18 August 2008
Poker In The Park 2008 - It was Ace!
It came, it saw, it conquered. Poker in the Park 2008 took place in Central London this weekend, overtaking one half of London’s Leicester Square. As the weekend progressed, tournaments were played, lectures given by the best British players, and some of the most innovative companies in the industry demonstrated exactly why poker is such a huge phenomenon. The best bit about the whole thing - it was all free.
Men Nguyen Masters the Legends of Poker
The Legends of Poker at the Bicycle Casino is over the halfway mark, and Men ‘The Master’ Men is making the headlines so far, taking down two of the preliminary tournaments.
Full Tilt Announce $25K PLO Heads Up Tournament
The game seems to be the only thing which keeps the top poker pros off the golf course nowadays. Pot Limit Omaha has led to the biggest pots ever seen online, with the likes of Gus Hansen, Patrik Antonius, Phil Ivey and Tom Dwan all trading pots over $100,000 on a regular basis. Now the Omaha big hitters will have their chance to battle it out heads-up on Full Tilt Poker.
15 August 2008
Poker In The Park Starts Today
Poker in the Park is the long-anticipated poker festival brought to you by premier poker magazine Bluff and leading innovative 3D poker room PKR. It will feature guest speakers including World Series of Poker bracelet winner Dave “Devilfish” Ulliott, Irish Open champion Neil Channing and Paul ‘Action’ Jackson as well as a series of freeroll tournaments.
Ultimatebet Guarantee 50 Aruba Seats
For the second time in less than a month UltimateBet will make a big buy-in tournament more accessible for a few dozen players. 50 seats to the 2008 Aruba Poker Classic worth $5,500 will be given away in a $500 tournament.
Titan Poker Send Players To Oz
Titan Poker, the largest poker room in the iPoker network, will send players from its site to Melbourne, Australia, to compete in the Poker Cup Australia 2008.
14 August 2008
Under One Week To The Bluff Europe WCOOP Freeroll
They’re literally queuing up as we speak – over 230 players have already signed up for the Bluff Europe Madness promotion this month, where your favourite poker magazine will be giving away seats to PokerStars' World Championship of Online Poker.
'yuvee04' Wins Two FTOPS Events in One Day!
A quiet day at home for Yuval ‘yuvee04’ Bronshtein, then. Two FTOPS events, over 4,000 other players, and a net win of over $170,000. By winning back-to-back events in the massive online series, Bronshtein may have already set an impossible benchmark for those looking to claim the biggest feat online in 2008.
Poker Den – the Big Game Returns
Next month will see the pros return to East London to play in a 36-hour long cash poker game, all filmed for television. The PartyPoker.com Poker Den — the Big Game will take place at London’s Poker Den and marks the third time the show has run.
New Player Wins Nearly $30,000 in First Ever Online Tournament
Reimer Koester, a player from Germany, has demonstrated just how useful a spot of so-called ‘beginners luck’ can be by claiming second place and $27,500 in the $250,000 Guaranteed Prize tournament on Titan Poker. Koester had signed up at Titan Poker just four days before the event.