28 August 2008
Brian Townsend Admits To Using Multiple Accounts
The issue of multi-accounting is one which has blighted online poker for several years. While those who play in tournaments under more than one account, giving themselves more than one shot are those chastised most severely, holding more than one account is generally a poker ‘no-no’. That makes Brian Townsend’s confession of just that all the more surprising.
Ladbrokespoker.com Irish Poker Festival Set for TV Documentary
We all love a good TV documentary, don’t we? We love them even more if they are about poker though, which makes the news that the €250,000 guaranteed Irish Poker Festival in Killarney, Ireland will be the subject for a new documentary to be broadcast on Irish TV station TG4.
27 August 2008
WPT Legends of Poker: Cunningham, Flack and Markholt Make Final 27
Coming into the start of the third day, there were 79 players still in with a chance of winning a first place prize of well over a million dollars. When the dust had settled and the remaining chips had been bagged up, there were 27 still in the hunt.
Rob Taylor Un-Corks A Win at Irish Poker Classic
The sixth annual €150,000 guaranteed Irish Poker Festival at the Macau Sporting Club, Cork has been won by Irishman Rob Taylor who collected the €46,000 for his victory in the €1,500 + €100 no limit hold’em freezeout event.
APAT World Championship of Amateur Poker Kicks Off in London
The Grosvenor Victoria Casino in London – more affectionately known as ‘The Vic’ – has opened its doors to the so called poker amateurs this week as the Amateur Poker Association Tour rolls into town for their World Championship of Amateur Poker.
26 August 2008
Hoyt Corkins’ Home ‘Burglarized’
Hoyt Corkins – awesome poker player and a seriously nice guy, as all at Bluff Europe can attest. However, being Hoyt Corkins isn’t all great right now, as our favourite ‘mean-looking but actually quite nice’ poker player’s home has been burgled.
APT Charity Poker Event, Brunson Book Signing and Poker Room Opening!
Ahead of the $1.5 million guaranteed APT Macau which kicks off tomorrow, the Galaxy StarWorld Casino Resort and Hotel will be bustling with the arrival of the world’s greatest poker players. Today is going to be a busy one too, as the Asian Poker Tour rolls into town!
World Heads Up Champs Look for Sponsor
With the rise in popularity of events other than six-handed final table pushfests, the €2,500 buy-in World Heads Up event in Barcelona is one which has prospered and is now considered one of Europe’s top tournaments. That makes it all the more strange that this year they are still looking for a sponsor.
22 August 2008
Michael Phelps Gets Asian Poker Tour Invite
Michael Phelps revealed this week that he is a huge poker fan, with an ambition to add a bracelet to those lovely bits of Beijing bling. With that in mind, the Asian Poker Tour (APT) has written him an open letter inviting him to play in the APT Macau next week.
PKR Open The Road To 2009 WSOP
The 2008 World Series might be over for all bar nine, but PKR.com is looking to the future as it announces of one of the biggest World Series giveaways ever seen. Starting on September 15th 2008, the new 'Road to Vegas' promotion promises 33 weeks of freeroll action with winners claiming seats to the 2009 WSOP.