Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Nov 08, 2009 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Perhaps the Hour+ delay to start the final table was a harbinger of things to come: After 16 hours of play the competitors are still one elimination away from concluding play for the day. Chip-Leader Darvin Moon seems to be feeling the effects of the marathon session moreRead Full Article

Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Nov 08, 2009 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The greatest poker player on earth was unable to overcome the minimal chips he had to work with, and despite approaching 20 million chips before the dinner break, the small margin for error he was faced with was too much to overcome. Ivey lost in the brutal wayRead Full Article

Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Nov 07, 2009 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

If you’re like me you probably don’t feel like waiting around until Tuesday night to see ESPN’s telecast of the WSOP final table. Fortunately there are several websites who will be bringing you live updates: * The Full Tilt Poker pros have set up a page where youRead Full Article

Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Nov 07, 2009 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The WSOP Main Event Final Table is about to start. While I write this their is less than 5 hours to we hear the infamous words, “Shuffle up and Deal”. However, it seems near impossible to find any site that has access to live streaming of the WSOPRead Full Article

Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Nov 06, 2009 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Most poker fans are saying “Eric who???” right about now, but diehard followers of the game are aware of Buchman’s capabilities.  Buchman is no stranger to big poker tournaments –of course the WSOP Main Event is “THE” tournament—with close to $1,000,000 in tournament winnings prior to his WSOPRead Full Article

Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Nov 06, 2009 Posted in Poker News | 2 Comments »

On Saturday November 7, 2009 the ESPN cameras will once again be rolling at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas. While the WSOP will not be telecast live, it will be very close – The final table episode will air on Tuesday November 10, 2009 at 6 PMRead Full Article

Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Nov 05, 2009 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

With a new poker tour popping up almost daily, it’s amazing that no other Casino has tried to replicate what the World Series of Poker has done: Create a once a year event that every poker player wants to be part of in some way, shape or form.Read Full Article

Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Nov 05, 2009 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Can the fifth time be the best? Of course it can! The European Championship of Online Poker returns this month with the MASSIVE prizepools you’ve come to expect from our premier online festival event; there is a total of $4.55 MILLION guaranteed over the 14 tournaments in ECOOPRead Full Article

Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Nov 04, 2009 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

PokerStars are about to announced that Irish online Poker sensation, j.thaddeus, has just been signed up as one of their UK and Ireland pro’s. Information on the details are scarce at the minute as PokerStars have yet to announce it. However, PokerNewsBoy.com have an inside source that canRead Full Article

Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Nov 04, 2009 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

This seems almost preposterous in this day and age, but “November Nine” chip-leader Darvin Moon has stated he has never played online poker! He cited this as his reason for not accepting a sponsorship deal from an online poker site –and I have to say that Moon’s decisionRead Full Article