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

In what was an amazing final table, filled with some of the best and most recognizable names in the poker world, it was the two players with the most experience who would find themselves battling for the $10k No Limit 2-7 Lowball Championship. Phil Hellmuth was seeking anRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jun 11, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

In 2008 Phil “OMGClayAiken” Galfond won his first World Series of Poker bracelet in a $5k PLO tournament that featured a final table many consider to be the toughest of all-time. In addition to Galfond the players battling for the $5k PLO championship included Phil Hellmuth, Daniel Negreanu,Read Full Article

Posted by Gerry Poltorak on May 26, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Congressman Joe Barton (R-TX), best known for his deplorable apology to BP Oil executives in Congress during the hearings into the BP Gulf Oil spill, is the latest supporter of legalizing and regulating online poker. Barton is set to introduce a new piece of legislation that will legalizeRead Full Article

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

When news of the split between Greg Raymer and PokerStars trickled in last month –which was eventually confirmed by Raymer—few people in the poker industry thought the 2004 WSOP Main Event Champion, and PPA spokesman, would go very long without a new deal. And it seems Raymer hasRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Feb 24, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The full roster for the upcoming NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship was released today, and now that the entire 64 player field is known I thought I would take a look at some of the favorites amongst the field. First, here is a look at the complete 64Read Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Feb 01, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

In a bit of shocker it seems that PokerStars and longtime sponsored pro Greg “Fossilman” Raymer have decided to part ways. The news is being reported by the 2+2 poker forum after a number of people noticed Raymer no longer appeared on the Team PokerStars page, and anRead Full Article

Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Oct 12, 2010 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

In a bizarre series of tweets, former November Niner Scott Montgomery detailed a hair-raising incident where he was robbed at knife-point in a Bellagio bathroom. Montgomery gave the robber the $2,000 he had in his wallet and was unharmed. His Tweet on the incident stated: “Got mugged todayRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 13, 2010 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

With a lower than expected turnout for the PokerStars North American Poker Tour High-Roller Bounty Shootout the structure was changed to a 6-max event; with 5 tables of 6 players and a single table of 5 players. Looking for a turnout in the high 70’s to low 80’s,Read Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Mar 06, 2010 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

In one of the biggest upsets of the first day of the National Heads-Up Poker Championship, 2003 World Series of Poker Champion, Chris Moneymaker, was able to dispatch Patrik Antonius in about 30 minutes. Antonius, who frequently plays heads-up cash games online, was a huge betting favorite inRead Full Article