If you’re not interested in one of the numerous World Series of Poker bracelets that have found their way to the online auction giant EBay, maybe another piece of WSOP history will tickle your fancy. Yesterday a seller listed one of the more interesting pieces of poker memorabilia I have seen; the deck of cards that was used during the final hand of theRead Full Article

As poker players from around the world begin to return home after a month and a half in Las Vegas for the 2011 World Series of Poker, the other major poker tours are also getting back into the swing of things, with the first tournament to get underway being the PokerStars.net APPT Melbourne tournament. Kicking off Season 5 of the APPT the Main EventRead Full Article

Poker enthusiasts are likely blocking off their Tuesday nights for the next 19 weeks as ESPN’s coverage of the 2011 World Series of Poker is set to begin tonight and run through November. Unfortunately, the first week will showcase an idea that fell on its face at the 2011 WSOP: The Main Event Grudge matches. The Grudge matches were meant to showcase/relive some ofRead Full Article

It was a long day at the Rio as over 1,800 well-rested players returned to continue their quest for poker immortality at the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event after their brief respite on Wednesday. Despite action all over the place, with big name poker pros and celebrities still in the running Day 3 of the 2011 WSOP Main Event will go downRead Full Article

Two of the three scheduled WSOP Grudge Matches took place yesterday with one player proving his win wasn’t a fluke, while another poker great got some redemption over 20 years later. The first match of the day was a rematch of the 1989 World Series of Poker Main Event, pitting the two-time defending champion Johnny Chan against a baby-faced kid named Phil Hellmuth. InRead Full Article

The main event of the PokerStars Spring Championships of Online Poker concluded last night when Sami Keluporo was crowned the champion. The event had a buy-in of $10,300 and came with a guarantee of $2.5million, but that was blown out of the water when a total of 380 players stumped up the cash to take part. Former WSOP Main Event winner Jo Hachem justRead Full Article

The World Series of Poker will soon be upon us, and many of you out there will be trying to qualify for the main event starting in June. Well here at PokerNewsBoy we have some useful advice and guidelines for you as you begin your quest for one of those elusive seats. First of all we recommend you set yourself a budget if youRead Full Article

The final eight of the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship is set, and although most of the field is considered among the top poker talent in the world, outside of 2003 WSOP Champion Chris Moneymaker, and Poker Hall of Famer Erik Seidel, the field is likely not very well-known to the poker masses. ·    Olivier Busquet – Busquet is a Sit and Go specialistRead Full Article

The full roster for the upcoming NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship was released today, and now that the entire 64 player field is known I thought I would take a look at some of the favorites amongst the field. First, here is a look at the complete 64 player field: The majority of entrants are poker players, including Phil Galfond, Sorel Mizzi, Patrik Antonius,Read Full Article

In one of the biggest upsets of the first day of the National Heads-Up Poker Championship, 2003 World Series of Poker Champion, Chris Moneymaker, was able to dispatch Patrik Antonius in about 30 minutes. Antonius, who frequently plays heads-up cash games online, was a huge betting favorite in the match, but it was the man who put poker on the map in 2003 whoRead Full Article