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Aug 18th, 2011
Fifteen players from across Europe came to London to take part in the inaugural European Blackjack Open. They competed against each other in a fast paced tournament, at the Empire Casino in London’s Leicester Square, in a bid to take home the €5,000 1st prize Read More >>
Happy Birthday PKR!!!
Aug 17th, 2011
PKR has come a long way since its historic launch on 17 August, 2006 with a bold promise to change online poker. In what has been a tumultuous five years for the industry, the poker company famous for its 3D technology and community interaction has gone from strength to strength. Read More >>
Poker Refugees
Aug 17th, 2011
Although the effects of “Black Friday” were felt across the online poker industry it was American players who were the hardest hit. Whilst the majority of those players who can no longer play online poker were recreational players... Read More >>
Under-fire Rheem Wins Epic Poker League
Aug 15th, 2011
The inaugural Epic Poker League Main Event was completed over the weekend and it was David “Chino” Rheem who was crowned the champion, earning himself $1,000,000 in the process. Or has it? Read More >>
Fintan Gavin Takes Wins £61,500 at UKIPT
Aug 15th, 2011
The PokerStars UKIPT Edinburgh has come to a dramatic conclusion after three full days of play. Fintan Gavin has won the title and £61,500 first prize, beating first-time live deep-stack player Andrew Hawksby heads up and becoming the first Irish champion of Season 2. Read More >>
Epic Poker League Final Table Set
Aug 12th, 2011
The final table of the inaugural Epic Poker League Main Event is now set after the 18 surviving players from Day 2 were whittled down to just six after nine hours of play at the Palms Resort Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Read More >>
Sam Trickett Leads Final 18 Into Battle
Aug 11th, 2011
The Epic Poker League has finally reached the money places after the 63 survivors from Day 2 were whittled down to the final 18. Leading the way going into Day 3 is Sam Trickett who is the only player to break through the one million chip mark so far. Read More >>
Katchalov Leads Inaugural Epic Poker League
Aug 11th, 2011
The eagerly anticipated first Main Event of the Epic Poker League got under way yesterday at the Palms Resort Casino in Las Vegas and saw a total of 128 players exchange $20,000, and nine qualifiers swap their tickets for 50,000 tournament chips and a chance of winning almost $1,000,000. Read More >>
Canada Wins Americas Cup of Poker Title
Aug 10th, 2011
The Canadian team, led by returning team captain and PokerStars Pro Greg DeBora, goose-egged Team Mexico in the finals, en route to earning their second ACP title in as many years and $25,000 in prize money. Read More >>
Alex Komaromi Wins LAPT Punta del Este Main Event
Aug 9th, 2011
Alex Gustavo Komaromi has won $244,720 at the LAPT Punta del Este Main Event after it attracted a record-breaking 422 players from 30 different countries, spanning five continents. Read More >>
RONNY KAISER WINS EPT TALLINN
Aug 9th, 2011
Ronny Kaiser became the first PokerStars.com European Poker Tour champion from Switzerland today when he won the first event of EPT Season 8, in Tallinn, Estonia. Kaiser, 21, from Bern, won €275,000 after defeating a field of 282 players. Read More >>
KAISER GRABS LEAD FOR DAY 4 OF EPT TALLINN
Aug 5th, 2011
We are down to the final 24 in the €4,250 EPT Tallinn Main Event and it's German pro Ronny Kaiser in the lead with 1,194,000. Everyone still in is guaranteed at least €7,700 but it's the €275,000 first prize that they're all gunning for. Read More >>
French Court Rules Poker Is A Game Of Skill
Aug 5th, 2011
Earlier this week the French Criminal Court of First Instance in Toulouse ruled something that millions of poker players already knew, that poker is a game of skill and not just pure chance. Read More >>
LIAKOS LEADS POKERSTARS.COM EPT TALLINN AT END OF DAY 2
Aug 5th, 2011
A total of 63 players have made it through Day 2 of the €4,250 EPT Tallinn Main Event. Swedish player Nikolas Liakos, who came fifth at EPT Copenhagen in February for , is chip leader with 460,200 Read More >>
CORAL.CO.UK NEW SPONSOR OF LATE NIGHT POKER
Aug 4th, 2011
Coral.co.uk announced today that it has signed a deal to become the new official sponsor of Late Night Poker for 2011. Read More >>
WPT Ireland set for January 2012
Aug 3rd, 2011
World Poker Tour is thrilled to announce a new date for its historic 10th season, as the main tour stops on the Emerald Isle for the very first time. The PKR.com WPT Ireland will take place at the legendary City West Hotel in Dublin from Thursday 5th January – Sunday 8th January 2012. Read More >>
Daniel “jungleman12” Cates Denied Entry To Canada
Aug 3rd, 2011
Online legend denied entry to Canada after "Black Friday" denies him a living on home turf Read More >>
KOLOSOV LEADS EPT TALLINN AT END OF DAY 1A
Aug 3rd, 2011
A total of 68 players made it through Day 1a of the EPT Tallinn Main Event - from a starting field of 92. The survivors include all three Team PokerStars Pros who started the day: Arnaud Mattern, Marcin Horecki and Richard Toth. Read More >>
Player wins €35,000 jackpot from €0.25 spin!
Aug 2nd, 2011
The time of 11:19 on Monday 1st of August 2011 will be remembered as a great day in the household of a 35 year old female slots player by the name of Magalie P, as it was the time her luck kicked in and she saw the word ‘JACKPOT!’ displayed across her screen. Read More >>
Aleksandar Abutovic Wins Paradise Poker Tour Barcelona
Aug 2nd, 2011
Aleksandar Abutovic from Germany won the main event on the final stop of season II ParadisePoker Tour for €27,000 at the Gran Casino, Barcelona over the weekend. The €500 buy in tournament attracted 311 players Read More >>
