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Weekly tournaments surpass guarantees for second week in row
November 17th, 2008
The biggest online weekly tournaments exceeded the guarantee once again. This is both good and bad for the online player.
WSOP final table underway
November 10th, 2008
The final table att he WSOP is underway right now and unfortunately we cant say the action has been fast and furious.
Poker becoming game of skill in The Netherlands
November 8th, 2008
A court in The Netherlands had to make a simple ruling the other day and decided to maybe turn the complete world of poker upside down.
Full Tilt Online Poker Series X Starts November 5th
October 29th, 2008
Full Tilt Poker’s 10th Full Tilt Online Poker Series starts November 5th. With over 25 events this series and over $15 Million in guaranteed prizes it is sure to attract the cream of the crop in the online poker world. Whatever your game, FTOPS X likely has something for you.
PokerStars on the forefront of fighting online cheats
October 29th, 2008
Yet again has the pokerworld been surprised by one of its rising starts being banned by an online poker room.
Day of Reckoning for Online poker??
October 16th, 2008
Today will be a big day for online poker the world over.
With a bit of luck the courts in mighty America will decide if The State of Kentucky can take control of 141 online gaming sites.
APPT New Zealand gets local winner
October 15th, 2008
The APPT (Asian Pacific Poker Tour) landed in New Zealand for the first time and after three days of competing with stars like Joe Hacham and Greg Raymer it was a New Zealand amateur that took down the title.
Poker after dark becomes cash game
October 13th, 2008
"Poker after dark" a long running poker television series will return as a cash game instead of a tournament. This will happen only for the second time since its invention.
PokerStars Million Dollar Man Beaten
October 9th, 2008
With none of the worlds well known poker stars making it to the final table at the WSOP, PokerStars seems to be well able to create their own super stars.
World Series Of Poker Europe Day 2
September 23rd, 2008
The European World Series of Poker was kicked off with the £1,500 No Limit Holdʼem
event last Friday.
Day 1B of World Series Of Poker Europe
September 22nd, 2008
Flight B took off recently with a fresh field of 219 players commencing battle for the much
desired £144,218 first prize at the WSOPE being held in London. The day moved quickly
with all by 46 players being eliminated.
World Series of Poker Europe
September 19th, 2008
The WSOPE as it is known will be taking place in London later on in the year. There are to
be four events that make up the event which will then officially kick off the London leg of
the European Poker Tour at the start of October.
WPT Borgata Poker Open Continues
September 18th, 2008
Day 2 saw a number of bad beats and left just 69 players in the field. They all returned to
take part on day 3 of this WPT event.
Borgarta Open - Bad Beats
September 17th, 2008
The new blind structure of the Borgata Open meant that not only did starting stacks begin
at a massive 40,000 but the slow blind increments brought a very leisurely pace about the
game throughout the whole of day one.
World Poker Tour Borgata Poker Open Day 1
September 16th, 2008
With the growing number of international poker tournaments and online events, what used
to be a relatively easy feat is no longer the case. Take the Borgata Open as an example.
European Poker Barcelona
September 15th, 2008
Sebastican Ruthenberg has triumhed at the European Poker Tour event.
The young player started in a strong position at the final table, although he was not chip
leader at this Barcelona Open.
The Partouche Poker Tour, Cannes
September 12th, 2008
The battle was long and tough, but the $1,426,645 reward was well worth it. The
Partouche Poker Tour Main Event being held in Cannes has just been won by French
player Alain Roy.
CardRunners and StoxPoker to merge
September 11th, 2008
The two poker instructional website giants are set to merge, it has recently been
announced. This is good news for players as there are to be a sting on promotions
released to celebrate the new partnership.
Borgota Open gets off to a flying start
September 10th, 2008
The Borgata Open is in its 6th season and has just kicked off to a record breaking start.
A record number of players registered for the tournament, 1,192 to be precise.
UK Poker Player Gets New TV Show
September 9th, 2008
There is to be a new television show to be aired soon in the UK. The star of the show is
Dave ʻDevilfishʼ Elliot who is one of the most successful British poker players out there at
the moment.
World Championship of Online Poker Event 1
September 8th, 2008
The PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker began recently, with the first event,
the $215 buy-in 6 handed event attracted 7,217 players. The prize pool was pushed to
over $1.4 million.
Swedish Hockey Star Mats Sundin Signed by PokerStars
September 5th, 2008
Hockey star Mats Sundin has had an extremely successful hockey career. The seven
Olympic medals and five World Hockey Championships are impressive enough, but
additionally he holds the record as being the longest-serving, non-North American captain
in NHL history, as well as the NHL career leader in overtime goals, and being the first
Toronto Maple Leaf to score 400 goals.
European Poker Capital of the Year
September 4th, 2008
And the winner goes to........Dublin! Bluff Europe magazine has voted Dublin as the Poker
capital of Europe this year, with runner up going to London, third place to Vienna, fourth
place to Amsterdam and fifth place to Barcelona.
Yevgeniy Timoshenko Wins Asian Poker Tour Macau
September 3th, 2008
Big congratulations are in order for Yevgeniy Timoshenko who has just won the Asian
Poker Tour event in Macau. The young US player defeated 257 players to take the
$500,000 prize money and of course the title.
Legends of Poker Winner is John Phan
September 2nd, 2008
It seems John Phanʼs winning streak is not letting up as he has just won yet another
prestigious event.
APT Macau Day 1b
August 30th, 2008
A total of 154 players took to the green felt on Day 1b of the Asian Poker Tour in Macau.
This puts the total number of players up to 257. The most recognizable names on the list
were Aussie player John Juanda, Huck Seed, Mike McDonald and Tony Dunst.
Legends of Poker Continues
August 28th, 2008
Day 4 of the Legends of Poker has just been and gone, and whilst it was expected to be a
tough and prolonged battle between the remaining 27 to determine the final table of 6, the
reality was that it only took 4 hours before the final 10 were determined.
Field Narrows at Legends of Poker
August 27th, 2008
There are just 27 players still fighting it out for the big win and the title at the Legends of
Poker tournament. It is currently taking place at the Bicycle Casino and there are just 3
tables remaining.
The APT Opening
August 26th, 2008
The Asian Poker Tour begins on 27th August amid much excitement, and to open the
exciting tournament, a number of special events are taking place that will of much interest
to poker fans everywhere.
20 Poker Champions to the APPT
August 25th, 2008
The second run of the Pokerstars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour is starting on September 1st.
The 9 day event is being held at the Waldo Casino in Macau in the Peopleʼs Republic of
China.
ChanPoker to Close
August 21th, 2008
The poker site fronted by 10 time bracelet WSOP winner Johnny Chan has announced its
closure effective as of 21st August.
New Member of Team PokerStars
August 20th, 2008
Who to congratulate, Alex Kravchenko or PokerStars for signing him? Either way, Team
PokerStars will no doubt benefit from its latest addition.
WPT Legends of Poker Begins Shortly
August 19th, 2008
As part of the 7th season of the World Poker Tour the Legends of Poker event is shortly to
kick off. Pros and amateurs will soon be heading off for the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles
in California to take part in the popular event which is to be filmed and aired on Fox Sports
Net.
PPA to host a charity event
August 18th, 2008
The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) will be holding a charity poker tournament at Coors Field
in Denver, Colorado. The event will be taking place during the Democratic Convention that
runs from 25th August to 28th August.
Two FTOPS Events won in Same Night by Yuval Bronshtein
August 15th, 2008
2 records have been set by Yuval Bronshtein who not only has just won his third FTOPS
event, which is more than any other player has done since the Full Tilt Online Poker Series
began back in 2006, but he actually won 2 events in the same night this time around!
'MishkaT' Wins Six-Handed FTOPS Event #17
August 14th, 2008
The Full Tilt Online Poker Series is in full swing currently, and event number 17 has just been completed. Managing to outlast the
final table gave MishkaT $251,763.75 in prize money.
Return of the Poker Den
August 13th, 2008
The Poker Den is set to return to London on September 30th. An invention and indeed mix
of Party Poker and Match Sport, this series will be a marathon 36 hours of poker played
about which some players are bragging they will do without a break.
LIPS Heads to Peru
August 12th, 2008
The Latin America Poker Tour is now in full swing and stopped off at Punta del Este
yesterday in Uruguay.
LAPT Punta del Este
August 9th, 2008
The Latin America Poker Tour is now in full swing and stopped off at Punta del Este
yesterday in Uruguay.
Poker in Russia
August 8th, 2008
Poker is going sky high in Russia at the moment. It has officially been declared a sport and
the opening next week of the Zavidovo Open is much anticipated.
Full Tilt's Online Poker Series
August 7th, 2008
The ninth edition of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series began yesterday which this year is a
run of 25 events to take place over the coming few weeks.
Ladies International Poker Series
August 6th, 2008
The Ladies International Poker Series event has just taken place and was won by the
talented Barbara Enright. Over 100 women entered into the event, and ........one man!
Poker Movie in the Making
July 31th, 2008
Despite several poker films being made over the years, there hasnʼt really been a good
film made since 1998 when Matt Damon starred in ʻRoundersʼ.
The European Poker Tour heads for London
July 30th, 2008
The English capital London poker league has promised a first prize of £1million at the main
event of the European Poker Tour. The tournament is being run between 1st and 5th
October in the Victoria Casino.
Can a Pro ever win the World Series of Poker again?
July 29th, 2008
Who would have expected the dramatic growth that poker has seen in the last few years? Generally it is the aptly named Chris Moneymaker and his victory in 2003 that is heralded as the cause for the dramatic rise in popularity.
National Deaf Poker Tour Ends At Venetian In Las Vegas
July 28th, 2008
The National Deaf Poker Tour has been in operation since 2006. Over the weekend, the tour made a final stop at the Venetian in Las Vegas where it was also drawn to a close.
Uniform set of poker rules
July 25th, 2008
Two professional players Marcel Luske and Michelle Lau have worked together to
establish the Federation Internationale de Poker Association (FIDPA) and the International
Poker Rules (IP Rules).
Marcus Gustafson into the WSOP Europe
July 24th, 2008
Marcus Gustafson took part in the World Series of Poker that has just been drawn to a
close in Las Vegas. Although he was not successful this time and was unable to bring
back any tournament winnings, he did have a rather lucky break whilst there and will now
be taking part in the European world series which is being held later on in the year.
Amazing success for WSOP amateur
July 18th, 2008
He couldnʼt believe his luck when he found himself on route to Las Vegas to take part in
his first live tournament after he quickly shot to number one at Titan Pokerʼs March WSOP
2008 super satellite!
Pros take the lead at the WSOP
July 18th, 2008
Now that we are down to the final table, and all the other 55 events have been completed,
itʼs time to take an overall look at the WSOP this year.
Phil Hellmuth gets let off
July 17th, 2008
Weʼve all heard of Phil Hellmuth. Certainly one of the legends of poker, he holds a record
number of WSOP bracelets and has notched up a massive amount of tournament
winnings.
WSOP main event down to the last table
July 16th, 2008
Theyʼve finally done it, the main event which started out with 6,844 has now been whittled
down to just the final 9 players.
Day 6 of the Main Event leaves 27 players
July 15th, 2008
All eyes are on The Rio in Las Vegas as the main event completed its 6th day. Leaving
only 27 players left the end really is now in site. Dennis Phillips will lead into day 7 of the
event who has a very slight lead on Craig Marquis.
WSOP Main Event continues
July 14th, 2008
The combined field of players at the WSOP main event was on day 3 down to a much
more manageable 1,307 players with payouts beginning at 666th place onwards. It was a
day that the cash was reached however after bubble boy Steve Chung went out in 667th
place.
Day 2B of the WSOP Main Event
July 11th, 2008
Day 2B of the WSOP was nearly twice the size of day 2A. There were a total of 2,379
players who sat down at the felt with the chip leader being Henning Granstad. Granstad
maintained a good chip stack size and managed to survive and will now go through to the
third day. - (July 11)
Day 2A of the WSOP Main Event
July 10th, 2008
Groups A and B combined to engage in Day 2A of the WSOP main event and a very
speedy day of play got underway. The general them of the day was that those who had
already done well, did better, and those who began the day relatively short stacked, went
out.
Celebrities at the WSOP Main Event
July 9th, 2008
There are always a handful of celebrities that take off to the Main Event in Las Vegas to
take their shot at the multi-million dollar prize, and this year is no exception.
Some are very accomplished players such as Shannon Elizabeth and Jennifer Tilly who
has seen some good wins and solid play over the past few years. Others head there for a
bit of media attention and some just play for a fun.
Day 1D of WSOP Main event
July 8th, 2008
Itʼs official, the registration for the WSOP is now officially closed. Day 1D was the final
group start day at the main event which housed the overflow from the preceding days.
2,461 players sat down at the green felt for this day which means the total number of
people playing in the main event this year is 6,844.
Day 1C of WSOP Main event takes flight
July 7th, 2008
Just shy of 2000 players (1,928 to be precise) day 1c of the main event is the largest field
so far. Andy Griggs, the Country star began proceedings with a world-debut performance
of ʻItʼs All About the Moneyʼ which was enjoyed by all. Next of course came the ʻShuffle Up
and Deal,ʼ this time the honour being bestowed upon the Tournament Directory Jack Effel.
Day 1B of Main event kicks off
July 6th, 2008
The second of the main event groups at the WSOP kicked off on Day 4th July (incidentally
also the Day of American Independence). Proceedings were kicked off by the Country and
Western Singer Andy Griggs singing the National Anthem followed by Jerry Yang
announcing the immortal ʻShuffle Up and Dealʼ, a great honour to have been bestowed
upon him as reigning champion.
WSOP Main Event Begins
July 5th, 2008
The 55 events that make up the World Series of Poker have all but drawn to a close. That
is of course all but the grand finale- The $10,000 no limit holdʼem event, more generally
known as the main event. This is generally the event that players want to win as it is
traditionally known as the World Championship event and has the largest field.
WSOP Nearing an End
July 4th, 2008
Thatʼs right, this yearʼs WSOP has nearly sadly nearly finished. Event number 53 the
$1500 No Limit Holdʼem has been won by Matt Graham who has had an incredible run this
year at the WSOP and had already finished deep in the money in two events before he
even sat down for this tournament.
David Daneshgar winner of WSOP Event #52 - No Limit Holdʼem
July 3rd, 2008
Event number 52 has been completed which was the second to last No Limit Holdʼem
being held during this yearʼs World Series of Poker.
J.C. Tran Wins First Bracelet
July 2nd, 2008
J.C Tran has now won his first WSOP gold bracelet having notched up yet another
impressive win. He took down the $1500 no-limit hold 'em event number 49 at the WSOP
in Las Vegas scooping $631,170 for his trouble.
H.O.R.S.E event ends after 5 days
July 1st, 2008
The H.O.R.S.E event at the World Series has finally been drawn to a close after 5
incredibly grueling and exhausting days.
Alexandre Gomes wins Event 48
June 30th, 2008
Event number 48 has been won by Brazilian player Alexandre Gomes. The event was the
$2000 No Limit Holdʼem, and as it is a popular event there was a starting field of 2,317. By
no means was this going to be easy!
Martin Klaser winner of WSOP Event 43
June 27th, 2008
Martin Klaser has just been crowned the winner of the event number 43, the $1500 Pot-
Limit Omaha Hi/Low and received his very first World Series of Poker bracelet. He was by
no means the favourite to win as he faced stiff competition from the like of Erik Seidel and
was certainly not one of the chip leaders as the players entered the final stages, however
he managed to outlast the 719 other players to claim his prize.
WSOP 2008 Round-Up Tuesday, 24th June
June 25th, 2008
2 events were brought to a close on this day and 2 began, including the biggest
tournament in poker throughout the entire world, the $50,000 buy-in H.O.R.S.E event
which is considered by many to be the real test and crowning moment of the World
Champion.
Michaela Johansson joins Betfair Poker
June 23th, 2008
Betfair poker evidently enjoys signing up young up and coming players, because they
have recently added Michaela Johansson to their team. Johansson is a young Swedish
poker pro who despite a relatively short career has managed to achieve some successful
cashes.
Phil Ivey to host charity poker event
June 19th, 2008
On Tuesday, July 1 at 8:00 p.m. world renowned poker player Phil Ivey will be hosting a
no-limit Texas holdʼem poker tournament in aid of his charity, The Budding Ivey
Foundation.
Pros continue to scoop the bracelets
June 18th, 2008
It seems to be all about the pros this year at the World Series. John Phan is the latest pro
to win his first World Series bracelet by taking down event number 29, the $3000 no-limit
holdʼem event.
History made at the WSOP
June 17th, 2008
It doesnʼt get much better than this happy ending! History has been made this year at the
WSOP with 2 brothers Blair and Grant Hinkle each winning a bracelet.
Poker Pros Tee Off!
June 16th, 2008
Following on from the success of last yearʼs event, poker once again merged with golf last
month to produce the World Series of Golf.
Poker plays do have an inclination towards golf so there was no shortage of pros wanting
to take part. Phil Ivey, Chris Ferguson and Erick Lindgren were among the pros who were
delighted to be involved in the game.
Day 13 of the World Series of Poker
June 13th, 2008
June 11th saw an incredible finale to the only event that finished on day 13 of the World
Series of Poker tournament. Event number 18, the no limit 2-7 draw lowball with re-buys
$5000 was eventually was won by the Mike ʻMouthʼ Matusow who put up an extraordinary
fight against heads up opponent Jeffrey ʻThe Icemanʼ Lisandro.
Poker Players Alliance Hits the WSOP
June 12th, 2008
Poker players are fighting the legislation that has been signed in the USA which effectively
bans all forms of online poker.
Duncan Bell winner of WSOP Event 13: $2,500 No Limit Holdʼem
June 11th, 2008
Event number 13 has just come to and end at the World Series of Poker. Winning the
event was an absolute dream come true for poker pro Duncan ʻPumperʼ Bell from
Vancouver in Canada. He was delighted to overcome the 1,395 strong field and take away
just over $666,000 and of course the gold bracelet.
The Ladies Event at the WSOP
June 10th, 2008
One of the many nice things about poker is that it really is a level playing field when it
comes to the battle of the sexes. If anything, (and forgive my use of stereotypes here)
women are perhaps better equipped to deal with the emotional roller-coaster...
Everest Poker Avalanche
June 9th, 2008
This popular tournament has returned and was recently played out in all its bigger and
better glory. The format had been slightly changed this year and there was an improved
qualifications structure allowing more players to qualify, but in addition, the biggest
alteration was the final table play being played out live on board a luxury cruise ship
departing from Barcelona and stopping in Nice and Ibiza.
Erick Lindgren claims his first WSOP bracelet
June 6th, 2008
Despite a hugely successful poker career with millions and millions of dollars in the bank,
more than one WPT title and a host of other successes, Erick Lindgren managed to take
down his first World Series event just the other day.
World Series of Poker has got off to a flying start this year.
June 5th, 2008
It may still only be early days, but the World Series has got off to a flying start this year.
Event 1 was the 10,000 pot limit texas holdʼem event and the final table was comprised of
some of the biggest and most recognizable names in poker today.
Asian Poker Tour
June 4th, 2008
The opening leg of this yearʼs Asian Poker Tour has just recently been completed, and the
proud winner of the $280,000 prize went to Australian David Saab. Many Australian
supporters were on hand to watch their fellow countryman in action and were delighted to
see him scoop the first prize.
WSOP 2008 Gets Underway!
June 3rd, 2008
May 30th has been and gone, and that can only mean one thing! Thatʼs right, the World
Series of Poker has begun and Vegas is swarming with poker celebrities, pros and a
smattering of amateurs all with dreams of hitting the big time.
Bodog Mini Series of Poker
June 2nd, 2008
That time of year is upon us again- The World Series of Poker kicks off on May 30th and
the 55 events are going to be played out over the following months. Bodog have
announced an exciting online alternative however for all those who are unable to head off
to Americaʼs playground itself with much cheaper buy ins!
FTOPS Main Event
May 19th, 2008
The Full Tilt Online Poker Series VIII main event was played out at the weekend. The
event was $500 buy-in No Limit Hold ʻem and the eventual victor was Keith Lehr (aka
ʻCheesemonsterʼ on Full Tilt and ʻdelegatorʼ on PokerStars.) - (May 19)
Dramatic New Format for the World Series of Poker Main Event
May 15th, 2008
The WSOP is the most prestigious poker event in the calendar, and for years has followed
a similar format, albeit allowing for the enormous swelling of participants that has taken
place in recent years.
Julien Nuijten won the first LAPT Tournament
May 7th, 2008
The worlds biggest Poker Site - PokerStars famous for hosting the Europena Poker Tour have successfully finished their first Latin American Poker Tour Event.
The tournament took place in Rio De Janeiro, Brasil and the winner was a 19 year old Dutch named Julien Nuijten. 313 poker players turned up for the $2,500 buy-in tournament.
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WSOPC won by Allen Cunningham
May 5th, 2008
Allen Cunningham has done extremely well by notching up yet another major poker
tournament win. The World Series of Poker Circuit final was played out recently at
Caesarʼs Palace in Las Vegas.
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