Posted by Steve Ruddock on Dec 27, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
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The final ballots have been cast by our hand-picked panel of poker experts, and after a little bit of deliberation we were able to settle upon a winner in each if the 10 categories we selected this time around. Congratulations to all of the winners and the deservingRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Dec 26, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

According to a report at www.PocketFives.com Absolute Poker and UB Poker players may indeed be repaid by the soon to be liquidated sites… but only to the tune of about 20% of their account balances. According to the article, “Two reliable sources close to Absolute Poker and UBRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Dec 26, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

It may not be legalized and regulated online poker but the ruling by the US Department of Justice this past Friday does pave the way for a total shakeup of the way online poker (and all forms of online gambling) legislation is sought. On Friday the DOJ releasedRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Dec 24, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

It’s been a busy year in the poker world, and with Black Friday and Full Tilt poker dominating the headlines we’ve decided to take a look at the 10 biggest stories of the year, some of which we almost forgot about ourselves with everything else going on inRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Dec 24, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

With three more stops announced this week, the remainder of the Season 8 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) schedule is starting to take shape. The tour now has six scheduled stops on the Season 8 schedule after the New Year, with a few others likely to be addedRead Full Article

Posted by James Guill on Dec 23, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The Federal Wire Act of 1961 has been used for years by the United States Department of Justice as a tool in their fight against online poker.  For year, it has been interpreted to mean that online gambling and poker is illegal.  That changed earlier Friday when theRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Dec 23, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

It’s been a busy year in the poker world, and with Black Friday and Full Tilt poker dominating the headlines we’ve decided to take a look at the 10 biggest stories of the year, some of which we almost forgot about ourselves with everything else going on inRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Dec 23, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

On Wednesday we learned that 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion Jonathan Duhamel was the victim of a brutal home invasion at his home in Boucherville, Quebec just outside of Montreal. The initial details were few and far between (with local police not even willing toRead Full Article

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

Every year I like to take a look at a few of the tournament grinders who have been quite successful over the past few years, but have yet to “breakout” as poker superstars — had a few cards fallen differently they would already be household names in theRead Full Article

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

After Black Friday online poker sites where starting t get bad press with stories coming out like the Full Tilt scandal. However, where Full Tilt had been taking money from players, Lock Poker decided to give back this Christmas. Lock Poker heard about a small Christmas tournament gettingRead Full Article