Satellite tournaments have been the norm in the poker world since the 1980’s, and since that time players have been winning their way into tournaments like the World Series of Poker Main Event for a fraction of the buy-in amount –with Tom McEvoy being the first player toRead Full Article

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 memorabiliaRead 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 underwayRead 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 theRead 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 andRead 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 MainRead 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 380Read 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 oneRead 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 veryRead 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 64Read Full Article