Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jan 17, 2013 Posted in Poker News | 3 Comments »

PokerNewsBoy has learned that Lock Poker has signed Mike “The Grinder” Mizrachi to represent the site at tournaments across the globe and at their online poker tables. Lock Poker is thrilled to announce the signing of one of the most coveted free agents in poker, who will nowRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Nov 19, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
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Part 1 of this series took a look at the forgettable moments in poker during the course of 2012; in Part 2 I examined the themes that dominated poker throughout the year; now the final installment of this series will cover the individual achievements that took place duringRead Full Article

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

At the 2012 World Series of Poker Mike Mizrachi made history by winning the $50k Poker Players Championship for the second time in three years, and in the process becoming the first person to ever win the tournament twice. Most poker players would consider that single win aRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Oct 05, 2012 Posted in Poker News | 1 Comment »

Heading into the 2012 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event Phil Hellmuth was feeling very good about the way he was playing poker. “The Poker Brat” had made several deep runs in WSOPE events leading up to the Main Event, and even Tweeted that he had aRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jul 24, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

There was a lot going on at the 2012 World Series of Poker. From the controversies and complaints, to David “ODB” Baker’s Ben Lambish performance, to the Big One for One Drop tournament, to Phil Hellmuth’s 12th bracelet, to Phil Ivey’s five final tables in two weeks: ItRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jul 10, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

There are multiple storylines developing after the first three opening flights of the 2012 World Series of poker Main Event, and with the attendance “scare” now behind us (nearly 6,600 players entered the event) it’s time to start focusing on the individuals that are looking to become theRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jul 07, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

One of the most interesting events at the 2012 World Series of Poker is the WSOP Circuit Series National Championship –a $1,000,000 freeroll tournament for the 14 winners on the WSOPC and 86 players who qualified on points during the 2011/2012 WSOPC season. This is the second yearRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jul 02, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The 2012 World Series of Poker has had a number of highlights; from Phil Hellmuth’s 12th bracelet, to Phil Ivey’s five final tables, to women winning two WSOP bracelets, to Andy Bloch’s first WSOP bracelet, to Mike Mizrachi’s second Poker Players Championship win in the past three years.Read Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jun 29, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

In 2010 Mike “The Grinder” Mizrachi turned his WSOP career around (and his life for that matter) when he won the $50k Poker Players Championship, which was astonishingly Mizrachi’s first WSOP bracelet. Mizrachi then went on to final table the 2010 WSOP Main Event, finishing 5th, etching hisRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jun 27, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

It took a miracle one-outer, but by the end of Day 3 Viktor “Isildur1” Blom was the chip-leader in the $50k Poker Players Championship, headlining a star-studded field of 26 players that remain in the hunt for one of poker’s most prestigious titles. The hand in question cameRead Full Article