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 13, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

After skipping the entire 2011 World Series of Poker following the troubles at Full Tilt Poker post-Black Friday Phil Ivey doesn’t seem to have skipped a beat when it comes to his domination at the WSOP in recent years. After barely missing his 9th bracelet earlier this weekRead Full Article

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

After five full days of play the World Poker Tour’s $25k Championship taking place at the Bellagio in Las Vegas is down to the unofficial final table of nine players. Leading the way is German poker pro Marvin Rettenmaier, who is looking to make Party Poker’s decision toRead 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 four full days of action the final table for the 2012 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Grand Final Main Event is now set, and despite a relatively unknown field, expect some excellent play and fireworks during Monday’s finale. Leading the way in the final table will beRead Full Article

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

A huge field of 117 players registered for the €25,000 High-Roller tournament at the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Grand Final in Monte Carlo on Sunday, and 16 of those players used the re-entry format, bringing the prize-pool up to an impressive €3,325,000, and guaranteeing the winner overRead Full Article

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

Day 2 of the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Berlin Main Event is in the books and with the money-bubble bursting towards the end of the day all of the remaining players are guaranteed some part of the €3,725,000 prize-pool. The day started with 329 players remaining afterRead Full Article

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

One of the hottest destinations on the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) over the years has been Spain, but with Spain still feeling the hard-hitting effects of the 2008 global recession the Spanish City of Madrid (where the current EPT Main Event is being held) has lost someRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jan 27, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

After four full days of play the 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event is now down to just 12 participants, with one very, very, big name still in the hunt. Phil Ivey’s dominant run came to a screeching halt on Day 4 of the Aussie Millions, but the pokerRead Full Article

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

The 314 players who returned to the Crown Casino for Day 2 of the 2012 Aussie Millions with dreams of becoming the next Aussie Millions Main Event Champion saw their numbers slashed to just 74 players by the end of the day. With just 72 players slated toRead Full Article