Poker News by James Carter.

Antonio Buonanno Wins EPT 10 Monte Carlo Grand Final Main Event

May 04 2014
After a marathon of a final day, the Main Event of the EPT’s Monte Carlo stop, the final one of the season, came to an end. ... Read More

EPT Season 11 Provisional Schedule Announced

April 23 2014
With the Sanremo stop of the European Poker Tour’s 10th season in the books, and with the Monte Carlo Grand Final just over the horizon, the EPT is already looking ahead and cooking up plans for its upcoming ... Read More

Ole Schemion Wins EPT Sanremo High Roller

April 21 2014
The €10.3k high roller of the EPT’s Season 10 Sanremo stop saw 8 players return to its tables on Sunday, with the goal of playing down to a ... Read More

GPI Movers and Shakers – Negreanu #1

April 11 2014
Using an intricate formula to determine the best tournament players and to keep a continuously refreshed raking system going, the Global Poker Index has grown into a rather accurate mirror of the live poker scene. This week, despite the fact that ... Read More

Online Poker Action – Phil Ivey Week’s Bigger Loser

April 07 2014
The nosebleed stakes online poker action flared up at Full Tilt Poker again last week. Most of the biggest names saw action, and four of the poker legends ended up 6-figure losers, including Full Tilt Poker’s Gus ... Read More

Online Poker Action – Norway’s Petter Northug Dominates Cash Game Action

March 02 2014
Petter Northug of Norway is one of the better known players on the high stakes online circuit due to his past Olympic capers, which earned him two gold medals. The skiing legend took part in the Sochi Olympics too, however, this ... Read More

The Poker Grapevine – US Full Tilt Payments Have Begun

February 28 2014
It is now official: the repayment process of Full Tilt Poker’s US players has begun. Funds have actually begun landing in player’s accounts, as a number of Automated Clearing House deposits have already been made.
Many players have indeed confirmed that ... Read More

ANZPT Perth Main Event – Day 1B Report

February 28 2014
The second Day 1 flight of the ANZPT’s Perth Main Event drew a much larger starting field than Day 1A. A total of 171 players bellied up to the tables, looking to have their Day 2 tickets punched. At the end ... Read More

GPI Update – Ivey Back in Top 300

February 28 2014
The GPI’s Player of the Year race looks more and more stable with less and less movement each passing week. Not only did Mike McDonald manage to hang on to his top spot yet again, everyone stayed put within the top ... Read More

Nevada and Delaware Set Up First Inter-State Compact

February 26 2014
The state-by-state legalization of online poker in the US has always had a Damocles’ sword hanging over its head: liquidity-related issues. Shortly after legalization and regulation in Nevada, it has become obvious that not even a state as ... Read More