Julian Thew has long been considered one of the UK’s top poker pros, and his recent record-setting win at the GUKPT in Coventry. The win marks Thew’s third such victory, making him the only player with three GUKPT titles. Thew had previously won on the GUKPT at stops in Brighton (in 2008) and Plymouth (in 2007), and has also raised his hands in victoryRead Full Article

The months after Black Friday is probably not the best time to be starting an online poker venture, but the fact that the US market has basically been cut-off from online poker didn’t deter 2006 World Series of Poker Champion Jamie Gold from launching his latest project: FreeGoldPoker.com. FreeGoldPoker.com looks to be a free to play online poker room –which allows it to conformRead Full Article

As I checked the chip-leaders for the final preliminary event at the 2010 World Series of Poker this morning you can imagine my surprise when the 4th name down was none other than 2006 WSOP Main Event Champion Jamie Gold! Gold has never come close to reliving his incredible 2006 WSOP run still has a lot of work to do in the $2,500 buy-inRead Full Article

In one of the biggest upsets of the first day of the National Heads-Up Poker Championship, 2003 World Series of Poker Champion, Chris Moneymaker, was able to dispatch Patrik Antonius in about 30 minutes. Antonius, who frequently plays heads-up cash games online, was a huge betting favorite in the match, but it was the man who put poker on the map in 2003 whoRead Full Article