October 31, 2016
Shortly after Kenny Hallaert’s elimination at sixth late Sunday night Las Vegas time, it was agreed by officials and players to call it a night and bag up the chips until 5pm local on Monday. Qui Nguyen was the clear leader in chip counts as the tired players made their way to their rooms, holding […]
October 31, 2016
Atlantic City received a publicity boost over the weekend as the international online poker giant Pokerstars leveraged its partnership with Atlantic City land casino operator Resorts Casino Hotel to kick off its inaugural Pokerstars Festival. The Festival is a live event-focused project run by an experienced and dedicated Pokerstars team, and this is the first […]
October 31, 2016
It’s been more than three months since the nine survivors of the original 6,737 entrants in this year’s World Series of Poker Main Event took a compulsory break before the start of the final table action, but on Sunday evening they were back at the Rio in Las Vegas with the prospect of earning at […]
October 30, 2016
28-year-old Austrian poker pro Stefan Jedlicka leaves the Mediterranean island of Malta this weekend with a lot more money than when he landed, thanks to some serious rewards at the poker tables of the European Malta Tour Malta just ended. In a very successful week, he won Euro 4,540 in the IPT main event; a […]
October 30, 2016
Aliaksei Boika, a 28-year-old poker pro from Belarus, is Euro 335,700 wealthier this weekend after emerging victorious from the Euro 5,300 buy-in European Poker Tour Malta main event. Boika survived a field of 468 entries over six gruelling days of competitive poker, and was the low stack when final table action commenced. However through skill […]
October 27, 2016
It’s now almost a month since Full Flush Poker went offline “for a platform upgrade” and stopped communicating with its reportedly many unpaid and unhappy players. All trace of the operator – and means to communicate with it – have vanished. It has to be assumed that this is yet another chapter in a sad […]
October 26, 2016
World Series of Poker Europe 2017 has moved to King’s Casino Rozvadov (KCR) in the Czech Republic following a multi-year deal that will see KCR host numerous WSOP-branded events over the next several years. Billed as Europe’s largest poker room, KCR currently offers around 150 poker tables running cash games and tournaments around the clock. […]
October 25, 2016
Congratulations are in order for Poland’s Jakub “Olorionek” Michalak (29), who has just bested 64 entrants (20 re-entries) to take down the Euro 10,300 Single-Day High Roller at the PokerStars European Poker Tour Malta. The field included a slew of top players such as Steve O’Dwyer, Scott Seiver, Pratyush Buddiga and Adrian Mateos. Michalak’s prize […]
October 25, 2016
Nine survivors from an original field of 6,737 will again come together at the Rio in Las Vegas on October 30 to compete for millions of dollars at the final table of the World Series of Poker Main Event. The nine-man composition of the table was decided back in July this year, but television imperatives […]
October 24, 2016
New Zealand online and live tournament player David Yan bested a field of 65 (including re-buys) over the weekend to claim the honours and the top prize of Euro 465,800 in the Euro 25,750 buy-in Poker Stars European Poker Tour Malta High Roller event after a tough three-day tussle with a stellar range of players. […]