Posted by Steve Ruddock on Feb 06, 2013 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

There was plenty of tournament action to report on this past week, with tournaments taking place all over the world in the aftermath of the PokerStars PCA and the Aussie Millions. In the US the WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open wrapped-up and players moved on to the WSOPCRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jul 16, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

With just 27 players remaining in the 2012 World Series of poker Main Event there is a very good chance that for the first time since 1995, and only the second time in the 43-year history of the WSOP, a women may be among the final nine competitors.Read Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jun 13, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

After skipping the entire 2011 World Series of Poker following the troubles at Full Tilt Poker post-Black Friday Phil Ivey doesn’t seem to have skipped a beat when it comes to his domination at the WSOP in recent years. After barely missing his 9th bracelet earlier this weekRead Full Article

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

For the third timed in the past three years Matt Matros has won a World Series of Poker bracelet, after winning the $1,500 No Limit Holdem 6-Max tournament on Saturday. Matros is a longtime tournament poker player who burst onto the poker scene in the early years ofRead Full Article

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

Nearly two weeks into the 2012 World Series of Poker WSOP tournaments are coming in a flurry, with bracelets being handed out, final tables being set, and tournaments getting underway. So without wasting any more time, here is a look at what was going on at the WSOPRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 25, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

German poker pro, and recently signed representative for Party Poker, Marvin Rettenmaier maintained his chip-lead during Day 5 of the World Poker Tour $25k Championship, and will take a commanding lead into Saturday’s official final table. Nine players took their seats on Thursday, with the tournament scheduled toRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 09, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Team PokerStars Pro Viktor Blom is best known for his ultra-high-stakes cash-game exploits, but after his run in the SCOOP tournament series at PokerStars early this week, Blom may suddenly find his tournament skills the talk of the online poker forums. Blom, who plays under his infamous screen-nameRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jan 26, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

It was a fast day at the 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event as the 75 remaining players played down to just 26 on Day 3 of the tournament. The money bubble burst just into Day 3 action, as 72 players were slated to receive at least a $15,000Read Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Nov 18, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

After two full days of play at the inaugural European Poker Tour stop in Loutraki, Greece it’s a Team PokerStars Pro leading the way, but likely not one of the Team PokerStars Pros you would expect. Instead of Daniel Negreanu, Liv Boeree, or even the recently added 2011Read Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Nov 10, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The 2011 World Series of Poker is now officially in the books, but we don’t have to wait until January’s PCA and Aussie Millions for the next major poker tournament. Over in France another tournament has decided to implement the WSOP format of a prolonged break in betweenRead Full Article