19 August 2010

» WPT Legends of Poker begins tomorrow

Tomorrow the Bicycle Casino, Los Angeles, plays host to the World Poker Tour Legends of Poker event. For the first time sporting a buy-in of less than $10,000 in order to boost attendance, the $5,000 event will crown a series of 22 preliminary events ranging from $225 to $1,500.

» UBOC 5 begins at Ultimate Bet and CEREUS poker.

The UB Online Championship’s fifth run guarantees $4,000,000 in prizes.

18 August 2010

» Top names confirmed for Poker in the Park

This year's Poker in the Park is just around the corner (2nd and 3rd September, put those dates in your diary) and there will be a veritable who's who of top pros sharing their knowledge with the masses.

» Shocking behaviour at The Bike

Sulky player loses hand, spits on dealer and spends a night behind bars.

» Online poker traffic in decline over years

Year-over-year online poker traffic has dropped four per cent despite PokerStars’ growth.

» WPT London live satellites up and running

Qualifiers take place every day at 7pm at the Palm Beach Casino with £5,300 seats up for grabs.

17 August 2010

» Kevin Stani wins PokerStars EPT Tallinn for €400,000

Arnaud Mattern, Parisian resident and Team PokerStars Pro, was looking for his record-breaking second EPT title after his victory in Prague in 2007 – he came close to the first prize which would have made him an EPT legend and taken his tournament earnings to over $2,000,000 but couldn’t do better than a third place finish for €160,000.

» Devilfish – Tony G looks like the boy from Two and a Half Men

The ‘fish bites back to the Lithuanian pro’s comments in the run-up to the WPT London.

» Brains versus brawn – MMA fighters on Poker After Dark

Mixed martial arts legends join Antonius, Lederer and Lindgren in a six-seater tourney.

» Date change for GUKPT Brighton

The south coast leg of the popular UK tour has been put back a few weeks and will now take place from 4th to 10th October.