Posted by Steve Ruddock on Dec 01, 2012 Posted in Poker Industry News | No Comments »

When the Poker Maximus III tournament series got underway Thursday there were several notable absences of Merge Gaming Network skins, Black Chip Poker, Hero Poker, and RPM Poker. The three rooms had decided to withdraw from the network-wide tournament series at the last minute, a move that cameRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Oct 29, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

November 2, 2012. That’s the date that Full Tilt Poker will have their “Play-Money” relaunch as the site nears its official relaunch date of November 6th, 2012, when players in many parts of the world will not only have access to their Full Tilt Poker accounts for theRead Full Article

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

For the second consecutive year the World Series of Poker and ESPN will be bringing you all the action, every single hand, of the Main Event final table live. The final table will play out on Monday October 29, 2012 at 8 PM EST on ESPN2 or onlineRead Full Article

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

Over the past few days PokerStars has been running an interesting contest for its players, asking them to guess the identity of the newest member of PokerStars Team Online. PokerStars players were given several clues by various Team PokerStars Pros, and on Thursday the site announced that wellRead 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 12, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

It seems that the Jamie Gold experiment performed by the Tropicana in Las Vegas, Nevada proved unsuccessful, as not long after renaming the poker room after the polarizing 2006 World Series of Poker Champion the Tropicana has released Gold from his contract and is now closing their pokerRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 10, 2012 Posted in Poker Industry News | No Comments »

On August 31st two very deserving women were inducted into the Women in Poker Hall of Fame (WIPHOF) as Kathy Raymond and JJ Liu joined a number of their peers as members of the WIPHOF. Liu is best known as a tournament player, who has been one ofRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 08, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The International Stadiums Poker Tour (ISPT) is still pushing ahead despite whispers throughout the poker community that the undertaking has bitten off more than it can chew, but if the signings the ISPT has made are any indication, the tournament that is seeking to attract tens-of-thousands of playersRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jul 31, 2012 Posted in Interviews | No Comments »

It’s been a long time since the poker world had a site try to take an innovative and creative approach to their gaming client, which is precisely what the new online poker site Fresh Deck Poker is trying to do as they prepare for their official launch date,Read Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jul 10, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

There are multiple storylines developing after the first three opening flights of the 2012 World Series of poker Main Event, and with the attendance “scare” now behind us (nearly 6,600 players entered the event) it’s time to start focusing on the individuals that are looking to become theRead Full Article