The WPT Foxwoods World Poker Finals is down to its last three tables, with 28 players still vying for the $548,000 first prize. Despite keeping registration open throughout the first level of play, the event attracted just 242 players willing to pay the $10,000 buy-in; a drop of 31% from the 353 who entered the [...]
Daniel Negreanu holds a massive chip lead ahead of the final day of the EPT Vienna as he vies to become only the third player to win WPT, WSOP and EPT titles. Victory, and the €700,000 first prize, will also take him above Phil Ivey to the head of the all-time money winners list. Negreanu [...]
Gus Hansen continued his online renaissance by recording another week of sound profits on the high stakes tables at Full Tilt Poker. The Dane won a big Pot Limit Omaha session against Di Dang on his way to a profit of just over $287,000 for the week. He still has a long way to go [...]
Daniel Negreanu was overtaken as chip leader just before the end of play on Day 3 of the EPT Vienna at the Kursalon Palace, but he remains well placed to challenge for the title. Should he win, he will join Roland de Wolfe and Gavin Griffin as the only players to have won WSOP, WPT [...]
Jim Anderson recorded his biggest career cash when he took down the Midwest WSOP Circuit Regional Championship in Hammond, Indiana. The Ohio-based player came through a tough final table to scoop more than $525,000 in the $10,000 event, a figure more than seven times higher than the total of his previous tournament cashes. The final [...]
Canadian Daniel Negreanu led the field after the second day at the EPT Vienna in his quest for the €700,000 first prize. Of the 278 that returned at the start, just 80 now remain, all of whom are guaranteed a pay-day of at least €8,000, while the eight who reach the final table will each [...]
Starting out in the online poker world can be a daunting task. Even though there has been consolidation in regards to the number of poker networks, there are still hundreds of online poker sites available. Let me say all sites are not equal! It is a fact that poker networks with dozens of skins (sub [...]
The European Poker Tour (EPT) returned to Vienna for the first time since 2005 when it was won by Frenchman Pascal Perrault. The event is taking place at the Kursalon Palace amid tight security from police and organizers, following recent robberies at high profile tournaments in Berlin and Basel. Plans are in motion to escort [...]
Official trading in Betfair shares got underway today, following their launch on the stock market last Friday. Heavy demand from institutional traders saw the price of the stock rocket above £15.50, well up on the launch price of £13. By mid-afternoon on Wednesday the price had settled just above the £15 mark. Betfair’s Chief Executive, [...]
Nicholas Newport was crowned champion of the Paddy Power Irish Winter Festival Main Event late last night, taking away the first prize of €125,000. Dublin-based Newport is a familiar face to those on the Irish circuit, and has enjoyed a number of live successes, most notably winning the Irish Series of Poker €500 Main Event [...]
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