POKER NEWS

03 April 2008

Dutch Lose Courage on Online Poker
Dutch Lose Courage on Online Poker

A report from Reuters news agency has announced that the upper house of the Dutch parliament narrowly defeated a bill passed in the lower house which would have allowed state gambling monopoly Holland Casino to launch an online gaming site.

02 April 2008

Mike Sexton To Sit Down at Party Poker World Open
Mike Sexton To Sit Down at Party Poker World Open

He’s been a as been a gymnast, ballroom dancer, and paratrooper in the U.S. Army. He’s also one of the most recognised faces in poker, having fronted the World Poker Tour with Vince Van Patton.

Virgin Poker Beats The Bubble
Virgin Poker Beats The Bubble

Don’t you just hate it when you finish on the bubble? All that hard work, and nothing to show for it… such a horrible feeling, right? Well, the men over at

Channing Wins Another £50,000
Channing Wins Another £50,000

It’s great to be the champ. Being confident in your own play is one thing, but sticking £500 of your own money on the line is another. That’s precisely what the new PaddyPower.

01 April 2008

Nottingham Set for Gala Casinos British Poker Tour
Nottingham Set for Gala Casinos British Poker Tour

Nottingham: home of Robin Hood, the oldest football team in the world and the biggest card room in Europe. Now the English city is set to play host to the Gala Casinos British Poker Tour, the pinnacle being the £500 buy-in main event.

EPT San Remo Sold Out
EPT San Remo Sold Out

Business is booming for the men behind the European Poker Tour. Off the back of a strong showing in Poland, the organisers of the Pokerstars.com EPT San Remo have announced the event is sold out, this despite an extra 100 seats having been added to c

Poker Is Skill, Say Scientists
Poker Is Skill, Say Scientists

A recent article in online magazine Science Daily has taken the results from two studies and announced skill is more important than luck when it comes to being a successful poker player.

2nd eSport-Poker.com Open League Kicks Off 2nd April
2nd eSport-Poker.com Open League Kicks Off 2nd April

If you were unfortunate to miss out on the first instalment of the eSport-Poker.com Open League, don’t fret! The second incarnation of the tournament gets underway tomorrow, and for those of you who missed out first time around – why?! Don’t be a rep

31 March 2008

Asian Poker Tour Announces 2008 Schedule
Asian Poker Tour Announces 2008 Schedule

The Asian Poker Tour has announced its 2008 calendar with four events set to take the Tour to bigger and brighter places.
The Tour will kick off in the Philippines from 27th May to 1st June, followed by simi

Norwegian Poker Championships To Be Held in Nottingham
Norwegian Poker Championships To Be Held in Nottingham

They say you have to change your game up, keep your opponent on their toes, right? Well, the Norwegians certainly know how to do that, having just announced that this years Norwegian Poker Championships will be held not in Osla or Oppland, but Nottin