POKER NEWS

21 September 2006

Paddy Power Launches More London EPT Betting Markets

Paddy Power has added “group betting” and “highest finishing group” markets for the London leg of the European Poker Tour (EPT) which takes place at the Victoria Casino, starting today 21 September and continuing to 24 September.

20 September 2006

Popular “Late Night Poker” Show to Air Again in the UK

PartyPoker.com has announced that popular poker tournament coverage show “Late Night Poker” will return to UK screens on Channel 4 at midnight on September 26.
The show will feature coverage of PartyPoker.

Female Flanders Kicks Pro’s Asses

As one of only two women in the field of over 70 UK, American and European poker stars gathering for the PartyPoker.com World Open II, Pippa Flanders, was considered an unlikely candidate to win the top prize.

Activision Launches Improved High Stakes Poker Video Game

High stakes poker looks set to reach new heights with the announcement of the release of World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions, the follow-up to 2005's poker video game from Activision.

Inaugural Poker League Presents Winner with $15,000 Prize

The first ever season of CelebPoker.com’s Poker League has drawn to a close and CelebPoker has announced that “El Bis” has won a choice of a $15,000 cash prize or a seat for the WPT Diamond Tournament in Las Vegas which has a $15,000 buy-in.

Online Poker Pays Off for Indie Filmmaker

UK film director Nick Scott has used winnings from playing online poker to chase his dream, setting up a production company and putting a short film into pre-production.
'We’re pretty sure that ours is the first film to be entirely funded by on

19 September 2006

Day Three at Borgata Brings Remaining Field to 27

The third day of action at the Borgata Poker Open saw another round of intense battles and an amateur take the overall chip lead. 68 players began counting their chips at 11am but it wasn’t long before many of them were eliminated.

Winner of Celtic Poker Tour Takes Home €35,000

Mark Flanagan, 40, from County Wexford in Ireland, beat a field of 216 players to win the Celtic Poker Tour (CPT) Grand Final in Athlone.
Flanagan works at a road haulage business and spends most of his spare time looking after his five childre

Poker Plex Announces New Freeroll and Bonus Promotions

Poker Plex has announced the introduction of a new $10K freeroll which will first take place on October 29, and then on the final Sunday of each month thereafter.
Players will be able to enter the monthly freeroll through a series of thrice we

$1 Entry Pokerstars Tourneys to Encourage PPA Membership

As part of a membership drive, the Poker Player’s Alliance (PPA), a lobbying group for the online poker industry, has teamed up with PokerStars.com to gold a series of $1 entry online poker tournaments with $5,000 added to each prizepool.