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

After two full days of action the Big One for One Drop, $1,000,000 buy-in, final table is set, and it’s two well-know poker pros leading the way: Sam Trickett and Antonio Esfandiari. The two chip-leaders currently control nearly half of the chips in play, with the top 3Read Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jun 30, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

There were a lot of interesting tidbits coming out of the Rio on Friday including a few new names being added and subtracted from the Big One for One Drop entry list. We also saw a record set on Friday during the $5k NLHE tournament, as well asRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jun 30, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Yesterday 936 poker players (almost all of whom were of the farer sex) showed up to participate in the $1,000 Ladies Championship at the 2012 World Series of Poker. The tournament brought out plenty of amateur players, who for many this will be the only WSOP event theyRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jun 18, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

There was a lot of tournament action going on at the WSOP yesterday, and Monday has been setup to be one of the most interesting days thus far at the 2012 WSOP. In Event #31 we have Joe Cada out in front of the final 19 players withRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jun 08, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Nearly two weeks into the 2012 World Series of Poker WSOP tournaments are coming in a flurry, with bracelets being handed out, final tables being set, and tournaments getting underway. So without wasting any more time, here is a look at what was going on at the WSOPRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jun 05, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

It was a fairly routine day at the 2012 World Series of Poker, and had it not been for the postponement of the heads-up final between Joseph Cheong and Aubin Cazals it might have been even slower as that was the only bracelet handed out on Monday. However,Read Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 24, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Last year it was Ben Lamb; two years ago it was Jeffrey Lisandro; before that it was Daniel Negreanu, Allen Cunningham, and even Tom Franklin. So the question for the 2012 WSOP is who will be the big star of the 2012 World Series of Poker? In thisRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 21, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

After a very lackluster turnout of just 103 players on Day 1 of the World Poker Tour $25k Championship at the Bellagio the field was bolstered by 32 additional players adding their name during the late registration phase of the tournament on Day 2. Late registration was openRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 06, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

This is usually the time of the year where the biggest shakeups in the Player of the Year standings occur, considering the EPT Grand Final just finished up, the World Poker Tour Championship will be held in a couple weeks, and the World Series of Poker is justRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 29, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

After three full days of play the starting field of 665 players has been pared down to just 26 at the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Grand Final in Monte Carlo. Day 3 of the tournament was scheduled to see the field shrink to just three-tables of eightRead Full Article