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

The 2013 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event is now upon us, which means all of the preliminary tournaments have come to a close. In this column we’ll take a look at the results of each of the bracelet tournaments (Events #1-#6), as well as any importantRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Oct 19, 2013 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
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The Poker Hall of Fame induction panel had 10 good choices to pick from (not the 10 players I would specifically choose, but 10 very good choices) and in the end the collection of living Hall of Fame members and select members of the poker media settled onRead Full Article

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

When the subject of Phil Hellmuth comes up it always makes for some lively conversation. The debate over the “Poker Brat’s” career is often heated, and there are several schools of thought on his place in the poker pantheon that are in dispute: * The greatest poker playerRead Full Article

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

With the November 26th launch date looming the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) has handed out two online gaming permits. The first Permit was awarded to the Borgata, who like South Point in Nevada will go down in the history books as “the first,” and thisRead Full Article

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

After a few delays and much anticipation, on October 22nd, 2013 the poker world will finally be able to see the fruits of Scott “ElevenGrover” Bell’s labors, as his documentary Ultimate Beat: too much to lose is scheduled for release. In addition to being released in a downloadableRead Full Article

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

For the third time in the past decade, the tournament poker world is definitely changing. In the early years of the “poker Boom” it was an influx of talented young players that changed the demographics of poker tournaments around the globe; then in the mid-2000’s we saw anRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Oct 14, 2013 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

There are several pieces of new information that have come to light regarding the Full Tilt Poker remission process being overseen by the Garden City Group (GCG) some of it good, and some of it a bit disheartening and aggravating. Only 2% of potential claims have been filedRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Oct 13, 2013 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Saturday was a big day at the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) London tournament series, as two of the biggest events on the schedule came to a close with Jason Lavallee winning the £10k buy-in High Roller tournament while Robin Ylitalo captured the EPT London Main Event title.Read Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Oct 12, 2013 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

It’s definitely not the biggest score of her career, but for Australian poker pro Jackie Glazier the WSOP gold bracelet she now possesses will most certainly make up for the lack of a massive six-figure score in her latest poker triumph. Glazier won the opening event of theRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Oct 11, 2013 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
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Every Thursday (or Friday when I slack off and forget to post it) 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 ideaRead Full Article