29 July 2008
RiffMan117 wins GUKPT Online Festival
The $500 main event of the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour has been won by RiffMan117, also known as Curtis Ledger. Having qualified for the tournament earlier the same day via a $25 feeder tournament, Curtis finally emerged victorious after eight hours of play,
Poker After Dark Debuts New Heads Up Format
The new season of Poker After Dark has changed its original format to include a couple of new angles to the regular six-max sit and go’s. This week the show will feature the four previous winners of NBC’s National Heads-Up Poker Championship b
28 July 2008
EPT London Details Annnounced
The European Poker Tour has worked its way as far as the English capital, with the London league promising a first prize of £1 million. One of the biggest events on the British poker calendar, the event will run from 1st – 5th October in the V
Sit and Go Madness Part IV Announced
Full Tilt Poker is one poker site which has come up with a real mix of promotions over the years. They have the Iron Man Challenge, ideal for cash game players who like to grind out the hours.
PokerStars Bump Up Tournament Prizes
PokerStars are famed, among other things, for their huge Sunday tournaments. The Sunday Million is a staggering $1,000,000 guaranteed tournament that regularly exceeds the huge prize promise and once topped $2,000,000.
25 July 2008
Absolute and UltimateBet Form New Poker Network
The third-largest poker network in the world was created yesterday as two major sites under the same parent company, AbsolutePoker and UltimateBet, formed CEREUS, which is expected to launch in August.
Man Bets Pot and Is Arrested
On what is turning out to be a muggy Friday afternoon here in the Bluff Europe towers, you sometimes need a story like this to make you smile. An American man was arrested recently after he had attempted to bet an ounce of weed at a blackjack table in the
24 July 2008
Top Asian Poker Pros To Play APT Macau
The list of renowned poker pros participating in the Macau leg of this year’s Asian Poker Tour (APT) has just gotten longer.
With 2008 APT Philippines champion David Saab already placing 46th at the World Series of Poker and confirming hi
23 July 2008
F1 Drivers Taking Different Kind of Turn in Hockenheim
For a while now, the regulars in the F1 paddocks have had a penchant for a game of poker. Good to hear, it’s a great game! It appears that their game took a higher profile last weekend though at the Hockenheim race circuit.
PPA Speaks out on Absolute and UltimateBet Poker Scandal
Having recently recruited its one millionth member, the Poker Players Alliance has gathered momentum in the US. Now they have issued a statement regarding the superuser account scandals which have hit Absolute and UltimateBet in recent months.