Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 27, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

With the 2012 World Series of Poker kicking-off today the poker world is about to undergo its annual Christmas, Thanksgiving, and New Year celebration all rolled into one. But this time around (actually for the second straight year) the cloud of Black Friday is hanging over the six-weekRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 26, 2012 Posted in Poker News | 1 Comment »

There is a lot of talk regarding this tournament, with players and poker fans wanting to know all of the details, as well as speculating on the overall field-size, future of the tournament, and what this tournament may do to poker going forward. How many players will enter?Read Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 26, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Since winning the Cardplayer Magazine Player of the Year award in 2012, Tom Marchese has been fairly quiet on the tournament trail; that was until last night when he took down the $100k Super-High-Roller tournament at the 2012 World Poker Tour Championship. The win added over $1.3 millionRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 25, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Every year a handful of poker superstars (usually from the online world) turn 21 and decide to partake in the biggest event in poker, the World Series of Poker. Some of these players manage to hit their stride right out of the gate, while others struggle to theRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 25, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

German poker pro, and recently signed representative for Party Poker, Marvin Rettenmaier maintained his chip-lead during Day 5 of the World Poker Tour $25k Championship, and will take a commanding lead into Saturday’s official final table. Nine players took their seats on Thursday, with the tournament scheduled toRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 25, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
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With the World Series of Poker just days away this could very well be the last Friday Wrap for a while (I’ll try to sneak them in where and when I can). Fortunately it’s a good one, considering there were quite a few odds and ends news storiesRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 24, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Last year it was Ben Lamb; two years ago it was Jeffrey Lisandro; before that it was Daniel Negreanu, Allen Cunningham, and even Tom Franklin. So the question for the 2012 WSOP is who will be the big star of the 2012 World Series of Poker? In thisRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 24, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

After five full days of play the World Poker Tour’s $25k Championship taking place at the Bellagio in Las Vegas is down to the unofficial final table of nine players. Leading the way is German poker pro Marvin Rettenmaier, who is looking to make Party Poker’s decision toRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 23, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

This year at the World Series of Poker there will be a renewed emphasis on “Fun” according to WSOP officials, and perhaps the biggest indicator of this will be the changes that have been announced to long-standing rules like the “No talking about your hand rule” and theRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 23, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Day 4 of the World Poker Tour Season X $25k Championship came to a close on Tuesday night with 19 players still in contention for what is considered one of the most prestigious titles in poker. Unfortunately for one of those players, Day 5 will see their runRead Full Article