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 Jul 13, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event is now upon us, and with only one preliminary tournament still to be decided (Wednesday’s WSOPC National Championship) I’ve decided to take a look at the entirety of the 2012 WSOP preliminary event schedule using the much appreciated poker forumRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jul 07, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The culmination of 60 preliminary events, countless satellites and daily tournament, and high-stakes cash-game action is here as the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event kicks-off today. While the One Drop, Phil Hellmuth, and wild stories on Twitter have provided us weeks of entertainment and historic moments,Read Full Article

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

Just days after winning the $10k HORSE tournament… *Err, wait a minute, it’s the other one, oh ok.* Let’s start this over: David “ODB” Baker (the other one) picked up his first World Series of Poker bracelet on Friday night after a monumental comeback in the $2,500 8-GameRead Full Article

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

I have a few big stories to get to in this installment of the WSOP Notebook, so I’ll forego the preview and the witty remarks here and get right to it. Ivey and Hellmuth headline HORSE Final Table I say this a lot (because it makes good copy)Read Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Aug 25, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The Global Poker Index (GPI) has seen another shakeup at the top as Jason Mercier has reclaimed the #1 spot from Bertrand “ElkY” Grosspellier who fell to #3 on this week’s list, being bumped by Mercier as well as Erik Seidel. The GPI uses a rolling three-year formatRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Aug 09, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Despite nobody in the top 10 producing any meaningful results this past week there was a big surge by Erik Seidel, who shot all the way up to #2 on the leader-board –although he was sitting at #3 so its not that impressive– bypassing Jason Mercier, but fallingRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jun 13, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Mixed Games have come a long over the past few years, evidenced by the nearly 1,000 entrants in the $1,500 HORSE tournament; a tournament that in 2008 attracted just over 800 participants and wasn’t even on the schedule in 2007! With more and more players starting to branchRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jun 12, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

In what was an amazing final table, filled with some of the best and most recognizable names in the poker world, it was the two players with the most experience who would find themselves battling for the $10k No Limit 2-7 Lowball Championship. Phil Hellmuth was seeking anRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jun 11, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

In 2008 Phil “OMGClayAiken” Galfond won his first World Series of Poker bracelet in a $5k PLO tournament that featured a final table many consider to be the toughest of all-time. In addition to Galfond the players battling for the $5k PLO championship included Phil Hellmuth, Daniel Negreanu,Read Full Article