The Merge Gaming Network will kick-off its first-ever major tournament series today, when it debuts the Poker Maximus tournament series; a 22-day long event featuring a mid-blowing 70 tournaments. All told the Poker Maximus series will award players with at least $1.5 million in guaranteed prize-money, including twoRead Full Article

It was the kind of poker trip that most people can only dream about, but rising tournament star Steve O’Dwyer put the finishing touches on a trip to Denmark that saw him final table the EPT Copenhagen Main Event and then win the WPT National Main Event, theRead Full Article

It has been quite a busy week in the world of poker, considering another indictment was unsealed, this time against Bodog founder Calvin Ayre; the Epic Poker League’s parent company has filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection; and all the while we have the typical poker news likeRead Full Article

Lock Poker and PokerNewsBoy.com are teaming up for a very special offer that gives Lock Poker players participating in the upcoming Poker Maximus tournament series a chance to win a free entry into Event #67, the $109 Poker Maximus Main Event, or an entry into Event #68, theRead Full Article

Another World Poker Tour (WPT) final table means another stacked WPT final table, considering the final six players competing for the Season X LA Poker Classic title includes four of the top young players in the game: David Sands, Jason Somerville, Dan Kelly, and Noah Schwartz. I’ve alreadyRead Full Article

It was a very busy week on the tournament trail –and the coming weeks look just as jam-packed. So without any further delay here is a look at some of the highlights from around the world of tournament poker that you may have overlooked. PokerStars LAPT Grand FinalRead Full Article

The PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Championship event in Copenhagen, Denmark ended day 2 of the Main Event with a familiar name in the pole position, Lock Poker Pro Melanie Weisner. Weisner managed to edge out a few other players for the end-of-day chip-lead, and with just 72Read Full Article

This week the World Series of Poker announced that five-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner and 1998 WSOP Main Event Champion Scotty Nguyen will be hosting the second annual World Series of Poker Africa, which will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa. Nguyen’s hosting duties will extendRead Full Article

There was quite a bit of action in the world of tournament poker over the past week, with big names winning in both the live and online poker arenas, as well as some news on the fourth stop of the Epic Poker League’s inaugural season. Nicky Evans winsRead Full Article

To say two-time World Poker Tour Champion Jonathan Little is off to a good start in 2012 is a bit of a mild understatement, considering the tournament specialist has already won three tournaments in 2012 with four-figure buy-ins! Little’s heater began at the 2012 Southern Poker, Million DollarRead Full Article