Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Feb 22, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Tired of playing poker at home on your PC or laptop? Want to see who is really hiding behind the avatars on your screen? Well now is your chance to do just that. Virtual poker room PKR is giving all its members a chance to experience the buzzRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Feb 22, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Yet another major European poker tournament is slated to move from their longtime home as PokerStars announced today that the EPT Grand Final –one of poker’s most prestigious tournaments—would be leaving Monte Carlo in 2011 and heading to Madrid, Spain. The news comes soon after the World SeriesRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Feb 22, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

In yet another not so vaguely referenced Tweet, Phil Hellmuth has once again linked his name to the upcoming season of Dancing with the Stars. This latest hint comes on the heels of a number of Tweets over the past couple months referencing the Poker Brat’s possible appearanceRead Full Article

Posted by PokerFelts on Feb 21, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

London Victoria is known as one of the best venues to play poker, and this coming March the second leg of the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) will roll up with a schedule that looks fantastic, and with numerous other cash games and side events on offer, thereRead Full Article

Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Feb 20, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Something I get asked alot is “Whats the Best Online Poker Site for US Players?“, I usually follow there question with another. “Do you play Cash or Tournaments?”. If they say they play Tournaments I’ll tell them to try PokerStars or Full Tilt and if you already haveRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Feb 19, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

There was good news coming out of Washington DC on Friday for online poker players as Congressman John Campbell (R-CA) announced his plans to introduce yet another online gambling bill to Congress. Campbell is teaming up with Barney Frank (D-MA) to introduce the legislation in a bipartisan fashion.Read Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Feb 19, 2011 Posted in Poker Industry News | No Comments »

Taking a look at the online poker traffic numbers from www.pokerscout.com can tell you a lot about industry trends, and which poker rooms are thriving; as well as which ones are struggling. Even though the top of the list remains relatively unchanged –according to pokerscout.com’s weekly report fromRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Feb 18, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The professional poker league formed by the likes of Annie Duke and Jeffrey Pollack released their schedule for their inaugural 2011/2012 season, as well as some additional details regarding the buy-ins, structure, and format of the events. The tournaments will be played at the Palms Casino in LasRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Feb 18, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

If you’re not familiar with live poker you may not know the term “Auto-Dumping”. Auto-Dumping refers to a tournament player taking chips from one tournament and using them in another tournament. For instance, a player could play in the $35 tournament on a Monday morning and pocket aRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Feb 16, 2011 Posted in Poker Industry News | No Comments »

2010 was an unbelievable year for UK poker pro Jake Cody who established himself as one of poker’s rising stars with his win at the PokerStars EPT Deauville Main Event in January and followed that up with a WPT victory in London in August! So it came asRead Full Article