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TEAM ZYNGA TOUCH DOWN IN LONDON

Among a cast of poker’s most notable champions, bracelet winners and personalities are a team jumping into the deep end of tournament poker. But having travelled half way across the world, what they lack in experience Team Zynga make up for in enthusiasm, and the all-round sense that at the very least it’s a trip […]

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LIVE COVERAGE OF THE IFP NATIONS CUP

7PM: POKER HISTORY SET TO BEGIN Welcome to live coverage of the IFP Nations Cup, a unique duplicate poker tournament taking place in 12 capsules (not “pods”) of the EDF Energy London Eye on the banks of the river Thames.What we have ahead of us is as many rotations (“orbits?” “revolutions?” “circuits”?) as it takes […]

LIVE COVERAGE OF THE TABLE

Welcome back to County Hall for the IFP World Championship where today the Nations Cup gives way to The Table, which tomorrow will crown a first official world champion. After the intricacies of the Nations Cup yesterday and all that duplicate poker involves, The Table takes on a more familiar look, a no-limit Texas hold’em […]

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IFP ANNOUNCES REVISED FORMAT FOR NATIONS CUP DAY 2

The International Federation of Poker has announced that no teams will be cut after Day One of its inaugural Nations Cup of Duplicate Poker, being played in London. All 12 teams which played in yesterday’s first round will take part in a re-formatted second day.The decision was taken to ensure the fairness of the competition […]