Posted by Steve Ruddock on Dec 10, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

With just 13 players remaining in the World Poker Tour Doyle Brunson Five Diamond Poker Championship –the 10th Anniversary of the tournament—some of poker’s biggest names are looking to win the historic tournament, including 2010 WT Five Diamond champion Antonio Esfandiari, looking to pull off the rare “repeatRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Oct 30, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

While the total attendance is a far cry from the numbers Foxwoods used to attract in the glory days of the World Poker Tour, the 189 player field that made its way to the Connecticut woods for the 10th running of the WPT Foxwoods World Poker Finals hadRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 23, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

After a record-setting field of 1,312 entrants, and top names like Vanessa Selbst, David Williams, Jeff Madsen, and recent WPT Legends of Poker champ Will Failla emerging as serious contenders, it seemed the 2012 WPT Borgata Poker Open was on its way to a star-studded final table. Unfortunately,Read Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 22, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Will “The Thrill” Failla has been on quite the hot streak over the past month. The 2011 Legends of Poker Champion followed up his first major tournament victory with a 14th place showing in the Partouche Poker Tour Main Event, and now he has a chance to becomeRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Aug 11, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

When Matt Graham was eliminated in 19th place late Wednesday night, the 18 remaining players in the Epic Poker League Main Event are all guaranteed at least $43k in prize-money. But considering the caliber of the field, having come this far, and with a potential Million Dollar paydayRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jul 06, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

As is to be expected in a $50k buy-in tournament featuring an 8-game format the final table of the $50k Players Championship at the 2011 World Series of Poker is absolutely stacked with names like 2011 WSOP bracelet winner Brian Rast, Phil Hellmuth looking to improve upon twoRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jul 04, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

With two days of play in the books, 74 of the original 128 players are still in the running for one of the most prestigious titles in poker, the $50k Players Championship at the World Series of Poker. A familiar name sits atop the leader-board in the formRead Full Article

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

For the first time at the 2011 World Series of Poker, the Hard-Stop Rule came into play at a very strange time on Day 2 of a tournament, halting the $10k PLO Championship with just 38 players remaining and the money bubble set to burst at 36 players.Read Full Article

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

Another No Limit Holdem event at the 2011 World Series of Poker means one thing, yet another big turnout as 1,340 players registered for the $1,500 Triple-Chance NLHE tournament on Tuesday. With rebuy lammers all over the place during the early action it’s amazing that just 160 playersRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jun 04, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Two tournaments are scheduled to wrap-up at the World Series of Poker on Saturday: The $1,500 Seven-Card-Stud tournament (Event #5) and the $5,000 No Limit Holdem tournament (Event #4). In the $5k NLHE tournament there are still 43 players remaining –which may cause the tournament to spill overRead Full Article