After a quiet period around the holiday season, the poker scene in the United Kingdom and Ireland has picked up and is back to its brilliant, busy best. Here are the most popular stories from the UK & Ireland PokerNews site from the past seven days.
The 2017 Aussie Millions Poker Championships are now scheduled, with event organizers announcing tour dates. PokerStars has partnered with the Aussie Millions for the Main Event once again and over 20 gold ring events are on the schedule. The 2016 …
On Wednesday, California's Assembly passed a bill that would legalize and regulate daily fantasy sports in the state by an overwhelming margin: 62-1. That effort only started in September, when Assemblymember Adam Gray introduced the bill.
It happened in the European Poker Tour's Malta Main Event, a tournament that attracted 651 entrants and had a prize pool of more than 3.1 million euros. On Day 5, just 14 players remained. Blinds were 10,000-20,000 with an ante of 3,000 when Nabil …
FortuneJack Casino recently launched their Bitcoin Poker platform offering freerolls, up to 40% rakeback and more. Players can also purchase Bitcoin directly from the website or use the casino's own cryptocurrency exchange.
… may have any information about Cole are urged to contact their local police force or comment on the âHelp us find Richard Coleâ Facebook page so the information can be passed on to the Dutch authorities. Want to stay atop all the latest in the …
The 2004 World Series of Poker Main Event (WSOP) champion Greg "Fossilman" Raymer sold action to the public on the staking site YouStake for all of his 2016 poker tournaments, sit-and-gos, and ring games. In total, Raymer attemped to raise at least …
Returning on Sunday, Jan. 31, will be Ari Engel, Tony Dunst, Samantha Abernathy, Alexander Lynskey, Kitty Kuo, John Apostolidis, and Dylan Honeyman to battle for the Southern Hemisphere's most prestigious poker prize and the life-changing $1.6 million …
Touching on a wide range of topics â particularly starting times, payout structures and the colossal undertaking of managing The Colossus for a second year â two of the most recognizable and central faces of the World Series of Poker took to Twitch …
The reason for the crackdown appears to be a number of pseudo-poker variants in which players attempt to make hands against a "house" player, the dealer. Examples named in the piece include three-card poker, two-card poker, casino war, and pai gow …
Unlike many poker tournaments (excluding those that are made exclusively for TV), the GPL will actually be paying its players to put on a show for the masses. In the same way that sports franchises and pro teams compensate their players, the organizers …
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This means that operators are far less willing to invest in poker when the real money is to be made in other gaming offerings. And even more so at a time when tightened regulatory controls and taxation across the world are continually squeezing profit …
For the majority of us, the only job we will ever hold inside a poker room is that of âwannabe pro player.â However, there are many people who earn their primary income working for casinos or card rooms. Anyone that has worked inside a poker room knows …
Before I go any further, I should mention that âExplorerâ is a term I borrowed from poker consultant Kim Lund, but the description is mine, and is unlikely to line up with Kim's definition of an explorer â which I've never really seen. If they have any …
Meanwhile CardRunners instructor and poker coach Michael "itWasThatOr0" Gagliano was easily the star of the weekend on WSOP.com NJ and 888poker NJ. First, on Saturday, he took advantage of WSOP.com/888poker NJ Nightly $10,000 Guarantee …
This is the fourth in a continuing series examining so-called âconventional poker wisdomâ that I am upending. In this column we'll look at the old saw âNever play with scared money.â This adage refers to the mistake of playing at stakes that are higher …
These two rising stars will be waving their new alma mater's flag in the United Kingdom and Ireland (UKIPT) and Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT), along with playing in the Hippodrome's extensive series of tournaments and the PokerStars LIVE poker room …