New Euro Poker can expect first class treatment when they join one of the biggest European poker rooms this summer. The "First Class Ticket" promotion is one of the hottest around right now. more
How does €50,000 in a LIVE freeroll and the chance to represent your country in Barcelona, Spain sound? That's what Everest Poker have up to grabs this summer, it's easy to qualify too. more
We left the last round up knowing that good friend of UK Poker News, Padraig Parkinson, had finalled at Event # 27, the $1,500 No Limit Hold’em; this from a field of over 2,000! more
The recent good run of British and Irish players continued at the WSOP on Saturday. Two Britains, Paul Foltyn and Jonathon Gaskell, made the final of the $5,000 Short Handed No Limit Hold 'Em event. more
Betfair have today launched their new "Team Rake Challenge" promotion. New players can also expect a deposit bonus for a limited period and the chance to join the Betfair Asian Poker Tour. more
John Gale is a UK Poker News contributor - that much we know. Now he is also a WSOP Bracelet Holder! A fantastic achievement and thoroughly deserved after that cruel, cruel double bad beat in the $5,000 Pot Limit Hold’em last year more
UK Poker News is delighted to learn our friend and contributor, John Gale, has picked up the first British bracelet of the WSOP 2006. John beat over 560 runners, including current main event champion Joe Hachem more
That was the week that was! The turbulence in the financial markets that greeted the BetOnSports plc arrests in the USA had gaming stock investors running for the hills and newspaper commentators pontificating at length. more
Irish poker legend and friend of UK Poker News, Padraig Parkinson, made the final of the WSOP $1500 No Limit Hold 'Em event. Padraig went through a field of over 2,000 players in event # 27 more
After the high powered H.O.R.S.E. tournament, with its $50,000 entry fee, it was back to the relatively mundane events! The buy-ins may be more affordable but the prize money stays huge with the cash contributions from the large fields. more
The PokerStars European Poker Tour has now become synonymous with quality and style. Its stunning venues and attractive prize funds make it the first port of call for the top Europeans when they mark their calendars and schedules. more
Here at PokerNews we're excited to announce that we have extended our reach to Portugal today. The launch of our Portugese site makes our news and content more accessable to poker players around the world. more
Betfair Poker have launched what they describe as, "the most comprehensive skill-based leaderboard structure of any poker room". Betfair Poker leaderboards will reveal the top players in ten disciplines of tournament and cash play. more
The weather is getting pretty hot here in the UK. So, to celebrate the sunshine, our friends at VC Poker have announced three hot summer offers for poker players this July. more
As reported recently on UK Poker News, two UK poker players had a strong interest in the televised MANSIONPOKER.NET World Pro-Am Challenge in Las Vegas. This $1,000,000 Speed PokerTM six-handed event was broadcast on Fox Sports Net more
The share prices of Party Gaming, 888 Holdings and others in the sector took an early hit today following the announcement by BETonSPORTS plc, a major sportsbook, poker and gaming group, that its UK CEO, David Carruthers, has been detained by US Federal a more
Our resident tournament director, Mel Lofthouse, reports back from the WSOP Ladies Event. With over 1200 runners this was one serious event that drew the cream of female poker players from around the world. more
The conclusion of Event # 20 has also seen the end of what many consider to be the truest test of a poker champion - a high-stakes, multi-discipline, three-day poker tournament, contested by the cream of the profession. more
Malcolm Harwood, “The Rock”, is a true poker veteran and now, together with Alistair “The Fox” Findlay, has branched out into a world of television! UK Poker News caught up with Malcolm to find out a little more about this venture. more
Steve Cook from TribecaTables.com, who recently spoke at the World Poker Congress in Stockholm last month, examines the quickly maturing poker industry and which poker markets have reached saturation point. more