Poker News

Partridge Wins PokerStars Baltic FestivalBritish poker player Thomas Partridge beat his countryman James Keys heads-up today to win the first ever PokerStars Baltic Festival for a first prize of nearly 1.2 million Estonian Crowns - approximately €76,750.

PokerStars Launches UK and Ireland Poker ToursThe PokerStars.com UK and Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) will be held in Galway, Ireland from December 11-14, 2009, in the Radisson Hotel.

Phil Hellmuth makes his entrance at WSOPEPhil Hellmuth, arguably one of the kings of the poker world, will make his grand entrance to this year's World Series of Poker Europe on Saturday, September 26th, 2009 at The Casino of the Empire, located at 5-6 Leicester Square.

Yevgeniy 'Jovial Gent'Timoshenko Wins WCOOPYevgeniy 'Jovial Gent' Timoshenko, a professional player originally from Ukraine, cut through the 2,144-strong field in the $5,200 No-Limit Hold'em tournament to take home the $1.7 million first prize at the World Championship of Online Poker.

Erik Cajelais wins the World Series of Poker Europe Event 2This is a breakthrough victory for Cajelais, a 27-year-old professional poker player from Montreal who has come close to a major tournament win on several occasions. His best previous finish was second place in the US$5K Pot-Limit Omaha event at the 2007 WSOP.

Borgata Poker Open Sees Lower Buy-InsWith lower buy-ins, the WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship has been a success since it started on Sept. 8 with an estimated 15,000 entrants.

CBS to Air Ante Up for Africa Monte CarloFor the first time CBS Sports will be airing a star-studded poker tournament on its national network -- Ante Up for Africa (AUFA) Monte Carlo. AUFA Monte Carlo was held at the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Grand Final in Monte Carlo and hosted a full roster of celebrities at the table.

Friedman takes home $1 million World Poker Tour TitleIn the late night hours of August 26, the Bicycle Casino was the only place for poker fans to be. The infamous Legends of Poker series was reaching its pinnacle as the World Poker Tour final table played out in front of fans and players, ultimately awarding the first prize of $1,009,000 to the 2009 champion, Prahlad Friedman.

Two more poker superstars added to Caesars Cup tournamentThanks to Daniel Negreanu and Annette Obrestad, poker superstars Doyle Brunson and Jennifer Harman have been added to the Caesars World Cup poker tournament.

Party Poker releases World Open V scheduleParty Poker and Matchroom Sport are pleased to announce the dates and details for the PartyPoker.com World Open V! The event will take place from Sunday 11 October – Thursday 15 October 2009 in London.

Titan Poker hosts $1 million online poker tournamentTitan Poker's inaugural $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Tournament will be staged on September 13, 2009 at 18:00 GMT, with a buy-in of $500 + $35. Players can also win their seat in qualifier satellites, with buy-ins as low as $1 + $0.10.

Online poker proposal in California takes a hit"A bid to offer state-sanctioned online poker in California took a hit Tuesday morning when the leader of the California Senate shot down the idea of passing a bill in the closing month of the legislative session. Meanwhile, opponents of the idea say there is a growing movement against any action this year, and a poll commissioned by one major gaming tribe found that voters were hostile to the idea.

World Poker Tour sells major assets to PartyGamingWPT Enterprises, Inc. ("WPTE" or the "Company") today announced that a subsidiary of PartyGaming Plc, Peerless Media Ltd. ("Peerless Media"), has agreed to purchase substantially all of WPTE's operating assets other than cash, investments and certain excluded assets.

PKR ready for third live poker eventPKR Live will make its highly anticipated return on November 20-22, and this time promises to be bigger and better with an expected $180,000 in prizes to be won.

Asian Poker Tour Macua Main Event Winner23-year-old Adrien Allain from Rennes, France, is the 2009 Asian Poker Tour Macau Festival Main Event Champion! He scooped HK$3,035,000 - a fantastic return on his investment of US$5 through an online satellite on PKR!

World Series of Poker Caesars Cup finalized with four top poker prosAs the countdown for this year's WSOP Europe draws closer, the line-up for the inaugural Caesars Cup is being finalized. Each team now has four poker professionals on their team with three more to be picked by the captains

PKR online poker celebrates third birthdayIt was a double celebration at PKR Headquarters yesterday as the next-gen online poker room marked both its third birthday and the registration of its 3,000,000th player.

ESPN and World Series of Poker reach seven-year agreementESPN and Harrah's Interactive Entertainment, Inc. today announced they have reached a new seven-year agreement that will keep the World Series of Poker (WSOP) airing on ESPN through April 2018.

Full Tilt online poker offering new bonus codesOne of the world's most popular online poker rooms, Full Tilt, has announced a massive new poker bonus, offering to match all deposits up to $600 for all new players include US players. Use this Referral Code POKERDEAL14.

Win big with new PokerStars online poker bonus codesThe world's largest online poker room, pokerstars.com accepting US players has announced its new $600 bonus to its immediate partners leaving its competitors in shock!

NETELLER.COM latest sponsor of Poker in the ParkNETELLER.COM will be a key sponsor for Europe's largest poker festival, Poker in the Park, which is due to be held this week in London's Leicester Square

PokerStars announces European Poker Tour London ScheduleThe PokerStars.com European Poker Tour (EPT) London Poker Festival will run from September 30 - October 7, 2009 at the Hilton Metropole Hotel. The event will be the biggest PokerStars EPT Poker Festival to date with 16 separate events scheduled, including; the return of the popular three-day EPT London £20k High Roller, the first-ever £2k European 8-Game Championship, and numerous lower buy-in events, including a £500 8-Game event, a £1k Pot Limit Omaha High-Low event, a £1k No Limit 6-Max event and a £2k PLO event.

Full Tilt teams up with African charity to host online poker tournamentFull Tilt Poker has teamed up with Don Cheadle to raise funds for Ante up For Africa as part of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series XIII (FTOPS XIII). Players can sign up to the special FTOPS - Ante Up For Africa charity and Full Tilt Poker will donate the entire US$20 entry fee from every buy-in to help ease the humanitarian crisis in Darfur.

US online poker sites exploding with new playersThe ever increasing poker sites allowing US players are growing at an even faster pace as the World Series of Poker roles up on TV.

Poker Players Alliance expresses support for Colorado poker appealThe Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members nationwide and more than 13,000 in Colorado, today expressed its support for efforts to appeal a ruling in state intermediate court that poker is predominately a game of chance as part of Colorado v. Kevin Raley.