Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jul 10, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The final starting of the day of the 2012 World Series of Poker Main E vent is officially in the books and with over 3,400 entrants playing on Day 1c there were plenty of stories coming out of the Rio. Here is a look at some of theRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jul 10, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

There are multiple storylines developing after the first three opening flights of the 2012 World Series of poker Main Event, and with the attendance “scare” now behind us (nearly 6,600 players entered the event) it’s time to start focusing on the individuals that are looking to become theRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jul 10, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Day 1a of the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event saw 1,088 players take to the tables at the Rio; Day 1b saw a substantial increase as 2,144 players entered the WSOP Main Event on the second of three starting days; and the final starting day, DayRead Full Article

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

After adding yet another World Series of Poker bracelet to his already record of 11, Phil Hellmuth is starting to change people’s opinions of where the self-titled “Poker Brat” stands when compared to other legends of the game. Just two years ago I would have told you thatRead Full Article

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

While Phil Hellmuth was busy putting even more space between himself and the chase-pack of Doyle Brunson and Johnny Chan (Hellmuth picked up his twelfth WSOP bracelet on Sunday night compared to Chan and Brunson’s 10 WSOP bracelets) the man many people consider has the best chance toRead 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

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jun 04, 2012 Posted in Reviews | No Comments »

Since the poker boom there have been countless poker manuals that have hit the bookshelves, covering everything from No Limit Holdem (a very popular topic) to more specific entries like short-handed PLO games and shove/fold strategies in poker tournaments. But even with the hundreds of poker books thatRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Feb 23, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

In a recent blog post, one of poker’s all-time greats offered up his thoughts on why the poker world should go easy on Howard Lederer and Chris Ferguson. Judging by his blog post Doyle Brunson feels the poker world is being a little too hard on the FullRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Feb 22, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu has been on the warpath against Full Tilt Poker in recent weeks, notably singling out Howard Lederer, Chris Ferguson, and Ray Bitar, and his words have left little to the imagination when it comes to Daniel’s true feelings about the trio. Terms likeRead Full Article

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

There aren’t many players that have been more important to Norwegian poker than two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Thor Hansen. On Tuesday the poker world was saddened to hear the news that the 64 year-old has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. The news has come viaRead Full Article