Highstakes poker ace leads as WSOP

September 28, 2010

Viktor Blom, the young Swedish internet high stakes player whom many believe is the famed online high roller (and big loser) Isildur1, took charge in Saturday’s day 2 action at the World Series of Poker Europe Main Event in London. Rapidly overhauling the chip leader at the start of the day, James Mitchell, and respected […]

D’Angelo claims third online poker bracelet

September 28, 2010

Ryan D’Angelo, a 24-year-old online poker pro who hails from Binghamton, NY, became the first man to hold three winner’s bracelets in the Pokerstars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) over the weekend when he took down event 55; a $530 buy-in NLHE competition with re-buys. The young player, who went professional three years ago, […]

Headed for the final table

September 28, 2010

Sunday’s action at the GBP 10 000 buy-in World Series of Poker Europe Main Event in London saw the already reduced field cut by two thirds, leaving just 22 players to fight it out for a place at the final table. By the end of a day in which chip leader changes were frequent, relatively […]

Getting it right

September 28, 2010

Industry observers were astonished over the weekend to read reports on some internet gambling information websites that Harrah’s Interactive Entertainment had allegedly severed its b2b relationship with 888 subsidiary Dragonfish. However, it was all a misunderstanding in some quarters, and one which a little elementary research could have cleared up. In order to ensure clarity, […]

Ladbrokes Irish Poker Festival

September 28, 2010

The Ladbrokes Irish Poker Festival returns to Killarney from 1st- 3rd October, with poker ambassador Nick Moran aiming to raise the stakes and put a year?s worth of poker training into practice in a bid to score from an impressive Euro 250,000 prize pool. Poker players of all levels will compete over 3 days hoping […]

Final table set for SOPE Europe Main Event

September 28, 2010

Monday’s fourth day of World Series of Poker Europe Main Event action saw the end of any dreams that Phil Ivey and Viktor Blom may have had of a bracelet in the prestigious competition. Both were eliminated before reaching the final table, along with a slew of other big names. The 22 players who started […]

TV Channel to offer online poker

September 28, 2010

UK poker and blackjack fans can look forward to another new arrival on the internet gambling scene following an agreement between gambling group Genting and the UK horseracing television channel At The Races signed this week. The new site will be branded ATR Poker Club.com, and former Sky Poker presenter Sean Boyce will be the […]

Online poker site staffer is a winner

September 23, 2010

Scott Shelley, a customer services manager with 3D online poker site PKR.com and an experienced online player outlasted a field of 582 competitors this week to win the GBP 1,000 buy-in World Series of Poker Europe event at London?s Empire Casino. On home turf and supported by a vociferous home crowd, the 24 year old […]

New TV program for poker players

September 23, 2010

European poker fans can look forward to a television program dedicated to their pastime this week with the launch of The Poker Player Show, a thirty minute program created to reflect the content of Poker Player magazine, and hosted each month by Poker Channel presenter Anna Fowler. Episode 1 features Neil Channing in the studio […]

Fifty billion milestone reached at Pokerstars

September 23, 2010

The outstanding achievement of providing fifty billion hands of poker (see previous reports) was secured by Pokerstars.com Wednesday at 10.37am EDT, reports the Pokerstars blog. With the fifty billionth hand and substantial rewards in sight, the website was a hive of activity as 220 000 players on 33 000 tables logged in for a crack […]