Posted by Steve Ruddock on Oct 04, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

If the upcoming World Series of Poker Main Event “October Nine” final table is lacking in starpower then the World Series of Poker Europe Main event final table that will play out tomorrow is more than making up for it. Consider this as a final table for oneRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 09, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Team PokerStars Pro Viktor Blom is best known for his ultra-high-stakes cash-game exploits, but after his run in the SCOOP tournament series at PokerStars early this week, Blom may suddenly find his tournament skills the talk of the online poker forums. Blom, who plays under his infamous screen-nameRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 23, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier is one of the most accomplished poker players of the last decade; his exploits at the online poker tables are the stuff of legends, and since making the transition to live tournament poker ElkY has managed to build upon his online reputation, and is nowRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 15, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Ben Wilinofsky is a new name in the world of live poker, but for followers of the online game Wilinofsky is a well known commodity, where he has been one of the most dominant online poker players in recent years playing under the screen-name “NeverScaredB”. Last April WilinofskyRead Full Article

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 Apr 02, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
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When it comes to poker you never really know what you’re going to get over the weekend. Like sports or movies the weekends can be either really slow, or create some attention grabbing headlines. Fortunately this past weekend was more of the latter than the former as twoRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Mar 15, 2012 Posted in Poker Promotions | No Comments »

This past Sunday Isaac Haxton and Viktor “Isildur1” Blom took part in the first Superstar Showdown match on PokerStars since last June. Unfortunately the match, scheduled for 2,500 hands, was halted just 692 hands in when Haxton’s Internet connection went “1993” on him and caused him to continuouslyRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Mar 09, 2012 Posted in Poker Promotions | No Comments »

After a very long hiatus (the last Superstar Showdown took place in June 2011) the Superstar Showdown is coming back to PokerStars, and it will be a rematch of the very first Superstar Showdown that saw Isaac Haxton defeat Viktor “Isildur1” Blom in the 2,500 hand heads-up battle.Read Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Feb 16, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

It seems like every week I’m writing an article on some new poker pro that is now representing Lock Poker, so I was very happy to see that this would not be the case this week: Instead Lock Poker signed not one but two more poker pros toRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Dec 18, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Fresh off a final table at the WPT Five Diamond Poker Classic, Internet phenom turned live tournament grinder Andrew “luckychewy” Lichtenberger is on the precipice of winning his first major tournament title as he takes the chip-lead into the final table of the Epic Poker League Main Event.Read Full Article