September, 2010
The Name’s Bord, James Bord, With A License To Win WSOPE Main Event
Thursday, 30 September, 2010The World Series of Poker Europe Main Event attracted 346 players, creating a prize pool of just under £3.5 million, with £830,401 set aside for the winner of the prestigious event. The cream of the poker crop descended upon London’s Empire Casino, with star names such as Phil Ivey, Mike Matusow, Daniel Negreanu, Freddy Deeb and the man widely believed to be behind internet poker phenomenon “Isildur1”, Viktor Blom.
November Nine 2010 Part 2
Monday, 27 September, 2010Continuing our look at the 2010 “November Nine”, the World Series of Poker Main Event final tablists, we begin with Joseph Cheong, a graduate in Maths and Psychology; surely the perfect blend for a WSOP final competitior?
Dwyte Pilgrim Wins WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship Event
Saturday, 25 September, 2010Dwyte Pilgrim, the man widely thought of as the best tournament player never to have won a major poker title, has landed a record breaking WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship Event in Atlantic City.
Video Poker Strategy – Deuces Wild
Friday, 24 September, 2010Following on from the basic strategy guide to “Jacks Or Better” video poker, here is another easy to follow strategy guide for a different, but equally popular video poker variant, “Deuces Wild”.
Scott Shelley Wins WSOPE Event #3
Wednesday, 22 September, 2010Event number three at the 2010 World Series of Poker Europe is in the books and the title has gone to unknown British player Scott Shelley.
World Heads-Up Poker Championship Returns To Victoria Casino
Wednesday, 22 September, 2010The World Heads-Up Poker Championship (WHUPC) and Grosvenor Casinos join forces again and thus WHUPC returns to The Victoria Casino this November to bring the excitement of one-on-one tournament poker back to London. The €2,000 buyin event will run from the 19th-24th November, letting hardcore mano-a-mano players challenge each other for the title and the prize money one match at a time, one player at a time.
Double Hold’em New Poker Game By PartyPoker
Monday, 20 September, 2010Innovation is clearly alive and well in the online poker world. In the early part of 2010, Full Tilt Poker launched their creative new poker game “Rush Poker”, which affords players the opportunity to be involved in a far greater number of hands than any normal online poker format, perfect for action junkies and recreational players with little spare time. This weekend, PartyPoker have released their answer to Full Tilt’s “Rush Poker”, in the form of “Double Hold’em”. Read more »
Lisandro Wins WSOPE £5k PL Omaha Event
Monday, 20 September, 2010Jeff Lisandro has taken down the second tournament at the 2010 World Series of Poker Europe, the £5,000 + £250 Pot Limit Omaha event.
Ladbrokes Poker Cruise IV
Sunday, 19 September, 2010
If you’re into sunny days, palm trees, pools and poker you should take a look at Ladbrokes Poker Cruise which is soon back again and bigger than ever. As always, there will be a Festival of Poker that includes a full tournament program, cash games and STT’s.
Video Poker Strategy – Jacks Or Better
Sunday, 19 September, 2010Video poker first came onto the scene in the 1970s and although its popularity isn’t quite what it used to be, the video poker machines are still a common sight in both live and online casinos. Although they may look like slots games, they are completely different – with slots, the casino is always going to maintain a huge house edge, but with video poker that edge can be greatly reduced by implementing the correct strategy.
