5 March 2014, London, UK (Press Release) – PokerStars Team Online’s Alex Millar was the big winner at the 2013 British Poker Awards, taking home two awards including the prestigious Player of the Year trophy.
Millar, who is known as ‘Kanu7’ online, added the Best Online Cash Player award after a phenomenal 2013 where he won more than $2m in cash games.
“Thanks for the messages everyone and thanks to everyone who voted for me as well as to Bluff Europe for hosting and picking me as Player of the Year,” Millar tweeted after the event.
All the biggest names on the UK poker scene attended the ceremony, which took place on Monday night at the famous Hippodrome Casino in London’s West End. The ceremony was organised by Bluff Europe and sponsored by PokerStars.com, while live music was provided by The Dukes of Mayfair.
Those in attendance included Sam Trickett, and PokerStars Team Pro members Liv Boeree and Victoria Coren. Trickett won two awards himself – Best Live Tournament Player and Best Live Cash Player – while Barny Boatman won the Lifetime Achievement Award as well as taking home Performance of the Year for his World Series of Poker bracelet win in Las Vegas.
Trickett was humbled by his Live Tournament Player of the Year award, heaping praise on fellow nominee Matt Ashton and saying “It shows what an amazing following I have built up over the last few years – thank you everybody for your support.”
Another of this year’s winners, Online Tournament Player of the Year Chris ‘Moorman1’ Moorman, sent in an acceptance speech from Los Angeles, where he is chasing his first World Poker Tour final table.
“Thanks to everyone who voted – the award means so much to me and I’m really proud to represent Britain across the globe,” Moorman said.
Run It Once was the first ever winner of the Best Poker Training Site award, with one of its sponsored pros, Sam Grafton, named Poker Personality of the Year. Other winners on the night included Coren, named Best Social Media User, and her fellow PokerStars Team Pro and International Player of the Year Daniel Negreanu.
Those behind the scenes were also recognised for their contribution, with Toby Stone named Tournament Director of the Year and Tony Kendall rewarded for his contribution to growing and promoting poker.
The EPT London took the honours as the Best UK Tournament while Dusk Till Dawn was voted the UK’s best card room.
After the ceremony, pros including Boeree, Boatman, PokerStars Team Online member Mickey Petersen, and Full Tilt Poker ambassador Sin Melin took part in a bounty tournament, with winner Tom Cirulis earning a seat in this weekend’s Hippodrome Spring Classic, worth £250.
“British poker is stronger than ever, and the talent in attendance this week is testament to that,” said Bluff Europe editor-in-chief Michael Caselli.
“On behalf of everyone at Bluff Europe I would like to extend my warmest congratulations to all the winners, not least the 2013 Player of the Year Alex Millar. Thanks to everyone that supported the awards and helped spotlight the best of British poker.”
A list of all the winners can be found below.
British Poker Awards – Full List of Winners
Best Blogger – Neil Channing
Best Contribution to Growing/Promoting Poker – Tony Kendall
Best International Player – Daniel Negreanu
Best Live Card Room – Dusk Till Dawn
Best Live Cash Player – Sam Trickett
Best Live Tournament Player – Sam Trickett
Best Online Cash Player – Alex ‘Kanu7’ Millar
Best Online Tournament Player – Chris ‘Moorman1’ Moorman
Best Poker League – Redtooth Poker
Best Poker Software – PokerTracker
Best Poker Training Site – Run It Once
Best Social Media User – Victoria Coren
Best Tournament Director – Toby Stone
Best UK Tournament – EPT London
Lifetime Achievement Award – Barny Boatman
Performance of the Year – Barny Boatman
Player of the Year – Alex ‘Kanu7’ Millar
Poker Personality of the Year – Sam Grafton
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Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
The British Poker Awards: Join the Pros in London Next Week – March 3rd
24 February 2014, London, UK (Press Release) – The British Poker Awards is just one week away, and poker enthusiasts still have a chance to join this historic event.
Members of the public wishing to join the stars of the game at the Hippodrome Casino on March 3rd can purchase tickets from the Hippodrome website to give themselves a chance to meet, or even play poker against, the best poker talents from the UK and abroad.
Some 18 awards will be handed out at the ceremony, organised by Bluff Europe Magazine and sponsored by PokerStars.com, with nominees including two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Matt Perrins and former GUKPT Grand Final champion Sam Grafton among those in attendance.
Both Grafton and PokerStars Team Online member Mickey Petersen will also have bounties on their heads in a specially organised bounty tournament on the night. Whoever knocks them out earns a seat into a satellite for the Hippodrome Spring Classic and the winner of the tournament earns a seat in the £250 buy-in tournament itself.
“With live music, a great new venue and the UK and Europe’s top poker talent in attendance, The British Poker Awards is an event that no one can afford to miss,” said Michael Caselli, editor-in-chief of Bluff Europe Magazine.
“The British public have had their say by voting for this year’s winners, and we are delighted to extend an invitation to anyone who wants to become part of poker history.”
The British Poker Awards ceremony will take place on March 3rd at the Hippodrome Casino in London’s West End, beginning with a drinks reception at 6pm where members of the public can mingle with the nominees.
After the ceremony itself at 7pm, where 18 awards including Player of the Year will be handed out, a special one-off bounty will take place with a first prize of a seat in the Hippodrome Spring Classic to be awarded as well as five satellite seats.
Live music will be provided by The Dukes of Mayfair, and cash games in any poker variant from No Limit Hold’Em to Open Face Chinese will take place all through the night. Votes on the Readers’ Choice categories are being counted, while tickets are available from www.hippodromecasino.com.
Members of the public wishing to join the stars of the game at the Hippodrome Casino on March 3rd can purchase tickets from the Hippodrome website to give themselves a chance to meet, or even play poker against, the best poker talents from the UK and abroad.
Some 18 awards will be handed out at the ceremony, organised by Bluff Europe Magazine and sponsored by PokerStars.com, with nominees including two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Matt Perrins and former GUKPT Grand Final champion Sam Grafton among those in attendance.
Both Grafton and PokerStars Team Online member Mickey Petersen will also have bounties on their heads in a specially organised bounty tournament on the night. Whoever knocks them out earns a seat into a satellite for the Hippodrome Spring Classic and the winner of the tournament earns a seat in the £250 buy-in tournament itself.
“With live music, a great new venue and the UK and Europe’s top poker talent in attendance, The British Poker Awards is an event that no one can afford to miss,” said Michael Caselli, editor-in-chief of Bluff Europe Magazine.
“The British public have had their say by voting for this year’s winners, and we are delighted to extend an invitation to anyone who wants to become part of poker history.”
The British Poker Awards ceremony will take place on March 3rd at the Hippodrome Casino in London’s West End, beginning with a drinks reception at 6pm where members of the public can mingle with the nominees.
After the ceremony itself at 7pm, where 18 awards including Player of the Year will be handed out, a special one-off bounty will take place with a first prize of a seat in the Hippodrome Spring Classic to be awarded as well as five satellite seats.
Live music will be provided by The Dukes of Mayfair, and cash games in any poker variant from No Limit Hold’Em to Open Face Chinese will take place all through the night. Votes on the Readers’ Choice categories are being counted, while tickets are available from www.hippodromecasino.com.
Friday, February 21, 2014
Top Poker Pros Out in Force for British Poker Awards Bounty Tournament
21 February 2014, London, UK (Press Release) – Guests at this year’s British Poker Awards (www.thebritishpokerawards.com) will be treated to a drinks reception, the awards ceremony, and the chance to lock horns with poker’s elite.
The awards ceremony takes place at London’s famous Hippodrome Casino on March 3rd, and begins in the casino’s Heliot Lounge at 6.00pm. The ceremony itself takes place at 7.00 in the Matcham Room, with 18 awards to be handed out including the prestigious Player of the Year title.
After the winners have been announced, a special tournament will be laid on by British Poker Awards organisers Bluff Europe Magazine and The Hippodrome Casino. A number of award nominees will take part, along with British Poker Awards attendees.
Top poker pros including PokerStars Team Online member Mickey Petersen and Run It Once pro Sam Grafton will have bounties on their head. Whoever knocks them out will earn a satellite seat to the Hippodrome’s Spring Classic tournament, and the ultimate winner will earn themselves a seat into the Spring Classic itself, worth £250.
There will also be cash games running for any poker variant imaginable, from No Limit Hold’Em to Open Face Chinese and everything in between. With many of the game’s stars at the Hippodrome, attendees will have the chance to pit their poker wits with some of their idols.
“It’s not very often poker enthusiasts can say that they’ve even played against a top pro, let alone knocked them out of a tournament,” said Michael Caselli, editor-in-chief of Bluff Europe.
“With cash tables running all through the night, we’re sure this year’s British Poker Awards will be an event to remember.”
Organised by Bluff Europe Magazine and sponsored by PokerStars.com, The British Poker Awards will hold its awards ceremony at the Hippodrome Casino on March 3rd. The ceremony will include live music provided by The Dukes of Mayfair. Members of the public wishing to attend and be in with a chance of playing in the bounty tournament can buy tickets directly from the Hippodrome website.
The awards ceremony takes place at London’s famous Hippodrome Casino on March 3rd, and begins in the casino’s Heliot Lounge at 6.00pm. The ceremony itself takes place at 7.00 in the Matcham Room, with 18 awards to be handed out including the prestigious Player of the Year title.
After the winners have been announced, a special tournament will be laid on by British Poker Awards organisers Bluff Europe Magazine and The Hippodrome Casino. A number of award nominees will take part, along with British Poker Awards attendees.
Top poker pros including PokerStars Team Online member Mickey Petersen and Run It Once pro Sam Grafton will have bounties on their head. Whoever knocks them out will earn a satellite seat to the Hippodrome’s Spring Classic tournament, and the ultimate winner will earn themselves a seat into the Spring Classic itself, worth £250.
There will also be cash games running for any poker variant imaginable, from No Limit Hold’Em to Open Face Chinese and everything in between. With many of the game’s stars at the Hippodrome, attendees will have the chance to pit their poker wits with some of their idols.
“It’s not very often poker enthusiasts can say that they’ve even played against a top pro, let alone knocked them out of a tournament,” said Michael Caselli, editor-in-chief of Bluff Europe.
“With cash tables running all through the night, we’re sure this year’s British Poker Awards will be an event to remember.”
Organised by Bluff Europe Magazine and sponsored by PokerStars.com, The British Poker Awards will hold its awards ceremony at the Hippodrome Casino on March 3rd. The ceremony will include live music provided by The Dukes of Mayfair. Members of the public wishing to attend and be in with a chance of playing in the bounty tournament can buy tickets directly from the Hippodrome website.
Friday, October 4, 2013
PokerStars.com to sponsor British Poker Awards
4 October 2013 (London, UK) - As poker fans begin to vote in their droves for their favourite players of 2013 at www.thebritishpokerawards.com, organisers Bluff Europe have announced that this year’s event will be sponsored by PokerStars.com, the world’s biggest online poker room.
For a full list of nominees for The British Poker Awards, please visit http://www.thebritishpokerawards.com/
Bluff Europe and PokerStars are currently working on a date and venue for the fourth annual British Poker Awards, which is expected to be a glittering evening packed with some of the biggest names in poker.
Despite corporate backing, the awards will retain the impartiality and democratic voting system of previous years, say the organisers.
Nominees are chosen by a committee comprised of an independent group of poker journalists, including Jesse May and representatives from PokerNews.com and PokerStrategy.com, as well as Bluff Europe, and then put to online public vote. PokerNews.com and PokerStrategy.com are official BPA media partners.
“PokerStars are committed to promoting poker when and wherever possible and that’s why I think this was a perfect fit for them,” said Bluff Europe’s Michael Caselli.
“Sponsorship means that we can produce an event that’s bigger and better than ever, while retaining the impartiality of the British Poker Awards. That was very important to PokerStars when they came on board and it’s very important to us too.”
Despite corporate backing, the awards will retain the impartiality and democratic voting system of previous years, say the organisers.
Nominees are chosen by a committee comprised of an independent group of poker journalists, including Jesse May and representatives from PokerNews.com and PokerStrategy.com, as well as Bluff Europe, and then put to online public vote. PokerNews.com and PokerStrategy.com are official BPA media partners.
“PokerStars are committed to promoting poker when and wherever possible and that’s why I think this was a perfect fit for them,” said Bluff Europe’s Michael Caselli.
“Sponsorship means that we can produce an event that’s bigger and better than ever, while retaining the impartiality of the British Poker Awards. That was very important to PokerStars when they came on board and it’s very important to us too.”
For a full list of nominees for The British Poker Awards, please visit http://www.thebritishpokerawards.com/
Friday, September 20, 2013
The British Poker Awards: Voting is Live
20 September 2013 (London, UK) - “And the award for the sickest 4-bet shove goes to…”
Voting is now open for the fourth annual British Poker Awards at www.thebritishpokerawards.com – an evening in which Bluff Europe Magazine, along with sponsors PokerStars.com, gets to honour the finest in UK poker.
An independent panel of experts, including PokerNews’ Matthew Pitt, PokerListings’ Barry Carter, “Voice of Poker” Jesse May, bloggers extraordinaire Jen Mason and Lee Davy, not to mention Bluff Europe’s very own Philip Conneller, have been working around the clock to bring you the nominees in 12 Readers’ Choice categories, but the rest is up to the public.
Categories up for online vote in these completely democratic awards include: Best Live Tournament Player, Best Online Tournament Player, Best Online Cash Player, Best International Player, Performance of the Year, Best UK Tournament and Poker Personality of the Year.
The venue and date for the star-studded ceremony will be announced shortly. For more information, and to vote for your favourite players, visit www.thebritishpokerawards.com.
Categories and nominees:
Readers’ Choice: Best Live Tournament Player
1. Matt Ashton
2. Stephen Chidwick
3. David Vamplew
4. Toby Lewis
5. Matt Perrins
6. Sam Trickett
Pros’ Choice: Best Live Cash Player
To be decided by peer vote
Readers’ Choice: Best Online Tournament Player
1. Chris “Moorman1” Moorman
2. Chris “NigDawG” Brammer
3. Charlie “Chaz_man_chaz” Combes
4. Andrew “stato_1” Hulme
5. Craig “mcc3991” McCorkell
6. Toby “810ofclubs” Lewis
Readers’ Choice: Best Online Cash Player
1. Alexander “Kanu7” Millar
2. Rob “Vaga_Lion” Akery
3. David “SexyGee” Gent
4. Ben “Milkybarkid” Grundy
5. Matt “MUSTAFABET” Ashton
Readers’ Choice: Performance of the Year
1. Matt Ashton
2. Matt Perrins
3. Barny Boatman
4. David Vamplew
5. Stephen Chidwick
Readers’ Choice: Best UK Tournament
1. ISPT Wembley
2. EPT London
3. UKIPT Nottingham
4. GUKPT Goliath
5. DTD Grand Prix
Readers’ Choice: Poker Personality of the Year
1. Jake Cody
2. Sam Grafton
3. Neil Channing
4. Liv Boeree
5. Sam Razavi
Readers’ Choice: Best International Player
1. David “Bakes” Baker
2. Dan “DJK123” Kelly
3. Viktor Blom
4. Daniel Negreanu
5. Marvin Rettenmaier
Readers’ Choice: Best Blogger
1. David Nicholson
2. Kara Scott
3. Dale Philip
4. Rupert Elder
5. Neil Channing
Readers’ Choice: Best social media user
1. Sam Razavi
2. Sam Grafton
3. The BetfairPoker Twitter account
4. Victoria Coren
5. Neil Channing
Readers’ Choice: Best Poker League
1. Champions Poker League
2. Discover Poker League4
3. Live Pub Poker League
4. Nuts Poker League
5. Poker Tree
6. RedTooth Poker
Readers’ Choice: Best live card room
1. DTD
2. The Vic
3. The Hippodrome
4. Aspers Stratford
5. G Casino Coventry
Best contribution to growing/promoting poker
Panel decides
Pros’ choice: Best Tournament Director
Decided by peer vote
Best poker software
1. HEM
2. PokerTracker
3. Flopzilla
4. NoteCaddy
5. PokerStove
Reader’s Choice: Best Poker Training Site
1. Run it Once
2. Poker X Factor
3. Cardrunners
4. Leggo Poker
5. DeucesCracked.com
Lifetime achievement
Panel decides
Voting is now open for the fourth annual British Poker Awards at www.thebritishpokerawards.com – an evening in which Bluff Europe Magazine, along with sponsors PokerStars.com, gets to honour the finest in UK poker.
An independent panel of experts, including PokerNews’ Matthew Pitt, PokerListings’ Barry Carter, “Voice of Poker” Jesse May, bloggers extraordinaire Jen Mason and Lee Davy, not to mention Bluff Europe’s very own Philip Conneller, have been working around the clock to bring you the nominees in 12 Readers’ Choice categories, but the rest is up to the public.
Categories up for online vote in these completely democratic awards include: Best Live Tournament Player, Best Online Tournament Player, Best Online Cash Player, Best International Player, Performance of the Year, Best UK Tournament and Poker Personality of the Year.
The venue and date for the star-studded ceremony will be announced shortly. For more information, and to vote for your favourite players, visit www.thebritishpokerawards.com.
Categories and nominees:
Readers’ Choice: Best Live Tournament Player
1. Matt Ashton
2. Stephen Chidwick
3. David Vamplew
4. Toby Lewis
5. Matt Perrins
6. Sam Trickett
Pros’ Choice: Best Live Cash Player
To be decided by peer vote
Readers’ Choice: Best Online Tournament Player
1. Chris “Moorman1” Moorman
2. Chris “NigDawG” Brammer
3. Charlie “Chaz_man_chaz” Combes
4. Andrew “stato_1” Hulme
5. Craig “mcc3991” McCorkell
6. Toby “810ofclubs” Lewis
Readers’ Choice: Best Online Cash Player
1. Alexander “Kanu7” Millar
2. Rob “Vaga_Lion” Akery
3. David “SexyGee” Gent
4. Ben “Milkybarkid” Grundy
5. Matt “MUSTAFABET” Ashton
Readers’ Choice: Performance of the Year
1. Matt Ashton
2. Matt Perrins
3. Barny Boatman
4. David Vamplew
5. Stephen Chidwick
Readers’ Choice: Best UK Tournament
1. ISPT Wembley
2. EPT London
3. UKIPT Nottingham
4. GUKPT Goliath
5. DTD Grand Prix
Readers’ Choice: Poker Personality of the Year
1. Jake Cody
2. Sam Grafton
3. Neil Channing
4. Liv Boeree
5. Sam Razavi
Readers’ Choice: Best International Player
1. David “Bakes” Baker
2. Dan “DJK123” Kelly
3. Viktor Blom
4. Daniel Negreanu
5. Marvin Rettenmaier
Readers’ Choice: Best Blogger
1. David Nicholson
2. Kara Scott
3. Dale Philip
4. Rupert Elder
5. Neil Channing
Readers’ Choice: Best social media user
1. Sam Razavi
2. Sam Grafton
3. The BetfairPoker Twitter account
4. Victoria Coren
5. Neil Channing
Readers’ Choice: Best Poker League
1. Champions Poker League
2. Discover Poker League4
3. Live Pub Poker League
4. Nuts Poker League
5. Poker Tree
6. RedTooth Poker
Readers’ Choice: Best live card room
1. DTD
2. The Vic
3. The Hippodrome
4. Aspers Stratford
5. G Casino Coventry
Best contribution to growing/promoting poker
Panel decides
Pros’ choice: Best Tournament Director
Decided by peer vote
Best poker software
1. HEM
2. PokerTracker
3. Flopzilla
4. NoteCaddy
5. PokerStove
Reader’s Choice: Best Poker Training Site
1. Run it Once
2. Poker X Factor
3. Cardrunners
4. Leggo Poker
5. DeucesCracked.com
Lifetime achievement
Panel decides
Friday, February 18, 2011
Badbeat Sponsored Players Rank in the PokerStars UKIPT Nottingham 2011
Mark Maunsell, 24, was one of two Badbeat.com sponsored poker players to cash in the PokerStars UKIPT Nottingham 2011 which had a record breaking 1,058 entrants and an astounding £529,000 prize pool.
The other Badbeat.com player was Badbeat Managing Director John Conroy, who was eliminated after racing with TT against AK when down to just 15 big blinds, came in 81st and a prize of £1,375.
Mark first joined Badbeat.com as a Sponsored Player in April 2010 starting on a $300 Daily Limit and, with the support and tuition of his personal high-stakes mentor Manuel Palanca, worked his way through the levels to a $3,000 Daily Limit earning himself not only a profitable year with Badbeat.com but was awarded a PokerStars UKIPT ticket for his outstanding performance.
Mark’s mentor, Manuel, commented, “Mark played a fantastic game throughout his two days at the UKIPT Nottingham which sadly came to an end when his QQ ran into AK with the river bringing a King to eliminate Mark and put him in 70th place for a £1,585 prize. I’m still very proud of him for making it this far in such a big tournament.”
Mark Maunsell commented on his game, “This was my biggest live tournament and although it was a little nerve-wracking, my whole game was pretty solid. I just played the two cards in front of me and took it one step at a time.
Mark will be representing Badbeat.com again at the PokerStars UKIPT Manchester in March and you can keep track of him and all the Badbeat players who are entering by following them on Twitter (@BadbeatLimited), Facebook, the Badbeat Blog (blog.badbeat.com) or at www.badbeat.com.
Special Valentine’s Week Prizes will be given away to sponsored poker players from February 14-21st by hitting a Heart Flush or Straight Flush and Champagne to players who hold King and Queen of Hearts at Showdown. Visit www.badbeat.com for further details.
Founded in 2005, Badbeat.com is the original and leading online poker staking business. It is an organisation created to win at poker through the funding and comprehensive support of winning online players. Winning at poker is harder today than it was just a few years ago – and every Badbeat.com player has cutting-edge software tools, a structured development path with advanced learning aides coupled with the knowledge, expertise and support from a pool of world class poker mentors and support staff.
Source: The Gamblogger
The other Badbeat.com player was Badbeat Managing Director John Conroy, who was eliminated after racing with TT against AK when down to just 15 big blinds, came in 81st and a prize of £1,375.
Mark first joined Badbeat.com as a Sponsored Player in April 2010 starting on a $300 Daily Limit and, with the support and tuition of his personal high-stakes mentor Manuel Palanca, worked his way through the levels to a $3,000 Daily Limit earning himself not only a profitable year with Badbeat.com but was awarded a PokerStars UKIPT ticket for his outstanding performance.
Mark’s mentor, Manuel, commented, “Mark played a fantastic game throughout his two days at the UKIPT Nottingham which sadly came to an end when his QQ ran into AK with the river bringing a King to eliminate Mark and put him in 70th place for a £1,585 prize. I’m still very proud of him for making it this far in such a big tournament.”
Mark Maunsell commented on his game, “This was my biggest live tournament and although it was a little nerve-wracking, my whole game was pretty solid. I just played the two cards in front of me and took it one step at a time.
Mark will be representing Badbeat.com again at the PokerStars UKIPT Manchester in March and you can keep track of him and all the Badbeat players who are entering by following them on Twitter (@BadbeatLimited), Facebook, the Badbeat Blog (blog.badbeat.com) or at www.badbeat.com.
Special Valentine’s Week Prizes will be given away to sponsored poker players from February 14-21st by hitting a Heart Flush or Straight Flush and Champagne to players who hold King and Queen of Hearts at Showdown. Visit www.badbeat.com for further details.
Founded in 2005, Badbeat.com is the original and leading online poker staking business. It is an organisation created to win at poker through the funding and comprehensive support of winning online players. Winning at poker is harder today than it was just a few years ago – and every Badbeat.com player has cutting-edge software tools, a structured development path with advanced learning aides coupled with the knowledge, expertise and support from a pool of world class poker mentors and support staff.
Source: The Gamblogger
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