Posted by Steve Ruddock on Feb 01, 2013 Posted in Poker News | 2 Comments »

If anyone wants to know who I would vote for as the best tournament poker player in the world is, it’s Sam Trickett. Trickett doesn’t have an armful of WSOP bracelets or multiple WPT/EPT victories, what he does is simple; he wins! And Trickett tends to win theRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jan 28, 2013 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
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The Aussie Millions is one of the most prestigious tournament series in poker, and over the years the tournament series has also been an envelope-pusher as well, with the Aussie Millions being the genesis of the Super-High-Roller events that have permeated major tournament series around the globe. TheRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jan 27, 2013 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
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The field size may not rival that of the recent $100k Super-High-Roller tournament that took place at the PokerStars PCA, but with 22 entries the $100k Challenge at the 2013 Aussie Million did produce a $1 million first-place prize. Seven of the original 22 entrants will be backRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Dec 09, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The final table for the last major tournament of 2012 is now set, and what a final table it is at the World Poker Tour (WPT) Doyle Brunson Five Diamonds World Poker Classic. Leading the way into Sunday’s action will be former Five Diamonds Champion Antonio Esfandiari. EsfandiariRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Aug 15, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The 500 players (which includes some reentries) who took part in the World Poker Tour Parx Open Poker Classic has been whittled down to just six players who will now be competing for the top-prize of over $416k and the title of World Poker Tour champion. The finalRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jul 17, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

With the turn of a card on Monday night the final table of the 2012 World Series of poker Main Event was decided, and it would be Frenchwoman Gaelle Baumann who would feel the sting of being the 2012 WSOP final table bubble-victim. Baumann was the last womenRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 25, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

German poker pro, and recently signed representative for Party Poker, Marvin Rettenmaier maintained his chip-lead during Day 5 of the World Poker Tour $25k Championship, and will take a commanding lead into Saturday’s official final table. Nine players took their seats on Thursday, with the tournament scheduled toRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 20, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Day 1 of the World Poker Tour (WPT) $25,000 Championship taking place at the Bellagio in Las Vegas saw just over 100 players register throughout the day, making this the smallest WPT Championship in the 10-year history of the tour. In both 2010 and 2011, 195 players registeredRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 01, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

It started in February with Mickey “Mement_Mori” Petersen winning at the PokerStars EPT Copenhagen, followed by Frederick Jensen capturing the EPT Madrid Main Event in March, and now, during the early morning hours of April 1 a third Danish poker player has won in as many events onRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Mar 19, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

PokerStars’ version of former rival Full Tilt Poker’s Rush Poker has been in beta-testing at the site’s play-money tables for close to a month now, and late last week PokerStars announced that ZOOM Poker is still in the beta-testing phase, but would now be available at select real-moneyRead Full Article