Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 13, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

At the World Poker Tour’s stop in Paris last year the €15,000 buy-in High-Roller tournament came down to a heads-up battle between 2010 BLUFF Magazine Player of the Year Sorel Mizzi and long-time poker pro Freddy Deeb, with the veteran Deeb able to dispatch the young Canadian pokerRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 13, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

On Sunday US poker pro matt Waxman became the first American player to win a World Poker Tour tournament in Paris after outlasting a starting field of 312 players and defeating a final table that included European sensation Martin Jacobson. Waxman pocketed nearly $750k in prize-money for theRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 09, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

After three full days of action the World Poker Tour (WPT) Grand Prix de Paris is down to just two tables of nine players each. Amongst the players still in the hunt for a WPT Championship and the nearly €750,000 in first-place prize-money are some very familiar namesRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 07, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

One of the longest running WPT tournaments seems to still be going strong as the World Poker Tour Grand Prix de Paris managed to attract a solid field of 312 players willing to put up the €7,500 entry-fee for the Main Event. The Grand Prix de Paris wasRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Aug 16, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

As Season X of the World Poker Tour kicks into gear the tour is getting ready to head stateside for some of the biggest events on the schedule. With a stop in Barcelona, Spain in late May and another stop in the far flung poker destination of SloveniaRead 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

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jun 18, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

One of the most exclusive clubs in the poker world is the Triple Crown –players who have won a World Series of Poker bracelet, a World Poker Tour Championship, and a European Poker Tour Championship. With just four current members, the Triple Crown is one of tournament poker’sRead Full Article