Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 30, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

If you follow the Portuguese poker scene you’re likely familiar with the name Francisco Da Costa Santos, who usually goes by the name Francisco Costa or his online handle of YuranPT, as the 36 year-old is one of the best-known and accomplished players in the burgeoning Portuguese pokerRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 29, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
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Annie Duke working on new book Annie Duke may receive a lot of flak from the poker community for her past transgressions, but it seems she can still make a quick buck off of her poker fame, as her Twitter account is hinting at yet another soon toRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 29, 2012 Posted in Poker Industry News | No Comments »
PokerStars versus Full Tilt

The pieces are starting to fall into place for the relaunch of Full Tilt Poker, as PokerStars has been busy getting all of their ducks in a row for an impending November 6th relaunch date. Last week PokerStars announced they are shooting for a relaunch during the firstRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 28, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The €10k Mix-Max No Limit Holdem event at the 2012 World Series of Poker Europe is down to the final 16 players. The final 16 have been paired up for the heads-up portion of the tournament, which will see some very interesting matchups take place as some ofRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 25, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

“The Magician” has done it again, as Antonio Esfandiari picked-up his third career WSOP bracelet by winning the €1,100 NLHE Event at the 2012 World Series of Poker Europe. Esfandiari’s win comes in the wake of his historic win in the $1,000,000 buy-in Big One for One DropRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 25, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The World Poker Tour and the European Poker Tour may not be in action at the moment, but there is still A LOT of tournament action taking place around the globe. The World Series of Poker is double-dipping as the Circuit Series is in Bossier City for aRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 23, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
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Howard Lederer’s interview with PokerNews.com took up most of the headline space in the poker world this past week, and what little was left was filled by WPT tournaments and the WSOP Europe, pushing a number of interesting stories off the front pages. So, here is a lookRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 23, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

There is plenty of poker tournament action taking place at casinos around the world, so here is your chance to get caught up on the latest results, and upcoming events in the poker world. Later this week we’ll update you on even more tournament results, including the EPO,Read Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 22, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

PokerNews.com and Matthew Parvis landed the interview of the decade recently, getting an exclusive sit-down with Howard Lederer. The Interview took place in the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, where Parvis peppered the former Full Tilt Poker Board of Directors members with numerous questions over a seven toRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 20, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
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The headlines may not be huge this week but there is a lot going on in the poker world as summer comes to a close (so expect another Hidden Headlines column in the next day or two as well). Here is a look at some of the storiesRead Full Article