David Chiu had one of the least-popular tasks in poker sitting before him when the final heads-up battle began at the 2008 World Poker Tour Championship at Bellagio. He was facing Gus Hansen for the title and $3,389,140 in prize money, and was starting this task at a major disadvantage. Hansen...

After outgunning more than 2,000 players recently online, Jack Hinchey finished the job in some style at the $3 million-guaranteed 888.com World Poker Crown. In the amazing historical locale of Peralada Castle, Spain, Hinchey moved away from the computer to defeat seven other finalists and take...

Monte Carlo has been a place that's synonymous with gambling long before a game of poker was ever dealt in Las Vegas, so it is only fitting that it was the setting for the richest poker-tournament prize in not only the history of Europe, but also anywhere in the world outside of Sin City. The...

With all eyes in Europe looking west to Las Vegas and the World Series of Poker, it seems a good time to reflect on the achievements of players and tournament organisers on our own continent during the past season. Season four of the European Poker Tour was a triumph, with new stops (San Remo,...

Jung Cruises to Party Poker Million VI Victory The sixth PartyPoker.com Million was won by German Alexander Jung, who beat fellow countryman Dominik Stopka for the first prize payout of $358,280. The Million, which was held from May 3-10 aboard the MSC Poesia as it cruised the Mediterranean, saw...

Kveen King at the Norwegian Poker Championships Dusk Till Dawn (DTD), Nottingham's long beleaguered but finally fully operational poker club, has faced endless court proceedings and overcome objections, licensing issues, and costs of building a large-scale card room from scratch. But in May...