Shah Athir

Athar’s crowned the Shah of Madchester

The PaddyPowerPoker Madchester festival has concluded with Shah Athar winning £27,000 and an Irish Open seat at the Manchester 235 casino. The £500 + £50 main event, from 21-23 November, attracted 169 entries, just shy of the £100,000 guarantee, with 18 places officially paying out. Down to 19 players shortly before the end of Day…

Eleanor Gudger

Gudger rules the roost at WPT500

Eleanor Gudger won her first major live tournament by beating Matthew Noonan heads-up to claim the WPT500 title and a top prize of £140,000 at Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham. The final hand of the tournament saw Noonan shove with A-9 only to find Gudger with A-Q. After the applause stopped, Gudger was in shock…

Justin Astley

Tangerine dream for Astley in Blackpool

25/25 winner Justin Astley picked up more than five times his Bolton score when he took down the Blackpool GUKPT from 14-16 November. Astley pocketed a career-best scoop of £59,000 after outlasting a final-day line-up that included defending champion Rick Trigg and former Irish Open winner James Mitchell. From 171 entries, 17 players returned for…

Oktoberfest

WSOP Europe on the move to Berlin for 2015

As Martin Jacobson etched his name in history as the 2015 World Series of Poker main event champion in Las Vegas on Tuesday, the organisers of the series decided it was a good time to announce that the European version would be moving to Berlin in 2015. Since its inception in 2007, WSOP Europe has…

Dusk Till Dawn

Sky UKPC to return to DTD in February

Sky Poker has announced the £500,000 guaranteed UK Poker Championships will take place from 25 February-1 March 2015. Held at the heart of UK poker, Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham, the week-long schedule promises an array of fun and games, with the main event reverting to a full-ring format from the six-max version won by…

Nick Webb

Rivals caught in Nick’s Bournemouth Webb

Nick Webb outlasted a field of 187 entries to take down the 25/25 Series event at the Grosvenor Casino Bournemouth from 31 October to 2 November. Webb beat Manuel Bardon heads-up to claim the title and £8,973, with Bardon taking home £6,958 for his efforts. A total of 73 players returned for Day 2, with…

Leicester

Ruparel takes down Leicester 25/25 event

Arjun Ruparel and Karl Harris dealt their way to £6,500 at the 25/25 Series event at the Grosvenor Casino Leicester, with Goliath final-tablist Ruparel taking the trophy and £1,550 on top after winning their heads-up duel. A total of 41 players returned for Day 2 in Leicester from 147 starters, with Harris the chip leader…

Maldron Dublin

Morrison brothers double up in Dublin

The Super Stack Series event at the Maldron Hotel, Tallaght, in Dublin proved to be a happy hunting ground for the Morrison brothers, Tony and Nick. Tony bagged the €150 + €15 main event title and €7,180 after beating Dave Masters heads-up, while Nick won the €50 + €10 side event for €1,020. The main…

Martin Smith

Smith the dominant force in Edinburgh

The final day of the Genting Poker Series in Edinburgh was easily the quickest concluding session in GPS history, with start-of-day chip leader Martin Smith seeing off his rivals for the crown and £33,730 in just under five hours. The day began with 12 players, from 290 entries, returning to the Genting Club Fountainpark with…

Spooktacular

Spooktacular first and third for Cow-boy McCombe

The Paddypower-sponsored Halloween Spooktacular Poker Festival at The Red Cow Hotel in Dublin proved to be a happy hunting ground for Billy McCombe. First McCombe pocketed £2,000 for third place in the €100 + €20 side event on 24 October, then he took down the €500 + €60 main event for €18,310 after a two-handed…

Nick Gott

Nick’s Gott the drive for Grand Prix success

After four online flights and eight live flights, the Grand Prix at Dusk Till Dawn attracted 2,013 entrants but there was only one winner… an honour that went to Nicholas Gott, who picked up £35,000 and a WPT500 seat for his efforts. Gott beat Phil Steer heads-up, with Steer winning £21,000 as runner-up. Gott outlasted…