Entries by joe

ENC 2013 SET FOR MARCH

The International Federation of Poker staged its fourth annual congress in Lviv, Ukraine this week. Of the outcomes from that meeting perhaps most significant from a playing perspective was the new date for the European Nations Cup, which will be staged in London in March 2013. As in its 2011 incarnation, the Nations Cup will […]

MASTERING MATCH POKER

The qualification stages for the 2013 European Nations Cup are now less than two weeks away. Montessino, in Vienna, will soon gear up to stage the Match Poker contest that will send ten teams to the finals in London, in March of next year. As those who have seen it played with gusto with agree, […]

CHILE JOINS IFP

When the IFP was founded in Lausanne, Switzerland, in April 2009 it brought together a core group of 7 member nations, each with a common goal to promote poker as a mind sport around the world. From those humble beginnings word spread with various other federations joining and others forming from scratch. Thanks to the […]

ENC 2013 QUALIFYING UNDERWAY IN VIENNA

It will be one of the most eagerly anticipated events of next year but in effect, the 2013 European Nations Cup (ENC) begins today, in Vienna, where the 16 team qualifying event gets underway to determine the ten national sides that will advance to the finals in London next March. Attended by IFP President Anthony […]

PLAYERS CALLING TIME

It has become one of the most pressing issues in poker, whether an automatic clock is needed to halt endless periods of inactivity in tournament poker.The problem arises when players deliberately take several minutes to make decision. Other players will respect an opponent with an important choice to make, but when the delay is because […]