With a £1 million guarantee, the latest stop on the PokerStars UKIPT tour in Nottingham was destined to see a big turnout. But even tournament organizers (with their ever-optimistic expectations) were likely surprised at the turnout for the event. A total of 1,625 players made their way toRead Full Article

The World Poker Tour is in the northern African city of Marrakech for the third straight year, and there was major rebound in the attendance numbers this time around — after a major drop in attendance between the 2009 inaugural WPT tournament in Marakech, Morocco and the 2010Read Full Article

For the first time at the 2011 World Series of Poker, the Hard-Stop Rule came into play at a very strange time on Day 2 of a tournament, halting the $10k PLO Championship with just 38 players remaining and the money bubble set to burst at 36 players.Read Full Article

After a disappointing turnout that saw attendance shrink from the 848 players who registered in 2010, all the way down to 686 players for the 2011 PokerStars EPT Grand Finale, the poker world (whether live or play poker online; in Europe or the United States) is definitely stillRead Full Article

Day 1a of the World Poker Tour’s latest stop in the bustling city of Marrakech, Morocco is just another example of why more and more tournaments are making their way to the North African destination. A solid 137 poker players turned out for Day 1a of the €5,000Read Full Article