content top

Diary – Day One at the WPT LAPC Ma...

As I write this the number of entries for the LAPC Main Event is 713. I have just quickly popped back to hotel and what do you see – pros arriving – just so they can take their seats one minute before registration closes at 5pm. Mr Hellmuth is in LA but how will he possibly engineer being the last possible person to register? I just saw Hoyt Corkins in the lift and he was...

PartyPoker players visit Universal Studi...

Welcome to Universal Studios Monday meant the players who travelled to LA for the WPT Celebrity Invitational had a day off in Los Angeles. We gave the players a couple of options but the overwhelming favourite was a trip to Universal Studios. In total twenty of the players came along for a day of rides, attractions and fun. Some of the favourites included the Simpsons 3D IMAX ride which...

Savage Tournaments! Last PartyPoker qual...

David McGrail, a 24-year-old surveyor from Edinburgh had the deepest run in the WPT Celebrity Invitational at the Commerce Casino in LA. Ace eight against his kings with a straight on the river was enough to send him on his bike. Thank god his friend wasn’t bike riding as he was wearing a kilt. Last saw these Scots around midnight when I left them in the corporate hospitality...

WPT Celebrity Invitational Updates...

After a day spent taking in the sights or just taking it easy, the players all converged on the tournament room on the second floor at the Commerce Casino for the WPT Celebrity Invitational. This event is a $200,000 freeroll which attracts many top name poker players as well as a good number of TV and movie stars. This was the reason the players had flown all the way to Los...

PartyPoker players visit Beverly Hills...

After the fun and games from Friday nights party, there were a few sore heads in the breakfast room on Saturday. Some of the players ended up in the Sky Bar which had an excellent rooftop terrace where you could get a great view of Los Angeles while sipping a cool beer or mojito. Other players had plenty of success on the cash tables with many of them saying how soft the tables were....

PartyPoker party at the WPT Celebrity In...

PartyPoker welcomes the players to Los Angeles. Friday night saw the players arrive at The Commerce Casino for the PartyPoker welcome party. Many people had arrived that day from all over Europe, Canada, even India and for many this was their first trip to Los Angeles and they were ready to have a good time. The Commerce Casino Although there was plenty of poker being talked about at...

PartyWood! From Premier League to WPT Ce...

Oh yes, I am curled up in the middle – all anxious and tired. May have something to with going from the conclusion of the Premier League in Vegas direct to the WPT Celebrity Invitational at the Commerce Casino in LA. David Benyamine won and wasn’t wrapped up until early hours – then it was straight on to the reception for PartyPoker’s online qualifiers at the...

League Stages Over at PartyPoker.com Pre...

The league stages at the http://www.partypoker.com/ Premier League IV at the M Resort in Las Vegas are now over. Four players go directly to the final table, while four others take part in heads-up matches tomorrow morning to secure the final two spots in the six seat finale. See all the pictures from the final heat at PartyPoker’s official Facebook...

The ruling had to come I suppose…...

Here’s how PokerNews reported it… What’s the Law? There’s a law in Nevada that you can’t cover your face in a casino. Daniel Negreanu questioned whether or not wearing the masks was legal and complained a little bit about Roland De Wolfe and Tony G wearing the masks. The tournament staff is going to check in on whether or not the law is true. We’ll...

Premier League – Madness, Darth Va...

The banter this morning reached new levels with every player in the PartyPoker.com Premier League still in contention. We also had the full line-up shoot – see picture above of PartyPoker.it online qualifier Giovanni Safina – there’s no doubt he needs the headphones to protect himself from the consistent onslaught of trash talk… Today was fancy dress day. See...