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HEART BREAK FOR TRAFANE, AND COREN

The second exclusive video from the IFP’s World Championship features the heart breaking hand for Igor Trafane against Victoria Coren. Trafane would finish in third place but as you’ll see in the clip it was Coren who seemed the more devastated at his departure…

“BLUFF, RE-BLUFF, RE-RE-BLUFF”

The highlight of the International Federation of Poker’s World Championships in London in November was The Table, nine players competing to become the first official world champion of poker. At that table were Raul Mestre and Victoria Coren, who would go on to finish first a second. It was a duel not short on drama, […]

HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM THE IFP

It’s about this time of year when the headquarters of the International Federation of Poker locks its tinselled doors and deals one last hand before departing for some festive fun. While we put our feet up and look back on an historic year for the IFP, you can watch exclusive footage from The Table, the […]

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INTRODUCING THE NATIONS CUP

So what is the Nations Cup? We’re glad you asked… The first thing to know about the Nations Cup is that it is a team event, played by 12 teams, made up of International Federation of Poker member nations, with each Federation President tasked with recruiting a team of six (with one reserve) to travel […]

DUPLICATE TRIAL

The 12 teams taking part in the first International Federation of Poker Nations Cup on the EDF Energy London Eye will be making poker history. But they’re not the first to try this intriguing form of the game. That was left to the attendees of three trial runs of duplicate poker pioneers who laid the […]