Posted by Steve Ruddock on Oct 03, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

With the tournament down to just 24 players, some of the biggest names in poker are battling for one of the eight spots at the final table of the 2012 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event final table. Among the players competing for a the chance toRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 06, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
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There is always a few poker stories that spend most of their short lifetimes on social media or in the gossip stages, and in this column I’ll cover two such stories; one from last week and one from today. PokerStars casino rumors prove to be unfounded One ofRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jul 27, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

There was a lot going on at the 2012 World Series of Poker. From the controversies and complaints, to David “ODB” Baker’s Ben Lambish performance, to the Big One for One Drop tournament, to Phil Hellmuth’s 12th bracelet, to Phil Ivey’s five final tables in two weeks: ItRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jul 13, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Sometime today, on Friday the 13th, the money-bubble at the 2012 World Series of poker will burst, when just 666 players remain in the field; which is quite a coincidence that two of the most superstitious numbers in the world will collide in such a way during aRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jul 11, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

A total of 842 players have punched their tickets into Day 3 of the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event after the Day 1 and Day 1b survivors returned to the Rio on Tuesday to take part in their respective Day 2 flights: Day 2a and DayRead Full Article

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

After a disappointing turnout on Day 1a of the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event the turnout on Day 1b more than made up for the paltry 1,088 players that registered on Day 1a of the tournament. With the final tally coming in at 2,144 players theRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jun 30, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Yesterday 936 poker players (almost all of whom were of the farer sex) showed up to participate in the $1,000 Ladies Championship at the 2012 World Series of Poker. The tournament brought out plenty of amateur players, who for many this will be the only WSOP event theyRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jun 13, 2012 Posted in Poker News | 1 Comment »

With all eyes being focused on the Phils –Ivey and Hellmuth—there were a couple of interesting stories that came out yesterday but received very little coverage. In this installment of the WSOP Notebook I’ll fill you in on a potential new poker reality show, why Andy Frankenberger’s hatersRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jun 12, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Another interesting day at the WSOP has given us a lot to talk about, as the Shulman’s made my inclusion of them in yesterday’s WSOP Notebook makes me look like a poker Nostradamus of sorts, as well as an interesting player making a Day 3, and the pokerRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jun 07, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

There was a lot of tournament action on Wednesday at the WSOP, and just a day after Viktor Blom made his WSOP debut, Doyle Brunson did the same, playing in his first 2012 WSOP event on Wednesday. Here is a look at what was going on at theRead Full Article