11 December 2007
Pokerstars EPT Prague Underway
The first major poker tournament to be held in the Czech Republic
is underway at the Hilton Hotel in Prague. Day 1a of the Pokerstars
European Poker Tour Prague Main Event saw 241 players buy in, with
top European players in the field including Rolf
Bad Day in the Full Tilt Office for Ivey
He may well be one of the best players in the world, and he might
also be used to contesting some of the biggest pots poker has to
offer. That doesn’t mean Phil Ivey likes to lose mind, and this
Monday must have been a little painful for the man from
Short Stacked Turton Fights Back to Win APAT UK Amateur
Championship
The G Casino in Manchester was host to the latest leg of the
Amateur Poker Association and Tour, the UK Amateur Championship.
Over 200 runners took part, and it was the guy who finished at the
bottom of the ladder climbed all the way to the summit.
Party Poker Millions VI Cruise Announced
The PartyPoker Millions Cruise is set to sail once again, with the
sixth edition of the tournament announced for 3rd-10th May 2008.
Cruises don’t come cheap, although this is the exception to the
rule – you could win a seat to the tournament and enjo
SunPoker Player wins €12,000 seat to EPT Monte Carlo – via drinking
Whilst The Hitman might have been floored, the football team
cracked by Croatia and Lewis Hamilton pipped to the chequered flag,
it should come as no surprise that in one arena, the Englishman
remains king: Beer Pong.
10 December 2007
‘Enter The Dragon’ – David Pham wins Event 8 at the World Poker
Classic
The side events thus far at the WPT Five Diamond Classic at the
Bellagio have not only drawn out the stars but also seen some big
name winners. Event 8 was won by David ‘The Dragon’ Pham, who won
$279,845 for his efforts.
European Poker Award for Annette Obrestad
It must be hard being Annette Obrestad. Once again the Norweigan
prodigy has won – this time it was at the prestigious European
Poker Awards in Paris, and not on the felt.
It has been a remarkable year for Obrestad, who was the winner
at the th
European Poker Tour Set to Hit Prague
It has been a landmark year for poker, and as the tournament poker
season comes to an end for the calendar year, Prague will be
playing host to the latest leg of the European Poker Tour.
Imperious weekend for Sorel “Imper1um” Mizzi.
Two of the biggest names in online poker had great weekends, with
Hobson being particularly impressive in the UltimateBet Online
Championship 2.
Hobson is better known to the online community by his Full Tilt
and Pokerstars alias, “DuckU”.
‘The Poker Encyclopedia’ released.
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Elkan Allan may well have been remembered as one of the most
innovative men in media and television production, but few knew
that he was also a keen poker player. When he died in November
2006, he was in the middle of ‘The Poker Encyclopedia’, a book