Alan Ball was one of the immortal eleven who played for England in their triumphant World Cup Final of 1966. Forty years on, and you have the chance to thank him for the glory and earn $100 for knocking him out of a poker tournament! more
UK Poker News continues its interview with poker legend, Mel Judah, a winner of two WSOP Bracelets in 7-Card Stud and money winner in over 40 WSOP events as well as a WPT winner. more
Paddy Power Poker have launched a brand new WSOP main event promotion. The Irish bookmaking giants are sending players to the main event for a surprisingly small buy-in. more
Sportingbet plc, the London Stock Exchange quoted company that owns Paradise Poker, has announced its third quarter and nine months financial results for the period to 30th April 2006, and has once again impressed the market with its numbers. more
Bet365 Poker, the company who give away a monthly deposit bonus, have launched a loyalty points scheme. Regular players at Bet365 Poker look set to boost their bankroll even more each month. more
UK Poker News continues its interview with Greg Hill, who made such a splash in the televised William Hill Grand Prix earlier this year, beating some of the best in the business in the heats and then taking an early bath in the final after tangling with more
The news that leading UK player, Simon Trumper, has signed an exciting WSOP sponsorship deal with Purple Lounge Poker has awakened some interest in what Purple Lounge has to offer its players. Simon hinted that the Purple Lounge poker room is the first po more
Paul "Action Jack" Jackson romped to victory in the €1,000 No Limit Hold 'Em event here in Barcelona last weekend. With a field of runners reading like a "Who's who" of European poker, victory was never going to be an easy feat. more
As you drive around the cities, towns and villages of England over the next few weeks, you are, as sure as day follows night, going to be seeing an ever increasing number of those flags – you know, the white ones with a red cross – tied to car wing mi more
UK Poker News is always striving to bring you the best news, views and interviews from the world of UK and Irish poker. One of the “best” in poker is surely Mel “Silver Fox” Judah, a poker legend with a tournament cash roll call that stretches fro more
Simon Trumper, one of the UK’s top players and 2004 winner of the European Omaha rankings, has announced that he has secured an exclusive deal for the World Series of Poker with online poker site, Purple Lounge more
The luxurious out-of-town City West Hotel and Conference Centre, near Dublin, Ireland, plays host from 1st June to the Irish Poker Tour Grand Finals 2006, commencing with a major charity event organised by Ireland’s own larger-than-life poker profession more
Still trying for that elusive WSOP main event seat? Paddy Power Poker have a new promotion for super satellite players to ease the pain of just missing out on the seat the first time around. more
Betfair Poker are celebrating their second anniversary by giving away £100,000 in birthday freeroll tournaments. Betfair Poker staff will also take part in the big money giveaway. more
UK Poker News continues its quest to highlight promising UK and Irish poker talents. Greg Hill, from the Nottingham area of the UK, has shown he has what it takes to make headway in the competitive world of poker. Many poker players dream of turning in th more
Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, is a wonderful Baltic city, with a beautiful, undestroyed old town, and is attracting more and more visitors. The Olympic Casino in the centre of town is trying to do the same thing by organising a succession of internatio more
The fledgling Showdown Poker Tour is getting its sealegs and making for Dublin after an eventful inaugural showing at the Gutshot Poker Club in London, where a small but select band of poker players gathered in the €5,000 event which eventually was won more
Arsenal football supporters are still reeling from their team’s narrow defeat last night in the UEFA Champions League Final at the Stade de France in Paris against Spanish champions Barcelona, but for the poker fans among them, the battle for head to he more
It was always going to be a matter of time before one of the bright, young things in IT turned their attentions to producing a poker room in 3-Dimensional virtual reality. And so it is that Sweden’s 3D Internet Games AB/ DQE AB have developed and provi more
Irish poker giants Paddy Power are giving away some outstanding prizes to their loyal players this summer. From the latest poker book to an Xbox 360, the points can really mount up into some exciting gifts. more