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

The World Series of Poker is not even upon us yet, but the tournament scene has been extremely busy over the past week, with players hustling and bustling across the globe to partake in a number of major tournaments. In addition to the EPT Grand Final and theRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jan 02, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Despite Black Friday laying waste to the online poker community in the United States, as well as its backlash causing worldwide drama for poker players, it was still a good year for a number of poker players, but few had the amount of success of Eugene Katchalov, whoRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Oct 17, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Considering the Day 1a turnout of 310 players at the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event nearly eclipsed the old attendance record of 362 entrants, the decision to move the WSOPE from London, England (not widely regarded as the most hospitable climate in the world duringRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Oct 12, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

256 players decided there were better things to do in Cannes than play baccarat and registered for the €3,200 No limit Holdem Shootout event at the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe tournament series on Tuesday and by the end of the day just 30 players were able toRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jun 15, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Cross another big-time poker pro off of the list of “Best poker player without a bracelet” as Bertrand “ElkY” Grosspellier took home his first WSOP bracelet in the $10k Seven-Card-Stud Championship at the 2011 World Series of Poker. In the process ElkY became the fourth member of poker’sRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jun 14, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

If the final 14 players of the $10k No Limit 2-7 Lowball Championship was considered one of the finest collections of poker talent ever assembled than the final 14 in the $10k Seven Card Stud Championship is not very far behind! With names like Chad Brown, Sorel Mizzi,Read Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jun 05, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The $1k No Limit Holdem events that have taken place over the last few years at the World Series of Poker have been a barometer of sorts for overall WSOP attendance, as well as a way to measure the future of poker –considering players usually start their proRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 22, 2010 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

A lot of big name poker pros have been doing very well in this go- round of the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker. This time it was Team PokerStars pro Jason Mercier doing the honors by capturing the title in Event #42, a $1,000 buy-in No LimitRead Full Article