After just 64 players turned out for Day 1a of the World Poker Tour stop on the Island of Malta, Day 1b saw a much larger field take to the poker tables, including some reentries from Day 1a players who were eliminated. In all 105 players registered onRead Full Article
Ben Lamb was blessed by the poker gods in 2011 with a healthy dose of “Run-Good” which when given to a player who is already amongst the best in the world creates a deadly combination. The question remaining is whether or not Lamb’s “Run-Good” will last through theRead Full Article
We are now officially one week away from when the final nine players remaining in the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event will return to the felt at the Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino and battle for the nearly $9 million first prize. So here isRead Full Article
What 99.99% of poker players would consider a once in a lifetime score, Matt Gianetti will likely consider his $273,200 payday for winning the inaugural WPT Malta Main Event a very nice warm-up for a much more prestigious tournament, as the young poker pro has his eyes setRead Full Article
While the WPT Borgata Poker Open was busy setting the record for the largest field in WPT history, another WPT tournament series was taking place across the Atlantic, as the WPT made its first visit to the island nation of Malta. And even though the WPT Borgata PokerRead Full Article
A quick look at the leader-board at the end of Day 2 of the Partouche Poker Tour Main Event reveals an utter domination by European poker players thus far in the tournament, with zero American players in the Top 10 –although there are some major American names lurkingRead Full Article
Late Tuesday night at the featured table at the Rio, what will be the final hand of the 2011 World Series of Poker until November was dealt, when John Hewitt’s pocket 33 was bested by Eoghan O’Dea’s KJ, eliminating Hewitt from the tournament and securing O’Dea and eightRead Full Article
The 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event played down to 22 players on Day 7 –five more eliminations than was expected—and hopes for an Erick Lindgren, “Doc” Sands, JP Kelly, Tony Hachem, David Bach, Andrew Brokos, Sebastian Ruthenberg, John Esposito, and Steve Brecher final table were dashedRead Full Article