Posted by Steve Ruddock on Feb 06, 2013 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

There was plenty of tournament action to report on this past week, with tournaments taking place all over the world in the aftermath of the PokerStars PCA and the Aussie Millions. In the US the WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open wrapped-up and players moved on to the WSOPCRead Full Article

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

The controversial Partouche Poker Tour Main Event isn’t the only tournament series taking place, even if it is dominating the headlines for all the wrong reasons. So here is a look at some of the other tournament action going on around the world. Final table of the UKIPTRead Full Article

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

As thrilling as the 96-player, $25,300 buy-in, Mega-Satellite to the Big One for One Drop tournament that was held at the Rio was, the real story coming out of the event was the obvious chip-dump during heads-up play between Gus Hansen and Shaun Deeb (there would also beRead Full Article

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

With a £1 million guarantee, the latest stop on the PokerStars UKIPT tour in Nottingham was destined to see a big turnout. But even tournament organizers (with their ever-optimistic expectations) were likely surprised at the turnout for the event. A total of 1,625 players made their way toRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 12, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Earlier this year the World Series of Poker announced that the Big One for OneDrop million-dollar buy-in tournament had reached the 22 player threshold that was set to make the event a certified WSOP bracelet tournament. Now it appears the Big One for OneDrop is gaining even moreRead Full Article

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

As quickly as the idea of six-figure buy-in poker tournaments came into fashion last year, it seems, like the latest fashion trend, that there shelf-life was no more than Season as they have just as quickly become passé in the poker world judging by the attendance numbers fromRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Dec 14, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
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According to PokerNews.com the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia has confirmed that the Aussie Millions will once again host a $250,000 Super-High-Roller tournament. The first $250,000 Super-High-Roller took place at last year’s Aussie Millions, and despite being hastily created in the middle of the tournament series a respectableRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 05, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The inaugural Epic Poker League tournament series exceeded expectations in August, with both the Pro/Am drawing enough entrants to not only award nine Main Event seats but for some added prize-money as well, and the main Event exceeding the 120 entrants that tournament organizers set as the metricRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Aug 27, 2011 Posted in Poker News | 1 Comment »

There is always a quiet period on the tournament schedule around the globe following the World Series of Poker’s conclusion in July, but this year we saw a second lull in the action, in mid-August, before three of the major poker tours around the globe –the WPT, theRead Full Article