Friday, 29 July 2011
2011 has been an excellent year for British poker with players from Blighty bagging tournament wins all over the globe.
The public will get the chance to honour the great and the good of the UK poker scene in the second annual British Poker AwardsRepresentatives from Bluff Europe and Poker News and the voice of poker Jesse May have chosen the nominees and now it's down to the public to decide who will pick up the gongs. Categories up for grabs include Best Cash Game Player, Best Tournament Player, Best Online Player, Best Mixed Game Player and Best PLO player, as well as Best Blogger, Best Social Media User and Best Poker League.Anyone wishing to vote can do so from Monday 1 August at British Poker Awards Facebook page or going to www.thebritishpokerawards.com."This isn't about self-congratulatory back-slapping," cautioned Philip Conneller, Editor of Bluff Europe. "It's about honouring the players who have done us so proud on the world stage this year. It's about applauding the bloggers and social media users who have kept us entertained through achallenging year in poker, and it's about praising the poker leagues that tirelessly support the game on a grassroots level in the pubs and clubs of Great Britain."
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off a second three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Fans of the Oh Hell trick-taking game will soon be able to enjoy real-money competitions online after Hell Club announced that it will be launching its new Oh Hell Stackpot innovation from Sunday.
Tuesday is the deadline for all working Americans to have submitted their income tax returns to the federal government and Juicy Stakes and Intertops Poker are set to mark this annual occasion by holding a special freeroll competition featuring a $1,000 top prize.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes cASINO are giving online poker players another chance to win their way to the Caribbean.
Win your way to the Caribbean in online satellites at Intertops and Juicy Stakes.
“We run a lot of higher stakes tournaments for our more hard-core players,” said Intertops’ poker manager. “But since our network is generally pretty soft, we created this series to give less competitive players a shot at winning.”
$200 GTD ‘East of Eden’ Poker Tournament Monday night at Intertops Poker will be a freezeout tournament with no re-buys or add-ons.
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