Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jan 20, 2013 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
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The $1,100 No Limit Holdem tournament that kicked off the 2012 Aussie Million tournament series at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia was one for the record-books. Over the course of the three starting days the tournament attracted a total of 1,338, players, with 323 entering on DayRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Aug 05, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

After last week’s announcement that PokerStars had settled with Department of Justice and purchased their longtime rival Full Tilt Poker, the first question every player wanted answered was “when will we get our money?” For non-US players the answer was quite simple, as they will have access toRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 11, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
PokerStars versus Full Tilt

Based on some new rumors (where is 2+2 when you need them!) it seems that there was some movement on the potential sale of Full Tilt Poker to PokerStars. According to the website CompatiblePoker.com, representatives from Full Tilt Poker, PokerStars, and possibly UB/AP Poker were in the USRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 14, 2012 Posted in PR | No Comments »

Over the past six months or so you have probably heard of a new poker site called Bubble Protection, and if you are like most people you are probably wondering what it is that this site is offering and how it would be useful to you. Before IRead Full Article

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

In less than 12 hours Viktor “Isildur1” Blom was able to best Isaac Haxton in the duo’s $1,000,000 Heads-Up No Limit Holdem Freezeout match at PokerStars. The two have been embroiled in the heads-up contest since Saturday, playing for four hours each day and not stopping until oneRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Mar 23, 2012 Posted in Poker News | 1 Comment »
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WickedChopsPoker.com is the latest outlet to claim that the Full Tilt Poker deal to Groupe Bernard Tapie is slated to happen soon. According to the Insider’s Section of the popular poker website (which resides behind a paywall) unnamed sources have told Wicked Chops that Groupe Bernard Tapie isRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Mar 19, 2012 Posted in Poker News | 1 Comment »
fulltiltpoker sold

Last week saw a number of online gaming outlets posting stories about an imminent sale of Full Tilt Poker, possibly as soon as this past Friday. Well, Friday has come and gone, and there hasn’t been a single word of a deal or progress on a deal; whichRead Full Article

Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Feb 29, 2012 Posted in Interviews | No Comments »

Last week one of my close friends Emmett Mullin (Mully) won the PokerStars UKIPT in Galway. So straight after his win I made sure he agreed to do an Interview for PokerNewsBoy, and here it is: Gerry: When did you pick up poker? Mully: Started playing in myRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Feb 28, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

In a recent blog post I made the observation that every time the poker community starts talking negatively about the deal between Groupe Bernard Tapie and Full Tilt Poker, a statement magically appears from someone to explain the delays and ease concerns. Well, not long after Matt GlantzRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Feb 04, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

After an interview by Groupe Bernard Tapie lawyer Behnam Dayanim to Gaming Intelligence the poker world was abuzz over the revelation that several high-profile members of Team Full Tilt Poker owed the company somewhere between $10 million and $20 million in unpaid loans. However, it was another playerRead Full Article