Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jul 17, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

With the turn of a card on Monday night the final table of the 2012 World Series of poker Main Event was decided, and it would be Frenchwoman Gaelle Baumann who would feel the sting of being the 2012 WSOP final table bubble-victim. Baumann was the last womenRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jun 03, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Another busy day at the World Series of Poker saw another player join the growing list of 2012 WSOP bracelet winners, and the first $5k tournament of the year is down to the Elite 8, with a bracelet coming on Sunday. In other news we have our secondRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 18, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

According to the World Series of Poker officials, this could be another record-setting year at the summer tournament series in Las Vegas, Nevada. On a conference call, Jack Effel, Ty Stewart, and Seth Palansky were all optimistic that the 2012 WSOP could reach $200 million in total prize-money.Read Full Article

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

The World Series of Poker held an hour-long conference call on Tuesday detailing the 2012 WSOP, and answering questions from the poker media on a variety of topics. After talking about their expectations for the 2012 WSOP, the newly announced WSOP APAC in Australia, and the new eventsRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 06, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

As the 2012 World Series of poker approaches I thought it would be a good time to take a look at some of the questions poker players and the poker media will have going into the nearly two-month long summer poker series in Las Vegas. In the firstRead Full Article

Posted by James Guill on Jan 06, 2012 Posted in Poker Industry News | No Comments »

Jimmy Somemerfeld, founder of Poker Tournament Consultants and storied tournament director, has announced his retirement after turning in a letter of resignation to Caesar’s Entertainment. Sommerfeld broke the story himself on TwoPlusTwo forums and explained the reason for the decision.  He said: I started in the poker businessRead Full Article

Posted by James Guill on Jun 23, 2011 Posted in Poker News | 1 Comment »

The 2011 World Series of Poker took a chance this year and added Badugi to the 10-Game Mix Event.  They also reinstated the $2,500 Omaha 8/Stud 8 Event.  While the WSOP is always the one place in of poker where you can consistently find more games than justRead Full Article