26 August 2010

» Andy Frankenberger wins WPT Legends of Poker

Andy Frankenberger started the final day of the WPT Legends of Poker main event at The Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles as chip leader and ended it as the winner. Playing at his first WPT final table Frankenberger saw off challenges from seasoned pros Tom Lee and Kyle Wilson who had both finished sixth in previous WPT events at The Bike.

» Andreas Krause wins Full Tilt Merit Cyprus Classic

European circuit regular earns the biggest win of his professional career after outlasting 181 runner field.

» New penny auction site Bidibot.com open for business

Online poker players can get credits and tournament buy ins for a fraction of their true price thanks to innovative new auction site.

» Extra WSOPE satellites at The Empire

There are ample opportunities to get in on the World Series Europe action for a fraction of the buy in thanks to some very generous satellites at The Casino at the Empire.

25 August 2010

» Frankenberger leads WPT Legends of Poker

The final table for the WPT Legends of Poker $5k Main Event has been set. Fifteen players started the penultimate day but they were down to six after just five action packed hours of play at the Bicycle Casino in LA.

» Blog – Poker players up close and personal

Compared to professional players in other sports, poker players seem a friendly and accessible bunch.

» Full Tilt Merit Cyprus Classic final table complete

Just six players remain in contention for the $415k first prize.

» PartyPoker launches Snowball promotion

Players can win up to $5,000 in cash plus entries into freerolls with $100,000 to be won.

» Zynga goes international – Facebook poker for Asian market

Hong Kong and Taiwan can now join over 28,000,000 other Facebook poker players.

24 August 2010

» Bluff Europe Poker Academy returns next month

The Bluff Europe Poker Academy makes a very welcome return to London's Victoria Casino next month. Once again top pros from BlackBeltPoker.com will be on hand this time dissecting the topic of “Poker Psychology: Tells and Tilt”