Poker Tournament News
After a successful debut in 2007, the Second Annual Caesars Palace Classic, which started on Tuesday, surprised everyone by drawing a huge field which surpassed expectations. The poker tournament drew in 311 players, an increase of 24, or 8%, from last year. Read more »
The second running of the Winter Bayou Poker Challenge at Harrah's New Orleans is shaping up to be bigger than ever. This time around, the tournament series boasts 15 events in total, up from 10 during the 2007 installment. Read more »
For the first time ever in its five year history, the European Poker Tour (EPT) is entering into Budapest, Hungary, for a slate of tournaments starting on Tuesday. Read more »
On Tuesday night, The Real Deal, Las Vegas' newest Strip show, debuted at The Venetian. The extravaganza pits audience members against two of the world's top poker pros using electronic hand-held devices with a chance at $1 million on the line. Read more »
One of the largest tournaments in the Mid-South region of the United States, the Scotty Nguyen Poker Challenge V, is set to put cards in the air starting on October 30th. Read more »
Formerly a World Poker Tour event, the World Poker Open at the Gold Strike Casino in Tunica, Mississippi began this week. The Main Event is a $5,150 buy-in tournament that starts on Sunday, October 26th. Read more »
The SKYCITY Casino in Auckland played host to the PokerStars Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Auckland event, which wrapped up on Sunday. There were 306 entrants and in the end, a local Kiwi, Daniel Craker, triumphed over the field and pocketed NZD $250,000. Read more »
The MGM Grand poker room in Las Vegas was packed with celebrities and well-known poker pros on Thursday night, all playing with one purpose in mind: to raise money for Road 2 Recovery. At the end of the day, Tiffany Michelle emerged as the winner. Read more »
On Thursday, the Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT), which is sponsored by PokerStars, announced that the tournament series will head to San Jose on November 3rd. The tournament will take place at the Ramada Plaza, Herradura Conference Center. Read more »
Taking place at the Regency Airport Hotel in Dublin, the Poker Open will not only be a poker tournament but also will be an excellent chance to learn about the game from top professionals. On Friday (Oct. 17th), 2005 World Series of Poker final table participant Andrew Black will host a seminar on tournament poker that should give tournament players key tips on preparing for such a large event. The seminar will be followed by a Q&A session with Black, who has nearly $4 million in earnings in his poker career. Read more »
Jason Mercier, who has a championship already this year on the European Poker Tour, took down his second event in 2008 with his win in the EPT's £1 Million Showdown Monday evening. Read more »
Fresh off its stop in Macau, which occurred in August, the Asian Poker Tour (APT) revealed on Wednesday that its Manila event will occur from January 27th to February 1st, 2009. The buy-in will be $2,500. Read more »
The 30-hour marathon Poker Den is over, with Andrew Feldman and Robert Williamson III coming out on top of the star-studded field. Read more »
In Killarney, Ireland, one man rose above the rest in the Main Event of the Ladbrokes Irish Poker Festival over the weekend. Jimmy McSweeney pocketed €100,000 for the win, besting a tournament field of 832 players. Read more »
The final players six remaining in the Party Poker Women's World Open II have been determined and the action concludes today with $50,000 for first place up for grabs. The tournament boasted a prize pool of $108,000 and showcased some of the top female poker players in the world. Read more »
After nearly ten hours of battle in the Grosvenor Victoria Casino poker table in London, American Michael Martin emerged victorious over an international field to capture the European Poker Tour's London championship. Read more »
The 2008 Ultimate Bet Aruba Poker Classic wrapped up on Saturday night from the Radisson Casino and Hotel on the sunny island. Matt Brady emerged victorious from the pack of 551 players en route to a $1 million payday. Read more »
At the start of the day on Saturday in the confines of the Grosvenor Victoria Casino in London, 32 players still had dreams of a European Poker Tour championship in their heads. At the minimum, some of the runners on Day Three would walk away with a minimum payout of $23,137, which led to spirited action throughout the day's play. Read more »
Saturday will mark the final table of the Ultimate Bet Aruba Poker Classic. After four days of play, the tournament is down to its final seven players and perched atop the pack is Swedish poker pro Johan Storakers. He's no stranger to the Aruba Poker Classic spotlight, having finished third in the tournament in 2005. Read more »
The best female poker players have a date in London this October 3-6 for Party Poker's second Women's World Poker Open. Read more »
The Mohegan Sun Casino is celebrating the opening of its brand new 42 table poker room in style. The Uncasville, Connecticut property announced on Wednesday that it is running a series of satellites into one of the largest poker tournaments ever held on the East Coast of the United States, a $750,000 Guarantee. Read more »
With the excitement of the 2008 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event going on in London, it's easy to forget about a poker tournament going on thousands of miles west, the Aruba Poker Classic. The event is down to its final 291 players. Read more »
The European Poker Tour London started today at the Victoria Casino, with a £1,000,000 first prize and the debut of high-roller event "PokerStars.com EPT London £1m Showdown." Read more »
The third installment of the Party Poker Den will begin on Tuesday, September 30th and run for 36 straight hours. The high-stakes cash game is expected to draw a lively crowd in London. Read more »
The 2008 Ladbrokes Irish Poker Festival Main Event, which will be held in Killarney beginning on October 3rd, is completely sold out, according to a press release distributed by the online poker room on Thursday. During the week, Ladbrokes had increased the capacity of the €550 buy-in event to 750 people. Read more »
