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 […]
The people of Spain went to the polls today to elect a new Prime Minister. While the people put their cross against a name, several hundred miles away one of their countrymen was perusing an altogether different title, one that no election can bestow, the title of official IFP world poker champion. Tonight that title […]
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 […]
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 […]
Duplicate poker is intended to reduce random chance allow skill to flourish. The result tonight that crowned the first Nations Cup champions, proved just that when Team Germany, skippered by Stephan Kalhammer, were presented the Nations Cup and penned their names into poker’s history books in London tonight. Blessed with a pool of player from […]