Poker 770 is running satellites to the Irish Open in April. There are two paths to qualify for the event, with structure A leading to a package that includes the €2,000+€225 buy-in, €445 for a five-night hotel stay and €475 towards other expenses. Structure B simply covers the buy-in. For more information visit the website.
Stud poker is an “open” game in which most of a player’s cards are displayed on the table. Therefore players can form an idea of the strength of other players’ hands and bet accordingly, although each player has at least one “hole” card which remains concealed until the showdown. Since poker is a five-card game…
Lowball or low poker are variants in which the lowest ranking hand wins. Most poker variants can be reversed in this way, but the name Lowball is most often used to refer to a low version of Five-Card Draw. The different possible rankings for low poker depend on whether aces are counted as high or…
This basic game, with no restrictions on the cards needed to open or win, is sometimes known as California Draw or Guts, though Guts is also the name of another poker-like game. Five-Card Draw is played with a standard 52-card pack, and there can be from two to six players – six probably making the…
Badugi is a poker-like game played with four-card hands. To win the pot at showdown you need to have the lowest set of cards, with no two cards of the same rank or suit, ace ranking low. The best possible hand is therefore A-2-3-4 with one card of each suit. Badugi can be played by…
You can qualify for any Genting Poker Series event via gentingpoker.com. Online satellites include a GPS seat super sat freezeout on Sunday, Monday and Wednesday at 8pm. The buy-in is £50+£5 or 1,100 points, with two or three £440 GPS main event seats guaranteed depending on the field. Feeders run on Sunday, Monday and Wednesday…
PokerStars gives everyone a chance to turn just a few euros into a coveted seat at a European Poker Tour main event. There are cash satellites to suit every bankroll and you can even qualify for free using PokerStars frequent player points. Steps satellites are also a great way to win a seat – you…
David Gassan overcame a field of 217 runners to take down the Winter Classic, which took place at The Hippodrome Casino in London from 24-26 January. Gassan beat Jerome Bradpiece heads-up to claim the £12,500 first prize and free entry to defend his crown in the Spring Classic from 7-9 March.
In life people don’t always want to play by the rules, but in poker it’s essential. You might want to develop your own style at the tables, but a sound knowledge of the basic rules of the game are the foundations on which to build your image. If you don’t know the basics you’ll probably…
Dean Hutchison banked £93,900 after taking down the UKIPT Edinburgh Main Event, which attracted 427 entries. The event drew some big names, with Team PokerStars ably represented by Jake Cody, Victoria Coren, Micky Peterson and Liv Boeree. The 427 combatants were reduced to 202 by the end of the day-one flights and by the end…
Andrew Abernethy claimed victory at the Coral 30/30 event at the Aspers Casino Westfield, Stratford City, on 11-12 January. Abernethy scooped a top prize of £8,250 after beating Philip Gould to the title.
Michael Richardson picked up £38,000 after winning the final leg of the second Genting Poker Series which took place at Nottingham’s Dusk Till Dawn Poker Club from 9-12 January. Richardson beat a field of 935 runners to take down the biggest GPS tournament to date, but it was Simon Deadman who was the big winner,…