Poker News
Poker news from around the UK.
Your Country Needs You in the World Cup of Poker VIII
The World Cup of Poker enters its preliminary stages this weekend (20th/21st August), and PokerStars is offering every one of its players the chance to represent their country and score a trip to the Bahamas for a share of $290,000.
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Last Chance to Qualify for GUKPT Luton Main Event
The Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) starts at the Luton G Casino on Friday. Live satellites are available today and tomorrow.
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Looking Forward to the UKIPT Dublin
Among the many poker festivals taking place in Dublin, one of the most keenly anticipated events is the PokerStars sponsored UK and Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT).
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Fintan Gavin is New UKIPT Edinburgh Champion
Fintan Gavin, one of the organisers of the Irish Poker Open and a popular full-time poker player, overcame a talented field in the PokerStars sponsored UK and Ireland Poker Tour Main Event in Edinburgh to claim the £61,500 first prize and a seat in the forthcoming EPT London Main Event at the beginning of October. […]
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DTD Forced to Extend Grand Prix Online Day 1s
Dusk till Dawn have been forced to make some extensive changes to the format of their ambitious €250,000 Grand Prix IV tournament which started online Day 1s at the beginning of the week. As of Thursday evening only 507 players had registered for the first eight online qualifiers, resulting in just 50 players making it through to the Day 2 stage scheduled for Saturday 20th August.
read moreSam MacDonald in Overall Control at UKIPT Edinburgh
Could it be third time lucky for Sam MacDonald – Day 1 chip leader at both the UKIPT Nottingham and UKIPT Cork – and now overall Day 1 chip leader at the PokerStars sponsored UKIPT Edinburgh?
read moreUKIPT Edinburgh Schedule 2011
Here is the full schedule for Leg 7 of the PokerStars sponsored United Kingdom and Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) Edignburgh, and it promises to be a packed five days of non-stop action at the Edinburgh Corn Exchange between August 10th and 14th.
read moreGUKPT Champion Leads UKIPT Edinburgh Main Event
Haitao “Colin” Wu, the 2009 GUKPT Champion of Champions, leads a star-studded field after Day 1a of the PokerStars sponsored UKIPT Edinburgh Main Event. Wu seems to have a love affair with Edinburgh´s Corn Exchange, having previously won the Scottish Poker Championships and the Gala Casino´s Poker Tour at the venue, and he will carry […]
read moreIs DTD Grand Prix the Overlay of the Year?
Early entries in the online Day 1s for Dusk till Dawn´s Grand Prix IV have left a few people scratching their heads at the Nottingham poker club. The format of the event is that ten “Day 1s” are competed online with a further ten played live at the club.
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The British Poker Awards 2011 Part 3
Following on from Part 1 of the British Poker Awards Preview, where we looked at nominations for the international award, and Part 2 in which we considered the merits of personalities who have made significant contributions to British Poker in the past twelve months, in Part 3 we have a look at some of the native talent nominated for the premier UK poker accolades.
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