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WPT Announces 5th Season

This May sees the launch of the World Poker Tour's 5th season. Highlighted as the show that put poker on the map, the WPT will continue to dominate our screens with its mixed serving of fast paced action and real life drama.  


Virgin Poker Announces Sponsored Players

Virgin Poker is proud to announce its sponsorship of two of the brightest British Poker talents around today - Julian Gardner and David Pomroy.  


Portable Poker On Your PSP

2K Sports have officially announced that the imaginatively titled 'World Poker Tour' will hit shelves in the second quarter of 2006.  


Ivey Takes Top Spot

Renowned poker star Phil Ivey has been named Bluff Magazine's player of the year for 2005.  


The Cincinnati Bounty Hunter Goes To Vegas

Littlewoods will be sending a player from the Cincinnati Club to play in the 2006 WSOP.  


WPTE Set To Release New Poker Show

After a third party interference had elevated threats of a law suit, the two parties, World Poker Tour Enterprises and The Travel Channel, have finally settled their differences and come to an amicable agreement.  


Norwegian Cruises To Victory

This weekend saw the climax of the Ladbrokes Poker Cruise Main Event with 22-year-old Norwegian player Eirik Bjorkland taking home the spoils.  


Grand Challenge Sees 5-way Split

Last week saw the re-emergence of another Luton classic, the Grosvenor Grand Challenge. In the past, Luton has provided us with some of the best home-grown festivals around, and this week was to prove no exception. The big lure for the sharks was of course the £1000 No Limit Hold-Em Freezout.  


Aussie Aussie Aussie

Oy-Oy-Oy?

Those were the deafening chants at last year's World Series, but, on their own turf, it was New Zealander Lee Nelson who was to take the glory.  


Andersen Wins Scandinavian Open

After a grueling 9 hours of final table action, Danish player Mads Andersen finally took the title of Scandinavian Open Champion and a tidy cheque to the sum of 2,548,070 Kroner (£234k).  


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