Tom Kitt

Tom has the Kitt for Winamax glory

Ireland’s Tom Kitt ensured the Winamax Poker Open trophy stayed on home soil by surviving a 994-strong field in the European short-handed championships in Dublin to walk away with €75,000. Despite the predominance of Frenchmen in the lineup, only five of the 25 players returning for the final day were not from France, it was…

Bruce Jones

Bruce almighty in third leg of Welsh Poker Series

Former Aberystwyth student Bruce Jones beat James Baker heads-up to take leg three of the Welsh Poker Series at the G Casino in Cardiff. Jones was the sole survivor from a field of 155 players, who generated a total prize pool of £21,750 for the third event of this year’s WPS, scooping a top prize…

G Casino Cardiff

Cowen the chip leader in Welsh Poker Series

Day 2 Cardiff Robert Cowen is the chip leader going into Day 2 of the third leg of the Welsh Poker Series at the G Casino in Cardiff today. Cowan brings 197,200 chips to the tables from Day 1A in Swansea, with fellow Swansea qualifier Josh Veasey on 164,100 and Robert Quinn in third place…

Dan Smith

Cannes in the can for Unibet king Smith

Britain’s Daniel Smith didn’t have to cross the channel to get to Cannes but the Monaco resident arrived at the Casino Barriere Le Croisette full of hope for a good run at the 2014 Unibet Open, which surpassed even his wildest dreams as he made his first major final table and emerged as the champion……

Ali Ayub

Ayub spoils Biessek’s GPS double bid

Ali Ayub took down the Nottingham leg of the Genting Poker Series at Dusk Till Dawn, topping a huge field of 632 to pocket £40,255, but Ellie Biessek scooped the biggest share of the loot after a three-handed deal which also included Mark Elliot. With Biessek holding more than half the chips in play she…

Rafa and Ronaldo

Rafa and Ronaldo to meet in The Duel

Brazilian footballing legend Ronaldo and multiple tennis Grand Slam-winner Rafa Nadal have scheduled a special heads-up match in London on 6 November. The Duel, won’t be the first time the two PokerStars ambassadors have met on the felt, with Nadal winning in the European Poker Tour Prague Charity Challenge sit-and-go, which also featured Daniel Negreanu.…

Andrew Cowley

Cowley takes the crown in Coventry 25/25

The second leg in the of the Grosvenor 25/25 Series in the Midlands region has been won by Andrew Cowley, who beat Michael Brown heads-up to take the title and £7,620. With a field of 116 taking part in the event at the G Casino Coventry from 12-14 September, 36 returned for Day 2 on…

Paul Findlay

Help for Heroes ambassador wins UKIPT title

It took 17 levels on the final day, but Help for Heroes ambassador Paul Findlay didn’t mind after he emerged as champion of the UKIPT Series 6 event at London’s Hippodrome Casino from 11-14 September. From the 105 players who started the day it came down to Findlay and Mario Trattou heads-up, with Findlay picking…

Fintan Gavin

Corker for Gavin with Irish Classic triumph

Galway’s Fintan Gavin secured his biggest score since becoming UKIPT Edinburgh champion in 2011 when he won the Macau Sporting Club’s Irish Poker Classic in Cork from 12-14 September. Gavin entered the final table as one of the short stacks on 133,500 of the nine competing for the top prize of €20,000. Ronan Gilligan was…

Casino rookie scoops $337k in Borgata big stack

Jonathan ‘Nolte’ Evans – a novice at the poker tables having played some home and online games but who’d never hit the tournament tables in a casino before – scooped a whopping US$337,801 after beating WSOP finalist and recent Heartland Poker Tour winner Aaron Massey heads-up to take down the $500+$60 NLHE Big Stack Re-entry…