Archive for September, 2010

Gus Hansen has finally managed to pick up his first WSOP bracelet, after beating Jim “Mr_BigQueso” Collopy  in the final battle of the High-Roller NL Heads-Up Championship to take down Event 4 of the 2010 WSOPE,  as well as the £288,409 ($469,721) first... 

On Day 2 of the 2010 WSOP Europe Main Event, 195 players returned to the Empire Casino hoping to make further progress towards their WSOP dreams. By the end of the day, however, just 66 hopefuls remained. Only the top 36 players will receive a monetary pay-out... 

On Day 1B of the 2010 WSOP Europe Main Event, 209 players showed up at the Empire Casino hoping to earn themselves a place in WSOP history. By the end of the day, however, that figure had been been whittled down to just 117 hopefuls. Both Day 1 flights of the competition... 

On Day 1A of the 2010 WSOP Europe Main Event, 137 players turned up on the first day of the competition hoping to carve out a slice of WSOP glory for themselves. Twelve hours later, just 78 hopefuls had managed to survive and secure a place through to Saturday’s... 

Dwyte Pilgrim has just won the WPT Borgata Poker Open 2010, after defeating a record field of 1,042 players to take down the title and the $733,000 first place prize. Dwyte Pilgrim is one of the most successful players in the history of the WSOP Circuit,  with... 

Despite being the UK’s highest-earning tournament poker player with around $6 million in winnings, the online poker site associated with Dave “Devilfish” Ulliott looks like it has hit choppy waters. Established in 2007, the aim of Devilfish Gaming... 

One microstakes cash player just received an enormous boost to his bankroll after being dealt PokerStars’ 50 Billion Milestone Hand on Wednesday. The player known online as ‘tvbie’ was seated at a six-man 2c/5c no limit Hold’em table with... 

A name becoming ever more familiar on the poker circuit these days belongs to the super-hot blonde bombshell known as Lauren Kling. The 23 year-old poker pro graduated in engineering and business from Berkely College a year ago and is currently devoting her time... 

It would appear the poker world has a new celebrity couple to celebrate in the guise of WSOP 2008 Main Event Finalist Scott Montgomery (29) and Annette Obrestad (21). The news of the couple’s involvement initially gained ground after the previously single... 

Scott Shelley has just taken down WSOP Europe 2010 Event 3: £1,000 NLHE, after defeating a field of 582 players over three days to secure his first WSOP bracelet win, as well as the £133,857 ($207,724) first place prize. The 24-year-old UK player actually works...