Every day the poker world is inundated with more news, reports, and gossip, than any of us can read. At PokerNewsBoy.com we understand that there are only so many hours in the day, and only so much time you can set aside to follow all of the storiesRead Full Article

The fight to legalize online poker in the United States has reached a tipping point, with states pushing forward with their own online poker bills, while the federal government remains in gridlock. Still, the only complete legislative victory for poker players will be when federal legislation is passed.Read Full Article

PokerNewsBoy has learned that Lock Poker has signed Mike “The Grinder” Mizrachi to represent the site at tournaments across the globe and at their online poker tables. Lock Poker is thrilled to announce the signing of one of the most coveted free agents in poker, who will nowRead Full Article

On Monday Vanessa Selbst closed out the 2013 PokerStars PCA tournament series in grand fashion, winning the $25k High-Roller tournament, which attracted a huge field that passed 200 entries after reentries were counted –by comparison the $25k WPT Championship at the Bellagio hasn’t surpassed 200 entries Since SeasonRead Full Article

It’s no secret that I feel the poker food chain has grown unbalanced in recent years (Evidence 1 and Evidence 2), and it’s safe to say that the online poker world is finally catching on to this problem and making the necessary changes. The latest poker site thatRead Full Article

This past week a number of outlets carried a story on the proposed “Texas Poker Gaming Act of 2013”, and the language of the bill (or at least how it has been explained) has caused many people to interpret the bill in different ways. Most notably among theseRead Full Article

Full Tilt Poker made its long-awaited return to the online poker world in early November, and by December the site was already hosting its popular online tournament series, the Full Tilt Online Poker Series, or FTOPS for short. The series, the 21st running of the quarterly event, wasRead Full Article

Last year I made some very bold predictions, and all-in-all I have to say I did pretty well. However, we are all poker players here, and we all know this could easily just be a case of the Jason Mercier “run-good”, so I’m back for 2013 with aRead Full Article

As Nevada is gearing-up for a January launch of intra-state online poker (the first state in the nation that will offer legalized and regulated online poker) a number of other states are moving forward with their own online poker bills, looking to get out ahead of the curveRead Full Article

In the aftermath of Black Friday the Merge Gaming network emerged from the ashes of the US online poker industry as the preeminent online poker network for US players. However, throughout 2012 the network has seen its player pool devastated, and its collection of poker skins decimated asRead Full Article