We were at the final 2 days of the DTD Monte Carlo event as we were running a few test prior to our video launch early next year. The one and only Jeff Chef took the time to take a few pictures of the event. … Continue Reading
The last time we interviewed Rob things did not look at all good for DTD. Andrew talks to Rob Yong about the future of DTD and changes that have been made to combat the gaming tax.
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Wu Wins GUKPT Champion of Champions Tournament
Haitao Wu from Dundee has won the £100,000 Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Champion of Champions tournament at the G Casino in Luton. Haitao, better known as Colin outlasted a field of 125 players to claim the £25,000 first prize in the invitation only event which rounded off the third year of the GUKPT. … Continue Reading
James Akenhead finished off a superb year by winning the Full Tilt Poker Million. James has had what can only be described as a fairytale year in 2009 as he has final tabled both the WSOPE & WSOP main events.
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£100,000 GUKPT Champion of Champions Tournament – Player List & Information
On Saturday 5th December at 2pm, the GUKPT Champion of Champions Tournament will take place at the G Casino in Luton. The prize pool of £100,000 has been entirely provided by Grosvenor/G Casinos and their online partner Blue Square Poker. It is a two day tournament and will conclude on Sunday 6th December.
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The European Deepstack Poker Championship is fast becoming one of the players favourite events on the European Poker circuit attracting a great mix of players from across the continent.
Starting with a massive 50,000 chips and a great slow structure this tournament is a true test of poker skill. With a new buy in of only €500 this year the field is expected to be near the 400 player mark. … Continue Reading
Former professional footballer Tony Cascarino has won the Grand Final of the 2009 Grosvenor UK Poker Tour. The ex Republic of Ireland international scored a £168,800 payday by outclassing a field of 183 players in the Blue Square Poker sponsored GUKPT’s showpiece event at the Grosvenor Victoria casino in London. The tournament included some of the best poker players from the UK and Europe, who all paid £3,000 to enter the four day tournament. This was the second time that Cascarino has tasted victory on the UK’s largest poker tour. His first victory came just over a year ago when he won the Bolton leg … Continue Reading
There simply is no stopping Kara Scott! Many remember Kara’s first show on Poker Night Live where she admitted she had little poker knowledge but promised all the viewers she would master the game. Just a few years later not only has she has a good cash in the WSOP Main Event, numerous wins on Matchroom’s TV tables plus an amazing 2nd place finish in the Irish Open, she is now taking over what seems like all poker TV shows around the world. … Continue Reading
Finally – the moment you’ve all been waiting for…The Monte Carlo Events Schedule. It’s almost upon up us.
The 3 Day Monte Carlo Event being held at Dusk Till Dawn on 18th 19th and 20th December 2009, has had the final stamp of approval on its 3 day Side Events Schedule – and boy, have we got something special planned! … Continue Reading
UK and Irish poker players have cause to celebrate this December as PokerStars unveils the UK & Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) – the newest and most exciting tour from the PokerStars.com stable of live events. The UKIPT promises to bring a unique festival-like poker experience to a variety of locations throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland. The first stop takes place in conjunction with the Irish Poker Championship (IPC) on December 11 in Galway, Ireland. … Continue Reading
Lydia managed to get an interview with Simon Trumper at the DTD Monte Carlo. Simon talks about the future of DTD and reveals some exiciting news.
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We tracked Lydia down in sunny Preston so we could fire a few questions at her regarding her role as the main presenter for the Little Poker Show. Lydia also brings plenty of experience to the team with radio and video presenter experience under her belt.
We have teamed Jodi up with Jon Spinks as she is on a steep learning curve to develop her knowledge of the world of poker. We managed to drag Jodi away from her intense poker training to get her to answer a few of your questions.
Lydia Bartlett has joined the Little Poker show from Faces In Places. She has been playing poker for 3 plus has experience as a presenter. Lydia will also help with the production of the show. Lydia made the following post on the Eat My Stack Poker Forum.
“Just to tell you a little bit about me. [...]
We are delighted to announce that Jodi Law has joined the Little Poker Show as our second presenter. Although Jodi is only 19 years old she already has plenty of broadcasting experience. We believe that Jodi will become a valued member of the Little Poker Show team ensuring that the new show is a great [...]