04 February 2012

» Brammer and Adeniya amongst EPT Deauville leaders

Just 54 players are still chasing the €875,000 first prize at PokerStars EPT Deauville after a rapid fire day at the French resort. Samphane Phomveha is the man leading the way after winning a huge pot just before the close.

03 February 2012

» Brit Martins Adeniya leads EPT Deauville after Day 2

Over the course of Day 2 of the PokerStars EPT Deauville, the Day 1a and 1b survivors were narrowed down further with 178 players making it through the six 75-minute levels. Leading the way into Day 3 is Martins Adeniya with 512,200.

» Tapie group says Lindgren, Ivey, Matusow owe Full Tilt money

“This is a substantial item,” Tapie’s lawyer says about $10-$20 million in player debt.

02 February 2012

» 2012 WSOP schedule confirmed

Organiser's of this year's World Series of Poker have announced the full schedule for this year's event with a total of 61 bracelets up for grabs between 27 May and 12 July 2012.

» Laurent Tapie: “Full Tilt deal… by end of February.”

GBT bigwig Laurent Tapie aims to have the deal finalised with Full Tilt in one month.

» EPT Deauville attracts 889 players; €870,000 for first place

A bumper field in France includes some of European poker’s biggest names.

» Canadian Police recover half of Duhamel's stolen cash

Around $115,000 of the cash stolen in last year's robbery has now be found.

» Wife of Purple Lounge Director to face trial over sex act

Mary Gorman is alleged to have assaulted a police officer who was trying to eject her from an Orlando nightclub close to Disney World.

01 February 2012

» Genting Poker Series

The new Genting Poker Series is about to commence, with Leg 1 starting tomorrow at Genting Club Star City, Birmingham. Its early days for the fledgling tour, but already it looks like it is going to grow big wings.

» WSOP 2012 schedule announced today: no November 9

This year's World Series is rumoured to feature fewer big buy-ins, new events and a distinct lack of November Nine.