Poker News
Obrestad Leads WPT Festa al Lago
Tuesday, 19 October, 2010The World Poker Tour Festa al Lago Main Event at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, is nearing a conclusion and the field is headed by the young Norwegian poker pro Annette Obrestad.
November Nine 2010 Part 3
Monday, 18 October, 2010Here is the final instalment of our look at the 2010 “November Nine”, the nine players who make up this year’s World Series of Poker Main Event final table.
FTOPS XVIII Nov 10 – 21, $19M Guaranteed
Thursday, 14 October, 2010Full Tilt Poker have announced the schedule for the latest FTOPS series. The Full Tilt Online Poker Series XVIII kicks off on November 10th and runs until November 21st, with 34 different poker tournaments to enter and over $19 million in guaranteed prizepools.
High Stakes Poker Action – Dwan, Cates and Hansen
Sunday, 10 October, 2010Last Monday night saw Gus Hansen take a severe beating at the virtual poker tables, as well as the sixth session of the latest round of Tom Dwan’s “durrrr” Challenge take place, though it was a short-lived affair.
Poker News In Brief – Champion Of Champions And Spanish Poker Tour
Thursday, 7 October, 2010David Vamplew, who won the PokerStars European Poker Tour event in London just the other day, has completed an impressive double, landing the UK and Ireland Poker Tour “Champion of Champions” title.
Dwan Back To His Best And Isildur1 Returns
Wednesday, 6 October, 2010There has been plenty of high stakes online poker action this weekend, most of which centred around Tom “durrrr” Dwan. Dwan had endured a tough time at the virtual poker felt last week, losing around $1 million, but he bounced back to answer his critics in style this weekend, booking around $1.4 million in profit at the Full Tilt Poker online tables.
David Vamplew Wins PokerStars EPT London
Wednesday, 6 October, 201023 year old Scotsman David Vamplew has emerged as the PokerStars EPT London champion, besting a final table that featured the talents of NAPT Venetian winner Tom Marchese and two time World Poker Tour final tablist Per Ummer, as well as the brilliant John Juanda.
EPT London Breaks Records
Friday, 1 October, 2010The Hilton Metropole Hotel in London is the venue for the largest live poker tournament ever held on British soil, as 509 players bought into the second Day 1 flight of the European Poker Tour London Main Event, in addition to the 339 who stumped up the £5,000 + £250 buy in on Day 1A, creating a total field of 848.
The Name’s Bord, James Bord, With A License To Win WSOPE Main Event
Thursday, 30 September, 2010The World Series of Poker Europe Main Event attracted 346 players, creating a prize pool of just under £3.5 million, with £830,401 set aside for the winner of the prestigious event. The cream of the poker crop descended upon London’s Empire Casino, with star names such as Phil Ivey, Mike Matusow, Daniel Negreanu, Freddy Deeb and the man widely believed to be behind internet poker phenomenon “Isildur1”, Viktor Blom.
November Nine 2010 Part 2
Monday, 27 September, 2010Continuing our look at the 2010 “November Nine”, the World Series of Poker Main Event final tablists, we begin with Joseph Cheong, a graduate in Maths and Psychology; surely the perfect blend for a WSOP final competitior?
