13 August 2008
FTOPS Event Sees Star-Studded Final Table
The Full Tilt Online Poker Series is in full flow, and Event 12 seemed to follow on in the same vein as the World Series itself, as the pro players came, saw and almost conquered. With a buy in as steep as $1,000, why did we expect anything less?
EPT Barcelona seats up for grabs with DevilfishPoker.com
DevilfishPoker.com has launched a wave of satellites to events around the world, with the latest on offer giving their players the chance to play in Season Five of the European Poker Tour. The tour kicks off in Spain as players head to the Catalan capital Barcelona between 10th and 14th September, a tournament which will see three players from the site take part.
€250k Guaranteed at Ladbrokespoker.com Irish Poker Festival
Qualification is underway at Ladbrokespoker.com for the Ladbrokes Irish Poker Festival taking place in the picturesque city of Killarney, Ireland from October 2 - 5, 2008 (Main Event 3-5th October).
12 August 2008
‘TheV0id’ Drops Legal Action Against PokerStars
Natalie Teltscher, the person registered to ‘TheV0id’ account on PokerStars, has dropped her legal action against the site for her alleging a wrongful disqualification in PokerStars' 2007 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) Main Event.
PokerStars.net LAPT: Jose Miguel Espinar Wins
Jose Miguel Espinar has won the PokerStars.net Latin America Poker Tour Punte del Este championships, adding the LAPT win to a prior cash at the Caribbean Adventure. In a career which has lasted less than a year, the win for $241,735 is sure to do his live game reputation no harm whatsoever.
GUKPT Win Just the Trick-ett for Sam
After four long, hard fought days of poker, 22-year-old Sam Trickett has taken down the sixth leg of the GUKPT at the G Casino in Luton. He defeated a field of 376 players to win the £106,000 first prize and a seat in the tour’s £3,000 Grand Final.
08 August 2008
Ziigmund wins $399k against Ivey in PLO Heads-up Match
It’s possibly the biggest game on the internet: Phil Ivey’s especially commission $500/$1,000 Pot Limit Omaha table has seen some huge pots, and last night’s session between the Las Vegas pro and online sensation ‘Ziigmund’ s
'GARFIELD25' Wins FTOPS IX Opener
The FTOPS IX series has gone off with a bang after Event #1, a $200+16 no-limit hold'em event with $1,000,000 guaranteed, attracted 5,779 players saw ‘GARFIELD25’ win a first-place prize of $199,398.
Foxy! Central London Due to Get Its First Legal Poker Club
Fox Poker Club, which can name Barney Boatman, Joe Beevers and Phil Laak amongst its shareholders, is launching a major recruiting drive at Poker in the Park held in Leicester Square on August 15th and 16th in a b
07 August 2008
Poker In The Park 2008: Entertainment & Exhibitors Details
Poker in the Park will fill London’s Leicester Square’s north and east quadrants with the biggest poker fair in Europe. The centre of attention is sure to be the PKR-sponsored ‘Poker Dome’