Posted by Steve Ruddock on Nov 20, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The final surge for the 2012 Player of the Year races is underway as the 2012 poker tournament schedule starts to wind down, and over the past week or so there have been a number of tournaments taking place all over the globe. In addition to the WPTRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 19, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

With nearly eight full seasons under its belt the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) has yet to have a single repeat winner. However, all that could very well change in the next couple of days as three former EPT Champions are still in the hunt for the EPTRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 01, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

It started in February with Mickey “Mement_Mori” Petersen winning at the PokerStars EPT Copenhagen, followed by Frederick Jensen capturing the EPT Madrid Main Event in March, and now, during the early morning hours of April 1 a third Danish poker player has won in as many events onRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Mar 19, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Danish poker pro Frederik Jensen may not be a well-known name in the poker world, but the talented young player from Copenhagen is definitely going to get the attention he deserves now that he is an EPT Champion! Jensen won the PokerStars European Poker Tour Madrid Main EventRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Mar 04, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

It was the kind of poker trip that most people can only dream about, but rising tournament star Steve O’Dwyer put the finishing touches on a trip to Denmark that saw him final table the EPT Copenhagen Main Event and then win the WPT National Main Event, theRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Feb 26, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Chalk up yet another victory for Team PokerStars, as Team Online member Mickey “Mement_Mori” Petersen won the first major live tournament of his career this weekend, capturing the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Copenhagen title. Petersen, a native of Denmark, had plenty of support at the final tableRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Feb 24, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Entering Day 3 the talk of the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Copenhagen Main event was chip-leader Melanie Weisner. Weisner was in search of her first major tournament title, but ran into a few coolers towards the end of Day 3 that saw her fall from the chip-leadRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jul 19, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

I realize the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event is currently in progress, and that Slovenia is neither considered a vacation paradise nor a poker hotspot, but with a reasonably priced €3,300 buy-in, tournament officials were likely expecting a far greater turnout than the 46 players thatRead Full Article

Posted by Rich on Jun 25, 2011 Posted in Poker News | Comments Off on Smyth Strong Favourite to Win Irish Open

The PaddyPower Irish Open has reached the final stages and Niall Smyth is a strong favourite to claim the title later on today. Smyth is the 9/4 favourite and starts the final table today, at the Burlington Hotel in Dublin, with 2,038,000 in chips, and has a decentRead Full Article