Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Dec 19, 2009 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

After an action packed day of poker, with a little controversy mixed in, the final table for the Doyle Brunson Classic is set, and will resume today at Bellagio. The final six players include a good mix of poker’s elite, up-and-comers, and unknowns. Headlining the field –and atRead Full Article

Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Dec 19, 2009 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

There are quite a few changes in store for anyone checking out the 2010 WSOP schedule: The tournament series will still feature 57 tournaments, but there seems to be a new emphasis on lower buy-in, and larger buy-in events. * The $50k HORSE tournament has been replaced withRead Full Article

Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Dec 19, 2009 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The 2010 World Series of Poker schedule has been released, and there are some fascinating changes to the tournament series –and even more fascinating non-changes, such as the decision to continue to have a long 4-month break in the action before the final table is concluded. The reasonsRead Full Article

Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Dec 18, 2009 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

In another move that shows how television has truly taken over poker, Harrah’s announced on Thursday that they will be changing the $50k HORSE Tournament to an 8-Game Mix that will feature a final table of exclusively No Limit Texas Holdem –I know you must be as shockedRead Full Article

Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Dec 18, 2009 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Despite being eliminated on Day 2 of the event Baldwin was able to survive the inevitable “sweat” that every poker player is only too familiar with. With the only two men who could catch Baldwin, Yevgeniy Timoshenko and Cornel Andrew Cimpan, still in the running –Timoshenko would needRead Full Article

Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Dec 17, 2009 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The results from the first ever Pokerstars UKIPT event are in and it’s Padraig Parkinson who has taken down the 125,000 euro first place prize money. The tournament started with a field of 259 runners which made the total prize pool 471,400 euros. A assize 116 of theRead Full Article

Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Dec 16, 2009 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Barney Frank’s stance on the online gaming issue has made the Massachusetts Congressman a darling of the poker world, but it’s quite unlikely that very many poker players realize why the Congressman opposes a ban on online gambling. Frank doesn’t gamble himself –at all—but has a very goodRead Full Article

Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Dec 16, 2009 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

In a scene more suited to western saloon in the late 1800’s than a multi-million dollar mega-casino on the Las Vegas Strip, professional poker player and author Tony Korfman decided enough was enough. After a bystander posted his version of the event on the 2+2 poker forums (www.twoplustwo.com)Read Full Article

Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Dec 16, 2009 Posted in Poker Industry News | No Comments »

Dutch Boyd is no stranger to controversy in the poker world; the former owner of PokerSpot.com –one of the few online poker sites to go belly up and abscond with players’ money—has been a polarizing figure since he gained notoriety in the poker world. Now one of theRead Full Article

Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Dec 14, 2009 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

We are now down to 5 and below you will see chip counts and who left… Paul Marrow United Kingdom 1650000 Ben Lefew USA PokerStars qualifier 1590000 Michael McFadgen Canada PokerStars player 788000 Padraig Parkinson Ireland 534000 Michael Graydon Ireland PokerStars qualifier 500000