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 very well-known to the poker masses. ·    Olivier Busquet – Busquet is a Sit and Go specialistRead 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 64 player field: The majority of entrants are poker players, including Phil Galfond, Sorel Mizzi, Patrik Antonius,Read Full Article

For the first time ever, the entire final table of the World Series of Poker Main Event will be appearing at the same event, and the casino that was able to pull off this achievement is none other than Foxwoods Resort and Casino in Connecticut. The “reunion” will take place on February 8, 2011 during the Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge XIX tournament series andRead Full Article

Head on over to the PokerNewsBoy poker forums to cast your vote for the Best High-Stakes player in poker! Here is the list of nominees our crack research staff has chosen for the honor! Jake Cody – Cody had a monster year in 2010 capturing two major tournament titles along the way. Cody won the EPT Deauville tournament in January, and then went onRead Full Article

Immediately after his World Series of Poker win, where he led the tournament almost wire-to-wire, the 23 year-old Canadian, Jonathan Duhamel, donated $100,000 to a charity in his hometown of Montreal to benefit children. In his post-win press conference Duhamel told reporters he wants to be an ambassador for the game saying first in his Native French before switching to English, “It means soRead Full Article

The most prestigious tournament in poker has added another name to its list of champions. Late Monday night Jonathan Duhamel was able to eliminate his final competitor, John Racener, to win the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event Championship. Duhamel held a 6-to-1 advantage in chips when heads-up play began, and despite an early double-up by Racener he was able to wear downRead Full Article

The 2010 November Nine have been chosen. This year’s table has quite a large range of skill sets from complete newbie’s to day in day out poker professionals. Only one can walk away and make poker history by becoming the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event champion as well as receiving just over 8 million dollars. Jonathan Duhamel – Jonathan is sitting asRead Full Article

Even if you, or perhaps a player you staked, didn’t make the World Series of Poker Final Table you can still have a horse in the race if you want to lay a wager on who the eventual champion will be. One of the Best Online Betting Sites has put up the odds for each of the final 9 players left in the WSOP.Read Full Article

9 players walked away from the Rio poker tables this morning with an extra $811k in their pocket, but with hopes and dreams of winning a whole lot more. The 9 players who will participate in the WSOP Final Table November 9th and 10th are: 1. Jonathan Duhamel – 65,975,000 chips 2. John Dolan – 46,250,000 chips 3. Joseph Cheong – 23,525,000 chips 4.Read Full Article