Posted by Steve Ruddock on Nov 29, 2010 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

It was the week of the poker tournament as nearly every major poker tour hosted a tournament somewhere in the world. We also had the conclusion of the bidding for Peter Eastgate’s 2008 WSOP bracelet on EBay, which reached epic proportions. So here is a look at theRead Full Article

Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Nov 22, 2010 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

There is a lot of news driving the poker headlines that is taking place away from the poker tables over the past week, but by far the biggest story has been the insanely high-stakes action that is taking place in Macau. With players like Phil Ivey, durrrr, JohnnyRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Nov 14, 2010 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
poker news from the last week

Obviously the driving force behind this week’s poker headlines was the 2010 World Series of Poker final table, which saw Jonathan Duhamel capture the 2010 WSOP and take the title to Canada for the first time. While he was able to better the 7th place finishes of PhilRead Full Article

Posted by KevinG on Oct 30, 2010 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
the sands casino

How much revenue are casinos making from their poker tables? Well here is one instance where poker seems to be a bigger money maker for a casino than Slot Machines! The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board recently granted the Sands Casino in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania permission to add 11 tableRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Oct 17, 2010 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Another interesting week of poker is in the books, and the past seven days have seen a new game introduced at Party Poker, PokerStars creation of Regional Championships of Online Poker tournament series, and rash of signings at a number of different online poker rooms. Party Poker introducesRead Full Article

Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Jan 03, 2010 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

2009 has come to an end, and it’s been a fairly busy year. So PokerNewsBoy (PNB) have compiled a list of the most popular poker news stories. 2009 was a good year if you where interested in keeping up with poker news and whats happening in the pokerRead Full Article

Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Sep 28, 2009 Posted in Interviews | No Comments »

Poker News Boy got an exclusive interview with the newest Lock Poker recruit, Stevie ‘Allinstevie’ Devlin. This is how it went. PNB: How did you first get interested in poker? How long have you been playing serious poker? Allinstevie: Playing some sort of poker most of my life,Read Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 12, 2009 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

In a move designed to increase revenue, Pennsylvania lawmakers issued a preliminary budget and outlined ways to increase state revenue to help pay for the $28 billion plan according to the Associated Press. Most notably was the inclusion of legalized poker and other table games at Pennsylvania’s currentRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 09, 2009 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

On her FaceBook page, Tiffany Michelle confirmed the not-so-well-kept secret that Tiffany and fellow poker pro Maria Ho will be contestants on the upcoming season of The Amazing race on CBS. Tiffany’s tweets and FaceBook updates hinted at the duo being chosen for the show: Tiffany’s updates includedRead Full Article

Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Aug 17, 2009 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Throughout 2009, the ongoing grassroots effort to legalize poker has been gaining traction. Legal victories across the US in Massachusetts, Colorado, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina saw poker being referred to as a ‘skill’ game, with players participating in, and organizing, home poker games exonerated of any wrongdoing. Additionally,Read Full Article