It appears we’ve been snookered by of all people the World Series of Poker! After a Tweet Tuesday night claiming the end of the November Nine, it was revealed today –when the full schedule and format changes were revealed—that the end of the November Nine is more of a technicality. Due to the 2012 elections, the WSOP has decided to move the final tableRead Full Article

In a not so surprising announcement on Tuesday the World Series of Poker announced they would be releasing a number of “hints” for the 2012 WSOP schedule, but did reveal that the November Nine has run its course via the official WSOP Twitter account: “A few hints on WSOP schedule coming tomorrow…you won’t find the November Nine returning.” The move to eliminate the NovemberRead Full Article

It’s been a busy year in the poker world, and with Black Friday and Full Tilt poker dominating the headlines we’ve decided to take a look at the 10 biggest stories of the year, some of which we almost forgot about ourselves with everything else going on in the poker world! Here is a look at the FIVE biggest stories of the year (readRead Full Article

Sam Holden may not have been able to win poker’s biggest prize at the final table of the World Series of Poker Main Event, but the UK native did add to the $782k he won for his 8th place finish in poker’s biggest tournament by winning the latest installment of the popular UK television show Late Night Poker. 32 players took part in theRead Full Article

* Heads-Up Poker is extremely boring to watch This is a very important consideration for producers working on next year’s live feed, since poker in general is boring to begin with! During Sunday’s action it started off a bit slow, but well paced, and as players were eliminated you could actually feel the tension growing and the speed increasing. But once Ben Lamb wasRead Full Article

Like many in the poker world on Sunday, I tuned in to the WSOP Main Event coverage on ESPN2.  I actually stayed with the broadcast for the entire day and into the late night here in Virginia, making it the longest I have watched poker in a very long time.  Below are some thoughts regarding the live broadcast. Live Coverage Great for Poker PlayersRead Full Article

The “live” coverage of the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event final table on ESPN and ESPN 2 (as well as being streamed on ESPN3 at www.watchespn.com) is likely going to last some 12+ hours if history is any indicator. At PokerNewsBoy.com we understand that unlike us the average poker fan isn’t going to want to watch the entire broadcast. So with that inRead Full Article

One of the biggest changes this year, or for that matter since the November Nine first began, will be the final table coverage going live on ESPN and ESPN 2. The live coverage will mark the first radical change in the World Series of Poker broadcast since ESPN added the hole-card camera back in 2003, and could be the proverbial next-step in the evolutionRead Full Article

Apparently ESPN felt the ratings for their “live” coverage of the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event this summer were strong enough to warrant the network to adopt the “near-live” format for the Final Table of the WSOP Main Event set to air in early November. ESPN will air the entire final table, using a combination of ESPN and ESPN2, as well asRead Full Article

This past Thursday, the website Subject:Poker put out a piece on where they claim that the US Department of Justice will take action against the Merge Gaming Network sometime during September.  I would like to take a few moments to address the assumptions made in the article and share my thoughts. Where Are the Facts? First, I want to point out that I didRead Full Article