Dave Newman

Newman masters Bristol challenge

Series five of the £200+£20 Rainbow Bristol Masters from 2-3 August 2014 attracted a field of 124, plus 11 rebuys, for a total prize pool of £27,000… a third of which went to champion David Newman. Newman defeated Antonio Pietragalla heads-up to take home £8,260, with runner-up Pietragalla scooping £5,000 along with third-place finisher Aaron…

Tim Chung

Chung masters all Angells in Newcastle

The third and final day of the Genting Poker Series Newcastle main event started with 12 players in contention but by the end of play only one remained… Tim Chung, £32,815 richer after claiming the first-place prize. Chung held a 4,970,000 to 2,535,000 chip lead going into heads-up play against Brett Angell and it proved…

Colin MacAndrew

MacAndrew sails to Southampton title

Season two in the southern region of the Grosvenor 25/25 Series got off to a great start for Colin MacAndrew, who took the title and £6,850, after a four-handed deal saw all surviving players scoop £5,000 each… with MacAndrew bagging the best of the rest after defeating James Royan heads-up. A total field of 161…

Paul Rigg

Rigg deck secures Blackpool win for Paul

Just 80 players survived from 270 entries to contest day two of leg four in the north-west region of the 25/25 Series at the G Casino in Blackpool from 25-27 July, where Paul Rigg emerged as the champion. With the top 26 getting paid, William Thompson was the man to catch at the start of…

Kais Jawad

Kais closed as Jawad records victory

Mint regular Kais Jawad beat Colin Marks to take leg 22 of the Super Stack Series at the Cromwell Mint from 25-27 July 2014. Jawad pocketed £6,500 for his efforts, with Marks taking home £4,100. Third place went to Paul Fontan (£2,800), with Jen Yue Chiang (£2,030) in fourth, Giuseppe Ferraro (£1,600) fifth and Chris…

Redtooth Nuts

Redtooth and Nuts join forces

The UK’s two largest pub poker leagues, Redtooth Poker and The Nuts Poker League, have merged, with Redtooth taking overall ownership of the new operation. The Nuts Poker League currently has 16 franchisees throughout Britain and all will continue to operate leagues under The Nuts Poker brand but will now join the Redtooth team. “This…

Stuart Allen

Allen holds key to Bradford success

The final leg of the first season of the 25/25 Series in Yorkshire from 18-20 July finished with a flourish. A field of 174 entries created a £34,800 prize pool, with winner Stuart Allen taking home £5,660. There were 43 survivors who returned for day two at the Grosvenor Casino in Bradford playing for the…

Ghassan Chehbi

Chehbi checks out with big Vic cheque

A massive 183 entries for flight three of the Grosvenor 25/25 Series in The Poker Room at The Vic created a total field of 400 and an £80,000 prize pool, with Ghassan Chehbi the big winner taking home £14,485. Of the 111 runners who survived to day two it was Chehbi; Craig Goddard; Lucia Navarro-Martinez;…

Palm Beach Casino

Alpha8 kick-off set for Palm Beach

The first two stops for season two of the WPT Alpha8 tour will be the Palm Beach Casino in London and the Bellagio in Las Vegas. From 6-7 October 2014, the Palm Beach Casino in Mayfair will host its second WPT Alpha8 event — a £60,000 buy-in non-televised tournament — after welcoming the second stop…

Hippodrome

Lee’s a winner with Hippodrome ladies

The £250+£25 Hippodrome Summer Classic from 11-13 July attracted 166 entries and a total prize pool of £40,255, with satellite-winner Mike Lee turning his £40 entry fee into a win with the ladies. Lee pocketed £6,800 after a three-hour heads-up battle when his pocket queens held against Paul Romain’s AJ. Lee overturning a 2.5m to…

Jake Dursley

Dursley wins Welsh amateur title

Season eight of the Amateur Poker Association and Tour got underway from 5-6 July at the Rainbow Casino in Bristol with the £75 Welsh Amateur Poker Championship, supported by a hold’em side event on Saturday and PLO on Sunday. The main event, which attracted a field of 154, went the way of Jake Dursley, who…