Posted by Steve Ruddock on Dec 02, 2012 Posted in Poker Promotions | No Comments »

As the holiday season approaches Lock Poker, the flagship site on the Revolution Gaming Network has just unveiled their latest promotion, and it’s enough to leave Santa Claus green with envy. Throughout December and January Lock Poker will be giving up to $1,500,000 to their players, as theyRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Nov 14, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
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In this series I’ll recap what were, in my opinion, the biggest poker stories and moments of the year, including overarching themes, singular moments/achievements, and of course the moments we wished never happened. In the first installment I discussed the moments poker players would like to forget, butRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Nov 07, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
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The WSOP is over; the Presidential race is over; so let’s move on to the important stuff! This week Full Tilt Poker relaunched, and the relaunch was a huge success with players flocking to the tables, but you’ve probably heard all about that already, so in this articleRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Nov 06, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Poker news is really no different from mainstream news; each website has their own biases, gets their advertising money from specific sources, and is predicated on access –access to players, to press releases and information, and most importantly access to affiliate partnerships with online poker rooms. Recently weRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Oct 20, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Last month a summary of the Reid/Kyl bill that would legalize online poker at the federal level while at the same time placing harsh restrictions on all other forms of Internet gambling was leaked to the public. It now appears that the Poker Players Alliance has a fullRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Oct 17, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
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As we approach the World Series of Poker Main Event final table, which will take place in just 10 days, there are plenty of other stories going on in the poker world, which I’ll talk about now, as well as some stories that you may be hearing aboutRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Oct 12, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
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There has been quite a bit of gossip going on in the poker world over the past few days, along with all of the usual stories, rumors, and news. The big gossip has to do with separate stories regarding two former Team Full Tilt Poker members (who seemRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Oct 11, 2012 Posted in Poker News | 1 Comment »

After rumors, and later confirmations, that Howard Lederer was playing in a $400/$800 Mixed-Game at the Aria, and also in Bobby’s Room at the Bellagio, the poker world lit-up the usual social media outlets to express their opinions on whether or not Howard Lederer should show his faceRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 20, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
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The headlines may not be huge this week but there is a lot going on in the poker world as summer comes to a close (so expect another Hidden Headlines column in the next day or two as well). Here is a look at some of the storiesRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 12, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

It seems that the Jamie Gold experiment performed by the Tropicana in Las Vegas, Nevada proved unsuccessful, as not long after renaming the poker room after the polarizing 2006 World Series of Poker Champion the Tropicana has released Gold from his contract and is now closing their pokerRead Full Article