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David Viffer Big Winner in Big Game IV
Thursday, 15 April, 2010The PartyPoker Big Game IV kicked off on Sunday without “Isildur1”, but there were still plenty of well known poker faces in attendance at London’s Les Ambassadeurs club for the 48 hour cash game, which ended with David Viffer as the big winner.
Vanessa Selbst Wins NAPT Mohegan Sun Main Event
Wednesday, 14 April, 2010Twenty-five year old poker professional Vanessa Selbst has come through a 716 strong field to win the North American Poker Tour’s Mohegan Sun Main Event, becoming the first female to land a PokerStars NAPT title.
PartyPoker Big Game IV Underway
Tuesday, 13 April, 2010The PartyPoker Big Game IV is officially underway, having kicked off at 20:00 GMT on Sunday April 11th. The 48 hour cash game at London’s Les Ambassadeurs club features a “Big Brother” style format, where players can be voted off and some of the biggest names in poker will take part.
World Team Poker 2010
Saturday, 10 April, 2010The inaugural World Team Poker event is set to kick off on May 19th at the Golden Nugget Casino in Las Vegas. The innovative competition will feature teams of professional poker players from a variety of different countries and the first fixture at the Golden Nugget will see forty top players from eight countries facing off, in a $50,000 buy-in event.
Tom “Durrrr” Dwan Signs With Poker Royalty
Friday, 9 April, 2010Poker Royalty, a poker representation agency, today announced that poker professional Tom “Durrrr” Dwan has selected Poker Royalty for worldwide management and marketing representation across all major platforms, including media, sponsorship, licensing, commercial endorsements and appearances.
James Mitchell Wins Irish Open 2010
Thursday, 8 April, 2010The Paddy Power Irish Open has been won by twenty year old Englishman James Mitchell. A well known face on the live poker circuit in Britain, the €600,000 Irish Open prize is the young player’s biggest tournament win by some distance, taking his live tournament earnings past the $1 million dollar mark.
WSOP 2010 Satellites
Wednesday, 7 April, 2010
The 2010 World Series of Poker kicks off on May 28th at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. This year’s series will feature 57 tournaments, spread over more than a month, including the newly created “Poker Player’s Championship”, a $50,000 buy-in mixed games event.
Irish Open 2010 Largest Ever
Tuesday, 6 April, 2010The 2010 renewal of the oldest No Limit Hold’em tournament in Europe got underway on Good Friday, as 708 poker players descended upon Dublin, for the Paddy Power sponsored Irish Open. The tournament remains a popular one in the European poker calendar, illustrated by the fact that this year’s number of entrants equalled the record for the largest ever Irish Open field.
Allan Baekke Wins EPT Snowfest 2010
Monday, 5 April, 2010The inaugural European Poker Tour event at the Alpine Palace Casino in Austria has drawn to a close, with the Danish online poker professional Allan Baekke emerging victorious. Baekke, better known at the virtual poker tables as “Sifosis”, came through a field of 546 players to land the first prize of €445,000.
Isildur1 To Play in PartyPoker Big Game IV
Sunday, 4 April, 2010The PartyPoker Big Game IV is scheduled to take place at Les Ambassadeurs in Mayfair, London, from April 11th to April 13th. The 48 hour long high stakes cash game is already an eagerly anticipated event in the poker calendar and this year’s lineup will feature some huge names, including Phil Laak, Luke Schwartz and Tony G.
