Author: Harry Evans

The 888Live Festival is heading to the King’s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic. After the great success of the 888Live Festival at the Aspers Casino in London, the 888poker brand is to run another festival in the period from January 26th to February 5th. The 888Live Rozvadov Festival that is to last for 10 days, will feature a total of 12 tournaments which offer a combined guaranteed prize pool of €600,000. Players will be given to participate in a large number of satellites and various cash games running at the…

The 8th Leg of the 2016 edition of the Grossvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) kicked off in Blackpool on November 6th and is to come to an end on November 13th. The seaside town has been home for the GUKPT Main Event since the very beginning of the tournament, which has started about ten years ago. Currently, Blackpool has the reputation of one of the most popular stops of the GUKPT Series, which attracts hundreds of poker players every year. This year, the GUKPT Blackpool Main Event features a guaranteed…

The 2016 Master Classics of Poker (MCOP) is to return to the Hollands Casino Amsterdam on November 12th to mark an event that is worth to remember. The 25th edition of the MCOP will be celebrated with a 15-day event that is to take place in the period from November 12th to November 26th. In comparison to the MCOP which took place in 2015, when there were only 12 events, the special Silver Edition will feature a total of 25 events. Of course, special attention should be paid to the…

The French poker player Jean-Pierre Didier emerged victorious from the 2016 edition of the WSOPC Caribbean festival in Sint Maarten, winning his first WSOP Circuit ring. The festival gathered a total of 236 entrants, only 43 of whom reached to the final day of the competition. Only the first 25 players, however, were granted with a cash portion of the event’s guaranteed prize pool. Eventually, Jean-Pierre Didier from France was proclaimed as the winner, after making a three-way deal with his last two standing opponents – Patrick Alain and Dueval…

The Spanish poker player Luis Rodriguez Cruz emerged victorious from the partypoker WPT Main Event Nottingham, taking home a massive prize of £200,000 as well as a $15,000 seat at the WPT Tournament of Champions. After surviving the five days of epic tournament action and outlasting all his opponents, Cruz added his name to the list of all winners in the WPT series, becoming a member of the Champions Club at the WPT. The last day of the WPT Main Event Nottingham started at fast pace, which led to quick…

The American professional poker player Phil Ivey has lost his legal battle against the Crockfords Club’s owners. The case was estimated to £7.7 million. The court has officially announced that the player had lost the appeal against the previous ruling. In some reports, the case has been described as the the most serious legal battle in the casino history. Two years ago, Ivey lost the High Court case against Crockfords Club in London. The player was accused by the casino owners that he had cheated to win a £7.7-million Punto…

Lucas Blanco Oliver emerged victorious from the first-ever Devilfish Cup, taking home a massive prize of £250,000, as well as the winner’s trophy and a guitar especially signed by Brian May. The tournament featured a guaranteed prize of £1 million and managed to gather a total players base of 204 entrants. Among the total of 204 participants there were some of the most popular poker players in both the UK and Europe, who usually take part in some of the most elite tournaments. Some of the poker stars who took…

Qui Nguyen emerged victorious from the Main Event of the 2016 edition of the World Series of Poker (WSOP). The 39-year-old US player took home the tournament’s prize which was worth $8,005,310 as well as first-ever WSOP bracelet. The last day of the 2016 WSOP Main Event was marked with action and a lot of drama, no matter there were only three players left. As a matter of fact, this was not an easy victory for the American, who still managed to hold the chip lead for most of the…

Ben Winsor managed to emerge victorious from the 2016 edition of partypoker’s WPT 500 UK, taking home the tournament’s trophy and a first-place cash prize estimated to £150,000. This is the second largest live tournament prize won by Winsor in his career so far. This year’s edition of partypoker’s WPT 500 UK event featured a buy-in of £550. In return, all players received 30,000 chips to start with. Ben Winsor outlasted his 1,834 competitors to top the field, making another great six-figure win in his career. Over the last few…

In November, all poker lovers in the UK and Ireland will be able to choose from a variety of live poker tournaments. More than a dozen festivals and tournaments will kick off and will give all British players the chance to win massive prizes and enjoy themselves while having a lot of fun. The first poker tournament that is scheduled to start at the beginning of November is the Grosvenor 25/25 Series. The tournament is to take place from November 3rd to November 6th in London, where it will be…