Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jul 23, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Along with Haley Hintze, perhaps no name is more synonymous with the Ultimate Bet Super User scandal than ElevenGrover (the 2+2 poker forum screen-name of Scott Bell). The two have been the most ardent investigators of the Super-User scandals that rocked the online poker from about 2006 throughRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jun 19, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

I have a few big stories to get to in this installment of the WSOP Notebook, so I’ll forego the preview and the witty remarks here and get right to it. Ivey and Hellmuth headline HORSE Final Table I say this a lot (because it makes good copy)Read Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 13, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The World Series of poker is right around the corner and as usual PokerNewsBoy.com will be bringing you all the big stories from the nearly 6-week long tournament series. However, since the WSOP.com website will have full reports on each tournament, the main focus of our reporting willRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Mar 30, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The one thing Daniel Negreanu will never be accused of is keeping things bottled up. Negreanu spends most of his time trying to right the wrongs in the poker world, and taking certain people to task over their conduct; even his half-hearted defense of good friend Erick Lindgren’sRead Full Article

Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Dec 22, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

After Black Friday online poker sites where starting t get bad press with stories coming out like the Full Tilt scandal. However, where Full Tilt had been taking money from players, Lock Poker decided to give back this Christmas. Lock Poker heard about a small Christmas tournament gettingRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Oct 28, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

It’s been a while since the poker world caught wind of a high-stakes challenge match, but that changed on Thursday when Daniel “Jungleman12” Cates decided to throw out an open challenge to any player ready to take him on in a live, heads-up, match at the Prague PokerRead Full Article

Posted by James Guill on Oct 17, 2011 Posted in Interviews | No Comments »

Yesterday, I spoke with legal expert and poker writer Shari Gellar regarding the chances of poker getting legalized this year.  In addition, I spoke with her regarding the recent Full Tilt Poker acquisition agreement with Group Bernard Tapie. JG: In your opinion, what is the best chance forRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Aug 19, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

It appears that the “Girah” scandal that has captivated the poker world still has a little bit of air in its lungs, with the latest addition to the litany of headline grabbing twists and turns being that Lock Poker will be pursuing legal action against Jose “Girah” Macedo.Read Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Aug 18, 2011 Posted in Poker News | 2 Comments »

If you think that cheating in poker is limited to online poker, and elaborate schemes like the current “Girah”, “junglemna12”, “DogisHead” scandal unfolding on 2+2, think again; marked cards, collusion, chip-dumping, and all manner of nefarious dealings are still a problem on the live poker scene –just lookRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Aug 13, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

As the one person in the whole sage that seemed to have been forthright –although the questions posed to him have been lacking in both depth and scope—Daniel “jungleman12” Cates agreed to do an audio interview with Noah Stephens-Davidowitz (NoahSD on 2+2) and Vanessa Selbst, where he intendedRead Full Article