Main Poker Events
When the second season of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) kicked off in Macau on September 1st, it set out to be the largest poker tournament ever held in Asia. With the 538 players who entered the $3200 main event, it did just that. The PokerStars.net-sponsored tour made its mark on the international tournament circuit yet again.
Sep 6, 2008
After the first stop of the 2008 season for the Asian Poker Tour (APT) in Manila in late May, the Macau destination was a much-anticipated one.
Sep 1, 2008
The Legends of Poker series at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles is the first time that many pro poker players return to the tables after a post-WSOP break. Vacations have been taken, bank statements have been balanced, and the excitement for tournament poker has returned. And with that, players came to Los Angeles for the $10K buy-in World Poker Tour Legends of Poker main event.
Aug 29, 2008
The vibe at the Bicycle Casino was one of a reunion. When the players descended upon the Bike for the WPT Legends of Poker $10K main event on Saturday, August 23rd and Sunday, August 24th, many of the tournament circuit regulars had not seen each other since the World Series of Poker ended over a month prior.
Aug 28, 2008
The Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) is in its final days of the ninth installment of the ever-popular run of tournaments. Having started on August 6th, the majority of the 25 events have been played and millions of dollars has been given away.
Aug 16, 2008
On August 6th, after much anticipation, the ninth installment of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) got underway. And if the first event was any indication of this series’ popularity and the excitement surrounding it, FTOPS IX is going to be the biggest and best online tournament series yet!
Aug 9, 2008
When the World Poker Tour wrapped its sixth season of tournaments with the WPT Championship at Bellagio in April, players received a break from the WPT while the World Series of Poker played out in Las Vegas. But just as the WSOP main event began to hit its stride, the WPT came back with its popular Bellagio Cup.At the 2007 WPT Bellagio Cup, a total of 535 players bought in to the $10K event.
Jul 20, 2008
Sunday saw the conclusion of one of the most eventful Full Tilt Online Poker Series ever. And it all started with a historic event as something happened that Full Tilt has never seen in the 8 years of the series.The bit of history didn’t go down at the Main Event though as it occurred during the two-day No Limit Hold’em tournament known as Event #21.
May 19, 2008
Full Tilt Poker's FTOPS VIII is coming to a close with the Main Event taking place today. Many players decided to take advantage of the opportunity to make some big cashes before Full Tilt’s 8th annual online poker series ends.1,294 of these people attempted to cash in at Thursday’s No Limit Hold’em 4X Shootout event that had the tables set at 6-max.
May 18, 2008
The 8th annual Full Tilt Online Poker Series is two-thirds of the way finished and there are more exciting events and big winners to talk about. Event #12 was the first of a three event Tuesday and was a No Limit Hold’em tournament with 1 re-buy and 1 add-on offered.
May 15, 2008