Posted by Steve Ruddock on Nov 08, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The World Series of Poker will crown its 2011 Champion on Tuesday night, but before that fateful moment there will be plenty of activities and festivities taking place. Chief amongst the scheduled events will be the 2011 Poker Hall of Fame inductions of Barry Greenstein and Linda Johnson,Read Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Oct 11, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Well, this story didn’t take very long to come out! Mere days after Annie Duke appeared on the list of the final 10 nominees for the Poker Hall of Fame, here long-time rival Daniel Negreanu made sure that everyone who may possibly be voting for the Poker HallRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Oct 04, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The public voting stage of the 2011 Poker Hall of Fame induction process is now complete, and it is now on to the next step; where the Top 10, eligible, vote-getters will be voted on by a select group of 17 men and women from the poker mediaRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 28, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Long-time poker pro, noted poker author, and Australian Poker Hall of Fame member Lee Nelson can now add the words ANZPT Champion to his resume, as the Australian native captured the PokerStars ANZPT Melbourne Main Event this week, winning his first major tournament since 2006, and pocketing overRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jul 23, 2011 Posted in Poker Industry News | No Comments »

Founded in 2008, the Women in Poker Hall of Fame has grown to include 10 of the most successful women in poker history, some high-level pros, some industry insiders, and some that can be considered true pioneers for women in poker. In 2008, the inaugural class of fourRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jul 10, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

At the 2011 World Series of Poker Phil Hellmuth has done practically everything right, considering the Poker Hall of Famer has the Player of the Year award on virtual lockdown, has three runner-up finishes, and even his entrance into the 2011 WSOP Main Event on Saturday was byRead Full Article

Posted by James Guill on Jul 02, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The Ladies Event kicked off today at the 2011 World Series of Poker and as seems to almost be a tradition every year, about a dozen or so men have decided that it would be cute to try and play in the event.  They try and hide behindRead Full Article

Posted by Gerry Poltorak on May 20, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

I can’t recall another person in the history of sports and gaming that has a career-defining year AFTER they were elected into the Hall of Fame! But this is precisely what Erik Seidel has done since being inducted into the Poker hall of Fame last November and hisRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Nov 01, 2010 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
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This week’s headlines were all about the tournaments! Major tournaments from three separate poker tours were taking place this past week, and all of them created some major headlines. In Hammond, Indiana the World Series of Poker Circuit Series was busy with their first Regional Championship: Up inRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Oct 26, 2010 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
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Going out of his way to credit Dan Harrington and Erik Seidel, Howard Lederer made the case for Phil Ivey in a recent blog post about the 2010 Poker Hall of Fame inductions. Lederer wrote: “Anyone who has even casually followed poker over the last ten years knowsRead Full Article