In the first part of this column (https://pokernewsboy.com/wsop-news/my-take-on-the-poker-skills-of-the-october-nine/13236) I examined the final table play of the six men who were eliminated on Monday night. Now it’s time to offer up my thoughts on the play of the final three players in the WSOP Main Event. But, before IRead Full Article

Before I get into what I observed on Monday night, and offer up my opinions on the nine men that competed for the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event title, let me preface this column with the fact that I hadn’t watched any of the ESPN coverageRead Full Article

It appears we’ve been snookered by of all people the World Series of Poker! After a Tweet Tuesday night claiming the end of the November Nine, it was revealed today –when the full schedule and format changes were revealed—that the end of the November Nine is more ofRead Full Article

It’s been a busy year in the poker world, and with Black Friday and Full Tilt poker dominating the headlines we’ve decided to take a look at the 10 biggest stories of the year, some of which we almost forgot about ourselves with everything else going on inRead Full Article

Like many in the poker world on Sunday, I tuned in to the WSOP Main Event coverage on ESPN2.  I actually stayed with the broadcast for the entire day and into the late night here in Virginia, making it the longest I have watched poker in a veryRead Full Article

The “live” coverage of the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event final table on ESPN and ESPN 2 (as well as being streamed on ESPN3 at www.watchespn.com) is likely going to last some 12+ hours if history is any indicator. At PokerNewsBoy.com we understand that unlike us theRead Full Article

One of the biggest changes this year, or for that matter since the November Nine first began, will be the final table coverage going live on ESPN and ESPN 2. The live coverage will mark the first radical change in the World Series of Poker broadcast since ESPNRead Full Article

Apparently ESPN felt the ratings for their “live” coverage of the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event this summer were strong enough to warrant the network to adopt the “near-live” format for the Final Table of the WSOP Main Event set to air in early November. ESPNRead Full Article

A couple of months ago, I wrote an article about the controversy around showing hole cards during the live coverage of the 2011 WSOP Main Event.  After the coverage began, viewers made their feelings known on our site in the comments section.  Granted, almost all of the commentsRead Full Article