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
Wednesday was moving day at the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) London Main Event as the 114 players that started Day 3 were trimmed down to just 32. A number of big names fell by the wayside on Day 3, but plenty of others survived, including three formerRead Full Article
Out of the clear blue sky the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced they had settled on a claims administrator to handle the remission for affected US poker players stemming from Black Friday, and outlined in the settlement they reached with PokerStars last year. According to the pressRead Full Article
The fight to legalize online poker in the United States has reached a tipping point, with states pushing forward with their own online poker bills, while the federal government remains in gridlock. Still, the only complete legislative victory for poker players will be when federal legislation is passed.Read Full Article
Over the years a number of personal mementos from poker players have been pawned, auctioned or sold –for a variety of reasons—but this latest case is a bit different. 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event winner Jerry Yang is apparently in some hot water with the InternalRead Full Article
Now that PokerStars no longer has Full Tilt Poker to battle against –considering PokerStars now unofficially owns Full Tilt Poker via their parent company The Rational Group—the world’s #1 online poker site now needs another antagonist, and it appears they found one with the American Gaming Association (AGA);Read Full Article
After two starting flights on Sunday and Monday the 2013 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) London Main Event drew a field of 647, down from last year, but still a strong enough turnout to create a total prize-pool of over £3 million, and a first-place prize of £700,000Read Full Article
It’s been quite a week in the world of tournament poker with events taking place all over the globe, and big names landing in the winner’s circles and at the final tables of major events. Most of the focus has been on the back-to-back final tables at theRead Full Article
The World Series of Poker has just entered the year 2003, I mean 2013… allowing players to preregister for all 2013 WSOP tournaments online; a first for the WSOP. While this may seem like a fairly insignificant change, anyone who has had to endure a long registration lineRead Full Article
There were quite a few storylines heading into Friday’s final table of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Bay 101 Shooting Star Main Event. For one you had rising star and Lock Poker pro Paul Volpe making his second consecutive WPT final table, as well as poker Hall ofRead Full Article