Poker news from 2008-08-12

Here are some archived poker news articles.

Trickett or Treat: Sam Trickett wins GUKPT Leg Six

Trickett had to outlast a field of 376 players at the G Casino in Luton to win £106,000 for first place. Trickett also had to navigate a difficult final table that included Martin Green, David La Ronde, Stuart Rutter and well known darts expert Wayne Mardle. Although Trickett became the young... Read more...

Just a little $1 million PLO among friends

Proving yet again how far removed the lives of high-stakes poker icons are from the everyman, a few poker friends sat in for an epic summer session at Full Tilt last night with a little more at stake than a few wet bills on the patio furniture. The friends in question: famous Finns Patrik Antoniu... Read more...

Press Release: WSOP Europe Schedule Announced

The second annual World Series of Poker Europe presented by Betfair.com has solidified its ...
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World Poker Tour Inks Deal with Fox Sports Net

After the Game Show Network declined to pick up ...
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Market Trackers Augmented on Poker Site

Online poker players have to try plenty of tricks to stay profitable, including following other player's history, finding those weak enough to make money form. Some online poker sites, have tools for just this purpose, and eight new categories have been added to MarketPulse to aid the cause. Nearly ... Read more...

Investors Respond to World Poker Tour Announcement

When the World Poker Tour first started, CEO and President Steve Lipscomb knew they would not make money right away - first they had to get the name out, get people to fall in love with their format, and then the profits would come. He was right, but now the reverse is happening. It's a publicly tra... Read more...

Guardian Series: One-night-stand

Victoria Coren

It's quite fun, this Guardian experiment. They're having a games slot every day - bridge, chess, that sort of thing - and I'm doing the poker one. It's aimed at the fairly new player, who might have watched a bit of poker on T... Read more...

8th of August

London will be the setting for several poker events over the next couple of months, starting with the Poker In The Park exposition on August 15th and 16th. A number of marquees will be set up on the green in Leicester Square to create an event similar to the Gaming Life Expo held at the Rio during t... Read more...

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