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888poker UK Poker League Heads North of the Border to Edinburgh

Thu, 08 Feb 2024 13:36:23 +0000

The inaugural season of the 888poker UK Poker League (UKPL) got off to a flying start in late-January with an impressive turnout in Coventry. The fledgling tour is heading to Bonny, Scotland from February 12 and will call the Grosvenor Maybury Casino in Edinburgh home until February 18.

Event #1 of 888poker UKPL Edinburgh is a 250 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Opening Voyage tournament on February 13. However, you may want to head to the casino the night before because a 90 cashout satellite awarding seats to the Opening Voyage and Main Event takes place at 7:00 p.m.

Jason Daly's First Live PLO Tournament Win Pushes Him Close to $1M in Earnings

Wed, 07 Feb 2024 13:01:24 +0000

It turned into a war of attrition, ending at nearly 4 a.m. local time, but Jason Daly outlasted Tuesdays final 26 players from a total field of 199 to claim victory in the Champions Club Winter Poker Open $1,100 PLO Championship.

Daly completed his night with a heads-up win over runner-up Carson Wieland, when his flopped top pair held up against Wielands wrap.

For the win, Daly claimed $41,635 and the champions trophy, while Wieland took home $35,070 for his second-place finish.

Hermann Schweiger Stages Incredible Comeback in The Hendon Mob Winter Championships Main Event

Tue, 06 Feb 2024 10:36:24 +0000

Hermann Schweiger of Germany has taken the title at The Hendon Mob Winter Championships Main Event at the Grand Casino, Liechtenstein, after overcoming a 4:1 chip deficit in his heads-up battle against Nicola Diaco.

Diaco had led the field as chip leader from Day 1a and almost took a wire-to-wire victory, having laid waste to most of the final table, but ultimately came up just short.

Schweiger outlasted the 506 runner field and, for his victory, took home the sum of 30,900 CHF and a package to The Hendon Mob Championship Event in Cape Town in November 2024, along with the trophy and belt.

EAPT Continues Its Exciting 2024 Tour With a Stop in Madrid

Thu, 01 Feb 2024 11:36:20 +0000

The EAPT only crowned its latest champion on January 28 but the next nine-day festival is right around the corner, with EAPT Madrid taking place at the Casino Grand Via from February 12-19. Among the dozen or so events and satellites is the 560 buy-in, 180,000 guaranteed (plus 20,000 in EAPT packages) EAPT Madrid Main Event, which PokerNews’ live reporting team is covering in all of its glory.

EAPT visits Madrid for the first time in its history, although it has previously stopped off in Spain. EAPT Barcelona took place on October 2023, and its 560 buy-in Main Event drew in 357 entrants, who fought tooth and nail to capture a slice of the 200,000 prize pool. The 2023 EAPT Barcelona Main Event ended in a four-way chip, with Fernando Torrents crowned the champion.

Miklos Zsuffa Wins the EAPT Bratislava Main Event (37,630)

Mon, 29 Jan 2024 09:36:25 +0000

Is there a better way to start the year than with a win and to end the tournament with aces? That is what happened for Miklos Zsuffa, crowned as the winner of the 560 EAPT Bratislava Main Event at Banco Casino.

After he defeated a field of 389 entrants and Christoforos Chrysochoidis (27,450) in heads-up play, Zsuffa won the trophy, the first-place prize of 32,630, and a 5,000 package for the $2,200 EAPT Grand Final, which will be part of the Mediterranean Poker Party in Cyprus from the 2nd to the 14th of May 2024. Chrysochoidis, Vili Paivarinta and Mario Alina, as they finished second, third and fourth here in Bratislava, also won a package.

GUKPT Heads to Manchester From February 1; Bumper Main Event Expected

Thu, 25 Jan 2024 09:36:23 +0000

Manchester brought you iconic bands such as The Stone Roses, The Smiths, and Oasis, but did you know it is also the city that has hosted one of the longest-running stops of the popular Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT)?

GUKPT Manchester has taken place every year since 2007, including during the COVID-19 hit 2020 when live poker ground to a halt globally. The 2020 edition of the GUKPT Manchester Main Event was the last event that Grosvenor ran that year.

Jamie Le Crowned King of the 888poker UKPL Coventry Main Event

Mon, 22 Jan 2024 11:36:24 +0000

The inaugural 888poker UK Poker League (UKPL) Coventry Main Event has crowned its worthy champion, and Jamie Le is that man. The 560 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Main Event drew in 371 entrants, and Le outlasted them all. His reward? The title of champion and 37,605.

Le has some impressive results on his live poker resume. In October 2022, he became the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) Luton Main Event champion, which earned him a career-best 95,630. A month later, Le was the runner-up in the 550 GUKPT Blackpool Cup, a finish good for 27,730. His latest result prior to the victory in Coventry came in the 2023 GUKPT Luton Main Event in June; he finished second for 61,600.

Talk Club Takes Down the 2024 APAT UK Team Championship

Wed, 17 Jan 2024 15:36:21 +0000

Forty teams of eight pokers descended on Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham over the weekend and competed for the right to call themselves the 2024 Amateur Poker Association & Tour (APAT) UK Team Championship champions. Talk Club came away with the bragging rights, 9,200 to share between them, and a coveted gold APAT medal.

2024 APAT UK Team Championship Team Results

Rank	Team	Points	Prize
1	Talk Club	375	9,200
2	Midland Freelancers	361	6,000
3	Fair Play Poker	351	4,000
4	Malvern Poker Club	330	2,800
5	Blue Blood	286	2,000

Talk Club, consisting of Simon Brooke, Tristan Chaplin, Adam Neal, Richard Wilcox, Ian Witt, Robert Hallworth, John Patten, and PokerNews’ very own Daniel Williams ran out worthy winners, ultimately finishing 14 points ahead of Team Midland Freelancers.

Ludovic Geilich Joins Team Grosvenor in Time for the Inaugural UK Poker League Event

Thu, 11 Jan 2024 16:35:40 +0000

The inaugural UK Poker League (UKPL), the latest fruit from the 888poker and Grosvenor Casinos partnership, kicks off inside the Grosvenor G Casino in Coventry from January 16, and one man is all but nailed on to be in the Midlands: Ludovic Geilich.

The popular Scotsman this week put pen to paper on a sponsorship deal with Grosvenor Poker, making him a fully fledged member of Team Grosvenor. Geilich will fly the Grosvenor flag alongside Katie Swift, Andy Hills, Jamie Nixon, Euan McNicholas, Matt Davenport, and the winner of the 2023 National Poker League Calogero Morreale.

Win Your Way Into WPT Prime and the WPT Voyage Online at WPT Global

Thu, 11 Jan 2024 15:36:20 +0000

One of the top stories of 2023 was how the World Poker Tour (WPT) became a true challenge in the US live poker space. On the other side of the pond, WPT Prime became a must-play tour across Europe, Asia, and Oceania, with bumper crowds turning out for its main events.

WPT has released its schedule of WPT Prime events for 2024, and you will be delighted to learn that you can win your way into all of them online at WPT Global via the online poker site’s WPT Prime Passport promotion.

$1.5 Million Guaranteed Main Event Headlines the Merit Poker Western Series

Wed, 10 Jan 2024 14:36:19 +0000

The Merit Crystal Cove Hotel & Casino in Northern Cyprus has a glowing reputation for running prestigious poker tournament festivals. We may only be a couple of weeks into 2024, but the venue is putting together last-minute preparations for its first festival of the year, the 2024 Merit Poker Western Series.

Northern Cyprus ticks all the right boxes for a poker destination. It is easy to get to from across Europe, the weather is usually warm and sunny even at this time of year, the Merit Crystal Cove Hotel & Casino is all-inclusive, and its staff leaves guests wanting for nothing, and the poker tournaments are out of this world.

Derek Baker Crowned Champion in Irish Poker Tour's Galway Poker Festival Main Event (83,500)

Mon, 08 Jan 2024 15:35:44 +0000

The Irish Poker Tour has just crowned its newest 600 Galway Poker Festival Main Event champion, Derek Baker, who takes home the sum of 83,500, which amounted to the lion’s share of the 434,075 prize pool, a trophy, and a beautiful custom made bracelet.

After a marathon 15 hour Day 2, Baker defeated Denis Brosnahan after a short heads up battle, Baker coming into it with a huge chip advantage. Brosnahan can at least be consoled by a payday of 53,000 for his runner-up finish, more than tripling his total live earnings of $16,176 in one tournament.

The 18th GUKPT Season Shuffles Up in London From January 3

Wed, 03 Jan 2024 13:35:39 +0000

It seems like only minutes ago that Paul Vas Nunes was crowned the 2023 Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) Grand Final champion, but here we are at the start of the long-running tour’s 18th season. The Poker Room, formerly The Vic, will be awash with poker players from up and down the country from January 3 through January 14, each vying to get 2024 off to the best of starts.

Ontario Player Matthew Silva Wins WSOP Paradise Package on GGPoker

Sat, 25 Nov 2023 21:35:33 +0000

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is headed to the Bahamas on December 3 for the WSOP Paradise. In the run-up to the event, PokerNews has been checking in with some of the players who have won their way into the event online.

Matthew Silva joins several other Ontario poker players including Dana Karlson and Matthew Aquino who have won their way to the WSOP through GGPoker’s Road To Paradise promotion.

Dana Karlson Wins WSOP Paradise Package After Years Away From Poker

Sat, 25 Nov 2023 02:35:35 +0000

As the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise in the Bahamas draws ever closer, PokerNews has been checking in with some of the players who have won their way into the event online.

Ontario-based poker player Dana Karlson is one such player who won their way into the event by playing the Road To Paradise on GGPoker.

PokerNews caught up with Karlson to talk about how he won his WSOP ticket and what he plans to do if he wins one of the fourteen $1,000,000-plus guaranteed events.

5 Simple Yet Effective Strategy Tips for Small Stakes PartyPoker Cash Games

Wed, 01 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Many people struggle to break through in a big way in small-stakes cash games. Perhaps they squeak by with break-even results or they even become minor winners. But most people want to win big. Indeed, for many, that is the primary reason for playing the game. The key to accomplishing that goal is to learn how to exploit the small edges most other people do not know about or do not apply often enough. In this article, I am going to discuss five simple strategy tips that will help increase your profit margins in low-stakes cash games, particularly those online at PartyPoker.

Common Poker Tells - How to Read People in Poker

Wed, 01 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Understanding poker tells is crucial in no-limit hold’em but is often overlooked by new players. These cues, whether deliberate or unconscious, offer valuable insights into an opponent’s hand. Self-awareness is key before decoding others, as recognizing personal tells prepares players to interpret and use others’ cues effectively.

What is a Tell in Poker?

A poker tell refers to any physical, verbal, or behavioral cue exhibited by a player during a game, inadvertently revealing information about the strength of their hand. These cues can be conscious or unconscious gestures, such as changes in posture, speech patterns, eye movements, or betting behaviors.