Jan Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jan 26, 2012 Posted in Aussie Poker News, Tournament News | No Comments »
It was a fast day at the 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event as the 75 remaining players played down to just 26 on Day 3 of the tournament. The money bubble burst just into Day 3 action, as 72 players were slated to receive at least a $15,000 payday from the tournament. By the end of the day, the talk of the tournament remainedRead Full Article
Jan Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jan 26, 2012 Posted in UK Poker News, World Poker News | No Comments »
On Wednesday night at the Aviation Club in Paris, France the 2011 European Poker Awards were handed out. Among the winners of the coveted awards were Sam Trickett (Poker Player of the Year) and Pius Heinz (Best Tournament Performance) with longtime poker insider Jesse May heading home with the 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award. Overall there were very few surprises/upsets on the evening with allRead Full Article
Jan Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jan 25, 2012 Posted in Poker Gossip, Poker Player News | No Comments »
There aren’t many players that have been more important to Norwegian poker than two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Thor Hansen. On Tuesday the poker world was saddened to hear the news that the 64 year-old has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. The news has come via the 2+2 poker forum and on a number of Twitter accounts, although it has yet toRead Full Article
It’s hard for some of us to fathom, but the World Poker Tour has been on the airwaves for a decade now, with the premiere episode from Season X of the popular poker tour scheduled to air on FOX Sports Net beginning February 12 at its regular timeslot of 8 PM EDT, with a re-airing at 11 PM EDT. What began as an experimentRead Full Article
Jan Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jan 25, 2012 Posted in Aussie Poker News, Tournament News | No Comments »
The 314 players who returned to the Crown Casino for Day 2 of the 2012 Aussie Millions with dreams of becoming the next Aussie Millions Main Event Champion saw their numbers slashed to just 74 players by the end of the day. With just 72 players slated to make the money in the tournament, the first few hands on Day 3 should very interesting!Read Full Article
Jan Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jan 24, 2012 Posted in Aussie Poker News, Tournament News | No Comments »
Well, it looks like I was dead wrong with my prediction that Day 1c of the 2012 Aussie Million Main Event would attract only 200 entrants, and that attendance would be down some 25% year-over-year! While the Aussie Million Main Event did not reach last year’s attendance total of 721 players, Day 1c drew an impressive 317 entrants, putting the final tally at 657Read Full Article
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Tournament Poker week in review: Pros keep winning
January 24, 2012 Tournament NewsThere is a lot going on in the world of tournament poker this past week, as the Aussie Millions is now in full swing, the World Series of Poker Circuit Series was in Choctaw Oklahoma, the Beau Rivage Resort and Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi hosted the Million Dollar Heater, and both the WPT LA Poker Classic and the Borgata Winter Poker Open tournament seriesRead Full Article
Phil Galfond advocates sweeping changes to online poker
January 23, 2012 High Stakes Poker News, Poker Player NewsOne of the most respected and talented poker players has just spoken out on his blog regarding the current state of online poker, and the changes he feels are long overdue and necessary. As Galfond expected the Twitterverse and poker blogosphere has blown-up in response, with people falling on both sides of the argument. Granted, most of the issues discussed tend to affect onlyRead Full Article
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- • GSN axes High Stakes Poker
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- • High-stakes poker games return to Macau
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