The Hendon Mob - aka Ram "Crazy Horse" Vaswani, Joe "The Elegance" Beevers, and the Boatman brothers, Barny and Ross - have re-emerged with major sponsors after a short period of divorce from Prima Poker. more
Deep in the heart of upmarket London, a stone's throw from Marble Arch, stands The Sportsman Casino, a London Clubs International establishment. In the words of the company: more
European poker guru and editor of Poker Europa magazine, Nic Szeremeta, has taken first place in the €500 Pot Limit Hold'em tournament, at Nova Gorica, in the 15th Annual Torneo di Poker. more
UK Poker News Contributor, WPT winner John Gale, has returned from the big festival at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, the Fourth Annual Five-Star World Poker Classic, less than happy with his play and armed with stories of table tantrums and administrative in more
Empire Online Limited, the quoted stock market company that was recently embroiled in a dispute with Party Gaming plc - owner of Party Poker - has announced a trading update for the first quarter of 2006. more
I've been a Tournament Director for about 5 years now and some of the rulings you have to make can be quite horrible. One thing about running tournaments is you are always kept busy, whether it's moving people to tables from a broken table more
Virgin Poker's "V-Points" are causing quite a stir in the online poker world. Richard Branson's poker room is giving the player more value for money than ever before. more
Politicians are fond of saying that a week is a long time in politics, but what do poker players think? For those who started the week off having slapped $25,000 on the cashier's desk at the Bellagio, the answer is probably that "it depends". more
The Betfair Poker Ladies Night Live final took place late last week. Thirty ladies claimed their seat in the final with newcomer, Angela Thacker, from Halifax, taking first place. more
The Main Event of the Fourth Annual Five Star World Poker Classic at the Bellagio in Las Vegas has reached its penultimate day's end after six days of bluffs, raises and bad beats. more
UK Poker News is always keen to delve into the inner workings of the poker machine and, as we have been concentrating lately on events in Dublin, notably the Irish Open, we had a few words with Mags Manton, who is currently the card room manager of the Me more
UK Poker News' Irish correspondent Oliver Boyce concludes his interview with Nikki Newman, Poker Operations Manager at Paddy Power Poker, sponsors of the €1,000,000 guaranteed Irish Open which has just ended with the crowning of Vincent Melinn as new more
The World Poker Tour 4th Annual Five Star World Poker Classic has begun at the Bellagio, Las Vegas, where over 600 direct entry players and internet qualifiers sat down to play on "Day 1". Day 1, as is the norm for today's major poker tournaments, was spl more
To celebrate our review of Pacific Poker, we're offering readers the chance to take part in a huge $3,000 freeroll. Hurry, time is running out to qualify for this tournament. more
In an announcement to the London Stock Exchange, Party Gaming plc, owners of Party Poker, the world's largest online poker site, has announced further record quarterly profits in the three months to 31st March 2006. more
The Paddy Power Poker Irish Open finally reached an exciting conclusion in the early hours of this morning, in deepest Dublin, with victory achieved after a classic "coin toss" showdown between the winner, Vincent Melinn, and runner-up, Ian Wood more
UK Poker News contributor, WPT winner John Gale, is currently flying the flag in Las Vegas at the Fourth Annual Five-Star World Poker Classic at the Bellagio, a venue of previous multiple successes for John a few months ago. This time round, it is not so more
The much publicised Paddy Power Poker Irish Open comes to a conclusion this evening. Sky Sports cameras will broadcast the action live as the six finalists battle it out for a cool €350,000 winners cheque. more
The highly respected Poker Stars poker room, home of recent WSOP champions Joe Hachem, Greg Raymer and Chris Moneymaker, is set to float on the London Stock Exchange with a value of $2bn. more
The €1,000,000 Paddy Power Poker Irish Open got underway yesterday with a sold out field of 339 runners. Stars from both the felt and screen descended on Jurys Ballsbridge Hotel in Dublin. more