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Nic Szeremeta Columns
Poker in Europe - For Poker, Spain’s a “Must Go”
Poker as we know it is in its infancy in Spain. A couple of years ago there were a few private games and that was about it. One of these in Madrid was where former waiter Carlos Mortenssen served his apprenticeship. It was a useful stepping stone on his way to becoming the first Spaniard to win the WSOP Championship event at the start of the Millennium. But his win did more than add a seven figure sum to his bankroll.
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Poker in Europe - Visit Vibrant Kiev!
Interesting place Europe. Full of surprises. Take Kiev for example, capital of the Ukraine which was one of the former states of the USSR.
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Poker in Europe - PokerEM's a Big One
One of the main happenings on the European tournament programme is the annual PokerEM, a 7- card-stud competition held around the first week of October.
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Poker in Europe - Miami John on UK Telly
Miami John Cernuto, one of the high profile Americans who made it over to Vienna for the ParadisePoker.com World Heads Up Poker Championship, is now one of the UK’s most recognisable poker faces.
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Poker in Europe - It Sure is Different
The continent known as Europe may appear to be unified in some respects but take it from me it isn’t. There are dozens of different cultures, umpteen languages, every country seems to have its own way of cooking and what a German finds funny is usually insulting to the English. Quite simply every one seems to have their own way of doing things – and that extends to the poker scene as well.
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European Poker - Young, but Growing
It’s probably a fair bet that poker in one form or another is played in every European country and there has been a steady growth in the number of nations where public poker is permissible. Not surprisingly the games in some of these places have their own local quirks.
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European Poker - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
There are mixed messages coming from the poker fraternity on the European side of the pond.
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European Poker - The Poker Million “Flop”
One of the undoubted assets of poker players is their ability to read situations—not just at the table but in what passes for real life. So it came as no surprise to most inhabitants of the European poker village that the much-hyped Poker Million...
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European Poker - Europoker and the Blokes from Down Under
While most American players seem to be content to stay at home to play, many Europeans have adopted the “have bankroll—will travel” attitude...
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European Poker - Britain’s Tournament Scene
Poker tournaments in Britain used to be the best value on the planet thanks to the country’s ancient gaming regulations, which prevented card rooms from charging entry fees. All the buy-in money went into the pools. But there was a downside...
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European Poker - And the Next Hot Spot is...
Poker in Europe is on the increase but a combination of governmental red tape and strategic mistakes by operators is slowing the rate of growth...
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European Poker
Poker in Europe has been on the increase now for the past decade and the growth shows no signs of stopping. At the beginning of the 90s it was a poker desert with a few oases...
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