Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 08, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The World Series of Poker held an hour-long conference call on Tuesday detailing the 2012 WSOP, and answering questions from the poker media on a variety of topics. After talking about their expectations for the 2012 WSOP, the newly announced WSOP APAC in Australia, and the new eventsRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 07, 2012 Posted in Poker Industry News | 1 Comment »

On June 1st Lock Poker will be undergoing some big changes as the site is in the process of acquiring assets from the Cake Poker Network, which will be re-branded with Lock Poker at the helm of the new poker network according to a press release issued byRead Full Article

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

One of poker’s top talents is now a free agent, as UK poker pro Sam Trickett announced that he was parting ways with Titan Poker today, ending a year-long sponsorship deal he had with the popular iPoker Network site. Trickett was one of two sponsored players at TitanRead 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 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 18, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

In the current post-Black Friday world of online poker, one of the hardest things to keep up on is US facing poker sites. Whether people are looking for poker site reviews, updates on deposit and withdrawal options, or simply which sites are still serving US customers, the informationRead 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 Apr 05, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
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After the success of Full Tilt Poker’s innovative poker game Rush Poker it was a little surprising that more online poker rooms didn’t “Rush” to copy the new poker format that was taking the game by storm. One possible motivation for the other online poker sites sitting onRead Full Article

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

This week we were made aware of yet another online poker room that has been shuttered in the aftermath of Black Friday, Poker Nordica. After six years of operation Poker Nordica has decided to close its doors, having been operating on the Merge Gaming Network since coming onlineRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 03, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

In what is being taken as a sign of an impending sale, Full Tilt Poker’s parent company Pocket Kings Ltd has posted 14 separate job openings on an Irish Internet Jobs Site. The job postings were made at the beginning of March, roughly one month ago, which lendsRead Full Article