Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 21, 2013 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The drought for woman will continue after Vanessa Selbst’s second place finish in the World Poker Tour (WPT) Borgata Poker Open main event. After launching in 2002 the WPT has yet to crown a female champion after over 11 seasons and over 150 tournaments. Selbst now joins GigiRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 20, 2013 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

For the second time in the past two years Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst has weaved her way to a World Poker Tour (WPT) final table. Selbst will take the second largest chip-stack into Friday’s final table at the WPT Borgata Poker Open, trailing only Cong Pham, whoRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 20, 2013 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
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It’s been a busy in poker with the WSOP.com website launching, the WPT Borgata Poker Open, and the Full Tilt Poker remission process getting started. But these “Main Events” don’t even begin to tell the entire story of the past week in the poker world, a story weRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 19, 2013 Posted in Poker News | 1 Comment »

The starting field of 1,189 players has been pared down to just 36 after three days of play in the World Poker Tour (WPT) Borgata Poker Open Main Event, and among the final 36 players vying for the $825k first-place prize are Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst, pokerRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 19, 2013 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
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Every Thursday PokerNewsBoy.com brings you the latest gossip, debates, and disputes from the world of Poker Blogs, Forums, Editorials, and Social Media in what we are calling The Poker Buzz. If it’s an interesting story or idea you’ll find it here every Thursday. FullFlush Reinvents the Cockney TwitterRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 18, 2013 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

On Thursday the Garden City Group sent out a second e-mail, updating players on the Full Tilt Poker remission process which is set to officially begin today –Thursday, September 18, 2013. Along with the follow-up e-mail the GCG added a FAQ page to their website, www.fulltiltpokerclaims.com. Follow-Up E-MailRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 17, 2013 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

For the fifth consecutive year the Main Event of the World Poker Tour Borgata Poker Open has pulled in over 1,000 entries. The 2013 running is the second largest of all-time, with a total of 1,189 players registering for the $3,500 buy-in NLHE tournament over the course ofRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 16, 2013 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

It’s now official, the WSOP.com online poker site will launch this Thursday, September 19, at 9:19 AM. WSOP.com will join UltimatePoker.com as the only two licensed online poker sites in the United States. The news came during Monday’s scheduled conference call with members of the media, where keyRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 16, 2013 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Court documents in the £7.8 million lawsuit against Mayfair Club Crockfords Casino brought by poker superstar Phil Ivey have come to light over the weekend with the DailyMail.co.uk reporting to have seen Ivey’s court submission. According to the Daily Mail Ivey makes no bones about being an “advantageRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 15, 2013 Posted in Poker Industry News | No Comments »

On Monday Caesars Interactive will detail the impending launch of their WSOP.com online poker room, which will become the second licensed online poker room in the Nevada market. The details will come via a media conference call where the company will layout the much-anticipated launch schedule as wellRead Full Article