Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 22, 2013 Posted in Reviews | 2 Comments »

I begin each day by sitting down in my home office and checking my inbox for “Poker” Google Alerts. Once I have sifted through the day’s Google-worthy poker news (marveling at the number of fire “poker” assaults that occur) I move on to my bookmarked poker news outlets,Read Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 22, 2013 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Without warning Party Poker cancelled the four of the first five tournaments on the Pokerfest III schedule on Sunday, causing the poker community to lash out at the site on social media and poker forums. Players already registered for these tournaments did have their buy-ins refunded, and accordingRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 21, 2013 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

One of my pet peeves for a number of years now has been the cheapening of poker’s most meaningful prize: A World Series of Poker bracelet. Before the poker boom a WSOP bracelet was worth little more than the gold it could be melted down to, but duringRead Full Article

Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Apr 20, 2013 Posted in Poker Promotions | 1 Comment »

The Revolution Gaming Network has overhauled their tournament schedule and along with the new Revolution Gaming tournament schedule players at Lock Poker will also be able to play in exclusive tournaments available only at Lock Poker. Lock Poker called on the many members of LockPRO Elite, Lock Poker’sRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 20, 2013 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Poker players and followers of the game are very familiar with the name Kevin Eyster, AKA “1SickDisease” at online poker rooms, but for the vast majority of casual poker fans Eyster was likely a bit of unknown before his recent victory at the World Poker Tour (WPT) SeminoleRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 18, 2013 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Full disclosure, Daniel Negreanu is my favorite poker player. We’re the same age and I got into poker around the same time that Daniel started winning major events, so I have always felt a sort of connection to him at a time when the average poker pro wasRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 18, 2013 Posted in Poker Industry News | No Comments »

The American Gaming Association (AGA) has been at the forefront of gaming legislation since the group’s founding in 1995, and for the entirety of that time it was Frank Fahrenkopf who served as the President and CEO if the organization. Earlier this year Fahrenkopf and the AGA announcedRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 16, 2013 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

It was another busy week in the poker world as multiple major tournaments were taking place all over the globe, as well as the usual slew of minor league tournament series. In this column we’ll get you caught up on all the action you may have missed. WPTRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 14, 2013 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Every day the poker world is inundated with more news, reports, and gossip, than any of us can read. At PokerNewsBoy.com we understand that there are only so many hours in the day, and only so much time you can set aside to follow all of the storiesRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 14, 2013 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

After four days of play the “official” final table of eight players (yes, eight, not nine) has been decided at the inaugural World Series of Poker Asia Pacific (WSOP APAC) tournament series, and one very well-known poker pro has positioned himself for a chance at the title onRead Full Article