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

If you thought Lock Poker was finished adding to their Team LockPRO Elite roster in 2012 after signing a slew of big name talent in 2011 and into 2012 you were sadly mistaken. This past week Lock Poker announced yet another addition to their roster of sponsored pros,Read Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Feb 07, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

With a final table of five Frenchmen and Team PokerStars Pro Luca Pagano it’s easy to see why Belarussian poker pro Vadzim Kursevich was overlooked heading into the final day of the 2012 PokerStars PT Deauville Main Event, despite entering the day second in chips. By the endRead Full Article

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

After four days of play the 2012 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Deauville is down to just three tables, a total of just 24 competitors. Sitting in the driver’s seat heading into the penultimate day is Team PokerStars Pro and Italian poker legend Luca Pagano who amassed aRead 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 Jan 30, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The inaugural PokerStars Turbo Championships of Online Poker (TCOOP) came to a close on Sunday, culminating with the $700 buy-in Main Event, featuring a $1.5 million guaranteed prize-pool. A total of 3,667 players registered for the tournament, blasting through the guarantee, and nearly reaching a total prize-pool ofRead Full Article

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

Phil Ivey is back! Since last April the world’s best poker player in many people’s minds has been MIA in the poker world, but after being spotted at the APT Macau tournament he showed up for the 2012 Aussie Millions , and it’s safe to say that heRead Full Article

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

In the run-up to the 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event final table most of the talk centered around Phil Ivey (who eventually finished in 12th place) with any remaining scraps of coverage going to 2006 Aussie Millions Champion Lee Nelson (who finished in 9th place). Not to tootRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jan 26, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

It was a fast day at the 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event as the 75 remaining players played down to just 26 on Day 3 of the tournament. The money bubble burst just into Day 3 action, as 72 players were slated to receive at least a $15,000Read Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jan 23, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

With two of the three starting days down, the 2012 Aussie Millions looks like it will continue the trend started at the PCA just a few weeks ago; as Day 1a and Day 1b have seen a marked drop in attendance year over year. The huge declines inRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jan 22, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Crown Casino hosting the Aussie Million tournament series the casino decided to honor the previous nine winners of the Aussie Millions over that time period with an invitation to play in the Aussie Millions Tournament of Champions. The Tournament ofRead Full Article