September 2009 - WSOP Europe

The Vegas Virgin does the WSOPE - Part 6

Dave Allan / 30 September 2009 / Leave a comment

Popular blogger Simon Zammit returns with another fascinating look at what it's like to work at the most prestigeous poker tournament in London -the World Series of Poker Europe 2009....Read more »

Big names make the money at WSOPE Main Event

Dave Allan / 30 September 2009 / Leave a comment

Day 3 at the WSOPE main event saw the bubble burst and the remaining 36 players rejoice as they made the money, a guaranteed £21,142. A WSOPE bracelet and a huge £801,000 first place prize will be firmly in the...Read more »

Ian Munns leads WSOPE main event after Day 2

Dave Allan / 29 September 2009 / Leave a comment

We're down to under 100 players for the WSOPE main event and things are starting to take shape rather nicely at The Casino at Empire in London's Leicester Square. While some of the big names consolidated their strong position yesterday...Read more »

2009 WSOPE Day 1a and 1b round-up

Dave Allan / 28 September 2009 / Leave a comment

Both Day 1a and 1b of the 2009 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event are now completed with a host of big names returning for Day 2 with huge stacks, some not so large and plenty of household names...Read more »

WSOPE main event - Negreanu, Boeken and Tabatabai in contention for Day 2

Dave Allan / 28 September 2009 / Leave a comment

Day 1b at the WSOPE main event ended a little after midnight, last night, with some big names still in the mix. The likes of Eric Liu, Antonio Esfandiari, Daniel Negreanu and Noah Boeken have amassed good chips stacks whilst...Read more »

The Vegas Virgin does the WSOPE - Part 5

Dave Allan / 27 September 2009 / Leave a comment

The Main Event is looming ahead for Betfair's Simon Zammit as he takes us through another behind the scenes look at events at the World Series of Poker Europe 2009...Read more »

WSOPE Main Event Day 1a - Powell leads, Brunson and Beevers in pursuit

Dave Allan / 27 September 2009 / Leave a comment

156 players took their seats for Day 1a of the WSOPE main event yesterday. The big guns were out in force with Joe Beevers, John Kabbaj, Marc Goodwin and Doyle Brunson all finishing the day well in contention but it...Read more »

Vilmunen beats Lederer to win WSOPE £5,000 Pot Limit Omaha event

Dave Allan / 26 September 2009 / Leave a comment

Jani Vilmunen has taken down the third event of the WSOPE, the £5,000 Pot Limit Omaha tournament. Howard Lederer, making his second money finish of the series, pushed the Finnish professional all the way but he had to settle for...Read more »

Meet Erik Cajelais, the latest WSOPE bracelet winner

Dave Allan / 25 September 2009 / Leave a comment

Back in 2007, Canadian poker pro Erik Cajelais joined an elite club, a group of players who had become millionaires through poker. Now he has joined another special group by becoming the latest winner of a coveted WSOP bracelet after...Read more »

Lederer, Boatman and Kimber make WSOPE £5,000 Pot Limit Omaha final

Dave Allan / 25 September 2009 / Leave a comment

The world's Omaha specialists have been out to play for the last two days at the WSOPE. The £5,000 Pot Limit Omaha tournament was their stage and it's been an eventful lead up to the final. Howard Lederer is once...Read more »

WSOPE £2,500 PL Hold'em/Omaha event won by Erik Cajelais

Dave Allan / 24 September 2009 / Leave a comment

Canadian Erik Cajelais took the spoils at yesterday's WSOPE £2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em/Omaha tournament. Cajelais faced the likes of Men "The Master" Ngyuen, Richard Gryko and Mats Gavatin as he returned for the final. Despite being heavily out-chipped as the...Read more »

The Vegas Virgin does the WSOPE - Part 4

Dave Allan / 23 September 2009 / Leave a comment

Betfair Poker insider Simon Zammit is back with more behind the scenes looks at working at the World Series of Poker Europe 2009....Read more »

Meet the final five of the WSOPE £2,500 PL Hold'em/Omaha Event

Dave Allan / 23 September 2009 / Leave a comment

Play ended late last night in the WSOPE £2,500 Pot-limit Hold'em/Omaha Event with just five players remaining, each of them in with a big shout of taking home a coveted WSOPE bracelet and £104,677....Read more »

Men "The Master" Nguyen finals in WSOPE £2,500 PL Hold'em/Omaha

Dave Allan / 23 September 2009 / Leave a comment

Day 2 of the £2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em/Omaha event at the WSOPE finished with a final table of just five players. A few minutes before midnight, and after the elimination of Chris Bjorn in 6th place, players and organisers agreed...Read more »

Eric Cajelais leads WSOPE £2,500 PL Hold'em/Omaha event

Dave Allan / 22 September 2009 / Leave a comment

An eventful Day 1 in the Pot Limit Hold'em/Omaha event saw 158 players take their seats for a chance of the second bracelet in the 2009 WSOPE. Star names such as Devilfish, Sorel Mizzi, Annette Obrestad, Mike Matusow, Phil Hellmuth,...Read more »

2009 WSOPE Event 1 round-up: £1,000 No-limit Hold'em

Dave Allan / 22 September 2009 / Leave a comment

The first event of the 2009 World Series of Poker Europe is completed and we have crowned the first champion. He ended Day 1 as the chipleader and finished the tournament in the same vein, step forward Mr JP Kelly....Read more »

The Vegas Virgin does the WSOPE - Part 3

Dave Allan / 21 September 2009 / Leave a comment

A behind the scene look at the World Series of Poker Europe with Betfair's popular blogger Simon Zammit....Read more »

Dunlop keeps rolling as £1k NLHE WSOPE final is set

Dave Allan / 21 September 2009 / Leave a comment

Fabien Dunlop kept up his impressive early tournament form to go into the WSOPE £1000 No Limit Hold'em final as the chip leader. Dunlop has almost twice as many chips as his nearest rivals but with WSOP bracelet winner JP...Read more »

The Vegas Virgin does the WSOPE - Part 2

Dave Allan / 20 September 2009 / Leave a comment

Pink Hummers, parties and a bit of poker! Simon Zammit's back with more tales from working behind the scenes of the WSOP Europe....Read more »

Fabien Dunlop tops the Day 1b chip counts at WSOPE Event 1

Dave Allan / 20 September 2009 / Leave a comment

Another eventful day at the World Series of Poker Europe saw a more recognisable list of names heading into Day 2 of the £1000 NLHE event. Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, Padraig Parkinson, John Juanda and Jeff Lisandro all survived a frantic...Read more »

JP Kelly leads after Day 1a at WSOPE £1000 NLHE event

Dave Allan / 19 September 2009 / Leave a comment

Day 1a ended in the £1000 No Limit Hold'em tournament at the WSOPE with a familiar name leading the chip counts. JP Kelly goes into Day 2 with an impressive 65,000 chips. Hot on the youngster's heels are Richard Kellet...Read more »

What could Anestis Metsas buy with is $1m winnings?

Dave Allan / 18 September 2009 / Leave a comment

Anestis Metsas walked into The Empire casino yesterday as an amateur poker player and ten hours later he walked away as a newly crowned millionaire!...Read more »

Anestis Metsas' million dollar WSOPE dream comes true

Dave Allan / 18 September 2009 / Leave a comment

It was a dream start to the WSOPE for Greek amateur poker player Anestis Metsas yesterday. The Betfair Poker player took his seat, alongside 17 other hopefuls, in the Free Million Dollar tournament at Empire Casino in London's Leicester Square....Read more »

The Vegas Virgin does the WSOPE

Dave Allan / 17 September 2009 / Leave a comment

God Zammit, he's back!! Our Vegas Virgin returns by popular demand.. A new job, a new city and a new World Series of Poker - this time Europe....Read more »

London goes ga ga for £1 Million poker face

Dave Allan / 15 September 2009 / Leave a comment

As international poker playing royalty descend on the capital to battle it out at the 2009 World Series of Poker Europe, Betfair the presenting sponsor has unveiled a specially commissioned £1 million portrait revealing Queen Elizabeth's Po Po Poker Face....Read more »

Zimbler takes aim at poker world record

Dave Allan / 15 September 2009 / Leave a comment

The World Series of Poker Europe set a world record last year for the longest ever final table when John Juanda won the title after an incredible 22 hours of play. This year, to raise money for charity, popular UK...Read more »