Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 17, 2012 Posted in Poker Industry News, Poker Player News | No Comments »
WiPHOFLogo

The Women in Poker Hall of Fame has just opened-up the nomination process for the 2012 inductees to the already prestigious Hall of Fame that was founded in 2008. In its four year history the WiPHOF has historically inducted three or four individuals –the 2008 inaugural class featuredRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 06, 2012 Posted in Poker Player News, Tournament News | No Comments »
Jonathan Duhamel

This is usually the time of the year where the biggest shakeups in the Player of the Year standings occur, considering the EPT Grand Final just finished up, the World Poker Tour Championship will be held in a couple weeks, and the World Series of Poker is justRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 04, 2012 Posted in Poker Player News, Poker Room News | No Comments »
Sam-Trickett

One of poker’s top talents is now a free agent, as UK poker pro Sam Trickett announced that he was parting ways with Titan Poker today, ending a year-long sponsorship deal he had with the popular iPoker Network site. Trickett was one of two sponsored players at TitanRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 30, 2012 Posted in Op-Ed, Poker Player News | No Comments »
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The most famous poker player and gambler of the last 50 years missed out on the recent Poker Boom; this is the story why. After spending the last week in hospice care after a long battle with cancer and heart disease, Thomas Austin Preston Jr., known as “AmarilloRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 24, 2012 Posted in Poker Player News, Poker Room News | No Comments »
Annette Obrestad

While the news of the day is squarely focused on the potential sale of Full Tilt Poker to PokerStars, another online poker site is making their own waves in the poker ocean, as Lock Poker has announced the signing of one of the top players in the game:Read Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 21, 2012 Posted in Poker Player News, PR | No Comments »
Annette Obrestad

It looks like one of the top free agents in poker may soon have a new home, as it was announced on Friday that Annette Obrestad has signed with the poker representation firm Poker Royalty. Historically this has been a sign that the player in question will soonRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 16, 2012 Posted in Interviews, Poker Player News, Poker Site News | 1 Comment »
Witteles

Todd Witteles is perhaps best known for his World Series of Poker appearances where he, and his bottle Head & Shoulders shampoo used as a card-protector, became a prominent part of ESPN’s coverage. Witteles’ poker acumen speaks for itself; “Dan Druff” as he is more readily known inRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Mar 30, 2012 Posted in Poker Gossip, Poker Player News | No Comments »
daniel-negreanu

The one thing Daniel Negreanu will never be accused of is keeping things bottled up. Negreanu spends most of his time trying to right the wrongs in the poker world, and taking certain people to task over their conduct; even his half-hearted defense of good friend Erick Lindgren’sRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Mar 29, 2012 Posted in Online Poker News, Poker Player News | No Comments »
Big Game

When Massamilio Martinez appeared on Season 2 of the PokerStars Big Game it was pretty evident from the outset that the Italian poker player was anything but a “Loose Cannon” (the PokerStars Big Game terminology for an amateur qualifier). But even after running over the table and winningRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Mar 22, 2012 Posted in Poker Gossip, Poker Player News | No Comments »
daniel-negreanu

In what appears to be a bit of overzealous moderation, it seems the 2+2 poker forums have decided to ban perhaps the most followed professional poker player in the game, Daniel Negreanu. The hubbub was over Negreanu’s most recent vlog (video blog) which opened with an advertisement forRead Full Article