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Written By: Maya Michaels | March 4, 2014 | Posted In Poker News

Over the last decade Poker has featured more and more on our television screens, ever since Chris Moneymaker made history to become the first online qualifier to win the World Series of Poker (WSOP). Watching poker on TV can be entertaining, but the product we see is generally edited, with some hands taking an age […]

Written By: Maya Michaels | February 27, 2014 | Posted In Poker News

Time for all you low stakes poker players to sit up and take notice because PokerStars have today announced the schedule for their upcoming MicroMillions VII, the fasting growing, affordable and probably most popular low stakes poker tournament in the world of online poker. This years event, the seventh, will get underway on Thursday 13th […]

Written By: Maya Michaels | February 25, 2014 | Posted In Poker News

Friday 15th April 2011 is a day that online poker players in America want to forget in a hurry, because unless you have been living on Mars for the last few years you will know that day was ‘Black Friday’ the day online poker in America came to a sudden halt, leaving tens of thousands […]

Written By: Maya Michaels | February 20, 2014 | Posted In Poker News

In the poker world there are players that are known for their online successes, while others specialise in live poker. One player that is known for his online prowess is Daniel Cates, but now the 24-year-old from Maryland can add a major live poker title to his already impressive online CV as he has won […]

Written By: Maya Michaels | February 18, 2014 | Posted In Poker News

Tuesday 27th May may seem a long way off right now, but whichever way you look at it it is in fact only 98 days or 14 weeks until the 45th annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) gets underway at The Rio All-Suite Hotel in Las Vegas. This years event promises to be one of […]

Written By: Maya Michaels | February 6, 2014 | Posted In Poker News

The European Poker Tour (EPT) have today released details for this seasons EPT Grand Final in Monaco, with 48 events taking place during April and May. The EPT Grand Final in Monaco will take place at the Monte Carlo Casino and will commence on Wednesday 23rd April and run through until Friday 2nd May, and […]

Written By: Maya Michaels | February 4, 2014 | Posted In Poker News

On Sunday the third running of the PokerStars Turbo Championship of Online Poker (TCOOP) came to an end, and during the 11 day festival in which $15million of prize money was awarded one player made history and became a unique member of PokerStars Triple Crown Winners at the virtual felt, and that player was Shawn […]

Written By: Maya Michaels | January 31, 2014 | Posted In Poker News

The 2014 Global Poker Index (GPI) European Poker Awards took place earlier this week at the Salle des Ambassadeurs in the Casino Barrière de Deauville, and today here at Poker Net we are able to reveal the full list of winners to you our readers. European Player of the Year went to Ole Schemion from […]

Written By: Maya Michaels | January 28, 2014 | Posted In Poker News

The annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) attracts players from all around the world, but attendances at the Circuit events staged throughout the year can sometimes be a little disappointing. Not so the recent event held in Durant, Oklahoma as over 22,000 turned up to play, making the event one of the biggest in its […]

Written By: Maya Michaels | January 23, 2014 | Posted In Poker News

Tonight the third running of the PokerStars Turbo Championship of Online Poker (TCOOP) gets underway and runs through until Sunday 2nd February. The tournament will feature 50 events over the 11 days, events that come with a huge guaranteed $15million in prize money. According to the PokerStars Team Pro Lex Veldhuis the event is “unmissable” […]