Caesars Entertainment has reached an agreement with Groupe Lucien Barriere, a French company specializing in hotels and casinos, which will extend their partnership into the foreseeable future.

Oh boy. Some people just like to start fights. People like James Bord, that is, who just recently stated his very firm belief that European poker players completely smoke Americans. Bord said, “I don’t think an American can win the [WSOPE] bracelet; Europeans are now far superior. We used to look up to the U.S. [...]

Fifty seven events down, one to go. The WSOP in Las Vegas is officially on hold until the November Nine Main Event Final Table. The Main Event final table which will take place at the Rio in Las Vegas, November 5-7. In the meantime, we take a look forward to the next WSOP events coming [...]

WSOP.fr has been awarded an online gaming license in France, by regulator ARJEL. Caesars Interactive Entertainment partnered with Groupe Lucien Barrière to create the site. This marks a major step forward in offering poker players what they are really after: real-money play. Barrierepoker.fr will serve up WSOP real-money tournaments, including WSOP qualifiers for events in [...]

One of the world’s most popular poker professionals has taken down the 2010 World Series of Poker Europe High-Roller Event. Gus Hansen, known for his aggressive and interesting tournament style, outlasted one of the strongest fields in all of poker to win the £10,000 buy-in event. This high-roller tournament was a bit different than your [...]

As written by Mark in a previous article, FTR’s very own Danny Steinberg (forum name IowaSkinsFan) has had quite the showing thus far at the WSOPE Main Event. It was last reported that Steinberg was in 12th place with 69 runners left, but with some luck and skill, he is now sitting in 5th place [...]

The poker spotlight has shifted across the pond this month, with the World Series of Poker Europe taking place in London. Hundreds of poker professionals and hopeful amateurs alike have been testing their skills on the felt over the past several days in a variety of events, and now we’re in the middle of the [...]

Late last year, the world’s finest players gathered together to compete for national pride and the WSOP bracelets. The third World Series of Poker Europe, presented by Betfair, was held at the Empire Casino in London’s famous Leicester Square. Almost all of the game’s elite were on hand to play for their shot at four [...]

The World Series of Poker Europe reached a triumphant conclusion last week. The £10,000 ($16,000) No Limit Hold ‘em Main Event brought to an end the most successful WSOPE yet. In this third iteration, the London-based series really began to cement its position in the world poker calendar. It combines the prestige of the WSOP [...]

Phil Hellmuth prepares for another memorable grand entrance on September 26 in London. Miami, FL (PRWeb) September 22, 2009 – You don’t have to wait outside of Buckingham Palace to spot royalty in London. UltimateBet’s Phil Hellmuth, arguably one of the kings of the poker world, will make his grand entrance to this year’s World [...]