Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 19, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Every year there are a handful of players who have a tremendous amount of success at the World Series of Poker. Often times these players seem to come out of nowhere, or are longtime professionals who finally have their breakout moment; in this column I’m going to takeRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jan 31, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Yesterday we updated you on a number of poker events, including the Aussie Million, the Million Dollar Heater tournament series in Biloxi, Mississippi, and the World Series of Poker Circuit stop at Caesar’s Palace. Today we’ll revisit the WSOPC Caesar’s Palace Main Event where the field played downRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Dec 19, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Despite a five-handed final table, it took nearly 15 hours of play on Sunday for the Epic Poker League to crown its third champion of Season 1, and in the end it came down to two poker pros searching for their first major tournament title of their career.Read Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Dec 18, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Fresh off a final table at the WPT Five Diamond Poker Classic, Internet phenom turned live tournament grinder Andrew “luckychewy” Lichtenberger is on the precipice of winning his first major tournament title as he takes the chip-lead into the final table of the Epic Poker League Main Event.Read Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Dec 16, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Day 2 of the third Epic Poker League Main Event began with Erik Seidel as the chip-leader, headlining the field of 61 of the world’s best poker players. However, Seidel was eliminated in 32nd place on Day 2, ending his chance to make his third straight Epic pokerRead Full Article

Posted by James Guill on Nov 28, 2011 Posted in Interviews | No Comments »

Jared Hubbard recently won the Fall Poker Classic Main Event at the Canterbury Club in Shakopee, MN.  He has been an online grinder since and is a specialist in NL Hold’em six-max. In addition, he has been #1 in the world in overall profit for six-max SnG’s inRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Nov 22, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Monday was a very long day of poker in Florida (where players can now bet on virtually anything thanks to the 2010 law expanding gambling to everything but volleyball betting it seems), as the 42 players that started Day 3 of the World Poker Tour Jacksonville Main EventRead Full Article

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

Chalk up yet another $1 million score for Titan Poker pro Sam Trickett, as the young poker star increased his 2011 tournament earnings to a mind-boggling $4.5 million this past weekend by winning the 2011 Partouche Poker Tour Main Event. After a mammoth field turned out for last year’sRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Oct 16, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
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Mike “The Grinder” Mizrachi is now a multiple bracelet winner at the World Series of Poker, having captured his second bracelet in the €10k Split Format Holdem tournament at the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe tournament series. Bracelet #2 will join Mizrachi’s $50k Players Championship title fromRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 23, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

After a record-setting field of 1,312 entrants, and top names like Vanessa Selbst, David Williams, Jeff Madsen, and recent WPT Legends of Poker champ Will Failla emerging as serious contenders, it seemed the 2012 WPT Borgata Poker Open was on its way to a star-studded final table. Unfortunately,Read Full Article