Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 05, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The 2+2 poker forum was hit by an unprecedented cyber-attack last week (unprecedented in terms of poker anyway), and after over a week of being down there still seems to be no end in sight for the 2+2 poker forums, which released a third update on the situationRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 30, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
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There was plenty going on this weekend in the poker world, and while a lot of people may have been busy watching the NFL Draft, there is likely a lot of information that slipped by; hopefully this article will get you back up to speed on what transpiredRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 27, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
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Where to begin! When the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Grand Final is pushed off the front page you know it’s been a busy week in the world of poker. By far this has been one of the most interesting weeks of 2012 in terms of poker newsRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 27, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

During one of the most important poker-related discussions of the past year (the potential sale of Full Tilt poker to PokerStars) the go-to place for the latest news and updates has been hit by a cyber attack. On Thursday the 2+2 poker forum was inaccessible to members afterRead Full Article

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

When we hear about an online poker sat-mining company in a tiff with an online poker room we usually expect to hear that the site is Bodog, but this time around its PokerStars that is lashing out at a data-mining site, PokerTableRatings.com. PokerTableRatings.com collects data from poker playersRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 16, 2012 Posted in Interviews | 1 Comment »

Todd Witteles is perhaps best known for his World Series of Poker appearances where he, and his bottle Head & Shoulders shampoo used as a card-protector, became a prominent part of ESPN’s coverage. Witteles’ poker acumen speaks for itself; “Dan Druff” as he is more readily known inRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Mar 12, 2012 Posted in Poker Promotions | No Comments »

An online duel between two of the best heads-up poker players in the world, Isaac Haxton and Viktor “Isildur1” Blom, was abruptly called short yesterday when Isaac Haxton started experiencing Internet problems due to bad weather! The two had played roughly 1,000 hands of their scheduled 5,000 handRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jan 25, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

There aren’t many players that have been more important to Norwegian poker than two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Thor Hansen. On Tuesday the poker world was saddened to hear the news that the 64 year-old has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. The news has come viaRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jan 17, 2012 Posted in Poker News | 2 Comments »

I suppose if I was beaten and tied-up in my house, and over the course of the next few weeks won over $1.2 million I might go out looking for trouble –trying to replicate my beat-down run-good—which is precisely what Jonathan Duhamel seems to have done after aRead Full Article

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

After a return to the online poker tables following a significant absence, the identity of a particular online poker player at PokerStars is coming under scrutiny, with many people believing it is Phil Ivey. The 2+2 Poker Forum has long held the belief that the anonymous high-stakes player onRead Full Article