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The biggest news on day 1B at the 2010 PokerStars European Poker Tour London £5,250 no-limit hold’em main event was the release of the official size of the field and prize pool. The field stands at 848 players, which smashes the record for the largest poker tournament ever held in England. The previous record was 730 players for the 2009 EPT London main event. The year-over-year growth was an impressive 16 percent, making this one of the largest poker tournaments of the year. Here is a look at the full prize payout information: Position Prize 1 £900,000 2 £545,000 3  [ Read More ]

Backed by the loudest crowd of supporters the Casino at the Empire has likely ever seen, James Bord took down the WSOP Europe main event title in London early Wednesday morning. A Londoner himself, Bord was ecstatic to finally claim his first World Series of Poker bracelet after coming so close this summer with a sixth-place finish in a 2010 WSOP Lowball event. “I feel more relief than anything,” he said. “It was a great feeling; amazing feeling.” “I think I showed a bit of heart. I’ve been there before and blown up, so I had it in my head  [ Read More ]

Gus Hansen lifted the label as one of the best players on the planet without a World Series of Poker Bracelet in London Sunday. The man they call the Great Dane finally finished off online MTT killer Jim Collopy in the previously-delayed final round of their best-of-three match for the WSOP Europe’s £10,350 Heads-Up High Roller title. Following the win, Hansen said it truly felt like the monkey was finally off his back. “I have been playing the World Series since my good friend Huck Seed won it in the mid 90s,” he told PokerListings. “Back then I didn’t really  [ Read More ]

A recent ruling on poker in the US has reportedly disappointed the Poker Players Alliance. The PPA is lead by former U.S. Senator Alfonse D’Amato, Chairman of the PPA. D’Amato expressed disappointment in the Washington State Supreme Court’s decision that upheld a state law that makes it a Class C Felony to play poker and gamble online. It remains the only US state that is so harsh on online poker players, although no individual has yet been charged with the Class C Felony. “We are extremely disappointed in the State Supreme Court’s ruling,” said D’Amato. He went on to call  [ Read More ]

Poker law in Switzerland remain the same. Recent attempts to change Switzerland law to allow poker tournaments outside of casinos have failed. While Councilors wanted to allow poker tournaments outside casinos the Federal Council did not agree. Since the plan was rejected by the Federal Council only in casinos will Swiss poker tourneys take place. Gaming Analyst Steve Schwartz said that the laws in Switzerland are “for the most part in line” with a lot of the other countries in Europe when it comes to the game of poker.

A new poker school has opened in New York. The School of Cards is the first live poker school room in the country. The New York poker school was started by a group of professional poker players. The school will offer group lessons and private lessons. The private lessons will be offered both at the school and in the student’s home. The lessons at the school will be for beginner, intermediate and advanced skill students. The school was founded by Blake Eastman, an adjunct professor of psychology at the City University of New York.

With a guaranteed combined prize pool of $50,000,000 poker players are excited for the WCOOP to begin. The PokerStars 2010 World Championship Of Online Poker is held every year. The action starts on Friday, September 5th, beginning with a $215 buy-in No Limit Hold’em Six-Max tournament with a $1.25 million guarantee. This will be one of 17 events with prize pools of over $1 million, including the Main Event. The final event will have $10 million in guaranteed prize money. Players can buy their way into events directly or qualify for as little as $1at PokerStars.