Posted by Steve Ruddock on Mar 30, 2013 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

In recent years Italy has stated putting itself on the poker map with a contingent of very talented poker players like Dario Minieri, Luca Pagano, Filippo Candio, Max Martinez, Dario Alioto, and Alessio Isaia to name but a few of the Italian tournament players that having been prosperingRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Mar 30, 2013 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

As promised earlier this week a second tournament roundup would be necessary this week and here it is. This time around I’ll take a look at some of the results from the World Series of Poker Circuit Series stop in Blackhawk, Colorado along with a feel-good story fromRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Mar 30, 2013 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Mike Sexton is best known as being the voice of the World Poker Tour, considering the Poker Hall of Famer has been handling the commentary duties alongside Vince Van Patten since the tour’s inception back in 2002, but today the Party Poker spokesmen has a chance at bookingRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Mar 28, 2013 Posted in Poker Promotions | No Comments »

After recently dropping to #4 in the traffic rankings, according to pokerscout.com, Full Tilt Poker has given its VIP Loyalty Program –known as Edge Rewards– a major makeover aimed at pulling in more high-volume poker players. When Full Tilt Poker relaunched back in November of 2012 it didRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Mar 27, 2013 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Washington State has one of the most archaic anti-online-poker laws in the nation and a player led initiative is seeking to overturn the 2006 law introduced by ant-gambling crusader state senator Margarita Prentice; a law that made playing (yes PLAYING) online poker a felony in the state. TheRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Mar 27, 2013 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

In August of 2012 we first brought you news about a pending documentary film regarding the Ultimate Bet Super-User Cheating Scandal, titled UltimateBeat: too much to lose. The project is being overseen by Ultimate Bet investigator Scott “ElevenGrover” Bell, and is being released by DoubleHead Pictures. Fortunately forRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Mar 26, 2013 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

It was hard following all of the tournament action over the past week as tournament series were taking place at the Wynn in Las Vegas; in Sydney, Australia; and everywhere from Connecticut to Chile. Expect another Tournament roundup in the next couple of days as more results areRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Mar 25, 2013 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

In the early part of 2013 tournament poker has been Paul Volpe’s world and the rest of us are just living in it. The Lock Poker Pro has opened up a commanding lead in two of the three major Player of the Year races, and holds the slimmestRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Mar 25, 2013 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Party Poker’s unique tournament format, the Premier League, has become one of the most-hyped and star-studded events on the poker calendar, and this year –the sixth running of the Premier League– was no exception. Some of the biggest names in poker took part in the Premier League, whichRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Mar 23, 2013 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Every day the poker world is inundated with more news, reports, and gossip, than any of us can read. At PokerNewsBoy.com we understand that there are only so many hours in the day, and only so much time you can set aside to follow all of the storiesRead Full Article