Anyone who knows me is well aware that I’m a bit of a contrarian and I’m always ready for a brisk debate, and by the end of this column I’m expecting there will be a long line of people ready to debate, berate, or ridicule me. But here’sRead Full Article

This year PokerNewsBoy.com will be bringing you all of the important news from the World Series of Poker, but we’ll also be scouring the Internet for some of the little tidbits that fall through the cracks. Our daily WSOP Notebook column will focus on anything controversial, funny, orRead Full Article

Last night was apparently flashback night at the World Series of Poker, and I wouldn’t blame anyone if they thought they had time-travelled back to 2004. Two bracelets were awarded on Friday night; the first went to Mike Matusow, who won his fourth bracelet by triumphing in the $5kRead Full Article

Niklas Heinecker just won the biggest non-WSOP Main Event, non-One Drop, first-place-prize that has ever been awarded in poker history, with his victory in the GuangDong Asia Millions (GDAM) Main Event hosted by PokerStars. The German poker pro is better known for his cash-game prowess than tournaments, butRead Full Article

This week Representative Peter King (R-NY) introduced a new online gaming bill into the House of Representatives, called the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection and Enforcement Act of 2013. The bill is nearly identical to a bill introduced in 2011 by Representative John Campbell (R-CA) and is goesRead Full Article

It was a foregone conclusion that there would be a very long day at the poker tables on Thursday with some 2/3 of the field still in the mix heading into Day 2 of the PokerStars GuanDong Asia Millions tournament taking place in Macau. Sure enough, the tournamentRead Full Article

The inaugural ISPT tournament is now in the books and by all accounts the tournament was a failure. Not the unmitigated disaster it appeared to be just a couple months ago, but even the most optimistic company-man would have trouble selling 761 entries, and some €600,000 in overlaysRead Full Article

In just eight tournaments Canada has already produced three WSOP bracelet winners at the 2013 World Series of Poker. The latest Canadian to join the ranks of WSOP bracelet holders was Michael Malm, who won the $2,500 8-Game Mix tournament at the WSOP. Malm joins his countrymen CharlesRead Full Article

If you want to see a poker player’s head nearly explode all you have to do is say nice things about Russ Hamilton and the Ultimate Bet crew, or like Ben Mezrich decided to do for his latest book, talk up the Absolute Poker crowd of Scott Tom,Read Full Article

This year PokerNewsBoy.com will be bringing you all of the important news from the World Series of Poker, but we’ll also be scouring the Internet for some of the little tidbits that fall through the cracks. Our daily WSOP Notebook column will focus on anything controversial, funny, orRead Full Article