Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 19, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Every year there are a handful of players who have a tremendous amount of success at the World Series of Poker. Often times these players seem to come out of nowhere, or are longtime professionals who finally have their breakout moment; in this column I’m going to takeRead Full Article

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

When Massamilio Martinez appeared on Season 2 of the PokerStars Big Game it was pretty evident from the outset that the Italian poker player was anything but a “Loose Cannon” (the PokerStars Big Game terminology for an amateur qualifier). But even after running over the table and winningRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Aug 31, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Play was called to a halt on Tuesday night at the EPT Barcelona Main Event when Magan Tier was eliminated in 25th place, leaving just 24 players in the running for the massive €850,000 that will be awarded to the winner of the tournament. With the total prize-poolRead Full Article

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

With the record-setting starting field finally combined for Day 2 of the PokerStars EPT Barcelona Main Event the play was fast and furious from the outset, and when it came time to tag and bag their chips a number of poker’s top players didn’t just survive the day,Read Full Article