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2012 World Series of Poker Schedule Announced
Feb 2nd, 2012
This year's WSOP, the 43rd edition, will kick off on May 27 at The Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino with the $500 buy-in No Limit Hold'em event that is only open to casino employees Read More >>
EPT8 DEAUVILLE – SALHANI LEADS GOING INTO DAY 2
Feb 2nd, 2012
French player Amir Salhani is leading EPT Deauville at the end of Day 1b with 191,000. 325 players made it through today which, combined with yesterday's 221 Day 1a survivors, means 546 are coming back for Day 2 tomorrow Read More >>
Poker Heaven Bad Beat Jackpot reaches €780,000
Feb 2nd, 2012
The Poker Heaven Bad Beat Jackpot has once again built to an astonishing €780,000. Qualifying tables start from just €0.50/€1. Read More >>
EPT8 DEAUVILLE – KRISTIJONAS ANDRULIS LEADS AFTER DAY 1A
Feb 1st, 2012
A total of 339 players competed with 221 surviving to return for Day 2 on Thursday Read More >>
OLIVER SPEIDEL CROWNED 2012 AUSSIE MILLIONS CHAMPION
Jan 30th, 2012
A 26-year-old banker from Melbourne, Victoria collected a whopping $1,600,000 in prize money after winning the Main Event of the 2012 Aussie Millions Poker Championship Read More >>
Lewis Hunter Wins GUKPT Manchester and £49,600
Jan 30th, 2012
Flexing their raising fingers in the UK’s first major live event of the year were Stuart Fox, Will Fry, John Eames, Julian Gardner, Jake Cody and Matt Perrins as well as Hit Squad members (and previous GUKPT champions) Karl Mahrenholz and Sunny Chattha Read More >>
Sam Trickett Wins Top Honour At European Poker Awards
Jan 27th, 2012
A large section of the poker community thought Andrey Pateychuk had the award sewn up, but the judges thoughtthat Trickett's achievements in 2011 outshone those of his fellow nominees Read More >>
Watch GUKPT Online This Weekend
Jan 26th, 2012
Don't miss final table action from the first leg of the 2012 Grosvenor UK Poker on Saturday and Sunday at www.pokerchanneleurope.com/gukpt- live from Manchester, this weekend Read More >>
Joe Hachem Welcomed as New APT Ambassador
Jan 25th, 2012
"I will be working in several areas, initially as a new ambassador for the Asian Poker Tour to further the growth of poker and to assist with several strategic opportunities in Australia and the Asia Pacific Region," said the 2005 WSOP champion Read More >>
Dan Smith Takes Down $100,000 Buy-In Event
Jan 24th, 2012
Although the tournament attracted a field of 22 players, 16 fewer players than the corresponding event last year, it was still packed with some of the biggest names in the game Read More >>
PLAYER TO ATTEMPT RECORD POKER MARATHON
Jan 23rd, 2012
Barry Denson, Manchester representative of The Nuts Poker League, has joined forces with Help For Heroes, in a fundraising attempt to smash the Longest Marathon Playing Poker By An Individual World Record Read More >>
James Akenhead Wins Sunday Million
Jan 23rd, 2012
One of poker's most popular players, James Akenhead, has gone to bed with an extra $213,750 in his poker account after he took down the PokerStars Sunday Million in the early hours of this morning. Read More >>
Annie Duke Speaks To The Poker Channel
Jan 20th, 2012
To date Duke has almost $4,300,000 in live tournament winnings, has written five books and is now the Executive Vice President and League Commissioner for the Epic Poker League Read More >>
iGame Open inaugural event kicks off
Jan 19th, 2012
The new tournament series iGame Open first stop is held in Tallinn, Estonia this weekend 19th - 22nd of January. Next stop is planned for July 2012 Read More >>
Jeffrey Pollack Speaks To The Poker Channel
Jan 17th, 2012
Mr Pollack is the former Commissioner of the World Series of Poker and is credited with reinventing the business. The Poker Channel caught up with him to talk about his new role as Executive Chairman of the Epic Poker League Read More >>
LEONID BILOKUR WINS PCA $25k HIGH ROLLER EVENT
Jan 16th, 2012
Ukrainian-born Leonid "Alexey" Bilokur has won the 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $25k High Roller event for $1,143,930. Bilokur, 37, beat 2010 World Champion Jonathan Duhamel heads-up to take down the 2012 PCA High Roller title, coveted trophy and €10,000 bracelet. A total of 141 players entered the event – with seven re-entries - creating a total prize pool of $3,626,000 Read More >>
STOCK TRADER JOHN DIBELLA WINS $1.7m AT THE 2012 PCA MAIN EVENT
Jan 16th, 2012
The married father-of-two only came to this year’s PCA to play some of the smaller side events but won a live $1,000 satellite into the $10,000 Main Event last Saturday. Now, a week later, he has won himself one of the biggest poker prizes in the world Read More >>
How To Qualify For The Epic Poker League
Jan 13th, 2012
A relatively new poker tour, Epic Poker, is only open to a select few poker players who have earned the right to play based on their historical and recent results in major tournaments around the world. Find out more at www.pokerchanneleurop/epic Read More >>
JAKA LEADS FOR FINAL OF PCA 2012 MAIN EVENT
Jan 13th, 2012
Also still in contention for the $2 million first prize is Xuan Liu, the first woman to ever make a PCA final, Dutch pro Ruben Visser and Tony Gregg, who was runner-up in 2009 Read More >>
The Birth Of The Epic Poker League
Jan 12th, 2012
The FS+G launched what is now known as the Epic Poker League, a league that has been designed to help to find that elusive answer of who is the best poker player in the world and it is now on its way to The Poker Channel. For details go to www.pokerchanneleurope.com/epic Read More >>
