19 February 2008
World Series of Poker Announces Changes in 2008 Schedule
Harrah's have announced today it is swapping dates for two events
at the 2008 World Series of Poker.
The $50,000 buy-in World Championship HORSE event, originally
scheduled to start at noon on Sunday, June 22, is now set to begin
at 5 p.
18 February 2008
Jeff Kimber the winner at GUKPT Walsall
Jeff ‘jaffacakes’ Kimber arrived on the scene with a bang last
summer after winning the World Heads Up Championship in Barcelona.
Now he can add another title to his list of achievements, having
won the Walsall leg of the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour.
Andy Black - PartyPoker.com Premier League Champion
It’s taken him twenty years to do it, but this morning Andy Black
has woken up a champion. This weekend saw the affable Irishman win
his first major poker tournament after he was the last man standing
at the PartyPoker.
FTOPS Main Event Won by ‘Reverse’
Having to beat a field of 5,291 is tough enough. Realising that the
last man stopping you from winning the championship and $450,000 is
a Full Tilt pro might be a little demoralising.
‘mombasi’ wins PokerStars $2 Million Turbo Takedown
Just a week ago PokerStars announced the $2 Million Turbo Takedown,
a tournament which would carry a 10,000 Frequent Player Point
buy-in. This weekend saw 9,600 players take their chance, with
4,000 making money on their FPP investment.
15 February 2008
It’s ‘Sloan’s Seat’ for Tony as he wins a place at the Virgin Poker
Festival
Tony Sloan, a 34 year-old from Blythe, Newcastle, was one of ten
players from a field of 190 this week to win a spot at the
Virgin Poker Festival
in April.
Ladbrokes Poker Million VII Details Released
Ladbrokes Poker Million VII is Europe’s longest running televised
tournament and from now until the 29th of June you can qualify
exclusively at Ladbrokes Poker for a package worth $21,000 to play
in one of the 12 televised 6 seat heats.
Three Is The Magic Number for The Master
Men ‘The Master’ Nguyen has really come into form of late. With a
final table at the WPT Tunica followed by another deep run at the
WPT Borgata, his attentions have now turned to Los Angeles.
14 February 2008
Hellmuth shown the Door-chester
He might be able to dodge bullets, but he can’t dodge the dress
code at The Dorchester by the looks of it. Whilst dining in
acclaimed The Grill restaurant with fellow UltimateBet pro Annie
Duke, management asked for Hellmuth to remove his signature P
Ivey In A String of High Stakes Online Matches
Phil Ivey is one of the Full Tilt pros who likes to play at the
very highest levels. With two tables named in his honour, ‘Ivey
Deathmatch’ and ‘Ivey Thunderdome’, which offer $500/$1,000 Hold’em
and Omaha respectively, there is no shortage of people