June, 2010
Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Summer Series Round 3 Done
Wednesday, 30 June, 2010The third round of Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Summer Series festivals have now been completed. The Walsall festival featured a £500 main event, which was won by Stephen Thomson from Leamington Spa. He won his seat into the tournament via a £50 super satellite and defeated a field of just 39 players to win the £7,220 first prize.
Scott Montgomery Wins First WSOP Bracelet
Saturday, 26 June, 2010Scott Montgomery, the 28 year old Canadian poker professional who found fame in the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event, this week landed his first WSOP bracelet.
Ivey Wins 8th WSOP Bracelet
Friday, 25 June, 2010Phil Ivey has landed his eighth World Series of Poker bracelet, taking down the $3,000 HORSE tournament on Tuesday morning.
WSOP Update – Ivey Multitabling and Velador’s Second Bracelet
Tuesday, 22 June, 2010The 41st annual World Series of Poker is now over halfway to completion, but the action shows no sign of letting up.
WSOP Memory Lane – Chan vs Seidel
Tuesday, 22 June, 2010The World Series of Poker tournament is a time when dreams are made and shattered, and heroes made or dethroned. Relive the greatest WSOP moments with us by reading our Great Moments in WSOP History article series. We are now on number two in the series and this time round we relive the now classic slowplay by Chan against Seidel. Read it here: Great Moments In WSOP History 2
From Online To Live Poker
Sunday, 20 June, 2010Thanks to online poker, it is not unusual to encounter players at your local card room or casino that have never played in a live poker tournament before. Many players learn the basics on the internet before dipping their toe into the murky waters of the bricks and mortar casino and they will find live poker more intimidating than the online equivalent.
Big Stack Strategy
Wednesday, 16 June, 2010
Playing the big stack in a poker tournament can be great fun, but it is important not to get carried away and to avoid the common pitfalls associated with a chip lead.
Sam Farha Wins 3rd WSOP Bracelet
Tuesday, 15 June, 2010Sam Farha took down his third World Series of Poker title on day 18 of this year’s series. The $10,000 Limit Omaha Eight or Better Championship attracted a top quality field, with such talents like Barry Greenstein, Abe Mosseri, Mike Matusow, Steve Zolotow and “Miami” John Cernuto, as well as Farha himself, lining up to take part and the standard of poker was high.
Every Hand Revealed by Gus Hansen
Monday, 14 June, 2010
Gus Hansen is one of the circuits leading pro players and one of the “Team” on Full Tilt Poker – regularly playing high stakes 7 Card Stud and Texas Hold’em with the likes of Tom “Drrrr” Dwan and Phil Ivey. In this book review we take a look at Gus Hansen’s Every Hand Revealed.
WSOPE 2010 Schedule
Saturday, 12 June, 2010This year’s World Series of Poker Europe schedule has now been finalised and the calendar sees the inclusion of two new bracelet carrying poker tournaments.
