Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 19, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

After a flurry of positive movement and press, the potential May 2013 debut of the International Stadiums Poker Tour (ISPT) at Wembley Stadium is now in question. The ambitious undertaking has been met with cynicism from the very beginning, and despite recent signings and the announcement of satelliteRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 18, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

A total of 1,181 entries were recorded for the 2012 Worlds Poker Tour (WPT) Borgata Poker Open (some individuals registered more than once thanks to the reentry/rebuy format the tournament is using) swelling the total prize-pool to nearly $3.9 million and putting the first-place prize-money at a healthyRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 17, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

After just 64 players turned out for Day 1a of the World Poker Tour stop on the Island of Malta, Day 1b saw a much larger field take to the poker tables, including some reentries from Day 1a players who were eliminated. In all 105 players registered onRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 17, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
Poker News Boy

It’s been a busy week in the poker world, so by the time Monday rolled around I knew I would need to throw-up another Hidden Headlines article, as there was simply too much going on to cover everything. So here again are some of the stories you mayRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 16, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

A total of 228 entrants had been reduced to just six by the time the final table of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Grand Prix de Paris Main Event began on Saturday. The six players who took their seats at the Aviation Club in Paris to play forRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 15, 2012 Posted in Poker Industry News | No Comments »

According to PokerFuse.com (one of the most reputable sources in the online poker industry) Amaya Gaming is working on a deal to purchase the OnGame Poker Network from bwin.party. The deal could be announced as soon as next month according to PokerFuse’s source (who elected to stay anonymous)Read Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 15, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The Season XI World Poker Tour (WPT) Grand Prix de Paris Main Event final table is set, and it is one of the toughest lineups of the year, with six very talented poker players competing for the €400,000 first-place-prize, as well as the title of WPT Grand PrixRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 13, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

A number of different outlets including PokerFuse.com and QuadJacks.com were handed a leaked version of the proposed online poker bill in the United States Senate, giving poker players a look at what the potential legislation would mean for the industry –although at this point the bill looks likeRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 13, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
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On Wednesday the Poker Hall of Fame announced the 10 finalists for the Class of 2012, and as is typically the case with anything in poker, the opinions were flying throughout the day. One Facebook thread featured some of the most outspoken and in the know people inRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 13, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Last week Howard Lederer and his legal team were trying to get the civil charges filed in the aftermath of Black Friday dismissed (a move that was denied by the court), and now the DOJ has decided to step-up its pursuit of Lederer and the other Full TiltRead Full Article