Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 22, 2012 Posted in Tournament News, WPT News | No Comments »
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95 players began the day on Day 3 of the WPT Championship at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, Nevada, and when the dust settled at the end of the day only 45 players remained, despite 17 more registrants adding their name to the entry-list during Day 3. LeadingRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 09, 2012 Posted in TV Poker, WSOP News | No Comments »
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There was a lot of 2012 World Series of Poker news announced on Tuesday. Not only did we have the media conference call where we learned about the rules changes and attendance expectations, as well as WSOP officials clarifying and answering a number of other questions, but ESPNRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 08, 2012 Posted in WSOP News | No Comments »
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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 Feb 29, 2012 Posted in Tournament News, WPT News | No Comments »
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Another World Poker Tour (WPT) final table means another stacked WPT final table, considering the final six players competing for the Season X LA Poker Classic title includes four of the top young players in the game: David Sands, Jason Somerville, Dan Kelly, and Noah Schwartz. I’ve alreadyRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Feb 19, 2012 Posted in Poker Player News, WSOP News | No Comments »
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This week the World Series of Poker announced that five-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner and 1998 WSOP Main Event Champion Scotty Nguyen will be hosting the second annual World Series of Poker Africa, which will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa. Nguyen’s hosting duties will extendRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Feb 01, 2012 Posted in WSOP News | No Comments »
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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 ofRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jan 31, 2012 Posted in Tournament News, WSOP News | No Comments »
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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 onRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Dec 24, 2011 Posted in Poker Player News, Poker Site News | No Comments »
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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 inRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Dec 12, 2011 Posted in TV Poker, UK Poker News | No Comments »
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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 latestRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Nov 10, 2011 Posted in Op-Ed, WSOP News | No Comments »
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* 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 eliminatedRead Full Article