Author Archives: PokerPlayer

Kevin Vandersmissen bags 2012 Irish Open

1 Apr 2012

Young Belgian wins in Dublin Europe’s most prestigious and long-running poker festival is done and dusted for another year, and as the poker community tr... Continue Reading

Baguley wins UKIPT Nottingham

1 Apr 2012

Local grinder nets £210k first prize UKIPT Nottingham promised a lot – the largest ever UKIPT starting field, a £1m guaranteed prizepool and the ch... Continue Reading

Christensen wins WPT Vienna

1 Apr 2012

PartyPoker qualifier banks €313k in Vienna Last week was a busy one for Planet Poker. Not only were 1,500 runners battling away at Nottingham’s Dusk Till... Continue Reading

Triple Crown for Davidi Kitai

1 Apr 2012

Belgian completes major hat-trick at EPT Berlin The European Poker Tour’s busy tournament schedule continued this weekend with another eye-catching stop ... Continue Reading

Coren wins EPT Heads-Up

1 Apr 2012

Broadcaster becomes two-time EPT champ in Monte Carlo There’s no one quite like Victoria Coren. Not only is she a respected broadcaster, sought after col... Continue Reading

PokerStars announce EPT Season 9

1 Apr 2012

Europe’s richest poker tour confirms eight stops As the world’s mega stars battle it out for European Poker Tour glory at this week’s Grand Final i... Continue Reading

Sapiano wins GUKPT Thanet

1 Apr 2012

Veteran takes down first ever six-max main event The GUKPT’s first ever short-handed main event has been won my Albert Sapiano after he saw off UK stalwa... Continue Reading

WPT and WSOP expert James Dempsey talks exclusively to PokerPlayer: &#...

1 Apr 2012

James Dempsey talks about Black Friday, pro banter and becoming poker’s elder statesman I’ve caught WSOP bracelet holder and WPT winner James Dempsey at ... Continue Reading

How to satellite into a major live tournament

1 Mar 2012

Qualifying for a major live tournament is something every poker player aspires to and it's a great way to play an event that would be out of your bankroll – jo... Continue Reading

Pro concepts: Dealing with variance

1 Mar 2012

Luke ‘Desultory’ Hatfield looks at variance in poker and why you need to understand it – and learn how to deal with it