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The World Series of Poker Europe kicked-off in Cannes on Friday, and the prestigious tournament series is already breaking records. Not only can Switzerland now boast its first ever WSOP bracelet winner in the guise of Event 1 champion Guillaume Humbert, but Event... 

Guillaume Humbert has triumphed at WSOPE Event #1: €2,500 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em, after overcoming a field of 360 players to win a gold bracelet, and collect the €215,999 ($309,854) first place prize. Speaking later on his remarkable win, the elated... 

Phil Hellmuth won the WSOP $1,500 NL event in Vegas back in 2007, and has been chasing an elusive 12th WSOP bracelet ever since. At WSOP 2011, the 46 year old came tantalisingly close to reaching his goal, but fell just short of his goal after finishing in 2nd... 

German pro Philipp Gruissem has triumphed at the EPT London Hi-Roller, after defeating a field of 75 players to claim the title and the £450,200 ($696,800) first place prize. Without doubt, the young pro from Aachen, Germany is having one of the hottest years... 

If the stories are to be believed, then Wembley Stadium in London will play host to the “biggest poker event ever” starting May next year. The International Stadiums Poker Tour (ISPT) is a new project of the Bernard Tapie Group, which has recently been... 

Benny Spindler has won the 2011 EPT London Main Event, after overcoming a field of 691 players over six days to lift the title, and collect the  £750,000 ($1,221,498) first place prize. With his latest win at the Hilton Metropole in London, the German pro has... 

A prodigious Israeli poker pro from Israel named Rafi Amit is continuing to make waves in the poker world and is currently the leading high stakes cash player on PokerStars with $1.99 million in profit for 2011. The PLO and o8 specialist with the screen name “refaelamit”... 

This weekend, the picturesque city of Cannes on the French Riviera plays host to the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe. Entering its 5th anniversary, this year the prestigious tournament series changes location from the Empire Casino in Leicester Square, London... 

Online gambling group Sportingbet has just released its finacial figures for the year ending 31st July, revealing an 8% increase in its profits to £38.1 million. The positive result came in spite of the company’s total revenue being 1% lower than its preceding... 

The governing council of Poker’s Hall of Fame has now announced its ten candidates for 2011, with the eventual two winners being inducted later next month as part of the WSOP Main Event final table festivities. The first players were inducted into the Poker... 

Macau’s Gaming Inspection Bureau released the Chinese enclave’s gambling figures for September showing a 39% increase in revenue to 21.24 billion patacas ($2.65bn) from a year earlier. On the downside, September’s gaming revenue was 14.2% lower... 

Andreas Hagen has won the 2011 European Masters of Poker (EMOP) Main Event, after overcoming a field of 454 players over three days to lift the title, and collect the €90,310 ($119,840) first place prize. With his latest victory in Barcelona, Spain the Norwegian... 

Day 3 of the £5,000 EPT London started with 159 players remaining but with only 104 places eligible for a payout. By the end of the day just 62 hopefuls survived to make it through to Day 4. Leading the field at the Hilton Metropole in London is UK player James... 

Last weekend, the poker community learnt  that French investment company Groupe Bernard Tapie was in the process of negotiating the acquisition of Full Tilt Poker, conditional on certain criteria first being met. The investment company was founded by Bernard Tapie,...