Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jun 21, 2012 Posted in Poker Industry News | No Comments »

With the online poker market in Spain now opened-up, and PokerStars with an online poker license in hand, the site has decided to ramp-up their marketing in the country by signing tennis superstar Rafael Nadal to represent the PokerStars brand. Nadal isn’t the first sports star signed byRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Oct 03, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

It’s not very often that a day 1 chip-leader continues to top the leader-board at the end of Day 2 in a major tournament, but this is precisely what Benny Spindler was able to accomplish at the 2011 Pokerstars EPT London Main Event. Spindler, the Day 1b chip-leader,Read Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Oct 01, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Over the past few years the PokerStars EPT London tournament has grown into one of the most prestigious tournaments in the poker world; with a huge prize-pool and attracting some of the most notable poker players from across the globe, the 2011 running of the EPT London, whichRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jul 08, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

It’s been a while since we witnessed a World Series of Poker Main Event starting day with such a low attendance figure, as just 897 players decided to participate on Day 1a of the tournament. According to PokerNews.com, they were told by WSOP officials that Day 1a makesRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 08, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The action was fast and furious at the EPT Grand Finale as players jockeyed for position on Day 1a, and when the dust settled it was a number of well-known poker pros that found themselves at the top of the leader-board. With a total field of 302 playersRead Full Article