The Bubble Poker League - Latest News - London

WE HAVE MOVED!!!!

2009-01-27T15:57:00.001Z

WE HAVE NOW MOVED OUR NEWS AND BLOG TO OUR NEW STATION:

HTTP://WWW.BUBBLEPOKER.NET/BLOG

See You This Week On The Tables

2009-01-25T13:59:00.001Z

See You This Week On The Tables

Well the season is over and we are going on a two week break from the league points but don't worry this does not mean that the events stop, we will be business as normal with all out locations this week.
We hope to see you at our events this week, all the venues will be running on a five pounds freeze out basis and the tournament directors are the same as always. Please try to turn up at the venue by 7:45 for registration. The new season will be starting on Monday 9th February 2009.

New Blog and Features Coming Soon!

2009-01-25T13:58:00.003Z

We will be putting new stuff on the website very soon including a new blog page for you all to view!
The forums will be taking a different twist also!

LINDA KENDELL WINS THE BUBBLE POKER LEAGUE

2009-01-18T16:20:00.005Z

Linda Kendell Wins TBPL

Well the season is drawing to a close on Wednesday evening and already the Champion of the league in London has been crowned.
Linda 'Annie' Kendell has completed the challenge by winning The Bubble Poker League in the winter season, she won the league in the winter season last time and has really made it her own this season.
'Annie', which was a nickname that came around when Greig Gilmore mentioned that she looked like Anne Robinson on holiday for poker in the sands?
Do you think she look's like Anne Robinson? We are not sure but she was defiantly not 'Weakest Link' within the bubble poker league in this season, make many final tables and gaining those points all through the season.
She has finally been crowned once again the champion of champions and will be looking forward to her wealthy chip stack at The Champions League tournament on Saturday 7th February 2009.
She didn't have such an easy ride though, not as normal?
Wallyd Gayal has been poking himself right behind her, trying to get head (typo I mean ahead) of Linda all season long, the challenge was a good one but just not close enough.
The odds will be distributed on the website soon enough for next season in which Linda and Wallyd will be high on the list.
Next week all tournaments are running the same for the final week of the season and then the league itself will be taking a little break, but don't worry the nights won't, they will all still be on but the only difference is that there will be no points involved. Money will always be involved and that's what we are about.
The closing week will see:
Monday Night @ The Urban Bar
Tuesday Night @ The Samuel Pepys
Wednesday Night @ The Mitre
&
Wednesday Night @ The City Bunker
The tournament at the City Bunker will be the double bubble night in which the pot will be bigger as we are hosting a private ten pounds tournament, so the buy in will be ten plus three for the tournament down in the financial district of Canary Wharf. The Mitre will still remain five pounds.

Once again we would like to congratulate Linda Kendell for winning The Bubble Poker League in it's winter season, we would like to ask all players to now call her 'Annie' as this is what she will be known as to all in future.

THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL

2009-01-18T16:20:00.003Z

Champions League Tournament Date

The Bubble Poker League can now reveal that this seasons regional finals for the top 24 of the magical league will take place on Saturday 7th February 2009 at The Samuel Pepys in Mansion House.
If you see YOUR NAME in the top 24 of the league then you have qualified for this special tournament to see who is the champion for the champions league tournament.
There are still a few events left before the close of this season on 22nd January 2009 so still time to get yourself into the mix of the league.
Everyone has had a fantastic season and we keep recieving emails and text messages on how much you are all looking forward to next season, we are very much also!
Thinking of a change for next season as regards to small things but we will let you know in due course.
We keep getting pubs email us that want The Bubble Poker League in their pubs but at the moment we are keeping it exclusive to the one's we know and love.
Tag Team tournament is also coming very soon if you fancy a piece of that then find yourself a partner and lets get the tournament planning started.
Back to The Champions League Final and to let you know it is on Saturday 7th February 2009 at TSP and will be a day time tournament, tournament will probably start with pre poker drinks from 12:30pm and we will put on the website soon what else is happening at the tournament. Well Done to you if you have qualified, next season it might not be as easy as this year to qualify. . . . .

THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL

BIGGER AND BIGGER

2009-01-18T16:20:00.001Z

The Bubble Poker League is getting bigger and bigger in 2009 with record attendance at our venues this week, we would like to thank everyone at The Urban Bar and esspecially 'Viet Lieu' as we were overwhelmed with players on Monday night.
We will be setting up some new tables soon in the new year to accomodate all of the new players, we are looking to make this venue so we can host up to 60 players at anyone time.
The Samuel Pepys will be issued with brand new tables in 2009 also, with brand new sponsorship for the venue just on the horizon.
So once again we would like to thank you, the players who continue to make The Bubble Poker League the friendliest poker attraction in London.

DOUBLE BUBBLE

2009-01-18T16:19:00.001Z

The next Double Bubble night for The Bubble Poker League has been confirmed for Wednesday 21st January 2009 down at The City Bunker in Canary Wharf.
This is the last tournament of this season running alongside The Mitre on Wednesday night, this is a fantastic chance for you to get double points and make it into the top 24
See you there on Wednesday night for another magical night which this week will be run by Craig 'Bubble' Norwood, you can contact him if you are going to be late on any of the venues on The Bubble Poker League mobile phone which is 07793672965.
The Bubble Bounty is on this night, so knock out Craig 'Bubble' Norwood and win the fantastic prize of two VIP tickets to Madame Tussauds worth sixty pounds!

What A Fantastic Poker Week

2009-01-08T13:50:00.000Z

What A Fantastic Poker Week

We would just like to say what a fantastic start of 2009 we have had with The Bubble Poker League, we will be moving forward with the league and live events in the next few months and hoping that you will come on this journey with us.
We will be introducing lots of new ideas and themes for the up and coming seasons to make our league the best in London.
Many of you have sent in suggestions of tournaments and other idea's that we should think of so we would like to Thank You for those. We are always happy to listen to your queries or suggestions so don't feel that you cannot speak up, The Bubble Poker League is about you as the player so if you are not happy or would like to see something happen then why not voice your opinion?
You can send your messages direct to us through the 'contact us' page which you can click through at the top right of this page, or basicly email us to info@bubblepoker.co.uk
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Monday night this week at The Urban Bar was a fantastic night full of new and old players, most of them braving the -43 degree temperatures for the poker cause after New Year.
We have been told that we might need to add an aditional two tables to accomodate all the players that we are getting on a Monday night down in Whitechapel, this is something that will be discussed in the coming weeks.
Mark Stewart won the tournament and taking the maximum 10 points from the evening along with his big cash prize.
Current leader board leader 'Linda Kendell' came second adding another 8 points to her total, can she make it over the 109 point mark to take over 'Wayne Murphys' points record?

1ST - MARK STEWART
2ND - Linda Kendell
3RD - Flavio Xaus
4TH - Geoff Fletcher
5TH - Stuart Happy
6TH - Michael Long
7TH - Mohammed Rahman
8TH - Jason Matheou
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A very cold and brisk Tuesday night was to be had down at The Samuel Pepys in Mansion House and with everyone ready and refreshed after the Christmas and New Year period you could really sense the amazing atmosphere that we have come to expect from the number one place in London to play poker on a Tuesday night.
Five tables were set out ready for play in the bar right next the the River Thames.
Tonight it was the seasons Double Bubble night, so everyone who made it into the final eight would gain Double points for The Bubble Poker League and this was on everyone's mind tonight, starting stack for this tournament was 3000 with the blinds still going up after every 15 minutes.
The very first hand did bring our first casualty though with our very own 'Viet Lieu' busting out with his pocket queens getting bust to Scott Harrision's straight on the river.
Only a few minutes later and shouts and screams came from Table C as 'Wallyd Gayal' hit Quad Aces to take down a big pot from 'Mark Nicol', photograph to come soon.
The night was simmering down after the exitment until the same table screamed once again, with everyone wanting to know what was going on they glanced over, the same table had once again got quad aces, this time Mark Nicol was involved again in which he had a full house but still lost, seeing Mr Nicol bust out always seems to put a big smile on some of the members faces.
Amazing though in one night two quad aces on any one table, that's what we bring down at The Bubble Poker League, something special to the tables!
Donny Monteiro busted out Craig 'Bubble' Norwood just after the break of play and other casualties were dropping like flies after the break.
Ben Arnold made an amazing raise then call pre flop with 2,4 suited before hitting two pair against Neg Eren.
Neg was saying all night long that he would leave in 10 minutes because his brother was down for the week, he was saying this from about 9:12pm, Neg in the end left The Samuel Pepys at around 11:05pm, is this a bluff from the young Arsenal fan or is he just a gambler?
Answers on a postcard :-)

1ST - BEN ARNOLD
2ND - Jackie Jackson
3RD - Donny Monteiro
4TH - Scott Harrison
5TH - Milton Lima
6TH - Ash Uddin
7TH - Wallyd Gayal
8TH - Mickey
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What a location The Mitre is becoming on a Wednesday night in Holland Park, this venue just keeps growing and growing and the food in the bar is getting better and better.
Mark Nicol was controlling his first night as tournament director at The Mitre and what a fantastic start to his Bubble Poker League career he has had.
Lots of new players took to the tables in West London for this five pounds freeze out tournament and here are the final results below :-)

1ST - NEG EREN
2ND - Greig Gilmore
3RD - Berti Ferrari
4TH - Wallyd Gayal
5TH - Mike Marsh
6TH - Jeff Blattner
7TH - Amanda Ferrari
8TH - Mohammed Rahman
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We would like to apologies for the late cancellation of City Bunker this week but don't worry east London poker players because it will be back next week with a bang, we will be restarting the Wednesday nights at the City Bunker from Wednesday 14th January 2009.

SEE YOU NEXT TIME ON THE TABLES, BUBBLE

2009-01-08T13:48:00.001Z

The next Double Bubble night for The Bubble Poker League has been confirmed for Monday 12th January 2009 down at The Urban Bar in Whitechapel.
Not long left now for this season with The Bubble Poker League and we are counting every point, get yourself in the top 24 where you league position depends how many chips you will get for The Champions League tournament 2009.
See you there on Monday night for another magical night which is run by Viet Lieu.
The Bubble Bounty is on this night, so knock out Craig 'Bubble' Norwood and win the fantastic prize of two VIP tickets to Madame Tussauds worth sixty pounds!

This Weeks Poker

2009-01-05T16:44:00.001Z

This Weeks Poker

We are back all guns blazing in 2009 and this week is the start of all that is to come:

Monday Night we are at the fantastic location that is The Urban Bar in Whitechapel, it is directly over the road from Whitechapel station so dead easy to get to, this venue has grown into the best place to play pub poker on a Monday night so we hope that you can make it there, come early though as seats do fill up pretty quick.
Tournament Director is Viet Lieu

Tuesday Night as explaned above is a Double Bubble night and also winner takes all, places are limited at this venue so will be first come first serve, text messages will not class as registration this week so do come on time.
Tournament Director is Craig Norwood

Wednesday Night has two fantastic night to offer players of both east and west London, both locations are the best to play poker on a Wednesday night.
West London offers The Mitre which is just around the corner from Holland Park station, what a fantastic venue that is growing and growing each week.
East London is the established venue that is City Bunker, a fantastic location with 10 seater tables in which is mostly play dealer dealt.
Tournament Director for The Mitre is Mark Nicol
Tournament Director for City Bunker is Nick Hughes

See you at the tables :-)

Tuesday Night / Winner Takes All / Double Bubble

2009-01-05T16:43:00.001Z

Tuesday Night / Winner Takes All / Double Bubble

Tuesday 6th January 2009

WHERE - The Samuel Pepys, EC4V 3PT

WHEN - Tuesday Nights

RUNNERS - 40 Maximum (5 tables of 8)

BUY IN - £5 + £2

FORMAT - No Limit Holdem Freezeout

STARTING STACK - T2000
4 x Green = 25
4 x White = 100
1 x Red = 500
1 x Black = 1000

CLOCK - 15 Minute Blinds

DOUBLE BUBBLE AND WINNER TAKES ALL

This Tuesday night down at The Samuel Pepys we will be the Tuesday night of this seasons Double Bubble, this means that everyone who makes it into the top 8 and onto the final table will earn double points for the The Bubble Poker League.
With the league nearly over we are now counting every single point, don't forget that if you get your name into the top 24 of the league you will qualify for the Champions League tournament that will take place at the end of January 2009.

Tonight will see the winner take all the money that is paid into the pot!

Seating is limited so do get there early for pre poker drinks and a good stern chat :-)

TONIGHT AT THE URBAN BAR

2009-01-05T16:42:00.002Z

Tonight is the first game of 2009 down at The Urban Bar

Get there early enough to register with Tournament Director Viet Lieu, this venue will fill up very quick.

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE FROM TBPL

2008-12-30T17:09:00.003Z

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU!

Magical Thanks

The Bubble Poker League

TONIGHT @ THE SAMUEL PEPYS

2008-12-30T17:05:00.001Z

We are at the samuel pepys tonight (30th) for the usual poker so feel free to come down this evening for some poker action

TD Craig Norwood - 07793672965

Magical Thanks

Hope Your Christmas Was Good :0)

2008-12-27T12:05:00.002Z

Christmas Time

Hello everyone,
We hope that you have all had a magical Christmas and ate lots and lots of turkey, to be honest I have just finished about my 7th turkey sandwich on Saturday 27th December 2008, lol!

Hope you are all having a great time with your families and friends during this festive period, only a few days until the poker starts up again!

Monday night we are back at The Urban Bar and then Tuesday night at The Samuel Pepys

Well as Bubble is in Manchester at the moment he has been putting in some poker action on the internet playing on Pokerstars, doing pretty well, probably because everyone is drunk and giving him money, lol!

Tuesday night may be a double or nothing event, but we are not sure yet :0)

Magical Thanks

Bubble

Tuesday Nights Poker

2008-12-22T21:15:00.003Z

Tuesday night!
Tonight we are @ The Samuel Pepys

Se you there - TD Craig Norwood

Saturday Party Cancelled

2008-12-16T20:03:00.003Z

*CHRISTMAS PARTY CANCELLED*

Dude to unforeseen circumstances the Christmas Party on Saturday night has had to be put back a few weeks, we have had a fantastic feedback prior to the event with bookings coming in.

We will setting the date back till after christmas now

We do hope that you have a magical Christmas and a hope you can join us for our games and events during the Christmas period :0)

Magical Thanks

Wednesday Night City Bunker Results

2008-12-15T11:15:00.003Z

We would like to apologies for the lack of updates regarding City Bunker in the last few weeks

Below is the results for the last 3 weeks:

3/12/08

1 Mo
2 enam
3 babs
4 guy maycock
5 chris roberts
6 Nick Hughes
7 mickey
8 Nurul

10/12/08

1 Ash
2 barrie dawson
3 tom coltman
4 guy maycock
5 Nick Hughes
6 loud lloyd
7 russel wakefield
8 margaret dawson

19/11/08
1 john joyce
2 linda
3 mark nicholl
4 eren elwood
5 me
6 john hinds
7 joe mann
8 sam mocock

Wednesday Night Review

2008-12-11T17:34:00.001Z

Wednesday night down at The Mitre was a fantastic night full of new and old players.
The venue which is only in it's second week is already get magical feedback from all players that have been involved.
The Double Bubble night was fantastic from the off as players flocked in from 7pm for their pre poker drinks and also which was nice is that most players sat down for some of the food from The Mitre's amazing menu. It was almost like a pre Christmas dinner amounst the players before we sat on the tables for some fantastic poker action.
Bubble has personally had the steak two weeks in a row now and has to say:
"The steak at The Mitre in Holland Park is sex on a plate with a bit of sauce"
My god the food must be good if he is saying it like that, or he is just not getting any sex.
The poker kicked off just after 8pm and with lots of new players taking to the field it was nice to see everyone so welcoming and chatty on the tables, The Bubble Poker League has always been about making friends and being sociable. We do not want the poker tables to be silent and everyone just thinking about poker, we enjoy a good chat and laugh at the table and this is what Wednesday night at The Mitre was.
It was not long until we lost our first player, Alison Neri made an all in move against Craig 'Bubble' Norwood and she came out on top with her A,10 cracking Bubble's Queens. Well done to Alison in her first ever game with the league taking him out.
A nice round of applause and a chant as the wooden spoon is out.
New players and married couple Line and Jani went out in the space of 2 minutes after the break. They were both unlucky but we hope you had a fantastic time.
Line and Jani got married not so long ago in Las Vegas and we wish them all the best.
The tournament continued through the evening with casualties going out one by one including Neg Eren, Chris Roberts, Mark Nicol and Richard Timms.
The final table of eight started and being a double bubble night everyone was happy to be in the points and try and climb up that leader board.
Our new american friend Alison Neri was busted out in 8th position, she had a magical tournament and we really do hope that she comes back next week. She decided to be dealer for the final table in which we thank you and hope you enjoy your pokerstars cap.
Pub resident Amanda Ferrari was in 7th just before her brother Berti Ferrari was next.
In 5th position who always likes to be on top, of the bubble poker league was Linda Kendell gaining another 8 points at the top of the table. She got busted out when she chased a flush to which Foucauld from France also chased a diamond flush but hit a 3 on the river. Who say's that pokeris a game of skill?
Wallyd Gayal had another fantastic tournament and finished in 4th place gaining 10 points.
Foucauld in 3rd place who was last weeks winner, another strong tournament in which he is happy to be boosting himself up the league.
It was the fight of the Greg's at the finish and a battle between France and Scotland as we went heads up.
With tights play and his iPod in most of the time Greig Gilmore came out on top with his A,8 holding on the final hand to beat Greg Turci to top spot.
Well done to everyone that made it along to the Mitre and we hope to see you soon, the next tournament in the calender in Monday night at The Urban Bar

Pos. Player Points
1 Grieg Gilmore - TomTom 20
2 Greg Turci - GregT 16
3 Foucauld - Foucauld 12
4 Wallyd Gayal - Wallyd 10
5 Linda Kendell - Annie 8
6 Berti Ferrari - Berti 6
7 Amanda Ferrari - AmandaF 4
8 Alison Neri - AlisonNeri 2

2 Locations, 2 Great Events for Wednesday Night

2008-12-10T12:57:00.002Z

We have got two fantastic nights for you tonight!

One in the East London area of Canary Wharf at City Bunker & one in West London just outside Holland Park station.

Wednesday 10th December 08 - City Bunker, Canary Wharf
Tournament Director - Nick Hughes - 07877260449

Wednesday 10th December 08 - The Mitre, Notting Hill
Tournament Director - Craig Norwood - 07793672965

We hope you enjoy the events :0)

The Samuel Pepys Results - 09/12/08

2008-12-10T12:51:00.002Z

Pos. Player Points
1 Neg Eren - Neg 10
2 Linda Kendell - Annie 8
3 Craig Norwood - Bubble 6
4 Andrew Dale - Aussie 5
5 Craig Mccullock - CraigM 4
6 Alan Coverman - Alan 3
7 Chris Roberts - ChrisR 2
8 Morris Naughton - Morris 1

Fantastic night down at The Samuel Pepys in Mansion House on Tuesday night, the atmosphere was amazing for a poker tournament with 4 tables packed to the max full of experienced and new players.

Linda Kendell extended her lead on the top of the leader board with an impressive second place finish behind Neg Eren, they decided to split the pot between themselves and play it out for points.

Wooden Spoon within the second hand was John Townsend who busted out to pocket queens against his A,10.

Chris Roberts once again found himself on the final table again, he has only been with The Bubble Poker League three weeks and everytime he has played he has made it into the points, who can stop this young lad from London bouncing his way up the league?
Will he come down to the double bubble event which is tonight at The Mitre in Holland Park? We will have to wait and see :0)

2008-12-09T15:09:00.000Z

This Wednesday night will see the first in the series of DOUBLE BUBBLE nights, the first one will be at the bubble poker league's newest location in West London, The Mitre was launched last week, Foucauld from France won last weeks tournament and hopes to win this one also to boost himself up that league. We are hoping that you can make it down on Wednesday night for the first Double Bubble of the season.
If you don't know what double bubble mean's then where have you been?
Well if you make it to the top and final table then we will dish out double the normal points that is gained within the bubble poker league. A great night with real incentive to gain more points.
Location:
Holland Park

When:
Wednesday 10th December 2008

Address:
40 Holland Park Avenue, W11 3QY

Phone:
07793672965

Nearest stations:
Holland Park
(180m) - zone 2
Notting Hill Gate
(480m) - zones 1/2

How to find the Double Bubble night:
From Holland Park: Turn left after you leave the station and the pub is about 5 minutes up on the left. From Notting Hill Gate: Take the Portobello Market exit and cross the road at the lights. Proceed down Notting Hill Gate until it becomes Holland Park Avenue. The pub should be about 5 minutes down on the right.

info@bubblepoker.co.uk

2008-12-09T15:08:00.001Z

2008-12-09T15:07:00.000Z

This is a message for all members of the bubble poker league,
We have a number of new locations coming up soon and will be looking for new agents to run and tournament direct the poker tournaments to the standard in which we rely on.
The current venue(s) that we are looking for agents to run will are:

* The Mitre in Holland Park - Wednesday Nights
The Bubble Poker League is looking for someone to take over Wednesday nights at The Mitre in Holland Park from the start of 2009, if you think you are enthusiastic, reliable and ambitious poker player with spare time every Wednesday night who wants to be apart of the biggest social scene in London then this self employed position is for you.
With The Bubble Poker League you will be required to set out the supplied equipment, register players, manage money, raise the blinds, chip up, manage table behaviour issues, assist the host venue, record the event results and supply them to area manager. You can work as many evenings for the bubble poker league as you wish and will be rewarded the more your night progresses.
If you would like to apply for the position of The Mitre TD then please email us at the email address below.

info@bubblepoker.co.uk

2008-12-09T15:06:00.001Z