
Record Pots, Monster Games… Another Day at Full Tilt Poker
We all know online poker is getting huge, but this is starting to hurt just reading about it. Players such as Phil Ivey, Cole South and Brian Townsend are often found slogging away at the “nosebleed” stakes of No-Limit Hold’em and Pot-Limit Omaha. It’s not uncommon to see several famous names gathered at a $200/$400 No Limit table with $50,000 stacks.
Obama Favourite Amongst Poker Players
The people at DuplicatePoker.com do love a good poll. Their latest research has revealed that Barak Obama is the preferred presidential candidate in the coming US elections. What a surprise.
04 September 2008
Ivey up $1.2m in two days.
It’s got to be hard to be Phil Ivey. He’s widely regarded as the man to beat when it comes to both cash games and tournaments, live or online. A two day spell showed once again why that is the case.
Elky Plays The Joker in Macau
Over at the APPT Macau, online pro turned live game kind Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier, decided to play Day 1B of the APPT Macau dressed up as Batman’s nemesis The Joker.
Gioco Digitale Say ‘Shuffle Up and Deal!’ for Online Poker in Italy
Having got approval from Italy’s gaming authority, Gioco Digitale opened the first real-money poker tables online this week. Two tables of player sat in with buy ins of €0.50 with the 18 players finishing their play after 90 minutes.
Sky Poker Goes Six Times Faster
Sky Poker, the first multiplatform poker room, have updated their website, allowing their players to cram in even more action. To help celebrate, they’re even offering some promotions with money up for grabs.
03 September 2008
Bluff Europe’s September Issue Out Now
It’s landed – the all new, sparkly and very readable September issue of Bluff Europe is in cardrooms and on newsstands around Europe. We've got Annette, Matusow dropping toast, Laak dressed as an old man and one mildly intoxicated Scotty Nguyen...
We Crown Dublin #1 European Poker Destination
Dublin has been awarded the title of European Poker Capital 2008 by Bluff Europe. The Irish capital pipped last year's winner, London, to the post - with Vienna, Amsterdam and Barcelona named third, fourth and fifth places respectively.
Devilfish Doubles the Bounty
Dave ‘Devilfish’ Ulliott has suffered a few bad beats of his own in the past, but last Thursday the man was unstoppable. Having won the first ever Devilfish Bounty tournament, he escaped all attempts to knock him out as players desperately tried to win the €250 Bounty prize.
02 September 2008
London To Host Million Dollar Cash Game
Don’t worry about Las Vegas, you want to be in London this autumn. September and October will be two months the English capital won’t forget, with the Full Tilt Poker Million Dollar Cash Game due to take place, as well as the WSOPE and the European Poker Tour.