Poker pro Pahuja takes down WSOP Ciruit event

December 23, 2014

Veteran poker ace Mukul Pahuja delivered an impressive display of poker skill and talent Monday to take down the last of this year’s World Series of Poker Circuit events at Harrahs Atlantic City. The $1,675 buy-in Main Event pulled in 460 entries to generate a prize pool worth $690,000, which was fiercely contested over a […]

Spain tops in international poker tourney

December 23, 2014

Spain has emerged victorious from the Pokerstars World Cup of Poker online competition which this year – its tenth anniversary – saw players from 96 nations commence battle at the end of November, working through a series of levels and groups until a winner was decided. The NLHE tournament this year was based on free-to-play […]

Online poker market declined 7 percent this week

December 22, 2014

Overall online poker revenues declined 7 percent last week as big money promos from industry leader Pokerstars saw cash game traffic at the company’s sites noticeably ease 13 percent. Pokerstars continued to dominate the market with a seven day cash-game player average of just on 19,500, with 888Poker a poor rival in second place at […]

WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic completes

December 21, 2014

The weekend saw a second major tournament play out at the Bellagio in Las Vegas when Mohsin Charania bested a final table full of talent to win the World Poker Tour Five Diamond World Poker Classic for the second time and claim the first prize of $1,477,890. The 586-strong entry field was full of respected […]

Lichtenberger triumphant in Alpha8 poker event

December 21, 2014

Top poker pro Andrew Lichtenberger showed once again what a consummate poker ace he is at the Bellagio over the weekend, claiming the main prize of $2,104,245 after taking down the World Poker Tour Alpha8 Las Vegas. His victory over Tom Marchese in a hard-fought heads up was the highlight of an endurance test of […]

‘Poker Night’ movie launched

December 20, 2014

The horror-violence movie “Poker Night” launched to rather negative reviews in Los Angeles this week, following availability on VOD and iTunes earlier this month. Set in small-town Warsaw, Ind., but filmed in British Columbia, the movie is about a young cop who is invited to join a poker evening group comprising a selection of older […]

Malta is the place to be for poker fans next year

December 20, 2014

The charming and historic Mediterranean island of Malta is becoming a popular venue for live poker tournaments, with the Pokerstars European Poker Tour the latest to select the island for an event. EPT has unveiled a 67-tournament schedule titled the EPT Malta Festival that looks set to appeal to a wide range of players, with […]

Full Tilt looks ahead with Mini FTOPS

December 19, 2014

Full Tilt is well advanced in planning for the first Mini Full Tilt Online Poker Series of 2015, which kicks off on January 4th next year and runs through January 18. The online tournament – the company’s 17th miniFTOPS – will feature a total guaranteed prize pool of $1.25 million and a schedule of varied […]

Full Tilt chops UK player rewards

December 19, 2014

Amaya Gaming online gambling subsidiary Full Tilt has unveiled news for its UK players that are unlikely to go down well – a 20 percent reduction of reward points effective from December 16. Th switch means that UK poker fans will receive eight points per dollar raked instead of 10 points per dollar raked, with […]

Prague high roller poker event decided

December 18, 2014

Russian poker pro Andrey Zaichenko has claimed the honours in the Euro 10,000 buy-in European Poker Tour Prague High Roller competition, besting a field of 309 ( that included 76 re-entries) and taking home Euro 487,180 after agreeing a chop at the three-handed stage of the game. The record registration list generated a prize pool […]