Ashley Hames
Ashley takes a break from the felt to prepare for his 20-run Edinburgh Fringe show, "Confessions of a Sex Reporter". He has his eyes on the World Series of Poker Europe and a bracelet in the £1,000 event (18-21 Sept 09). Head to the Empire Casino in London's Leicester Square mid-September to rail our favourite raconteur.
Ashley's Team PKR Pro page
Kai "kingkai84" Paulsen
When asked how post-WSOP life is going, our Norwegian answered "I'm running OK, not superhot, but winning :)". A stalwart of Team PKR at the Asian Poker Tour events over the last 12 months, Kai intends to add to his live record at the APT Macau in August. Before then, you can catch him online, grinding the cash tables.
An extended stay in the Far East will see Kai stay until Sept 1st for both APT and APPT tournaments. "I was running hot in Macau last year so I still have some Hong Kong dollars lying around in my apartment". A return to online grinding beckons post-September, with the aim of playing at least one EPT before Christmas. He likes the look of two nice WPT locations (Cyprus and Marrakech), but will also be focusing on the UK circuit, primarily the GUKPT events.
kingkai84's Team PKR Pro page
James "james666" Sudworth
After a successful WSOP, the blue-maned wildman heads to GUKPT Luton (01-09 Aug 09) to go one better than his runner-up finish (worth £43K) at the Brighton Leg in January. Provided his house hunting is fruitful, he then joins kingkai84 at the APT Macau. After his asian adventure, James will return to the GUKPT Cardiff and aims to qualify for the WSOPE or the EPT London, both in September, although the lure of the far-flung Aussie Millions and the Morrocan WPT event may add to an already exciting schedule.
james666's Team PKR Pro page
Ray "callmebabe" O'Mahoney
"All is good, body mind and soul have just about recovered from Vegas" confirms our softly-spoken Irishman. Although he has few concrete plans for the remainder of the year, he points to the Irish Poker Festival and Irish Winter Festivals in October for his inspiration, along with visits to the GUKPT Cardiff & Thanet. Keep an eye on Ray's Team PKR Pro page and the Team Pro section of the PKR Forums for updates on his movements.
callmebabe's Team PKR Pro page
Karl "discomonkey" Fenton
After an eye-opening first visit to Las Vegas for the WSOP, discomonkey returns to the virtual felt, concentrating on HU cash games. Some of the resulting profit will go towards bigger tournaments both online and offline. He returns from Vegas determined to work hard on his game for some serious improvement. The goal? Some big results under his belt going into 2010. In terms of major event, we may see Karl at the EPT Barcelona and EPT London in September, but from the horse's mouth..."We will see."
For his next live event, Karl heads next week to sunny Nottingham for the £300 DTD Deepstack, a monthly recurrence for the Team Pro. Then onto Luton with james666 for the GUKPT, hopefully the English Open at DTD in September, and of course the possibility of a fun-filled trip to APT Macau with Team PKR. "Marlon67 [Masters winner and APT Macau qualifier] did promise to break my left arm if I didn't go. I think I'd better go." Karl has his eyes on most of the GUKPT events in addition to a nice looking £2K tournament at DTD in December. That event boasts a sick structrure replicating that of the WPT Monte Carlo.
discomonkey's Team PKR Pro page
Andrew "golfpro699" Teng
Like several of the team, Andy is intending to head to Luton to try and add another GUKPT title to his collection. After that Andy intends to stay within Europe although he admits he "might get tempted by a trip to Macau" for the APT. Closer to home Andy is looking at playing the Partouche Poker Tour event at the end of August together with "an EPT or two". He's also thinking about heading down under later in the year for the Aussie Millions - and who can blame him!
Andy's Team PKR Pro page
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