Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 03, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

In less than 12 hours Viktor “Isildur1” Blom was able to best Isaac Haxton in the duo’s $1,000,000 Heads-Up No Limit Holdem Freezeout match at PokerStars. The two have been embroiled in the heads-up contest since Saturday, playing for four hours each day and not stopping until oneRead Full Article

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

The final table of Event #47 –yes the 2011 WSOP is nearing completion—a $2,500 Omaha/Seven-Card-Stud hi/lo tournament, was one of the best of the 2011 WSOP with names like Mike “The Grinder” Mizrachi, 1998 Main Event Champion Scotty Nguyen, and high-stakes poker pro Abe Mosseri. But in theRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jun 27, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

It may not be winning the Main Event that he had a shot at taking down last year, but 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event final table participant Matt Jarvis came through with his first WSOP bracelet in the $5k No Limit Holdem tournament on Sunday. TheRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jun 24, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

There is a perfect way to sum up the 10-Level Rule/Hard-Stop Rule at the 2011 World Series of Poker: Good in theory but terrible in practice. The rule has come into play far too often at the 2011 WSOP, and in most cases the rule has reared itsRead Full Article