Posted by Steve Ruddock on Nov 24, 2010 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

PokerNews.com’s Chad Holloway recently wrote an editorial on celebrities in poker where he stated that shows such as the now defunct Celebrity Poker Showdown tend to have a negative impact on poker by making potential players think the game is a whole lot of luck –Holloway also detailsRead Full Article

Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Nov 24, 2010 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

20 year-old poker pro Harrison Gimbel was able to outlast some 300 other entrants to win the largest tournament in Florida history. Gimbel won the World Poker Tour/Fall Poker Open at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, worth an impressive $333,000 –the largest payout in Florida pokerRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Nov 24, 2010 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Although he promised to get back to business in his challenge match with Daniel ‘jungleman12’ Cates Tom Dwan can probably be excused for putting the match off a bit longer. According to a poster on the 2+2 poker forum regarding the high-stakes cash games that have been takingRead Full Article

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

The speculation is growing about whether Phil Hellmuth and UB Poker are going their separate ways. For the second straight major tournament –not to mention a Poker After Dark appearance—Phil Hellmuth has not been sporting the familiar UB Poker logo we have grown accustomed to seeing on hisRead Full Article

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

After more than a week of intense action that saw million of dollars change hands it appears that the ultra-high-stakes cash games in Macau have finally come to an end. Matt Savage informed the 2+2 poker forums that both Tom ‘durrrr’ Dwan and Phil Ivey have left theRead Full Article

Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Nov 22, 2010 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

In a recent interview with SpecPoker.com Daniel Cates, better known as ‘jungleman12’ online, revealed his frustration with the snail’s pace that his heads-up match with Tom ‘durrrr’ Dwan is proceeding at. During the phone interview (which you can listen to at specpoker.com) Cates had this to say regardingRead Full Article

Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Nov 22, 2010 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

There is a lot of news driving the poker headlines that is taking place away from the poker tables over the past week, but by far the biggest story has been the insanely high-stakes action that is taking place in Macau. With players like Phil Ivey, durrrr, JohnnyRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Nov 21, 2010 Posted in Poker Industry News | No Comments »

Less than a month ago the Wall Street Journal ran a story regarding Harrah’s plans to take part of its vast gaming empire public with an Initial Public Offering (IPO). Yesterday word came down that Harrah’s was cancelling their IPO “at this time due to market conditions.” accordingRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Nov 21, 2010 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The World Series of Poker Main Event is often called the richest prize in sports, but is it really a sport? Even though poker telecasts can mainly be found on sports channels like ESPN and FOX Sports but does this lend credence to the ‘poker is a sport’Read Full Article

Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Nov 19, 2010 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Aptly titled “Uncensored” the recently published autobiography of one of Norway’s most famous gamblers, will provide a revealing look into Thor Hansen’s 40+ years as a poker player, and will likely contain the wild stories we have come to expect from the old-school gambling icons. Hansen is aRead Full Article