Posted by Steve Ruddock on Oct 09, 2013 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The PokerStars UKIPT/EPT London tournament series has seen some huge fields leading up to the EPT London Main Event, so it was a bit of a surprise when the Main Event’s attendance tally topped-out at just 604 players, 643 ort of last year’s number, and well off theRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Oct 08, 2013 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

There wins may not be on par with the likes of Martin Finger (who won the £50k Super-High-Roller tournament) or Robbie Bull (the UKIPT Main Event winner) but both Phil Hellmuth and Vanessa Selbst did triumph in preliminary events at the ongoing PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) LondonRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Oct 07, 2013 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
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The PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) London Main Event is just getting started, but the tournament series has already played host to two very prestigious tournaments, the PokerStars UKIPT London Main Event and the EPT London Super-High-Roller tournament. On Sunday both events crowned a champion, with Scotland’s RobbieRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Oct 05, 2013 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

As the year-ending major tournaments draw closer the tournament action is once again picking up. Not only is the action picking up, but attendance has been on an uptick, which is a very good sign for the poker economy. Strong turnout for the inaugural WSOPC Cincinnati 740 playersRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Oct 05, 2013 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

As the tournament series builds-up to the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) London Main Event, several other high-profile events are on the schedule this weekend, including the EPT London Super-High-Roller event and the UKIPT London Main Event. The Super-High-Roller One of the biggest events on the schedule ofRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Oct 04, 2013 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
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WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown issues $10 million guarantee Earlier this year the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown drew a big crowd thanks to the eye-opening and potentially expensive $10 million guarantee placed on the tournament. The event easily surpassed the guarantee, and because of the tournament’sRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Oct 03, 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. Spencer Bacchus retiring The pokerRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Oct 01, 2013 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The 2013 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) Main Event absolutely shattered its $8 million guarantee as a total of 2,133 players registered for the $5,200 buy-in tournament, generating a total prize-pool in excess of $10 million. Of the 2,133 original entrants only 296 managed to makeRead Full Article