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

Since the day the Nevada legislature legalized online poker in the state the race has been on among potential providers to be the first in the market, and after numerous postponements and missed launch dates, one room is now apparently ready to open its doors and start dealingRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 29, 2013 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

A total of 351 players registered for the latest stop on the World Poker Tour (WPT) the WPT BestBet Open which is currently taking place in Jacksonville, Florida, and after two full days of action the tournament is now down to just 25 players, with some very impressiveRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 29, 2013 Posted in Interviews | No Comments »

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

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 28, 2013 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

With most eyes following the progress of online poker in several different states there has been little attention paid to several other states that have sought to pass poker legislation that would ban online poker, but the recent bill that is being proposed in Oregon could be draconianRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 28, 2013 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

After two successive years of making the final two tables of the European Poker Tour (EPT) Berlin Main Event, Daniel Pidun finally managed to make the official final table (he finished in 9th place in 2011 and 17th place in 2012) in the tournament, and not only didRead Full Article

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

After four days of action the 2013 PokerStars European Poker tour (EPT) Main Event in Berlin, Germany is down to just 17 players. A huge field of 912 players turned out over the course of the two Day 1 flights, and with just 17 players left it looksRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 24, 2013 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

PokerNewsBoy.com has received information regarding a new twist in the Joe Sebok “Sextortion” case that has been covered by every poker news outlet and many mainstream news outlets as well. So, if you thought the case was over, now that the two men have been sentenced, think again.Read Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 24, 2013 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

With the 2013 WSOP right around the corner the rest of the poker tours are trying to squeeze their remaining events before shutting down for six weeks while the WSOP does its thing in Las Vegas, and what we’ve seen is a smorgasbord of events taking place aroundRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 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

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

With attendance down at tournaments across the world there have been a handful of events that have managed to hold steady, and one of those tournaments is the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) stop in Berlin, Germany. The tournament’s largest turnout occurred in the robbery-plagued 2010 running ofRead Full Article