Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 28, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

It’s hard to believe that we are entering the tenth season of the World Poker Tour (WPT) as it seems like only a few years ago we were introduced to the tournament series that brought us Mike and Vince in the booth, created superstars like Gus Hansen andRead Full Article

Posted by James Guill on May 26, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The World Series of Poker kicks off in just six days at the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV.  While the WSOP is undeniably the main attraction, there are several other smaller events that are going on in Las Vegas during the same period.  SomeRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 26, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

We are T-Minus 7 and counting until the start of the 2011 World Series of Poker on May 31, when the $500 Casino Employees tournament and the $25,000 Heads-Up No limit Holdem Championship get underway, and in this article I’ll take a look at what effect Black FridayRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 26, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

We are T-Minus 8 and counting until the start of the 2011 World Series of Poker on May 31, when the $500 Casino Employees tournament and the $25,000 Heads-Up No limit Holdem Championship get underway. In this article I’ll detail the key tournaments that will take place atRead Full Article

Posted by Gerry Poltorak on May 20, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

I can’t recall another person in the history of sports and gaming that has a career-defining year AFTER they were elected into the Hall of Fame! But this is precisely what Erik Seidel has done since being inducted into the Poker hall of Fame last November and hisRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 15, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

A total of 50 former European Poker Tour Champions gathered the day after the EPT Grand Finale Main Event concluded to take part in the first-ever Champion of Champions freeroll tournament with $100,000 in EPT Season 8 passports up for grabs. Despite the relatively low dollar amount theRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 15, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Team PokerStars Pro Bertrand “ElkY” Grosspellier kicked off the EPT Grand Finale tournament series with a win in the €25,000 high-roller tournament, where he picked-up the €525,000 first-place prize-money. Another high-roller tournament closed out the EPT Grand Finale tournament series –this time a €10,000 6-handed NLHE event—and onceRead Full Article

Posted by James Guill on May 13, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Last Wednesday, Tony G gave an interview on QuadJacks Radio discussing the situation revolving around Full Tilt and UB returning player funds.  During that interview, the topic of the future of poker Television was discussed.  Tony made an interesting point when he stated that the future of pokerRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 13, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

UK poker pro Jake Cody can now add another title to his growing resume which already included a WPT title and an EPT title, as the young superstar captured his first major online title yesterday by winning the $2,100 No Limit Holdem SCOOP tournament at PokerStars. Cody startedRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 08, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The action was fast and furious at the EPT Grand Finale as players jockeyed for position on Day 1a, and when the dust settled it was a number of well-known poker pros that found themselves at the top of the leader-board. With a total field of 302 playersRead Full Article