Posted by Steve Ruddock on Aug 25, 2010 Posted in Poker Industry News | No Comments »

A new third-party software program has been developed that will allow poker players to see what, or who, is at fault for their losses: The Poker Luck Meter (PLM) was designed by computer programmers, who are also avid poker players to separate the luck from the skill inRead Full Article

Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Aug 24, 2010 Posted in Interviews | No Comments »

Yesterday PokerNewsBoy.com was officially a year old, and to celebrate we launched the PNB Poker Forum, and to top that, today we got an exclusive Interview with the Online Tournament Legend Chris “Moorman1” Moorman. Chris Moorman Interview PNB: I think you have slide down to 17th in theRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Aug 23, 2010 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

After implementing a fan voting system last year –a process that saw Mike Sexton end up as the lone inductee– the Poker Hall of Fame once again opened up the nomination process to the fans. After the initial nomination period a whopping 181 poker players have been nominatedRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Aug 23, 2010 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The Bicycle Casino hosts one of the longest running and most popular WPT tournaments of all-time, but the Legends of Poker tournament has seen some changes for 2010. After a disappointing turnout of just 279 poker players in 2009, the 2010 World Poker Tour Legends of Poker tournamentRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Aug 22, 2010 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Victory Poker burst onto the online poker scene last year by signing a slew of top poker players like Antonio Esfandiari, and taking the little known Everleaf Poker Network into the spotlight –Everleaf traffic increased dramatically after the addition of Victory Poker. However, the limitations of the smallRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Aug 22, 2010 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Full Tilt Poker is learning that lending your name to major poker tournaments doesn’t necessarily translate into increased attendance numbers. After 109 players took to the poker tables in Cyprus for Day 1a of the Full Tilt Poker Merit Cyprus Classic, only 71 players turned out for DayRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Aug 20, 2010 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The Full Tilt Poker Merit Cyprus Classic kicked off on Wednesday with two tournaments, most notably the $25k High-Roller tournament, which drew an impressive 36 entrants, creating a total prize-pool of $900,000. Some of poker’s biggest names entered the tournament, and after one day of play it wasRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Aug 20, 2010 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

July 1st 2010 marked a new day for Florida poker players; this was the day that the $100 buy-in limit was removed, and Florida players were finally allowed to play some ‘real’ poker. So how successful has the new legislation been? The Sun Sentinel reports that poker revenueRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Aug 19, 2010 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Keeping pace with rivals Full Tilt Poker (FTOPS) and PokerStars (WCOOP and SCOOP) UB Poker’s signature tournament is now underway, marking the fifth chapter of the UB Online Championships. This time around the UBOC will feature a total of 20 tournaments with a total guaranteed prize-pool of $4Read Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Aug 19, 2010 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The latest victim of the United States crackdown on online gambling payment processors was Ahmad Khawaja, who ran the payment processors Allied Wallet and Allied Systems. The case began over a year ago when federal prosecutors seized some $13.3 million in funds from the companies account at GoldwaterRead Full Article