Every day the poker world is inundated with more news, reports, and gossip, than any of us can read. At PokerNewsBoy.com we understand that there are only so many hours in the day, and only so much time you can set aside to follow all of the storiesRead Full Article
One of the biggest poker tournaments of the year takes place in December, when the biggest names in the game head to Las Vegas to compete in one of the flagship tournaments on the World Poker Tour, the WPT Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic. The WPTRead Full Article
Often I have friends and even other poker players ask for tips to stay on the cheap at casinos and in casino towns without having to rack up a huge amount of hours at the blackjack table or being forced to put in numerous hours at the cashRead Full Article
My suspicions as to the veracity of the $100 million poker tournament in Macau that was being flouted seem to have proven correct, as one of the Macau poker scene’s major players, Tom Hall, took to the 2+2 poker forums yesterday to offer his opinions on what wasRead Full Article
One of the biggest winners (state-wise) in the recent trend that has seen a number of locales introduce or expand their gaming has been the Sunshine State, Florida. After last year’s legislation that allowed Florida card-rooms to expand their gaming under a 2006 law from the ultra-small-stakes thatRead Full Article
No, this story isn’t the plot-line for an upcoming Ocean’s Eleven movie, this actually happened. According to an article first published on FoxNews.com it seems that a small group of Italian poker players were cheating other players at the table by marking cards that was only visible toRead Full Article
In an overwhelming vote on Wednesday the Massachusetts State Legislature passed a bill that would allow three mega-casinos to be licensed in the state as well as a single slots parlor. Even with 150 or so amendments to vote on, the legislature quickly passed the bill by anRead Full Article
Last year the Commonwealth of Massachusetts nearly passed a bill that would have brought two mega-casinos and several slot parlors to the state, but the bill was vetoed by Governor Deval Patrick (a supporter of casinos on the state) because of the exclusivity clause that would be givenRead Full Article
This past week, I took a trip to Atlantic City for some post-WSOP poker relaxation. My intention was to go up, play a lot of cash and maybe take part in a couple of tournaments. While there seemed to be plenty of players at the slot machines andRead Full Article
On Sunday we might just have our first red-faced, and heavily booed, winner of a World Series of Poker bracelet considering Jonathan Epstein is currently sitting in 7th place with 14 players remaining in the $1k Ladies Championship. And no, Jonathan is not a cutesy name given toRead Full Article